Broad Street Downtown Market will host Michigan-based rock and punk bands 8 Foot Grimiss, Fathom City, Smart Alecs, and Stereo City on March 4 at 8 p.m.
8 Foot Grimiss, a local blues rock band headlining the event, just began recording its first album since returning from a one-year hiatus.
“Think of an 8 Foot Grimiss as the look that somebody makes when we play music,” lead vocalist Don Daniel said. “What we do is very feel-good rock ‘n’ roll.”
Based out of Battle Creek, Michigan, the heavy blues rock band has been performing since 2010. After taking a hiatus between 2013 and 2014, the band returned and, according to Daniel, “never looked back.”
At the concert, 8 Foot Grimiss will be giving away free MP3 downloads from its first album to generate interest in an upcoming EP, which the band began recording two weeks ago.
Daniel describes 8 Foot Grimiss’ style as having a throwback feel. Imagine “beer-drinking, blue-collar rock ‘n’ roll,” he said. “The sound is brighter. It’s very danceable.”
Doors open on Friday at 8 p.m., and admission is available to everyone 18 and older for $5.
“We’re just really happy to be coming down to Hillsdale,” Daniel said, “and sharing our sound with new people.”