A Night at the Soul Lounge, featuring Moonchild

A Night at the Soul Lounge, a local event series that blends DJ sets, vendors and live art and musical performances, will hold one of its biggest events to date 7:30 p.m. Saturday (April 19) at Grewal Hall. 

Since it began in 2019, A Night at the Soul Lounge has been curated by MikeyyAustin, a local hip-hop artist and founder of the Ourspace Foundation, a nonprofit committed to “elevating Lansing as a premier destination for arts, culture and community empowerment” through events such as the annual 517 Juneteenth and Hispanic Heritage weekends. The Soul Lounge series sold out 14 events in 2024 but aims to grow in 2025 with a monthly residency at the Avenue Cafe, daytime events on Lansing Shuffle’s patio and a series of large concerts at Grewal Hall, kicking off with Saturday’s event, which will feature performances by Grammy-winning R&B and neo-soul band Moonchild as well as Austin’s band, MikeyyAustin & the Soulcial Club, and DJ Kaels. 

Austin performed alongside Moonchild in 2017 at the El Club in Detroit. He said he told himself at the time that one day, he’d bring Moonchild to Lansing and perform with them again. 

“It’s happening, and it’s happening in a big way,” he said. 

Tickets range from $30 to $100 and can be purchased at hall224.com. All proceeds benefit the Ourspace Foundation.