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Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Blues
Nationally known artists visit the Ark, Kerrytown Concert House, other
clubs, and campus venues, crowning a flourishing nightlife scene. Home to
considerable local talent, Ann Arbor's also a stop for up-and-comers on the
college circuit.
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 Tuesday
May, 2008
8 p.m.
Avett Brothers:
The Ark. Postpunk southern roots music by this heralded young string trio from North Carolina whose music has been described as a cross between the Everly Brothers and the Violent Femmes. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution praises the band for exploiting "the tensions between the rustic Old South and the cosmopolitan New South, between rootsy bluegrass and rowdy punk rock, between reverence and irreverence." Its 2007 CD Emotionalism, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, is a collection of adventurously inventive originals that Paste magazine reviewer Steve LaBate calls "sporadically reminiscent of everything from Help! -era Beatles to Chopin nocturnes."
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, & all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
 Wednesday
May, 2008
Open Stage Showcase:
The Ark. Performance by 2 favorites with audiences of the Ark's Open Stage nights, Jim Smith, a veteran local country-folk singer-songwriter who writes reflective, often historical songs about ordinary people's lives, and Charlene Kaye, an energetic local singer-songwriter whose songs range between and sometimes mix together a wide array of styles, from classical, swing, and soul to pop and rock. She accompanies herself on both piano and guitar. 8 p.m., The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $10 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, & all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS
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 Thursday
May, 2008
 12:10 p.m.
Gifts of Art:
U-M Hospitals. May 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. Performances by area and guest artists. Today: avant-folk group and toy instrumentalists Little Bang Theory. Also this month: the Choral Connection (see 31 Saturday listing) previews its vintage American pop show (May 8), the Madrigals perform Baroque to contemporary music (May 15), the violin-piano duo Kaleidoscope performs works by Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, Kreisler, and others (May 22), and pianist Jerry Perrine performs ragtime, blues, and boogie-woogie (May 29).
U-M Hospital lobby, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr. (off Fuller). Free. 936-ARTS.
 Friday
May, 2008
8 p.m.
Dave Mason:
The Ark. A founding member of the pioneering progressive rock band Traffic, this veteran English singer-songwriter and guitarist is best known as the author of the Joe Cocker hit "Feeling Alright" and for his own hit recording of Jim Krueger's "We Just Disagree."
The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $30 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office, & all other Ticketmaster outlets; and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
 Saturday
May, 2008
9 & 11 p.m.
Marcin Wasilewski Trio:
The Firefly Club. See review, p. 87. Ann Arbor debut of this heralded Polish jazz trio led by composer-pianist Wasilewski that is most widely known through its years as trumpeter Tomasz Stanko's touring band.
Firefly Club, 637 S. Main. Tickets $12 in advance and at the door. 665-9090.
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