All acoustic musicians invited. Hosted by Skinned Knees.

Jazz ensemble led by this Kalamazoo saxophonist.

Folk-rock & Americana duo from Hillsdale who write story songs heavily influenced by Bob Dylan and Gregory Alan. Free; nonperishable donations for Food Gatherers accepted.

Detroit-area ambient-pop singer-songwriter. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.

Ann Arbor-bred, NYC-based ukulele player and stand-up comic known for his up-beat and entertaining live shows.

All invited to present a song, story, poem, monologue, comedy bit, magic act, other performance. Hosted by Annie Bacon & Forrest Hejkal. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. 7–10 p.m. $5.

Experimental jazz improvisations by this ensemble led by veteran Japanese vocalist-keyboardist Sekine.

A fiery fusion of twangy outlaw country and punk by this non-binary North Carolina singer-songwriter & guitarist who recently changed their name and embarked on a solo career after years fronting the popular alt-country band Sarah Shook & the Disarmers. “There’s always been a conspiratorial smokiness in their singing, a crackle of long nights and bleary mornings penetrating their drawl,” writes Pitchfork in a review of Shook’s brand-new self-titled album. “They’ve learned to augment that intuitive gruffness with subtler and sweeter melodies.” Opener: Moe Reen, an acclaimed young country-folk singer-songwriter from Ohio. $29.

All ages. Popular Alabama country singer and YouTuber whose music features gritty contemporary country lyrics sung over hip-hop trap beats. Opener: Caitlynne Curtis, a contemporary country singer-songwriter from Nashville. $25.

Jazz ensemble led by this local vocalist. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz favorites by the trio of pianist Jeff Fessler, bassist Will van Campen, and saxophonist Jeff Kopmanis.

Local duo of singer-guitarists.

Lansing country band.

Edgy contemporary jazz by this ensemble led by pianist Rush, a U-M music professor.

Ypsi rock band whose music is said to occupy the territory “somewhere between Paul Westerberg and Neil Young.” Openers: Krumudgeon and Pillow Princess, a Detroit-area all-female hardcore band.

Rock ’n’ roll classics by local one-man band Jim Burd.

Local ensemble led by the duo of singer-guitarist Rod Capps and his wife Annie, a singer-songwriter and electric guitarist who writes thoughtful, distinctively personal, warmly exuberant folk-rock songs and ballads that are both musically sophisticated and down-home. Tonight they celebrate the release of their brand-new album, Never Done. $24.

Dark folk-rock by this Detroit-area one man band who performs in skeleton makeup.

Aug. 27–29: “Fuzz Fest 10.” With 30-minute sets by 11 different area heavy rock bands each night. Aug. 27: the local stoner rock band Blue Snaggletooth, the area punk trio Human Skull, the Detroit rock ’n’ roll band Good Man’s Brother, ethereal folk-rock by Kat Steih and the Ferals, the Detroit psychedelic garage rock & Americana band Rose St. Germaine, the Detroit all-female punk-grunge quartet Twin Freaks, the Detroit-area garage rock band Kozy, the Wisconsin fuzz-rock band Golf Dolls, the local alt-rock pop-punk band Trouble Clinic, the Ypsi goth-flavored psychedelic rock trio Modern Lady Fitness, and the Ypsi psychedelic surf-rock quartet Virga. $20.