Monday, March 26, 2012

April 2012 shows - update 4/28

Fri March 30 - Outrageous Cherry, Swimsuit, and more at Halfway Inn / Halfass Farewell show! last semester of shows there. basement of East Quad, on Church St near Hill St in Ann Arbor, all ages doors at 8 pm $5


Fri March 30 - Hunx & His Punx, Heavy Cream (Nashville) and more at PJ's Lager House in Detroit


Fri March 30 - Jim Kemp, The Everly Sisters, Body Holographic and Jöjjön at CAID (New Detroit Contemporary) 5141 Rosa Parks Detroit MI


Fri March 30 - Child Bite record release w Sros Lords at Old Miami Detroit


Fri March 30 - Detroit Music. A Photographic Retrospective by Doug Coombe Trever Long Marvin Shaouni Friday March 30th through April 28th 2012, Opening Reception Friday March 30th from 6-9pm at Whitdel Arts Gallery 1250 Hubbard Detroit, MI 48209


Friday, March 30th — KA (Brooklyn) + SAIL at LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books in Hamtramck 7 pm


Friday, March 30 Fool Moon @ Ashley & Washington Streets in Ann Arbor 8 pm free all ages - shadow puppets, luminary sculpture, luminary hair sculpture, experimental film, live music, etc.


Sat March 31 - Emogene Nightingale's Unveiling at Dreamland Theater YPSI


Sat March 31 - John Waters' "Pink Flamingos" screening, Pink Lightning $3 suggested, 9pm-midnite at 605 N Congress Ypsi


Sat March 31 - PROTOMARTYR record release show w/ DAS and The Intended at JUMBO's 3736 3rd St Detroit 10 pm


Sun April 1 - Ghostlady, Andy Wagner (Chicago), Missledyne, DJ Chuck Sipperley - super special early show at Woodruff's Ypsi 5 pm!


Sun april 1 - Avery Feral, Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk, Kevin Greenspon, Vehicle Blues at Cafe Ollie Ypsi 7 pm all ages


Monday, April 2: Ballister (Dave Rempis, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Paal Nilssen-Love) at Pop's Packing, 12138 St. Aubin, in Hamtramck 7 pm


Wed April 4 - Many Arms, Hyrrokkin, (art rock & prog rock from Philly & Yellow Springs) Jet Crash at Donovans Pub, Detroit (Bohemian National Home in Exile)


Thurs April 5 - East Side Hip Stimulation Experiment! Featuring Dan Clark, Brandon Weiner and Cosmic Light Shapes (members of The Witches, Velvet Audio and High Speed Dubbing) At My Dad’s Bar (14911 Kercheval, Detroit) 10 pm


Thursday, April 5th — BoxDeserter (avant garde jazz ensemble feat. Faruq Z. Bey, Thollem McDonas, Joel Peterson) at LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books in Hamtramck doors 7 pm


Fri April 6 - Saturday Looks Good to Me w/ Gardens and Kelly Jean Caldwell at Pike Room (Crofoot), Pontiac


Fri April 6 - Failure, Living Wound, Vullmoxx, Oak Openings , Mall Mutants, Witch Putty, Orphanage Rats At: The Pleasuredome
607 N. River Ypsilanti 9PM


Fri April 6 - Johnny Ill Band, Mexican Knives, Twine Time, Anonymous Touch at LJ's Lounge Detroit


Sat April 7 - Van Dyke Parks at MOCAD all ages


Sat April 7 - Ladies and Queers fest at Trumbullplex all ages


Sat April 7 - MOUNDS, Anonymous Touch, Buck Gooter at Name Brand Tattoo Ann Arbor all ages


Sat April 7 - Jim Cherewick & Matt Jones at Nick Melody art opening at Cafe Ollie Ypsi


Mon April 9 - CANCELLED NOT HAPPENING ANYMORE Parenthetical Girls (Portland), Sam Mickens (Seattle), Our Brother the Native at Arbor Vitae 336.5 S State St Ann Arbor All ages


Tues April 10 - Atlas Sound and FTHRSN at Michigan League Ballroom, Ann Arbor all ages


Thurs April 12 - The Heard / The Fuzzrites (Spinout records) / The Boss Mustangs (Spinout records) / The Blue Square at PJ's Lager house Detroit


Thursday, April 12th — Poretti/Beatty Duo (Chicago) + James Cornish Tonal Liberation at LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books in Hamtramck 7 pm


Thurs April 12 - MOTHER WHALE plays + RICHIE WOHLFEIL dj's with B.M.H & the COL at Donovan's Pub Detroit


Thurs April 12 - bEverly Sisters at Cliff Bell's Detroit


Friday, April 13th — Witch Putty + Tarpit + DJ Richie W at LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books in Hamtramck


Fri April 13 - Anna Schaap Art Show w/ Damned Dogs and Sea at Yellow Barn Ann Arbor


Friday April 13 - 13 Matthew Shipp Trio at N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Detroit


Sat April 14 - WCBN presents Disappears and Lotus Plaza and Mother Whale at Yellow Barn in Ann Arbor - w/ DJ Chuck Sipperley all ages


Saturday, April 14 Cloud Becomes Your Hand (NY), The Dreebs (NY), Fear of Holes (Saginaw), Trabajabamos, Patrick Elkins (shadow puppet show) @ The Far House Ann Arbor 9 pm


Sun April 15 - Witch Putty/Birth Refusal/Chalaque/Food for Owls/City Center at Name Brand Tattoo Ann Arbor


Sun April 15 - Brick Mower, Chit Chat, Butt Babies, Cheerleader at Painted Lady Hamtramck


Sun April 15 - Literature (Austin tx) at TBA in Detroit


Monday April 16 - Chris Corsano (solo) with Mike Khoury at Robinwood Concerthouse Toledo OH


Wednesday, April 18th — The HIVE DWELLERS + DANNY & the DARLEANS + DJ DION FISCHER 7 to 10pm at LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books in Hamtramck


Wednesday, April 18th — Calvin Johnson + Richie Wohlfeil disc jocks at Donovan's Irish Pub 10:30 'til 2am


Thurs April 19 - Calvin Johnson & the Hive Dwellers, Swimsuit, City Center, Never Forget (feat Evan Doering of Man the Hunter) at Dreamland Theater Ypsi all ages


Thurs April 19 - Corktown Cinema fundraiser, "Purple Rain" screening w/DUANE and ELECTRIC FIRE BABIES at PJ's Lager House Detroit


Fri April 20 - Windy & Carl at Lo & Behold Records & Books in Hamtramck


Friday, April 20 Hurricanes of Love (NY), Invisible Circle (NY), Patrick Elkins, TBA @ Dreamland Theater 9 pm


Fri April 20 - Mazinga, Counter Cosby, Cobra Youth at Vault of Midnight's Ultralounge. 9pm, $5


Sat April 21 - Eat Meter, Las Drogas, (+tba) - 9pm, $3 suggested at Playboy Mansion 605 N Congress Ypsi


Sat April 21 - Salvation Army Music Sale in Ann Arbor - music at 8 am - 2 pm, sale starts at 7. Featuring Shells, Bad Indians, JDSY, Hungry Ghosts, Annie Palmer, Patrick Elkins and more.


Thurs April 26 - Charlie Slick, Electric Fire Babies at Woodruff's Ypsi


April 27 - 29 : Totally Awesome Fest 8 in Ypsi all ages, schedule below:


FThe Totally Awesome Fest is an annual, free, all-ages celebration that began with the closing of the Totally Awesome House in Ann Arbor in 2005. It has been held during the last weekend of April every year since at various locations in Ypsilanti. Daytime events will be held outdoors this year with indoor nighttime activities. 

FRIDAY, APRIL 27
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@ VG Kids (884 Railroad St.)

5:00 KEVIN SCHLERETH
5:30 CARJACK
6:00 CHARLIE SLICK
6:30 IZZY JOHNSON
7:00 DUANE THE TEENAGE WEIRDO
7:45 OUR BROTHER THE NATIVE

featuring LIVE PAINTING by:
~Joanie Wind Newberry
~Leanna Moore
~Robb N. Johnston
~Jesse Thomason


@ The Dreamland Theater (26 N. Washington St.)

w/ ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS DJs between sets!
- doors at 9:30 p.m. -

10:00 PISTOLBRIDES
10:30 LIGHTNING LOVE
11:00 TREE CITY
11:45 NICKIE P.
12:30 EAT METER
1:00 SUPER HIT
1:30 K9 SNIFFIES


SATURDAY, APRIL 28
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@
The Bungalow (711 N. River St.)  MOVED TO DREAMLAND THEATER INSIDE
12:01 PANCAKE WALK 
12:30 DAN FLORIDA
1:00 VIDEO GAMES
1:30 LAS DROGAS
2:00 HENRY DAGG / CHILDREN OF SPY
2:30 FERDY MAYNE
3:00 JUNIPER BABY
3:30 JIM CHERWICK
4:00 SKY THING
4:30 RICH DELCAMP & FRIENDS
5:00 ANNIE PALMER
5:30 (D)(B)(H)
6:00 LORD OF THE YUM-YUM

featuring LIVE PAINTING by:
~Robin Trevino Gesieman
~Cora Thomason
~Mary Thomason
~Bri Howard


@ The Playboy Mansion (605 N. Congress)

8:00 GOOGOLPLEXIA
8:30 HOSPITAL GARDEN 
9:00 CONGRESS
9:30 DICK MOVE
10:00 MINUS 9
10:30 VAN HOUTEN
11:00 RAINBOW VOMIT FAMILY BAND


@ Electric Waterfall Castle (308 Washtenaw)

12:00 DUSTIN KRCATOVICH will be hosting a screening of "TUNNEL CANARY"
& a film by CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN

SUNDAY, APRIL 29
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@ Ripper Field (822 N. River)

12:00 PANCAKE WRESTLING w. THE REAL SPICOLIS
12:30 NATHAN K.
1:00 VAGRANT SYMPHONY
1:30 ZOMBIE JESUS AND THE CHOCOLATE SUNSHINE BAND
2:00 TOTO RECALL
2:30 MATCH BY MATCH
3:00 ANIMAL MAGIC
3:30 ROACH BEACH
4:00 T-TOPS
4:30 BLIZZARD BABIES
5:30 SWIMSUIT
6:00 MANHOLE
6:30 DETROIT PARTY MARCHING BAND

featuring LIVE PAINTING by:
~Dora Diaspora


@ Little Weasel House (814 Stanley)

8:00 HOT BOSS
8:30 OAK OPENINGS
9:00 CRAIG JOHNSON
9:30 SEX POLICE
10:00 WITCH PUTTY
10:30 TRABAJABAMOS
11:00 SUICIDE BY COP


+ LIVE PAINTING BY COMMUNITY REBIRTH
+ BEN MILLER'S TAKE-IT-HOME FASHION SHOW
Sat April 28 - Peach Kelli pop , Amoebas, Twine Time at the komkil/gold house, 8pm 5$


Sat April 28 - FOLK BLUES NIGHT with Host DANNY KROHA at LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books Hamtramck MI


Sat April 28 - WCBN presents Emily Wells & Sam Haddix at METAL 220 W Felch St Ann Arbor 8 pm


Sun April 29 - SOMETHING COLD presents: Featureless Ghost (Atlanta, GA) + Liable for Abuse at Garden Bowl Detroit


Sun April 29 - Fake Surfers, Wire Eyes, Drummer B, Henry & Hazel Slaughter - benefit for Pay It Forward Initiative at Cass Cafe 4620 Cass Detroit, all ages free show at 9 pm


Sun April 29 - White Mystery and Amy Gore at PJ's Lager House Detroit




Sunday May 6 - Black Dice, Moon Pool & Dead Band, Turn to Crime at Lager House Detroit


Sunday May 20 - Saturday Looks Good to Me, Body Holographic, Santa Monica Swim & Dive Club at Woodruff's Ypsi early show 7 pm! ALL AGES