Nightspots



May 16, 2024

Ark: Katie Pruitt.

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Nashville-based singer-songwriter-guitarist whose songs often explore the tension of being a gay woman raised in the religious South. Opener: Asheville-based singer-songwriter Jack Van Cleaf. $25.

May 16, 2024

Blind Pig: Schmaltz.

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Local klezmer-funk collective with a repertoire of originals and klezmer (the East European Yiddish party music) classics. $10.

May 16, 2024

Blue LLama: Alyssa Allgood Quartet.

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Jazz ensemble led by award-winning Chicago-based vocalist Allgood. Described as “assured and daring” by Downbeat Magazine and “a model of sophisticated song interpretation” by the Chicago Tribune, Allgood weaves soulful storytelling and rich improvisational language through original compositions and captivating arrangements, with a lyrical focus of self-love and human connection.

May 16, 2024

Earle: Jake Reichbart.

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Solo jazz guitarist. Solo jazz pianists TBA occasionally substitute.

May 16, 2024

El Limon: Focus Jazz.

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Jazz favorites by the duo of pianist Jeff Fessler and saxophonist Jeff Kopmanis.


May 16, 2024

Last Word: The Pherotones.

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A wide range of jazz and jazzed-up popular music, from the 1920s to the present, by this all-star local quartet. With trumpeter Ross Huff, pianist Giancarlo Aversa, bassist Brennan Andes, and drummer Wes Fritzemeier.

May 16, 2024

Tap Room: Open Mic.

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All musicians invited. Hosted by singer-guitarist Brian Brickley.

May 16, 2024

Ypsi Alehouse: Rounding Third.

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Debut performance of this local country-flavored folk-rock trio.

May 16, 2024

Zal Gaz Grotto: The Relics of the Future.

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Local jazz ensemble led by bassist Tim Berla. With clarinetist & percussionist Charles Dayringer, keyboardist Paul Bairley, and saxophonist & flutist Paul Girard.

May 17, 2024

Ark: Jeffrey Martin.

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Portland (OR)–based pop-folk singer-songwriter whose music probes the depths of the human experience and doesn’t shy away from its darkest corners. Opener: veteran Seattle-based singer-songwriter Dean Johnson. $20.

May 17, 2024

Blind Pig: Raising The Dead.

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Detroit-area 8-piece Grateful Dead tribute band. $15.

May 17, 2024

Blue LLama: Christian Sands Trio.

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Ensemble led by this acclaimed up-and-coming jazz piano virtuoso known for his fluency in a range of styles, including stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian, and Afro-Cuban. 7 & 9:30 p.m.

May 17, 2024

Blue LLama: Jacob Hart Quartet.

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Ensemble led by young Detroit-area pianist Hart. 10:45 p.m.–midnight.

May 17, 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.

May 17, 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.

May 17, 2024

Habitat Lounge: Eventjazz.

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

May 17, 2024

Live: Ransom Jones.

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Veteran local classic rock party band, formerly known as the Breakers, that plays 60s-80s covers.

May 17, 2024

Mash (Ann Arbor): Michael May & the Messarounds.

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Jazz-inflected blues and blues-rock by this veteran local quartet led by vocalist and blues harpist May.