Ypsilanti music events

Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen

Friday, May 31 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

Bluegrass from two legends of California music Chris Hillman was part of two pretty popular little 1960s bands called the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and he was making Americana music lo...

The Black Lillies

Saturday, Jun 15 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

Americana sounds of the road Black Lillies front man Cruz Contreras knows a thing or two about the road...

John Lee Hooker Jr.

Monday, Aug 19 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

A new kind of urban blues Says John Lee Hooker Jr.: "If I tried to fill my father's shoes, I'd get cramps in my feet just trying to take one step." John Lee Hooker Jr...

Susan Werner

Saturday, Jul 6 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

New songs about farms, farmers, and the people who love them Chicagoan Susan Werner is a triple threat at folk awards ceremonies with her luxuriously smooth and strong voice (she's a former opera s...

Vienna Teng & Alex Wong

Thursday, Sep 26 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

New music and a new direction from Michigan's favorite California transplant! A few years ago Vienna Teng came to southeastern Michigan for the first time-and we fell in love...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band with New Orleans Bingo! Show

Wednesday, Jun 19 8:00p

The Power Center for the Performing Arts, Ann Arbor

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter...

Marshall Crenshaw & The Bottle Rockets

Saturday, Jun 1 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

Cynical girls, he's back! Can anyone who was listening to new music in the 1980s forget the songs of Marshall Crenshaw? To New Wave pop they brought country and R&B elements, they brought romantic ...

Django Django

Tuesday, Jun 18 8:00p

The Power Center for the Performing Arts, Ann Arbor

Edinburgh art-pop foursome Django Django is a band that defies musical classification...

John Fullbright

Wednesday, Jun 26 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

Classic Americana songcraft from Oklahoma John Fullbright, says the Chicago Sun-Times, "synthesizes the best songcraft from his home state-[Jimmy] Webb, Leon Russell, and, by default, Merle Haggard...

Livingston Taylor & Chelsea Berry

Friday, May 24 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

An expert performer from a famous family Livingston Taylor picked up his first guitar at age 13, beginning a 40-year career that has encompassed performance, songwriting, and teaching...

Tuck & Patti

Saturday, Aug 24 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

A quiet storm of voice and guitar Vocalist Patti Cathcart and guitarist Tuck Andress have been a steady performing duo for so long now, going on three decades, that it's somewhat surprising that I ...

She & Him & Camera Obscura

Monday, Jul 1 8:30p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

Breezy nostalgia with a hint of the bittersweet The name, actress Zooey Deschanel told the New York Times, was meant to be "very humble, modest and anonymous...

Hey Marseilles & Phox

Monday, Jun 17 8:00p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

Deliciously world-weary orchestral pop from Seattle Five miles south of downtown Seattle is the neighborhood of Columbia City-a leafy stretch of old brownstones and new condos which, according to l...

Zappa Plays Zappa

Friday, Oct 18 8:30p

The Ark, Ann Arbor

A tour de Frank! Since 2006 Frank Zappa's son Dweezil Zappa has led his highly acclaimed group through more than 500 worldwide performances and over 275 compositions spanning the breadth of his fat...