Nightspots
Events for August 28, 2026
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Ypsi Alehouse: Dirt Road Ramblers
Blues, classic rock, and originals by this local band. 4:30–6:30 p.m.
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The Ranch: Motor City Moonshine
Country and classic rock covers by this Detroit-area quartet.
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North Star Lounge: Ralph McKee Blues Trio
Energetic, sophisticated blend of danceable soul, blues, and rock by this band led by Hoodang bassist McKee. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.
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Sam Hill: Shaun Garth Walker
Local blues-oriented singer-guitarist with an eclectic, wide-ranging repertoire.
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Live: Foundry Town Survivors
Classic Detroit rock’n’roll by this band led by veteran singer-songwriter & guitarist Mark Tomorsky.
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Moonwinks Tavern: Prior Art
A mix of originals and 60s-90s rock covers by this local quintet.
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Water Tower Distilling Co.: Paul Keller Trio
Jazz ensemble led by veteran local bassist Keller.
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Ypsi Alehouse: The Malty Taskers
Old-time music from blues and country to hokum by this local quintet.
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North Star Lounge: Pontiac Trail Blazers
Local bluegrass quartet known for its beautiful vocal harmonies and instrumental prowess. Tonight they are joined by dobro player Tony Pace. 7–10 p.m. $10.north
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Blue LLama: Xavier Davis Quartet
Jazz ensemble led by veteran pianist Davis, an MSU jazz professor and longtime accompanist of the legendary jazz vocalist Betty Carter.
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Zal Gaz Grotto: Ferrario
Pop, rock, and blues by this local quintet fronted by vocalist Carrie Ferrario.
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Ziggy’s: Funderbird
90s-inspired postpunk band from Milford. Openers: Speed Circuit, a Detroit 90s-style indie rock band, and Full Time Bionic, a Detroit-area heavy rock band.
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The Arboretum: Kick It 6.
Country- and rockabilly- inflected indie rock band from Ohio.
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Ark: Marty O’Reilly
California blues- and- gospel-inflected folk-rock singer-songwriter whose music takes inspiration from Woody Guthrie, Howlin’ Wolf, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, and Tom Waits, among others. PopMatters calls his sound “a culmination of blues, folk, and soul inflections that altogether develop a sound that’s fresh and cosmic.” $26.
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Ann Arbor Funhouse: FernWhale
Dreamy indie rock by this Ypsi wife-and-husband duo. Openers: Milan & The Elipses, an Ypsi alt-folk band led by veteran singer-songwriter & guitarist Milan Seth, and Jim Cherewick, a versatile veteran local postpunk rock ’n’ roll singer-songwriter.
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Blind Pig: “Fuzz Fest 10.”
Aug. 27–29: “Fuzz Fest 10.” With 30-minute sets by 11 different area heavy rock bands each night.
Aug. 28: the Detroit blues-rock trio The Muggs, the Detroit garage-punk duo The Idiot Kids, the Detroit stoner rock trio Winds of Neptune, the female-fronted Detroit doom metal band Angel Of Mars, the Detroit psychedelic prog-rock band Glass Chimera, the Detroit postpunk noise-pop band Time Creep, the all-female Ferndale self-styled “twat punk” duo Seahag, the Ypsi “garage-a-billy” power trio Las Drogas, the Philadelphia garage punk band Soraia, the Detroit-area bass & drums doom metal duo Solar Monolith, and the local emo band Tell Me When. $20.
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Habitat Lounge: Mike Harrison, Jimmy Ryan, & Kenji Lee
Local jazz trio.