BackStage Pass

 

Watch Full Episodes at video.wkar.org

Returns to WKAR -TV Saturdays at 10 p.m. beginning September 16, 2017. 

A showcase of music made in Michigan and the Great Lakes region. Backstage Pass captures the sights and sounds of open-air festivals and in studio performances and shares insights from the artists that make the music.

Season eight features musical performances from WKAR Studio A,  2016 Lansing JazzFest and 2016 Michigan BluesFest.

Festival performances are produced in association with Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art and MessageMakers.

BackStage Pass is supported in part by
Michigan State University Federal Credit Union
Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs
National Endowment for the Arts

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Randy Gelispie Quartet on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Jul 24, 2015
WKAR

Classic jazz from drummer Randy Gelispie and his Quartet.

Root Doctor on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Jul 23, 2015
WKAR

Classic soul, R&B, traditional blues and inspired originals from Root Doctor.

Glenn Brown & Intergalactic Spiral on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Jul 23, 2015
WKAR

Improvised cosmic-jazz from music veteran and producer Glenn Brown.

Marci Linn Band on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Jul 23, 2015
WKAR

Blue-eyed soul from veteran vocalist Marci Linn.

Kathleen and the Bridge Street Band

By Editor • Jul 23, 2015
WKAR

Captivating soulful blues from vocalist Kathleen Walters and her Bridge Street Band.

Aguanko on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Jul 23, 2015
WKAR

Latin-Jazz standards and originals performed by Alberto Nacif and Aguanko.

Planet D Nonet on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Jul 23, 2015
WKAR

Down and dirty big band swing from Detroit.

Jim Alfredson's Dirty Fingers on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Jul 23, 2015
WKAR

Bluesy hardbop & free-jazz exploration from keyboardist Jim Alfredson and Dirty Fingers.

Hank Mowrey and the Hawktones on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Jul 23, 2015
WKAR

Blues with old-school sensibility and modern-day energy from Hank Mowrey and Mike Morgan.

Harper and Midwest Kind on BackStage Pass

By Editor • Mar 17, 2015
STACY HOXSEY / WKAR

Join award-winning Australian singer/songwriter Peter Harper as he creates a heady mix of original world, blues & roots music, featuring soulful vocals, wailing harmonica and the haunting drone of the didgeridoo.

Having a Ball on BackStage Pass

By • May 14, 2014
performers on stage
w.r. richards / WKAR-MSU

Fri. May 16 - 9pm - WKAR HD | Highlights from season 5 of the television series featuring music made in Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

Funktion on BackStage Pass

By • May 4, 2014
performers on stage
Stacy Hoxsey / WKAR-MSU

Funk powerhouse from Kalamazoo. Recorded live at Albert White Auditorium in East Lansing. WATCH NOW

Kevin Nichols and Blue Tuesday on BackStage Pass

By • Apr 28, 2014
Performer on stage
w.r. richards / WKAR-MSU

Hard-driving blues from Jackson, Michigan. Recorded live at BluesFest 2013 in Lansing's Oldtown district.

Lowdown Brass Band on BackStage Pass

By • Apr 17, 2014
performers on stage
Stacy Hoxsey / WKAR-MSU

Second line New Orleans sound meets hip-hop, reggae and funk.

Big LLou and the Bluesville Revue on BackStage Pass

By • Apr 14, 2014
ANTHONY CEPAK / WKAR-MSU

South Chicago blues hosted by the voice of BB King's Bluesville. 

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