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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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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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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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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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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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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:20260416T180042
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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:20260416T180042
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:20260416T180042
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:20260416T180042
CREATED:20231014T150246Z
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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:20260416T180042
CREATED: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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T230000
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SUMMARY:Lake Street Dive
DESCRIPTION:Since forming in 2004\, Lake Street Dive have matched their sophisticated musicianship with a fearless refusal to limit their sound. As shown on their most recent full-length album\, 2021’s critically acclaimed Obviously\, the Boston-bred band also possess a keen talent for combining sociopolitical commentary with immediately catchy pop gems. With their current lineup comprised of founding members Rachael Price (vocals)\, Bridget Kearney (bass)\, and Michael Calabrese (drums) — as well as keyboardist/vocalist Akie Bermiss and touring guitarist James Cornelison — Lake Street Dive continue to create joyously soulful rock & roll with equal parts ingenuity\, intelligence\, and irresistible abandon. \nAlthough a certain spirited eclecticism has defined Lake Street Dive since their earliest days\, the band’s four original members (including former guitarist/trumpet player Michael “McDuck” Olson) first crossed paths while studying jazz at Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music. Their full-length debut In This Episode… arrived in 2007\, followed by three more independently released and rapturously received albums. As the band’s energetic live show continued to earn them a devoted following\, Lake Street Dive made their Nonesuch Records debut with Side Pony: a 2016 effort that instantly shot to No. 1 on three Billboard charts and later landed on Paste’s 50 Best Albums of 2016 list. The following year\, the group experienced a new infusion of creative energy with the addition of Bermiss (previously their touring keyboardist)\, who has since begun sharing writing and arrangement duties. Arriving in 2018\, Lake Street Dive’s selfproduced sixth album Free Yourself Up debuted in the top ten on the Billboard 200 and spent seven-and-a-half months on the non-commercial radio charts\, with the smoldering hit single “Good Kisser” holding steady in the top five at Americana radio for over a month. \nIn recent years\, Lake Street Dive have brought even more boldness to their kaleidoscopic sound while deliberately expanding their songcraft. To that end\, Obviously finds the band examining such complex matters as gender inequality (on “Being a Woman”) and the monumental challenges faced by younger generations (on “Making Do”)\, shaping each track with a profound intentionality and ineffable mastery of melody and groove — a process Price refers to as “putting these messages into three and a half minute snippets\, dropping whatever truth we can and hoping it’s the type of thing that people want to ruminate on.” Made with producer Mike Elizondo (Fiona Apple\, Mary J. Blige)\, the result is an endlessly illuminating body of work that’s earned praise from the likes of Rolling Stone (who noted that “[a]t a moment when pop strives for lo-fi\, solitary-world intimacy\, the jazz-pop-whatever band refuse to think small”). \nLast fall\, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their first covers EP\, Lake Street Dive released Fun Machine: The Sequel\, a 6-track EP of cover songs produced by Robin MacMillan and recorded at Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn and Lucy’s Meat Market in Los Angeles. This new collection of songs reveals what makes the group so unique and their curations so special. Lake Street Dive don’t just inhabit these interpretations; they knock the walls down\, re-finish the floors\, and on some of them add a new room or two — it’s a way to both acknowledge their inspirations while also advancing their own musical foundation\, inspiring a new generation of fans along the way. And as always\, it’s their signature combination of immaculate musicianship\, exceptional\, inventive chops\, and free-wheeling\, playful sense of fun and originality leading the way. \nOver the years\, they’ve captivated massive audiences at such esteemed festivals as Newport Folk Festival\, Telluride Bluegrass Festival\, and Toronto Jazz Festival\, in addition to headlining tours all across the globe and sharing stages with acts like Brandi Carlile and Sheryl Crow. And through their fierce commitment to constantly elevating their artistry\, Lake Street Dive have ultimately emerged as one of the most compelling voices in alternative music today\, both reliably sublime and thrilling unpredictable. \nLake Street Drive have partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket will go towards supporting gun violence prevention initiatives.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/lake-street-dive-231110/
LOCATION:Masonic Cathedral Theatre\, 500 Temple Street\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T230000
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SUMMARY:Lucinda Williams: Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets Tour
DESCRIPTION:Lucinda Williams’ music has gotten her through her darkest days. It’s been that way since growing up amid family chaos in the Deep South\, as she recounts in her candid new memoir\, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I told You. Over the past two years\, it’s been the force driving her recovery from a debilitating stroke she suffered on November 17\, 2020\, at age 67. Her masterful\, multi-Grammy-winning songwriting has never deserted her. To wit\, her stunning\, sixteenth studio album\, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart\, brims over with some of the best work of her career. And though Williams can no longer play her beloved guitar – a constant companion since age 12 – her distinctive vocals sound better than ever. \n“I’m singing my ass off\,” she told Vanity Fair in February\, following her first European tour since 2019. The love emanating from audiences and her musical family onstage and in the studio exemplify the healing power of music\, says Williams. In 2020\, she spent a week in intensive care\, followed by a month in rehab before returning home. The blood clot on the right side of her brain impaired the left side of her body’s motor skills\, forcing her to relearn some of the most basic of activities\, like walking. In July 2021\, she played her first gig\, opening for Jason Isbell at Red Rocks. She began seated in a wheelchair\, but soon she was upright. “Just the energy of the audiences being so welcoming and warm and the band playing so great and being so supportive gave me so much strength\,” Williams relates. “I figured\, ‘Hell\, all I have to do is stand up there and sing. How hard can that be?” \nSoon after touring with Isbell\, she returned to the studio. “Writing had been part of my rehabilitation\,” says Williams. “It didn’t occur to me to stop and not do anything.” During those long months working with physical therapists and regaining mobility and strength\, Williams turned to notebooks of partial lyrics and jotted down some new ideas. She also began collaborating on songs with her husband\, manager\, and co-producer Tom Overby. The pair’s successful collaborations on several tracks from Williams’ critically acclaimed previous effort\, Good Souls Better Angels (released in 2020 and nominated for two Grammy Awards) opened her up to cowriting – “it just expands things\,” Williams says. But post-stroke\, she had to revise her own songwriting process\, since she could no longer\nplay guitar. “My process has always been to come up with some lyrics\, then get the guitar and come up with a melody and some kind of structure\,” Williams relates. “Once I get that\, then I’d go back and edit the lyrics and add more. Pretty much like when you write and revise a story\, except the guitar is added to it. It was very rare that I’d ever write all the lyrics completely without the guitar.” \nAs they worked on new songs\, Williams and Overby enlisted New York singer-songwriter Jesse Malin\, whose 2019 album\, Sunset Kids\, they co-produced. Williams’ longtime road manager\, Travis Stephens\, a veteran guitarist in several Nashville bands\, also jumped in to help. “Like Jesse\, Travis is a singer and a songwriter\, so he threw his bit in and that led to the co-writing of some songs\,” says Williams. “I was comfortable writing with them. Jesse knows me pretty well now\, so he was able to anticipate certain things when we worked together – the same with Tom and Travis. I could contribute the melody and all.” \nRecording sessions began in November 2021 and – as Williams’ strength increased\, continued into 2022. She and Overby rejoined Ray Kennedy\, coproducer and engineer of her landmark Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)\, with whom she reunited to cut Good Souls Better Angels. In addition to Williams’ longtime touring guitarist Stuart Mathis\, joining the mix were drummer Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)\, keyboardist Reese Wynans (the Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble vet who\nappeared on Essence)\, bassist Steve Mackey (Dolly Parton)\, and pedal steel/guitarist Doug Pettibone\, who played with Williams earlier in her career. “Since I couldn’t teach the band the songs on guitar\, I would sing it to give an idea of the feel and the vibe\,” says Williams. “We’d do it a few times until we got the right groove. It was really challenging because I wasn’t playing guitar. But sometimes when things are challenging like that\, good stuff can come out of it.” \nAnd it certainly did! The band rocks out on the album’s jubilant opening track “Let’s Get the Band Back Together\,” which features a gang of background singers\, including Margo Price and Buddy Miller. Inspired by “that need for community after all the isolation of the pandemic\,” Williams offers\, the song is “about getting old friends together again who’d drifted apart.” Price also joins her on the bluesy protest “This Is Not My Town.” The evocative “New York Comeback” also includes guest vocalists – Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa. A Lucinda Williams fan\, Springsteen joined her onstage in London a few years back\, and he and Scialfa had wanted to contribute to a Williams album for some time. With Wynans on B3 and the Pettibone-Mathis guitar attack\, the musical setting perfectly matches the theme of “Comeback\,” as well as on the catchy story-song “Rock N’ Roll Heart\,” to which Springsteen and Scialfa also contributed vocals. Says Williams\, “Having Bruce and Patti on these songs feels really great. It’s just so cool!” \nAnother musical hero of Williams\, the late Tom Petty is the subject of the elegiac “Stolen Moments.” Williams\, who’d toured with Petty in 1999\, played his last Hollywood Bowl shows before his sudden death in October 2017. “Tom was a down to earth\, sweet\, loving person\, and I miss his music but I miss him more\,” she relates. “I wrote this song after he passed away. I was just heartbroken\, and I’m still reeling.” \nAnother fallen musician\, Bob Stinson\, founding lead guitarist of the Replacements\, inspired “Hum’s Liquor.” “Tom came up with that\,” says Williams\, of her husband\, a Minneapolis native who lived near the liquor store. Overby witnessed from his window Stinson’s daily morning visits\, which eventually cut the former Replacement’s life short. “It haunted me\,” Overby relates\, “and when I read Bob Mehr’s biography of the band and learned about his childhood abuse\, it explained a lot.” Tommy Stinson added vocals to the track\, which “was really emotional\,” says Williams. “We told him it’s a tribute to his brother\,” Overby adds\, and “Tommy loved the song.” (The album is dedicated to Bob Stinson\, “a true rock n roll heart.”) \nWilliams’ own rock n roll life is reflected in several of the album’s most moving ballads. The bittersweet “Last Call for the Truth” finds her asking for “one more taste of my lost youth\,” while on “Jukebox\,” her corner-bar Wurlitzer with “Patsy Cline and Muddy Waters” offers solace when she’s “going crazy with the sound of my own voice.” Angel Olsen contributes backing vocals on the latter\, and vocalist Siobhan Maher Kennedy appears on the former. The haunting “Where the Song Will Find Me” is beautifully orchestrated with layers of violin and cello\, played and arranged by Lawrence Rothman. And the ode\nto perseverance\, “Never Gonna Fade Away\,” is – like Williams’ live performances – further testimony to the redemptive power of music. \nThrough all the hardships Williams faced in 2020 – a destructive tornado damaging her new home in Nashville\, being sidelined by the pandemic\, and then the catastrophic stroke – her music kept her going and continues to bring her more laurels. The past year has seen Williams honored by BMI for her songwriting\, her induction into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame\, and a Grammy Week tribute at the Troubadour\, with her songs performed by a diversity of Americana artists. She duetted with Willie Nelson on Billy Joe Shaver’s “Live Forever\,” which won a Grammy in February for Best Country Performance. On her birthday in January she performed at a sold-out show in Belfast\, Ireland. “I was so glad I was there when I turned 70\,” she relates. “The audience sang ‘Happy Birthday\,’ Travis brought a birthday cake out onstage\, and we took it on the bus and all had a piece of cake. Afterwards\, I was so inspired I started writing a song about Northern Ireland.” \nAs she promises on the powerful last track of Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart–one of the best albums of her career–Lucinda Williams is “never gonna fade away.”
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/lucinda-williams-231017/
LOCATION:Michigan Theater\, 603 East Liberty\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Tommy Emmanuel
DESCRIPTION:“If you like guitar playing\, it simply doesn’t get any better than Tommy.” – Jason Isbell \nTommy Emmanuel has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. Or at least they would if he was the kind of artist who was ever satisfied. At the age of six\, he was touring regional Australia with his family band. By 30\, he was a rock n’ roll lead guitarist burning up stadiums in Europe. At 44\, he became one of five people ever named a Certified Guitar Player by his idol\, music icon Chet Atkins. Today\, he plays hundreds of sold-out shows every year from Nashville to Sydney to London. All the while\, Tommy has hungered for what’s next. When you’re widely acknowledged as the international master of the solo acoustic guitar\, what’s next is an album of collaborations with some of the finest singers\, songwriters and\, yes\, guitarists alive today. \n“For me\, music has always been about collaboration–the push and pull you get from another human being’s energy\,” explains Tommy. “Even when I play solo\, it feels like I’m playing to the emotions I’m getting from the crowd. To feel the love or the joy or the hope coming through these other pickers and singers was electric–I played in ways I never would on my own.” \nAccomplice One is a testament to Tommy’s musical diversity\, the range of expression that stretches from authentic country-blues to face-melting rock shredding\, by way of tender and devastating pure song playing. The songs are a mix of new takes on indelible classics and brand new originals from Tommy and his collaborators. \nThe artists who stepped forward to join Tommy in the studio are an impressive list of some of today’s most respected performers\, from across the musical spectrum–a lineup including Jason Isbell\, Mark Knopfler\, Rodney Crowell\, Jerry Douglas\, Amanda Shires\, Ricky Skaggs\, J.D. Simo\, David Grisman\, Bryan Sutton\, Suzy Bogguss and many more. \nThis is an album for all types of Tommy Emmanuel fan–from longtime guitar aficionados who’ve followed his career for decades\, to lovers of great songs and melodies who flock to Tommy’s shows for the emotional authenticity driving every performance. \nGrammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell conjures up the sweaty atmosphere of his Muscle Shoals roots on opener “Deep River Blues\,” a classic fingerpicked blues which has been a longtime staple of Tommy’s live shows. Country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs lends his mandolin and unmistakable voice to “Song and Dance Man\,” a chronicle of a life lived for the next show. Tommy’s subtlety and tastefulness blends with Amanda Shires’ gorgeous vocal and fiddle playing to transform Madonna’s “Borderline” and Rodney Crowell’s “Looking Forward to the Past” could’ve topped the country charts in another era\, with Tommy’s propulsive rhythm supporting Crowell’s sly lyrics while his tasty lead playing weave in and out. \nFor those hankering for virtuosic hot picking\, the rave-up “Wheelin’ and Dealin’” sees him trading licks with J.D. Simo and Charlie Cushman\, while a jaw-dropping rendition of “Purple Haze” with Dobro master Jerry Douglas captures all the fire and energy of the Hendrix original as the two modern masters push each other to new heights with each raunchy slide and bend. \nOn “You Don’t Want to Get You One of Those\,” a sly vocal and acoustic duet with Dire Straits’ legend Mark Knopfler\, there was a third\, invisible presence in the studio– the late Chet Atkins. \n“Mark and I both learned so much from Chet–he was a hero and a mentor to each of us\, and we’ve tried to bring his spirit forward into the future in our own playing\,” says Tommy. “This song that Mark wrote captured Chet’s sense of humor so well and I had the time of my life in the studio with him conjuring the master as we laid it down.” \nWhile this was the first time he and Knopfler had collaborated\, the album also featured some of Tommy’s longtime fellow road warriors\, who have covered the miles in buses and planes around the world on tour over many years. “Djangology” is a gypsy jazz treat cut live in Havana\, Cuba with Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo and “Rachel’s Lullaby” reunites Tommy with Hawaiian ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro. \nThe song\, written for Tommy’s youngest daughter\, shows him continuing to find inspiration from an evergreen source–his love of his family. Since he and his brother Phil taught themselves to play as toddlers\, the guitar has been Tommy’s real first language–and he’s more articulate on his signature Melbourne-made Maton acoustics than most people are with words. \nHis unerring sense of groove marked him as Australia’s youngest rhythm guitarist as The Emmanuel Quartet crisscrossed the country. By the time he made it to the big city in his late teens\, Tommy was a rock star\, slinging a Fender Telecaster alongside the biggest stars of the day. It was a good life\, but deep down Tommy knew there was more to his musical destiny. A shy country kid with little confidence\, it took an encouraging meeting turned jam session with his guitar hero Chet Atkins to build his self-belief. \nBy the late 80s he was ready to go it alone\, to make instrumental guitar records made for an audience broader than just guitar fans–a move with zero precedence in Australian music. Despite the odds\, Tommy released a string of hit albums\, racking up awards wins and nominations\, and becoming a huge celebrity in his home country\, culminating in an incendiary performance with his brother Phil at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. \nInfluenced by the Merle Travis/Chet Atkins fingerstyle of guitar picking\, Tommy developed a style of solo guitar playing that encompasses the range of a whole band– covering drums\, bass\, rhythm and lead guitar and a vocal melody simultaneously. No loop pedals\, no overdubs\, just one man and ten fingers. While some artists take ten-piece bands on the road and still fill out the sound with backing tracks\, Tommy builds a complete sonic world entirely on his own. For many players\, the technical mastery of the technique would overwhelm the emotion of the music\, but not for Tommy. His idols are not just the great players\, but also the great pop songwriters and singers–Stevie Wonder\, Billy Joel\, Paul Simon\, The Beatles and their ilk. \nWhile thousands of fans have spent years trying to unpack and imitate Tommy’s technique\, for him it’s just the delivery system. His approach is always song and emotion first\, his music the embodiment of his soulful spirit\, sense of hope and his love for entertaining. Which is not to say he dismisses the CGP\, the Guitar Player awards\, the Grammy nominations\, the numerous magazine polls naming him the greatest acoustic guitarist alive. He’s grateful for it all\, and the incredible journey that’s led him to the most invigorating period of his career–six decades into it. For Tommy though\, the greatest reward is always the same–to make the next great record\, and to see the beaming audience at the next great show. “When I was a kid\, I wanted to be in show business. Now I just want to be in the happiness business–I make music\, you get happy. That’s a good job.” \nTommy isn’t the kind of man who looks to nostalgia–it’s more that he treats his history in the same way he treats the history of music overall: There’s magic threaded in through all the eras that’s worth celebrating and revisiting. Now in his sixties –although on stage he can seem 25–life and music are about improvisation\, variety and happiness. \n“Making Accomplice One has been this great journey through so many of the worlds I’ve inhabited through the years\,” concludes Tommy. “Playing with old friends\, new friends\, heroes\, people I’ve been like an older brother to… and musically to jump around from bluegrass to jazz to blues to just pure songs\, it’s like going to the world’s greatest buffet and picking out all my favorite meals. People try to categorize what I do\, to put me in a genre or put a label on me. I always go back to that old Duke Ellington line\, about there being two types of music\, good and bad.” Well I try and play the good kind\, and on this record I got to play it with the best people.” \n\nOnSale: Fri\, 3 Mar 2023 at 12:00PM EST
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/tommy-emmanuel-231013/
LOCATION:Royal Oak Music Theatre\, 318 W 4th St\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48067\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Allison Russell
DESCRIPTION:Allison Russell – poet\, singer\, songwriter\, multi-instrumentalist\, activist\, and co-founder of Our Native Daughters and Birds of Chicago – embarks upon her next chapter in The Returner\, a body-shaking\, mind-expanding\, soulful expression of Black liberation\, Black love\, of Black self-respect. Written and co-produced by Allison along with dim star (her partner JT Nero and Drew Lindsay)\, The Returner was recorded over Solstice week in December 2022 at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles\, CA. It features Russell’s “Rainbow Coalition” band of all female musicians along with special guest appearances from the legendary Wendy & Lisa\, Brandi Carlile\, Brandy Clark\, and Hozier.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/an-evening-with-allison-russell/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Broken Social Scene
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their album\, You Forgot It In People\, Broken Social Scene are playing songs from their seminal sophomore album\, among many more hits. \nAt the dawn of the 21st-century\, just as the internet began infecting every aspect of our daily lives\, Toronto musicians Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning began building a social network of their own. Like other such networks you’re familiar with\, it quickly expanded to include friends\, and friends of friends. It became a place where they could live out their best lives or fret about the fragile state of the world. And yes\, occasionally\, it became a forum for arguments and oversharing. But this social network didn’t require you to stay glued to your smartphone to take part in it. Quite the opposite: Since debuting in 2001\, Broken Social Scene have personified the unyielding\, incomparable power of IRL human connection. \nIt’s hard to know what to make of an ongoing experiment like Broken Social Scene. Is it a band? Not quite. Bands tend to have defined memberships and aesthetics and goals; Broken Social Scene have never been bothered with such limitations. Is it a cult? Nah— some of them have the beards\, but they could never agree on the right robes. Is it a collective? Certainly\, it can seem that way when you see some 15 people crowding the stage\, but BSS aren’t so much a united front as a perpetually mutating aggregate of competing creative energies. \nOnce a two-person basement recording project\, Broken Social Scene came to life onstage as a shadowy improvisational entity with a revolving-door roster\, each concert a wholly unique experience dependent on the room\, the weather\, what they ate for dinner that night\, and who was dropping in to play. Where the band’s 2001 debut album\, Feel Good Lost\, presented BSS as an anonymous ambient project that reflected its humble\, homespun origins\, their electrifying live performances from that era rallied an extended family of performers with roots in post-rock (Justin Peroff\, Do Make Say Think’s Charles Spearin)\, Latin jazz (Andrew Whiteman)\, art-folk (Feist)\, synth-pop (Amy Millan and Evan Cranley\, also of Stars)\, dance-punk (Metric’s Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw)\, and country rock (Jason Collett). \nBut by pursuing improvisational freedom over commercial considerations\, Broken Social Scene set a new gold standard for indie rock in the 21st century with 2002’s You Forgot It In People\, an album that pushed the genre far beyond its noisy ’90s slacker roots toward a more sonically expansive\, emotionally expressive vision. And with follow-up releases like the blissfully chaotic Broken Social Scene (2005)\, the rapturous Forgiveness Rock Record (2010)\, and the intricate\, insidiously melodic Hug of Thunder (2017)\, Broken Social Scene have amassed a thrillingly amorphous\, unpredictable body of work. \nThroughout their two-decade run\, Broken Social Scene have achieved all the markers of modern indie success—rave reviews from Pitchfork\, invites to play Coachella and Lollapalooza\, multiple Juno Awards and Letterman appearances\, and name-drops in Lorde songs. And their victories have ultimately been Toronto’s\, through the establishment of a record label (Arts & Crafts) and music festival (Field Trip) that became rallying points for the local scene and nurtured the next generation of indie upstarts. But arguably Broken Social Scene’s greatest accomplishment is their mere existence\, as a conglomerate that continues to defy all logistical convention and musical expectations. They’re living proof that underdogs are most effective when travelling in a pack\, that mass audiences can be led into uncharted waters through collective enthusiasm\, and that the better world we all dream of begins with community. \nIn both sound and personnel\, Broken Social Scene has changed a lot since their 2001 inception. But one thing has remained constant—at the end of every show\, Kevin Drew bids the crowd adieu by telling everyone to “enjoy your lives.” More than just a simple farewell\, those words are a call to action—to put down your goddamn phone\, get outside\, and be part of a social scene of your own.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/broken-social-scene-231002/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:The Wood Brothers
DESCRIPTION:The Wood Brothers didn’t know they were making a record. Looking back\, they’re grateful for that. \n“If we had known\, we probably would have been too self-conscious to play what we played\,” reflects bassist/vocalist Chris Wood. “At the time\, we just thought we were jamming to break in our new studio\, so we felt free to explore all these different ways of performing together without worrying about form or structure. It was liberating.” \nRecorded live to tape\, those freewheeling\, improvised sessions became a vast pool of source material from which The Wood Brothers would go on to draw ‘Kingdom In My Mind\,’ their seventh studio release and most spontaneous and experimental collection yet. While on past records\, the band—Chris\, guitarist/vocalist Oliver Wood\, and drummer/keyboardist Jano Rix—would write a large batch of songs and then record them all at once\, ‘Kingdom’ found them retroactively carving tunes out of sprawling instrumental jam sessions like sculptors chipping away at blocks of marble. A testament to the limitless creativity of the unharnessed mind\, the record explores the power of our external surroundings to shape our internal worlds (and vice versa)\, reckoning with time\, mortality\, and human nature. The songs here find strength in accepting what lies beyond our control\, thoughtfully honing in on the bittersweet beauty that underlies doubt and pain and sadness with vivid character studies and unflinching self-examination. Deep as the lyrics dig\, the arrangements always manage to remain buoyant and light\, though\, drawing from across a broad sonic spectrum to create a transportive\, effervescent blend that reflects the trio’s unique place in the modern musical landscape. \n“My brother came to this band from the blues and gospel world\, and my history was allover the map with jazz and R&B\,” says Chris\, who first rose to fame with the pioneering trio Medeski Martin & Wood. “The idea for this group has always been to marry our backgrounds\, to imagine what might happen if Robert Johnson and Charles Mingus had started a band together.” \n‘Kingdom In My Mind’ follows The Wood Brothers’ most recent studio release\, 2018’s ‘One Drop Of Truth\,’ which hit #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and garnered the band their first GRAMMY nomination for Best Americana Album. NPR praised the record’s “unexpected changes and kaleidoscopic array of influences\,” while Uncut hailed its “virtuosic performances and subtly evocative lyrics\,” and Blurt proclaimed it “a career-defining album.” Tracks from the record racked up roughly 8 million streams on Spotify alone\, and the band took the album on the road for extensive tour dates in the US and Europe\, including their first-ever headline performance at Red Rocks\, two nights at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore (captured on their 2019 release\, ‘Live At The Fillmore’)\,and festival appearances everywhere from Bonnaroo to XPoNentia
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/the-wood-brothers-230302/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Margo Price
DESCRIPTION:Margo Price has something to say but nothing to prove. In just three remarkable solo albums\, the singer and songwriter has cemented herself as a force in American music and a generational talent. A deserving critical darling\, she has never shied away from the sounds that move her\, the pain that’s shaped her\, or the topics that tick her off\, like music industry double standards\, the gender wage gap\, or the plight of the American farmer. (In 2021\, she even joined the board of Farm Aid.) \nNow\, on her fourth full-length Strays\, a clear-eyed mission statement delivered in blistering rock and roll\, she’s taking on substance abuse\, self-image\, abortion rights\, and orgasms. Musically extravagant but lyrically laser focused\, the 10-song record tears into a broken world desperate for remedy. And who better to tell it? Price has done plenty of her own rebuilding—or as she shout sings in explanation on “Been to the Mountain\,” the set’s throat-ripping opener\, “I have been to the mountain and back alright”—and finds herself\, at long last\, free. Feral. Stray. \nSo\, while the last few years have seen remarkable moments of acclaim—a Best New Artist Grammy nomination\, Americana Music Honors\, a Saturday Night Live performance\, and just about every outlet and critics’ year-end Best Of list—Price is still hungry. “I still have a lot of drive inside of me\,” she says. “I have a chip on my shoulder. It feels like I still haven’t been able to fully realize all my dreams yet\, and that eats me up.” Just wait. \nWhen Tré Burt was signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records in 2019\, he was one of only two artists -including label mate Kelsey Waldon\, to join the label in the past 15 years. Caught It From The Rye\, Tré Burt’s debut album was re-released on Oh Boy in Jan 2020. The album showcases Burt’s literary songwriting and lo-fi\, rootsy aesthetic\, which he honed busking on the streets of San Francisco and traveling the world in search of inspiration. Like labelmate and songwriting hero John Prine\, Burt has a poet’s eye for detail\, a surgeon’s sense of narrative precision and a folk singer’s natural knack for a timeless melody. Caught It From The Ryeis an urgent missive from an important new voice in songwriting. \nFor a songwriter who thoughtfully documents what he sees in the world\, 2020\, while challenging\, was rich with inspiration. The year birthed the single\, Under The Devil’s Knee\, a song that continues the tradition of outspoken political folk songwritersof yore. It is an incredibly moving protest song tracing the lives of George Floyd\, Eric Garner\, and Breonna Taylor. Recorded remotely featuring Allison Russell\, Sunny War and Leyla McCalla. “Humanity feels like it’s slipping away from us\, as a country. Iwanted to reinstate the humanity of George Floyd\, Breonna Taylor\, Eric Garner and so many other brothers and sisters slain by police in the way I know how. I wanted to immortalize their dignity and make the work easy for future historians and remind the present that no matter what side of the aisle you’re on\, this is about actual pain and real human suffering caused by a system of governance that is morally bankrupt. This\, I felt was my duty as an American songwriter to do. Music is a powerful force\, especially when you put it through a protest song. It makes the fight more tangible. Reframes perspective. None of which entered my mind when writing this\, at all. That was out of anger. I wrote this song out of anger. They should all be alive.” -Tré Burt
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/margo-price-230225/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:46th Ann Arbor Folk Fest
DESCRIPTION:Ani DiFranco\, St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Patty Griffin headline Saturday’s program which also features Gina Chavez\, Oshima Brothers\, Kyshona\, and The Jared Deck Band. Peter Mulvey with SistaStrings serve as our emcees for the evening. With a special guest appearance by Parker Millsap. \nSaturday night of the Ann Arbor Folk Fest offers the traditional Folk Fest format in beautiful Hill Auditorium\, featuring a blend of renowned and up-and-coming performers\, providing the opportunity to hear artists you know and love while discovering great new talent. \nClick here for full festival ticket information.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/46th-ann-arbor-folk-fest-230128/
LOCATION:Hill Auditorium\, 825 N University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Folk Festival,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Trampled By Turtles
DESCRIPTION:Trampled by Turtles are from Duluth\, Minnesota\, where frontman Dave Simonett initially formed the group as a side project in 2003. At the time\, Simonett had lost most of his music gear\, thanks to a group of enterprising car thieves who’d ransacked his vehicle while he played a show with his previous band. Left with nothing more than an acoustic guitar\, he began piecing together a new band\, this time taking inspiration from bluegrass\, folk\, and other genres that didn’t rely on amplification. Simonett hadn’t played any bluegrass music before\, and he filled his lineup with other newcomers to the genre\, including fiddler Ryan Young (who’d previously played drums in a speed metal act) and bassist Tim Saxhaug. Along with mandolinist Erik Berry and banjo player Dave Carroll\, the group began carving out a fast\, frenetic sound that owed as much to rock & roll as bluegrass. \nTrampled by Turtles released their first record\, Songs from a Ghost Town\, in 2004. In a genre steeped in tradition\, the album stood out for its contemporary sound\, essentially bridging the gap between the bandmates’ background in rock music and their new acoustic leanings. Blue Sky and the Devil (2005) and Trouble (2007) explored a similar sound\, but it wasn’t until 2008 and the band’s fourth release\, Duluth\, that Trampled by Turtles received recognition by the bluegrass community. Duluth peaked at number eight on the Billboard bluegrass chart and paved the way for a number of festival appearances. When Palomino arrived in 2010\, it was met with an even greater response\, debuting at the top of the bluegrass chart and remaining in the Top Ten for more than a year. Two years later\, their crossover appeal landed them at number 32 on the Billboard 200 pop charts upon the release of their sixth album\, Stars and Satellites. In addition to major bluegrass and folk festivals\, they began showing up at Coachella\, ACL Fest\, and Lollapalooza. The official concert album\, Live at First Avenue\, followed in 2013\, recorded at Minnesota’s most famous venue. A year later\, the band returned with the darker-toned Wild Animals\, which bettered its studio predecessor on the album charts\, reaching number 29 on Billboard. Countless tours with bands like Lord Huron\, Wilco\, Caamp\, Mt Joy and Deer Tick to name a few have followed. 2022 will see the release of the band’s latest body of work called Alpenglow which was produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. \n  \nFull Cord out of Grand Haven\, Michigan has been stealing the scene with an extraordinary song base that spans through originals\, newgrass\, traditional\, covers\, country\, Texas swing\, jazz and more. \nTheir infectious stage show and breadth of material pushed Full Cord through to a win of the 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition in June and a nomination as the Momentum Band of the year at the upcoming International Bluegrass Music Awards.  With two shows never the same\, their followers in Michigan and beyond try to catch every show\, never knowing what teaser or new song will be in the set list.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/trampled-by-turtles-221204/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Rodney Crowell: Word For Word Tour
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show. \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nRodney Crowell is one of country music’s most successful songwriters\, but the deadly seriousness in his music was always there for those with ears to hear. “Dad drove a stock car to an early death / All I remember was a drunk man’s breath\,” sang Waylon Jennings as he took Crowell’s “Ain’t Living Long Like This” to the top of the charts. Since the turn of the millennium\, Crowell has been on a roll\, releasing personal\, ambitious albums to wide critical acclaim. With his autobiographical masterpiece “The Houston Kid\,” he took an unflinching look at his own down-and-out upbringing.  For this special event\, audience members are invited to a rare experience as Rodney reads from his brand new book\, Word For Word\, shares stories\, and performs the songs that have made him a renowned and prolific songwriter. \nBuy Local! Preorder Rodney’s Book from Literati
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/rodney-crowell-221109/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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