Local Spins Sneak Peek: Channing & Quinn embrace Michigan as duo's new home on 'Up North' album, revel in audience-pleasing, multi-instrumental shows

With their new album, Channing Lee and Quinn Mathews add a Great Lakes State perspective to their unique indie-folk, which will come to life next week at SpeakEZ Lounge in Grand Rapids

By Matt Marn

Published by Local Spins

When West Michigan's Channing Lee and Quinn Mathews throw an album release party, they do it right.

From singing along to songs to tapping feet and even dancing off to the side of the stage, the crowd clearly had a blast at the duo's "Up North" album release party last week at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum in downtown Grand Haven.

Channing & Quinn's new album is the first written completely in Michigan since the duo moved to Grand Rapids after a nine-year stint in Nashville. They saw the phrase "Up North" as one that's often associated with vacations, or at least relaxing and having a great time with loved ones in the Great Lakes State.

"So, it is a very good title for our album," said Lee, noting the couple wanted the album-release show "to be like a party - a fun time and a celebration of this album."

Indeed, it was.

Read the rest of the concert coverage and album review on the Local Spins website!