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SUMMARY:Raul Malo
DESCRIPTION:When Raul Malo came on the scene as the lead singer of The Mavericks\, he already had a sound that didn’t fit the usual categories\, and a luxuriant voice that brought to mind Roy Orbison. The Mavericks were a country band\, but there was always more to the Mavericks than country: a Latin tinge\, seriously ambitious songwriting\, and a big dose of pure pop passion. For Raul Malo\, The Mavericks were just the beginning of an American musical journey. He has sung in English and Spanish\, and he’s at home with rock\, country\, Cuban music\, and the big-band jazz that fits his romantic vocals so beautifully. He’s sung Latin rock\, acoustic Americana\, and even children’s music. And his voice has only improved with age. It’s a stunning instrument that has the rare quality of being big and intimate at the same time. The Ark has been an ideal venue for Raul’s solo shows\, which are more personal than the music he’s made with The Mavericks\, and his Ark shows over the past decade have lingered in the memories of listeners and the club staff alike. Raul comes to Michigan with a new solo instrumental album\, “Say Less.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/raul-malo-240406/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Suzanne Vega - Old Songs\, New Songs and Other Songs
DESCRIPTION:Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation\, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s when\, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar\, she sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled\, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album\, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known venues. Known for performances that convey deep emotion\, Vega’s distinctive\, “clear\, unwavering voice” (Rolling Stone) has been described as “a cool\, dry sandpaper-brushed near-whisper” by The Washington Post\, with NPR Music noting that she “has been making vital\, inventive music” throughout the course of her decades-long career. \nBearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (The New York Times)\, Vega’s songs have tended to focus on city life\, ordinary people and real-world subjects. Notably succinct and understated\, her work is immediately recognizable—as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 30 years ago. \nSuzanne Vega will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist\, Gerry Leonard\, performing a career-spanning show including favorites like Tom’s Diner\, Luka\, and more!
URL:https://theark.org/event/suzanne-vega-240416/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sold Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240421T193000
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SUMMARY:Nick Shoulders & The Okay Crawdad
DESCRIPTION:This show has been rescheduled from an earlier date. Tickets purchased for the earlier date will be honored for this performance. \n“All Bad\,” the latest album from Nick Shoulders\, ultimately encapsulates everything that makes Nick’s inimitable form of country music so vital: a heady balance of dazzling musicianship and punk defiance\, coupled with gritty eccentricity and a generational connection to the roots of the genre. With a singing style inherited from his family’s vocal lineage\, Nick’s songs achieve the rare feat of imparting difficult truths while inciting a certain joyful abandon\, balancing a sound forged by years of hard travel with a heartfelt reverence for the origins of country music. In the spirit of Hazel Dickens and Jimmy Driftwood\, the incisive yet wildly jubilant All Bad vocally objects to the reckless destruction of the natural landscape and development run rampant\, while still offering plenty of joy and dance-ready rhythms. Spanning a variety of early country styles\, the album’s infectious harmonies shine alongside everything from jangling cajun waltzes to surf-rock infused bluesy ballads–all tied together by a voice seemingly out of place in this century\, yet ever ready to speak up about its problems.  \nReleased via Gar Hole Records (a label founded and co-owned by Shoulders)\, All Bad marks the first LP made with his longtime band\, the Okay Crawdad\, since 2019’s premier full-length Okay\, Crawdad and their subsequent pandemic-imposed hiatus. After writing most of the album from the front seat of a tour van\, the Fayetteville\, AR-based musician and bandmates Grant D’Aubin (harmonies/bass)\, Cheech Moosekian (drums) and Jack Studer (lead guitar) recorded the album in a home studio on the banks of the Mississippi River with New Orleans collaborators Ross Farbe and Sam Doores.  \nSurrounded by a singing style passed down from a time before microphones\, Nick’s childhood of bird call whistles and an over-exposure to southern gospel music eventually steered him toward an adolescence drumming for metal and punk bands\, and subsequent years as an active illustrator and member of Arkansas’s heavy music scene. After numerous personal calamities and a growing obsession with the rural musical traditions of his lifelong home\, Shoulders left the Ozarks and lived out of his van\, singing on the street corners of the west while slowly being drawn to the vibrance of the New Orleans dance and busking world. After forming in early 2018\, the ‘Okay Crawdad’ band flourished briefly in the wildly talented south Louisiana alt-country scene\, culminating in the release of ‘Rather Low’ by the popular YouTube channel Western AF\, catapulting Nick’s songs to a vastly wider audience right as Covid-19 and lockdowns ensued. Since then\, a rapid ascension into the world of touring music has seen Nick playing alongside the likes of Sierra Ferrell and at major festivals such as Stagecoach. With the hard rhythms and heavenly melodies of their newest release\, All Bad\, the band manages to concoct a body of work that is at turns sublimely freewheeling and profoundly illuminating\, yet primed to permanently warp the listener’s perspective to glorious effect. \nMaddy Kirgo of New Orleans opens.
URL:https://theark.org/event/nick-shoulders-the-okay-crawdad-240421/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Moth GrandSLAM Championship
DESCRIPTION:The ultimate storytelling competition\, The Moth GrandSLAM invites winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the Ann Arbor storytelling championship. The theme for the night is… A POINT OF BEAUTY. \n“When the noise and ugliness got so loud\, I focused in on a point of beauty.” –Maniza Naqvi \nFive minute stories about the gobsmackingly gorgeous nestled in the mess\, the astonishingly attractive\, the sensationally stunning. Witnessing an awe-inspiring work of art\, or admiring the humble daisy growing through the crack in the sidewalk. Seeing past the sound and the fury to find something unexpectedly exquisite.
URL:https://theark.org/event/the-moth-grandslam-championship-240424/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Accidentals
DESCRIPTION:Long before glowing acclaim from ​NPR ​and ​Billboard​\, packed shows\, unforgettable festival appearances\, millions of streams\, and collaborations with everyone from BTS to Kaboom Collective\, the journey of The Accidentals commenced in a public high school classroom in Traverse City\, MI. As the story goes\, concertmaster​ ​violinist Savannah Buist and cellist Katie Larson raised their hands at the request for volunteers to play a music boosters concert and wound up being musical soulmates. After Sav and Katie attended a school presentation by The Moxie Strings\, their collective fate would be sealed forever. “If the Moxie Strings hadn’t come to our school\, we might not have pursued music professionally\,” admits Sav. \nSav and Katie transferred to Interlochen Arts Academy for the remainder of high school\, and since then they have released six full-length albums\, three EPs\, and two live albums\, scored the indie documentary “One Simple Question\,” and collaborated with Keller Williams\, Kaki King\, Tom Paxton\, Kim Richey\, Dar Williams\, and Mary Gauthier.  \nJoining Sav and Katie is Detroit multi-instrumentalist Katelynn Corll. The journey of The Accidentals has only just begun. “The goal of our music has always been shared experiences. Music helps us process things that are hard to process\,” says Sav. “A lot of the writing comes from touring\, and touring is just a myriad of extremes\, triumphs\, and failures. It’s how we connect with people in those moments that shape our experiences. Hopefully\, people can relate to something we’re creating in a way that feels like understanding. Maybe it offers a different perspective\, and that leads to less loneliness and more community.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/the-accidentals-240425/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sarah Jarosz: Polaroid Lovers Tour
DESCRIPTION:Four-time GRAMMY winner Sarah Jarosz has announced her new album\, “Polaroid Lovers\,” and she’s bringing it to The Ark! The record is releasing on January 26\, 2024 via Rounder Records. It features a decidedly more electric sound than Sarah’s earlier bluegrass-flavored efforts\, and it shows this brilliant artist maturing as a songwriter. A Texas native\, she’s spent most of her adult life living in New York City\, but shortly before writing the album Sarah left her adopted home to join her soon-to-be husband in Nashville. The geographic shake-up led to a sonic one as well for “Polaroid Lovers.” For the first time in her career she opened herself up to collaborators\, leading to writing sessions with Daniel Tashian\, Ruston Kelly and Natalie Hemby. “‘Polaroid Lovers” is an album-long meditation on those strangely ephemeral moments that indelibly shape our lives. “What I love about a Polaroid is that it’s capturing something so fleeting\, but at the same time it makes that moment last forever\,” says Sarah. “It made sense as a title for a record where all the songs are snapshots of different love stories\, and there’s a feeling of time being expansive despite that impermanence.” \nTonight’s show is sponsored by Dartbank Wealth \n\nThe Polaroid Lovers Tour VIP Experience Includes: \n\nOne (1) general admission — OR — premium reserved ticket (varies by show)\nPre-show soundcheck performance\nQ&A with Sarah\nGroup photo with Sarah (Sarah stays on stage)\nExclusive signed poster\nEarly entry into the venue
URL:https://theark.org/event/sarah-jarosz-240427/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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