Nightspots



April 26, 2024

Club Above: “Latin Night.”

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DJ dance party featuring a variety of Latin genres, including bachata, salsa, merengue, reggaeton, and Top 40.

April 26, 2024

The Necto: “Pride.”

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DJ Edward Alan in the Main Room spins pop, Top 40, and EDM. DJ DigiMark plays retro 80s to Top 40 pop videos in the Red Room.

April 26, 2024

Mash (Ann Arbor): Chris Canas Band.

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Detroit blues & blues-rock band fronted by vocalist and virtuoso guitarist Canas.

April 26, 2024

Habitat Lounge: Eventjazz.

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Jazz originals and standards by a local ensemble led by singer-bassist Rob Crozier.


April 26, 2024

North Star Lounge: Pontiac Trail Blazers.

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Local bluegrass quartet known for its beautiful vocal harmonies and instrumental prowess. Tonight they are joined by fiddler Grant Flick. $15. 7–10 p.m.

April 26, 2024

North Star Lounge: Eric Moore.

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Local singer-songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist whose music draws on blues, folk balladry, and folk-rock. Free. 5:30–6:30 p.m.

April 26, 2024

Earle: Rick Burgess Trio.

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Jazz ensemble, named after the late jazz pianist and Earle cofounder Burgess, featuring drummer Robert Warren and a rotating roster of bassists and pianists.

April 26, 2024

Ypsi Alehouse: Lost Dog Choir.

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Detroit garage rock band. 4:30-6:30 p.m.

April 26, 2024

Ypsi Alehouse: Steff Kayser.

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Folk songs and originals by this singer-guitarist who recently moved to Ypsilanti from Arizona.

April 26, 2024

Blue LLama: Alain Sullivan’s Backwards Compatibility.

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Jazz trio led by local saxophonist Sullivan. $10. 10:45 p.m.–midnight.

April 26, 2024

Blue LLama: Allen Dennard Quintet.

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Mainstream jazz ensemble led by young local trumpeter Dennard, a U-M music grad whose music incorporates elements of hip-hop, R&B, and funk. Dinner shows: $35-$65. 6:30 & 9 p.m.

April 26, 2024

Blind Pig: Chirp.

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Popular local jazz-inflected progressive funk-rock quartet. Openers: the Cleveland jam trio Vibe & Direct, and Beanstalk, who play post-hip-hop synth-pop dance music with live musicians accompanied by a DJ. $10.

April 26, 2024

Ziggy’s: Larkn.

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The stage name of versatile local singer-songwriter Kristen Mercado, founder of the Better from Here record label. Openers: TV Blackout, an Ypsilanti blues-rock trio., and cza (see above), along with Detroit-area rock band Spectral Threads and Other Sister.

April 26, 2024

Ark: Ki5 & Marqu3tte.

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Two innovative Michigan musicians join forces in a duo performance. Ki5 is the stage name of Kyler Wilkins, a local singer-producer who layers vocals and beatbox rhythms using looping pedals to create a unique one-man a cappella band, and Marqu3tte is a Detroit singer and producer who blends soul, rock and pop sounds. $20.

April 27, 2024

Ypsi Alehouse: Ron Shelton.

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Americana country-rock and folk-rock covers by this local singer-guitarist. 4:30-6:30 p.m.

April 27, 2024

Mash (Ypsilanti): Heather Black Project.

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Vintage jazz and blues by an ensemble led by Heather Schwartz, a talented local singer whose vocal style also reflects gospel, R&B, soul, and hip-hop influences.

April 27, 2024

North Star Lounge: Maddy Ringo.

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Canadian singer-songwriter, currently a U-M voice student, whose songs are inspired by the likes of Joni Mitchell, K. D. Lang, and Suzanne Vega. $15. 9–10:15. 

 

April 27, 2024

North Star Lounge: Rochelle Clark & The Familiars.

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 Country- and folk-based Americana by this ensemble led by Clark, a golden-voiced Chelsea singer-songwriter whose well-crafted story songs are known for their emotional directness and vulnerability. $20. 6:30–7:45.

April 27, 2024

Ypsi Alehouse: The Roundabouts.

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Vintage 60s/70s rock & pop-rock covers by this Local acoustic sextet.