Sammie Hershock is a Michigan-based singer-songwriter known for her captivating melodic lines and heartfelt lyrics. A classically trained music teacher, Sammie has quickly risen in the songwriting scene since 2021, releasing an EP, four singles, and earning accolades from the Nashville Songwriters Association.
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DuPont Phillips
Michigan favorites Chris DuPont and Kylee Phillips met over a decade ago during a radio appearance for Ann Arborโs 107.1 and became instant fans of one another. In the summer of 2021, after countless path crossings, Chris and Kylee finally learned each otherโs material and discovered an incredible vocal blend and stage synergy. Since then, the duo has performed at treasured venues like The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI) and Evanston Space (Chicago, IL), shared stages with artists like May Erlewine, Vienna Teng and Steve Poltz and appeared at many events around the midwest including the Ann Arbor Summer Festival (main stage 2024), Blissfest (2025) and Folk Alliance Regional Midwest (official showcase artist 2024).
They released โBig Sky Sessionsโ - their first EP as a duo - in the spring of 2024 with another EP set for release in early 2026.
https://www.dupontphillips.com/
MORE ABOUT CHRIS:
chrisdupontmusic.com
Chris DuPont is a Michigan native tunesmith, endlessly reimagining the indie/folk paradigm. With an unmistakable ethereal tenor, diverse guitar work, and a taste for the cinematic, DuPont steers the classic eloquence and lyricism of 70โs Americana into the iridescent haze of dream pop.
The unassuming vulnerability and intense presence of DuPontโs live performances have grown a dedicated following in the midwest and beyond, cementing him as a staple figure in Michiganโs folk scene. After years refining his craft through touring on his albums Outlier (hailed by music critics as a โlife affirming devastatorโ) and Live in A2 (an award-winning love letter to Southeast Michigan), Chris returned to the writing table to create his most captivating and unflinching work to date, the LP โFloodplains.โ This record became Chrisโ pandemic passion project as the world closed down and made the production process solitary by necessity. The music that emerged is a sonic exploration of dream-state, lineage, personal upheaval, and re-grounding.
MORE ABOUT KYLEE:
kyleephillips.com
Kylee Phillips is a Michigan-native vocalist and songwriter of deeply self-exposing pop music. Armed with an arresting, emotive, laser-focused voice, and an unrivaled ear for hooks and melodic contour, Phillips has garnered cult-like acclaim in the midwest and beyond since her explosive debut EP Long Time Coming. The title is strangely apt, as Phillips was a beloved hidden gem in the Detroit scene for over a decade before materializing as a fresh face and urgent new presence in the indie/pop world.
Kyleeโs anthemic, sonically dense songs alchemize the sincerity of a midwest heart with the prowess and unabashed indulgence usually reserved for coastal voices. Here listeners find the body-cleansing catharsis of femme-pop luminaries like Muna and Maggie Rogers, intertwined with the heartstring-pulling, hands-raised surrender of a worship conference. Every track makes equal space for the tears and the pulse-pounding we didnโt realize we needed so badly.
In a world with no shortage of self-help sad-babe pop, Phillips weaves together a sensual, articulate, and unpretentiously therapeutic soundtrack for the lives we live but canโt always verbalize. She lends us an experiential wisdom that could only come from a massive heart thatโs seen a lot of garbage and emerged transformed and immovable.
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The Stray is a music and arts cafe located in Grand Rapids, MI. In addition to our craft beer, coffee and wine selection, our kitchen will be open serving our full dinner menu until 9pm! Get here early to snag your favorite seat and grab a bite to eat before the show begins. Save money by getting discounted tickets online in advance.
The Stray is a listening room style venue and cafe, where performers are front and center, not background entertainment. We frequently ask attendees to silence their phones and keep conversations low out of respect to performers and other audience members.
You may also like the following events from The Stray:
- This Friday, 12th September, 07:00 pm, Ticketed: Writer's Round: Alex Austin, Emily Barnes, Dylan Tolbert, Nicholas James Thomasma in Grand Rapids
- This Saturday, 13th September, 07:00 pm, Rusty Vining & His Friends with Lost Mary, Josh Garvelink + Stray Horses in Grand Rapids
- Next Saturday, 20th September, 08:00 pm, Ticketed: Writer's Round: Jan Krist, Annie Capps, & Jim Bizer in Grand Rapids
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