Performances by 3 legends of Hawaiian slack key guitar regularly featured on the renowned Slack Key Show at the Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui: George Kahumoku Jr., Led Kaapana, and Sonny Lim. $35.
Early jazz classics from Scott Joplin and Bessie Smith to Louis Armstrong and beyond by this veteran local septet led by trombonist Terry Kimura.
All jazz musicians & singers invited. Hosted by drummer John Blanchette.
Internationally acclaimed Boulder guitar virtuoso, aka the Acoustic Ninja, known for his intricate arrangements of pop songs and crowd-pleasing techniques, such as playing with multiple capos and moving his strumming hand to the fretboard. $29.
Vulnerable and self-effacing bedroom-pop lyrics with a sharp alt-rock sound by this young Chicago-based indie band led by singer-songwriter & guitarist Chase Walsh. Openers: Edgehill, a high-energy Virginia indie rock trio, and Bugsy, an offbeat indie rock band from Minneapolis. $30.
Ensemble led by local guitarist Anest. With organist Jim Alfredson and drummer David Ward.
Jackson-area Americana singer-guitarist. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.
All invited to bring a poem or monologue that they’ve written. Hosted by cat h. bradley & Forrest Hejkal. Sign-up starts at 6:30 p.m. 7–10 p.m.
San Antonio post-punk garage band. Openers: Sonic Smut, a Detroit psychedelic art-rock trio, and Lester, a Lansing band that plays idiosyncratic, moody guitar-driven rock.
The stage name of Adam Weiner, a veteran Philadelphia-based rock ’n’ roll singer-songwriter & pianist best known for his sweaty, high-energy live performances, polished songwriting, and a sound at once lush and distorted. While Weiner’s upbeat boogie numbers often evoke a kind of sleaziness, his melodic turns and clever phrasing reveal an unexpected and endearing tenderness that’s much more apparent in his Elton John–inspired stripped-down piano ballads. Tonight he plays a solo show in support of his new single “Livin in the USA.” $29.
R&B-inflected jazz ensemble fronted by this highly regarded NYC-based singer-songwriter and trumpeter from British Columbia. The Wall Street Journal calls her “one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation.” $50 (dinner & show, $95.).
Local jazz ensemble led by bassist Tim Berla. With clarinetist & percussionist Charles Dayringer, keyboardist Paul Bairley, and saxophonist & flutist Paul Girard.
Ohio cowpunk one-man-band who plays in a luchador mask. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.
New Age Celtic music ensemble.
Rock ’n’ roll classics by local one-man band Jim Burd.
Legendary chanteuse with a glorious silvery voice who has remained a star for more than 60 years because of her intelligent musicianship and her impeccable taste in material, which encompasses folk, rock, and musical theater. $56.
Local heavy metal musician. Openers: the Ypsi postpunk band Cloverleaf, the local flamenco-funk jam band Mindful Dynasty, and Black Forrest. 7:30–10 p.m. $15.
With U-M jazz professor Ellen Rowe, a local pianist whose repertoire includes original compositions and reimagined versions of standards. 5 p.m. Free.
An ad hoc local ensemble led by trumpeter (and Blue Llama owner) Hicks.
Detroit postpunk rock band that first formed in 1977. Opener: Ransom Jones, a veteran local jazz-funk-rock quintet led by singer-guitarist Jim Dana.
