Nightspots
Wednesday Feb 17, 2010
The Ark: John Hammond
Long recognized as one of the best interpreters of country blues masters like Robert Johnson and Sleepy John Estes, Hammond extended his range to include one of their principal contemporary heirs on his 2001 CD Wicked Grin, a collection of covers of the post-Beat neocountry blues of Tom Waits. His 2007 CD Push Comes to Shove is a mix of originals and traditional blues that also includes a hip-hop- tinged blues collaboration with G Love, who produced the album. Hammond accompanies himself on blues harp and various guitars. “John Hammond plays blues like a locomotive,” says Washington Post reviewer Eve Zibart, “all rhythmic pumping underneath and steam on top.” $22.50.
The Black Pearl: Beth Stalker & Jim Rawlings
An eclectic mix of styles, from blues, R&B, and jazz to rock and country, by the Detroit Music Award-winning duo of singer- songwriter Stalker and songwriter-guitarist Rawlings.
The Blind Pig: Nightwatcher
Local rock ’n’ roll quartet. Opening act is Voodoo Lighthouse, a local pop-ska jam band.
The Circus: Wayward Roots
Local acoustic roots music string band.
Elbow Room: Chris Bathgate
Local singer-songwriter who writes heartfelt, poetic story songs in a variety of moods. Opening acts are White Pines, an atmospheric pop-rock quintet, and Strand of Oaks, an eastern Pennsylvania grunge band led by singer-songwriter Timothy Showalter.
The Habitat Ultralounge: Dal Bouey
Detroit R&B and neo-soul show band led by vocalist Bouey.
Keystone Underground Martini Bar: "Music in the Neighborhood"
Acoustic or lightly amplified music by the local classic rock cover band Six-Foot Pole, the local ska and 80s-style pop quintet Hullabaloo, the versatile acoustic old-time, Cajun, and Zydeco sextet Walk Chicken Walk, and Bill Bynum & Co., a quartet led by Downriver bluegrass-based singer-songwriter Bynum. No cover.
