The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
John Splithoff’s music melds classic soul, an irresistible pop vibe, and modern production. He came out of Chicago’s vibrant songwriting scene and then headed for New York, releasing his single “What If She Wants You” in 2014. Last April he issued the album “All In” and has performed both acoustic and electric versions of its songs. Even though many of the songs were written prior to the COVID pandemic, John says they have “a collective sense of love, longing, and loneliness.”
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
Kelsey Waldon’s 2014 debut album “The Goldmine,” though self-released, made a major impact, and its 2016 follow-up, “I’ve Got a Way,” landed on numerous year-end best lists. Invited by the late John Prine to join the lineup of is Oh Boy label, she was the label’s first outside signing in 15 years. Kelsey comes to The Ark with a new release, “No Regular Dog.”
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
As an explorer, Linden Thoburn searches every corner of her soul to find life’s true meaning. The Brighton country-folk singer-songwriter deeply mines the head and the heart through a majestic journey of self-discovery on her latest album, “Scarecrow.” Thoburn’s Americana odyssey weaves through sunbaked rows, bitter winds, mountain tops, shadow-hearted plains and the Goodnight-Loving Trail in ten heartfelt tracks of courage, growth and gratitude.
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
Alejandro Escovedo’s life reads like a primer in renewal. He was around at the dawn of American punk rock in his band the Nuns, which opened the last Sex Pistols show. His next band, Rank and File, marked a key stage in the early evolution of what became known as alternative country.
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
Chastity 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.
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
A ten-time GRAMMY nominee and CMA Awards “Song of the Year” recipient, Clark is one of her generation’s most respected and celebrated songwriters and musicians. Her songs include Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow,” Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart,” The Band Perry’s “Better Dig Two” and Hailey Whitter’s “Ten Year Town.”
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
As the frontman of X from the 1980s to the present, John Doe inspired countless other musicians with a brand of punk rock that was open to influences from American roots genres. He’s never stopped making music that’s hard to classify by genre, and he’s done some amazing shows at The Ark in recent years.
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
The David Mayfield Parade offers music that stretches from the avant-garde to David Mayfield’s own musical roots, which are buried deep in the bluegrass tradition from a childhood of touring with his family’s band.
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
With a heartfelt, homespun voice that listeners recognize instantly, Iris DeMent released some of the most powerful roots albums of the 1990s with the beautifully sparse “My Life” and the harder-edged “The Way I Should.”
The Ark316 S. MainAnn Arbor,
MI
48104United States
Over the past ten years, Seth Walker has become recognized as one of the most revered modern roots artists in the United States; a three-dimensional talent with a gift for combining melody and lyric alongside a rich, gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected voice, with a true-blue knack for getting around on the guitar. Nashville-based South for Winter opens the show.
