Nightspots
Sunday Jul 25, 2010
The Ark: Bill Kirchen
An Ann Arbor native who first gained fame as the guitarist in Commander Cody’s Lost Planet Airmen, Kirchen and his band play a rowdy mix of rockabilly, honky-tonk, blues, swing, and truck-driving songs that critics have dubbed “dieselbilly.” Kirchen, who has lived in Washington, D.C., since 1986, has been inducted into the Washington Area Music Association Hall of Fame. “[Kirchen’s] no-nonsense diesel guitar attack, powered by great booming, bottom-heavy licks still covered with axle grease, is undoubtedly the real thing. Scattering scorching guitar runs in all directions, it’s all immediate, in your face, and more than a little dangerous,” says the Austin American- Statesman. Tonight he celebrates the release of his new CD, Word to the Wise. $20.
Cleary’s Pub: Traditional Irish Session
All musicians invited to join a jam session. 2-4 p.m. or later.
Conor O'Neill's: Traditional Irish Session
All invited to join or listen to an instrumental jam session. Followed at 10 p.m. by karaoke.
Creekside Grill and Bar: II-V-I Orchestra
Veteran local big band, led by saxophonist David Swain, that plays late-1930s swing and 1940s R&B. With vocalists Jim Tarravantes and Patty O'Connor. 6:30-9 p.m.
Live at PJ's: Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings
This local 10-piece big band is one of the few to specialize in the old-time big-band music of the late 1920s and early 1930s associated with Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver. Arrangements by the renowned early-jazz pianist James Dapogny and tubaist Chris Smith.
Old Town: Andie & Tracy
Foot-stomping avant-hillbilly music by an acoustic quartet fronted by the Detroit husband-and-wife duo of vocalist Andie Webb and bassist Tracy Webb. Opening act is Annie Palmer, an Ypsilanti pop-folk singer-songwriter.
The Savoy: Todd Osborne
Detroit-area electronic musician.
