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Saturday
Mar 15, 2008
All events run from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
The Blind Pig:
The Bang!
Dance party with this local DJ collective that plays garage and 70s rock.
Cavern Club:
DJ Helluva
Local DJ spins old-school rock.
Club Above:
Mifune
Afro-electronique octet from Cleveland.
Conor O'Neill's:
Mossy Moran
Traditional singer from Ireland.
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room:
Kevin Brown
Veteran local country-rock singer-songwriter.
The Earle:
Rick Burgess Trio
Jazz ensemble featuring pianist Burgess, drummer Robert Warren, and bassist Russel Tessier.
The Firefly Club:
"Jazz Girls Vocal Summit"
Performances by several of the Detroit-area's top female jazz singers, including Shahida Nurullah, Jesse Palter, Judie Cochill, Susan Chastain, and others. They are backed on Friday by the Paul Keller Trio and on Saturday by the Tad Weed Trio. Mar. 18: The Cool Moose Orchestra. Ensemble of local middle and high school jazz musicians led by Glen Tucker.
Goodnite Gracie:
Tumbao Bravo
Cuban jazz quintet led by local saxophonist and flutist Paul VornHagen and percussionist Alberto Nacif. With pianist Sven Anderson, bassist John Barron, and Javier Barrios on timbales.
Guy Hollerin's:
George Bedard & the Kingpins
Superfine honky-tonk dance tunes from swing to vintage blues, country, rockabilly, and early rock 'n' roll classics, with some memorable originals penned by guitar genius Bedard. With drummer Rich Dishman and bassist Randy Tessier. The band has released 3 acclaimed CDs.
The Habitat Ultralounge:
Government Honey
Detroit quartet that plays 1970s dance rock.
The Halfass:
Hair Police.
Lexington, Kentucky, noise-rock band. Opening acts are Dead Machines, an Illinois experimental rock band, and Hive Mind, an industrial electronica musician.
Melange Subterranean Bistro:
The Groove-Matist
Retro, Top 40, and hip-hop dance party with DJ Mechial White.
The Necto:
"Frequency"
In the main room DJ Binzo plays Top 40 hip-hop and dance music, and in the Red Room a variety of Top 40 music videos.
The Quarter Bistro:
Mike Moore
Jazz guitarist.
Studio 4:
"Hip-Hop and House Night"
With DJ Jason "J Smooth" Doliveck.
TC's Speakeasy:
The Orbitsuns
Detroit rockabilly-flavored rock 'n' roll quartet. Opening acts are The Blue Rubys (see review), a local almost-all-female country-rock quintet. and another band TBA.
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