May 1: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.

May 1: "Thursdays Integrate"
Detroit-area electronic musicians. This month's lineup: Number 9, Episoldier, and Joe G (May 1), TBA Jared Wilson and Todd Osborn (May 8), and Keith Kemp and Vinnie (May 15), Matt Clarke (May 22), and CJ Hahn and Robert Lowell (May 29).

May 2: Rob Moses
(6-9 p.m.) Local solo pianist.

May 2: Drew de Four
Local singer-songwriter whose influences range from Ray Charles to Peter Gabriel to the Afghan Whigs. Opening acts are

May 3: Back Forty.
(See review.) Local acoustic string jam quintet that plays a brand of twangy roots-folk music fused with elements of jazz and psychedelic rock that it calls "down-home funkgrass." Tonight the band celebrates the release of its new CD Big Orange Tent. Opening act is Strange Arrangement, a progressive indie rock quartet from Chicago.

May 5: Open Mike Jam
All musicians invited.

May 6: "College Night."
DJ spins Top 40 dance tunes.

May 7: "She Bang!"
Ladies night with 1980s & 1990s pop dance hits with DJ B Girrrl. May 9: The View. Ypsilanti rock quartet fronted by singer-songwriter B. J. Walraven. Opening acts are Note to Self, a local indie folk-rock trio, and Patchwork Paradise, a young local alternative rock band.

May 8: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.

May 8: "Thursdays Integrate"
Detroit-area electronic musicians. This month's lineup: Number 9, Episoldier, and Joe G (May 1), TBA Jared Wilson and Todd Osborn (May 8), and Keith Kemp and Vinnie (May 15), Matt Clarke (May 22), and CJ Hahn and Robert Lowell (May 29).

May 9: Rob Moses
(6-9 p.m.) Local solo pianist.

May 10: The Dirty Americans
Detroit band whose heavy, guitar-driven rock 'n' roll has provoked comparisons to Helmet and the Rollins Band. Opening acts are Collateral Damage, a local hard-rock band, and another band TBA.

May 12: Open Mike Jam
All musicians invited.

May 13: "College Night."
DJ spins Top 40 dance tunes.

May 14: "She Bang!"
Ladies night with "Urban Cowgirl Cabaret," a blues, folk, and country song-and-dance revue featuring 5 female vocalists backed by a quartet.

May 15: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.

May 15: "Thursdays Integrate"
Detroit-area electronic musicians. This month's lineup: Number 9, Episoldier, and Joe G (May 1), TBA Jared Wilson and Todd Osborn (May 8), and Keith Kemp and Vinnie (May 15), Matt Clarke (May 22), and CJ Hahn and Robert Lowell (May 29).

May 16: Rob Moses
(6-9 p.m.) Local solo pianist.

May 16: Coyote Grace
Indie pop-folk trio from northern California. Opening acts are Abra Wise, a local acoustic emo singer-songwriter, and another performer TBA.

May 17: Tickled Fancy Burlesque Co
Local burlesque troupe. Opening act is Arson's Blazing Carnival, a local carnival sideshow, and walks on burning coals.

May 19: Open Mike Jam
All musicians invited.

May 20: "College Night."
DJ spins Top 40 dance tunes.

May 21: "She Bang!"
Ladies night karaoke.

May 22: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.

May 22: "Thursdays Integrate"
Detroit-area electronic musicians. This month's lineup: Number 9, Episoldier, and Joe G (May 1), TBA Jared Wilson and Todd Osborn (May 8), and Keith Kemp and Vinnie (May 15), Matt Clarke (May 22), and CJ Hahn and Robert Lowell (May 29).

May 23: Rob Moses
(6-9 p.m.) Local solo pianist.

May 23: Throttlebody
Detroit band featuring members of Solid Frog that plays inventive, heavy-hitting rock 'n' roll. Opening acts are Spiral Crush, a Detroit rock band, and other bands TBA.

May 24: The Farewells
Indie neopsychedelic rock band from Wyandotte. Opening acts are Elephantom, a Sterling Heights postpunk folk-rock quartet, and another band TBA.

May 26: Open Mike Jam
All musicians invited.

May 27: "College Night."
DJ spins Top 40 dance tunes.

May 28: "She Bang!"
Ladies night with Fallsway Downs, an Ypsilanti acoustic rock band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Jess Klein. Opening act is Stolen Moments, a local all-female acoustic trio that plays jazz, blues, and R&B standards.

May 29: "Happy Hour Acoustic Sessions"
(6-9:30 p.m.) Popular local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Latini hosts an acoustic open mike. Sign-up begins at 5:30 p.m.

May 29: "Thursdays Integrate"
Detroit-area electronic musicians. This month's lineup: Number 9, Episoldier, and Joe G (May 1), TBA Jared Wilson and Todd Osborn (May 8), and Keith Kemp and Vinnie (May 15), Matt Clarke (May 22), and CJ Hahn and Robert Lowell (May 29).

May 30: Rob Moses
(6-9 p.m.) Local solo pianist.

May 30: Bitter Inks
Ypsilanti acoustic pop-rock trio. Opening acts are Big Slik, an EMU student alternative-rock band, and Jesse Passage & the Lodge, a Detroit acoustic folk-rock and country-rock band.

May 31: "Ann Arbor Music Center Presents"
All ages admitted until 6 p.m. With several Ann Arbor Music Center student rock bands, including HMS Epidemic, Shady Lane, and others TBA. The evening lineup features 2 Day Escape, a local alternative rock band,and other bands TBA. A benefit for the Crossroads Music Festival. Noon-2 a.m.