Kalamazoo, MI 1997

Kalamazoo, MI 1997 is a live release by Athens, Georgia's Widespread Panic. These performances were recorded live at The State Theater in Kalamazoo, MI on November 11, 1997. This recording features all original band members including late guitarist Michael Houser.

This was the 13th installment of the Porch Songs series.

Track listing

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo /ˌkæləməˈzuː/ is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo is located geographically in Western and Southern Michigan. As of the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a total population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 326,589 as of 2010.

Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, a large public university, and Kalamazoo College, a liberal arts school, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a two-year community college. Kalamazoo is home to major players in the pharmaceutical and medical science industries. In the world of music, Kalamazoo was the original home to the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Kalamazoo has built a reputation as a major player in the American craft beer movement.

Kalamazoo finds itself located equidistant from the major American cities of Chicago and Detroit, both less than 150 miles from Kalamazoo.