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NIGHTSPOTS
Saturday May 24, 2008

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

The B-Side: Guilty Bystanders.
Local teen punk band. Opening acts are Red Leader, an alternative rock quartet from Ypsilanti, and The Echos, a local rock band. A fund-raiser for the proposed Ann Arbor Skatepark.

The Blind Pig: Baatin
Detroit hip-hop MC. Opening acts TBA.

Club Above: Groove Spoon.
Local salsa band formerly known as Provecto Sabor. Opening act TBA.

Conor O'Neill's: Garden of Souls
Detroit-area 80s and 90s rock cover band.

Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: Anna Ash & the Family Tree
Acoustic pop-folk band led by this local singer-songwriter who has a highly regarded new CD Hello Friend (from Bird Above).

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

Elbow Room: Misty Lyn & the Big Beautiful
Local country-pop band led by singer-songwriter Lyn. Opening acts are Empty Orchestra, the stage name of the Flint experimental country singer-songwriter Stephen Wisniewski, and Elle & the Fonts, the stage name of Elle Sawa, a Ferndale emo singer-songwriter who bills herself as "a horrible guitar player [who] likes to think she makes up for it through her exceptionally amusing stage presence and vocal performances." Also, That's Him, That's the Guy, an acoustic folk-rock duo from Ferndale.

The Firefly Club: Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Ann Arbor debut of this heralded Polish jazz trio led by composer-pianist Wasilewski that is most widely known through its years as trumpeter Tomasz Stanko's touring band. Advance tickets: $12. 9 & 11 p.m.

Goodnite Gracie: Lester Blues
Local guitar-based blues band.

Guy Hollerin's: Jimmy McCarty & Mystery Train
Popular rockabilly and roots-rock band led by veteran Detroit guitarist McCarty.

The Habitat Ultralounge: Ultraviolet
Detroit band that plays 70s & 80s rock hits.

Leopold Bros.: Nomo
Local 9-piece ensemble that plays a mix of Afrobeat with Sun Ra- and Coltrane-influenced jazz. The band recently released its Ubiquity Records debut, New Tones. Opening act is Matt Nisbett, a local alt-country singer-songwriter. 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

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 Hardy plays Top 40 and dance music records.

The Quarter Bistro: Mike Moore
Jazz guitarist.

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

 
 
 

 

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