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SUMMARY:Jesse Cook
DESCRIPTION:For Jesse Cook\, music has been a journey. Sonically and literally. \n“Over the years\, I’ve taken my music and tried to cross-pollinate it with music from different parts of the world\,” explains the 50-year-old global-guitar virtuoso. “For the (2003) album Nomad\, I went to Cairo and recorded with musicians there. On my (2009) record The Rumba Foundation\, I went to Colombia\, and worked with musicians from Cuba as well. On (1998’s) Vertigo\, I went down to Lafayette\, La.\, and recorded with Buckwheat Zydeco. For me\, the question has always been: Where did you go? Where did you take your guitar?” \nThe short answer this time? Nowhere. And everywhere. After two decades of criss-crossing the world in restless pursuit of inspiration\, innovation and collaboration\, the Paris-born\, Toronto-raised Cook changed course for his ninth studio albumOne World\, out April\, 28th\, 2015 on eOne Music Canada. Instead of exotic locales\, he stayed home in his studio. Instead of a foreign legion of performers\, he relied on his own devices. And instead of exploring cul de sacs of music — flamenco\, classical\, rumba\, world beat\, pop\, blues or jazz — he united them. \n“On this record\, it’s not really about going someplace\,” he says of the album\, whose cover depicts a vast\, ancient tree. “The idea is that there really is just one world. If you pull your focus back far enough\, you start to see all music as being branches of the same tree. They’re all connected to the same trunk from way back. \n“For example\, my strange way of playing guitar is a hybrid of styles. I was a classical guitarist as a kid\, and I studied flamenco and then I studied jazz. So there are three musical and guitar traditions in my background. And one of the forms I use\, rumba flamenco\, is itself a hybrid created in the 1800s when sailors were coming back to Spain from Cuba\, having heard these Cuban rhythms. And here I am\, 150 years later\, taking it and mixing it back with modern music and seeing where it takes me. Music is a constantly evolving thing.” \nAs is Cook’s creative approach. Despite its humble home-made origins\, One World begins another chapter in the multi-tasking artist\, composer and producer’s quest. His destination: The digital realm. To create the disc’s emotive melodies\, fluid grooves and rich sonic tapestries\, he incorporated technology more than ever before. Give credit to his precocious young assistant. \n“I have two small children\, and my son is forever trying to get on my computer. If I’m in my studio\, he’ll come in and sit down and just start pushing buttons and making things happen in the recording program I use. At first I was terrified he would mess things up. But he actually got really good at poking around. I started going\, ‘Wow\, what’s that? What are you doing? Let me in there!’ I started writing tunes using weird loops and metallic and electronic sounds. And I found myself interested in taking what I do and putting it in a more modern context. I’ve leaned heavily on ancient instruments. But for this record\, I put those instruments side by side with modern sounds — unabashedly so.” \nWhat results is the most sonically diverse and distinctive disc in Cook’s vast and varied catalogue\, which has earned 11 Juno nominations and one win for 2000’s Free Fall. On these 11 instrumentals\, programmed beats and dusty electronic textures are interwoven with syncopated handclaps\, deep dubby basslines and popping percussion. Sitars and violin share the space with synthesizers and sound effects. Notes and rhythms dance playfully back and forth between speakers. Naturally\, Cook’s masterful guitar work commands centre stage with its elegant balance of subtlety\, in-the-moment honesty and blazing technical prowess. But here\, it also pivots between worlds — past and future\, familiar and fresh\, acoustic and electronic — redefined by technology like every element of modern life. \n“We’re all involved with our computers in a big way\, though we malign them\,” laughs Cook. “People complain social media is ruining communication and that people just text instead of call. But love and romance and imagination and art also happen through computers. People fall in love online. People talk to loved ones on Skype. People write great love letters on the computer\, create great works of art\, great compositions. It has become this integral part of human expression and I wanted to give it a voice in what I was doing.” \nAnd in doing so\, the artist who hadn’t planned to travel for this album found himself in the most exotic locale imaginable. \n“I wanted to make what I was doing feel like Constantinople\, the ancient city that existed between the East and the West. It was the meeting point of all these great cultures — Africa\, Europe\, Asia\, India. I want my music to be that place: The Constantinople of sound. A place where ancient sounds meet with modern ones and pass though that port.” \nThe journey continues.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/jesse-cook-250503/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:David Cross
DESCRIPTION:Emmy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award nominee\, David Cross is an inventive performer\, writer\, and producer on stage and screen. David’s eighth stand-up special\, David Cross: Worst Daddy In The World\, is available on the 800 Pound Gorilla Media YouTube channel\, and he will join the cast of the Netflix series\, The Umbrella Academy\, for their fourth and final season premiering August 8. \nDavid hosts the new podcast\, Senses Working Overtime With David Cross\, which premiered on December 7\, 2023 with new episodes released on Thursdays available on all audio platforms and video available on David’s YouTube page. \nIn 2023\, David was seen in the Julia Louis-Dreyfus film\, You Hurt My Feelings\, and the FX series\, Justified: City Primeval.  In 2021\, Cross starred in the National Geographic series\, Genius: Aretha\, portraying famed music producer\, Jerry Wexler opposite Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin; he made guest appearances in the\, critically-acclaimed HBO Max miniseries\, Station Eleven; and starred in the HBO Max film\, 8-Bit Christmas. \nOn February 12\, 2022\, David premiered his comedy special\, David Cross: I’m From The Future\, as a livestream event available internationally on his website.  David’s 2019 comedy special\, David Cross: Oh Come On\, is available on Amazon Prime and Peacock. \nDavid was nominated for two Grammy Awards for the albums\, …America…Great\, and Shut Up You F***ing Baby\, and his comedy special\, David Cross: The Pride is Back\, was named one of the 25 best stand-up comedy specials and concert films of all time by Rolling Stone in July 2015. \nOther groundbreaking TV credits include Arrested Development\, Goliath\, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret\, Mr. Show with Bob and David\, Freak Show\, and The Ben Stiller Show. In 2020\, David received rave reviews for his starring role in the dramatic film\, The Dark Divide\, and in 2018\, he was part of the ensemble cast with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in Steven Spielberg’s The Post.  David released the indie film Hits\, which he wrote and directed\, and he has appeared in numerous films including Kill Your Darlings\, It’s a Disaster\, Abel\, Year One\, Waiting for Guffman\, Men in Black and Men in Black II\, Ghost World\, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\, Pitch Perfect 2\, I’m Not There\, and he provided his vocal talents for several animated films\, including Megamind\, the Kung Fu Panda franchise and Curious George.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/david-cross-241023/
LOCATION:Michigan Theater\, 603 East Liberty\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:José González
DESCRIPTION:José González is in a class by himself. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “someone whose subtle\, carefully crafted music delivers rewards to listeners who know how to wait\,” González’s stellar career can only be described as a dream. From selling out tours on virtually every continent to headlining prestigious festivals around the world to being asked to perform at 2020’s Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and seeing his recorded music exceed 1 billion streams\, González is one of the most exciting and in-demand touring artists working today. Whether appearing alone with his guitar or with a 20-piece orchestra\, or with his band The Brite Lites\, or choosing between duo and trio formats\, his performances are never merely shows – they are events. And González has every intention of continuing this tradition as he prepares his fully solo tour in support of the eagerly awaited release of his fourth studio album\, LOCAL VALLEY. \nThe visionary singer-songwriter/guitarist’s long-awaited album\, and first to contain songs in all of the languages he speaks (English\, Spanish and Swedish)\, LOCAL VALLEY provides a welcome reminder of the Gothenburg\, Sweden-based artist’s understated appeal and unabashed intimacy\, a quality Billboard praised as “one of the most recognizable sounds in indie rock.” The album finds González once again armed with just a handful of nylon-stringed Spanish guitars\, yet this time\, technology did creep into the proceedings. \n“I allowed myself to loop guitars as I aim to do live with pedals\,” González says\, “and in my head I was hearing how each track would fit with an orchestra (The String Theory) or my five-piece band (The Brite Lites)\, with whom I’ve been touring on and off the last decade.” \nFour albums in\, LOCAL VALLEY finds Jose González\, in the words of his new song\, “Visions\,” still “imagining the worlds that could be/Shaping a mosaic of fates/For all sentient beings.” With LOCAL VALLEY\, Jose González once again proves that music doesn’t need to be loud to be heard.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/jose-gonzalez-241023/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Neko Case Fall Tour 2024
DESCRIPTION:Is there another songwriter so fearless and inventive?  Bending decades of pop music into new shapes\, Neko Case wields her voice like a kiss and her metaphors like a baseball bat. She has cast the fishing net of her career wide—from Seattle and Vancouver to Chicago and Stockholm\, setting up her home base on a farm in New England. \n\nGathering power year after year\, Neko sings with the fierce abandon of a newborn infant crying in a basket in the woods. Since escaping the labels of country and Americana\, the gorgeous train-whistle vocals of her early career sit submerged in her later style\, where their ghost can appear any minute. When her voice jumps an octave\, it’s almost visible\, like sparks at night. “I never knew where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do with my voice\,” she says\, “but I just wanted to do it so bad.”\n\nWith a career spanning over twenty years\, she has famously collaborated with The New Pornographers and Case/Lang/Veirs in addition to releasing many critically acclaimed solo albums\, including ‘Fox Confessor Brings The Flood’\, ‘Middle Cyclone’ and most recently 2018’s ‘Hell-On’ in addition to the career-spanning retrospective ‘Wild Creatures’ that was released in 2022. She also writes weekly pieces for her popular Substack ‘Entering The Lung’\, where she ruminates on the nature near her rural home\, life on tour\, her pets\, and anything else that comes to mind. \n\nNeko is doing it on her own terms\, but the legacy she’s building is one that can stand up to music made by any other solo artist in her lifetime. Don’t look away; you never know what might happen. “I’m just trying\,” she says\, “to be myself as hard as I can.”
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/neko-case-fall-tour-2024-241018/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Billy Bragg
DESCRIPTION:The Roaring Forty USA Tour 2024 \nIn 2023 Billy Bragg kicked off a celebration of a remarkable 40 years as Britain’s favourite folk singer\, songwriter and campaigner. To mark this significant landmark\, he has released an acclaimed career-spanning box set ‘The Roaring Forty’ and has played to sell-out crowds across the world. In November he performed his most famous song ‘A New England’ on Later With Jools Holland almost exactly 40 years to the day that he debuted the song on The Tube (also presented by one Jools Holland!). \nGalvanised in the late 70s by The Clash and an aversion to the austere policies of Margaret Thatcher\, Billy set out to inspire political engagement and empathy. He has performed numerous benefit shows for the miners\, the Labour party\, CND\, the jobless and many more\, and has run the Left Field political stage at Glastonbury for the last 20 years. \nBilly has released 11 solo studio albums\, three albums of Woody Guthrie lyrics set to contemporary music by Billy and Wilco (the Mermaid Avenue albums) and one album with Joe Henry. He released a mini album Bridges Not Walls in 2017. His latest studio album\, the acclaimed ‘The Million Things That Never Happened’ came out in 2021. \nBilly Bragg added best-selling author to his CV with the success of his acclaimed 2017 book Roots\, Radicals & Rockers – How Skiffle Changed The World. He has written two books of political analysis –  The Progressive Patriot: A Search For Belonging (2006) and The Three Dimensions of Freedom (2019). \nBilly won the Outstanding Contribution To British Music Award at the prestigious Ivors Awards in 2018. Born and raised in Barking\, East London\, Billy has a street named after him in his home town – Bragg Close. This year Billy has been honoured with a pavement plaque on the Camden Music Walk Of Fame (previous recipients include Madness\, Amy Winehouse\, The Who\, David Bowie\, and The Kinks)
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/billy-bragg-241010/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Dwight Yoakam
DESCRIPTION:Dwight Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide\, and he is a 21-time nominated\, multiple GRAMMY Award winner. He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum albums\, with five of those albums topping Billboard’s Country Albums chart and another 14 landing in the Top 10. Nearly 40 of Yoakam’s singles have charted on Billboard\, with 14 peaking in the Top 10. Yoakam is a recipient of the Artist of the Year award from the Americana Music Association\, and BMI Country Music’s President’s Award\, the most prestigious award offered by the organizations. He was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in the Songwriter/Artist category at the 49th anniversary Gala in 2019 in Nashville\, TN. \nYoakam’s self-curated SiriusXM channel\, titled Dwight Yoakam and The Bakersfield Beat ‘Where Country Went Mod’ launched in April of 2018. The channel celebrates the Bakersfield sound and those whom it has inspired. Guests have boasted the likes of Post Malone\, Lukas Nelson\, Beck\, Chris Hillman\, Jakob Dylan\, Mike Nesmith and Mickey Dolans\, Dave Alvin\, and Jackie DeShannon\, among others. \nIn 2016\, Yoakam released his bluegrass album Swimmin’ Pools\, Movie Stars… on Sugar Hill Records. Featuring a band of bluegrass luminaries\, this album boasts a collection of reinterpreted favorites from his catalogue\, as well as a cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain”. Produced by nine-time GRAMMY winner Gary Paczosa (Alison Krauss\, Dolly Parton)\, Jon Randall (songwriter of “Whiskey Lullaby”)\, and Yoakam himself\, and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge\, this album reflects the love for bluegrass music that Yoakam developed at an early age in Kentucky and that has inspired him for many years thereafter. In 2018\, Yoakam released two songs\, “Pretty Horses” and “Then Came Monday” (the latter written with Chris Stapleton). \nIn addition to his musical career\, Yoakam is a formidable film and television actor who has appeared in over 40 feature films\, including Sling Blade and Panic Room. In 2016\, he recurred in David E. Kelley’s Amazon series Goliath. Recently\, he appeared in director Steven Soderbergh’s film Logan Lucky with Channing Tatum and Daniel Craig. Yoakam is capable of seamlessly melting into his roles and impressively standing toe-to-toe with some of the world’s top thespians over the course of his storied and successful acting career\, including Jodie Foster\, Tommy Lee Jones\, Jared Leto\, Forest Whitaker and Matthew McConaughey.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/dwight-yoakam-241003/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Cowboy Junkies
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes revolutions begin quietly. \nIn 1988\, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet\, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise — and it was compelling. It stood out in the midst of the flash and bombast that came to define the late 80’s. The now classic recording combined folk\, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before and went on to sell more than a million copies.  \nFormed in Toronto in 1985 with siblings Michael Timmins on guitar\, Margo Timmins on vocals\, Peter Timmins on drums\, and Michael’s lifelong friend Alan Anton on bass\, the band has sparkled over the course of 29 albums. “I’ve known Alan longer than I’ve known Pete\,” says Michael. “We were friends before Pete was born.” \nUnlike most long-lasting groups\, Cowboy Junkies have never had a break up or taken a sanity-saving hiatus. There’s an appreciation of each other that keeps them constantly working. “It’s that intimacy and understanding of what each one of us brings to the table\,” says Michael. Cowboy Junkies’ will be performing a career-spanning show\, including their new album\, ‘Such Ferocious Beauty’\, which was released worldwide on June 2\, 2023 to universal critical acclaim. 
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/cowboy-junkies-240924/
LOCATION:Masonic Cathedral Theatre\, 500 Temple Street\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Love Hate Music Box Tour
DESCRIPTION:As if channeling another dimension where genres simply don’t exist\, Rainbow Kitten Surprise finds harmony in unpredictability – weaving together lyrical poetry\, hummable melodies\, and a rush of instrumental eccentricities. Now boasting over 2 billion global streams across platforms\, the band first began building their devoted fanbase with independent albums SEVEN + MARY(2013) and RKS (2015). The band’s breakout full-length debut for Elektra\, HOW TO: FRIEND\, LOVE\, FREEFALL\, arrived in April 2018. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner Jay Joyce (Cage The Elephant\, Lainey Wilson)\, the album featured RIAA-certified Platinum single “It’s Called: Freefall\,” earned widespread praise from Billboard\, TIME\, Vice\, and NPR who described their sound as “…a mix of jam and indie and whatever else you can throw into the soup…very earnest\, beautiful\, political\, loving rock n’ roll\,” and saw the band make several national television appearances\, including performances on “CBS Saturday Morning\,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\,” and PBS’s “Austin City Limits.” After gracing the bills of Bonnaroo\, Lollapalooza\, and Osheaga\, to name a few\, RKS moved 80\,000 tickets of their own on the sold-out 2018/2019 Friend\, Love\, Freefall Tour. That tour was earmarked by a sold-out debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and three consecutive gigs in Athens\, GA (the latter of which were chronicled on their first official live album\, LIVE FROM ATHENS GEORGIA\, released in 2021). \nThe band released a two-track single Mary (B-Sides) in May 2019 – consisting of “Heart” and “No Vacancy.” The following year brought the release of standalone single “Our Song” – already a fan favorite in their live rotation prior to release – as well as a livestream concert in July\, held for thousands of fans on what would’ve been the date of another sold-out Red Rocks performance (cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). In March 2022\, the band released the emotionally charged track “Work Out\,” marking their first new music in nearly two years. \n2022 also saw the band set out on their first full headline trek in nearly 3 years\, a run that included their long-awaited\, sold-out\, two-night return to Red Rocks. And in 2022 alone\, with the help of partners PLUS1 and Propeller\, Rainbow Kitten Surprise raised over $170k for food banks in local tour markets\, LGBTQ+ causes\, and mental health initiatives. \nRainbow Kitten Surprise is: Ela Melo (she/her; lead vocals)\, Darrick “Bozzy” Keller (he/him; guitar\, vocals)\, Ethan Goodpaster (he/him; lead guitar\, vocals)\, Jess Haney (he/him; drums)
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/rainbow-kitten-surprise-240922/
LOCATION:Masonic Temple Theatre
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:An evening with Vienna Teng
DESCRIPTION:“I was in a long-distance relationship with music for many years\,” jokes singer-songwriter Vienna Teng. Long-distance\, perhaps\, but long-running. In 2002\, Vienna released her debut album Waking Hour\, landing her on NPR’s Weekend Edition\, The Late Show with David Letterman\, and the top of Amazon’s music charts. Four more albums followed\, most recently Aims in 2013\, as well as the music for The Fourth Messenger by playwright Tanya Shaffer. \nTogether with Vienna’s captivating live performances and thoughtful online presence\, her work has built a devoted following across generations and continents. Still\, other pursuits have always beckoned. Vienna returned to academia in 2010 to study environmental sustainability\, which led to a new career working on climate change\, energy and waste issues. She also became a bonus parent to her partner’s two kids\, and in early 2020 welcomed a newborn addition to the family – just in time for pandemic lockdown.  \n“I learned a lot about what it means to hold two truths in your head at the same time\, as the saying goes\,” Vienna says of that period. Out of that idea emerged some of the most intricate and impassioned songwriting she’s ever done: a pair of songs called “We’ve Got You\,” about leading and leaning on one’s community. When she performs it on stage – solo\, live-looping her voice\, keyboards and percussion to layer the two songs together – the audience response is electric. \n“We’ve Got You” also marks a new chapter of merging her musical and environmental vocations. In 2022\, she launched a “music x climate action” community on Patreon\, combining monthly livestream shows with Zoom climate action sessions\, and hosting workshops between concerts that participants have described as “life-changing\,” “rocket fuel\,” and “the perfect antidote to despair.” \nThe long-distance phase is over. Now it’s time for communion – and moving forward. \n$500 Platinum- reserved seating in the best seats in the house ($455 tax-deductible) \n$250 Gold- reserved seating on floor in front of stage ($205 tax-deductible) \n$125 Silver- reserved seating in drink rail areas ($80 tax-deductible) \nPlatinum\, Gold and Silver tickets all include a dessert reception at 6:30 and a pre-show conversation between Vienna Teng and our emcee at 7:00 pm \n$50 Bronze- general admission\, show only\, doors at 7:45 pm ($25 tax deductible) \n6:30 p.m. | Doors for Platinum\, Gold\, and Silver ticket holders and dessert reception\n7:00 p.m. | Q&A with Vienna Teng and MC\n7:45 p.m. | Doors for Bronze ticket holders\n8:00 p.m. | Concert
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/an-evening-with-vienna-teng-240920/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Old Crow Medicine Show
DESCRIPTION:Acoustic Routes Concerts and The Ark are once again fighting hunger with music. \nTogether\, they are bringing Grand Ole Opry members and Grammy winners Old Crow Medicine Show to The Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on Friday\, September 13 at 7:30 p.m. to support The Breakfast at St. Andrew’s daily meal program. \nOld Crow Medicine Show’s concerts are legendary thanks to the band’s virtuosity and breakneck tempos\, their strong original songwriting and deep respect for traditional American music. Their rise began in 2000 after a chance meeting with the flatpicking guitar and mountain music legend Doc Watson\, when the band was busking on a street corner in Boone\, North Carolina. Over the years\, their string band revival sound has found a growing legion of fans hungry for roots music and it has captured the hearts of acclaimed artists like John Prine\, Gillian Welch and Marty Stuart who helped propel their music. \nNo Depression.com says the the band is now virtually a tradition in itself and their latest Grammy-nominated album\, Jubilee\, is “a celebration of their own past and ongoing relevance\, and of old-timey music as a hoedown that never ends but might pick up a fair number of new steps along the way.” \nThe concert is the 14th that Acoustic Routes and The Ark have done together to raise money for The Breakfast at St. Andrew’s\, which feeds the homeless\, the working poor and other people struggling to make ends meet. They have never missed a day of service since opening their doors in 1982\, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/old-crow-medicine-show-091324/
LOCATION:Michigan Theater\, 603 East Liberty\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Sierra Ferrell - Shoot For The Moon Tour
DESCRIPTION:One of the brightest young luminaries in roots music today\, Sierra Ferrell brings a dose of beautifully strange magic to everything she touches. Since the arrival of Long Time Coming (her acclaimed debut LP for Rounder Records)\, the West Virginia-born singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist has earned the Emerging Act of the Year prize at the Americana Honors & Awards\, collaborated with the likes of Margo Price and Old Crow Medicine Show\, and enchanted audiences all over North America and Europe with her high-spirited and dazzling live performance. On her new album Trail Of Flowers\, the Nashville-based artist expands her sound while deepening the urgency of her songs\, often revealing a wealth of wisdom within her wildly imaginative storytelling. \nHer first full-length since Long Time Coming—a 2021 release that drew praise from outlets like Pitchfork\, Paste\, Pop Matters\, and No Depression—Trail Of Flowers came to life with producers Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan\, Brandi Carlile\, Chris Stapleton) and Gary Paczosa (Alison Krauss\, Dwight Yoakam\, Gillian Welch) and with such esteemed musicians as Chris Scruggs. In keeping with a musical upbringing that included playing everywhere from truck stops to boxcars to New Orleans street corners\, the album journeys from freewheeling bluegrass to heartrending old-time music to fantastically gritty honky-tonk and beyond\, endlessly changing shape to accommodate the immense scope of Ferrell’s eccentric musicality. Mainly recorded at Sound Emporium Studios and featuring guest appearances from singer/songwriters Lukas Nelson and Nikki Lane\, Trail Of Flowers ultimately fulfills her longstanding mission of making music that transcends all barriers of time. “I wanted to create something that makes people feel nostalgic for the past\, but excited about the future of music\,” Ferrell points out. \nInstantly proving her extraordinary capacity to merge timeless musicianship with lyrics exploring modern concerns\, Trail Of Flowers opens on “American Dreaming”: a world-weary yet soul-stirring track that speaks to the struggle to build a good life in a culture consumed by capitalism. Another song informed by her singular outlook on the modern world\, “Fox Hunt” takes the form of a furiously stomping epic driven by galloping rhythms and some feverish fiddle work from Ferrell. On “Rosemary\,” she delves further into her old-time roots and delivers the album’s most haunting moment: a stark but spellbinding story-song graced with a few bars of soulful yodeling. A profoundly gifted vocalist\, Ferrell often captures an entire world of feeling in just a single line\, particularly on tracks like “Dollar Bill Bar”—a swinging but wistful number on which she cycles from longing to regret to devil-may-care attitude with impossible ease. And on “I Could Drive You Crazy\,” Ferrell serves up one of the most joyful moments on Trail Of Flowers\, sharing a harmony-fueled and singalong-ready love song that’s both self-effacing and gloriously fun.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/sierra-ferrell-240908/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Graham Nash
DESCRIPTION:Legendary artist Graham Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee – with Crosby\, Stills\, and Nash and with the Hollies. He was also inducted twice into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame\, as a solo artist and with CSN\, and he is a GRAMMY Award winner. \nTowering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished in his long and multi-faceted career\, stands the litany of songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of the past half-century. His remarkable body of work\, beginning with his contributions to the Hollies opus from 1964 to ’68\, including “Stop Stop Stop\,” “Pay You Back With Interest\,” “On A Carousel\,” “Carrie Anne\,” “King Midas In Reverse\,” and “Jennifer Eccles\,” continues all the way to his most recent album\, “Now\,” released in 2023. \nThe original classic union of Crosby\, Stills & Nash (& Young) lasted but twenty months.  Yet their songs are lightning rods embedded in our DNA\, starting with Nash’s “Marrakesh Express\,” “Pre-Road Downs” (written for then-girlfriend Joni Mitchell)\, and “Lady Of the Island\,” from the first Crosby\, Stills & Nash LP (1969).  On CSNY’s Déjà Vu (1970)\, Nash’s “Teach Your Children” and “Our House” beseeched us to hold love tightly\, to fend off the madness that was on its way. \nOverlapping CSNY\, Nash’s solo career debuted with Songs For Beginners (1971)\, whose “Chicago/We Can Change the World” and “Military Madness” were fueled by the Long Hot Summer\, the trial of the Chicago Eight\, and the ongoing Vietnam war.  Songs from that LP stayed in Nash’s concert sets for years including “I Used To Be A King” and “Simple Man”.  His next album\, Wild Tales (1974)\, addressed (among other issues) unfair jail terms for minor drug offenses (“Prison Song”)\, unfair treatment of Vietnam vets (“Oh! Camil”)\, the unfairness of fame (“You’ll Never Be the Same”)\, and his muse\, Joni (“Another Sleep Song”). \nThe most resilient\, long-lived and productive partnership to emerge from the CSNY camp launched with the eponymously titled Graham Nash/David Crosby (1972)\, bookended by Nash’s “Southbound Train” as the opening track and “Immigration Man” as the closer.  The duo contributed further to the soundtrack of the ’70s on their back-to-back albums\, Wind On the Water (1975) and Whistling Down the Wire (1976). \nOn the CSN reunion studio LP (1977)\, Nash took top honors with “Just A Song Before I Go” (written in the space of one hour\, and a Top 10 hit single).  Lightning struck once more on CSN’s Daylight Again (1982)\, on which Nash penned their second (and final) Top 10 hit\, “Wasted On the Way\,” lamenting the energy\, time and love lost by the group due to years of internecine quarrels. \nNash’s passionate voice continues to be heard in support of peace\, and social and environmental justice. The No Nukes/Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) concerts he organized with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt in 1979 remain seminal benefit events.  In 2011\, Nash was instrumental in bringing MUSE back to the forefront with a concert to benefit Japan disaster relief and groups promoting non-nuclear energy worldwide. That same year\, he and Crosby were among the many musicians who made their way to the Occupy Wall Street actions in lower Manhattan. \nIn September 2013\, Nash released his long-awaited autobiography Wild Tales\, which delivers an engrossing\, no-holds-barred look back at his remarkable career and the music that defined a generation. The book landed him on the New York Times Best Sellers list\, and was released in paperback in late 2014. \nIn recognition for his contributions as a musician and philanthropist\, Nash was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth. While continually building his musical legacy\, Nash is also an internationally renowned photographer and visual artist. With his photography\, Nash has drawn honors including the New York Institute of Technology’s Arts & Technology Medal and Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters and the Hollywood Film Festival’s inaugural Hollywood Visionary Cyber Award.  His work is collected in the book Eye to Eye: Photographs by Graham Nash; he curated others’ work in the volume Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash (2009). \nNash’s work has been shown in galleries and museums worldwide. His company Nash Editions’ original IRIS 3047 digital printer and one of its first published works—Nash’s 1969 portrait of David Crosby— is now housed in the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution in recognition of his revolutionary accomplishments in the fine arts and digital printing world.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/graham-nash-240821/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:The Avett Brothers
DESCRIPTION:Three-time Grammy Award nominees The Avett Brothers made mainstream waves with their 2009 major label debut “I And Love And You.” In 2012\, “The Carpenter” hit #4 on the Billboard Top 200\, followed by “Magpie And The Dandelion” in 2013\, which debuted at #5. In 2016\, the band was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Their latest album\, “The Third Gleam” debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart\, #1 Rock Albums\, and #1 Vinyl Albums. Single “Victory” hit #1 on the Americana Radio Singles Chart. The Avett Brothers stayed connected with fans amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by playing two sold out drive-in shows at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the span of three months. “Swept Away” – a musical inspired by & featuring the music of The Avett Brothers – premiered in January 2022 at Berkeley Repertory Theatre to rave reviews from audiences and critics and is currently in D.C. for a limited pre-Broadway engagement at Arena Stage.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/the-avett-brothers-240821/
LOCATION:Masonic Temple Theatre
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Iron & Wine
DESCRIPTION:Sam Beam is a singer-songwriter who has been creating music as Iron & Wine for over a decade. Through the course of seven albums\, numerous EPs and singles\, and the initial volumes of an Archive Series – Iron & Wine has captured the emotion and imagination of listeners with distinctly cinematic songs.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/iron-wine-240818/
LOCATION:Masonic Cathedral Theatre\, 500 Temple Street\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Andrew Bird
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Bird is an internationally acclaimed\, Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist\, vocalist\, whistler\, and songwriter who picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. Since beginning his recording career in 1997\, Bird has released 17 albums and performed extensively across the globe. He has recorded with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, appeared as “Dr. Stringz” on Jack’s Big Music Show\, and headlined concerts at Carnegie Hall\, Sydney Opera House\, Walt Disney Concert Hall\, Red Rocks Amphitheatre\, and festivals worldwide.\n\nBird performed as the Whistling Caruso in Disney’s The Muppets movie\, scored the FX series Baskets\, and collaborated with inventor Ian Schneller on Sonic Arboretum\, an installation that exhibited at New York’s Guggenheim Museum\, Boston’s ICA\, and the MCA Chicago. Bird has been a featured TED Talks presenter\, a New Yorker Festival guest\, and an op-ed contributor for the New York Times.\n\nMore recently\, Bird released a series of site-specific improvisational short films and recordings called Echolocations\, recorded in remote and acoustically interesting spaces: a Utah canyon\, an abandoned seaside bunker\, the middle of the Los Angeles River\, and a reverberant stone-covered aqueduct in Lisbon. Additionally\, Bird hosts an ongoing series of live-streamed performances called Live from the Great Room\, putting the creative process on display for fans as he collaborates and converses with friends in a candid\, intimate setting.  \nShortly after receiving his 2020 Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album\, with My Finest Work Yet\, Andrew Bird made his professional acting debut in the cast of Fargo’s fourth installment\, which concluded on FX in November 2020 and is currently streaming via Hulu. In June 2022\, Bird released his latest album\, Inside Problems\, on Loma Vista Recordings. 
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/andrew-bird-240810/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
DESCRIPTION:A singer\, composer and actor\, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling\, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country\, swing\, jazz\, folk\, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. \nWhether touring as a Duo or with his Acoustic Group or his Large Band\, Lovett’s live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents\, but also the diversity of his influences\, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music. \nSince his self-titled debut in 1986\, Lyle Lovett has evolved into one of music’s most vibrant and iconic performers. Among his many accolades\, besides the four Grammy Awards\, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award\, and was named Texas State Musician. \nHis works\, rich and eclectic\, are some of the most beloved of any artist working today.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/lyle-lovett-and-his-large-band-240723/
LOCATION:Masonic Cathedral Theatre\, 500 Temple Street\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Summer Sounds at The Ann Arbor Art Fair
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to once again partner with the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair to bring live music each evening of the art fairs to the Stage on Main at the corner of Main and William in the Palio lot.  Stop by and join one of our favorite street parties of the year! \n6:00 Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective and BLUESHOUSE! \nBrain Plasticity Ukulele Collective is an open community of musicians playing at all levels and abilities. Ukes? Well\, it’s more like 30 different instruments. Plasticity? Yes! The Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective believes that by sharing music and learning how to play a new instrument\, you can: “Drop a brain bomb. Fire up the synapses. Rewire some neural pathways.” And BLUESHOUSE!\, led by veteran English bluesman Mike Brooks\, has enlivened countless stages and street parties around southeast Michigan over the last decade. Join us for a combination that will stretch your brain! \nMike Brooks\, veteran blues guitar player/singer/songwriter from the UK has been playing guitar since the age of 10\, and professionally since the age of 16. His musical career and accolades are many and varied\, but include hitting the UK charts in 1979 (#28 on “the New Wave of British Heavy Metal” despite being a blues band)\, getting a cease and desist order from Walt Disney Corp for using a band name too close to that of a cartoon mouse\, opening for bands such as the Yardbirds\, the Animals\, Wishbone Ash and Nine Below Zero\, and playing in some of the most famous venues anywhere such as London’s Marquee\, and\, well\, The Ark! In addition to leading BLUESHOUSE and fronting the Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective\, he also works with Ann Arbor’s youth at the Neutral Zone\, a continuation of a youth music project begun in the UK called Electric896\, which taught disengaged youth how to rock the blues.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/summer-sounds-at-the-ann-arbor-art-fair-240721/
LOCATION:The Stage on Main\, 353 S. Main St\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Summer Sounds at The Ann Arbor Art Fair
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to once again partner with the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair to bring live music each evening of the art fairs to the Stage on Main at the corner of Main and William in the Palio lot. Stop by and join one of our favorite street parties of the year! \n6:00 Jordan Hamilton \nCellist and vocalist Jordan Hamilton is a mix of mastery and maverick musicality; hip-hop influenced\, rhythmically layered\, melodically robust. Driven by diversity\, drawn to the cello’s tone\, cosmic strings calling souls home. A different kind of symphony\, hopeful enough to grow our empathy\, “part political activism\, part hopefulness\, part performance art\, part soundscapes\, and all entirely mesmerizing.” (John Sinkevics\, Local Spins) Emotional energy crafted from integrity\, immaterial and immortal\, experienced at the speed of sound\, with a bit of bounce\, groove by the ounce\, and all the jump you’ll need to move. \n7:30 Tony Furtado \nVery few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music. Tony is an evocative and soulful singer\, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on banjo\, cello-banjo\, slide guitar and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the flair of a master chef. 
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/summer-sounds-at-the-ann-arbor-art-fair-240719/
LOCATION:The Stage on Main\, 353 S. Main St\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Summer Sounds at The Ann Arbor Art Fair
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to once again partner with the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair to bring live music each evening of the art fairs to the Stage on Main at the corner of Main and William in the Palio lot. Stop by and join one of our favorite street parties of the year! \n6:00 Phillip-Michael Scales \nAs a kid\, Phillip-Michael Scales didn’t understand what it meant that his aunt’s close friend\, the guitar player who called him “Nephew” and he called “Uncle B\,” was B.B. King. Once Phillip-Michael began guitar lessons\, the significance became so clear that he shied away from soloing and most things blues. Instead\, he fell in love with songwriting when an English teacher told him “A great writer can make their reader identify with anyone.” When his Uncle B passed away\, Scales began incorporating more of the blues into his music as a way to honor him. “These days I’m finding more of my story in the blues. A lot has led me here between politics\, my identity\, and the idea of Legacy.” The result is a sound he calls “Dive Bar Soul” which takes a bit of indie rock storytelling and couples it with the passion of the blues. \n7:30 Joe and The Ruckus \nThe Ruckus is a collective with the goal of recontextualizing classic funk and soul music within our 21st century world. They formed during the pandemic and emerged from lock-down as changed people in search of new live music experiences from those typically seen pre-pandemic. The Ruckus rose to and surpassed that expectation\, providing electrifying live concerts with repertoire ranging from the father of funk\, James Brown\, to the king of soul\, Stevie Wonder\, and beyond into more modern artists and have now expanded from their hometown to NYC\, Chicago and Detroit.  \n 
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/summer-sounds-at-the-ann-arbor-art-fair-240718/
LOCATION:The Stage on Main\, 353 S. Main St\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Amos Lee
DESCRIPTION:“There’s a lot of existential stuff in these songs\,” says Amos Lee. “If you really listen to what’s in between the lines\, there’s a lot of grappling with your place in the world\, grappling with loss.  There’s a lot of grappling with the balance between bailing out the boat and rowing at the same time—the experience of writing music and playing songs while trying\, as we all are right now\, to make sense of a world that feels like it’s changing really quickly.”   \nOn his eleventh studio album\, Transmissions\, singer-songwriter Lee continues to expand his sonic range while sharpening his closely observed lyrics that squarely address death\, aging\, and love. The force behind such acclaimed albums as Mission Bell and Mountains of Sorrow\, Rivers of Song\, ever since his gold-selling 2005 debut Lee has been known for his association with a long list of collaborators and touring partners\, from Paul Simon to Zac Brown Band.  \nFor the new project\, he craved a return to an old-school style of recording\, working with his longtime band in a studio in rural Marlboro\, New York that was built by drummer Lee Falco and his dad out of reclaimed wood from an old church (“it’s exactly what you’d think a studio in upstate New York should be\,” notes Lee). Playing live on the floor for long hours\, in close quarters\, they were able to capture the album’s twelve songs in less than a week.  \n“I really wanted us to be all in the room\, making music together\, listening to each other and responding to each other\,” says Lee. “In this age where you can do everything at home and fly it in\, there’s something really beautiful about getting in a room and starting at the top\, the drummer counting in the song and everybody just playing. I would call it vulnerability.”  \nDespite the simplicity of the set-up\, though\, Lee also augmented the band’s soulful\, folk-funk sound with arrangements that extend the scope of some songs. “I’ve done a lot of shows over the past few years with orchestras\,” he says\, “and I wanted to find a way to have miniature moments that could represent those experiences. If you listen to the end of ‘Night Light\,’ or ‘Built to Fall\,’ there are moments that express those ideas of collaboration and orchestration.”  \nTransmissions marks only the second time that Lee has produced his own album (following 2016’s Spirit)\, a daunting challenge even for someone so familiar with the musicians. But he was determined not to overthink or over-complicate the task.  \n“As a producer\, I had to have a clean and clear vision of what I wanted before I went in\,” he says. “Especially now that I’ve done ten albums. I’m not lighting a bunch of candles and trying to conjure the spirit—it’s either there or it isn’t. And it was there from Day One. We were playing the song ‘Beautiful Day\,’ and I thought\, ‘Okay\, here’s a song I have a demo for\, but I don’t have a full version in mind. I’ve never played it with anyone\, I’ve never shown it to anybody\, and it’s a bit of a weird\, herky-jerky tune.’ And the bass and drums kicked ass\, the guitar playing is really cool—so yeah\, I felt it from note one. I was never in doubt.”  \nThe’ last few years have been wildly productive for Philadelphia native Lee. After 2022’s Dreamland album (which featured “Worry No More\,” a Top Ten AAA hit and his biggest single in over a decade)\, he followed up with two full-length projects paying homage to musical heroes—My Ideal: A Tribute to ‘Chet Baker Sings’ and Honeysuckle Switches: The Songs of Lucinda Williams. He expresses his awe for these two renegade artists; Williams for her incomparable language and Baker for his delivery. “I love songs that have the ability to expose a wide range of emotions in a short song\,” he says. “That’s what my favorite songs always do.”  \nThe Baker album in particular had a strong influence on Lee as a vocalist. “I didn’t grow up singing anything other than what was on the radio\,” he says\, “and when I started playing guitar\, it was John Prine and Dylan and Bill Withers and this classic songwriter stuff\, but also all this ‘90s R&B that I loved. I’d never approached what we’re calling jazz—the classics\, the songbook—and listening to Chet singing and singing along with him was like\, ‘Oh\, my God\, how is he doing this?’ It was like taking a master class in control and where to use your voice. That level of singing\, that level of musicianship\, was hugely inspirational—you don’t have to sing loud all the time. You can be really vulnerable\, and soft\, and really be at your best.”  \nTransmissions is Lee’s first release of original music on his own label\, Hoagiemouth Records. “It’s just a sign of the times\,” he says. “Things have really changed for someone like me\, and I’m going to adapt. I always wanted to have some kind of small label\, so it’s a cool opportunity.” (The imprint is distributed through the Thirty Tigers company\, which Lee is especially excited about since he and president David Macias are friends through fantasy baseball.)  \nFresh off of some dates with Willie Nelson and heading into a co-headlining tour with the Indigo Girls\, Amos Lee notes that his attitude about being embraced by his peers and his idols has transformed over the years\, and that his gratitude deeply informs the emotions throughout Transmissions.  \n“I just appreciate everything a lot more now\,” he says. “When you’re younger\, you get it\, but you don’t really get it because you’re like ‘Oh\, cool—my first tour ever and I’m opening for Bob Dylan? Cool.’ Or Norah Jones\, the biggest artist in the world\, bringing you out right off the street. How do you appreciate that? I was just sort of clueless\, honestly. Not out of malice\, but you have no context.  \n“So now I’m just grateful to have a career\,” he continues. “I’m grateful to be asked to share the stage with folks who I respect and admire and love and want to learn from and want to support. Now it’s about really being present while it’s happening and knowing that this is not promised\, none of this is destiny. It’s a lot of chance. So I’m making sure to really enjoy and appreciate all these opportunities.” 
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/amos-lee-240701/
LOCATION:Michigan Theater\, 603 East Liberty\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert,Special Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20240212T151959Z
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SUMMARY:Gregory Alan Isakov
DESCRIPTION:Born in Johannesburg\, South Africa\, and now calling Colorado home\, horticulturist/musician Gregory Alan Isakov has cast an impressive presence on the indie-rock and folk worlds with his six full-length studio albums: That Sea\, The Gambler; This Empty Northern Hemisphere; The Weatherman; Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony; Evening Machines (nominated for a Grammy award for Best Folk Album)\, and his most recent record\, Appaloosa Bones. Isakov tours internationally with his band\, and has performed with several symphony orchestras across the United States. When he is not on the road\, Isakov runs a small farm in Boulder County\, which provides produce to CSA members\, restaurants\, and Community Food Share (a local food bank). \nTICKET ONSALE DATES:\nMarch 5 – Presale for Ark Virtuoso Members and up\nMarch 6 – Presale for Ark Premiere Members and up\nMarch 7 – On sale to General Public \nThis event is co-presented by A2SF and The Ark. \n$1 per ticket donated to The National Young Farmers Coalition
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/gregory-alan-isakov-240617/
LOCATION:Hill Auditorium\, 825 N University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20240206T150059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T141517Z
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SUMMARY:The Decemberists
DESCRIPTION:For over 20 years\, The Decemberists have been one of the most original\, daring\, and thrilling American rock bands. Founded in the year 2000\, The Decemberists’ distinctive brand of hyper-literate folk-rock set them apart from the start with the release of their debut EP 5 Songs in 2001. Since then\, the band has released nine full-length albums that are unbound by genre and highly ambitious\, ranging from Americana-leaning storytelling epics to elements of 70’s prog and hard rock. \nNow the enduring indie band is back with their first new music in six years\, “Burial Ground.” Already a fan-favorite after being debuted live last year\, their latest single takes the overt fatalism of 2018’s I’ll Be Your Girl and infuses it with the jangle-pop of The Dentists and dreamy harmonies of The Beach Boys (performed with an assist from The Shins’ James Mercer). “‘Burial Ground’ is in that time-honored popsong tradition\, a paean to hanging out in graveyards\,” says songwriter Colin Meloy. “The melody hook came to me in a dream and I hummed it into my phone on waking. Most dream-songs are bad; this was the exception.” \nThe Decemberists will be on tour with more new music to come!
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/the-decemberists-240522/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20240213T160048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T191702Z
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SUMMARY:Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
DESCRIPTION:Grammy winner Molly Tuttle brings her band to The Majestic Theatre with their new album\, City of Gold. One of the most compelling new voices in the roots music world\, Molly Tuttle is a virtuosic multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter with a lifelong love of bluegrass\, a genre the Northern California-bred artist first discovered thanks to her father (a music teacher and multi-instrumentalist) and grandfather (a banjo player whose Illinois farm she visited often throughout her childhood). \nCity of Gold\,  the follow-up to 2022’s Crooked Tree—a widely lauded LP that won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album\, with Tuttle earning a Best New Artist nomination—the Northern California-raised musician’s fourth full-length album brings those narratives to a resplendent form of bluegrass rooted in her virtuosic guitar playing. Like Crooked Tree\, whose accolades also include an International Folk Music Award for Album of the Year\, City of Gold\, is co-produced with bluegrass legend Jerry Douglas\, showcasing the extraordinary musicianship that made Tuttle the first woman ever named Guitar Player of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. But this time around\, the Nashville-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist chose to record with her live band for the first time—a move that lends a potent new energy to her exquisitely crafted sound. “When I was a kid we took a field trip to Coloma\, California\, to learn about the gold rush\,” says Tuttle in revealing the inspiration behind City of Gold. “Just like gold fever\, music has always captivated me and driven me to great lengths to explore its depths.” Noting that City of Gold “celebrates the music of my heart\, the land where I grew up\, and the stories I heard along the way\,” Tuttle found her band essential to every aspect of the LP.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/molly-tuttle-240511/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240510T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20231108T180229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T143728Z
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SUMMARY:Alan Doyle
DESCRIPTION:Welcome Home Tour \nAlan Doyle— actor\, producer\, best-selling author\, and best-known as lead singer for Newfoundland’s beloved Great Big Sea these past 20+ years— hardly needs an introduction. With five solo albums under his belt\, Doyle has been touring the world with his ace six-piece band for the last decade. In late 2014\, Doyle released his best-selling memoir Where I Belong\, followed by A Newfoundlander In Canada released in October 2017\, and All Together now released in November 2020. Amidst these projects\, Doyle found time to write music for and appear on CBC’s Republic of Doyle\, guest on CBC’s Murdoch Mysteries\, a role in 2014’s Winter’s Tale and 2010’s Robin Hood. With his 2022 live album “Here\, Tonight” and a recent JUNO nomination for his 2021 album “Back to the Harbour”\, Doyle chalks up a lot of where he is right now to luck. “I’m the luckiest guy I’ve ever even heard of\,” he says. “This was all I ever wanted\, a life in the music business\, singing concerts.” \nDoyle hails from Petty Harbour\, NL\, and formed Great Big Sea in 1993 with Sean McCann\, Bob Hallett\, and Darrell Power\, in which they fused traditional Newfoundland music with their own pop sensibilities. Their nine albums\, double-disc hits retrospective\, and two DVD releases have all been declared Gold or Platinum and have sold a combined 1.2 million copies in Canada.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/alan-doyle-240510/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240426T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20231204T170025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T194439Z
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SUMMARY:Bela Fleck "My Bluegrass Heart"
DESCRIPTION:Over the last four decades\, Béla Fleck has made a point of boldly going where no banjo player has gone before\, a musical journey that has earned him 16 Grammys in nine different fields\, including Country\, Pop\, Jazz\, Instrumental\, Classical and World Music. But his roots are in bluegrass\, and that’s where he returns with his first bluegrass tour in 24 years\, My Bluegrass Heart. \nThe Grammy award-winning album\, My Bluegrass Heart is the third chapter of a trilogy which began with the 1988 album\, Drive\, and continued in 1991 with The Bluegrass Sessions. Fleck’s band will spotlight a multi-generational gamut of the best of bluegrass players\, all sporting a myriad of Grammy Awards and nominations\, as well as gigantic piles of IBMA awards for their instruments: fiddler Michael Cleveland\, mandolin virtuoso Sierra Hull\, celebrated multi-instrumentalist Justin Moses\, bassist/multi-instrumentalist Mark Schatz\, and the amazing Bryan Sutton on guitar.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/bela-fleck-my-bluegrass-heart/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20231014T141221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T155821Z
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SUMMARY:Colin Hay
DESCRIPTION:Singer-songwriter Colin Hay\, most beloved for his intimate\, confessional live shows is most widely known for being an influential and celebrated frontman. The range of artists who have chosen to cite him as a muse or who have found themselves on stage with him in the past year spans the genre landscape from heavy metal\, to Americana\, to Cuban rhythms and beyond. His inclusion as a playlist favorite from the likes of Metallica to The Lumineers reflects his continuing relevance and broad appeal.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/colin-hay-240324/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T174500
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20240212T193031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T183823Z
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SUMMARY:Daniel Ho 'Ukulele Workshop
DESCRIPTION:DANIEL HO is a six-time Grammy winner\, with 4 of his Grammy credits as producer of George Kahumoku’s 4 Grammy wins. He is a multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, arranger\, and performer\, with talent and versatility on ‘ukulele\, slack key guitar\, piano\, and vocals. His two other Grammy wins were with close friend Tia Carrere. \nDaniel will be teaching techniques and singing in the Hawaiian language using his original song\, Aloha Pumehana (co-written by Hawaiian Music scholar and University of Michigan professor Amy Kuʻuleialoha Stillman). \nAdding Depth and Dimension to your Music\nWith his original Hawaiian love song Aloha Pumehana as a reference\, Daniel will share how to create interesting layers of arrangement using color tones\, counterpoint\, fingerstyle\, and strumming. He’ll discuss:\n– How to make simple chords even simpler and sound better by adding open string color tones.\n– How to play and sing\n– How to produce a beautiful fingerstyle tone\n– A little about the Hawaiian language\n– How to create interesting arrangements using color tones\, movement\, finger style\, and strumming \nIt will be a fun and educational beginner/intermediate class on contemporary Hawaiian ‘ukulele! \nRegister for the workshop here.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/daniel-ho-ukulele-workshop-240302/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20231019T132249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T153239Z
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SUMMARY:Portugal. The Man
DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade\, Portugal The Man has established themselves as one of rock’s most prized possessions and a live phenomenon\, with over 1\,600 shows under their belts and a storied reputation as festival favorites. \nOriginally heralding from Alaska\, the Portland-based band – comprised of John Gourley\, Zach Carothers\, Kyle O’Quin\, Eric Howk\, Jason Sechrist and Zoe Manville – soared to new heights in 2017 with the release of their RIAA certified-gold album\, Woodstock. The album was marked by the astounding success of their infectious single\, “Feel It Still\,” which earned the group a plethora of new accolades – including a GRAMMY award for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance\,” a 6x RIAA platinum certified single certification\, a mind-blowing 20-week residency at #1 on alternative radio\, and an inescapable presence on the Top 40 airwaves. \nAlongside the shine of their myriad musical accomplishments lies the group’s long-standing passion for social justice. In fact\, this is precisely the intersection on which Portugal The Man thrives; throughout their career\, the band has consistently exemplified how to deeply commit to both artistry and activism. This dynamic inspired them to officially launch their PTM Foundation in 2020\, focused on universal issues related to human rights\, community health\, and the environment\, with an emphasis on causes directly impacting Indigenous Peoples. \nTheir continued passion for activism has also led to recent partnerships with organizations such as the National Coalition Against Censorship\, The Skatepark Project (helping communities build public skate parks for youth in underserved communities)\, March for Our Lives (Gun Reform)\, Keep Oregon Well (Mental Health)\, and Protect Our Winters (Climate Change)\, to name just a few.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/portugal-the-man-240216/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20231014T150246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T185314Z
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SUMMARY:Folk Fest Warm Up: On a Winter's Night
DESCRIPTION:Folk Fest Warm-up: On A Winter’s Night brings together four veteran singer-songwriters – all longtime friends of The Ark and the Ann Arbor Folk Festival – who are among the brightest stars of the singer/songwriter movement over the past three decades. Join us in the cozy\, intimate space of The Ark’s Ford Listening Room for an in-the-round performance with Ark favorites John Gorka\, Patty Larkin\, Lucy Kaplansky\, and Cliff Eberhardt. In 1994 Christine Lavin gathered these top singer-songwriters together\, along with other folk and Americana artists to showcase music of the Winter Season on the now-classic “On A Winter’s Night” CD\, followed by several years of touring collaborations. These artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades\, with fond memories of their touring days together. The winter season is again celebrated by these unique and popular performers\, back together by popular demand. \nAs we get ready to roll out the full details of the 47th Ann Arbor Folk Festival next month\, we’re excited to announce that Bank of Ann Arbor will once again join The Ark as Folk Fest 2024’s Presenting Sponsor. “Each year\, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival surprises us with its exceptional lineup of performers\,” says Tim Marshall\, president and CEO of Bank of Ann Arbor. “This year is no exception. Once again\, we’re proud and excited to be the presenting sponsor of one of our country’s great musical events\, here in one of America’s culturally rich towns. Great musicians are always welcome and appreciated in Ann Arbor.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/folk-fest-warm-up-on-a-winters-night-240118/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T230000
DTSTAMP:20260416T121643
CREATED:20230327T170054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T170054Z
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SUMMARY:Croce Plays Croce 50th Anniversary Tour
DESCRIPTION:A.J. Croce has been a staple of the Americana\, AAA\, Blues\, Top 40 and other charts throughout his own stellar career\, releasing ten studio albums that effortlessly transcend multiple genres and have had 20 songs chart in the Top 20 on various radio charts. However\, the 50th Anniversary Celebration of You Don’t Mess Around With Jim has prompted the most affectionate look back yet at his father’s enduring legacy.  The renewed interest leading up to the celebration of the classic album (which was recorded for only $18\,000 and spent an incredible 93 weeks on the charts) has inspired a special version of A.J.’s popular ‘Croce Plays Croce’ concert series. \nA.J. crisscrossed the country in 2021 with this unique concert experience to sold out shows and rave reviews: ‘As a considerate tribute\, Croce Plays Croce covered just about everything a fan could expect. With A.J.’s stories and sentiment\, though\, it was elevated beyond a mere musical homage. Instead\, the evening felt more like a family reunion.’ – Live Music News & Review \nThis special 50th Anniversary performance promises A.J.’s unique interpretation of Jim’s iconic You Don’t Mess Around With Jim album with a full band and visual presentation of the songs\, including indelible hits\, “Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels’)\, “Time In A Bottle\,” and others. \nJim Croce found long-overdue success in 1972 following years of struggling to make a name in the music business. That year he released his debut album\, You Don’t Mess Around With Jim\, which topped the Billboard Album chart for more than a month\, spawning the hit singles “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim\,” “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)\,” and “Time in a Bottle”. His final studio effort\, I’ve Got a Name\, was released just after he passed in Fall of 1973\, ten days after his death. Three more hits (“Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues\,” “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” and the title song) came from that album\, which reached #2 in the album charts. His records earned three #1’s and ten Top 10’s. His three classic albums (including Life and Times) amazingly were recorded in just a one-and-a-half-year period. Jim Croce was just thirty when he died but helped christen the singer/songwriter era of the early 70s\, influencing generations of great songwriters to come.  He has achieved unprecedented record sales for a working-class\, solo ‘folk’ artist including The Songwriter’s Hall of Fame induction\, surpassing the 50 million sales mark (worldwide) with his memorable self-penned tunes gracing more than 375 compilations. His music continues to be included in major films\, TV shows\, and commercials including Apple’s Siri Ad\, Tarantino’s Django Unchained\, the X-Men franchise\, Netflix’s Stranger Things and currently in George Clooney’s The Tender Bar. \nA.J. was only two years old when his father was killed in a tragic airplane crash in 1973\, but came to love and appreciate his dad’s blue-collar\, empathetic wordplay and irresistible melodies\, “just like everyone else…by listening to the albums\,” says A.J. The younger Croce never performed his dad’s song live until he came across a batch of old covers Jim Croce recorded of classic and obscure blues and folk songs\, including work by Fats Waller\, Bessie Smith\, and Pink Anderson.  “I was amazed to discover he was into stuff I was playing myself\,” says A.J. The revelation eventually led the singer to conceive the ‘Croce Plays Croce’ concert experience where he delves into both artists’ mesmerizing work\, their shared influences and career paths. \nAs the respected online music database AllMusic states in its comprehensive biography of A.J.’s legendary father: ‘Listening to the songs Croce recorded\, one cannot help but wonder how far his extraordinary talents could have taken him if he would have lived longer.’  His son A.J. not only appropriately honors his father’s legacy\, but further illuminates the power of the Croce pedigree with an iconic identity all his own.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/croce-plays-croce-231112/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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