Ticket Alert

Hey Now Peeps

Happy Spring long time no talk.

I need to get this out though because the ticket alert is afire. Ben Harper is playing a rare club date at St. Andrews. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 am. at www.livenation.com There is a two ticket limit.

On going this week. Assembly Line Concert-Farm Aid for the Big Three. There is a music marathon (250 hrs) that started Friday at AJ's Cafe 240 West 9 Mile Road in Ferndale. Yours truly ended up on stage last night. It is to draw attention to the plight of the Auto Industry. Governor Granholm showed up there today. I get coffee at AJ's every day and can tell you the music has been superb. Saturday morning at 800 am there was a band that conjured the song of the British blues bands of the 60's and definitely called into play the gravelly sound of the Grateful Dead circa 1968. Brando of Brando and Friends showed up yesterday morning to fill a spot, He brought the heat, breaking out the elusive custom made Schwartz "Shaman" acoustic guitar. I say this guitar is elusive because he rarely takes it outside his private practice space. So come out to support this event. Live music around the clock and AJ's is trying to break a Guinness World Record for the longest record. But wait, there is competition from a cafe in Statesville, NC. Let's kick these Tar Heels' asses as will the mighty MSU Spartans in the NCAA Basketball Tournament!!!!

Tonight

Greg Ginn and the Texas Corrugators Jambang Lager House

Tomorrow
Great Divide U of M Museum of Art

Hammer No More Lager House

The Arrival The Pike Room

Wednesday
Lynn Miles The Ark

Counter Crosby The Blind Pig

Florez Univ of Michigan Not sure where though?

Middle Distance Runner Eulogies Magic Bag

lady GaGa; Chester French;The White tie Affair;
Cinema Bizarre Royal Oak Music Theatre

Thursday
Brando and Friends-Dick O'Dow's

Martin Hayes The Ark

Ra Ra Riot; Passion Pit, Cut off your hands Blind Pig

Young Widows, My Disco Lager House

Tommy Castro Band Callahan's

Curtis Sumter; Joe Ligreci Band Frankie's Garden City

A. C. Newman; the Broken West The Pike Room

Blind Robbery The Modern Exchange Southgate

Friday
Joe Pug The Ark

Midtown Underground Ernie's Clinton Twp

Frank Vignalo, The Hot Club of Detroit;Zach Brach Cliff's Bell Detroit

Natives of the New Dawn Magic Stick

Ray Vega The Music Hall

Covert Operations; Ultra Violet Hippopotamus The Small Planet East Lansing

The Square Boys Penalty Box Livonia

The Sugar People (I don't know them, but I liked the name!) Plymouth Coffee Bean

Katy Perry; The Daylights Clutch Cargo

Themselves The Pike Room

Blind Robbery The Factory Rochester

Great Divide Scream 'N Eagle Pub Ypsilanti

Saturday FLOPHOUSE invades Ferndale. The New Way Yes, I am going to

give these guys a little a little push. They were one of the featured acts

for my NYE show. These guys are the FUNK!!!Mike Adkins, Big B and

the Boyz just give it. See this show with special guest Lucky Brown and

National Ghost. Yippee a home town show.

Paul Thorn The Ark

Jason Ricci and New Blood; Shawn Kellerman Callahan's

Counter Crosby TNT's Bar and Grille Clinton Twp

Ray Vega The Music Hall

Nico Vega; The Von Bondies St Andrews

The Square Boys 59 West Highland

Empty Orchestra; Mason Proper Howell Opera House Howell

Joey Spina Oak City Grille

Group Therapy Token Lounge Westland

On the horizon. Next week, we host the NCAA Final Four. GO SPARTANS but y'all already now how I feel. Several bands are going to be playing around the Big D in support of this once in a lifetime event. For example, Flophouse is playing at the AT&T stage at 4pm on 4/3 at the GM Building (aka the Renaissance Center). This will be an outdoor event. I intend to do a little more research to get to the "meat" of the schedule. Also Flophouse and Ekoostik Hookah are playing the same night at Blondie. I am a bit surprised at this location.

More a little later this week. I hope.

PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music www.myspace.com/LuckyBrownMusic, The Macpodz, www.macpodz.com, Mifune, www.mifunemusic.com, The Great Divide, www.myspace.com/greatdividelive Grievious Angel http://drumdancerrecords.com/grievousangel/index.php, Jill Jack, http://www.jilljack.com/, Billy Brandt, www.billybrandt.net, Distorted Soul (featuring Nadir), www.distortedsoul.com, Flop House Band, www.flophouseband.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/
Blondies (New Club in the Big D) www.myspace.com/officialblondiesnightclub
Museum of Contemporary Art www.mocadetroit.org

GO OUT AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!!!


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

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update