Michigan Happenings 2026

Wed 9/30 7:30pm • Horse Lords • Trinosophes

Thu 10/1 7:30pm • BASIC (Chris Forsythe, Mikel Patrick Avery, Douglas McCombs) • Trinosophes (1464 Gratiot, Detroit)

Fri 10/2 6pm • free music friday Spectrum 2 (Skeeter Shelton/Nick Ashton) • Hello Records (4165 Fort St, Lincoln Park) • free • all ages, music starts at 7

Sat 10/3 7:30pm • Ellie Falaris Ganelin with Michael Malis and Joel Peterson • Trinosophes (1464 Gratiot, Detroit)

Sat 10/3 7pm • Liberation Technology (Cleveland duo of RA Washington and Messiah In Glytch), Inner Ear 2et (Djallo Djakate & Tony Holland) • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit) • $15 • all ages

Fri 10/9 7pm • Friday Night Live! Edgefest 30: Freedom at the Edge: Roscoe Mitchell Ensemble with Spencer Barefield, Anthony Holland, Jaribu Shahid and Tani Tabbal • Detroit Institute of Arts • free • all ages

Sat 10/10 7pm • Deerhoof • The Magic Bag • $32.32

Sun 10/11 3-6pm • Sonic Memory Cirlces: Community Dialogue and Performance with Wendell Harrison, Myrtle Thompson Curtis, Jon Dixon, moderated by Michelle McKinney. Presented by Afro Moone & Detroit Sound Conservancy • Marygrove Denk Chapman Hall (8425 W. McNichols, Detroit)

Thu 10/15 7:30, 9:30 • Aya Sekine Trio with Jaribu Shahid and Jonathan Barahal Taylor • Cliff Bells • $25

Sat 10/17 7pm • Osees, Traps PS • Magic Stick • $41.38

Sat 10/24 8pm • Kiwi Jr, Dead Nettle, Alley Girl • Paris Bar (2961 E. McNichols Rd, Detroit)

Sun 10/25 7:30pm • Sick Gazelle (Doug McCombs, Steve Shelley, Bruce Lamont, Eric Block) • Trinosophes (1464 Gratiot, Detroit)

Thu 10/29 • final damnation tour: The Damned, Flamin' Groovies, Courettes • Majestic Theatre (4140 Woodward, Detroit) • $56.24 and up

Fri 10/30 7pm • Radiator Hospital, Dusk • Lager House

Sat 10/31 7pm • Sweeping Promises, Rat Paws, Quitters • Lager House • $18 adv tix / $20 at the door

Sun 11/8 7pm • Neko Case, Destroyer • Majestic Theatre (4140 Woodward, Detroit)

Fri 11/13 7pm • William Basinski, Purelink, Windy & Carl • Cathedral Church of St. Paul (4800 Woodward, Detroit) • $49.44 • all ages

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