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Friday
Mar 7, 2008
All events run from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
The Blind Pig:
Arbor Soul Club
Classic soul music by the local DJ duo of Brad Hales and Robert Wells.
Cavern Club:
DJ Helluva
Local DJ spins old-school rock.
Club Above:
FUBAR
(5:30-8:30 p.m.) 6-piece band led by Kingpins bassist Randy Tessier and featuring former Map of the World vocalist Sophia Hanifi. Their repertoire is an eclectic mix of originals by Hanifi and Tessier and covers of everyone from the Everly Brothers, the Kinks, and the Yardbirds to Miles Davis, Steve Earle, and U2. The band has a 4-song minidisk, Clean House, an election-year collection that includes 2 originals, a cover of Stephen Stills's 1967 protest classic "For What It's Worth," and an original setting of Auden's 1939 poem "Refugee Song."
Club Above:
Latino Night
DJ Xcess plays salsa, merengue, reggae, and other Latin dance records. Also, salsa lessons, 9-10 p.m.
Common Cup:
Hannah Fralick
Jazz-folk singer-songwriter from Fenton who also plays offbeat covers of Beatles and other pop songs.
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room:
Billy King
Country-flavored pop-folk by this local singer-songwriter and guitarist, who is joined by singer-keyboardist Ann Renee, bassist Brian Crist, and drummer Will Osler.
Creekside Grill and Bar:
Mike Smith &
the Cadillac Cowboys. Veteran local country band led by singer-guitarist Smith.
Dreamland Theater:
Misha Grey
This local composer is joined by local vocalists TBA for a program of new vocal solos, duets, and choral works.
The Earle:
Rick Burgess Trio
Jazz ensemble featuring pianist Burgess, drummer Robert Warren, and bassist Russel Tessier.
Elbow Room:
Ann Arbor Dub Project
Local reggae-rock band. Opening acts are Nightcap, a local rock band, and Burnin' Man, a Jackson reggae-rock band.
The Firefly Club:
Easy Street Swingtet
(5:30-8 p.m.) Dixieland and swing by this local ensemble led by saxophonist and trumpeter Paul Klinger.
The Firefly Club:
Patricia Barber.
Celebrated jazz singer from Chicago with a chillingly gorgeous voice and penetratingly intelligent interpretive skills whose shrewdly crafted blues-based originals often feature wickedly humorous lyrics. San Francisco Bay Guardian music critic Derk Richardson praised her for the way she "waltzes with supreme grace on a tightrope between aloofness and intimacy." A cult attraction in Chicago since the mid 1980s, Barber first gained national recognition with her universally acclaimed 1992 CD Cafe Blue. Advance tickets: $30 & $40. 9 & 11 p.m.
Goodnite Gracie:
CB3
Organ-driven jazz-funk by this local band.
The Habitat Ultralounge:
Bugs Beddow Band
Versatile horn-driven R&B, boogie-rock, blues, and jazz ensemble led by veteran Detroit trombonist Beddow.
Live at PJ's:
The Frontmen.
Detroit quartet that plays a mix of progressive rock and hip-hop.
Melange Subterranean Bistro:
Al Hill Band
Blues, R&B, and soul standards, originals, and obscurities by this local quartet led by Hill's wailing vocals and pumping piano.
The Necto:
"Pride." With DJ Timmy D spinning high-energy dance tunes in the main room and, in the downstairs Red Room, DJ Mark playing retro music videos and DJ John G spinning Top 40 records.
The Quarter Bistro:
The Groove-Matist
Retro, Top 40, and hip-hop dance party with DJ Mechial White.
Rick's American Cafe:
DJ Equinox
DJ spins dance records.
TC's Speakeasy:
Rob Moses
(6-9 p.m.) Local solo pianist.
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