Nightspots
Friday Jan 18, 2013
Blind Pig: Match by Match
Local postpunk pop-folk duo of guitarist Gray Bouchard and accordionist Melissa Coppola. Opening acts are the local funk-rock jam quartet Teenage Octopus, the local piano-driven rock trio The Finer Things, and the local disco-oriented funk- rock musician Bochnasty.
Common Cup: Bill Bynum & Co.
luegrass-based quartet led by Bynum, an award-winning Downriver singer-songwriter and guitarist whose songs also draw on old- time, early country, gospel, and contemporary folk music. His band includes fiddler Mary Seelhorst, dobro player Dave Keeney, and bassist Chuck Anderson. 8-10 p.m.
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: Billy Brandt
Veteran Detroit country-flavored folk-rock singer-songwriter.
Elks Neighborhood Kitchen: Tim Haldeman Trio
Blues- and bebop-based jazz in a variety of styles and forms by this local ensemble led by saxophonist Haldeman. With bassist Dave Sharp and percussionist Dan Piccolo.
Habitat Lounge: First Call
Detroit R&B dance sextet.
Live: Mr. Largebeat’s Rockasaurus 
Big-beat space-rock covers and originals by this band led by veteran local singer-songwriter Jim Gertz, who plays a theremin (the original synthesizer) and percussion, and featuring lead vocalist Robin Peterson. 6:30-9 p.m.
Mash: Matt Boylan
Covers and originals by this local pop-folk singer-guitarist. 6-8 p.m.
Mash: Robert Johnson’s Blues Band
Northville band that plays blus-rock originals and traditional blues.
Silvio’s Organic Pizza: Steve Rich & Tim Prosser
The duo of singer-guitarist Rich and singer-songwriter and “mandolin maniac” Prosser perform a mix of acoustic originals and traditional music.
Tios Mexican Cafe: Tumbao Bravo 
Cuban jazz quintet led by local saxophonist and flutist Paul VornHagen and percussionist Alberto Nacif.
Woodruff's: Ghost City Searchlight
Dearborn postpunk Celtic-Americana fusion quartet. Opening acts are the Hamtramck rock cabaret duo Bride Stripped Bare, the Lansing roots-rock band Flatfoot, and The White Ravens, a highly regarded local self-styled “pop-geek-cabaret” rock duo of siblings Amy and Will Bennett, whose influences range from the Beatles and Dylan to Bach and Brecht.
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