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SUMMARY:Shane Koyczan
DESCRIPTION:Internationally recognized author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people and speak directly to them in their own voice. In 2013\, he collaborated with animators to make the anti-bullying viral video “To This Day” which has had over 13 million views\, and he performed a customized version “For the Bullied and the Beautiful” to acclaim at the 2013 International TED Conference in Long Beach\, California. Shane shapes his words and delivers in multi mediums from authored\, video\, spoken word\, operatic\, and musically performed.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/shane-koyczan-241101/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Natalie & Brittany Haas with Nic Gareiss
DESCRIPTION:Sisters Natalie (cello) and Brittany (fiddle) Haas began their musical lives together\, filling their childhood home with Bach suites and old-time tunes alike. It was on their own\, however-following divergent paths through disparate musical traditions\, countries\, and cultures-that they both arrived as virtuosi and composers at the highest levels of contemporary string music. Fans of acoustic music can hardly mention one without referencing the other’s work. With HAAS\, these singular musicians finally record together – in duo form – for the first time. It is a collaboration a lifetime in the making\, and a music encompassing travels through time and through the world From Nashville to Norway\, the Celtic Isles to California\, Natalie and Brittany have absorbed\, adapted\, and made their own world of music. The result? HAAS. \nNamed one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch\,” Nic Gareiss (he/they) has been hailed by the New York Times for his “dexterous melding of Irish and Appalachian dance” and called “the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene” by the Boston Herald. Nic has earned numerous accolades including a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for traditional singer of the year and the Michigan Heritage Award\, the state’s highest distinction bestowed on traditional artists. Always jubilant\, often puckishly queer\, Nic Gareiss has emerged as one of the most beloved and singular performers of contemporary traditional dance and music.
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LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Full Cord
DESCRIPTION:When it comes to movers and shakers in the bluegrass world\, Full Cord is a super-group on the rise. After winning the prestigious 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in Colorado\, the Michigan-based group followed that with another much-coveted honor when the International Bluegrass Music Association named Full Cord its “Momentum Award Band of the Year.” While mandolinist Brian Oberlin notes the band’s music “is new and fresh to the ears of seasoned bluegrass fans\,” the bluegrass traditions in Full Cord have deep roots. \n\nThe group’s members – Oberlin\, guitarist Eric Langejans\, bassist Todd Kirchner and fiddler Grant Flick – boast decades of musical artistry\, with experience in popular performing bands from Michigan to Oregon. And with the recent addition of award-winning\, Colorado-based banjoist Ricky Mier\, Full Cord is ready to follow in the footsteps of fellow Michigan bluegrass icons Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass as yet another star in the making.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/full-cord-241103/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Criag Finn
DESCRIPTION:Craig Finn is a Minnesota-bred singer/songwriter based in New York City\, best known as the singer of The Hold Steady. Finn spent the ’90’s leading Minneapolis indie band Lifter Puller\, which released 3 albums and an EP. After relocating to New York\, he joined with Lifter Puller member Tad Kubler to form The Hold Steady in 2003. The Hold Steady quickly achieved critical acclaim and a worldwide fanbase with their unique pairing of dense lyrical narratives with big rock guitars. The Hold Steady’s ninth album\, The Price Of Progress\, was released in March 2023\, commemorating the band’s 20th Anniversary.  \nFinn released his first solo album in 2012 with three additional solo LPs put forth from 2015 – 2019: Faith in the Future\, We All Want The Same Things\, and 2019’s I Need a New War – which coalesced into a sign-of-the-times musical trilogy. Finn’s debut book “I Can’t Keep Saying Thank You”\, a collection of his song lyrics\, was also released in 2019. A double album of B-sides/outtakes\, All These Perfect Crosses\, was released in 2021 accompanied by a limited-edition graphic novel/comic book.  \nFinn’s fifth solo album\, A Legacy of Rentals\, was released in May 2022 to great fanfare. Pitchfork praised it saying\, “The writing remains the main attraction in Finn’s work\, and both as a storyteller and a rock songwriter\, he has never sounded more in control. From the beginning\, he had a gift for meticulous\, vivid world-building\, and his wordplay has gotten tighter as his subjects have come down to earth.” That’s How I Remember It is Craig Finn’s podcast series\, which just started its third season. Co-produced and distributed by Talkhouse\, the podcast series examines the connection between memory and creativity. Each episode features a discussion between Finn and one creator – including musicians\, authors\, filmmakers\, and more – about the role memory plays in their art. These exclusive conversations reveal the different ways each creator synthesizes their remembered life experience to tell stories about themselves and the world we live in.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/criag-finn-241112/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Adam Ezra Group
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Adam Ezra Group\, who\, along with nonprofit organization RallySound\, host a free festival every summer that raised $143\,000 for homeless veterans in 2023. During the pandemic\, Adam live-streamed for 500 nights in a row. The group co-produced an album with 163 fans\, and Adam takes a month out of each year to visit the living rooms of his fans around the country. \nIf you haven’t connected with Adam Ezra Group yet\, these are just a few examples to help understand how this underground\, Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere\, establishing a connection with their fans unlike any other\, and are suddenly selling out theaters throughout the Northeast.   \nAdam Ezra will joke with you that while the “nowhere” part might be accurate\, nothing has ever just “popped” for this folk musician\, activist.  Without resources\, connections\, or any kind of clue how the music world works\, Ezra began playing shows over 20 years ago. He played bars\, bookstores\, fields\, and parking lots\, often raising money for causes he cared about; a practice that grew into his nonprofit organization RallySound.   \nSo how did this band operating so far outside the traditional music world come to win New England Music Award’s “Americana Act of the Year” in 2023? What could have happened to inspire John Oates to call Adam and invite him to begin a songwriting friendship that would lead to John producing their upcoming release and co-write\, “Hold Each Other Now”?  What happened to catch the attention of The Wallflowers\, who recently invited AEG to join them on their spring tour\, or SPIN Magazine who recently proclaimed\, “This Independent Underground Folk Band Is Blowing Up Without Selling Out”?  \nIf you ask Adam\, he’ll tell you: “One person at a time\, over many years and thousands of shows\, decided to turn their heads to listen…  It’s no fairytale\, but it sure makes me proud and humbled when I look out from the stage to watch theaters full of people singing along to our music.” \nThese days you’ll find Adam and his bandmates\, Corinna Smith (Fiddle)\, Poche Ponce (Bass)\, and Alex Martin (Percussion)\, constantly out on the road. If you look at their tour schedule now\, you can buy tickets to see them at festivals\, rock venues\, and theaters around the country\, but you will also see their tour continuously peppered with activism and grassroots events; a testament to an artist who will never forget where he came from\, and whose mission is about much more than music.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/adam-ezra-group-241114/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Riders in the Sky
DESCRIPTION:For more than forty years\, Riders In The Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers\, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers\, reviving and revitalizing Western music. And while remaining true to the integrity of the genre\, they have themselves become modern-day icons by branding it with their own legendary wacky humor and way-out Western wit\, and all along encouraging buckaroos and buckarettes to live life “The Cowboy Way!” \nRiders In The Sky are stars of the stage\, screen\, the Grand Ole Opry\, National Public Radio\, Sirius/XM Satellite Radio\, Saturday morning TV\, and are the only exclusively Western artist to have won a Grammy Award. They truly are “America’s Favorite Cowboys!
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/riders-in-the-sky-241115/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Philip Bowen
DESCRIPTION:Born and raised in West Virginia\, Philip Bowen’s uplifting sound is heavily inspired by Appalachian roots. The dynamic\, internationally touring singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist began playing fiddle at the age of four\, & his virtuoso skills have become quite popular\, with over 1.5 Million followers online. He’s played iconic venues like The Bluebird Cafe\, 3rd & Lindsley\, and been a featured performer on NPR’s “Mountain Stage.” 2023 was a breakout year for Bowen\, and saw him share the stage with legends like Darius Rucker\, finish as a semifinalist on Season 18 of America’s Got Talent\, earn a spotlight at Americanafest\, and release his debut album\, “Old Kanawha.” In addition to his work as a touring artist\, he is an accomplished session player with over 100 credits to his name for a wide range of artists including Noah Kahan\, Zandi Holup\, Brandon Davis\, Styles Haury\, Jenna Paulette\, Josiah and the Bonnevilles\, & more \nHe continues to release his original music\, spreading his message of positivity to an audience that has been growing rapidly. With guest spots on Ross Golan’s “And the demo is…” and praise from American Songwriter\, Whiskey Riff\, Rolling Stone\, The Bluegrass Situation\, No Depression\, and Atwood Magazine\, it’s easy to see why the Nashville Songwriters Association International dubbed this inspirational artist “one to watch.”
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/philip-bowen-241120/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Chris DuPont // Spencer LaJoye
DESCRIPTION:Chris DuPont is a proud Michigan-native tunesmith\, endlessly reimagining the indie/folk paradigm. With an unmistakable ethereal tenor\, diverse fingerstyle guitar work\, and a taste for the cinematic\, DuPont steers the classic eloquence and lyricism of 70’s Americana into the iridescent haze of indie pop.  His songs are dreamy tapestries that ask questions about love\, permanence\, grief\, lineage\, and the frailty of human memory. \nSpencer LaJoye makes queer indie folk music for everyone. With a coy smile\, a wink to the back row\, and carefree expertise\, they spin their crystalline vocals through a loop pedal while strumming the weathered acoustic guitar they acquired for leading worship in high school. LaJoye is an East Coast singer/songwriter with Midwest roots\, a classically-trained violinist with a proclivity for Broadway vocals\, and a student of Americana music with a theology degree hanging in their studio. 
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/chris-dupont-spencer-lajoye-241121/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jane Siberry
DESCRIPTION:Iconic and enigmatic\, Jane Siberry is one of music’s most unique and gifted singer-songwriters. Blessed with a sincere integrity and emotional depth\, she has released 14 studio albums\, including her well-loved signature song Calling All Angels. Jane’s songs have been covered by numerous artists\, including k.d. lang with her stunning renditions of Love is Everything and the 23rd Psalm-inspired The Valley. \nShe is recognized as a forward-thinking artist\, using her creativity both in song and in how she operates in the music business. She was one of the first to set up “self-determined transactions” (pwyw). She continues to explore ways to live healthily as an artist creating an online style-store\, webinars\, “Janetakes” (feedback for artists) and passive income streams in order to “keep the joy up” and to remain aware that “it is a privilege to be a musician.”
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/jane-siberry-241124/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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