Nightspots
Saturday Dec 15, 2012
Blind Pig: “The Punks Who Stole Christmas”
With several top area punk and postpunk bands, including the Detroit garage punk quartet Glitter Trash, veteran Detroit hard-rock band 60 Second Crush, the all-female punk- rock band Manic’s Rage, the Ypsilanti punk-rockabilly Elvis tribute band Devil Elvis, and the Detroit punk-rock quartet The Luckouts, along with a guest performance by the godfather of the local punk scene, Cult Heroes frontman Hiawatha Bailey.
Cavern Club: Killer Flamingos 
Rock ’n’ roll covers and originals by this popular veteran band from Dearborn. Cover, dancing. In the Cavern Club.
Conor O'Neill's: Randy Brock Group
Detroit blues trio.
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: Bill Edwards 
Local country singer-songwriter, 1989 winner of the Billboard Country Songwriting Contest, whose songs have been covered by the likes of Lee Roy Parnell and T. Graham Brown. His collaboration with former Ann Arborite Whit Hill, “What’s I Do,” was featured in the HBO series True Blood, and he recently released his 5th CD, My Kind of Crazy.
Guy Hollerin’s: Lady Sunshine & the X Band 
Popular local gospel-flavored blues band led by Lady Sunshine, a fiery, rich-voiced singer whose style blends elements of Aretha Franklin, Koko Taylor, and Denise LaSalle.
Habitat Lounge: Soulstice
Hard-driving horn-fueled funk dance band from East Lansing.
Inverness Inn: Billy Mack & the Juke Joint Johnnies
Local roots-rock quartet, led by former Starlight Drifters singer- guitarist Mack, whose repertoire includes originals and rockabilly, early rock ’n’ roll, western swing, and hillbilly bop covers.
Lighthouse Coffee Company: Mark Boucher
Flint pop-folk singer-songwriter.
Live: “1st Annual Dragon Wreck Music Festival”
Dec. 14 & 15: A showcase 16 area roots-music bands of various stripes over 2 nights hosted by Dragon Wagon, a highly regarded local acoustic roots-music sextet that calls its music “bluegrass folk-rock with a touch of Irish whiskey.” Tonight:The Ypsilanti funk-inflected rock ’n’ roll band Johnny Lunchbox, the Chelsea Americana folk-rock quintet Ben Daniels Band, the local postpunk pop-folk duo Match by Match, the Kalamazoo jam-rock band Me 3 Mind, Lansing Americana folk-rock singer- songwriter Joshua Davis, local bluegrass fusion band Rootstand, the ocal horn-driven retro funk octet Third Coast Kings, festival host Dragon Wagon, and and the Cincinnati thrash-bluegrass jam band Rumpke Mountain Boys. 4 p.m.-2 a.m.
Mash: Bluescasters
Intense, low-down blues and blues-rock by this veteran local quartet.
Quarter Bistro: Marsha Gayle
Veteran Detroit jazz vocalist who specializes in standards associated with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, and Billie Holiday.
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: The Shelter Dogs
Local self-styled “lounge-a-billy” trio that plays vintage swing, rockabilly, and blues. With upright bassist Todd Perkins, guitarist Pete Bullard, and drummer Tom Twiss.
Wolverine State Brewing Co.: Dirty Deville
Local rock quartet.
Woodruff's: "Elbow Deep"
Drag show and gay and lesbian dance night hosted by Maxi and Jennifer of the House of Chanel, with a DJ TBA.
Zou Zou’s Cafe: Keith Parmentier
Folk- and country-style original ballads.
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