Zander

 

Zander Michigan is a folk/blues

singer/songwriter from Detroit, MI.

He plays the guitar, the harmonica,

and sometimes even plays the fool.

His Bob Dylan style vocals, heavy

strum, and cheeky lyrics make him a classic sounding musician in an age

of futuristic banter. Right now, his second album is in the works and is slated for release in spring of 2015. Titled Zander The Great, this album

is going to have all the power of the Greek Gods behind it. Zander has

gone full production with this record, using not only his harmonica and acoustic guitar, but also drums,

piano, and electric guitar, along with

his characteristic howling vocals.

With track names like “The Great”

and “Bathtub Gin” the album sets

the tone for an in-your-face, no

cares given experience that everyone can get excited about. He decided

to go full band to add some depth to

his music. He felt that the stripped versions of songs didn’t have the

same bite that he wanted.

 

From humble beginnings Zander Michigan has come quite far. In just

four months of starting out, Zander

had written enough songs to compile

an album, so in the summer of 2013

he went to the studio. In September

of 2013 he released his first 14-song album, Never Going Back Home. He since has been featured on Local 4 News, on Ann Delisi’s Essential

Music, TV Warren, WAYN Radio, and

in the Metro Times. Also upon

releasing his album, Zander played shows whenever the opportunity

arose. He has played at Arts, Beats,

and Eats, the Detroit River Days, The Magic Stick, Ann Arbor Summer

Festival, Metro Times Blowout

Festival, Ann Arbor Art Fair,

Birmingham Street Fair, Dino’s

Lounge, Goldfish Tea, The Pike

Room, The Plymouth Coffee Bean,

The Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market,

Crazy Wisdom and many more. He hopes that by putting out his

sophomore record, people will start

to see the seriousness he puts into

his work and the labor that goes along with it. He hopes to tour the US and get out the message of Zander Michigan with his new record Zander The Great.

 

He says, “I’m making my way both eastward and westward in my pursuit

of becoming a household name.” The young Midwesterner sounds like Bob Dylan, but when people spout the

word “Dylanesque”, he doesn’t mind.

He thinks it’s endearing that people would compare him to such a great. Metrotimes even said, “Bob wouldn’t

be too upset”. Who knew sounding dangerously like Bob Dylan could be such a perk?