Coyote Crossing

Aug 27 | Sam Morrow w/ Doug Henthorn Band
2022-08-27 19:30 - 23:00 UTC | Coyote Crossing Resort, 8593 S. 13 Rd., Cadillac, MI, 49601, United States
Two years before releasing Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down — the most guitar-driven, groove-heavy album of Sam Morrow’s catalog, with songs that roll just as hard as they rock — Morrow hit the highway in support of his third record, Concrete & Mud. Despite the 28-year-old being a road warrior for years, this time things felt different. Joined by a band of amplified roots-rockers, Morrow spent eighteen months traveling halfway across the world, playing Concrete & Mud songs to the biggest audiences of his career. By the time the dust settled, he’d become a staple of Americana radio on both sides of the Atlantic, with outlets like Rolling Stone and NPR singing his praises.
Those road miles set the stage for Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down, a modern album that revisits — and reshapes — the primordial sounds of hip-shaking rock & roll. These nine songs are rooted in grease, grit, and groove, from the swampy soul of “Round ‘N Round” to the funky syncopation of “Rosarita” to the hook-laden rock of “Money Ain’t a Thing.” There’s hardly an acoustic guitar in sight; instead, amplifiers and guitar pedals rule the roost, with everything driven forward by percussive rhythms that owe as much to R&B as country music. Written and recorded in the wake of Concrete & Mud‘s acclaimed tour, Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down doubles down on the electrified fire and fury of Sam Morrow’s live shows, with a road-ready band joining him on every song.
This is the sharpest songwriting of Sam Morrow’s career, rooted in a mix of autobiography and wry social commentary. Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down is an album that focuses not only on what its frontman says, but how he says it.
“My favorite rock & roll is the stuff that has groove to it,” says Morrow, a native Texan who kickstarted his music career after moving to Los Angeles, where he’s since become one of the city’s biggest roots-music exports. “I want to make music like that — funky, layered rock where it’s not just the songwriting that’s important, but the presentation, too.”
To find the right presentation, Morrow turned to drummer Matt Tecu, whose versatility as a percussionist had landed him a spot in the documentary Echo in the Canyon, backing up West Coast icons like Jakob Dylan, Brian Wilson and Neil Young. The two had spent months on the road together, touring their way from coast to coast, steadily growing Morrow’s sound into something that nodded to — but was no longer defined by — the country music he’d grown up with. Looking to funnel the spirit of those concerts into a studio recording, Morrow asked Tecu to send him a series of drum beats, which the frontman then turned into songs with help from co-producer Eric Corne. The grooves served as building blocks for the music that followed, anchoring Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down in a rhythmic, full-bodied sound whose mix of country, rock, and funk influences nodded to Morrow’s genre-bending heroes: Little Feat, Los Lobos, Queens of the Stone Age, and even David Bowie.
While recording the album at an L.A.-area studio owned by The Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger, Morrow and Corne embraced their experimental side, focusing on layered arrangements that were as unique as the songs themselves. They added a T. Rex-worthy, fuzz-rock riff to the title track. They punctuated “Rosarita” with a slide guitar wrapped in wah-wah wooziness. They filled “Round ‘N Round” with blue notes and swung swagger. Over six days, they pieced together the Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down tracklist, with help from guest musicians like guitarist Doug Pettibone and bassist Taras Prodaniuk, both veterans of Lucinda Williams’ band. The result is a record that builds a bridge between Morrow’s command as a frontman and bandleader — a record, in other words, that pairs sharply-written insight from a songwriter at the top of his game with the raw, rocking slash-and-burn of a band stocked with roots-music heavyweights.
Touring the world will widen your perspective. Morrow still shines a light on his own experience with Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down, whose songs spin true-life stories of new relationships, old flames, the battle to remain upbeat during downtrodden times, and the lingering temptation of the vices that once clouded his vision. He switches to a wider lens on several songs, though, penning lyrics about a modern world obsessed with Instagram filters and virtual interactions.
“I’m taking my own flaws, and flaws we have socially, and poking fun of them a bit,” he explains. “I’ve been known to have songs that are really serious and grim, but that’s not exactly who I am. I’ve just always had an aversion to doing what everyone else is doing. It’s this punk-rock attitude, where if you tell me I’m supposed to do something specific, I’m gonna do something else. Maybe that’s a character defect…but it is what it is.”
It’s no character defect. With Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down, Sam Morrow reminds us that the things that set him apart are the very same things that help him stand out.

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September 3 | The Insiders
2022-09-03 20:30 - 23:00 UTC
Close your eyes and you won’t know the difference. Open them and you still might be fooled. The Insiders present the premier Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers experience. With 6 veteran musicians and decades of combined stage and touring experience, The Insiders are genuinely running down the dream.
It all starts with frontman Max Lockwood. “I grew up listening to Tom. My mom would play Tom Petty’s Greatest Hits while she worked out. I’d sit at the top of the stairs and listen to those songs—it was my most requested CD at the age of 6.” In high school, Lockwood’s band Big Dudee Roo started covering Mary Jane’s Last Dance at their frequent shows in West Michigan. “Tom was part of the great American landscape to me—a legend by the time I was musically conscious. We got a great crowd reaction with Petty tunes, and people frequently commented that I sounded authentically ‘Petty’.”
Nothing has changed with time. After the passing of Tom Petty in October of 2017, Lockwood organized the band by pulling together some of his favorite musicians for a benefit concert. After a sold-out show that raised thousands for a local domestic violence shelter The Insiders decided they wouldn’t back down. “We try to honor what Mr. Petty and the Heartbreakers have done for rock and roll each night. We’re fans of the music foremost. These songs are woven into the fabric of the American identity.” They’ve found no shortage of demand, selling out shows everywhere they go in the first year of the band’s existence. Local Spins’ John Sinkevics had this to say: “The Insiders set the bar at a new level for Tom Petty tributes.”
The Insiders currently tour the Midwest and are based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They are available for public and private functions in the Great Lakes Region and beyond.

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Myron Elkins with North 44 Band 05•27•2023
2023-05-27 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
One of music’s most intriguing new artists, we are thrilled to have Myron Elkins back on the Coyote stage for the second year in a row.

Full Cord with Cold Leather Seats 06•03•2023
2023-06-03 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Join us is the Coyote Corral for a great night of dancing and fun with this bluegrass super group, Full Cord!!

Michigan Rattlers with Adam Joynt Band 06•10•2023
2023-06-10 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Coyote is excited to have the Michigan Rattlers back again! Going to be a great show that you will not want to miss!!

Josh Meloy with Zak Bunce 06•17•23
2023-06-17 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Oklahoma native, Josh Meloy, is blazing his own trail in the music industry with an undeniablyauthentic sound. Inspired by country greats, Meloy has cultivated his own brand of countrymusic. Holding strong to the old school natural sound, Meloy’s live performance is almostindistinguishable from his studio recordings.Meloy didn’t plan on playing music in the beginning. In a family with strong ties to music, hechose sports. It wasn’t until attending Oklahoma State University at the age of 19 that he firstpicked up a guitar. Meloy, now 28, has since matured as a musician and songwriter whileearning a strong fan base touring the Nation.
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Roosevelt Diggs with Silver Creek Revival 06•24•2023
2023-06-24 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
An energetic blend of Folk, Country, Blues, Bluegrass, and Rock-n-Roll.

The War and Treaty with Bros. Elsey and special guest Clint Park 06•29•23
2023-06-29 19:00 - 23:30 UTC
Founded in 2014 by the husband-and-wife duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, The War And Treaty have emerged as one of the most electrifying new acts in American music. With a lionhearted sonic blend – both roaring with passion and tender to the touch, they “are making soul moves that are captivating everyone who sees them,” (Hits Magazine). Covering a diverse range of music pallets with their “jaw-dropping harmonies” (American Songwriter), trailblazing husband-and-wife duo The War And Treaty expand on their sound that cuts through the whole of Southern music tradition with the release of their milestone album, LOVER’S GAME (Mercury Nashville). The 10-song collection produced by Dave Cobb proves why the “Nashville couple is as good as it gets” (Music Row) as they offer “stunning vocalsand thought-provoking lyrics” (Nashville Lifestyles) that share a unique perspective on shifting cultural and musical tides while pulling back the layers of a maturing relationship. Earning respect, they’ve gone on to appear as top-flight collaborators, and have been recognized by the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry and the Americana Music Association as “2022 Duo/Group of the Year.” With more than 100 shows last year, the duo have dominated stages across the globe including North America, Europe, Italy, Australia, and Ireland, while headlining their own shows and opening for a diverse group of living legends; Al Green, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, John Legend, Lauren Daigle and Van Morrison among them. As they have created vastly diverse tour opportunities across multiple genres, The War And Treaty will join Chris Stapleton on the All American Road Show Tour this summer.

Clint Park with Cody & Nicolas 07•01•2023
2023-07-01 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Our good friend Clint Park is back again for this years’ Summer Music Series and we are so excited for this show!!

Them Dirty Roses with Paradise Outlaw 07•08•2023
2023-07-08 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Join us for this high energy show at Coyote Crossing! Be sure to wear your dancing shoes!!

Kendell Marvel with Joe Stamm 07•15•23
2023-07-15 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Kendell Marvel is a country singer and songwriter whose authoritative baritone lends credence to his songs’ outlaw- and rock-inspired narratives. He found success writing hits for other country artists, among them Gary Allan, Jake Owen, and George Strait, before releasing his solo debut, Lowdown & Lonesome, in 2017. Marvel collaborated with writers ranging from Dan Auerbach to Chris Stapleton on releases such as 2019’s Solid Gold Sounds and 2022’s Come On Sunshine.
Born in raised in Thompsonville, Illinois — closer to Nashville than to Chicago — Marvel started playing honky tonks as young as ten, when his father, a coal miner, deemed him old enough to gig. Influenced by Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Band as well as by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, he honed his writing skills while continuing to perform locally over the years. After starting a family, he eventually moved to Nashville in 1998 and co-wrote “Right Where I Need to Be” with Gary Allan allegedly on his first day in Music City. It became a Top Five country hit and landed in the top half of the Hot 100 after its release in 2000.
Marvel’s next hit was a few years in coming, but he reached the Billboard Hot Country Songs Top 20 as co-songwriter of Joe Diffie’s “Tougher Than Nails” in 2004, then returned to the Top 20 in 2006 with “Yee Haw” by Jake Owen. Penned by Marvel, Owen, and Jimmy Ritchey, Jake Owen’s “Startin’ with Me” went to number six later the same year. The writing trio had an even bigger hit two years later with the Owen number two “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You.” In 2009, Marvel returned to the Top 20 with George Strait’s “Twang,” this time with writing partners Jimmy Ritchey and Jim Lauderdale. After writing minor hits for the likes of Josh Thompson (“Comin’ Around”) and Blake Shelton (“Buzzin'”), he collaborated with Chris Stapleton and Tim James to write the Stapleton Top 20 country hit “Either Way,” released in 2017. That year, Marvel finally performed his own material on the self-released debut album Lowdown & Lonesome. Produced by Keith Gattis, it included three songwriting collaborations with Stapleton. Spinefarm signed on to reissue the album in 2018.
Marvel next entered the studio with producers Dan Auerbach and David Ferguson. The resulting Solid Gold Sounds arrived on Easy Eye Sound in 2019. It included songwriting collaborations with Auerbach, Ronnie Bowman, and Paul Overstreet, among others. His third album, 2022’s Come On Sunshine, was produced by Beau Bedford (Quaker City Night Hawks, Sunny Sweeney) and featured a duet with Chris Stapleton (“Don’t Tell Me How to Drink”).

Drew Hale with John Richard Paul 07•22•23
2023-07-22 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
All over the Midwest and around the country, the name Drew Hale is synonymous with soaring vocals, haunting melodies, and high energy live shows. A native Texan, Drew’s style of music pays homage to his roots in the red dirt and southern rock scenes of Texas and the Southwest, while his lyrics speak to his deep affection for the lifestyle and culture of his home in Northern Michigan. Drew is the winner of the 34th annual Country Showdown national championship, which took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and earned him the title of ‘Best New Act in Country Music’.
Drew and his band refer to their unique musical genre as “Roots Rock”, a high octane blend of country, blues, and rock and roll. A Drew Hale live show serves up a mix of high energy original music as well as a wide range of creatively re-imagined covers. Whether solo, duo, trio, or full band, there is sure to be something that will catch your ear, and leave you singing all night long.

Adam Joynt Band with Ryan Curtis Band 07•29•23
2023-07-29 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Excited to have this local talent on the Coyote stage this year as a headliner! Adam and his band always put on a great show!

Luke Winslow-King with Max Lockwood and Keenan Cooper 08•12•23
2023-08-12 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Luke Winslow-King is a New Orleans-based guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter. His work is an eclectic mix that combines Mississippi delta blues, folk music, traditional jazz, and roots rock & roll. His alchemical songs blend contemporary ideas with styles from bygone eras producing a sound that is rustic and urbane, elegant and entirely his own.
Winslow-King and an all-star cast of blues, roots, and world music greats, including Roberto Luti, and Charles Hodges (Al Green), cut his seventh full length record, If These Walls Could Talk in Memphis, TN. The new album presents an evolution of the bluesman’s sound that is both reverent and bright. Bearing up unprecedentedly hopeful lyrics is a deep sonic foundation of LWK’s beloved delta blues fused with the high energy midwestern rock that shaped his teenage years in Northern Michigan. Like all of Winslow-King’s work, If These Walls Could Talk continues to propel rugged roots to the vanguard of modern artistic sensibility.
In addition to cutting seven studio records in the last decade, he has toured extensively in North America and Europe, appearing on notable stages such as Austin City Limits, New Orleans JazzFest, Azkena Rock Festival (Spain), Tønder Festival Paradiso (Netherlands), Maverick Festival (UK), and countless more.

The Insiders: A Tribute to Tom Petty 09•02•23
2023-09-02 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Close your eyes and you won’t know the difference. Open them and you still might be fooled. The Insiders present the premier Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers experience. With 6 veteran musicians and decades of combined stage and touring experience, The Insiders are genuinely running down the dream.
It all starts with frontman Max Lockwood. “I grew up listening to Tom Petty. My mom would play the Greatest Hits record while she worked out. I’d sit at the top of the stairs and listen to those songs—it was my most requested CD as a young kid.” In high school, Lockwood’s band Big Dudee Roo started covering Petty songs at their frequent shows in West Michigan. “Tom Petty was part of the great American landscape to me—a legend by the time I was musically conscious. We got a great crowd reaction with Petty tunes, and people frequently commented that I sounded a lot like him.”
Nothing has changed with time. After the passing of Tom Petty in October of 2017, Lockwood organized the band by pulling together some of his favorite musicians for a benefit concert. After a sold-out show that raised thousands for a local domestic violence shelter The Insiders decided they wouldn’t back down. “We try to honor what Mr. Petty and the Heartbreakers have done for rock and roll each night. We’re fans of the music first and foremost. These songs are woven into the fabric of the American identity.” They’ve found no shortage of demand, selling out shows everywhere they go. Local Spins’ John Sinkevics had this to say: “The Insiders set the bar at a new level for Tom Petty tributes.”

Adam Joynt Band
2024-05-25 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
One of our favorite Cadillac area musicians and his band will kick off our Summer Concert Series Memorial Day Weekend! Support by Joel Eisler.
Get Tickets Here: https://app.showslinger.com/e/Adam-Joynt-Band

Them Dirty Roses
2024-06-01 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
​We’re super excited to have Them Dirty Roses hitting our stage again this Summer! Support provided by Paradise Outlaw, out of Grand Rapids.
Get Tickets Here: https://app.showslinger.com/e/Them-Dirty-Roses

Drew Hale
2024-06-08 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
Regional superstar, Drew Hale, brings his high energy show to the Coyote stage again in 2024!
A native Texan, who now hales from Traverse City, Drew Hale’s style of music pays homage to his roots in the red dirt & southern rock scenes of Texas and the Southwest, while his lyrics speak to his deep affection for the lifestyle and culture of his home in Northern Michigan.
** Drew is the winner of the 34th Annual Country Showdown National Championship, which took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and earned him the title of “Best New Act in Country Music”!
Get Tickets Here: https://app.showslinger.com/e/Drew-Hale

Brent Cobb - Livin' the Dream Tour
2024-06-29 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a night of pure country bliss as Brent Cobb takes us on an unforgettable journey with his “Livin’ the Dream Tour”!
Get Tickets Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brent-cobb-livin-the-dream-tour-tickets-810853453507

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Ward Davis
2024-07-20 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
Get ready for an epic night with Ward Davis at Coyote Crossing, where the music will be rocking and the good times will be flowing!
Get Tickets Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ward-davis-at-coyote-crossing-tickets-815679548487
