Nightspots
Events for August 14, 2026
Ypsi Alehouse: The Kis Bennah Duo
Traditional jazz & swing covers by this local duo. 4:30–6:30 p.m.
The Ranch: Mike Root
Mid-Michigan country singer-guitarist. 5 p.m.
North Star Lounge: The Steve Taylor Three
Acoustic trio led by Lake Orion Americana singer-songwriter Taylor. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.
Sam Hill: Mike Vial
Local folk-rock singer-songwriter who sings songs about love and life’s transitions.
Live: The Extrusions
Dance music by this popular local cover band with a huge repertoire of classic, New Wave, and modern rock hits and forgotten gems from the 1960s through the 2010s.
Moonwinks Tavern: Alex Anest, Chris Bober, & Brynn Hilliker
Local jazz ensemble. Tonight they play original music, covers of songs by Chick Corea and Steve Swallow, and a set of tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim sung in the original Portuguese by guest vocalist Erika Ventura.
Water Tower Distilling Co.: Adam Labeaux
Energetic folk-rock & soul by this former Ragbirds guitarist.
Ypsi Alehouse: Ron Shelton
Americana country-rock and folk-rock covers by this local singer-guitarist.
North Star Lounge: Pontiac Trail Blazers
Local bluegrass quartet known for its beautiful vocal harmonies and instrumental prowess. Tonight they are joined by by guest musicians TBA. 7–10 p.m. $10.
Blue LLama: Allen Dennard Quintet
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.
Rumpus Room: Strawberry Lake
Dexter alt-country quintet formerly known as Mercury Switch.
Ziggy’s: The Galloping Hour
Ypsi indie experimental trio. Openers: the Detroit-area garage rock band Rat Paws, Jim Cherewick (see Ann Arbor Funhouse), and Confusion Reactor, an Ypsi experimental psychedelic band led by guitarist and electronic musician Thomas Barton.
The Arboretum: Shade Zero
Detroit-area alt-rock band.
Ark: West Texas Exiles
Austin-based folk-rock & Americana band fronted by a trio of singer-songwriters—Marco Gutierrez, Daniel Davis, and Colin Gilmore, son of legendary Texas troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore. “While the band tends to describe its sound as Southwestern rock ’n’ roll, you’ll also hear influences of Tejano and Conjunto, the Pogues, the British Invasion, and even New Age — capturing the breadth of music in the Lone Star State,” writes one Texas Monthly reviewer. $29.
Mash (Ypsilanti): NuAudio
Toledo classic rock & pop cover trio.
The Ranch: Hunter Neff & The Rodeo Clowns
Local honky-tonk band. 8:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Funhouse: Telepathic Wax
Detroit-area house DJ collective.
Habitat Lounge: Habitat Jazz Collective
Jazz originals and standards by a local ensemble led by singer-bassist Rob Crozier.