May 2012 - update 5/25

SOME SHOWS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN - MAY 2012

Tues May 1 - Bare Mutants (mems of Ponys), Outer Minds, bEverly Sisters at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Tues May 1 - Frankie Rose, Dive, Replicas at Magic Stick Lounge Detroit

Wed May 2 - Kathy Leisen (of Soft Location / Glass Rock) on WCBN Local Music Show, 9 - 11 pm on 88.3 FM or wcbn.org

Wed May 2 - Cowabunghole!A Thelonius Bone Art Showing at Motor City Brewing Works 470 W Canfield Detroit 7 pm

Wed May 2 - known moons, forget the times, city center, chit chat at sigma phi (metal frat) 907 lincoln ave ann arbor mi


Thurs May 3 - Loose Joints DJ night w Charles Trees, Christian and special guest Amber Fellows at LIVE 102 S First St Ann Arbor 9:30 pm-2 am free 21+

Fri May 4 - Outrageous Cherry, the Crooks, Danny Kroha at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Fri May 4 - Spiritualized at Majestic Theatre Detroit

Sat May 5 - Charlie Slick (Ann Arbor, MI), The Van Allen Belt (Pittsburgh, PA) , Precise Hero (Detroit, MI) at Elks Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor MI

Sat May 5 - HIVE MIND / LIABLE / RAVEN STRAIN / SIOBHAN and DJ Justin Carver (Something Cold) at MUG 5984 Lincoln Detroit

Sat May 5 - ABOLITIONISTS 10 YR ANNIVERSARY / CINCO DE MAYO SHOW ( W/ TREE CITY) at Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Sun May 6 - Water Hill Music Fest - festival with many performers around the "Water Hill" neighborhood of Ann Arbor (basically bordered by Brooks, Miller, Sunset and N Main St...we think) 2 - 6 pm

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

Sun May 6 - CHITCHAT, BIG EYES (NY), CRAYCRAYS at Trumbullplex Detroit

Wed May 9 - PIERCED ARROWS (PORTLAND LEGENDS, SPAWN OF DEAD MOON), SUGARCOATS, ROACHCLIP, GROWING PAINS at FOR THE HELL OF IT FEST at PJ's Lager House Detroit 9 pm $8

THURSDAY MAY 10TH  - QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT (NOLA), HUMAN EYE, GARY WRONG GROUP (NOLA, NEW WIZZARD SLEEVE PROJECT), CLAW TOE (CHICAGO) 8PM $10 at PJ's Lager House Detroit For the Hell of It Fest

Thurs May 10 - ISA CHRIST - DIABLO - MISTER MATTHEW - LIDLESS EYE at Michigan Undergrund Group MUG 5984 Lincoln ST Detroit

Fri May 11 - Livefastdie and Liquor Store & TBA - afternoon house show at Komkil House Detroit

FRIDAY MAY 11TH - TY SEGALL, WHITE FENCE, STRANGE BOYS, JOHNNY ILL BAND + SPECIAL BASEMENT PERFORMANCE BY GARDENS DEBUTING THEIR NEW LINE UP at For the Hell Of It Fest at PJ's Lager House Detroit 9PM $12

Fri May 11 - NATE HIGLEY COMIC & POSTER ART SHOW w/ Versificators and Bedroxxx at Vault of Midnight Ultralounge Ann Arbor

Fri May 11 -  Derby Dimes 2nd Yr Bash w Charlie Slick ,Nickie P, Boys Themselves and more at Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Fri May 11 - WCBN FM presents Lucky Tubb & His Modern Day Troubadours, Woodruffs, 18+, $5, 7pm

Fri, May 11 - Claw Toe (chicago), Pine Cones, Hungry Ghosts at 605 N Congress St, Ypsi

Sat May 12 - Artshow Opening: diagram diagrams pictures & sounds by diagram diagrams (kevin mckay) (jack carder) (kevin bertram) at Ugly Mug Cafe Ypsilanti

Sat May 12 - Charlie Slcik and more at WOW cd release party at 942 N Main St Ann Arbor

Sat May 12 - jim cherewick & the wicker chairs, schwervon, chit chat at Dreamland Theater Ypsi

Sun May 13 - Shades/Keir Neuringer/Joel Peterson & James Cornish/Laserbeams Of Boredom at Name Brand Tattoo 514 E Washington St Ann Arbor all ages. Last show at Name Brand for a minute!

Sun May 13 - Psychic Feline (Portland), Smalls Beards at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Mon May 14 - La Sera (Katy from Vivian Girls etc, Hardly Art), Deadbeat Beat, Bad Indians, Chit Chat at PJ's Lager House Detroit MI

Wed May 16 - Deniz Tek / Blue Snaggletooth / Rainbow Vomit Family Band at Woodruff's YPSI

Weds. May 16th- Little Spoon(Boston) + Sail + Craig Johnson at Cafe Ollie Ypsi


Wed May 16 - Chit Chat, T-Tops and more at Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Fri May 18 - Homostupids & more TBA at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Fri May 18 - Josh Red benefit show at Trumbullplex w Suicide By Cop, Scissor Now and More - Trumbullplex Detroit


Fri May 18 - Russian Tsarlag, Jeff Zagers, Pat Elkins, Mall Mutants, Justin Rhody & JAV at Pleasure Dog 607 N River ST Ypsi 

Sat May 19 - Ann Arbor Rock N Roll Field trip to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. being organized by Josh Red, contact him for details. Try the fleetwood.

Sat May 19 - Kurt Vile & Violators, Black Bananas, True Widow at Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Sat May 19 - Johnny Ill Band & TBA at Cafe Ollie Ypsi

Sat May 19 - Protomartyr, Frustrations, Pop 1280, Body Holographic at Jumbo's 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

Sun May 20 - WCBN presents Arrington de Dionyso and Thollem McDonas at Arbor Vitae 336.5 S State St Ann Arbor MI

Tue, May 22 - Diemonds (Toronto), Cheerleader, Sex Police at Smalls Hamtramck

Wed May 23 - Mark Sultan, T-Tops, Mexican Knives at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Fri May 25 - Absolute Beginners w/ Hot Boss - all pop no rules dance party at Woodruff's Ypsi free 10 pm


Fri May 25 - Moon Pool & Dead Band at Detroit Institute of Art  7 pm followed by Genesis P-Orridge documentary "The Ballad of Lady Jaye" at 9:30 pm 


Fri May 25 - Japanther, Gardens, Illy Mack at 1480 Gratiot Ave Detroit


Fri May 25 - WT Records Presents: FATE NITE LIVE  weird disco w/ Stinkworx, Shawn O Sullivan, Entro Senestre at Donovan's 3003 W Vernor Hwy Detroit MI 10 pm

Sat, May 26 - Benefit for Pete & Karen Fogarty (they lost their house in a fire on 4/23) w/Sex Police & TBA at Elks Lodge 220  Sunset Ann Arbor

Saturday May 26 - Lucid Dreams with Pine Cones, Chris Toast, Hungry Ghosts and Joey Molinaro, with music gear barter and live video installation! new monthly series at Dreamland brought to you by Julian Lesse. Doors @ 8pm  8 - 10: Guest DJ LittleMack  10 - whenever : Bands and video installation

Sat May 26 - Wet Hot American Summer midnight screening at State Theater Ann Arbor

Sun May 27 - Isles of ESP, Anonymous Touch, Phantom Cats, Twine Time, Weed Nap, & Ungrateful Daughter @ Nancy Whiskey's Detroit


Sun May 27 - Haute to Death, Macho City, & ADULT. DJ set at Park Bar, Detroit

Sunday May 27th - Horse Lords (Baltimore) / Roachclip / K9 Sniffies 10pm $5 at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Sun May 27 - Post DEMF insanity with raw avant techno from the noise underground - w/ Container, Lincoln Hard On, Henry & Hazel Slaughter, Traag, Aphasiacs, Dakota Bones at Cave Gallery  in Detroit

Fri June 1 - Grass Widow (SF), F'ke Blood, Swimsuit at PJ's Lager House Detroit


MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS = community resource for cool shows & other events in Detroit/Ypsi/Ann Arbor and surrounding area. We love all ages shows the most but post ones that aren't too. If you have something to add, comment or email sabsalant at gmail. Please get in touch if you can help distribute and/or print flyers. That would be much appreciated.


I'll be going on tour this month, so won't be updating as often. I didn't have a lot of time to distribute flyers before I left, but I left some tacked to a bulletin board at Encore in Ann Arbor and there should be some at Astro in Detroit, if anyone's lookin for one.


If you have something to add or want to get in touch, email sabsalant at gmail.