The Blind Pig: The Weakerthans
Literate, thoughtful postpunk by this popular Winnipeg quartet. Opening acts are Liam Finn, a New Zealand pop-rock singer-songwriter (and the son of Crowded House frontman Neil Finn), and Christine Fellows, an art-pop singer-songwriter from Winnipeg who writes what the Vancouver Courier calls "perfect miniatures as finely wrought and layered as a New Yorker short story, with an inviting first line and an eye for detail." Advance tickets: $15.

The Earle:
Rick Burgess. Solo pianist.

Elbow Room: Mick Sterner
Detroit acoustic pop-folk singer-songwriter. Opening acts are Jet Boy Blue, a St. Joseph, Michigan, pop-punk quartet, and Dead City Saints, a Detroit punk-rock quartet.

The Firefly Club:
(11 p.m.-1:30 a.m.) : "Nightowl." Late-night shows with performers TBA on Tues. & Wed. and DJ 'munk with Latin rhythms and rare grooves on Thurs. No cover.

The Firefly Club: Paul Keller Ensemble
High-energy mainstream jazz by this ensemble led by bassist Keller that features 3 horns. 8-10:30 p.m.

Rick's American Cafe: DJ Swerve
DJ spins dance records.

TC's Speakeasy: "She Bang!"
Ladies night with 1980s & 1990s pop dance hits with DJ B Girrrl. Mar. 28: Todd Deatherage. Recently transplanted to Ann Arbor from New York City, Deatherage is a country-rock singer-songwriter originally from Dallas whom the Village Voice dubbed a "honky-tonk Elliott Smith." Opening acts are Dirt Road Logic, a 1970s-style rock 'n' roll band fronted by singer-guitarist Eric Kelly, and American Mars, a classy Detroit Americana quartet.