Nightspots
Friday Mar 15, 2013
Back to the Roots: Annie Capps
Local singer-songwriter and electric guitarist who writes thoughtful, distinctively personal, warmly exuberant folk-rock songs that are both musically sophisticated and down-home. She’s accompanied by her husband, guitarist Rod Capps.
Blind Pig: Boombox
Muscle Shoals duo whose music blends rock ’n’ roll, psychedelia, and house music. Advance tickets: $15 ($20 at the door).
Blue Nile: Louis Johnson
Jazz standards and New Ethiopian jazz by this local pianist.
Cavern Club: “The Big Hair Big Mouth Big Fat Fun Show”
Cabaret-style drag show starring former Miss Gay American Jennifer Foxx and featuring Hershae Chocolatae and The Ladies of Illusion. In the Millennium Club. 10:30 p.m. & midnight.
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: Chad Elliott
A blend of Americana, roots, and country music by this veteran Iowa singer-songwriter.
Elks Lodge: 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: Jerry Ross Band
7-piece Detroit show band.
Live: The Vibratrons
All-star band led by veteran local rocker Dan Mulholland, the charismatic former leader of the Watusis and several other great local rock ’n’ roll bands. Its repertoire includes everything from garage rock and blues to country and folk, along with more ballads than Mulholland usually essays. With guitarist Brian Delaney, keyboardist Andy Adamson, bassist Jerry Hancock, and drummer Rich Dishman.
Mash: Robert Johnson’s Blues Band
Northville band that plays blus-rock originals and traditional blues.
Necto: "Pride"
DJ Jace spins high-energy dance tunes in the main room. In the downstairs Red Room, DJ Mark plays retro & Top 40 music videos.
Silvio’s Organic Pizza: J. Washburn Gardner & Ebb Tide
Local folksy Amerricana trio.
Tios Mexican Cafe: Tumbao Bravo
Cuban jazz quintet led by local saxophonist and flutist Paul VornHagen and percussionist Alberto Nacif.
Woodruff's: The Whiskey Charmers
Classy Detroit neo-honkytonk quartet, fronted by singer-guitarist Carrie Shepard of Some Velvet Evening, that bills its music as “electric heartbreak on the rocks.” Opening acts are the veteran the local alt-country-rock band Eric Patrick Kelly & Crooked Little Reasons, the popular Chelsea garage blues band Bull Halsey, and the Dearborn postpunk Celtic-Americana fusion quartet Ghost City Searchlight.
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