Nightspots
TC's Speakeasy
207 W. Michigan, Ypsilanti
483-4470
This downtown Ypsilanti tavern features an open mike Mon. eve. & Thurs. happy hour and dance bands Thurs.-Sat., 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Karaoke on Tues. Dancing, cover.
November 1: Sik Sik Nation.
Local psychedelic-blues garage trio. Opening acts are Fallsway Downs, an Ypsilanti acoustic rock band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Jess Klein, and Gunday Monday, a local grindcore-reggae septet.
November 3: Open Mike Jam
All musicians invited.
November 5: "She Bang!"
Ladies night with Keevan's Karaoke.
November 6: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.
November 7: Roz
(5:30-8:30 p.m.) Local solo pianist.
November 7: The OffRamps.
Plymouth postpunk power-pop band with a mordant lyrical sensibility. Opening acts are Minor Planets, a local neo-new wave band, and Chatham, a Detroit rock band.
November 8: Year of the Pig.
Detroit metal-rock band. Opening acts are Incisor, a local metal-thrash trio, and Wastelander, a Lansing hardcore band.
November 10: Open Mike Jam
All musicians invited.
November 12: "She Bang!"
Ladies night with entertainment TBA.
November 13: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.
November 14: Roz
(5:30-8:30 p.m.) Local solo pianist.
November 14: Sik Sik Nation
Local psychedelic-blues garage trio. Opening acts are the Detroit pop-rock trio Almost Free, the Ypsilanti electro-pop trio Night Shall Eat These Girls and Boys, the local acoustic pop-folk band The Hardy Mums, and local folk-rock singer-songwriter JGraves.
November 15: Paradime
Popular Detroit hip-hop ensemble. Opening acts are Nikki P, a local hip-hip MC, and Illlitirit, a Milan drum 'n' bass hip-hop trio.
November 17: Open Mike Jam
All musicians invited.
November 19: "She Bang!"
Ladies night with entertainment TBA.
November 20: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.
November 21: Roz
(5:30-8:30 p.m.) Local solo pianist.
November 21: Bitter Inks
Ypsilanti acoustic pop-rock trio. Opening acts are My Biography, a local pop-punk band, and Dan Tedesco , a folk-rock singer-songwriter from Chicago.
November 22: Pillar of Autumn
Detroit classic rock band. Opening acts are Andreyka, a local posthardcore ambient quartet, and another band TBA.
November 24: Open Mike Jam
All musicians invited.
November 26: "She Bang!"
Ladies night with Spag Burlesque, a Detroit troupe with a variety of burlesque and sideshow acts, along with punk glam records by DJ Spag.
November 27: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.
November 28: Roz
(5:30-8:30 p.m.) Local solo pianist.
November 28: September On.
Ypsilanti pop-rock quartet. Opening acts are Not Another Hero, and Lansing pop-rock trio, and another band TBA.
November 29: Rootstand
Local band whose music blends bluegrass, blues, reggae, and Celtic folk idioms and instrumentation. Opening acts TBA.
