Nightspots



March 13, 2026

Blind Pig: Gimme Gimme Disco.

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All ages. Disco dance party with music inspired by ABBA. $25.

March 13, 2026

Blue LLama: Pamela Wise.

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Jazz quintet, led by Detroit pianist Wise, that blends bebop and Latin jazz. “Wise, an assured bop pianist with a Tyneresque (as in McCoy Tyner) touch, composes strong melodies and braces them with the simmering rhythms of the Afro-Cuban tradition,” writes Downbeat’s Dan Ouellette. Tonight they are joined by Detroit vocalist Naima Shambourger.

March 13, 2026

Live: Jerry Mack & the Terraplanes.

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Veteran local band led by singer-guitarist Mack that plays a mix of houserocking blues, uptown swing, soulful R&B, and roots rock, along with a few Motown songs. With vocalist-percussionist Eddie Harding, guitarist Pete Bullard, keyboardist Jim Merte, saxophonist-percussionist Willie Rankins, bassist Al Kalaf, and drummer George Eberhard.

March 13, 2026

Mash (Ann Arbor): Cetan Clawson Experience.

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Veteran Monroe psychedelic blues-rock trio.

March 13, 2026

Mash (Ypsilanti): Brenna Collins.

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Solo performance by this Stormy Chromer singer-guitarist.

March 13, 2026

North Star Lounge: Pontiac Trail Blazers.

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Local bluegrass quartet known for its beautiful vocal harmonies and instrumental prowess. Tonight they are joined by singer-guitarist Rochelle Clark.  7–10 p.m. $10.

March 13, 2026

Rumpus Room: The Mighty Swells.

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Grateful Dead tribute band.

March 13, 2026

Water Tower Distilling Co.: Backbeat Manifesto.

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Detroit-area jam band whose music draws on blues, funk, soul, and jazz-jam.

March 13, 2026

Ypsi Alehouse: Rounding Third.

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

March 13, 2026

Ypsi Alehouse: Bark’s Tales.

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Folk-rock originals and occasional covers by local singer-songwriter Michael Snyder-Barker.

March 13, 2026

Zal Gaz Grotto: Ferrario.

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

March 13, 2026

Ziggy’s: Shindig Machine.

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Local postpunk rock trio. Openers: The Ypsi psychedelic garage rock band The Velvet Snakes,  the Kalamazoo maximalist rock duo Lucius Fox, the Ypsi synth-rock band Saga, and the Ypsi Americana country-rock band Cowgirl.

March 14, 2026

Ark: BeauSoleil.

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Led by the celebrated fiddler Michael Doucet, BeauSoleil has been one of the most influential bands on the Cajun music scene since its 1979 debut. Its repertoire includes everything from Cajun, Creole, and medieval French music to zydeco, New Orleans jazz, island rhythms, and southern boogie. $35.

March 14, 2026

Blind Pig: Raising The Dead.

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Detroit-area 8-piece Grateful Dead tribute band. $20.

March 14, 2026

Blue LLama: Immanuel Wilkins.

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Acclaimed Brooklyn-based composer-saxophonist who burst on the scene in 2020 when his Blue Note debut Omega was named best new jazz release by the New York Times. He plays in a lush and expansive style, channeling afro-futurist influences in a way that’s reminiscent of fellow contemporary sax great Kamasi Washington. “More than most jazz practitioners of his or any generation, Immanuel Wilkins intuits and embraces the transmutational qualities that connect notes and tones to values of personal identity and spiritual transcendence,” writes JazzTimes. $50 (dinner & show, $95.).

March 14, 2026

Mash (Ann Arbor): Dave Menzo Band.

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 Ensemble led by local pop-rock singer-songwriter Menzo.

March 14, 2026

Mash (Ypsilanti): NuAudio.

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Toledo classic rock & pop cover trio.

March 14, 2026

North Star Lounge: Ryan Racine & The Little Victories.

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 Ensemble led by veteran local alt-country honky-tonk & rockabilly singer-songwriter Racine. 6–7:15 p.m. $15.

March 14, 2026

North Star Lounge: Paul Tinkerhess & Billy King.

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Local duo of country-flavored pop-folk singer-songwriter King and veteran folk-styled singer-songwriter Tinkerhess. 8:30–9:45 p.m. $15.

March 14, 2026

Water Tower Distilling Co.: Eric Moore’s Merle Haggard Tribute.

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 Local singer-songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist Moore fronts a band in songs by this prolific country singer-songwriter.