Michigan Happenings 2025

Sat 6/14 2pm • sounds from the park series presented by detroit parks coalition and marcus elliot Room 131 (Jon Dixon & Marquis Johnson), Detroit Saxophone Quartet (Alex Harding on baritone, Erinn Alexis on alto, Houston Patton on tenor, Marcus Elliot on soprano) • Chandler Park • free • all ages

Sat 6/14 8pm • Hooveriii, Briggance, Dori, DJ Rich Hansen • Outer Limits Lounge

Sat 6/14 9pm • Siren: Space Clown edition with Heavy Meta (Auntie Chanel b2b Gallons), Pod Blotz (hybrid live/DJ set), Cherriel b2b Wetdogg (DJ sets), Babies R Stupid (live set) • UFO Bar • 21+

Sun 6/15 7pm • Deadbeat Beat, The Smashing Times (K Records, Baltimore), Now (Oakland), Shells, DJ Kevin Boyer. plus food by Kelly Jean Caldwell • Outer Limits Lounge • $15

Sun 6/15 7pm • Dean Wareham • Magic Bag • $20

Sun 6/15 8pm • The Bug Club, Omni, Phased Out • Third Man Records Cass Corridor

Sun 6/15 9pm • queendom: a detroit pride party Ultra Nate, DJ Minx, Beige, Perry Dox (live performance), hosted by Lady Seduca • Spot Lite

Wed 6/18 7:30pm, 9:30pm • The Northwoods Improvisers and Session • Cliff Bells • $25

Thu 6/19 7pm • juneteenth hardware celebration Arctic, Jason Hogans, OMO x alvin hill, Plural, Bileebob, 0 I'm • Regal Beagle (Ypsilanti) • $10 cash donation

Fri 6/20 8:15pm • wyrd movie night Female Trouble (1974, directed by John Waters) • Wyrd Byrd (Ypsi)

Fri 6/20 8pm • Hear No Evil with Michael Malis and surprise guests • Motor City Wine • $5 • 21+

Sat 6/21 7pm • wyrd byrd presents Slim to None (record release show), Ingo Swann, Kind of Animal • Dreamland Theater (26 N Washington St, Ypsilanti) • $5-10 pay what you can • all ages

Sat 6/21 7pm • smashism MSHR, Pod Blotz, Pure Rave, plus live audiovisual sets, video art screening, art prints, etc • Trinosophes

Wed 6/25 7:30pm, 9:30pm • The Northwoods Improvisers and Session • Cliff Bells • $25

Fri 6/27 7pm • The Chloe Drallos Group, Skin, Little Fly • Carbon Athletic Club (111 Gates St, Detroit, MI 48209) • $10

Sat 6/28 7pm • Devo • Fillmore Theater Detroit • tix on sale Feb 7

Wed 7/2 8pm • Lavender Flu (Portland OR, members of The Hunches, Hospitals and Eat Skull), Christopher Alan Durham and the Peacetime Consumers • Outer Limits Lounge • $15

Thu 7/3 8pm • Juanita and Juan (Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers) • Third Man Records Cass Corridor • $23.69 • all ages

Fri 7/4 7:30pm • Folk Music [Nate Wooley, Chris Corsano, Ches Smith] • Trinosophes

Sat 7/5 8pm • Fievel is Glauque, Jib Kidder, Sarah Swillum • Dreamland Theater, 26 N Washington st, Ypsilanti • $10 • all ages

Sat 7/12 8pm • Tyvek 20th anniversary celebration with special guests TBA • Outer Limits Lounge • $20

Sun 7/13 4pm • feedback loop series Andrew Elaban, Caitlin C. Harvey, Molly Jones • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)

Sun 7/13 8pm • The Mekons, Johnny Dowd • The Magic Bag (Ferndale)

Tue 7/15 8pm • Rose City Band, Powers/Rolin Duo • Magic Bag (Ferndale)

Fri 7/18 8pm • Hear No Evil with Michael Malis and special guests • Motor City Wine • $5 • 21+

Sun 7/20 2:30pm • concert of colors Wendell Harrison & Tribe: Tribute to Pharaoh Sanders featuring Sky Covington (vocals), Michael Abbo (bass), Sam Melkonian (drums), Kevin Dalton Jones (percussion), Allen Dennard (trumpet), Edward Gooche (trombone), Raphael Leafar (saxophone), Pamela Wise (piano), Roberto Warren (harp & percussion) and special guests • Detroit Film Theater • free • all ages

Sun 7/20 6pm-9pm • Tongue Depressor, The Moon Couple, 720 degrees Classic SK8 Cinema • Tympanum (4661 E. 9 Mile Rd, Warren) • $10 • all ages

Thu 7/24 7:30pm • Sensorium Chamber Ensemble presents Terry Riley's 'In C' • Trinosophes

Fri 7/25 7pm • Cyrus Pireh, Dave Scanlon • Entropy Stereo (25908 Six Mile, Redford) • $20 - $10 sliding scale

Sat 7/26 8pm • Dinosaur Jr, Snail Mail, Easy Action • Royal Oak Music Theater

Fri 8/1 7pm • Michael Malis + Hear No Evil (Michael Malis - Piano, Jaribu Shahid - Bass, Jonathan Barahal Taylor - Drums) • Brewery Faisan (1087 Beaufait St, Detroit

Sun 8/10 4pm • feedback loop series Ben Zucker, Bryce Detroit, Chad Kouri • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)

Fri 8/15 7pm • TEC-TROIT Day 1: free all ages techno and house festival focused on spotlighting Detroit artists. Schedule to be announced, more info at tectroit.com • The Container Globe (1151 Taylor St, Detroit 48202) • free • all ages

Fri 8/15 8pm • Hear No Evil with Michael Malis and special guests • Motor City Wine • $5 • 21+

Sat 8/16 7pm • TEC-TROIT Day 2: free all ages techno and house festival focused on spotlighting Detroit artists. Schedule to be announced, more info at tectroit.com • The Container Globe (1151 Taylor St, Detroit 48202) • free • all ages

Sun 8/17 2pm • TEC-TROIT Day 3: free all ages techno and house festival focused on spotlighting Detroit artists. Schedule to be announced, more info at tectroit.com • The Container Globe (1151 Taylor St, Detroit 48202) • free • all ages

Thu 9/4 8pm • Dummy • Third Man Records Cass Corridor

Sat 9/6 8pm • Bonnie Prince Billy • Third Man Records Cass Corridor • $40 • all ages

Sun 9/14 4pm • feedback loop series Daniel Wyche, Matthew Daher, Stephanie E. Vasko • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)

Sat 9/20 7pm • X, Los Lobos • Fisher Theatre

Sat 9/20 8pm • 30 year anniversary tour Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Dr. Pete Larson • Third Man Records Cass Corridor

Fri 10/10 7:30pm • Makaya McCraven • Michigan Theater (Ann Arbor)

Sat 10/11 12-6pm • DittoDitto Art Book Fair • Trinosophes

Sun 10/12 12-4pm • DittoDitto Art Book Fair • Trinosophes

Sun 10/12 4pm • feedback loop series Ipek Eginli, Sin-Yu Deng, Sara Tea • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)

Thu 10/16 8pm • Gina Birch and The Unreasonables, Miki Berenyi Trio • Magic Bag (Ferndale)

Tue 10/21 • Autechre, Mark Broom • Building 6 at Russell Industrial Center

Sat 10/25 7:30pm • An Evening with Herbie Hancock • Hill Auditorium (Ann Arbor)

Sun 11/9 4pm • feedback loop series Marcus Elliot, Lufuki Ismaeel, Nick Turner • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)

Sun 12/14 4pm • feedback loop series alvin hill, RA Washington, Ben Hall • Moondog Cafe (8045 Linwood, Detroit)

Fri 1/16 7:30pm • Martha Graham Dance Company GRAHAM100 • Power Center (Ann Arbor)

Sat 1/17 7:30pm • Martha Graham Dance Company GRAHAM100 • Power Center (Ann Arbor)

Sun 1/18 2pm • Martha Graham Dance Company GRAHAM100 • Power Center (Ann Arbor)

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