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    Relics of The Future.: Hear.Say Brewing + Theater.

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

    Local jazz ensemble led by bassist Tim Berla. With clarinetist & percussionist Charles Dayringer, keyboardist Paul Bairley, and saxophonist & flutist Paul Girard.

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    Open Blues Jam.: Water Tower Distilling Co.

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    Water Tower Distilling Co. 23 N. Washington,, Ypsilanti

    Performers of all skill levels invited. Hosted by James Bourland & the Staches, a local quintet fronted by Bourland, a singer-guitarist who specializes in all forms of American roots music. 6–9 p.m.

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    Justin Judge.: The Ranch

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    The Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann Arbor

    Mid-Michigan country singer-guitarist.

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    Arnold/Jassi/Kramer.: Ravens Club

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    Ravens Club 207 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Local world music–inflected jazz ensemble of drummer Jesse Kramer, guitarist John Arnold, and bassist & vocalist Pathe Jassi.

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    Maya de Vitry.: Ark

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    Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Nashville-based fiddler-turned-songwriter best known as a founding member of the Lancaster (PA) Americana country-folk trio Stray Birds. NPR calls her latest album, All My Faith, “the perfect soundtrack for uncorking that emotion and (defiantly) loving life again.” $29.

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    Jazz Jam Session.: Ann Arbor Funhouse

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    Ann Arbor Funhouse 207 E. Washington., Ann Arbor

    Jazz ensemble led by veteran local drummer Pete Siers and Kenji Lee, a local saxophonist whose expressive brand of jazz draws on Japanese folk music, Western classical music, and punk.

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    Tim Prosser & Steve Rich.: El Limon

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    El Limon 2709 Plymouth

    A mix of acoustic originals and traditional music by this duo of singer-guitarist Rich and singer-songwriter and “mandolin maniac” Prosser.

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    Paul Keller Orchestra.: Zal Gaz Grotto

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    Zal Gaz Grotto 2070 W. Stadium, Ann Arbor

    Award-winning 14-piece big band led by bassist Keller and featuring vocalist Sarah D’Angelo and occasional guest vocalists. Also, each week features a middle set by a guest college or high school student ensemble.

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    Margaret Glaspy.: Ark

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    Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    NYC-based indie folk singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist whose music blends the fingerpicking guitar and poetic lyrics of Joni Mitchell with the power chords and attitude of 90s grunge. Glaspy “pushes back at passivity, whether political or personal, in carefully wrought storytelling,” writes Pitchfork in a review of her brand new album I Am Both. Opener: Anna Tivel, an Oregon-based indie folk singer-songwriter whose songs of struggle often begin achingly before evolving into expressions of joy. $29.

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    Half Ivory.: Ziggy’s

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

    The stage name of Kalamazoo indie rock singer-songwriter David Ladwig. Openers: David Freund, the frontman of the Ypsi rock band Cracked & Hooked, and Loperry, a local indie rock band.

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    Bill Edwards.: Ark

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    Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Veteran local country singer-songwriter whose songs have been covered by the likes of Lee Roy Parnell and T. Graham Brown. His collaboration with former Ann Arborite Whit Hill, “What’d I Do,” was featured in the HBO series True Blood. Tonight he is joined by local fiddler Grant Flick, mandolin virtuoso Jason Dennie, and bassist John Holkeboer to celebrate the release of his brand-new album Enough About Me. Opener: Kathy Wieland, a local singer-songwriter known for her lighthearted and humorous songs. $29.

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    Big Top Swing.: Ziggy’s

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

    A new Detroit-area instrumental ensemble that plays fresh interpretations of vintage swing from the 30s & 40s.

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    Paul Sprawl.: North Star Lounge

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

    Rootsy blues- and folk-style singer-songwriter from California known for his wry, quirky lyrics and inventive guitar style that incorporates lots of alternate tunings and rhythmic tapping.

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    Deep Steam.: Ypsi Alehouse

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    Ypsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    Ypsi quartet that plays jazz, rock, and soul covers, along with some originals.