Story last updated at 1:07 PM EST on January 31, 2008

Calling all bands

Bar bands, coffeehouse crooners and lounge lizards, pay attention!

We're putting out a call for local Downriver bands, singers and musical performers of any genre to spotlight on a regular basis.

Bands from other areas also are eligible, provided that one or more members are from the Downriver area.

If you or someone you know cranks out the tunes on a professional, semi-professional or completely amateur level, let us know and we'll get the word out.

Send all the vital information — including names, cities, background, musical genre, performance dates and contact information — to Andrea Blum via e-mail at ablum@heritage .com, fax to 1-734-246-2727 or mail to The News-Herald Newspaper, Attn: Andrea Blum, One Heritage Drive, Ste. 100, Southgate, MI 48195.