The Ark: Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet.
A member of the Ann Arbor-bred old-time music group Uncle Earl, this Illinois native began to immerse herself in traditional American music after hearing Doc Watson play "Shady Grove." She had also lived in China for a while in her early 20s, and the result is a repertoire of traditional and original songs, sung in English and Mandarin and accompanied on banjo in sparse arrangements that have some of the concentrated quiet of the music she heard in China. Her new band is an all-star string ensemble that includes the legendary newgrass banjoist Bela Fleck, cellist Ben Sollee, and fiddler Casey Driessen. $22.50.

The Blind Pig: Great Divide.
Local horn-driven blues-rock and soul septet. Opening act is Kinetix, a progressive funk-rock quintet from Denver.

Club Above: Latino Night
DJ Xcess plays salsa, merengue, reggae, and other Latin dance records. Also, salsa lessons, 9-10 p.m.

Club Above: Mike Smith &
(5:30-8:30 p.m.) the Cadillac Cowboys. Veteran local country band led by singer-guitarist Smith.

Common Cup: Chris & Kayla
Acoustic rock singer-songwriter duo.

Conor O'Neill's: DJ Big Daddie


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

Elbow Room: Electric Lions
Detroit indie garage rock quartet. Opening acts are the San Francisco neopsychedelic rock quintet The New Up, the Detroit alternative hard-rock trio The Lovehandlers, and the Detroit indie pop-rock quintet Apartment 4.

The Firefly Club:
TBA.

The Firefly Club: Easy Street Swingtet
(5:30-8 p.m.) Dixieland and swing by this local ensemble led by saxophonist and trumpeter Paul Klinger.

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: Chris Canas & the Blues Revolution.
Detroit blues band fronted by Canas, a young blues vocalist and virtuoso guitarist.

Live at PJ's: The Frontmen
Detroit quartet that plays a mix of progressive rock and hip-hop.

Melange Subterranean Bistro: DJ Zu
With a variety of dance music.

The Necto:
"Pride." DJ Jaces spins high-energy dance tunes in the main room. In the downstairs Red Room, DJ Mark plays retro music videos and DJ John G spins Top 40 records. In the Blue Room, DJ Mike spins techno records.

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

Rick's American Cafe: DJ Swerve
DJ spins dance records.

TC's Speakeasy: Back Forty.
Local acoustic string jam quintet that plays a brand of twangy roots-folk music fused with elements of jazz and psychedelic rock that it calls "down-home funkgrass." The band has a new CD, Big Orange Tent. Opening acts are Maybe August, a mid-Michigan folk-rock jam band, and another band TBA.

TC's Speakeasy: Roz
(5:30-8:30 p.m.) Local solo pianist.