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SUMMARY:Chris Smither
DESCRIPTION:It’s as if the blues met modern poetry and got infused with Zen calm. Chris Smither takes the blues in a direction all his own\, offering stoic\, existential ruminations sung in a weathered blues moan and set to quietly virtuosic guitar. A New Orleans-to-Boston transplant\, Smither has enjoyed a real meeting of the minds with Ark audiences in his shows here over the last few years–they’ve been equally extraordinary for audience and artist. Check it out for yourself! Or just take it from the pros—Chris has won Folk Alliance Awards for both Song of the Year and Contemporary Artist of the Year. Come by and pick up a copy of Chris’s latest\, the rootsy “More from the Levee.” \nPaul Cebar cut his teeth musically in the coffeehouse folk scene of the mid-’70s in Milwaukee. Upon graduation from New College in Sarasota\, Florida\, Paul spent substantial amounts of time testing the waters out New York way while exploring band dynamics with a soul and New Orleans-minded crew called the R&B Cadets back home. After that he formed a band called the Milwaukeeans which reflected Paul’s ongoing and deepening fascination with African\, Latin American\, and Caribbean rhythm & blues analogues. With an ever-deepening appreciation for the funk and the polyglot rhythmic conception that is their trademark\, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound is spreading the word with their headlong\, insouciant\, and totally funky music The members of Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound want and need you to come on out and help them get down.
URL:https://theark.org/event/chris-smither-paul-cebar-230917/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230916T230000
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SUMMARY:The Tallest Man on Earth
DESCRIPTION:Kristian Matsson has never remained in one place for very long. Having spent much of the last decade touring around the world as The Tallest Man on Earth\, Matsson has captivated audiences using\, as The New York Times describes\, “every inch of his long guitar cord to roam the stage: darting around\, crouching\, stretching\, hip-twitching\, perching briefly and jittering away…Mr. Matsson is a guitar-slinger rooted in folk\, and his songs are troubadour ballads at heart.” \n  \nThen came 2020\, when Matsson left New York City and returned to his farm in Sweden. There\, during that quiet\, dreary time of isolation\, he drowned out his thoughts by manically growing vegetables in his garden. When he tried writing again\, during those many months of collective forced solitude\, “I just found myself commenting on the darkness\,” Matsson says. “I lost my imagination.” Playing live\, music and inspiration returned near the end of 2021\, and his produce became less of a priority. “When I’m in motion\, I can focus on my instinct\, have my daydreams again. When I was finally able to tour again\, I started writing like a madman.” He eventually had twenty songs he wanted to record in ten days. \n  \nNow\, Matsson returns as The Tallest Man on Earth with Henry St.\, his sixth studio album following 2012’s There’s No Leaving Now\, full of “vivid imagery\, clever turns-of-phrase\, and devastating\, world-weary observations” (Under The Radar) and 2015’s Dark Bird Is A Home\, his “most personal record… surreal and dreamlike” (Pitchfork). Henry St. notably marks the first time he recorded an album in a band setting. “My entire career I’ve been a DIY person––mostly fueled by the feeling that I didn’t know what I was doing\, so I’d just do everything myself.” But now\, longing for the energy that’s only released when creating together with others\, Matsson invited his friends to come and play. \n  \nNick Sanborn (of Sylvan Esso) produced Henry St.\, which includes contributions from Ryan Gustafson (of The Dead Tongues) on guitar\, lap steel and ukulele\, TJ Maiani on drums\, CJ Camerieri (of Bon Iver) on trumpet and French horn\, Phil Cook on piano and organ\, Rob Moose (of Bon Iver\, yMusic) on strings and Adam Schatz on saxophone. “They opened everything up\, and understood what the songs that I’d written needed: sounds that I couldn’t ever have thought of or created myself. We recorded so many of the songs live in the studio\, playing\, having fun and being really open with each other.” \n  \nAn overarching theme of Henry St.\, he says\, is “how to be a person in this world.” The title track is about the deception that\, “as individuals\, we’re told that we should strive for success. But when we have it\, it doesn’t solve anything. The song is about stepping away and thinking: why am I actually doing this?” While writing the song back in Sweden\, he knew it would be the centerpiece of the album. “It’s the low point and the turnaround: the other songs are a reminder that I will always be a stubborn optimist\, even at the darkest of times.” He was about to record the track as a solo piece\, until Phil Cook came in on his first day in the studio. “I had Phil basically hanging over my shoulders at the piano while we were playing\, and then he recorded it. He improvised that beautiful outro. When he did\, our jaws dropped––I was in tears.” \n  \n“Looking for Love” is one of those songs about Matsson’s stubborn optimism\, and a shining example of Sanborn’s influence on the album. “The first day in the studio\, Nick created this hissing noise while I was feedbacking electric guitar. We had so much fun jamming like that. Then Nick put down some piano to overdub my guitar\, and we knew we had the song.” The tone for their collaboration was set. “Nick is so emotionally intelligent\, and we share an almost childlike joy in things that can happen with music. He makes the songs come truly alive by keeping the performances and the humanity in––the kind of stuff that just happens during the session.” \n  \nThe song “Every Little Heart\,” he says\, came from a feeling of fearlessness\, a confidence in making music after two years of relative silence. “But of course I still have little demons inside of me. I wrote some key changes in the song that came natural to me\, but I worried they might sound unnatural to others. When TJ Maiani heard it\, he straightaway went into this drumbeat that shocked me a little at first\, but came completely natural to him. It fit the song perfectly.” \n  \nMatsson’s longing for social interchange\, after months spent with only his crops\, led to the collaboration that delivered the warm\, unique and sprawling sound of Henry St. “It’s the most playful\, most me album yet\, because it covers so many of the different noises in my head. When you overthink things\, you get further away from your original ideas. And God knows I overthink things when I’m by myself.” The time in isolation also brought him some newfound peace of mind. “Having been away from it taught me that making music and performing is what I’m doing for the rest of my life\, and I’m so grateful for it. It has given me new confidence and playfulness. This is what I do. It’s unconditional.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/the-tallest-man-on-earth-230916/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:George Bedard
DESCRIPTION:For the 10th installment of his celebrated series\, George Bedard will present a “Best of” his History of American Music series. This will feature songs from all nine previous shows. “Each year we took a different path\, from blues to swing\, rockabilly\, surf\, and country” says Bedard. “We hope that you will join us for this unique retrospective”. Along with Rich Dishman on drums and Pat Prouty on bass\, special guests include Mark “Mr. B” Braun on piano\, Ross Huff on trumpet\, and Dan Bennett on saxophone. \nGuitarist and bandleader George Bedard has been a seminal figure on the Michigan roots rock scene and has played the closing night for the Ann Arbor Summer Festival for 25 years. He was a founding member of the Silvertones in the 1970s\, and in 1984 he formed the first version of George Bedard & The Kingpins. Their debut recording won CD Reviews “Best Blues CD of the Year” award\, and Guitar Player Magazine described the music as “a brainy composite of blues phrasing and rockabilly bad-boy twang.” \nBedard has backed such luminaries as Johnnie Johnson\, Muddy Waters\, Bonnie Raitt\, Big Joe Turner\, Earl King\, Eddie Taylor\, Koko Taylor\, Johnny Adams\, Koko Taylor\, and Kim Wilson. The Kingpins\, featuring Pat Prouty on bass and Rich Dishman on drums\, have earned a reputation as one of Michigan’s best live bands.
URL:https://theark.org/event/george-bedard-230819/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230813T230000
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SUMMARY:Samantha Fish Ft. Jesse Dayton
DESCRIPTION:The first-ever collaborative album from Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton\, “Death Wish Blues” is a body of work born from a shared passion for pushing the limits of blues music. As one of the most dynamic forces in the blues world today\, Samantha Fish has made her name as a multi-award-winning festival headliner who captivates crowds with her explosive yet elegant guitar work\, delivering an unbridled form of blues-rock that defies all genre boundaries. Jesse Dayton\, meanwhile\, boasts an extraordinary background that includes recording with the likes of Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings\, touring as a guitarist for seminal punk band X\, working with Rob Zombie on the soundtracks for his iconic horror films\, and releasing a series of acclaimed solo albums. Produced by the legendary Jon Spencer of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion\, “Death Wish Blues” ultimately melds their eclectic sensibilities into a batch of songs both emotionally potent and wildly combustible.
URL:https://theark.org/event/samantha-fish-ft-jesse-dayton/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Low Ticket Alert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230810T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230810T230000
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SUMMARY:Katie Geddes
DESCRIPTION:Katie Geddes sings traditional and contemporary folk\, country-folk\, and folk-pop tunes. A deft interpreter of beloved songs\, her captivating voice and velvety-smooth delivery bring new life to the compositions of writers such as John Prine\, Buffy Sainte-Marie\, Michael Nesmith and Lennon and McCartney. Katie’s CD release “We Are Each Other’s Angels” features an inspired roster of guest artists including Michael Johnson\, Mary McCaslin\, Don Henry and Small Potatoes. When not doing her own gigs\, Katie has been known to “moonlight” singing harmony for folk-rock legend Melanie and local favorite Matt Watroba\, and unannounced guests at her shows are always a possibility!
URL:https://theark.org/event/katie-geddes/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230311T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230311T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:Jared Deck Band
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nJared Deck has been praised for his “powerful\, beautiful voice” by Alejandro Escovedo. “The battle has always been internal\, overcoming my own failures and working to improve\,” he says. Raised on the dusty plains of an Oklahoma family farm\, Jared worked in the fields as well as the town grocery\, owned by his parents. “In a community of 1\,200 people\, big dreams seem impossible. We’re taught to manage expectations\, put our nose down\, and get to work.” Later he worked in an oilfield and a factory. During the Great Recession he got by with a job as a pianist in a Black church\, where over the next six years\, he received an unparalleled musical education. His songs tell stories in an honest voice of Midland America. “The American Dream” won first place in the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Songwriting Competition. And on top of all this\, he was recently elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Returning from Folk Festival\, Jared has a recent release\, “Bully Pulpit.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/jared-deck-230311/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230310T200000
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SUMMARY:May Erlewine
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nOne of the Midwest’s most prolific and passionate songwriters\, May Erlewine continues to share her gift for writing songs of substance that feel both new and soulfully familiar. Her lyrics offer a window into her heartbreak\, her empowerment\, and her emboldened spirit. These lyrics\, which are really stories crafted through May’s unique experiences\, are rooted in wisdom\, joy\, sorrow\, simplicity\, and love. Musically\, she carries the songwriter’s torch through many genres and sonic landscapes. May considers her career in the music industry as a service-oriented one and uses her platform for positive change. She stresses the importance of environmental advocacy\, social justice\, creative empowerment\, and community building as necessary work in our world. May’s body of work has become an anthem and an example of why we need to listen to women\, empower women\, and why we need to hear their stories. May’s work has been spotlighted by Rolling Stone and NBC’s “The Voice” and covered by countless artists.  \nThis performance will be in celebration of her new record\, The Real Thing. The album produced by Theo Katzman\, is a collection of songs performed live in a room\, deep in the Manistee National Forest. Released as a part of Theo’s new record label\, The Real Thing is just that\, real people\, making real music\, together in a room.
URL:https://theark.org/event/may-erlewine-230310/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sold Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230309T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230309T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:Vanessa Collier
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nVanessa Collier is a captivating and multitalented blues vocalist\, saxophonist\, and songwriter\, hailing from the world-renowned Berklee College of Music\, where she earned dual degrees in Performance and Music Production & Engineering. Vanessa demonstrates her skills as a master musician and songwriter\, blending her blues background with elements of funk\, rock\, and soul. Vanessa’s mighty vocals\, gritty saxophone solos\, and incredible high-energy stage presence create a powerful show not to be missed!
URL:https://theark.org/event/vanessa-collier-230309/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230308T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230308T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:Mark Erelli
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nDuring a performance in summer 2020\, Mark Erelli looked down at his guitar neck and couldn’t believe what he saw. Or rather\, what he couldn’t see: his fingers on the frets. Soon after\, a diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa (RP)\, a degenerative eye disease\, would bring some answers\, but it also yielded new questions. Does diminished eyesight correlate with lesser insight? Does your songwriting change when your perception of the world around you changes? These questions\, and Mark’s hunt for creative agency\, are at the heart of his new album\, “Lay Your Darkness Down.” In need of connection and catharsis\, he turned as he often did to songwriting. “The only way I could console myself was to know that I was still going to be able to have some creative agency\,” Mark says. “I could then bring whatever I was feeling or wanting to express into reality.” He began to craft songs with an intricate\, labored approach like never before. “It’s much more like an oil painting\, where you’re layering different tones and colors one at a time.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/mark-erelli-230308/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230307T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230307T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:Leo Kottke
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nThe Los Angeles Times calls Leo Kottke “an American legend in the guitar world\, and a king of his own private musical world.” If you haven’t heard Leo Kottke for a while\, though\, you may have missed how one of the fastest 6- and 12-string guitar players around has also become one of the most innovative and least musically classifiable. His music encompasses influences from all over the world\, and players from outside the folk world closely follow what he does. Leo Kottke is a legend of the guitar who’s still full of surprises after all these years. His shows are displays of captivating mastery of a sort that’s rare in any genre of music. Don’t miss him\, and get tickets early for this one—Leo’s Ark shows have been consistent sellouts.
URL:https://theark.org/event/leo-kottke-230307/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sold Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230306T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230306T230000
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SUMMARY:Matt Nathanson
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nA lot of people know Matt Nathanson for his 2007 hit “Come On Get Higher\,” but his career has only kept growing since then. He comes to Michigan with a new album\, “Boston Accent\,” whose stripped-down arrangements recall his beginnings as an acoustic troubadour. That’s all to the good for this show—it’s not so common to hear him in a club The Ark’s size. Matt has a unique sense of humor on stage that can get lost in larger venues\, and we’re looking forward to welcoming him back for the first time since the pandemic began. “I wanted to make a real singer/songwriter record this time. an ‘inspired by cat stevens\, joni mitchell\, paul simon\, tom petty kinda record … which is something i’ve been running away from since ‘Ernst\,’ Matt says.
URL:https://theark.org/event/matt-nathanson-230306/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sold Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230305T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230305T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:Choir! Choir! Choir!
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nDaveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (AKA “DaBu”) started Choir! Choir! Choir! as a weekly drop-in\, no-commitment singing event in 2011. Now happening twice weekly\, and open to anyone who likes to sing new arrangements of pop songs\, C!C!C! boasts a dedicated and passionate membership of inspired singers from in and around Toronto\, Canada. They have performed live with Patti Smith at the Art Gallery of Ontario\, Tegan and Sara on the Juno Awards\, at TEDx Toronto\, and at the Toronto International Film Festival Closing Gala at Roy Thompson Hall. Choir! Choir! Choir! sings popular songs\, choral style—you never know quite which ones. Like what you hear? Show up\, and they’ll teach you an original arrangement of a song you love. Tonight: an epic George Harrison singalong to celebrate George’s 80th birthday.
URL:https://theark.org/event/choir-choir-choir-230305/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230304T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230304T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:The Steel Wheels
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nThe Steel Wheels have captured audiences across the country with their heady brew of original soulful mountain music. Based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia\, this dynamic band marries old-time musical traditions with their own innovative sound. Trent Wagler’s weathered tenor is joined by bell-clear four-part harmonies inspired by a shared Mennonite heritage. Add top this lively and evocative fiddle\, grounded yet buoyant upright bass\, and signature mandolin style\, and it’s no surprise that The Steel Wheels have conquer aed the Americana scene\, becoming festival favorites and selling out venues across the country. “Americana music at its very best!” says Larry Groce of “Mountain Stage.” The values portrayed in the band’s music—devotion to roots\, community\, and family—are a way of life for The Steel Wheels\, and this is reflected in everything from production process and booking agency to merchandise and touring. 
URL:https://theark.org/event/the-steel-wheels-230304/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230303T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230303T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:Gina Chavez
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nA multiethnic Latin pop songstress\, Gina Chavez is a ten-time Austin Music Award winner. Her bilingual record “Up.Rooted” topped both the Amazon and Latin iTunes charts following a feature on NPR’s All Things Considered and has gained wide critical acclaim. Her Tiny Desk concert made NPR’s top 15 of 2015. Fresh off a 12-country tour as a cultural ambassador with the U.S. State Department\, Gina offers passionate bilingual songs that take audiences on a journey through the Americas\, blending the sounds and rhythms of the region with tension and grace. Her Spanish-language anthem “Siete-D” (Grand Prize winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest) recounts her experience volunteering in a gang-dominated suburb of San Salvador\, where she co-founded the Niñas Arriba College Fund for young Latinas. Her songs share her story of life in Texas as a married\, queer Catholic She’s back from Folk Festival with her first all-Spanish album\, the Latin Grammy–nominated “La que manda.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/gina-chavez-230303/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230302T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230302T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:The Wood Brothers
DESCRIPTION:The Wood Brothers didn’t know they were making a record. Looking back\, they’re grateful for that. \n“If we had known\, we probably would have been too self-conscious to play what we played\,” reflects bassist/vocalist Chris Wood. “At the time\, we just thought we were jamming to break in our new studio\, so we felt free to explore all these different ways of performing together without worrying about form or structure. It was liberating.” \nRecorded live to tape\, those freewheeling\, improvised sessions became a vast pool of source material from which The Wood Brothers would go on to draw ‘Kingdom In My Mind\,’ their seventh studio release and most spontaneous and experimental collection yet. While on past records\, the band—Chris\, guitarist/vocalist Oliver Wood\, and drummer/keyboardist Jano Rix—would write a large batch of songs and then record them all at once\, ‘Kingdom’ found them retroactively carving tunes out of sprawling instrumental jam sessions like sculptors chipping away at blocks of marble. A testament to the limitless creativity of the unharnessed mind\, the record explores the power of our external surroundings to shape our internal worlds (and vice versa)\, reckoning with time\, mortality\, and human nature. The songs here find strength in accepting what lies beyond our control\, thoughtfully honing in on the bittersweet beauty that underlies doubt and pain and sadness with vivid character studies and unflinching self-examination. Deep as the lyrics dig\, the arrangements always manage to remain buoyant and light\, though\, drawing from across a broad sonic spectrum to create a transportive\, effervescent blend that reflects the trio’s unique place in the modern musical landscape. \n“My brother came to this band from the blues and gospel world\, and my history was allover the map with jazz and R&B\,” says Chris\, who first rose to fame with the pioneering trio Medeski Martin & Wood. “The idea for this group has always been to marry our backgrounds\, to imagine what might happen if Robert Johnson and Charles Mingus had started a band together.” \n‘Kingdom In My Mind’ follows The Wood Brothers’ most recent studio release\, 2018’s ‘One Drop Of Truth\,’ which hit #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and garnered the band their first GRAMMY nomination for Best Americana Album. NPR praised the record’s “unexpected changes and kaleidoscopic array of influences\,” while Uncut hailed its “virtuosic performances and subtly evocative lyrics\,” and Blurt proclaimed it “a career-defining album.” Tracks from the record racked up roughly 8 million streams on Spotify alone\, and the band took the album on the road for extensive tour dates in the US and Europe\, including their first-ever headline performance at Red Rocks\, two nights at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore (captured on their 2019 release\, ‘Live At The Fillmore’)\,and festival appearances everywhere from Bonnaroo to XPoNentia
URL:https://theark.org/event/the-wood-brothers-230302/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230301T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230301T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221020T140010Z
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SUMMARY:Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nSince his neo-psychedelic Green On Red days\, Chuck Prophet has been turning out country\, folk\, blues\, and Brill Building classicism. His latest album\, “The Land That Time Forgot\,” is something different\, a weather vane picking up signals from outer space—or maybe from the Heartland. Priced out of his beloved hometown\, San Francisco\, Chuck found himself re-energized in upstate New York just a few miles from the Vermont border—and made a record that’s something of a 21st-century exorcism. The songs inhabit a world where a “Fast Kid” might be on the run from the truant officer or a handsy boss … or the Immigration Service. These are love songs that turn political on a dime (“Love Doesn’t Come from the Barrel of a Gun”)\, and melodic hallucinations about kicking back in the Oval Office after hours “talking to my baby\, saying baby\, let’s not fight.” Where else besides a Chuck Prophet LP are songs going to come at you from both the Tenderloin and an English roundabout\, with stopovers in “Nixonland” and a lovestruck mirror on a Saturday night while a working man tries his “Best Shirt On”? There’s more. Come and hear the latest from one of our favorite songwriters to have come out of the world of alternative rock.
URL:https://theark.org/event/chuck-prophet-the-mission-express-220301/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230228T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230228T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221205T150026Z
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SUMMARY:Ron Sexsmith
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nWith producer Mitchell Froom\, Ron Sexsmith released his self-titled label debut album in 1995. The melancholic tone and sparse acoustic arrangements of the album were met an enthusiastic endorsement from Elvis Costello\, and the album was declared a critical success. In his Sept 7\, 1995 review for Rolling Stone\, Bud Scoppa wrote: “He just may be the most fluent balladeer to come along since Tim Hardin or Harry Nilsson.” Ron’s songwriting style evolved into a unique and timeless blend of classic pop\, contemporary folk\, and roots-rock idioms. He has built a steadfast reputation with critics and with some of his own songwriting heroes (Elton John\, Ray Davies\, John Prine\, Gordon Lightfoot\, Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney) for his characteristically honest\, sensitive\, and enduring approach to the songwriting craft. Ron has a substantive cult following and an international touring career\, and his songs as well\, have been covered by the likes of Rod Stewart\, Nick Lowe\, Emmylou Harris\, Feist\, and Michael Bublé to name a few.
URL:https://theark.org/event/ron-sexsmith/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230227T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230227T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221215T150030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T150030Z
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SUMMARY:Masters of Hawaiian Music
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nThree masters\, featured regularly at Maui’s renowned “Slack Key Show®” share the uniquely Hawaiian styles of slack key guitar and ‘ukulele\, with origins in the early 19th century when Portuguese immigrants introduced the ‘ukulele to Hawai‘i and Mexican cowboys brought guitars along with their ranching knowledge. Ever since\, Hawaiians have made these instruments their own. Four-time Grammy-winner and master slack key guitarist George Kahumoku Jr.\, known as “Hawai‘i’s Renaissance Man\,” is a multiple NaHōkū Hanohano (Hawaiian Grammy) Award winner\, a vocalist\, storyteller\, songwriter\, and author\, teacher\, sculptor\, farmer\, and chef\, and honored with a Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award. “There’s something quite magical…about the evocative tones of a trusty ‘ukulele\,” says the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Slack key guitarist\, lap steel guitarist\, vocalist\, songwriter\, and producer Sonny Lim developed his guitar and vocal styles performing with his famous Lim Family of the Big Island. He was also one of the early members of the renowned Makaha Sons of Ni‘ihau for whom he played lap steel guitar beginning at age 15. He performed on the first Grammy-winning CD in Hawaiian music\, and has won multiple Na Hoku Awards on his solo CDs. ‘Ukulele virtuoso Herb Ohta Jr.’s natural talent\, knowledge\, technique\, and speed are unsurpassed. Herb’s versatility and ability to adapt to the changing times will captivate you\, the listener\, and transport you. Herb Ohta Jr. is the undisputed master ‘ukulele instrumentalist of his generation.
URL:https://theark.org/event/masters-of-hawaiian-music-230227/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230226T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230226T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20220929T140032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T140032Z
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SUMMARY:Enter the Haggis
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show. \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nA haggis is a tasty Scottish dish consisting of sheep heart\, liver\, and lungs\, mixed with oatmeal\, onion\, suet\, and spices\, and then boiled inside the sheep’s stomach. The Canadian-Scots band Enter the Haggis (bagpiper Craig Downie is from Scotland) has just about as much variety in their style\, a high-speed collision of Celtic music\, rock\, bluegrass\, funk\, and world music. An Enter the Haggis live show is a musical feast—dynamic and emotionally uplifting. Alternating between upbeat rock numbers with sing-along choruses and slower\, more introspective alt pop songs\, the band plays progressive and lyrically driven music that’s strongly rooted in Celtic tradition—from the storytelling to the bagpipes. Enter the Haggis returns to The Ark with a new album\, “The Archer’s Parade.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/enter-the-haggis-230226/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230226T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230226T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221004T140108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T123802Z
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SUMMARY:The Ark's 36th Annual Storytelling Festival - Family Show
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nSunday’s Matinee brings storytellers Bill Harley\, Sheila Arnold\, and Steve Daut. Bill Harley is a songwriter and storyteller whose commentaries have been featured on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He’s equally at home performing for adults and for families\, and a refreshing breath of fantasy is just around the corner in everything he does. Sheila Arnold brings stories\, historic individuals\, new ideas\, new perspectives and old knowledge to schools\, libraries\, professional organizations\, museums and churches. And Steve Daut is well known to Michigan audiences; he has adapted stories of Mark Twain to the storytelling medium.
URL:https://theark.org/event/the-arks-36th-annual-storytelling-festival-family-show/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ford Family Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230225T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230225T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221019T164044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T164044Z
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SUMMARY:Margo Price
DESCRIPTION:Margo Price has something to say but nothing to prove. In just three remarkable solo albums\, the singer and songwriter has cemented herself as a force in American music and a generational talent. A deserving critical darling\, she has never shied away from the sounds that move her\, the pain that’s shaped her\, or the topics that tick her off\, like music industry double standards\, the gender wage gap\, or the plight of the American farmer. (In 2021\, she even joined the board of Farm Aid.) \nNow\, on her fourth full-length Strays\, a clear-eyed mission statement delivered in blistering rock and roll\, she’s taking on substance abuse\, self-image\, abortion rights\, and orgasms. Musically extravagant but lyrically laser focused\, the 10-song record tears into a broken world desperate for remedy. And who better to tell it? Price has done plenty of her own rebuilding—or as she shout sings in explanation on “Been to the Mountain\,” the set’s throat-ripping opener\, “I have been to the mountain and back alright”—and finds herself\, at long last\, free. Feral. Stray. \nSo\, while the last few years have seen remarkable moments of acclaim—a Best New Artist Grammy nomination\, Americana Music Honors\, a Saturday Night Live performance\, and just about every outlet and critics’ year-end Best Of list—Price is still hungry. “I still have a lot of drive inside of me\,” she says. “I have a chip on my shoulder. It feels like I still haven’t been able to fully realize all my dreams yet\, and that eats me up.” Just wait. \nWhen Tré Burt was signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records in 2019\, he was one of only two artists -including label mate Kelsey Waldon\, to join the label in the past 15 years. Caught It From The Rye\, Tré Burt’s debut album was re-released on Oh Boy in Jan 2020. The album showcases Burt’s literary songwriting and lo-fi\, rootsy aesthetic\, which he honed busking on the streets of San Francisco and traveling the world in search of inspiration. Like labelmate and songwriting hero John Prine\, Burt has a poet’s eye for detail\, a surgeon’s sense of narrative precision and a folk singer’s natural knack for a timeless melody. Caught It From The Ryeis an urgent missive from an important new voice in songwriting. \nFor a songwriter who thoughtfully documents what he sees in the world\, 2020\, while challenging\, was rich with inspiration. The year birthed the single\, Under The Devil’s Knee\, a song that continues the tradition of outspoken political folk songwritersof yore. It is an incredibly moving protest song tracing the lives of George Floyd\, Eric Garner\, and Breonna Taylor. Recorded remotely featuring Allison Russell\, Sunny War and Leyla McCalla. “Humanity feels like it’s slipping away from us\, as a country. Iwanted to reinstate the humanity of George Floyd\, Breonna Taylor\, Eric Garner and so many other brothers and sisters slain by police in the way I know how. I wanted to immortalize their dignity and make the work easy for future historians and remind the present that no matter what side of the aisle you’re on\, this is about actual pain and real human suffering caused by a system of governance that is morally bankrupt. This\, I felt was my duty as an American songwriter to do. Music is a powerful force\, especially when you put it through a protest song. It makes the fight more tangible. Reframes perspective. None of which entered my mind when writing this\, at all. That was out of anger. I wrote this song out of anger. They should all be alive.” -Tré Burt
URL:https://theark.org/event/margo-price-230225/
LOCATION:The Majestic Theatre\, 4140 Woodward Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230225T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230225T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:The Ark's 36th Annual Storytelling Festival
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nSaturday brings storytellers Bill Harley\, Sheila Arnold\, and Steve Daut. Bill Harley is a songwriter and storyteller whose commentaries have been featured on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He’s equally at home performing for adults and for families\, and a refreshing breath of fantasy is just around the corner in everything he does. Sheila Arnold brings stories\, historic individuals\, new ideas\, new perspectives and old knowledge to schools\, libraries\, professional organizations\, museums and churches. And Steve Daut is well known to Michigan audiences; he has adapted stories of Mark Twain to the storytelling medium.
URL:https://theark.org/event/the-arks-36th-annual-storytelling-festival/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230224T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230224T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221004T134906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T123858Z
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SUMMARY:The Ark's 36th Annual Storytelling Festival - Liar's Contest
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nThe Ark’s annual Storytelling Festival expands to three days for 2022! New this year is a Liars’ Contest on Friday night. \nLiars have been around since the snake first hit it off with Eve. By some accounts\, contests celebrating liars have been around since the 15th century\, but these accounts may be apocryphal. Today\, liars contests are held in countries all around the globe\, and The Ark is joining the fray with its First Annual Liars contest\, which is part of the new and expanded 36th Annual Storytelling Festival. The event will feature six of the best liars in the region\, each telling a ten-minute story and competing for highly valuable bragging rights\, a crisp $100 bill\, and a fabulous trophy for the winner! Each of our distinguished celebrity judges has a special relationship to the fine art of prevarication.  \nThe Liars: Larry Castleberry\, Jennifer Otto\, Rich Swanson\, Jeff Doyle\, Genot Picor\, Mike Cox \nThe Judges: Kathleen Daniels/Married to Jeff Daniels\, a man who makes his living by pretending to be other people; Karl Fink/As a retired Circuit Court judge\, he spent most of his life listening to liars … and not just the attorneys; Christopher Taylor/Mayor of Ann Arbor\, a politician—need we say more? \nMC for the event: Amir Baghdadchi
URL:https://theark.org/event/36th-annual-storytelling-festival-liars-contest/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230223T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230223T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20230105T150005Z
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SUMMARY:Rochelle Clark & The Familiars
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nA native of Michigan\, Rochelle Clark writes music that has been described as raw\, honest\, and beautifully vulnerable. She writes and sings about real life\, joy\, struggle and human tragedy – you can’t help but feel for the characters in her songs. Leaning heavily on personal experience\, she connects on an intimate level that resonates with her audience. As one half of the acclaimed Americana duo The Potters Field\, Rochelle has offered powerful vocals that have been captivating audiences in Michigan and throughout the Midwest for years. Drawing on her roots in folk\, Americana\, and country\, Rochelle has found a sound that is uniquely her own. In January 2020 she released her first solo recording; an EP titled “In Time\,” and she’s continuing to explore her voice as a solo songwriter. Joining Rochelle will be a band of exceptional musicians (affectionately dubbed The Familiars) who include Jason Dennie\, Keith Bilick\, and John Sperendi.
URL:https://theark.org/event/rochelle-clark-the-familiars/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancelled
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230222T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230222T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221215T150007Z
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SUMMARY:Chris Knight
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s performance has been postponed due to weather conditions. Please retain your tickets and they will be honored on the new date. Once the date is announced\, patrons will have 30 days to request a refund if they are not able to attend the new date. \nPlease review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \n“It’s hard to know how people are gonna react\,” Chris Knight says of “Almost Daylight\,” his ninth album and first new recording in over seven years. “I’ve written songs about a lot of different things going all the way back to my first record\, and some folks still think ‘somebody kills somebody’ is all I write about. Maybe that’s why I was bound and determined to get these particular songs on this album. If people like them\, then we’ll be fine. But I wasn’t gonna do it any other way.” For the past 20 years\, Chris Knight has only made music his own way. He’s released eight acclaimed albums\, played thousands of electrifying live shows and built generations of fervent fans from Texas honky-tonks to Manhattan rock clubs. He’s been hailed as “the last of a dying breed…a taciturn loner with an acoustic guitar and a college degree” (The New York Times) and “a storyteller in the best traditions of Mellencamp and Springsteen” (USA Today). Bottom line\, he’s hard-earned his reputation as one of America’s most uncompromising and respected singer/songwriters. And now with “Almost Daylight\,” Knight delivers the most powerful – and unexpected – music of his career.
URL:https://theark.org/event/chris-knight-230222/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Postponed
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230221T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230221T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221201T193346Z
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SUMMARY:Buffalo Rose
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nBuffalo 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. The band released its debut album\, “The Soil and the Seed\,” in 2018. Since then\, Buffalo Rose has dropped two EPs\, 2019’s “Big Stampede” and 2020’s “Borrowed and Blue\,” opened for the Wood Brothers\, Mipso\, Pokey LaFarge\, Tyler Childers\, and the Infamous Stringdusters\, and shared a festival stage with the legendary Sam Bush. The band’s upward trajectory continues into 2022 with its latest EP\, “Rabbit\,” created in collaboration with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Tom Paxton\, followed by a new full-length LP\, “Again\, Again\, Again\,” released November 2022. Fans of Lake Street Dive\, Nickel Creek\, and Punch Brothers will find much to like in this crew. \nThis program is made possible with support from the Ford Motor Company Fund. It is presented live\, and also livestreamed on The Ark’s Facebook page. \nThis is a FREE show. Nonperishables accepted for Food Gatherers.
URL:https://theark.org/event/buffalo-rose-230221/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Spotlight Series,Live and Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230219T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230219T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
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SUMMARY:Bill Frisell
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nBill Frisell can be a hard musician to classify. You’ll find him in the jazz bins (or at the jazz link)\, and he’s been called the most brilliant jazz guitarist since Wes Montgomery. But he’s the kind of jazz musician who looks outward to other music\, and his guitar can do just about anything\, from any genre. It can approximate the sound of a country steel guitar\, can wail the blues\, can break new ground in music like Jimi Hendrix did. And he plays his own compositions\, each one intricately woven into the capabilities of his instrument. As a collaborator\, Bill Frisell is one of the most sought-after voices in contemporary guitar. His Ark shows have an intimacy that’s hard to find at his dates in larger cities. The New York Times sums it up: “It’s hard to find a more fruitful meditation on American music than in the compositions of guitarist Bill Frisell.”
URL:https://theark.org/event/bill-frisell-230219/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230218T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230218T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20220929T140042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T140042Z
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SUMMARY:Crys Matthews
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show. \nCOVID-19 FAQ \nAsk about the new generation of social justice music-makers and Crys Matthews will be mentioned. A southeastern North Carolina native who now calls Washington\, D.C. home\, Crys has been compared to everyone from Toshi Reagon to Tracy Chapman and Ruthie Foster. Equally at home in an acoustic listening room as she is on stage at large music festivals\, Crys quickly gathered a loyal following on the East Coast playing such prestigious venues as the Sundance Film Festival\, The Birchmere\, The Hamilton\, and Jammin’ Java. A prolific lyricist\, Crys blends Americana\, folk\, jazz\, blues\, bluegrass\, and funk into a bold\, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest\, original lyrics. “I believe in hope\,” Matthews says of her latest album\, “Changemakers.” “As a social-justice songwriter\, it is my duty to keep breathing that hope and encouragement into the people who listen to my music.” And\, from the title track to the last track\, “Changemakers” does just that all while tackling some heavy topics like immigration\, the opioid crisis\, Black Lives Matter\, and gun safety to name a few.
URL:https://theark.org/event/crys-matthews-230218/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230217T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230217T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T105025
CREATED:20221215T150007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T150007Z
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SUMMARY:Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nAs a fixture of the Michigan folk music scene for over a decade\, Misty Lyn Bergeron has penned haunting melodies over simple arrangements that traverse the gothic\, literary fringes of American roots music. Pulling from a wealth of vivid subject matter\, her songs are cathartic and poetically rich works that approach sometimes difficult topics such as death\, loss\, heartache\, and healing. After getting in a serious car accident in 2015\, there has been a noticeable shift toward love\, light\, and hope in her music\, while still maintaining a deep connection with the things that are lost and those that are fading. Members ofTthe Big Beautiful include Matt Jones (drums)\, Ryan Gimpert (guitar and pedal steel)\, Carol Catherine Gray (fiddle\, vocals\, tambo)\, and Jim Roll (bass). Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful come to The Ark with a new release\, “Narrows.” \nPhoto by Doug Coombe
URL:https://theark.org/event/misty-lyn-the-big-beautiful-230217/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230215T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230215T230000
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SUMMARY:Amy LaVere and Will Sexton
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nThere’s something uniquely fun about Amy LaVere\, even when she’s breaking your heart. She is well known among songwriters and critics alike. NPR’s Robert Siegel says she “specializes in lyrics that are more barbed than her sweet soprano prepares you for.” Her growing catalog of material and steady critical acclaim suggest a first-tier presence on the Americana and indie-folk/punk circuits. Amy’s live performances are anything but predictable. She might appear on stage with a full band\, sporting a mask and pink wig\, or simply be in blue jeans and sandals\, but her upright bass and clever song delivery are constants. Her voice is at once the bully and the victim. She’s performed in venues as wide-ranging as St. Andrew’s Hall in London and Memphis’ famed dive bar Earnestine and Hazel’s. There’s no room she can’t find an audience in and charm it to pieces. Tonight LaVere is joined by her guitarist (and husband since 2014)\, Will Sexton\, an Austinite who has worked with Steve Stills\, Roky Erickson\, and Waylon Jennings.
URL:https://theark.org/event/amy-lavere-and-will-sexton-230215/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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