During last year’s Trail Tunes, Kayfabe: The Ppls Band won the climactic Battle of the Bands. The group will return this year in a bid to defend its crown. This year’s event is 2-7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Civic Center Park in Madison Heights.

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MADISON HEIGHTS — On the first Saturday of September, bands will set up along the loop at Civic Center Park for Trail Tunes, a strolling outdoor music festival now in its sixth year.

The free event takes place 2-7 p.m. Sept. 6 throughout the park, 360 W. 13 Mile Road in Madison Heights. It will also mark the third year for the Battle of the Bands — the grand finale where two top-rated acts perform on the bandshell for the public and a panel of judges.

Only one will be crowned champion. In 2023, the winner was The Aspersions, whi

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