Nightspots
Saturday Oct 13, 2012
Blind Pig: Greensky Bluegrass
Kalamazoo bluegrass band that won the 2006 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition. Opening act is Joshua Davis, a band led by Steppin’ in It frontman Davis that plays Americana folk-rock originals. Advance tickets: $15.
Blind Pig: Teenage Octopus
Local funk-rock jam quartet. Opening acts are
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: Jared Saltiel
Locally bred Brooklyn (NY) folk-rock band led by singer-songwriter. Opening act is Spencer Michaud, a local singer- songwriter and acoustic guitarist whose music blends Motown, Tin Pan Alley, and folk.
Elks Neighborhood Kitchen:
TBA.
Guy Hollerin’s: The Bluescasters
Intense, low-down blues and blues-rock by this veteran local quartet.
Habitat Lounge: Dr. Smith
Detroit classic rock quintet.
Inverness Inn: Ben Daniels Band
Chelsea Americana folk-rock quintet led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Daniels.
Lighthouse Coffee Company: Adam Labeaux
Local singer-songwriter (and former Ragbirds guitarist) whose music is an amalgam of folk, soul, country, funk, and rock.
Mash: The Chris Canas Blues Revolution
Detroit blues band fronted by Canas, a young blues vocalist and virtuoso guitarist.
Pleasant Lake Inn: Off Our Meds
Classic rock band.
Quarter Bistro: Jeff Tucker
Acoustic singer-songwriter from Toledo who accompanies himself on guitar and harmonica and whose music blends rock, pop, and country with elements of Americana and jazz.
Silvio’s Organic Pizza: DaVinci
Local composer-pianist, the winner of the 2010 U-M New Music on the Block competition, whose music ranges in style from classical and jazz to Argentine tango and Persian piano music.
Tap Room: Ghost City Searchlight
Dearborn postpunk quartet whose music draws on Celtic and American folk idioms.
Woodruff's: “Ypsifest”
Oct. 11-13. With 8 different bands each night. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Tonight: Child Bite. Ferndale postpunk art-rock band. Opening acts are the Ferndale pop-rock quintet Bars of Gold, Detroit experimental hip-hop ensemble Passalacqua, the Detroit punk-surf garage band Amino Acids, the Detroit rock trio Jamaican Queens, the Ypsilanti Detroit-style rock ’n’ roll trio Disinformants, the Ypsilanti postpunk rock ’n’ roll trio Congress, and the Minneaolis space-rock band Dream Crusher.
Zou Zou’s Cafe: Bridge Club
Wistful, witty roots-pop by the trio of guitarist Keith Kiser, bassist Ralph McKee, and pedal steel guitarist Mark O’Boyle.
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