Happily, we live in Southwest Michigan, an area of the country that is home to several vineyards, many of which produce sparkling wines.

More and more breweries keep emerging in Michigan. The guild has 87 members and expects the numbers to rise for 2012. Although some breweries have closed or will close, the overall number of breweries will be…

Matt Giraud will perform at 8 p.m. at an undisclosed location in Kalamazoo that will be revealed between 3 and 4 p.m. Friday on Giraud’s Facebook page and through his Twitter page. Check back at MLive.com/Kalamazoo for details.

In the hopes you can find time to break away from the winter rat race, area distillers New Holland Brewing Company, of Holland, and Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery, in Baroda, have created several small-batch spirits, many of which can…

"It’s one of those things," said Bobaflex guitarist and vocalist Martin McCoy. "I wish there was a good story behind it, but we were dumb kids and thought it was cool."

I’ve had several people me ask about the red phone that was on stage during Chris Cornell’s 130-minute set at the Kalamazoo State Theatre last week.

Grandpa thought it was the devil’s music, but the blues became a spiritual thing for the Kinsey family.

Frankie Ballard, the Battle Creek native and former Kalamazoo resident, will perform Dec. 22 on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on CBS.