Mount Pleasant: Rock city?

Few bands make their way to Mount Pleasant, while local groups struggle to bring out crowds. While not completely unknown to the music world, the Mount Pleasant scene has seen better days. There are Internet rumors, seemingly confirmed by Henry Rollins’ writing, of legendary hardcore punk band Black Flag having played here at an unknown venue a couple of times in the mid-’80s. Grand Rapids ska band Mustard Plug does shows at Rubble’s Bar, 112 W. Michigan St., two or three times a year. Pop-rock group Cheap Trick played Soaring Eagle back in 2000, with the casino being a regular stop for groups past their prime.

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