Nightspots
Wednesday Aug 22, 2012
Bar Louie: Laith Al-Saadi
Soulful acoustic rock and blues covers and originals by this local singer-guitarist.
Black Pearl: Jody Raffoul
Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter who’s been described as a hybrid of Bono and Bruce Springsteen. He is joined by backup vocalist and guitarist Wes Buckley.
Blind Pig: Hippie Goons
Local hippie hip-hop quartet. Opening acts are Block Alumni, a Jackson hip-hop duo, and Wise Public, a Michigan hip-hop ensemble.
Circus: Back Forty 
Local acoustic string jam quintet that plays a brand of twangy roots-folk music fused with elements of jazz and psychedelic rock that it calls “down-home funkgrass.” In the Millennium Club. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Circus: Luke Winslow-King 
Cadillac-bred Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist who currently lives in New Orleans. His latest CD, Old/New Baby (Fox on a Hill), was named a Top 10 Album of 2009 in the American Songwriter magazine editors poll, and OffBeat magazine says it “captures the allure of a speakeasy, the swagger of old Dixie, and the simple good-time charm of Western swing.”
Gandy Dancer: Dobbins, Krahnke & Weed
Veteran local straight-ahead jazz trio of drummer Sean Dobbins, pianist Tad Weed, and bassist Kurt Krahnke.
Habitat Lounge: Green-Eyed Soul
Windsor pop trio fronted by vocalists Melissa Danese and Fallon Deluca.
Mash: Matt Boylan
Covers and originals by this local pop-folk singer-guitarist.
Melange Subterranean Bistro: Stolen Moments
The local duo of singer-guitarists Marsha Mumm and Jean Lieverman plays vintage and contemporary acoustic jazz, blues, and pop standards, along with some originals.
Ravens Club: Alex Belhaj New Orleans Trio
Local ensemble led by guitarist Belhaj that plays a range of New Orleans jazz styles, from struts, stomps, cakewalks, and rags to pop tunes, marches, and classical favorites.
Woodruff's:
TBA.
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