Nightspots
Friday Jul 31, 2009
The Ark: Lucciana Costa
Pop-rock band led by this Ann Arbor native, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter who's celebrating the release of her debut CD Last Chance for a Pony. $12.50.
The Blind Pig: Bull Halsey
Chelsea garage blues band. Opening acts are The Blue Rubys, a classy local almost-all-female country-rock quintet, and The Ivories, a Chicago alt-country-rock band.
Club Above: Drivin' Sideways.
(6:15-8:30 p.m.) Veteran local band fueled by Pontiac Pete Ferguson's alternately soulful and ornery vocals. Their country-based repertoire still features lots of classic honky-tonk, but they also cover everyone from Chuck Berry and Johnny Burnette to the Beatles and James Brown. The band's guiding presence seems to be Elvis--including both large chunks of his repertoire and his attitude that any music he did suited him just because he did it. The band also includes guitarist George Bedard, bassist Chris Goerke, drummer Mark Newbound, and keyboardist Jim King.
Conor O'Neill's: DJ Big Daddie
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: Seven Bridges
Country-rock originals by this Detroit trio led by singer-songwriter Keith Howard and featuring vocalist Lisa Chambers and her husband, bassist Dave Chambers.
Dreamland Theater:
TBA.
Elbow Room: Matt Jones
Local pop-folk singer-songwriter. Opening act is This Is Deer Country, a Houghton pop-folk acoustic quintet, led by singer-songwriter Kate Pote, that slowcoustic.com calls "music you drift along to and feel intoxicated by."
The Firefly Club:
Live bands TBA.
The Firefly Club: Easy Street Swingtet
(5-8 p.m.) Dixieland and swing by this local ensemble led by saxophonist and trumpeter Paul Klinger.
The Firefly Club: The Bobby Streng Saxomble
Jazz standards and originals by this ensemble led by U-M music student Streng that features 5 saxophones and a rhythm section.
Guy Hollerin's: The Chris Canas Blues Revolution
Detroit blues band fronted by Canas, a young blues vocalist and virtuoso guitarist.
The Habitat Ultralounge: Bugs Beddow Band
Versatile horn-driven R&B, boogie-rock, blues, and jazz ensemble led by veteran Detroit trombonist Beddow.
The Necto: "Battle of the Bands"
With bands TBA.
Oz's Music Environment: The White Ravens
Indie rock duo of local high school siblings Amy and Will Bennett. They are joined tonight by former Billy Joel drummer Liberty DeVito, who presents a drumming lecture-demo after the performance. $10 (students, $5). 7:30-9 p.m.
Tap Room: John Latini & Friends
Acoustic rock-based originals by this veteran local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter, who is joined by different guest musicians TBA each week.
