Nightspots
Saturday Mar 6, 2010
The Ark: Po’ Girl
Alt-folk acoustic quartet from Vancouver whose music blends Depression-era blues & jazz, Cajun, and R&B flavors, spiked with a streak of edgy street punk poetry. “It’s the lazy sway of Po’ Girl’s music, a hypnotic and humid sway that’s hard to resist,” says All Music Guide writer David Jeffries in his review of the band’s debut CD Vagabond Lullabies. “The porches in Vancouver must be wonderful places to play music, since there is a genuine smile that comes through Po’ Girl’s music, and despite all the wandering, the tunes always come home in the end.” The band has a new CD, Deer in the Night. Opening act is JT Nero, a Chicago soul- folk fusion singer-songwriter. $15.
The Blind Pig: Electric Six
Energetic, irreverent Detroit guitar-based rock quintet whose music has been described as a “bizarre genetic splicing of punk, new wave, disco, and arena rock.” Opening act is Bars of Gold, a Ferndale pop-rock quintet. Advance tickets: $15.
Conor O'Neill's: Joshua & Jeremy Sprague
An eclectic mix of rock covers by veteran local singer-songwriter Jerry Sprague’s 2 sons.
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room: First Flight
New local 7-piece jazz-funk band, led by vocalist-bassist Eileen Bristol, whose repertoire includes originals and arrangements by the likes off Herbie Hancock, Les McCann, and Idris Muhammed.
The Earle: Rick Burgess Trio
Veteran local jazz trio founded by the late pianist Rick Burgess which now usually features Patrick Whitehead on piano.
Elbow Room:
No music.
Guy Hollerin's: Saints of Soul
Detroit R&B, soul, and funk septet frontet by vocalist Sorilbran Stone.
The Habitat Ultralounge: Persuasion
Versatile Detroit R&B dance band.
Live at PJ's: Bobby Streng & Liquid Streets
Jazz-funk fusion quartet led by saxophonist Streng.
The Necto: Frequency
Top 40 and dance music with DJ Hardy.
The Quarter Bistro: Kefi
Band that plays traditional Greek party music.
Tap Room:
TBA.
Tap Room: Ann Arbor Music Center Blues Band
Adult student musicians perform postwar blues covers. 6-8 p.m.
