February is on FIRE

OK Sleepy Heads, Ground Hog Day is coming. Which means maybe we can start looking to break the back of Winter. In the meantime, hot off the Press, your Update Buddy has been scouring the boards, sites, and other sources to bring you the February Update. Oh and yeah, this is a little January residue here as well. The phun begins TONIGHT and goes all the way to the end of the February.

The Update wanted to thank all that came up and said Hey Now at the Greyboys Allstars show. Nice to see friends there. We have a special friend Steve Z aka the Zman who regularly tapes shows and puts them up on DigitalPanic.org. This show is up there along with Fareed Haque from Friday at the Firefly. Hey Zman, please sign on to my blog and tells us how to get the show with having to register at Digital Panic. The site requires a person to refer you.

Anyway, kidz on to the Shows.

1/24 Macpodz The Crofoot in Pontiac

1/25-26

http://www.theark.org/ann_arbor_folk_festival.html. Way too many to mention here. But highlights are Ben Folds, Shaun Colvin, Emmylou Harris and the Update's very own Jill Jack. Great job, Jilly making it to this stage

1/25 We Are the Fury, De Novo Dahl, American Bang the Magic Stick

1/25 Hey a real Local Band Show. Back Forty and Covert Operations at the Purple Moon in Flint.

1/25 Three Dog Night at Andiano's in Warren

1/26 Covert Operations and Glowb The Lounge in Clarkston

1/26 B J Thomas at the Macomb Center for Performing Arts

1/26 Cobra Starship, We are the Kings at the Magic Stick

1/26 Editors, Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV at the Majestic

1/26 Velvet Revolver The Fillmore (formerly the State Theatre)

1/27 Lenny Kravitz The Fillmore

1/27 Supersuckers, Eddie Spaghetti and Jordan Shapiro at the Magic Bag

1/30 Todd Rundgren The Magic Bag

2/1 NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS and Alvin Youngblood Hart. St Andrews. Another must see show. Alvin is a legend as well.

2/1 Covert Operations and Sprout Purple Moon Flint

2/2 Matchbox Twenty and Alanis Morrisette The Palace

2/2 Hugh Masekela The Music Hall. Hugh is a legend in African World music. I have seen him several times.

2/2 Jai Uttal The Yoga Center in West Bloomfield. If you are into Kirtan (Hindu Devotional Chants and Music) Jai is one of the tops. The Center is doing an entire weekend with Jai with this special Kirtan. www.yogashelter.com/upcomingevents/ for more information.

2/4 Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore

2/8-10 The Motor City Winter Blast. This event began the year before the Super Bowl. They have struggled to put it on because of money issues. I have had a great time at it each year. There will be bands (2/8) Echos of Pink Floyd (formerly the Surrogate Band) a very tasty Michigan Pink Floyd tribute band. (2/9) BUMP and My Dear Disco. (2/9) Ari Teitel and the Jam Society. (2/10) Jam Samich Let's get out and support this event. www.winterblast.com

2/8 Kid Rock Joe Louis Arena

2/8 All that Remains, Five Finger Death and others The Majestic.

2/8 The RAGBIRDS and Covert Operations-dear friends of the Update and of course two local bands. Purple Moon, Flint

2/9 Flogging Molly The Fillmore

2/11 Buckwheat Zydeco The Ark

2/12 Holy shazam TEA LEAF GREEN at the Ark. I am not sure how they chose this venue, but they are a must see band. Here's a little snippet on them. http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=12688. They helped make my Langerado a few years ago. Speaking of LANGERADO (81 bands in three days is sunny south Florida on March 6-9), not too late to get tickets. www.langerado.com

2/14 Greensky Bluegrass at the Blind Pig. If you like Yonder Mtn String Band, you'll love these guys. They hail from Kalamazoo and are the 2006 Winners of the Telluride Festival Bluegrass Competition. I had my dream come try last summer when they did some after hour pickin' with members of Railroad Earth and Cormeal at my friend Mike Beck's RV at the Dunegrass Festival.

2/15 The Gore Gore Girls. Michigan League Underground Ann Arbor

2/15 The Great Divide and the Hue at the Blind Pig. I have been hearing some great stuff about the Great Divide, but have not seen them yet. Looks like it is another band big on horns and loaded with some soul. Here's a little snippet on them. www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?a=Great-Divide&ArtistID=50441

2/15 and 2/16 Ahmad Jamal Hill Auditorium

2/15 A Place to Bury The Magic Stick

2/15 Black Dahalia Murder The Majestic

2/15 Roomful of Blues The Magic Bag. Nice to see my friend and neighbor Jeremy Haberman was able to get these legends back to the area.

2/15 Covert Operations and Glowb Purple Moon Flint

2/15 Martin Sexton at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. I must say, it is REALLY gonna be nice to have Martin here in town. He is another great act to see and he really got every one jumpin' at Dunegrass last year. He had a tough spot (Sun late afternoon), but everyone stayed for his show.

2/16 BRANDO and Friends. The Stout Brighton My dear friend, Brando Creasman, brings his friends and plays all things Jerry Garcia

2/16 Linkin Park Joe Louis

2/16 B.B. King The Fox. Gotta say, he is a must see. One can only wonder how many more times, this blues legend is gonna be around.

2/16 The Dirtbombs The Magic Stick

2/20 Bon Jovi (oy vey) The Palace

2/20 The English Beat The Majestic

2/21 Bedouin Soundclash St Amdrews

2/22 Onerepublic The Fillmore

2/22 The Macpodz The Blind Pig

2/22 New York Dolls The Magestic

2/22 Covert Operations Purple Moon Flint

2/23 Blue Man Group The Palace

2/23 The Jonas Brothers Fox Theatre

2/23 Isaac Hayes The Music Hall

2/23 Covert Operations Outriggers Bar and Grill Whitmore Lake

2/24 The Ragbirds The Ark

2/24 Foo Fighters Joe Louis

2/25 Matt Costa Blind Pig

2/26 The Chieftains Orchestra Hall

Keep your eyes here, I will be announcing dates very soon for (1) The ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Reunion show-a special memorial benefit for david "red" thompson (2) Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at the Fox Theatre and (3) shhhhh Wide Spread Panic at the FilLmore (formerly the State Theatre). I know some of you think you know the date already, but honestly it is not confirmed . . .

I Now have a Blog. Come join and add shows, show revues, MP3's and comments . If you have a band or know a band that you wish to spotlight and you play in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810 area, sign up and share the love.

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PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, The Macpodz , www.macpodz.com ,Grievious Angel http://drumdancerrecords.com/grievousangel/index.php, Jill Jack, http://www.jilljack.com/, Back Forty backfortymusic.com, Covert Operations http://www.covertopsband.com Rootstand www.rootstand.com, Jam Samwich http://jamsamich.com, David Nefesh www.davidnefesh.com, The Ragbirds www.theragbirds.com, , PAPA www.papatunes.com, Bitter Herbs www.myspace.com/bitterherbs, Greensky Bluegrass www.greenskybluegrass.com; THTX www.myspace.com/THTX and Sentimental Shark, www.sentimentalshark.com to name a few.

PLEASE remember to support local venues:

The Magic Bag www.themagicbag.com
The Majestic Theatre www.majesticdetroit.com/
Saint Andrew's Hall www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1776
The Crofoot www.thecrofoot.com
The Royal Music Theater www.royaloakmusictheatre.com/
The Blind Pig www.blindpigmusic.com/

Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update