Nightspots

Rumpus Room

506 N. Main, Chelsea [map]
616-6646
therumpusroomchelsea.com

Music room inside Jet's Pizza features live music Thurs. & Sat. 7-10 p.m. No cover, no dancing.

February 1: Funkwagon

Gospel-infused funk-rock by this Burlington (VT) band now based in Detroit.

February 7: Distant Stars

Grand Rapids quartet that plays a brand of experimental glam-rock it bills as "funky/sexy/strange."

February 8: Stormy Chromer

Local progressive jam-rock quartet. Opener: TJ Zindle & the Powerlines, a dynamic local rock 'n' roll band led by Ragbirds guitarist Zindle.

February 14: "Singer-Songwriter Spotlight"

With performers TBA.

February 21: Open Mike

All musicians invited. Hosted by Erin Zindle. Sign-up begins at 6 p.m. 7-11 p.m.

February 22: Mo' Easy

Local band whose music is rooted in the blues, jazz, pop, rock, and funk of postwar New Orleans, especially Professor Longhair.

February 26: Blank Slate

Classic rock covers by this local teen quartet. Opener: Seventh, a Chelsea rock trio. 8-11 p.m.

March 14: Harper & the Midwest Kind

Blues-rock band led by Peter Harper, a blues singer-songwriter from Australia, now transplanted to Grass Lake, who plays blues harp and didgeridoo. The band has an acclaimed CD on the Blind Pig label, Down to the Rhythm.

March 19: Escaping Pavement

Ferndale acoustic singer-songwriter duo of multi-instrumental string players Emily Burns and Aaron Markovitz who describe their songs as "Americana wildflowers amongst blades of bluegrass." Opener: Adrian + Meredith, a Nashville-based, Michigan-bred husband-and-wife Americana duo whose music blends an old-timey twang and the frenetic bounce of early swing with rock 'n' roll attitude.

March 20: The Crossing

Traditional Celtic music and originals in in the same vein by this veteran Chicago-based quintet. Opener: Wes Fritzmeier & Friends, an eclectic mix of Celtic, bluegrass, folk, and jazz by the local duo of multi-instrumentalist Fritzmeier and composer

March 21: Deadicated

Detroit psychedelic jam band that specializes in the music of the Grateful Dead and its circle. 8 p.m.-midnight.

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