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SUMMARY:Ladysmith Black Mambazo
DESCRIPTION:Ticket prices on our website reflect all-in pricing for purchases made online or by phone.  This means the price you see includes the ticket price plus MUTO’s ticket processing fee. Tickets may be purchased with no included fees in person at The Ark during box office hours. \nLet us tell you a story. An impossible to believe\, yet\, true story. Once upon a time there was a teenage boy working on his family farm in apartheid South Africa. The year was 1960. This boy loved to sing\, in fact he loved to sing so much that he allowed himself an impossible dream. In his dream he would create a group of singers\, from his family members\, to sing traditional South African songs. His group would perform all over South Africa and they would become the greatest music group his country would ever know. How could such a dream come to a young farm boy in a country rife with hardship\, violence and trouble? Well\, Joseph Shabalala was this young farm boy and his dream would become Ladysmith Black Mambazo.  \nThe year 2025 marks the 65th anniversary of Joseph Shabalala forming Ladysmith Black Mambazo. His group would not only conquer all of South Africa\, but would become a worldwide phenomenon\, winning more GRAMMY Awards (Five)\, and receiving more GRAMMY Award nominations (Nineteen)\, than any World Music group in the history of recorded music.  \nDuring the dark years of South African Apartheid\, Ladysmith Black Mambazo followed a path of peaceful protest through songs of hope and love. When Nelson Mandela was released from prison\, in 1990\, he said that Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s music was a powerful message of peace that he listened to while in jail. When Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize\, in 1993\, he asked the group to join him at the ceremony. It was Mandela who called Ladysmith Black Mambazo “South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors to the World.”  \nThe group sings a traditional music style called isicathamiya (Is-Cot-A-Mee-Ya)\, which developed in the mines of South Africa. It was there that black workers were taken to work far away from their homes and families. Poorly housed and paid\, the mine workers would entertain themselves\, after a six-day work week\, by singing songs into the wee hours on Saturday night and Sunday. When the miners returned to their homes\, this musical tradition returned with them.  \nIn the mid-1980s\, American singer/songwriter Paul Simon famously visited South Africa and incorporated the group’s rich harmonies into his renowned Graceland album – a landmark recording considered seminal in introducing World Music to mainstream audiences. This brought the group to the attention of music lovers all over the world\, the beginning of a global musical career that shows no sign of ending.  \nAfter leading his group for over fifty years and approaching his seventy-fifth birthday\, Joseph Shabalala retired in 2014\, handing the leadership to his three sons\, Thulani\, Sibongiseni and Thamsanqa Shabalala. Having joined their father’s group in 1993\, their many years of training had prepared them in ways no others could be trained. Now\, carrying their father’s dream into the future\, the Shabalala Family continues the group’s success for the world to hear.  \nLadysmith Black Mambazo is Thulani Shabalala\, Sibongiseni Shabalala\, Thamsanqa Shabalala\, Msizi Shabalala\, Albert Mazibuko\, Abednego Mazibuko\, Mfanafuthi Dlamini\, Pius Shezi and Sabelo Mthembu.
URL:https://theark.org/event/ladysmith-black-mambazo-260311/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert
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SUMMARY:James McMurtry Duo feat. BettySoo: The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy
DESCRIPTION:“One of America’s greatest living songwriters.” (Rolling Stone) Texas-based songwriter and guitarist James McMurtry is a supremely insightful and inventive storyteller whose fans include everyone from Stephen King to John Mellencamp. Funny and sad often in the same breath\, McMurtry teases vivid worlds out of small details\, crafting searingly honest lyrics set against a rock/Americana backdrop. His Ypsilanti Freighthouse debut draws from his 2025 album The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy. The story-songs on that album find inspiration in scraps from his family’s past: a rough pencil sketch by Ken Kesey that serves as the album cover; the hallucinations experienced by his father\, the legendary writer Larry McMurtry; an old poem by a family friend. “A solid smorgasbord of aging\, Americana\, and arrested development.” (The Austin Chronicle) \nTwo performances\, 7:00pm and 9:30pm \nPRESENTING SPONSOR\nMatt and Nicole Lester
URL:https://theark.org/event/james-mcmurtry-the-black-dog-and-the-wandering-boy/2026-04-09/1/
LOCATION:Ypsilanti Freighthouse\, 100 Market Pl\, Ypsilanti\, MI\, 48198\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert,Special Event
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SUMMARY:James McMurtry Duo feat. BettySoo: The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy
DESCRIPTION:“One of America’s greatest living songwriters.” (Rolling Stone) Texas-based songwriter and guitarist James McMurtry is a supremely insightful and inventive storyteller whose fans include everyone from Stephen King to John Mellencamp. Funny and sad often in the same breath\, McMurtry teases vivid worlds out of small details\, crafting searingly honest lyrics set against a rock/Americana backdrop. His Ypsilanti Freighthouse debut draws from his 2025 album The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy. The story-songs on that album find inspiration in scraps from his family’s past: a rough pencil sketch by Ken Kesey that serves as the album cover; the hallucinations experienced by his father\, the legendary writer Larry McMurtry; an old poem by a family friend. “A solid smorgasbord of aging\, Americana\, and arrested development.” (The Austin Chronicle) \nTwo performances\, 7:00pm and 9:30pm \nPRESENTING SPONSOR\nMatt and Nicole Lester
URL:https://theark.org/event/james-mcmurtry-the-black-dog-and-the-wandering-boy/2026-04-09/2/
LOCATION:Ypsilanti Freighthouse\, 100 Market Pl\, Ypsilanti\, MI\, 48198\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Penny and Sparrow
DESCRIPTION:Ticket prices on our website reflect all-in pricing for purchases made online or by phone.  This means the price you see includes the ticket price plus MUTO’s ticket processing fee. Tickets may be purchased with no included fees in person at The Ark during box office hours. \nA wise wizard once said: “when in doubt\, always follow your nose.”  \nThe last album from Penny and Sparrow\, Olly Olly\, was a work of revelation and liberation. A search for and an embrace of the self. I imagine they were left with a headscratcher of a question: well\, shit. Where do you go from there? \nFortunately\, they listened to the wizard and followed their noses backwards to find their way forward.  \nAiming to strip away pretense and invite experimentation\, they commandeered a garden shed from a friend and retrofitted it to make a twenty-track album that is vast\, weird\, and wholly unexpected.  \nIf Lefty is anything\, it is the journal of Penny and Sparrow’s inner child. Dog-eared\, lock busted open. On its pages the sketches of dreams\, nightmares\, erotica\, and literary fan fiction graffiti the margins of poetry\, elegies\, and love letters in the wild colors of saxophone blue\, electronic pink\, and blood harmony red.  \nBeautifully varied and richly rendered\, it is an album that wanders from theme to theme\, style to style\, exultation to tragedy. Yet it is never lost. If anything\, it is at play.  \nUnited by its intimate vocals and aching harmonies\, its acoustic laments trickle into ethereal pop only to surge into whimsical ballads and crest into grand hooligan anthems that sway gently down to familiar shores where melancholic ballads tell of love lost\, found\, forgotten\, and remembered.  \nAndy and Kyle have written some albums in blood. Others they’ve whispered to the sea. This one they danced in the sky with smiles on their faces. Lefty feels like not just a celebration of their journey beyond the bounds of their traditional genre\, but as if they have rediscovered the joy in music by honoring the sounds that inspired two boys growing up in Texas to one day make the damn stuff themselves. \n–Pierce Brown\, author and friend \nVIP includes:\nOne general admission ticket\nEarly entry into the venue\nAccess to an intimate pre-show soundcheck party (2-3 songs)\nQ&A with Penny & Sparrow\nLimited edition tour poster; autographed by Penny & Sparrow\nCrowd free merchandise shopping\nLimited availability \nEarly Entry includes:\nOne general admission ticket\nEarly entry into the venue\nLimited edition tour poster; autographed by Penny & Sparrow\nCrowd free merchandise shopping\nLimited availability
URL:https://theark.org/event/penny-and-sparrow-260411/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260426T230000
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SUMMARY:May Erlewine with Packy Lundholm
DESCRIPTION:Ticket prices on our website reflect all-in pricing for purchases made online or by phone.  This means the price you see includes the ticket price plus MUTO’s ticket processing fee. Tickets may be purchased with no included fees in person at The Ark during box office hours. \nOne of the Midwest’s most prolific and passionate songwriters\, May Erlewine has a gift for writing songs of substance that feel both fresh and soulfully familiar. Her ability to emotionally engage with an audience has earned her a dedicated following far beyond her Michigan roots. This year\, May is teaming up with Chicago guitar wizard\, Packy Lundholm. The heart forward power duo will be offering their music in the name of love\, service and rock & roll.
URL:https://theark.org/event/may-erlewine-260426/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert
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SUMMARY:Iron & Wine
DESCRIPTION:Iron & Wine is the musical project of singer-songwriter Sam Beam. Born and raised in South Carolina\, Beam is a former film professor who got his start making home recordings before landing on Sub Pop Records. Iron & Wine’s 2002 debut\, The Creek Drank the Cradle garnered both critical and popular acclaim\, vaulting Beam into the spotlight of the burgeoning indie- folk/Americana scene as one of its new and leading voices. \nFor over 20 years\, Iron & Wine has captured the emotion and imagination of listeners with distinctly cinematic songs. His recorded output includes seven full-length studio records\, collaborations with Calexico\, Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses)\, and Jesca Hoop\, countless EP’s\, singles and compilation/soundtrack appearances\, a live concert documentary\, and five GRAMMY nominations. \nIron & Wine’s latest record\, Light Verse was released in April 2024 with Paste Magazine noting “… Beam returns with an expanded sonic palette while also rekindling the bright spark that made 2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog so magical.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/iron-wine-260508/
LOCATION:Michigan Theater\, 603 East Liberty\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert,Special Event
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SUMMARY:The High Kings
DESCRIPTION:Ticket prices on our website reflect all-in pricing for purchases made online or by phone.  This means the price you see includes the ticket price plus MUTO’s ticket processing fee. Tickets may be purchased with no included fees in person at The Ark during box office hours. \nAs global ambassadors of Irish heritage and storytelling\, The High Kings have consistently brought  the timeless tradition of folk music to audiences worldwide\, earning them chart-topping success and widespread acclaim. With their signature blend of classic tradition and modern edge\, The Rocky Road Tour promises to be a vibrant showcase of Irish culture\, energy\, and musicality.  \nFollowing a record-breaking 2024 – including a sold-out world tour\, a feature on Disney’s critically acclaimed Only Murders in The Building\, and over 5 million weekly streams – the band are showing no signs of slowing down. Their momentum continued in 2025 with a string of sold-out U.S. tour dates. \nBut it was their inclusion on the soundtrack of Sinners\, starring Michael B. Jordan and directed by Ryan Coogler\, that marked a defining moment in their global recognition. The film’s soundtrack\, already topping international streaming charts\, was curated by Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer Ludwig Göransson\, a long-time admirer of The High Kings’ distinctive vocal blend and musicianship. After attending their sold-out show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles earlier this year\, Göransson selected two tracks—“The Rocky Road to Dublin” and “Go Lassie Go”—to feature prominently in the film’s score. \nThe Rocky Road Tour 2026 will build on this global success\, offering audiences a high-energy live show that reinforces The High Kings’ place at the forefront of Irish folk. With a renewed focus on storytelling\, musicianship\, and connection\, the tour reflects the group’s ongoing commitment to honouring Ireland’s folk legacy while pushing creative boundaries. 
URL:https://theark.org/event/the-high-kings-260810/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T230000
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SUMMARY:Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights
DESCRIPTION:An evening with Herb Alpert and his brand new Tijuana Brass! Herb along with his 6 great musicians\, Bill Cantos (piano & marimba)\, Kerry Marx (guitar)\, Ryan Dragon (trombone)\, Kris Bergh (trumpet)\, Ray Brinker (Drums) and Hussain Jiffry (bass)\, will be playing all of your favorite TJB hit songs just as you remember hearing them while growing up.  \n2025 was the 60th anniversary of the iconic album\, “Whipped Cream & Other Delights.” Herb and the band will be performing many of those great songs in addition to many other hit songs that we all know: The Lonely Bull\, Spanish Flea\, Taste of Honey\, Mexican Shuffle\, Tijuana Taxi\, This Guy’s In Love With You\, What Now My Love\, Zorba the Greek\, Ladyfingers\, Rise\, Route 101\, and many other delights.
URL:https://theark.org/event/herb-alpert-the-tijuana-brass-other-delights/
LOCATION:Michigan Theater\, 603 East Liberty\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T230000
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SUMMARY:Paula Cole THIS FIRE: 30
DESCRIPTION:Ticket prices on our website reflect all-in pricing for purchases made online or by phone.  This means the price you see includes the ticket price plus MUTO’s ticket processing fee. Tickets may be purchased with no included fees in person at The Ark during box office hours. \nPaula Cole returns to the stage with THIS FIRE: 30—a special anniversary tour celebrating three decades of This Fire.   A Grammy-winning singer-songwriter known for her fearless writing and genre-blending sound\, Cole broke boundaries with songs that were both deeply personal and universally resonant. \nOn THIS FIRE: 30\, Paula will perform This Fire in its entirety—revisiting the era-defining music that sparked a generation and bringing new life\, nuance\, and power to the songs fans have carried with them for decades. Expect an intimate\, emotionally charged performance that honors the original spirit of the album while showcasing the artistry and perspective she’s continued to evolve. \nSpanning 50+ markets across the US\, the UK\, and Europe\, THIS FIRE: 30 marks a major touring moment for Paula Cole—one of her most far-reaching runs in years—celebrating a classic album and the enduring connection it created with listeners around the world. \nPAULA COLE SOUNDCHECK VIP EXPERIENCE – THIS FIRE: 30\nVIP package includes \nOne (1) General Admission ticket\nInvitation to pre-show soundcheck experience with Paula Cole*\, including:\n– Intimate performance from the piano (2-3 songs)\n– Q&A session\nOfficial THIS FIRE: 30 Zine\nCommemorative VIP laminate & lanyard\nEarly entry into the venue\nMerchandise shopping before doors open to the public\nLimited availability\n*No formal meet & greet or photo with Paula included. Guests are welcome to take photos from the audience.
URL:https://theark.org/event/paula-cole-this-fire-30/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert
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