The Wild Honey Collective

From Lansing

The Wild Honey Collective is a Lansing-based group that blends traditional folk with psychedelic country rock. Formed during the COVID pandemic as an acoustic spinoff from psych-rock band Drinking Mercury, the collective features harmony-laden vocals, pedal steel guitar, and fiddle arrangements. The band was voted #1 folk artist in City Pulse's "Top Of The Town 2023" and has become a fixture on Michigan's roots music circuit while touring the Midwest and East Coast. Their sound draws from The Byrds and Grateful Dead while incorporating traditional string band instrumentation.

From Lansing

Deer & Elk is a Lansing duo comprising Jason Lantrip and Jeffery Gower that performs as both an acoustic-electric duo and four-piece band. Their repertoire features classic country artists including Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens, and Loretta Lynn, and they have released original material including "Big Penny" on Phonophore Records.