Drew & Kin
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIDrew & Kin is something new for The Ark: a high-energy, request-driven, piano-bar style show! Livestream access is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund.
FREE
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UKES & BLUES featuring Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective & BLUESHOUSE!
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MITonight a couple of great Michigan groups get together to benefit The Ark! The Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective and BLUESHOUSE! bring us a fundraiser blues party with a difference! Can't make the in-person show? Watch the livestream on Facebook or YouTube. Livestream access is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund.
$20, $30
Chastity Brown
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIChastity Brown has been called a banjo-playing soul singer and "a rocking, rolling encyclopedia of roots music." She's been featured on CMT and NPR's "Favorite Sessions, and has been the subject of profiles in Paste and the Times of London, among others. Livestream access is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund.
$20
Dani Darling
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MISome people are what we call, “old souls”. They have a touch of nostalgia or grace that runs deep. You can feel this phenomenon in the words and vocals of Dani Darling; a jazzy chanteuse from Ann Arbor with an experimental lo-fi sound that is intimate and poetic. Her influences are Billie Holiday, Old Hollywood movie scores, dreams, and the Universe – but this singer/songwriter’s goal isn’t to take you back in time; it’s to bring you into her whimsical world where time is like an old tune made new. Livestream access is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund.
FREE!
Laith Al-Saadi Trio
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIIn 2016, Laith Al-Saadi won America’s hearts and a spot in the Season 10 finale of NBC’s “The Voice.” Now he’s poised to bring his authentic blend of blues, soul and classic rock to audiences around the nation and the world.
$30
Dan Navarro
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIDan Navarro’s eclectic 40-year career as a songwriter, artist, singer and voice actor,
includes 17 acclaimed albums, thousands of concerts, Oscar-winning films “Coco” and
“Happy Feet”, television, videogames, commercials, and writing hits like Pat
Benatar’s Grammy-nominated “We Belong”. He’s the engaged Covid-era Renaissance
artist personified, with 250 housebound livestreams this past year. Livestream access is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund.
FREE!
Big Little Lions
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIIn-Person and streaming to Facebook and YouTube Big Little Lions are an award winning duo who were born out of a collaboration that won them a JUNO Award in 2014. Since then they have been cranking out infectious folk pop songs that are jam-packed with emotion and tight harmonies that sound like the product of two people working side-by-side instead of living in different countries. The Ark's Artist Spotlight Series is presented with support from Ford Motor Company Fund
Free
The Whiskey Charmers
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIThe Whiskey Charmers is a Detroit-based band led by Carrie Shepard and Lawrence Daversa. Fans have often compared their sound to riding through the desert with the top down, or the feeling of being in some lonesome smoky bar off the side of an abandoned highway, or music from a Spaghetti Western. The Ark's Artist Spotlight Series is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund.
Free, donations accepted for Food Gatherers
The Wildwoods
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIThe Wildwoods are an enchanting Folk/Americana trio based in Lincoln, Nebraska, whose flowing songwriting tandem has been praised by Paste Magazine as "focused and charmingly human". The Wildwoods' delicate melodies and descriptive lyrics come from nature, love, experiences from the road, and growing up in Nebraska. The Ark's Artist Spotlight Series is made possible with support from Ford Motor Company Fund. Nonperishables accepted for Food Gatherers
Free, donations accepted for Food Gatherers
Shane Guerrette
It’s the old way of doing things that inspires a new sound for upstate NY based artist, Shane Guerrette. Drawing influence from classic soul and roots rock genres, Shane has only just begun to craft his own retro flavored sound. With a recent self-released debut album called “Here’s Hoping” and plans of touring in the near future, you’ll want to keep an eye out for what’s to come from this rising star.
Free
My Folky Valentine
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIWhat better time than Valentine's Day to get to know some married or partnered couples who make music together? My Folky Valentine is The Ark's annual celebration of romance! Each year we present a few of the region's top musical couples, in the round during Valentine's Day week. Your hosts, Annie and Rod Capps, invite some of their most talented friends from around the region to share the stage for an evening of grand collaboration and anything but love songs! . . . Okay, well, maybe a few love songs, since this year My Folky Valentine falls on the day itself. Can you imagine anything sweeter than a pair of tickets to see this show? This year's lineup features Jenny & Robin Bienemann from Chicago and Ruth & Max Bloomquist from Ludington.
$20
Buffalo Rose
The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MIBuffalo Rose is a wildly charismatic six-piece modern folk/Americana band from Pittsburgh. They take the singer-songwriter tradition to a new level by crafting original songs which are emotive, meticulously arranged, and inspired by a world of idiosyncratic influences that never let a dull or predictable moment creep in. Fans of Lake Street Dive, Nickel Creek, and Punch Brothers will find much to like in this crew.
Free, Donations accepted for Food Gatherers