Adam Plomaritas

Fri
1
December 1, 2023 @ 8:00 pm

Adam Plomaritas

Opener: Kylee Phillips

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Adam Plomaritas effortlessly arrives at the seamless intersection of sophisticated rock, country, and soul. The Ypsilanti, Michigan–based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist intricately fuses a warm, bluesy trinity of sound across his thoughtful, intimate catalog. With hints of Michael McDonald, Amos Lee, and Ray Charles, Adam wraps listeners in a soothing, genre-defying embrace. His emotive vocals, hypnotic instrumentation, and introspective tales provide a comforting reassurance about overcoming challenges in life and love. 

$20
Tue
17
Special Event
October 17, 2023 @ 7:30 pm

Lucinda Williams: Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets Tour

Michigan Theater 603 East Liberty Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

at Michigan Theater Join us for a special one of a kind show of songs, stories, and visuals. Lucinda Williams’ music has gotten her through her darkest days. It’s been that way since growing up amid family chaos in the Deep South, as she recounts in her candid new memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I told You. Over the past two years, it’s been the force driving her recovery from a debilitating stroke she suffered on November 17, 2020, at age 67. Her masterful, multi-Grammy-winning songwriting has never deserted her. To
wit, her stunning, sixteenth studio album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart, brims over with some of the best work of her career. And though Williams can no longer play her beloved guitar – a constant companion since age 12 – her distinctive vocals sound better than ever.

$40, $50, $65
Fri
13
Special Event
October 13, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

An Evening with Allison Russell

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Allison Russell – poet, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, and co-founder of Our Native Daughters and Birds of Chicago – embarks upon her next chapter in The Returner, a body-shaking, mind-expanding, soulful expression of Black liberation, Black love, of Black self-respect. Written and co-produced by Allison along with dim star (her partner JT Nero and Drew Lindsay), The Returner was recorded over Solstice week in December 2022 at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA. It features Russell’s “Rainbow Coalition” band of all female musicians along with special guest appearances from the legendary Wendy & Lisa, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, and Hozier.

$50, $125, $250, $500
Sun
21
May 21, 2023 @ 7:30 pm

Tracy Grammer

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Called “a musician and singer of dazzling versatility” (No Depression), Tracy Grammer is among contemporary folk music’s most beloved artists. Renowned for her pure voice, deft guitar and violin work, and incantatory storytelling, Tracy has recorded and performed with Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter, headlined several of the nation’s top folk festivals, including Philadelphia Folk Festival and Falcon Ridge, and enjoyed 12 consecutive years as one of folk radio’s 50 top-played artists, both solo and with the late Dave Carter. Tracy is currently on tour celebrating her 11th release, “Low Tide,” which is the first of her albums to showcase her original songs. Says Mary Chapin Carpenter: “We are lucky that she is so brave, generous, and gifted.”

$20
Thu
22
June 22, 2023 @ 8:00 pm

Annie & Rod Capps Band Show

Opener: Jason Dennie

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Long time fixtures of the Ann Arbor music scene, Annie & Rod Capps return to The Ark with their full band (and a few special guests TBA) featuring Jason Dennie on Mandolin and Harmony, Ozzie Andrews on Bass and Michael Shimmin on Drums. This show will be a celebration of their 9th studio recording due out later this summer as well as a birthday bash for Annie & Jason.
The Capps’ sound meets at the intersection of Americana & Folk citing rock, jazz and bluegrass influences. In collaboration with their excellent band, they continue to explore their love of blending diverse styles to create music that is fresh and unique all while sticking to their narrative “songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings delivered with a rootsy vibe, a touch of twang and soulful groove”.

$20
Sat
16
Special Event
September 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm

The Tallest Man on Earth

The Majestic Theatre 4140 Woodward Ave. Detroit, Michigan 48201 United States

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 […]

$35, $40 day of show
Thu
15
September 15, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Chris Bathgate

With Special Guest: Misty Lyn

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Chris Bathgate is southeast Michigan’s answer to Jeff Tweedy and Will Oldham. NPR has called him “a skilled purveyor of lovely gloom”—but, they add, “the Michigan native invests his songs with warm, rustic beauty, which makes everything too pretty to function as a true downer.” The Ark was one of the places Chris got his start as a songwriter, and we’ve watched as each of his albums has grown in depth and ambition.

$25
Thu
20
October 20, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Seth Bernard

Opener: Chris Good

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Says the Detroit Free Press: “Michigan folk-pop artist Seth Bernard blends music with activism, but doesn’t forsake fun. Lake City singer-songwriter Seth Bernard is very in tune. But beyond his music, Bernard is very much in tune with humanity, in tune with nature, in tune with social justice. He’s also in tune with having fun.” Ann Arbor singer-songwriter Chris Good opens the show. Presented with support from Bank of Ann Arbor

$20
Sat
4
Cancelled
June 4, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Chris Bathgate

With Special Guest: Misty Lyn

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

We are sorry to announce that due to a covid exposure in the band, this show is being rescheduled for Thursday, September 15.  Tickets will be honored on the new date. If you can not attend on the new date, you may request a refund before July 3, 2022 by emailing muto-tix@umich.edu.

$25