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  • The Ranch: Motor City Moonshine

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    The Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann Arbor

    Country and classic rock covers by this Detroit-area quartet.

  • North Star Lounge: Ralph McKee Blues Trio

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    North Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor

    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

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    Sam Hill 5827 Jackson Rd.

    Local blues-oriented singer-guitarist with an eclectic, wide-ranging repertoire.

  • Live: Foundry Town Survivors

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    Live 102 S. First St., Ann Arbor

    Classic Detroit rock’n’roll by this band led by veteran singer-songwriter & guitarist Mark Tomorsky.

  • Moonwinks Tavern: Prior Art

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    Moonwinks Tavern 5151 Plymouth Rd. (734) 994-5151.

    A mix of originals and 60s-90s rock covers by this local quintet.

  • Ypsi Alehouse: The Malty Taskers

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    Ypsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    Old-time music from blues and country to hokum by this local quintet.

  • North Star Lounge: Pontiac Trail Blazers

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    North Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor

    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

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    Blue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Jazz ensemble led by veteran pianist Davis, an MSU jazz professor and longtime accompanist of the legendary jazz vocalist Betty Carter.

  • Zal Gaz Grotto: Ferrario

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    Zal Gaz Grotto 2070 W. Stadium, Ann Arbor

    Pop, rock, and blues by this local quintet fronted by vocalist Carrie Ferrario.

  • Ziggy’s: Funderbird

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    Ziggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    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.

  • The Arboretum: Kick It 6.

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    The Arboretum 984 E. Michigan Ave., Saline

    Country- and rockabilly- inflected indie rock band from Ohio.

  • Ark: Marty O’Reilly

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    Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    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

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    Ann Arbor Funhouse 207 E. Washington., Ann Arbor

    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.

  • Blind Pig: “Fuzz Fest 10.”

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    Blind Pig 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor

    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.

  • Hear.Say Brewing + Theater.: So Say We All

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    Hear.Say Brewing + Theater. 2350 W. Liberty.

    Local self-described “glitter-noir” ensemble that plays rock covers and originals infused with elements of psychedelia and glam-punk.

  • Ypsi Alehouse: Jill & Wolf

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    Ypsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    Local husband-and-wife acoustic duo of Jill & Wolf Reuter. 4:30–6:30 p.m.

  • Ypsi Alehouse: Rounding Third

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    Ypsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    Local folk-rock quartet with bluegrass & Irish music flavors whose instrumentation features guitars, banjo, flute, and keyboard. 4:30–6:30 p.m.

  • The Ranch: Mallery Lynn

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    The Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann Arbor

    Jackson-based country-rock singer.