MAY 2013 SHOWS - updated 5/6

SOME SHOW S IN MAY 2013 IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

Wed May 1 - UNHOLY WATER (ETHEREAL DETROIT DARK NOISE TRIP), WHATEVER, STEF CHURA, JEREMY WAUN, BILLY MACK COLLECTOR
(STROUDSBURG PA FOLK FRIEND) at 1217 Griswold Detroit 9 pm

Wed May 1 - Sros Lords on WCBN Local Music Show 9-11 pm 88.3 FM or wcbn.org

Thurs May 2 - Bill Bondsmen tour kickoff/record release at Garden Bowl Detroit FREE 

Thurs May 2 -  Steve Cohn with Jeff Marx, Kurt Prisbe at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit 
Fri. MAY 3rd & Sat. MAY 4th ~ LO & BEHOLDOUT! anti Ferndale Blowout party ~ many bands, groovy times at LO & BEHOLD 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck

Fri May 3 - Josephine Foster + Shells at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot in Detroit

Fri May 3 - CANCELLED Moonhairy / Sros Lords / LZR at PJ's Lager House detroit CANCELLED

FRI MAY 3 - Tyvek (new lineup Detroit debut), the Bibs, Public Urination at Jumbo's 3736 3rd St Detroit

Fri May 3 -  Spice Hound Music Co. (NYC), Red Stone Souls (Detroit), Jarvis and the Whales (Detroit) $4  10:00 at Donovan's Pub Detroit

Sat May 4 - Josephine Foster & Hydropark (new project from Fred Thomas) at Canterbury House 721 E Huron St  Ann Arbor 8 pm all ages

Sat May 4: Occasional Detroit-Henry and Hazel Slaughter-Isa Christ-Penny Royale-KHF at MUG 5984 Lincoln Detroit

Sat May 4 -  PEOPLE'S TEMPLE | BOYHOOD (mem of White Wires) |CHIT CHAT | VONNEGUTS  at Jumbo's 3736 3rd St Detroit

Sun May 5 - May 5th: Further Reductions (Cititrax / Captured Tracks / NYC) + Especially Good + Something Cold DJs @ Lager House

Sun May 5 - Water Hill Music Fest - residents of Water Hill, Ann Arbor, Michigan perform on their porches while visitors stroll from house to house. 2-6 pm free all ages. more info here

MONDAY MAY 6 - BLACK PUS (Providence/Brian Chippendale from Lightning Bolt), ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO & MOUNDS AT THE BLIND PIG  in ANN ARBOR  presented by WCBN FM 

Tues May 7 - May 7: Arrington De Dionyso's Malaikat, Spaceband at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot in Detroit

Tues May 7 - Tues. MAY 7th ~ CATL (Toronto) with Danny Kroha on harp; a couple RAW DEALERS; and DETROIT 78 SOCIETY (all 78 rpm Jump Blues and early R&B djs) at LO & BEHOLD 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck

WED MAY 8 - BAD INDIANS, STREET GNAR (Lexington), SHELLS at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main St Ann Arbor 7-11 pm all ages!

Wed May 8 -  Xavier Charles, Frédéric Blondy and Guylaine Cosseron at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot in Detroit

Fri May 10 -  The Atom Age (Cali) - Scissor Now! - Eat Meter at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main  St Ann Arbor 7-11 pm all ages!  

Fri May 10 - Night Beats (Seattle) + Bad Indians - free show in Garden Bowl

Sat May 11 - Mike Kelly's Mobile Homestead Opening with Music by The Früt and The Blackman at MOCAD 8 pm


Sat May 11 - Origins & Endings: Experiments in Collaboration - Creative Rights art show opening at Jam Handy 2900 E Grand Blvd Detroit 8pm-midnight

Sat May 11 - Goldendust (Iowa City/Night-People/members of Wet Hair) + Liable at Something COLD at Garden Bowl Detroit free

 Sat. MAY 11th ~ FOLK BLUES NIGHT a night of trad. Folk Blues & Gospel hosted by Danny Kroha and Dave Morrison, feat. guests performers across Mich. and Ohio. This evening we release GIVE ME NO TROUBLE IN THE WORLD I KNOW: Folk Blues Night No. 1, a cassette compilation of performances recorded live at Folk Blues Night over the last few months. at LO & BEHOLD 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck

SAt May 11 - Ulan Bator, Martin Bisi, Nathalie Forget- featuring member of Faust, Radio Head and producer of Sonic Youth, Swans, Africa Bambaataa at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot in Detroit

Tues May 14 - The UV Race ◊ Timmy's Organism ◊ Johnny Ill Band at Magic Stick Lounge Detroit 

Tues May 14 - Cop City Chill Pillars at Garden Bowl - free!

Tues May 14 - Deniz Tek (Radio Birdman etc) at Woodruff's Ypsi

WED MAY 15 - Ian Svenonius book tour for his new book "Supernatural Strategies for Forming A Rock N Roll Group" at BOOK BEAT

WED MAY 15 - Ian Svenonius + Calvin Johnson play rare solo sets at Lo & Behold Records & Books 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck! all ages!!
THURS 5/16 - Ian Svenonius book tour for his new book "Supernatural Strategies for Forming A Rock N Roll Group"  + Calvin Johnson solo set at Encore Records. 7 PM SHARP! ALL AGES + FREE! PRESENTED BY WCBN FM ANN ARBOR

THURS MAY 16 - DJs Ian Svenonius, Calvin Johnson & Shells at the ELKS LODGE 220 W Sunset Blvd Ann Arbor 10 pm

Fri May 17 -  Glass Clue/Actual Birds/K9 Sniffies at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main St Ann Arbor 7-11 pm all ages!

Fri May 17 - Colin Stetson & Justin Walter (record release!) at Blind Pig Ann arbor

Sat May 18 -  Skin Graft-Jason Soliday-Dog Lady Island-Tarpit at MUG 5984 Lincoln St Detroit

Mon May 20 -  Tyvek / Eat Skull / Roach Clip at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Tues May 21 CCMC (Michael Snow / John Oswald / Al Mattes) + WOLF EYES + DJ BRAD HALES at MOCAD

Wed May 22 - Pink Lightning + TBA $3 10:00 at Donovan's Pub Detroit

Fri May 24 - Saturday Looks Good to Me record release at Mickey Finn;s Toledo

Friday May 24 CHROMATIC JACKIE + MAGAS + MACHO CITY and DISCO/SECRET DJs at MOCAD



Fri May 24 - WT Records Showcase (Brooklyn) Speculator, Chupacabras, more TBA $3 10:00  at Donovan's Pub

Sat May 25 - Saturday Looks Good to Me record release w/ Secret Twins at Loving Touch Ferndale

Sat May 25 - Human Eye record release w/ Iron Stag at Trinosophes Detroit

Sat May 25 - Wiccans at TBA in Detroit

Sat May 25 -  Macho City DJs + Guests  $3 10:00 at Donovan's Pub

MON MAY 27 - BROKEN WATER (olympia WA) AT Arbor Vitae  336.5 S State ST ANN ARBOR   ALL AGES !!

Wed May 29 -  FM DUST PRESENTS: Watch Me Now film series #5: CRIMEWAVE @ 327 Braun Ct. Ann Arbor (FREE)

Thurs May 30 - Family curse , Fake surfers , The Intended, Lawsuits at MAgic Stick

FRI MAY 31 - X! Fest day # 1 w/ Tyvek, Homostupids (Cleveland), E.T. Habit (Chicago), Frustrations, Heroes & Villains The Mahonies at Tangent Gallery 715 E Milwaukee St Detroit. Doors 9 pm music 9:30 $10 per night.

LOOKING AHEAD:::

 SAT JUNE 1 - X! RECORDS FEST Day #2 w / Protomartyr, Sediment Club (NYC), Leather Nightmare (Nashville), Johnny Ill Band, Beekeepers AT TANGENT GALLERY

SUN JUNE 2 - NEGATION (New Orleans) + ISLES OF ESP + SWIMSUIT at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot DETROIT

Wed June 5 THE UNCLUDED (Aesop Rock + Kimya Dawson) with Hamell on Trial at Trinosophes

THURS JUNE 13 -  PRIESTS (DC) at Lo & Behold 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck all ages!

JULY 9 - WIRE at MOCAD

JULY 25 - BONNIE PRINCE BILLY at TRINOSOPHES  


Friday Sept 20 PERE UBU at TRINOSOPHES
 
WEEKLY AFFAIRS:

TUESDAY: Vinyl Word every Tuesday at the Last Word in Ann Arbor w/ DJ Danny Glover's Kid
WEDNESDAY: Local Music Show on WCBN in Ann Arbor, 2 hours of local music w a live performance every week. 88.3 FM or wcbn.org 9 to 11 pm
THURSDAY: We Can't Be Friends DJ Night w. the Col + fre]iends at Donovan's Pub, 3003 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, 48216. Free, 10 pm - 2 am
THURSDAY: Foundation every Thursday early Detroit techno bowling w/ dj munk at Bel Mark Lanes Ann Arbor
FRIDAY: Hello Records Happy Hour every Friday at 4 pm w/ a guest DJ
FRIDAY: Jazz & Soul Food at the Elks Pratt Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor, 6 pm 21+
SUNDAY: Sugar House in Detroit - DJ Chad Pratt + guests

MONTHLY AFFAIRS:
FIRST FRIDAY of the month - Ann Arbor Soul Club at the Blind Pig w/ DJ Brad Hales
THIRD FRIDAY of the month - Funky Kingston Reggae Night at the Elks Lodge in Ann Arbor

APRIL 2013 - updated 4/27 - now w/ TAF schedule!

 SOME SHOWS IN APRIL 2013 IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

Mon April 1 - Schwervon w/ Jim Cherewick & the Wicker Chairs + Deadbeat Beat @ Cafe Ollie in Ypsilanti, MI

Tues April 2 - WHITE MYSTERY • KETAMINES • THE INTENDED (members of TYVEK) • in the Magic Stick Lounge

Tues April 2 - RELIGIOUS GIRLS//BEOWULF//RAW HONEY at Comphaus 414 E Kingsley Ann Arbor

Wed April 3 - CHIT CHAT, Organs (NYC) and The Howling Loud! at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main St Ann arbor 7-11 pm all ages
 
Thurs April 4 - Elliot Sharp- experimental guitar great at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit

Thurs April 4 - WCBN Bowling Night with DJ Munk spinning Techno and House! at Bel Mark Lanes 10pm-1am w/ live broadcast of techno on WCBN from Bel Mark

Fri April 5 - Ed Schrader's Music Beat (Baltimore), Ritual Howls, lord scrummage & reverend @ the loving touch in ferndale

Fri April 5: Container, Ital, Aphasiacs, Dakota Bones/Slufter at MUG 5984 Lincoln St Detroit

Fri April 5 - 24 Hour Improvisation Concert at Canterbury House 6 pm Friday-6 pm SAturday 

Sat April 6 - GROWING PAINS + DAY CREEPER (Col.OH.) + NEBULA SMILE at Painted Lady Hamtramck

Sat April 6 - Little Gold (Athens GA / ex-Woods and Meneguar), Radiant Marks, Todd Killlings Jr (Athens) at Trumbullplex Detroit
 
Mon April 8 - NATURAL CHILD ◊ JOHNNY ILL ◊ K9 SNIFFIES  at Jumbo's Bar Detroit

  Tues April 9 - Instant Composers Pool- living legends of the Dutch avant-garde at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit

 WED 4/10 - SHELLS on the WCBN Local Music Show 9-11 pm on 88.3 FM or wcbn.org

WED 4/10 - SUN 4/14 - ART X DETROIT FESTIVAL - Free festival with many events by artists in many media, brought to you by Kresge Foundation - more info & schedule here! 

Thurs April 11 - Angels Watching Over Me: A Detroit Gospel Showcase (part of Art X Detroit) Detroit gospel legends The Trumpetlettes, The Silver Harps, and The Pure Heart Travelers will all be performing, presented by Kresge grant recipient Michael Hurtt. free! 6:30 - 9:30 pm at The First Congregational Church at 33 E. Forest and Woodward in Detroit, Michigan
 

Thurs April 11 -SOLID ATTITUDE (Iowa City) FAKE SURFERS, K9 Sniffies at Painted Lady Hamtramck

Thurs April 11 - Teepee / The Mahonies / Church Shoes at PJ's Lager House Detroit

 
Fri April 12 - Redd Kross w/ The Go & the Wolfman Band at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Fri April 12 - LIFELIKE FESTIVAL at Elks Lodge Ann Arbor w/ REBEL KIND, SHELLS, DAMNED DOGS, KNOWN MOON, MOON, LIDLESS EYE, UZ at the Elks Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor 8 pm

Fri April 12 - CONGEALED: A FESTIVAL OF SOLO EXPERIMENTAL SOUND AND ART – Curated by Chris Pottinger w/ Cotton Museum (Chris Pottinger) (Detroit, MI) Regression (Nate Young) (Detroit, MI)  Bill Nace (Northampton, MA)  Brown Recluse Alpha (Christopher Forgues) (Providence, RI)  Video and Artwork presented by:  Mat Brinkman (Denver, CO) (FORCEFIELD, MINDFLAYER) at MOCAD 8-11pm all ages 

Fri April 12 - Jamaican Queens record release at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit 

Sat 4/13- Wham City Comedy Tour 2013 at Jam Handy 2900 E Grand Blvd, Detroit MI.

SUN 4/14 - WIDOWSPEAK (NYC/Captured Tracks) + the REBEL KIND (full band version!) at Space 2435 (corner of S State & E Washington in Ann Arbor) presented by WCBN and EQMC  8 pm

Sun 4/14 - Purling Hiss at Garden Bowl
 
Mon April 15 - Chris Corsano solo at Encore Records Ann Arbor 8 pm presented by WCBN  FREE ALL AGES


Mon April 15 - Mike Tamburo, Eric Carbonara- New directions on folk and modal improvisation at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit

Tues April 16 - Reagan Youth (NYC), Dust Angel, Rebel Spies, The Hangdowns, Dead Church @ Toepher House 8742 Toepher, Warren, MI


Tues April 16 - Baby Dee and Little Annie- torch songs for the twisted at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot 
Detroit

 Wed April 17 - PISSED JEANS with FRUSTRATIONS and K9 SNIFFIES at PJ's Lager House 

Thurs April 18 - Sister Spit Next Generation tour at Aut Bar ann Arbor 7 pm

Thurs April 18 - Soft Location, Gardens and Humanzee at Jam Handy 2900 E Grand Blvd, Detroit MI. 

Thurs April 18 - Aaron Dilloway and Jason Lescalleet "Solo/Solo/Duo" with Dog Lady Island and Tarpit at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot St Detroit

Sun April 21 - Shadow Puppet Show With Patrick Elkins at Ann Arbor District Library Main Branch 2 pm

Sun April 21 - Bad Indians/The Beets/Mexican Knives/Radiant Marks at Woodruff's Bar Ypsi

Sun April  21 - Soupcans(Toronto) Sros Lords(DET) K9 SNIFFIES(YPSI) at the Painted Lady Hamtramck


Sun April 21 - TV Ghost/Wax Idols/Fake Surfers/Eroders at PJ's Lager House Detroit

  Mon April 22 - Saturday Looks Good to Me at Ann Arbor District Library 7 pm FREE All ages

Tues April 23 - White Lung (Vancouver CA) + Swimsuit + Touch at Magic Stick Lounge


Tues April 23 - PROTOMARTYR / SPRAY PAINT / KOMMIE KILPATRICK at PJ's Lager House
 
Wed April 24 - Danny Brown at the Blind Pig

Fri April 26 - Raw Power (ITALY), Wartorn (WI), U.D.I. (WI), Heresy, State, Final Assault @ Corktown Tavern Detroit



April 26-28 Totally Awesome Fest 9 in YPSI - schedule below




FRIDAY, APRIL 26

VG KIDS
(884 Railroad St.)

5:00 BRIAN RX TUCKER
5:30 ANNIE PALMER
6:00 LAS DROGAS
6:30 HAPPY CAMPERS
7:00 SHELLS
7:30 STEF CHURA
8:00 THE REBEL KIND
+LIVE PAINTING organized by COMMUNITY REBIRTH

DREAMLAND THEATER
(26 N. Washington St.)

9:00 DREAMLAND PUPPET TROUPE
10:00 HULLABALOO
10:45 FAKE FOOD
11:30 MINUS 9
12:15 WICKER CHAIRS
1:00 BLACK LID
1:30 HOLLIS AND THE COATS


SATURDAY, APRIL 27

THE HOUSE OF MOLE
(ask around)

12-7: BEN MILLER'S TAKE-HOME FASHION SHOW!
+LIVE PAINTING organized by COMMUNITY REBIRTH

11:00 PANCAKE DECORATING CONTEST

FM DUST PRESENTS: DUST043

12:00 MATT ENDAHL
12:45 OAK OPENINGS
1:30 SKY THING
2:15 ORPHANAGE RATS
3:00 SAM HADDIX
3:45 ACTUAL BIRDS
4:30 CHARLIE SLICK

5:15 NIGHTBEAST
6:00 CUDDLE MAGIC
6:45 JOEY MOLINARO

DREAMLAND THEATER
(26 N. Washington St.)

9:00 WICCANS
9:45 PIZZA MASK
10:30 P.E. PRESENTS: "INTO THE DREAM HOLE"
11:00 AIMEE ADAMS
11:45 SCARED TO DEATH
12:30 NICKIE P.
1:00 BLUE SNAGGLETOOTH
1:30 GIRTH


SUNDAY, APRIL 28

FROG ISLAND PARK
6:34 a.m. SUNRISE SITUATION

THE HOUSE OF MOLE
(310 Maple St.)

12-7: BEN MILLER'S TAKE-HOME FASHION SHOW!
Free clothes to make your wardrobe more fabulous! Feel free to bring swap-ables, or just grab 'n' go!
+LIVE PAINTING organized by COMMUNITY REBIRTH

12:00 B.S.R.B.
12:30 NICK PAINTER
1:00 MODERN LADY FITNESS
1:30 DAN FLORIDA
2:00 CHILD SLEEP
2:30 RICH DELCAMP
3:00 LEIA MURRAY
3:30 GHOULS
4:00 IZZY JOHNSON
4:30 CASUAL SWEETHEART
5:15 VIOLIN MONSTER
6:00 MELISSA SKLAR
6:30 JO PIE WHYLD

CAFE OLLIE
(42 E. Cross St.)

9:00 EAT METER
9:30 MC KADENCE
10:00 DISINFORMANTS
10:30 SALT CITY RHYTHM BOYS
11:00 ANNIE PALMER
11:30 PATRICK ELKINS & CHELSEA JORDAN
 
SAT 4/27 - BLUES CONTROL at the Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography (Russell Industrial Center) free show! they play at 8:30 pm!

Sat 4/27 - Melvin Davis with LMT Connection / Jeecy & the Jungle at PJs Lager House

Sat April 27 - Odu CD release show- Detroit/Nigeria afrobeat blowout at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit

Sun 4/28 - Epic Demick Fun-Raiser for Kim Demick - spring celebration / cancer fundraiser w/ * Dinner by EAT catering
* Bread by Zingerman's Bakehouse * Cash Wine and Beer Bar by Morgan & York* Desserts by Heather Anne* Coffee by the Ugly Mug Cafe * Flowers by Pot and Box (available for purchase)
* Silent auction * Emcee and performance by the fabulous Maxi Chanel * Kickin' bluegrass by Wire in the Wood  * J-Pop by Secret Twins closing it out  6-10 pm at Yellow Barn 416 w huron st Ann Arbor $20
 

Mon 4/29 - Colleen Green (CA), Chit Chat @ Garden Bowl  in Detroit



Mon 4/29 - FEELINGS - THE NUMERATORS - FAKE SURFERS  at Donovan's Pub Detroit

Tues April 30 - KREMLIN -- SCUM -- ROACH CLIP at Jumbo's Bar Detroit

Tues April 30: Tatsuya Nakatani and Michel Doneda- trance-inducing side of free improvisation at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit





LOOKING AHEAD:


Fri May 3 - Josephine Foster at Trinosophes in Detroit

Sat May 4 - Josephine Foster & Fred Thomas at Canterbury House Ann Arbor

Sat May 4: Occasional Detroit-Henry and Hazel Slaughter-Isa Christ-Penny Royale-KHF at MUG 5984 Lincoln Detroit

MONDAY MAY 6 - BLACK PUS (Providence/Brian Chippendale from Lightning Bolt), ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO & MOUNDS AT THE BLIND PIG  in ANN ARBOR

WED MAY 8 - BAD INDIANS, STREET GNAR (Lexington), SHELLS at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main St Ann Arbor

THURS 5/16 - Ian Svenonius book tour for his new book "Supernatural Strategies for Forming A Rock N Roll Group"  + Calvin Johnson solo set at Encore Records

MON MAY 27 - BROKEN WATER AT TBA in ANN ARBOR

FRI MAY 31 & SAT JUNE 1 - X! RECORDS FEST AT TANGENT GALLERY

SUN JUNE 2 - NEGATION (New Orleans) at Trinosophes in DETROIT

THURS JUNE 13 -  PRIESTS (DC) at TBA in DETROIT

JULY 9 - WIRE at MOCAD

JULY 25 - BONNIE PRINCE BILLY at TRINOSOPHES 


 
WEEKLY AFFAIRS:

TUESDAY: Vinyl Word every Tuesday at the Last Word in Ann Arbor w/ DJ Danny Glover's Kid
WEDNESDAY: Local Music Show on WCBN in Ann Arbor, 2 hours of local music w a live performance every week. 88.3 FM or wcbn.org 9 to 11 pm
THURSDAY: We Can't Be Friends DJ Night at Donovan's Pub, 3003 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, 48216. Free, 10 pm - 2 am
THURSDAY: Foundation every Thursday early Detroit techno bowling w/ dj munk at Bel Mark Lanes Ann Arbor
FRIDAY: Hello Records Happy Hour every Friday at 4 pm w/ a guest DJ
FRIDAY: Jazz & Soul Food at the Elks Pratt Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor, 6 pm 21+
SUNDAY: Sugar House in Detroit - DJ Chad Pratt + guests

MONTHLY AFFAIRS:
FIRST FRIDAY of the month - Ann Arbor Soul Club at the Blind Pig w/ DJ Brad Hales
THIRD FRIDAY of the month - Funky Kingston Reggae Night at the Elks Lodge in Ann Arbor  

NEWS SECTION:

SPRING HAS SPRUNG - MAYBE?

THE NEW WCBN WEBSITE HAS AN EVENTS LISTING ALSO, WHOSE SCOPE IS A LITTLE WIDER THAN OURS. CHECK IT OUT HERE
  
WASHTENAW COUNTY RESIDENTS: FYI: If you are living in Washtenaw county, are uninsured, and making $620 or less per month, Washtenaw Health Plan A is opening again for the month of April. The WHP reps really want to sign up as many people as they can, which is encouraging, and this insurance will turn into supercharged Medicaid in 2014. More info here!!
 

MARCH 2013 SHOWS updated 3/21

BACK TO UPDATING AFTER HIATUS LAST MONTH! APOLOGIES FOR FORMATTING WEIRDNESS!!

SOME SHOWS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN IN MARCH 2013

Fri Mar 1 - Terrible Twos, Hospital Garden (Chicago), Secret Twins, Bad Indians @ 3rd Deathstar  (you know about this one!)

Fri Mar 1  - JEREMY WAUN / MOUNTAIN BABIES / JOSEPH TOTH / STEF CHURA at 1217 GRISWOLD Detroit
 
Fri Mar 1 - Pure Predication * Mexican Knives at Donovan's Pub Detroit


Sat Mar 2 - Norton Records Hurricane Sandy Benefit: Detroit! Featuring: Bloodshot Bill, Dan Kroha, Mark "BBQ" Sultan, The Shanks, Gino Washington, The Hentchmen, and Jimmy Ohio & the Ultimate Lovers! at Corktown Tavern Detroit

 Sat Mar 2 - Secret Twins, Hospital Garden (Chicago), Deadbeat Beat, Cray-Crays @Jumbo's 3726 3rd St in Detroit 

Sat Mar 2nd - HUSBAND & WIFE (Bloomington) CONGRESS,  GHOSTLADY @ CAFE OLLIE Ypsi

Sat Mar 2 - Velvet Underground Tribute Show at the Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Mon Mar 4th - DOLORES BOYS (nyc), ANONYMOUS TOUCH, SEX POLICE @ 8ball hallway FREE

Tues Mar 5 - MAXIMUM EFFORT • FAKE SURFERS • STELLAR CLOUDS at Garden Bowl free

Wed Mar 6 - LIDLESS EYE  on Local Music Show on WCBN 88.3 fm or wcbn.org 9-11 pm

Wed Mar 6 - In Fact / Light Out for the Territory / Charlie Slick & Friends at Blind Pig

Fri Mar 8 - Blue Snaggletooth / Half Ton Destrier / Wizard Union at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main st Ann Arbor all ages 7-11pm

Fri Mar 8 - DOLDRUMS • DEASTRO • AGOR at the Magic Stick Lounge



Fri Mar 8 - Cult of Youth / Ritual Howls / Liable / the Bibs @ Garden Bowl Detroit, Free.

Sat Mar 9 - Ellen Fullman: The Long String Instrument • with Abby Alwin, James Cornish, Theresa Wong at MOCAD

 Sat Mar 9 - Trinosophes Opening! w/ Matthew Shipp Trio • Isles of ESP • Spaceband • Skeeter Shelton's Spectrum 2 • James Baljo • The Blackman• Brad Hales at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot St Detroit

Sat Mar 9 - Danny and the Darleans at Donovan's Pub Detroit


Sat Mar 9 - Anti-Nuke Benefit feat. ROCKET McFLYY and the Free Radicals, The Insurgency, Poor Player, Joe Kidd & Sheila Burke at Trumbullplex

Sun Mar 10 - Noise Brunch w/ Occasional Detroit, Brain Rottar, Lidless Eye, Siobhan, Menthol Demarco, wsg Bill Corrigan at The Jam Handy 2900 E Grand BLVD Detroit. starts at noon. $8 suggested donation


Sun Mar 10 -  Patrick Elkins presents a Night of 101 Shadow Puppet Shows wsg Oak Openings at the State Theater in Ann Arbor 11 pm

Sun Mar 10 - Cold Warps (Halifax NS) at TBA

Wed Mar 13 - Blues Control in Kalamazoo

Thurs Mar 14 - Blues Control w/ Shells at Mickey Finn's in Toledo 

Thurs Mar 14 - Hastas / The Hecks / Magics Marker at Cafe Ollie Ypsi

Fri Mar 15 - In Defence, Collapse at Trumbullplex

Fri Mar 15 - DJs Kevin Boyer, Wade Kergan & Damon at Elks Lodge Ann Arbor 10 pm

 Sat March 16 - LORD SCRUMMAGE, MEXICAN KNIVES, SHADOW ATTACK, TINY LITTLE  at North End Studios 5101 Loraine Street, Detroit, Michigan

SAT MARCH 16 - ORPHANAGE RATS + AM SHELLS at Cafe Ollie Ypsi

Sat Mar 16 -The Illogical Spoon, Characteristics, Cheerleader, poet Jim Perkinson at Trumbullplex

Sat March 16th--Orphanage Rats, Gauze & Ivory, AM Shells Cafe Ollie Ypsi

Mon Mar 18 - Eraas (Nyc), Ritual Howls, Skate Laws at Arbor Vitae Ann Arbor  8 pm

Mon Mar 18 - Canyon, Cloakfern and more at 8 Ball Ann Arbor 10 pm

Wed Mar 20 - Blood Red at Trumbullplex 

Thurs 3/21 - PizzaHiFive (OH), Water Torture (NY), Dead Church, LT Dan @ Halfway House 13367 Loretto, Detroit

 Fri Mar 22 - MISTER LIES | LIGHT ASYLUM | DIAL.81 | PAUL BANCELL (of Ritual Howls) at Magic Stick Lounge Detroit

Fri Mar 22 - Holy Balm (Sydney Aus), Lantern (Philadelphia), fthrsn, Sheer Agony (Montreal) at Space 2435 inside North Quad, Ann Arbor presented by EQMC/WCBN

Fri Mar 22 - ROGUE WAVE wsg The Paths at Michigan League Ballroom

Fri Mar 22 - Black Seal, Future Slang, Nightbeast @ New Dodge Lounge, Hamtramck

Fri Mar 22 & 23 - Ladyfest GR in Grand Rapids w/ workshops and performances by Jean Grae, Invincible, Nite Jewel, and more

Fri Mar 22 - Moon (Ypsi) / Chalaque (UK) / John Collin (UK) / Yek Koo (Jersey) / MUG House Band At: MUG 8pm $5-8 5984 Lincoln St Detroit

Sat Mar 23 - Holy Balm (Sydney, AUS) with Coyote Clean Up & Aphasiacs at PJ's Lager House Detroit


Sat Mar 23 - FEELINGS 7" release w/ Growwing Pains & Blacker Magick at Outer Limits 5507 Caniff Hamtramck


Sat Mar 23 - John Mannion (NYC), Failing Lights, Hlep, The Idiots (NYC) at MUG 5984 Lincoln St Detroit


Sat Mar 23 - Harms Way (IL), Malfunction (NY) @ Refuge Skateboard Shop

SUN 3/24 - IJI from Seattle at Encore Records 5 pm

Sun Mar 24 - Pile (MA), Fat History Month (MA), Cray Crays, Touch @ Jumbo's

Tues 3/26 - Gamelan concert at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor
 
Tues 3/26 - Forgetters (NYC) @ Garden Bowl FREE 

Wed Mar 27 - Protomartyr + Turn to Crime tour kickoff! w/ Invader at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Thurs 3/28 - Night Birds (NJ), Tenement (WI), Give (DC), Bad Side (PA), Touch, Deliberate Abuse @ Lager House

Fri Mar 29 - Parenthetical Girls and Our Brother the Native at Arbor Vitae 336.5 S State St Ann Arbor



Sat Mar 30 - Thurston Moore's CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING ◊ CAVE ◊ WOLF EYES at Magic Stick Detroit


Sat Mar 30 - Benoit Pioulard instore at Stormy Records Dearborn 6:30 pm



Sun Mar 31 - Benoit Pioulard • FOXES in FRICTION at Magic Stick Lounge

Sun Mar 31 - Peach Kelli Pop, Deadbeat Beat and the Amoebas at PJ's Lager House

looking ahead....

WED 4/10 - SHELLS on the WCBN Local Music Show 9-11 pm on 88.3 FM or wcbn.org

Fri April 12 - Redd Kross at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Fri April 12 - LIFELIKE FESTIVAL at Elks Lodge Ann Arbor w/ REBEL KIND, SHELLS, DAMNED DOGS, KNOWN MOON, MOON, LIDLESS EYE, UZ at the Elks Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor 8 pm

SUN 4/14 - WIDOWSPEAK (NYC/Captured Tracks) + the REBEL KIND (full band version!) at Space 2435 (corner of S State & E Washington in Ann Arbor) presented by WCBN and EQMC

Mon April 15 - Chris Corsano solo at Encore Records Ann Arbor 8 pm presented by WCBN

Mon April 22 - Saturday Looks Good to Me at Ann Arbor District Library

Tues April 23 - White Lung (Vancouver CA) at Magic Stick Lounge

April 26-28 Totally Awesome Fest 9 in YPSI

SAT 4/27 - BLUES CONTROL at the Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography free show!

MONDAY MAY 6 - BLACK PUS (Providence/Brian Chippendale from Lightning Bolt), ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO & MOUNDS AT THE ELKS LODGE in ANN ARBOR

WED MAY 8 - BAD INDIANS, STREET GNAR (Lexington), SHELLS at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main St Ann Arbor


THURS 5/16 - Ian Svenonius book tour for his new book "Supernatural Strategies for Forming A Rock N Roll Group" at Encore Records


MON MAY 27 - BROKEN WATER AT TBA in ANN ARBOR

WEEKLY AFFAIRS:

TUESDAY: Vinyl Word every Tuesday at the Last Word in Ann Arbor w/ DJ Danny Glover's Kid 
WEDNESDAY: Local Music Show on WCBN in Ann Arbor, 2 hours of local music w a live performance every week. 88.3 FM or wcbn.org 9 to 11 pm
THURSDAY: We Can't Be Friends DJ Night at Donovan's Pub, 3003 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, 48216. Free, 10 pm - 2 am
THURSDAY: Foundation every Thursday early Detroit techno bowling w/ dj munk at Bel Mark Lanes Ann Arbor
FRIDAY: Hello Records Happy Hour every Friday at 4 pm w/ a guest DJ
FRIDAY: Jazz & Soul Food at the Elks Pratt Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor, 6 pm 21+ 
SUNDAY: Sugar House in Detroit - DJ Chad Pratt + guests

MONTHLY AFFAIRS:
FIRST FRIDAY of the month - Ann Arbor Soul Club at the Blind Pig w/ DJ Brad Hales
THIRD FRIDAY of the month - Funky Kingston Reggae Night at the Elks Lodge in Ann Arbor   

FEBRUARY 2013 SHOWS - updated 2/25

TRAVELING TIL FEB 12th or so, so not updating til then sorry.

Fri Jan 25 - Isles of ESP/Anonymous Touch/Witch Putty at Elks Lodge 220 Sunset Blvd Ann Arbor 21+

Fri Jan 25 - DEATH IN CUSTODY, EIGHT BALL DEATH, FROM THE ROPES, FUCK KNIFE at the 3rd Death Star 613 N. Main, A2. 7pm $5. ALL AGES

Fri Jan 25 -MINUS 9 - THE COUNTER ELITES - SEX POLICE @ Playboy Mansion 605 N Congress, Ypsi

Sat Jan 26 - CANCELLED/RESCHEDULED!! Protomartyr & Ritual Howls at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit ALL AGES

Sat Jan 26 - TRABAJABAMOS (LAST SHOW?!) w/ BerT, Minus 9 + 1 TBA at Far House 2606 Packard Ann Arbor

Sat Jan 26 - Rebel Kind, Avery Feral and Deadbeat Beat at the Gallery Project

Sat Jan 26 - Venus Rising - all women art show at Yellow Barn Ann Arbor

Sat Jan 26 - Scared to Death, Las Drogas, Mare Crisium, and Wizard Union. Doors at 9, starts at 10, $5 cover.at Woodruff's Ypsi

Sun Jan 27 - Sail, Cannon, Cloakfern, Drapetomania at Lab Cafe Ann ARbor

Fri Feb 1 - Awaken! The Dawn Is Here! Introduction to Mayan Yogic Philosophy...w/ Santiparro Alan Scheurman, 7-9 pm at EVERYDAY YOGA, 42 E 14 MILE | CLAWSON
Fri Feb 1 - The Walking Beat and Danny Kroha (performing a special blues solo set) at Ferndale Public Library free 7 pm

Fri Feb 1 - Outside World (Chicago), Fake Surfers, Radiant Marks at Donovan's Pub Detroit 10 pm

Fri Feb 1 - MOCAD Winter 2013 with Shigeto and DJ BILJAX at MOCAD

Fri Feb 1 - Eroders & Eat Meter & CAT TRAP ACTION PLAN at Playboy Mansion 205 N Congress Ypsi

Sat Feb 2 - S U N S H I P  featuring Warren Defever and Santiparro.  Sound Meditation at Everyday Yoga 42 East 14 Mile, Clawson, Michigan 48017. 7-9 pm

Sat Feb 2 -  THE ACTION SHOW, an 80s action-themed art event/preparty at Vault’s UltraLounge before the Michigan Theater’s 10pm showing of the fantastically entertaining MIAMI CONNECTION (funniest lost 80's ninja action rock musical masterpiece you've never seen).
THE ACTION SHOW will feature paintings, prints, a VHS sale and more – all scored to a host of soundtracks by DJ Louis P and beat master, Mogi Grumbles.
Curated by Bang! Media, the list of confirmed artists are as follows: Matt DeLight Jason Gibner Nate Higley Corryn Jackson Dustin Krcatovich Lindsey Leyland Erin Norris Tim Shagrat Katy Shay Slasher Dave Colum Slevin Jeremy Wheeler And more! at Vault of Midnight Ultralounge, Ann Arbor 7 to 9:30 pm

Sat Feb 2 - Secret Twins, Twine Time, Radiant Marks @ Cafe Ollie Ypsi. Art Show opening for AP Shrewsbury

Sun Feb 3 - Super Mole dance party benefit for Midwest Feminist Revolutionary Network, $5 suggested donation, 6 pm to midnight. Dreamland Theater, 26 N Washington Ypsi
Thurs Feb 7 - Ty Segall, K Holes, Ex-Cult, Chit Chat at Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Thurs Feb 7 - Call of the Wild and Turn to Crime at Donovan's Pub Detroit 10 pm.

Sat Feb 9 - Ritual Howls with Moon Pool and Dead Band at Trinosophes 4664 Gratiot Detroit

Sun Feb 10th Speck Mountain (Chi), Full Frontal (Ypsi), Avery F (Swimsuit/Damned Dogs) at Woodruffs Ypsi

Wed 2/13 jozef van wissem @ MOCAD 8pm

Fri Feb 15 - Scissor Now!, Clear Days Always, Wild at Heart at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main St, Ann Arbor. All ages, 7-11 pm.

Fri Feb 15 - Mounds/Mandrake Root/Botanical Fortress/DJ Emily Frennette at Cafe Ollie Ypsi

Sat Feb 16 - Ritual Howls at Arbor Vitae ? 

Sat Feb 16 - Punk Rock Winter Formal Featuring: Bill Bondsmen, Cinecyde, Daylight Robbery, RZL DZL, and Break Anchor. at the Magic Stick

Sat Feb 16 - WCBN presents Ritual Howls, Jamie Easter and James Balijo at Arbor Vitae 336.5 S State Ann Arbor

Sat Feb 16th - SCISSOR NOW, LORD CENTIPEDE, LAS DROGAS @ 605 N Congress Ypsi

Sat Feb 16 - Bad Medicine at the Campfire w/ the Herd at Small's in Hamtramck

Tues Feb 19 - Wild Belle and Saturday Looks Good to Me at the Blind Pig, Ann Arbor  

Wed Feb 20 - Gold Tapes fest pre-show w/ Deadbeat Beat & Memory Blank at Lo & Behold Records & Books Hamtramck 7 pm

Wed Feb 20 - Gold Tapes fest with  USELESS EATERS / FRUSTRATIONS / KOMMIE KILPATRICK at Painted Lady Hamtramck 9 pm

Thurs Feb 21 - GOLD TAPES FEST: FEELINGS / THE KICKSTAND BAND / INSTANT PARTY at the Garden Bowl Detroit 10 pm

Fri Feb 22 - Gold Tapes Fest w/ Terrible Twos, Protomartyr, Quaaludes, Growwing Pains at Jumbo's 3736 3rd St Detroit 9 pm

Fri Feb 22nd - NIGHTBEAST + TBA @ 3rd Death Star

Sat Feb 23 - SKI MASK (Boston), Bug Rats (Boston) & TBA at Garden Bowl Detroit

Sat Feb 23 - HORDES, REPLICANT, HAUNTED HOUSE, MEMORY BLANK, SUPPORTING ROLES, AQUATIC LURKER...an evening brought to you by Passed Loves and Something Cold (FREE!!) at Woodward Avenue Brewers in Ferndale, Michigan, 22646 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, Michigan 48220-1810

Mon Feb 25 - Naomi Punk (Olympia WA), Protomartyr, Radiant Marks at the 8 Ball, Ann Arbor

Wed Feb 27 - Patrick Elkins & Chelsea Jordan album release show at Encore Records Ann Arbor 8 pm free all ages

Fri Mar 1 - Terrible Twos, Hospital Garden (Chicago), Secret Twins @ 3rd Deathstar  (you know about this one!)

 
Sat Mar 2 - Secret Twins, Hospital Garden (Chicago), Deadbeat Beat, Cray-Crays @ TBA in Detroit 

Sat Mar 2nd - HUSBAND & WIFE (Bloomington) CONGRESS, JAKE SIMMONS & LITTLE GHOSTS (kzoo) @ 605 N Congress Ypsi

Mon Mar 4th - DOLORES BOYS (nyc), ANONYMOUS TOUCH, SEX POLICE @ 8ball hallway FREE 

WEEKLY AFFAIRS:

TUESDAY: Vinyl Word every Tuesday at the Last Word in Ann Arbor w/ DJ Danny Glover's Kid 
WEDNESDAY: Local Music Show on WCBN in Ann Arbor, 2 hours of local music w a live performance every week. 88.3 FM or wcbn.org 9 to 11 pm
THURSDAY: We Can't Be Friends DJ Night at Donovan's Pub, 3003 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, 48216. Free, 10 pm - 2 am
THURSDAY: Foundation every Thursday early Detroit techno bowling w/ dj munk at Bel Mark Lanes Ann Arbor
FRIDAY: Hello Records Happy Hour every Friday at 4 pm w/ a guest DJ
FRIDAY: Jazz & Soul Food at the Elks Pratt Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor, 6 pm 21+ 
SUNDAY: Sugar House in Detroit - DJ Chad Pratt + guests

MONTHLY AFFAIRS:
FIRST FRIDAY of the month - Ann Arbor Soul Club at the Blind Pig w/ DJ Brad Hales
THIRD FRIDAY of the month - Funky Kingston Reggae Night at the Elks Lodge in Ann Arbor  

JANUARY 2013 updated 1/23

WELCOME NEW ERA, HAPPY NEW YEAR

SOME SHOWS IN JANUARY 2013 IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

Fri Jan 4 - Peoples Temple (HoZac) / CRAYCRAYS / Racket Ghost at Painted Lady Hamtramck

Fri Jan 4 - THE INTENDED - DEADBEAT BEAT - J. WALKER AND THE CROSSING GUARDS at Magic Sticks

Sat Jan 5 - Gardens+Jamaican Queens+Mexican Knives at Los Corrales 2244 Junction St, Detroit, Michigan 48209 10 pm

Sun Jan 6 - Midwest Feminist Revolutionary Network meeting at 115 S Hamilton St Ypsi 6 pm

Thurs Jan 10 - Frustrations, Lazy (Kansas City), Johnny Ill Band at Jumbo's 3637 3rd St Detroit

Thurs Jan 10 - Anna Ash and Matt Jones. Arbor Vitae 336.5 S State St Ann Arbor. Doors at 7, Music begins promptly at 8. $8.all ages

Fri Jan 11 - Friday, Jan 11th ~ FOLK BLUES NIGHT with DANNY KROHA and Guests at LO & BEHOLD! Records and Books 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck. ~ No cover, BYOB. trad. folk blues and gospel performances and all 78rpm dj set by Richie Wohlfeil and friends  ALL AGES
 
Fri Jan 11 - Child Bite, Break Anchor, Midwest, The Threads, Hyper Lytics @ Flint Local 432 ALL AGES

Fri Jan 11 - OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY/ Baranek-Paaige / DAS @ Magic Stick

Sat Jan 12 - JEFF MANGUM (of Neutral Milk Hotel) with TALL FIRS and BRIARS OF NORTH AMERICA at Redford Theatre

Sat Jan 12 - Jim Cherewick, Lightning Love at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Sat Jan 12 - Something Cold @ The Blind Pig W/Electric Corpse,Nightbeast, & Michael Mars And The God Particle

Sat Jan 12 - COUNTER ELITES (cd release), SEX POLICE, PANCHO VILLAS SKULL, JON FROM THE MOON, MATILDA @ Found Sound Ferndale  ALL AGES

Sat Jan 12 - Saturday, Jan 12th ~ Closing Reception for the WOODCUTS of ERNEST FACKLER Exhibition at LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck              feat. a solo acoustic set by E. Fackler and an avant jazz set by OTHER VOICES  ALL AGES

Sat Jan 12 - Bishop. Crozier. Osler.  Features:  Andrew Bishop-reeds, Will Osler-drums/percussion, Rob Crozier-bass, percussion, didjeridoo. at Canterbury House Ann Arbor. 8 pm all ages

Sun Jan 13 Tall Firs + Kathy Leisen (Soft Location, Glass Rock) + screening of 'Night of 1000 Laughs' at TBA in Detroit

Tue Jan 15 MISC/ODDBALL ARTIFACTS variety show with comedy from MARTIN & LAWRENCE (Ric Royer and Lexie Mountain), experimental film shorts, more at the Jam Handy Detroit

Thurs Jan 17 - CHIT CHAT | STOLEN GIRLS (NY) | ERODERS at Garden Bowl Detroi

Fri Jan 18 - NEAR DWELLERS art show feat NAAMA ARAD  KENDALL BABL  CORRIE BALDAUF ANGHARAD DAVIES ANASTASIA DOUKA MICHAEL HALL STPHEN KWOK
PHIL PETERS HAMILTON POE LEIF RITCHEYDOMINICK SMITH ANTOINETTE SUITER
ANDREW THOMPSON  VINCENT TILEY JIYOUNG YOON.  Opening 18 January @ 7 p.m., Electroacoustic performance by TIM FLOOD Also19 January 12 p.m. - Midnight. 
at  Hallway Projects. Russell Industrial Center, Building 1A West, 3rd Floor, 1600 Clay st. Detroit MI 48211

Fri Jan 18 - SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME/PROTOMARTYR/WILD AT HEART at Magic Sticks

Fri Jan 18 - Danny & the Darleans, J Walker & the All Stars at Detroit Farm & Garden 1759 20th St Detroit 10 pm MUST BE OVER by midnight

Fri Jan 18 - CHIT CHAT / STOLEN GIRLS (NYC) / FAKE SURFERS (Detroit)  @ 3rd Death Star  613 N Main St in Ann Arbor all ages 7-11 pm

Fri Jan 18 - Paul Bancell/Wooden Pipe/Raid on Harper's Ferry/DJ Chuck Sipperley at Cafe Ollie Ypsi  ALL AGES

Sat Jan 19 - Spooky Basements & Dry Eyes at the B Side (Neutral Zone) in Ann Arbor All ages

Sat Jan 19 - Terrible Twos, Bad Indians, Kommie Kilpatrick, K9 Sniffies at Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Mon Jan 21 - MLK Symposium Series: Dr. Angela Davis Presents "Impediments to the Dream: The Prison Industrial Complex and the Dream". The speaker, Dr. Angela Davis, will talk on race and the American prison industrial complex, a term she coined in her decades-long efforts to reform prisons and the criminal justice system. The event will be streamed to the Hatcher Gallery, the Duderstadt Center Conference room 1180, the Detroit Center and UM_Dearborn College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Building (CASL) Auditorium, Room 1030.
Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom
3405 Michigan Union
530 S. State Street
Ann Abor, MI 48109

Mon, Jan 21 (MLK Day): "From Cass Corridor to the World" feat. Marcus Belgrave, Karriem Riggins, Geri Allen, Robert Hurst, and many others. Hill Auditorium at 7:30pm. ALL AGES

Wed Feb 23 - Raw Honey, About The at Cafe Ollie Ypsi

Fri Jan 25 - Isles of ESP/Anonymous Touch/Witch Putty at Elks Lodge 220 Sunset Blvd Ann Arbor 21+

Fri Jan 25 - DEATH IN CUSTODY, EIGHT BALL DEATH, FROM THE ROPES, FUCK KNIFE at the 3rd Death Star 613 N. Main, A2. 7pm $5. ALL AGES

Fri Jan 25 -MINUS 9 - THE COUNTER ELITES - SEX POLICE @ Playboy Mansion 605 N Congress, Ypsi

Sat Jan 26 - CANCELLED/RESCHEDULED!! Protomartyr & Ritual Howls at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit ALL AGES

Sat Jan 26 - TRABAJABAMOS (LAST SHOW?!) w/ BerT, Minus 9 + 1 TBA at Far House 2606 Packard Ann Arbor

Sat Jan 26 - Rebel Kind, Avery Feral and Deadbeat Beat at the Gallery Project

Sat Jan 26 - Venus Rising - all women art show at Yellow Barn Ann Arbor

Sat Jan 26 - Scared to Death, Las Drogas, Mare Crisium, and Wizard Union. Doors at 9, starts at 10, $5 cover.at Woodruff's Ypsi

Sun Jan 27 - Sail, Cannon, Cloakfern at Lab Cafe Ann ARbor

Fri Feb 1 - Outside World (Chicago), Fake Surfers at Donovan's Pub Detroit

Fri Feb 1 - The Walking Beat and Danny Kroha (performing a special blues solo set) at Ferndale Public Library free 7 pm

Thurs Feb 7 - Ty Segall, K Holes, Ex-Cult, Chit Chat at Blind Pig Ann Arbor


WEEKLY AFFAIRS:

TUESDAY: Vinyl Word every Tuesday at the Last Word in Ann Arbor w/ DJ Danny Glover's Kid 
WEDNESDAY: Local Music Show on WCBN in Ann Arbor, 2 hours of local music w a live performance every week. 88.3 FM or wcbn.org 9 to 11 pm
THURSDAY: We Can't Be Friends DJ Night at Donovan's Pub, 3003 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, 48216. Free, 10 pm - 2 am
THURSDAY: Foundation every Thursday early Detroit techno bowling w/ dj munk at Bel Mark Lanes Ann Arbor
FRIDAY: Hello Records Happy Hour every Friday at 4 pm w/ a guest DJ
FRIDAY: Jazz & Soul Food at the Elks Pratt Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor, 6 pm 21+ 
SUNDAY: Sugar House in Detroit - DJ Chad Pratt + guests

MONTHLY AFFAIRS:
FIRST FRIDAY of the month - Ann Arbor Soul Club at the Blind Pig w/ DJ Brad Hales
THIRD FRIDAY of the month - Funky Kingston Reggae Night at the Elks Lodge in Ann Arbor

DECEMBER 2012 SHOWS updated 12/28

HERE IT IS FOLKS. THE LAST MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS YOU'LL EVER NEED. THANKS FOR READING, THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT AND THANKS FOR EXISTING. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SHIFT IN CONSCIOUSNESS HOPEFULLY COMING OUR WAY SOON.

Somehow some previous updates didn't work, apologies...

SOME SHOWS IN DECEMBER 2012 in SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN:

Sat Dec 1 - Tyvek record release show at Jumbo's Detroit

Sat Dec 1 - YOU + Anonymous Touch + Turn to Crime at TBA in Ann Arbor

Sat Dec 1 - WCBN presents Crush Collision 25th anniversary party at Necto Red Room Ann Arbor

Sat Dec 1 -  LORD SCRUMMAGE /// COYOTE CLEAN UP /// APHASIACS /// DAKOTA BONES /// SOLID LIQUID /// PRISMVIEWS at North End Studios 5101 Loraine St Detroit

Sun Dec 2 - Meeting #5 of Midwest Feminist Revolutionary Network, 6 pm at 115 S Hamilton in Ypsilanti.

Sun Dec 2 -The Coup + Japanther - Ozone House benefit show @ Woodruff's Ypsi

Sun Dec 2 - PUJOL//TBA//PALACES  at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Mon Dec 3  -CRAYCRAYS | The Black Shades | Pink Lightning at Magic Stick Lounge Detroit

Tues Dec 4 - FILM SCREENING: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - 7 pm at University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor

Wed Dec 5 - 25 Years of Jazz at U-M: Alumni Concert also featuring Creative Arts Orchestra. Featuring Andrew Bishop, Jeremy Edwards, Dean Moore II, Vincent Chandler, Justin Walter, Amy Bormet, Jordan Young, Matt Dievendorf, Jordan Shapiro, Abby Alwin, Bethanni Grecynski, Ben Rolston, Matt Bauder, Jason Stein, Dan Bennett, Matt Endahl, Tim Flood, Jesse Kramer and Alana Rocklin.
  at Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center, Ann Arbor 8 PM. also live broadcast 8-11 pm on WCBN

Part of the 25th Anniversary of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation Celebration at the University of Michigan.

Wed Dec 5 - Fred Thomas, Hugh J Noble (UK), Actual Birds at 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main St, Ann Arbor, early all ages show 7-11pm

Wed Dec 5 - King Khan & BBQ Show, Digital Leather and Bad Indians - free show at Blind Pig Ann Arbor doors 9 pm

Wed Dec 5 - TIMMY'S ORGANISM + JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN III + PRETTY GHOULS + Keep On Trash! D.J.'s at Painted Lady Hamtramck

Wed Dec 5 - In Fact, Nightbeast,and Jim Cherwick @ Woodruff's Ypsi

Fri Dec 7 - Billowing/Failing Lights/DJ Shelley Salant at Cafe Ollie Ypsi

Fri Dec 7 - Monster Drawing Rally at MOCAD 8 pm

Sat Dec 8 - Cheerleader, Sweat, Swimsuit, 1876, Katie Stanley at Flint Local 432

Sat Dec 8 - Tiny Expo 2012 - Ann Arbor's biggest little indie arts & craft fair is back again! The Tiny Expo will feature local artists and crafters selling their wares, displays of unusual merit, food and coffee. 10 am - 7 pm at METAL 220 Felch St Ann Arbor

Sat Dec 8 - Frode Gjerstadt Trio (Norwegian improv) at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit

Sat Dec 8 -Annie Palmer/Wire in the Wood/Ghost City Searchlight/Blackjack on Pluto at Blind Pig Ann Arbor 

Sat Dec 8 & Sun Dec 9 - DIYpsi Indie Art Fair 36 Artists Selling the Best in Handmade! at Corner Brewery Ypsi
Saturday December 8: 11-7
Sunday December 9: 12-6


Tues Dec 11 - FILM SCREENING: Cultures of Resistance 7 pm at University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor

Tues Dec 11 - The Pharmacy + tba at PJ's Lager House Detroit

Wed Dec 12  - The Rebel Kind on the WCBN Local Music Show 9-11 pm

Thu Dec 13 - HEALTHY OR HUNGOVER: LIVE AND RATED R cooking demo with NIMAI LARSON of PRINCE RAMA at SALT & CEDAR  2448 Riopelle Street, Detroit, Michigan 7:30 pm

Fri Dec 14 - Prince Rama w/ Monster Island and Lord Scrummage at MOCAD

Fri Dec 14 - Gardens 7" release show w/ Moonhairy, Feelings & DJ Wade Kergan at Jumbo's 3736 3rd St Detroit

Fri Dec 14 - Especially Good (Detroit, FIT Sound/We Can't Be Friends  Records) + Alta Castillo (ex-member of Paik + ex-member of Tamion 12 Inch/Bad Party) + DJ Bill Spencer (Hello Records) at Donovan's Pub Detroit

Fri Dec 14  - 40 Days of Teeth: seven female dancers in collaboration with Ann Arbor composers: Samn Johnson, Known Moons and Our Brother The Native. This FREE performance traces and reacts to Franz Kafka's short story, Ein Hungerkünstler, and will be supplemented by Samn reading excerpts from his translation of the text. at 1250 N Main St, Ann Arbor, 9 pm

Fri Dec 14 - The Business, Suicide By Cop, SNAFU, The Arrogant Bastards @ Small's Hamtramck 8pm


Fri Dec 14 - FOLK BLUES NITE with Danny Kroha + Dave Morrison + Detroit 78 Society  - 8 pm at LO & BEHOLD 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck
Sat Dec 15 - The WOODCUTS of ERNEST FACKLER Exhibition w/ perf. by OTHER VOICES  7pm, inside the shop   ERNEST FACKLER 2006 thru 2012 Woodcut exhibition at Lo & Behold!  feat. a performance by OTHER VOICES Michael Malis, James Cornish, Piotr Michalowski, Richie Wohlfeil at LO & BEHOLD 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck  7 pm all ages

Sat Dec 15 - ANNA ASH (Oakland, CA) + COLORWHEEL at LO & BEHOLD 10022 Joseph Campau Hamtramck  9:30 pm all ages

Sat Dec 15 - Danjee Flesh Nation, Ritual Howls, Airport at Trinosophes 1464 Gratiot Detroit doors 9 pm $5

Fri 12/21/12 - Shift in consciousness hopefully occurring

Fri Dec 21 -  See You Tomorrow Festival at Lager House Detroit 6 pm to 2 am $4, two stages.
schedule:  
7: DJ Richie Wohlfeil starts spinning
8 side: The Reelers
830 main: Ungrateful Daughter
9 side: Brandon Hamburger
930 main: The French Method
10 side: Six and the Sevens
1030 main: Beekeepers
11 side: Walking Beat
1130 main: Johnny Ill Band
12 side: The Potions
1230 main: The Priests
1 side: Swimsuit
130 main: The Echoes of Revelation Full Proclaiming Demon Slayers Tabernacle


Fri Dec 22 - HENTCHMAS w/ Wiccans + The Hentchmen at Outer Limits Lounge 5507 Caniff in Hamtramck MI. Wiccans play at 10:30 followed by Hentchmen!

Fri Dec 21 - Pussy Pirates, the Nothing apocalypse reunion show at Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Fri Dec 21 - CANCELLED!! Raid on Harper's Ferry/Wooden Pipe/DJ Chuck Sipperley at Cafe Ollie Ypsi

Sat Dec 22 - CANCELLED!! Fred Thomas Kuma LP Release at Lo & Behold Records & Books Hamtramck CANCELLED!

Sat Dec 22 - Priests (DC), Richie & Adam from Mother Whale at Lo & Behold Hamtramck 

Sat Dec. 22 - The Webbs (Detroit) + guests at Donovan's Pub Detroit

Sun Dec 23 -  Bitchcopter, Scissor Now!, SNAFU, Cyrano Jones @ 3rd Death Star  613 N Main St in Ann Arbor all ages 7-11 pm

Wed Dec 26 - PROTOMARTYR, PARQUET COURTS , KOMMIE KILPATRICK, TURN TO CRIME, GREG BAISE at JUMBO'S 3736 3rd St Detroit

Thurs Dec 27 - KENJI URADA WITH IN FACT AND SUPERCOLLIDERat Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Thurs Dec 27 - Trin Tran/ Henry&Hazel Slaughter at Garden Bowl Detroit Free

Fri Dec 28 - TJ Borden (amazing improv cello from Rochester NY), Freeman/Cain/Borden trio, Am Shells, and Paul Bancell at 205 N Prospect Ypsi

Fri Dec 28 through January 1st - Mittenfest VII: 12/28 - 1/1 at Woodruff's Ypsi w/ a million bands. benefit for 826 Michigan.

Fri Dec 28 - Wizard Union, NRR (Toledo), Lord Centipede @ 3rd Death Star
613 N Main St in Ann Arbor all ages 7-11 pm

Sat Dec 29 - Roach Clip-K9 Sniffies-Freeman/Borden/Cain-Tarpit-DJ Siobhan at MUG 5984 Lincoln St Detroit


Mon Dec 31 - Dec. 31 - NYE Bang! feat. DJ Pauze and Charles Trees at the Blind Pig Ann Arbor

Mon Dec 31 - 3rd Annual Funky Kingston New Year's Bash at Elks Lodge 220 W Sunset Ann Arbor

Mon Dec 31 - Hiawatha Bailey, the Cheetahs, Fuckin' A, the Wild Ones, Eat Meter at 605 N Congress Ypsi

Mon Dec 31 - New Year's Eve Soiree at Magic Stick Detroit, $5 starting at 7 pm with:
Amy Gore and Her Valentines / Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor / Jeecy and the Jungle  / Pupils  / Chit Chat / Twine Time  / Replicas  / Weed Nap / Heat Lightning / Patrick Davy and the Ghosts / Growwing Pains  / Fake Surfers  / Kickstand Band  / Habibi / Rooftop Vigilantes  / Mouth Breathers  / Peach Pit  / Sugarcoats  / Michael and the Particle  / Mexican Knives

Mon Dec 31 - DREAD WINGS /// SOLID LIQUID /// DAKOTA BONES /// RADIO BROVOLD /// CRAIG HEJKA (tour detroit) FARGO  at North End Studios 5101 Loraine St Detroit 


Fri Jan 4 - Peoples Temple (HoZac) / CRAYCRAYS / Racket Ghost at Painted Lady Hamtramck

Fri Jsn 4 - THE INTENDED - DEADBEAT BEAT - J. WALKER AND THE CROSSING GUARDS at Magic Sticks

Sat Jan 5 - Gardens+Jamaican Queens+Mexican Knives at Los Corrales 2244 Junction St, Detroit, Michigan 48209 10 pm

Thurs Jan 10 - Frustrations, Lazy (Kansas City), Johnny Ill Band at Jumbo's 3637 3rd St Detroit

Sat Jan 12 - JEFF MANGUM (of Neutral Milk Hotel) with TALL FIRS and BRIARS OF NORTH AMERICA at Redford Theatre

Thurs Jan 17 - CHIT CHAT | STOLEN GIRLS (NY) | ERODERS at Garden Bowl Detroit

Fri Jan 18 - SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME/PROTOMARTYR/WILD AT HEART at Magic Sticks

Fri Jan 18 - CHIT CHAT / STOLEN GIRLS (NYC) / FAKE SURFERS (Detroit)  @ 3rd Death Star
613 N Main St in Ann Arbor all ages 7-11 pm

 please note listings after 12/21/12 might prove irrelevant

NEWS SECTION . . .

Jim Cherewick Art Show will be up at the Ugly Mug thru the end of December!

Did you check out Vision in a Cornfield yet at MOCAD? It's up til Dec 30. Check it out or be a fool!

Midwest Feminist Revolutionary Network is having its fifth meeting on Dec 2 in Ypsi. 115 S Hamilton, 6 pm. We are making a zine. If you want to be involved come to the meeting, or email mfrn@lists.riseup.net. ALSO! meeeting #6 is on Sun Dec 16 same time and place.

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