An Open Book: An Evening With Justin Furstenfeld Of Blue October
May 9, 8 pm -- Spoken word and song -- Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld is a captivating live performer, a gifted and complex songwriter who has poured into his songs intimate details of his many...
View ArticleBilly Bragg
May 1, 8 pm -- The Tooth and Nail tour-new music! -- Billy Bragg was recently described by the London Times as a "national treasure" in Britain, and with his reconstructions of unfinished Woody Guthrie...
View ArticleThe Proclaimers
Apr. 19, 8 pm -- Scottish folk-pop legends, up close and acoustic -- The Proclaimers are a band led by the Scottish brother duo (they're identical twins) of Craig and Charlie Reid. They signed with the...
View ArticleJoshua James
Apr. 9, 8 pm -- "Sparse, moody atmospheric rock that draws out the drama"-NPR -- Joshua James, originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, has been called a singer-skater-songwriter. Now based in Utah, he's...
View ArticleAn Acoustic Evening with Alejandro Escovdeo & The Sensitive Boys
Mar. 27, 8 pm -- New music from a monster creative force ... come back soon for more information! --
View ArticleShawn Phillips
Jul. 12, 8 pm -- "The best-kept secret in the music business"-Bill Graham -- Shawn Phillips helped define folk-rock in the sixties and progressive-new-age rock in the seventies. He co-wrote a lot of...
View ArticleStewart Francke
May 23, 8 pm -- Detroit's blue-eyed soul survivor -- A critic somewhere once described Stewart Francke as sounding like "Jackson and James Brown(e) were brothers." While he's not sure if he belongs in...
View ArticleTake a Chance Tuesday with The Thornbills
Aug. 27, 8 pm -- Come back soon for more information -- Tonight's show is FREE! Nonperishables are accepted for Food Gatherers.
View ArticleTake a Chance Tuesday with Mike Vial & the Great Lake Effect
May 28, 8 pm -- "Mike Vial and the Greak Lake Effect mixes delicate folk with jangle-y pop-rock to great accord"--Anne Erickson, Lansing NOISE -- On his past two albums of folk-rock, Mike Vial sings...
View ArticleJeffrey Foucault & Cold Satellist
May 18, 7:30 pm -- "A lot cheaper than a Stones ticket and muuuuuuch younger"-Al Kooper -- Cold Satellite is a six-piece band centered on the collaboration between critically acclaimed songwriter...
View ArticleHey Marseilles
Jun. 17, 8 pm -- Deliciously world-weary orchestral pop from Seattle ... come back soon for more info! --
View ArticleMarshall Crenshaw and the Bottle Rockets
Jun. 1, 8 pm -- Cynical girls, he's back! -- Can anyone who was listening to new music in the 1980s forget the songs of Marshall Crenshaw? To New Wave pop they brought country and R&B elements,...
View ArticleZappa Plays Zappa at the Royal Oak Music Theatre
Oct. 18, 8:30 pm -- A tour de Frank! -- Since 2006 Frank Zappa's son Dweezil Zappa has led his highly acclaimed group through more than 500 worldwide performances and over 275 compositions spanning the...
View ArticleThe BoDeans
Oct. 17, 8 pm -- American roots rock at its best ... come back soon for more info. --
View ArticleRickie Lee Jones
Aug. 26, 8 pm -- The Bohemian Queen -- Named by VH1 as one of the 30 greatest women in rock (we'd put her in an even smaller group), Rickie Lee Jones has been hard to classify ever since she came on...
View ArticleGeorge Bedard: Ragtime to Rock-n-Roll
Aug. 23, 8 pm -- A new band and new historical project from Ann Arbor's extraordinary axeman ... come back soon for more information. -- Ann Arbor's resident guitar genius George Bedard just keeps...
View ArticleBob Schneider
Jul. 22, 8 pm -- An Ypsilanti-born Austin phenomenon -- Born in Ypsilanti, raised in Munich, Germany, and based in Austin, Bob Schneider is a rock-oriented singer-songwriter who pushes the limits. He's...
View ArticleAn Evening with Cowboy JunkiesThe Ark's 17th Annual Fall Fundraiser
Nov. 3, 7:30 pm -- Enduring icons of alternative country rock -- It is our pleasure to announce our 17th Annual Fall Fundraiser: An Evening with Cowboy Junkies on Sunday, November 3! We're excited to...
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