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The Crane Wives
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The Crane Wives, from Grand Rapids, have evolved far beyond their chipper folk rock beginnings in the last 13 years into an altogether unclassifiable beast: wiser, darker, louder, the sound of lives lived fully and well. There's a breathtaking emotional honesty in these songs: life is not easy, but it is worth it, and we all need each other to get through. Winner of JBL's Best American Band contest in 2017. Kate Pillsbury (guitar, vocals), Emilee Petersmark (guitar, vocals), Dan Rickabus (drums, vocals), Ben Zito (bass, occasional yowls). Albums available: Here I Am: Live From The Listening Room (2020), Foxlore (2016), Coyote Stories (2015), The Fool In Her Wedding Gown, (2012), Safe Ship, Harbored (2011). The Crane Wives sing a lot of sad and angry songs that make you want to sing and dance, because sharing our problems makes us all better people. There are also natural disasters.