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NIGHTSPOTS
Saturday Mar 22, 2008

All events run from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

The Blind Pig: The State
Veteran local hardcore band fronted by vocalist Preston Woodward. Opening acts are the vintage local punk band The Fury, the Grand Rapids-area gothic rock band Walking Corpses, and the Downriver horrorbilly band Hellbound Train.

Cavern Club: Killer Flamingos
Rock 'n' roll covers and originals by this popular, veteran band from Dearborn.

Club Above: Groove Spoon
Local funk dance band. Opening act is Night Daze, a local rock quintet.

Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: "An Evening of Yogic Chants, Mantra, and Kirtan"
An ensemble of local musicians leads the audience in a program of meditative, energizing, and healing yogic chants. Performers are vocalist Dennis Chernin, guitarist Glenn Burdick, harmonium player Atmaram, tabla player John Churchville, and cellist Alice Greminger.

The Earle: Rick Burgess Trio
Jazz ensemble featuring pianist Burgess, drummer Robert Warren, and bassist Russel Tessier.

Elbow Room: Vanilla Curve.
Experimental pop-rock band from Clarkston. Opening acts are Brother Ash, a Royal Oak rock quintet, and State Bird, a folk-rock band from Dover, Ohio.

The Firefly Club: Straight Ahead.
Mainstream bebop and contemporary jazz by this highly regarded all-female Detroit quintet led by bassist Marion Hayden.

Goodnite Gracie: Nick Strange Trio
Popular local jazz-rock fusion dance band whose music draws variously on blues, reggae, calypso, and other idioms. With guest vocalist Jessica Oberholtzer. Mar. 26-28: Laith Al-Saadi. An eclectic mix of jazz, blues, R&B, Motown, and pop, including many originals, by a trio led by this local singer-guitarist.

Guy Hollerin's: Thornetta Davis
Soulful, rocking Detroit-style R&B by a band led by Davis, a powerful, Etta James-style vocalist.

The Habitat Ultralounge: Starfarm
1970s to contemporary rock covers by this East Lansing quintet led by vocalist Andrea Bingham and singer-guitarist Dan Malnar.

The Halfass: Canada
Popular local experimental pop-folk septet that features 2 cellists. Opening acts are the Detroit soulful country-rock quartet Scarlet Oaks, the Chicago psychedelic-folk singer-songwriter Cameron McGill, and The Great Lakes Myth Society, a local folk-rock sextet whose music is an eclectic mix of Appalachian music, prog-rock, and sea shanties.

Live at PJ's: "Dance Night"
With DJ Nig Daddie.

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: Deep Space Six
Popular local Grateful Dead cover band. Opening acts are Covert Operations, a Flint bluegrass-jam band, and Mumble, a local art-rock quartet fronted by singer-songwriter John Hawthorne.

 
 
 

 

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