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NIGHTSPOTS
Saturday Sep 6, 2008

The Ark: Janis Ian.
Known for her affecting blend of rapt introspection and social consciousness, this veteran folk-pop singer-songwriter scored her biggest hits with "Society`s Child" (1967) and "At Seventeen" (1975). Since then she's written songs that have been recorded by everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Kathy Mattea, and the songs on her acclaimed 2006 CD Folk Is the New Black range from protest songs and self-critiques to the breakup song "All Those Promises." $23.

The B-Side: The Muldoons
Detroit pop-punk garage trio featuring drummer Brian Muldoon and his 2 sons. Opening acts are the local futuristic retro-rock trio The Ultrasounds, the local folk-rock-influenced indie pop band Wild Years, and the Ann Arbor Music Center student rock band Shady Lane.

The Blind Pig: Deals Gone Bad
Soul-inflected ska-reggae band from Chicago.

Club Above: Lake Effect
Self-styled "mutant pop" band from Cleveland, Ohio, that blends elements of rock, funk, and folk. Opening act is Romeo's Revival, Detroit alternative rock quintet.

Conor O'Neill's:
TBA.

Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: Katseye.
Local acoustic duo of Kathy Gravlin and Kathy Wieland known for their rich, resonant vocal harmonies and for their varied repertoire of traditional songs, covers, and Wieland's witty, thoughtful originals about women's lives. With bassist Rob Nuhn.

The Earle: Rick Burgess Trio
Jazz ensemble featuring pianist Burgess, drummer Robert Warren, and bassist Russell Tessier.

Elbow Room: Belikos
Local Latin-spiced hip-hop/funk band fronted by vocalists Aaron Orr and Melissa Shihadeh.

The Firefly Club: Frank Vignola
Acoustic jazz trio led by this renowned guitar virtuoso. With guitarist Vinny Raniolo and violinist Aaron Weinstein.

Goodnite Gracie: Nick Strange Trio
Popular local jazz-rock fusion dance band whose music draws variously on blues, reggae, calypso, and other idioms. With guest vocalist Jessica Oberholtzer.

Guy Hollerin's: The Jeff Williams Group
Toledo blues and soul quintet led by guitarist Williams and featuring vocalist Iris Ardey. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Habitat Ultralounge: Ultraviolet
Detroit band that plays 70s & 80s rock hits.

Live at PJ's: The Grooveleague.
With DJ Mechial White.

Melange Subterranean Bistro: The Groove-Matist
Retro, Top 40, and hip-hop dance party with DJ Mechial White.

The Necto: "Frequency"
In the main room DJ Hardy plays Top 40 and dance music records.

The Quarter Bistro: Mike Moore
Jazz guitarist.

TC's Speakeasy: The Cult Heroes.
Pioneering local punk band led by vocalist Hiawatha Bailey that's been riding its own rock 'n' roll maelstrom for more than two decades. Opening acts are Collateral Damage, an Ypsilanti metal-rock band, and Marshall Neely & the Deputies of Destruction, a Detroit power trio.

 
 
 

 

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