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    G-Fours

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

    Eclectic local string quartet that plays everything from Beethoven to the Beatles.

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    There and Back Again.

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

    U-M student jazz quartet.

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    Alex Anest, Chris Bober, & Brynn Hilliker

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

    Local jazz ensemble. Tonight they play original music, covers of songs by Chick Corea and Steve Swallow, and a set of tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim sung in the original Portuguese by guest vocalist Erika Ventura.

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    Open Mic

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

    All performers invited. Hosted by local folk-rock singer-songwriter Mike Gentry. 6–9 p.m.

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    40 Stitches Later

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

    Lansing Americana alt-country quartet.

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    “Dixboro Summer Days”

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

    Kids activities, craft vendors, food & drink for sale, and live music. Today’s lineup: Annie Bacon (1–2 p.m.), a local folk-rock & Americana singer-songwriter; Mike Gentry (2:30–3:30 p.m.), a local folk-rock singer-songwriter whom Guitar Player editor Jas Obrecht praises as “brilliant at coffeehouse-approved acoustic music, blistering hard rock, and most styles in between”; James Bourland & the Staches (4–6 p.m.), a local quintet fronted by Bourland, a singer-guitarist who specializes in American roots music; Paledave (6:30–8 p.m.), the stage name of Ypsi indie rock singer-guitarist Dave Buehrer; and Brian Perrone (8:30–10 p.m.), a Livonia-based singer-songwriter with a rich crooning voice who plays a melodic brand of pop-inflected alt-rock. 1–10 p.m., 5151 Plymouth Rd. Free. moonwinksa2.com.

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    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.

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    Kait Bimer

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

    Thoughtful folk-style originals by this U-M jazz vocals student.