The Hard Lessons News

Let's hope Augie Visocchi doesn't have the gift of the reverse jinx. Calling on the phone a good hour after the appointed interview time, the guitarist/singer for Detroit's Hard Lessons is sleepy and apologetic while explaining that the previous night's gig in Lansing had gone far, far better than he or his bandmates had expected.

The Hard Lessons performs at 10 p.m. with doors opening at 9 p.m. today at Maca s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.

Hard Lessons in Zoology, an exploration of the animal form by Bradley Wilson will be the featured exhibit at In-Town Gallery this December.

Lansinga s first annual a oeRiverfesta featured eight bands and an open bar, yet still didna t hook the MSU student crowd it had hoped for.

There are lessons to be learned at Mickey Finn's Pub on Aug. 1. Hard ones. But with a brand-new album full of rock - n' roll to perform, Augie Visocchi of the band The Hard Lessons promises a good time.

With the heat rising and some folks just now crawling out from under Day 3 of Rothbury, here are some observations as I made my way around the Double JJ Ranch on Sunday: With all the collapsed, passed-out festival-goers strewn through the shade-friendly Sherwood Forest, one wonders how many bodies will be left behind there after they clean up the ...

Augie Visocchi, lead singer of Detroit band The Hard Lessons, holds aloft a flag with the Michigan state crest at the end of the band's ROTHBURY concert Sunday afternoon.

Check out Sunday's iClips.net schedule below 1:45 p.m. Toots and the Maytals 3 p.m. Four Finger Five 3:45 p.m. Yonder Mountain String Band 5:15 p.m. The Hard Lessons 6 p.m. Willie Nelson 7:30 p.m. Grace Potter 8:45 p.m. Flogging Molly 10:00 p.m. Ani DiFranco 11:45 p.m. Matisyahu 1 a.m. Umphrey's McGee See more in Video INSIDE ROTHBURY Resources RSS ...

Five can't-miss sets at this year's Rothbury festival: Broken Social Scene : The Canadian indie-rock collective has more members than the Wu-Tang Clan and the Poly- phonic Spree combined, and you never know who's going to show up at one of their gigs.

The latest news for the second annual ROTHBURY Festival this coming weekend is that the band, Umphrey's McGee, will perform at a special closing party Sunday night.

The conventional wisdom regarding Rothbury 2009 is that the lineup pales in comparison to last year's. Don't tell that to any of my Top 10 Artists Not to Miss At Rothbury 2009.

Guitarist Augie Visocchi and keyboardist Korin Louise Visocchi have discovered the secret to a happy and exciting marriage: form a rock and roll band.

Augie Visocchi and Korin Louise Visocchi of The Hard Lessons will play at Rothbury.

Submitted by Collins Parker on June 5, 2009 - 1:20pm. Saturday gives us a lot of variety.

Your band probably won't get to play in front of a crowd as big as The Black Crowes had at last year's Rothbury Festival, but you can always dream.