Today we will try to fill you in on everything we know about music in Lansing. Obviously it is a broad subject, but we will do our best.
Discussing the best musical instrument stores in Lansing seems like a logical place to start. There will be separate lists for where to buy guitars in your area as well as the top drum shops in town.
Some may quibble about what store should go where, but we will try to differentiate them as well as we can. We aren’t sure if you are trying to buy keyboards, synthesizers, pedals, amps, or popular guitar brands like Gibson, Keisel, or Fender but a store on this page can probably help you out.
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Where to get a broken instrument repaired will follow that up. There are many repair companies that can tune a piano, repair a guitar, or work on all kinds of band instruments.
After that we will pivot to music classes and lessons for kids or adults before diving into local stores for music lovers with vintage CD’s and records. You can find numerous places to enjoy live entertainment at the best concert halls and music venues in your area.
Bars and restaurants with live music near you will also get their own sections too. A discussion about the Lansing music calendar wouldn’t be complete without giving a shout out to the festivals either.
At the end we will share a map to help you find these stores or venues. The Midwest region is one we have discussed many times in the past and you can find all of our other city guides right here.
Lansing Musical Instrument Stores
Some of the best Lansing musical instrument stores would be:
- Marshall Music at 3240 E Saginaw St
- Music Manor at 3333 S Cedar St
- Meridian Winds at 2807 Jolly Rd #300
Since 1948 Marshall Music has been selling a wide range of brass, woodwind, string, and electronic instruments as well as accessories that are trusted by local schools and musicians.
Manor has been one of the go to places for quality musical instruments near you for over 25 years.
Meridian Winds has been providing high quality repair services as well as restoration and maintenance for both woodwind and brass instruments since 1984. They are well known for their crack repairs, restoration of damaged tenons, tone holes, and sockets.
Where To Buy Guitars
If all you care about is guitars or guitar accessories check out:
- Elderly Instruments at 1100 N Washington Ave
- Six String Place at 125 E Grand River Ave
- Guitar Center at G3640 Miller Rd
Elderly has been selling new, used, and vintage fretted instruments for over 40 years.
Six String Place has a full service recording studio with the most up to date computer and audio gear and provides classes in both one on one and group settings. They also sell quality instruments, amplifiers, and accessories from notable brands and even offer repairs for all fretted instruments with around 30 years of experience.
Guitar Center is home to one of the largest selections of popular guitars, basses, amplifiers, keyboards, workstations, drums, percussion, microphones, PA systems, DJ equipment, stage lighting, recording software, studio gear, and more.
Drum Shops Near You
White Bros. Music at 13630 Main Street sells violins, guitars, hand drums, electric pianos, and more and even provides rentals and lessons in your area as well as restrings, cleaning, polishing, and any other services for your instruments.
Instrument Repair
Keifer’s Music Instrument Repair & Sales at 935 West Territorial Road in Battle Creek is open on weekdays and offers woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and band instrument sales, repairs, and maintenance.
You can also have your instruments repaired at stores from some of our other lists including Meridian Winds, Six String Place, and White Bros Music.
Music Lessons
Level up by taking lessons at a music school in your area:
- Okemos Music Academy at 2220 University Park Dr
- Sigh Studio of Music at 1000 N Washington Ave
- School of Rock at 2037 W Grand River Ave
On site and online classes for piano, guitar, voice, ukulele, bass, drums, violin, viola, saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet, French horn, trombone, and more are offered at Okemos Music Academy.
Online music lessons and personalized training are also provided at Sigh Studio.
School of Rock offers web based learning programs for guitar and bass, piano, drum as well as singing classes for children, teenagers, and adults.
Don’t forget about the music lessons offered in your area at Six String Place and White Bros Music.
CD & Record Stores
There will be a variety of vintage CD’s and records at these local stores for music lovers:
- The Record Lounge at Reo Town Marketplace
- Flat Black & Circular at 541 E Grand River Ave
You can buy vinyl records, cassettes, posters, stickers, collectibles, t shirts, vintage stereo equipment, music magazines, local zines, books, cassettes, and 8 tracks at The Record Lounge.
Lansing Live Music Venues
Seeing a concert at Lansing live music venues is always a good time:
- The Robin Theatre at 1105 S Washington Ave
Local favorites including Comedy Coven, Ixion Theatre Ensemble, The Poetry Room, and The MSU Latinx Film Festival as well as concerts by Dom Flemons, May Erlewine, Divinity Roxx, The Crane Wives, Lindsay Lou, and the Flatbellys are hosted at The Robin Theatre.
Fun Restaurants With Entertainment
You can take a date or a group of friends to these restaurants with live music:
- The Creole Burger Bar & Southern Kitchen at 1218 Turner Rd
- Capital Prime at 2324 Showtime Dr
- Tannin at 1620 E Michigan Ave
- State Room Restaurant at 219 S Harrison Rd
- Harper’s Restaurant & Brew Pub at 131 Albert St
Capital Prime serves steaks, fresh seafood, and great wines with live music.
Bars With Live Music
There are also some bars that play live music:
- Macs Bar at 2700 E Michigan Ave
- UrbanBeat at 1213 Turner Rd
- The Green Door Bar & Grill at 2005 E Michigan Ave
Urban Beat Restaurant is an event venue and nightclub offering live local music, specialty cocktails, draft beers, and exquisite wines from Tuesday through Saturday.
You can watch local, regional, and national artists from various genres like vintage rock, 80’s cover bands, snappy funk, soul, blues, R&B, and bluegrass at The Green Door six nights a week as well as get tasty beers with your friends. They also offer karaoke nights and turntable Tuesdays.
Music Festivals
Have as much fun as you can at these music festivals near you:
- Common Ground Music Festival at 300 N Grand Ave
- Michigan BluesFest at 1210 Turner Rd
The Common Ground Festival takes place in the summer and has three stages of nightly entertainment featuring nationally recognized artists from different genres every year including rock, classic, country, and rap.
Michigan BluesFest goes down towards the end of September and is another can’t miss music festival in your area.
We have also written about:
- Live Music Venues In Detroit
- Live Music Venues In Grand Rapids
- Live Music Venues In Toledo
- Live Music Venues In Chicago
Enjoy The Lansing Local Music Scene
We tried to cover the scene as well as possible on this page. You learned about the best musical instrument stores, drum and guitar shops, instrument repair services, where to go for lessons, vintage CD and record stores, concert halls and other live music venues near you like bars and restaurants, plus the best festivals in the region.
You might just know a little bit about the local music scene yourself if you made it this far. If so tell us what we got wrong in the comments or share your own thoughts on the scene. No matter if you are trying to buy a new instrument, wanted some live entertainment, needed a vintage CD and record, or just wanted to learn more about music in Lansing we hope you enjoy yourself.