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GRAND RAPIDS — Friday, May 19th will be a busy and special day for musician Caitlin Cusack.
Cusack from Ionia will release his debut EP, Quiet My Mind, on May 19th. Available on all streaming platforms. That evening, she will perform a concert at her studio in Midtown Grand Rapids Her Park (123 Ionia Ave. SW).
Doors open at 6 p.m. General tickets are $25 and premium VIP tickets are $35. If you purchase a premium ticket, you can participate in a lottery to win a house concert.
Tickets can be purchased online at themidtowngr.com or in person at Midtown at Studio Park in Grand Rapids.
Kanin Wren will open the concert and you can see Cusack perform live with a full band.
“I’m really excited,” Cusack told The Sentinel-Standard. “It’s been a long time and a lot of hard work to get here. I was a little nervous, but I think we’re finally at the point where we can celebrate. I’m really excited to be getting there. Rehearsals are going well.”
Cusack released the title track of “Quiet My Mind” in March and the song “California Spring” in April. Cusack said the five-track EP will touch on a variety of genres, beginning with “sparkling cinematic pop” and ending with “Americana acoustic.”
“I’m very interested in hearing what people think of different genres and hearing me play all the different instruments, not just piano and singing,” she said.
more:Ionia native turns to music to cope with traumatic brain injury
Cusack’s music was inspired by a life-altering brain injury and the death of his parents. Cusack hit his head on his birthday in May 2018. A year later, on his birthday again, his mother Mary died of cancer. Her father Dan passed away in June 2016 from a rare neurodegenerative disease.
Cusack said he’s proud of what he’s accomplished in his music career over the last few years and is ready to celebrate all the joys and losses that led to his debut album.
“I’m so grateful to have found trustworthy collaborators and a management team that have helped me get this far,” says Cusack.
Cusack recruited various musicians and collaborators for the concert. The musicians playing are:
“It took me a long time to learn how to perform live again with a brain injury,” said Cusack. “Knowing how much instrumentation you can handle while playing live has been an important journey for me and trying to figure it out.”
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Cusack says the family-friendly concert will feature mostly original songs interspersed with popular covers, as well as songs from the new EP and some unreleased material.
“It’s going to be really exciting,” said Cusack.
Cusack will soon announce a summer performance schedule. She’ll be making multiple appearances at the Ionia Free Fair in July, and will perform at Frugzabun Farm in Greenville in June.
Cusack’s website is caitlincusackmusic.com. This includes her concussion resources, her concussion blog, Quiet My Mind merchandise, her mailings and links to sign up for her list.
— Evan Sasiela Please contact me at esasiela@sentinel-standard.com. follow him on twitter @SalsaEvan.
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