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NIGHTSPOTS
Sunday Sep 21, 2008

The Ark: Dana Fuchs
Blues-rock band led by this heralded young singer-songwriter whose vocal style draws on a range of classic influences from Etta James and Bobby Bland to Aretha and Mavis. "Imagine a sultry, more emotive Janis Joplin, backed by a higher-energy version of the late-60s Rolling Stones," says Stereophile magazine. "Rock 'n' roll doesn't get any better." $11.

The Blind Pig: Marc Broussard
The son of Louisiana guitar legend Ted Broussard, Broussard is a highly regarded 23-year-old roots-rock singer-songwriter who sings in an earthy, oversize baritone and whose music draws on a variety of genres, including soul, R&B, southern funk, and swamp-rock. Advance tickets: $25. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Cavern Club: Collision 6
Detroit rock quintet that plays originals and 80s and 90s covers.

Club Above:
Dance music with a DJ.

Conor O'Neill's: Traditional Irish Session
All invited to join or listen to an instrumental jam session. Followed at 10 p.m. by karaoke.

The Firefly Club: "Elevation."
Funk and hip-hop by DJ Graffiti and other DJs TBA. Also, an open mike session.

The Firefly Club: Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings
(5-8 p.m.) This local 10-piece big band is one of the few to specialize in the old-time big-band music of the late 1920s and early 1930s associated with Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver. Arrangements by the renowned early-jazz pianist James Dapogny and tubaist Chris Smith. The rest of the lineup includes 3 saxophonists/clarinetists, 2 trumpeters, a trombonist, a guitarist/banjo player, and a drummer.

The Necto: "Vision Sunday"
Guest DJs spin house and techno records.

Old Town: Greg McIntosh and Drunken Barn Dance
Double bill. McIntosh, the Great Lakes Myth Society guitarist, is a local pop-rock singer-songwriter. Drunken Barn Dance is a local experimental alt-country and folk-rock band fronted by Scott Sellwood of Saturday Looks Good to Me.

 
 
 

 

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