Michigan Happenings 2024
Wed 5/1 6pm • KYLYN APIA ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVAL “Attack From Space” (1965 Japanese sci fi classic) film screening with live score by Joo Won Park • Ann Arbor District Library Downtown Branch: Multi-Purpose Room • free • all ages
Wed 5/1 7:30pm • John Dikeman, Nicolas Field, Thomas Florin trio, Spectrum 3 • Trinosophes • $12 • all ages
Wed 5/1 9pm • a tribute to amp fiddler Dez Andres, Shigeto, JR, Cal, Ian Fink, Tall Black Guy, Dames Brown, Monica Blaire, Rick Williams • Spot Lite
Thu 5/2 6:30pm, 8:30pm • Jonathan Baharal Taylor Quartet • Blue Llama Jazz Club (Ann Arbor) • Free
Thu 5/2 9pm • Detroit Love The Live Experience Presented by Carl Craig featuring Jon Dixon, Ian Fink, Marquis Johnson, Chris Sykes, Grant Gabriel, D-Love, Kenny Watson, Desean Jones, Russ Macklem, Kasan Belgrave, Wendell Harrison, Joan Belgrave • Spot Lite • 21+
Fri 5/3 6-8pm • free music friday Marcus Elliot: Creation Code (new solo works) • Hello Records (4165 Fort St, Lincoln Park) • free • all ages
Fri 5/3 7pm • Craig Brown Band, Phased Out, Nick Dufour & Haven't You Heard DJs • Reware Vintage (2965 12 Mile, Berkley) • free • all ages
Fri 5/3 7pm • BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, The Weather Station • Royal Oak Music Theatre • $40 - $65 • all ages
Fri 5/3 8pm • Dee Obscenity, 3 the Hardway, Menage Detroit • Donovan's • 21+
Sat 5/4 7pm • Ironing, Pure Rave, Mezzanine Swimmers, DJ Princess Mothmothymothmoth • Donovan's • $10
Sat 5/4 8pm • viki's jammer day 1 Viki & Friends present life composting and Collaborative Consciousness in the Ether featuring performance and practice sessions, Deep Listening study groups and meditations, Perfect Weiners and Butts Ofrenda, Art making and repair stations. Saturday night will also feature performances by Viki, Shells and Perfect Weiners and Butts • Ziggy's (Ypsilanti) • free • all ages
Sat 5/4 8pm • Leafar Village • Motor City Wine • $5 • 21+
Sat 5/4 8pm • The Hentchmen, Lawn Care, Lunch • The Heidelberg, Ann Arbor • free
Sat 5/4 9pm • Gilles peterson & friends residency Next Gen with Deon Jamar, Meftah, Ahya Simone & Kesswa, Khadijah, Shigeto, Tammy Lakkis • Spot Lite • 21+
Sat 5/4 9pm • Gilles Peterson • Spot Lite • 21+
Sun 5/5 11am-7pm • viki's jammer day 2 Viki & Friends present life composting and Collaborative Consciousness in the Ether featuring performance and practice sessions, Deep Listening study groups and meditations, Perfect Weiners and Butts Ofrenda, Art making and repair stations, and more. Sunday will also feature chair massages by Southfield Family Sauna. Ziggy's will be alcohol free on Sunday • Ziggy's (Ypsilanti) • free • all ages
Sun 5/5 5:30pm, 7:30pm • THE VINCENT CHANDLER EXPERIENCE • Cliff Bells • $25
Sun 5/5 7pm • Cloud Rat, Girth, Malevich (GA), Aseethe (IL) • Regal Beagle Ypsilanti • 21+
Sun 5/5 8pm • John Krautner, Neal C Simms, Kelly Jean Caldwell, Quenton Thornbury, Dustin Mensiger • Outer Limits Lounge
Sun 5/5 9pm • Black Music label launch party w Craig Huckaby & Deon Jamar • Motor City Wine • 21+
Tue 5/7 7:30pm • The Electric Nature, Mezzanine Swimmers, Somthing • Trinosophes • $10 • all ages
Fri 5/10 7pm • Goodyhead, Somewhere South of Here, Bright Nights, Glynn Court • Regal Beagle (817 E Michigan Ave, Ypsi) • $10
Fri 5/10 8pm • Cowgirl, Cracked & Hooked, Jim Cherewick, Of House • Blind Pig (Ypsilanti) • $10 • 18+
Sat 5/11 7:30 • Infinite River “Tabula Rasa” record release with DJs Liz Copelnd & Clark Warner • Third Man Records Cass Corridor
Sat 5/11 7pm • Asklepius, Jim Cherewick, Big Noon, Turn To Crime • New Dodge Lodge (Hamtramck)
Sat 5/11 8pm • Imaginatron, Electric Love, Renalien, Nagel Christ, Jeff Fournier • Ghost Light (2314 Caniff, Hamtramck) • $15
Sun 5/12 5pm • the detroit jazz preservation concert series featuring prof vincent chandler presents The Music of Donald Byrd • Schaver Music Recital Hall at Wayne State University (480 W Hancock, Detroit) • free • all ages
Sun 5/12 7:30pm • Marisa Anderson & Jim White • Trinosophes (1464 Gratiot, Detroit)
Wed 5/15 8pm • Ride • Majestic Theater
Thu 5/16 7:30pm, 9:30pm • Leafar Village • Cliff Bells • $25
Fri 5/17 7:30pm, 8:30pm • Leafar Village • Cliff Bells • $25
Fri 5/17 8pm • Human Skull, Congress, Edward Nash (aka MC Kadence) ft Mr. Demented • Dreamland Theater (26 N Washington St, Ypsilanti) • $5 suggested donation • all ages
Fri 5/17 9pm • Whodat, Salar Ansari, Julion De Angelo, Something Blue, Auntie Chanel • Marble Bar • 21+
Sat 5/18 7:30pm, 9:30pm • Leafar Village • Cliff Bells • $25
Sat 5/18 7pm • Shindig Machine, Tanager, HOMES, Men at Arms • Ziggy's (Ypsi) • $5 • all ages
Sat 5/18 7pm • art opening Let Go, Let Techno: The Mother Is My Witness by Mother Cyborg. Opening reception 7pm-9pm with DJ Coco Curious. Afterparty 9pm-2am with Beige and Father Dukes • Spot Lite
Sun 5/19 5:30pm, 7:30pm • Leafar Village • Cliff Bells • $25
Wed 5/22 7-8pm • free interactive workshop presented by afro moone Sound Bowl 101: Explore & learn basic techniques, the science of sound, listening vs hearing. Bring comfy clothes/yoga mat and singing bowl (optional). • Gabriel Richard Park (7130 E Jefferson, Detroit) • free w/ registration at detroitriverfront.org/mentalhealth • all ages
Wed 5/22 7:30pm • Neil Young & Crazy Horse • Pine Knob Music Theater • $56 lawn tix • all ages
Fri 5/24 7pm • Laura Jane Grace • El Club 4114 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit • $40 • 21+
Fri 5/24 8pm • Alexander, Aran Ruth, Augusta Rose, DJ Greg Baise • Ghost Light (2314 Caniff, Hamtramck) • $10
Sat 5/25 10pm • club toilet Aaron Clark, Beige, Duane (live), Bill Converse (live), Father Dukes, Magda, Jacob Meeman, Magda, Michael Cignarale (live), Pod Blotz (live), Mike Servito, Maena, Light Asylum (live), Lychee, Simon Black (live), Rose Kourts • Menjos (950 W McNichols Rd) • 21+
Sat 5/25 2pm-9pm • underground & black motortown revue Rimarkable, Karizma, Colored Craig, Ash Lauryn, AMX, Sinistarr, Father Dukes, Dej.y, Blackmoonchild • Spot Lite
Sun 5/26 10pm-10am • Smoke & Mirrors with DJ Cent, DJ Etta, Maayan Nidam, Scott Grooves, Shaun Reeves & Friends, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale, Waves (live), & more artists TBA • The Lincoln Factory (1331 Holden St, Detroit) • 21+
Mon 5/27 2pm-2am • detroit vinyl room Nick Speed, DJ Etta, John Collins, Donna Gardner, Patrice Scott, Isaac b2b Javonntte • Motor City Wine • 21+
Tue 5/28 8pm • Shane Parish, Dr. Pete Larson • Trinosophes (1464 Gratiot, Detroit) • $15 • all ages
Thu 5/30 8pm • George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic • Motor City Sound Board • $57 - $67 • 21+
Sun 6/2 7pm • Liturgy, Vermin Womb, Sissy Spacek, Body Void • Sanctuary (Hamtramck) • $20 • all ages
Mon 6/3 7-10pm • S. Glass, Sailor Beware, Fleshtone Aura • Tympanum (4661 E 9 Mile Rd, Warren) • $10 • all ages
Thu 6/6 8pm • Bone Thugs-N-Harmony • Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit • $45 • 21+
Fri 6/7 8pm • Tyvek, XV, Christopher Alan Durham & the Peacetime Consumers • Ziggys (Ypsilanti) • $10 • All ages
Fri 6/7 9pm - 3am • Drew Mcdowall, Aaron Dilloway, Pod Blotz, Mission to the Sun, DJs Latex Girl, Deadlines & Kenjiro • Leland City Club
Sun 6/9 8pm • Cloud Nothings, Idle Ray, Tyvek • Loving Touch (Ferndale)
Fri 6/14 7pm • benefit show for alternatives for girls Alison Lewis, Jim Cherewick, Zilched (solo), John Salvage, Stacey MacLeod, Frank Woodman • Donovan's Pub • $10
Fri 6/14 7pm • Marcus Elliot Quintet • Blue Llama Jazz Club (Ann Arbor) • $15
Sun 6/16 8pm • Quasi • The Sanctuary (Hamtramck)
Sun 6/16 8pm • Isley Brothers, Angela Winbush, Evelyn “Champagne” King • Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre
Sun 6/16 8pm • Isley Brothers, Angela Winbush, Evelyn “Champagne” King • Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre • $45 - $200
Wed 6/19 7:30pm • Juneteenth celebration The Commodores and The Pointer Sisters with special guest Detroit Youth Choir • Fox Theatre • $44 - $99
Wed 6/19 8pm • The Umbrellas (SF/Slumberland Records) • Outer Limits Lounge
Sat 6/22 8pm • W.I.T.C.H. wsg Rahill • Third Man Records Cass Corridor
Tue 7/2 8pm • Janet Jackson “Together Again 2024 Tour” wsg Nelly • Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston • $40 lawn tix
Mon 7/8 8pm • Etran De L’Air • Third Man Records Cass Corridor
Thu 7/11 8pm • Jah Wobble, Metal Box: Rebuilt in Dub Tour • Third Man Records Cass Corridor • $35 • all ages
Mon 7/22 7:30pm • BEINGS (Zoh Amba / Steve Gunn / Shahzad Ismaily / Jim White) • Trinosophes
Tue 7/23 6-9pm • Granpa Abela, Gorgina, Dominic Coppola • Tympanum (4661 E 9 Mile Rd, Warren) • $10 • all ages
Thu 8/15 7pm • Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, Timbaland • Little Caesars Arena
Sat 8/31 7pm • Bikini Kill • Masonic Temple Cathedral Theatre • $45 • all ages
Sun 9/15 5pm • outlaw music festival Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, and more • Pine Knob Music Theater • $52 lawn tix
Tue 9/17 7pm • Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert • Kalamazoo State Theatre
Fri 9/20 8pm • Six Organs of Admittance • Third Man Records Cass Corridor
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