Lilli Lewis

Tue
26
Artist Spotlight Series
July 26, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Lilli Lewis

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

Athens, Georgia, native turned New Orleans folk-rock diva Lilli Lewis is a powerhouse composer and performing artist with “storytelling with transformative empathy and classically trained poise,” says Jewly Hight of NPR.

FREE!
Thu
23
June 23, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Brandy Clark

Opener: Addison Agen

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

$25
Fri
13
May 13, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

May Erlewine

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

One of the Midwest’s most prolific and passionate songwriters, 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.

$20, $50 gold circle
Thu
29
September 29, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Vance Gilbert

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

With 15 critically acclaimed albums, Vance Gilbert continues to refine his unlikely union of humor, virtuosity, and the unexpected. Whether with original songwriting or ageless interpretations of covers, his is a presentation steeped in deep humanism and bravery, stunning artistry and soul, and contagious, unbridled joy. Vance comes to The Ark with a new album, “Good Good Man.”

$20
Tue
5
July 5, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Eilen Jewell

Opener: Jonah Tolchin

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

Boise-born and Boston-based Eilen (rhymes with feelin’) Jewell calls herself “nothing but a lonely rambler girl.” The Los Angeles Daily News describes Eilen Jewell this way: “Sometimes as darkly damaged as Lucinda Williams, at others as defiant and teasing as prime Peggy Lee and always authentically Americana in the Gillian Welch tradition … She’s mighty good.” Singer-songwriter Jonah Tolchin opens the show

$22
Sun
10
July 10, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

Parsonsfield

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

Parsonsfield is an alt/folk band from Massachusetts that infuses a rowdy, rock ‘n’ roll spirit into its bluegrass and folk influences, blowing away any preconception of what you think banjos and mandolins should sound like.

$20
Sun
24
April 24, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

Katie Pederson Album Release Show

With Special Guest: featuring Grace Theisen

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

Award-winning songwriter Katie Pederson is a pop-piano songstress with Midwest Michigan roots.

$20
Thu
14
April 14, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Joe Pug

With Special Guest: Dead Horses

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

Joe Pug has collected plenty of the requisite Dylan comparisons over his career, but in his new music it’s easier to hear the sway of contemporary influences from the likes of The Milk Carton Kids’ Kenneth Pattengale, who produced Joe’s recent album “The Flood In Color.”

$25
Tue
27
Artist Spotlight Series Live and Virtual
September 27, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

Big Little Lions

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

In-Person and streaming to Facebook and YouTube Big Little Lions are an award winning duo who were born out of a collaboration that won them a JUNO Award in 2014. Since then they have been cranking out infectious folk pop songs that are jam-packed with emotion and tight harmonies that sound like the product of two people working side-by-side instead of living in different countries. The Ark’s Artist Spotlight Series is presented with support from Ford Motor Company Fund

Free
Sun
15
May 15, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

Marc Cohn

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

After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer/songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man.

$45, $55 reserved, $75 gold circle