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The Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective, and Blueshouse
2026-04-30 19:30 (America/Detroit) | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor
This is a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan.

Vincent York’s Jazzistry ♫
2026-04-30 19:30 | Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104

Blaine Luis, Cracked & Hooked, and Loperry ♫
2026-04-30 20:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Biffy Clyro ♫
2026-05-01 19:00 | Magic Stick, 4120-4140 Woodward Ave, Detroit

Noah Jackson ♫
2026-05-01 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
There will also be a 9pm show.

The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, with Yr Knives ♫
2026-05-01 19:30 | Third Man Records, 441 W Canfield St, Detroit

Joan Osborne will sing the songs of Bob Dylan ♫
2026-05-01 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

Cowgirl, Loose Koozies, and Tyler Austin Baker ♫
2026-05-01 20:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

The Paper Paper Art Book Fair, day one
2026-05-02 11:00 - 17:00 | Cluster Museum, 307 N Main St, Ann Arbor
This new event will focus on art books, and it will feature 20 art book vendors.

Clan of Xymox, with Cold Cave, Buzz Kill, and Rosa Anschutz ♫
2026-05-02 19:00 | Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E Congress St, Detroit

Tariq Gardner & Evening Star ♫
2026-05-02 19:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104
There will also be a 9:30pm show.

Blood Rune Sigil, Supreme Mystic, Flood The Desert, and Blind Haven ♫
2026-05-02 19:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti

Alan Doyle [from Great Big Sea], with Bandits On The Run ♫
2026-05-02 20:00 | Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth Street, Royal Oak

Pieta Brown & The Taken, with Erik Koskinen ♫
2026-05-02 20:00 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

Medicine Men and Westside Girls ♫
2026-05-02 20:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

Star Wars Day (Observed)
2026-05-03 11:00 - 16:00 | Ann Arbor District Library, downtown branch, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
This will include games, crafts, screenings, and live music. The library welcomes costumes, but asks that lightsabers and blasters be left at home.

The Paper Paper Art Book Fair, day two
2026-05-03 12:00 - 17:00 | Cluster Museum, 307 N Main St, Ann Arbor

A screening of "Power To The People", the concert film of John and Yoko at Madison Square Garden
2026-05-03 13:00 | Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor
The concert took place in August 1972.

May Porch Music Fest
2026-05-03 13:00 - 18:30 | Water Hill neighborhood, Ann Arbor
Performers, including Corndadday, the Ralph McKee Trio, and The Vicissitones, will play on front porches, yards, and driveways.

The Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival begins, with the new documentary "Tovah: 50 Years On Broadway"
2026-05-03 13:30 | State Theater, 233 S State St, Ann Arbor
There’s more information at JCC Ann Arbor dot org.

Phil Ogilvie's [OH-gull-vee's] Rhythm Kings ♫
2026-05-03 17:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

Vocalist Leslie Vincent ♫
2026-05-03 18:00 | Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104

Walk On Mars (from Boston), with Danny Goo, Marina City, and Inconsistent Me ♫
2026-05-03 19:00 | Ziggy’s, 206 W Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti
Start time is approximate. Check the venue for the exact time.

John McCutcheon ♫
2026-05-03 19:30 | The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor

Sepultura, with Exodus, Biohazard, and Tribal Gaze ♫
2026-05-04 17:30 | Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth Street, Royal Oak

The Paul Keller Orchestra & Sara D'Angelo, with special guests The Arthur Middle School Jazz Band (of Trenton, Michigan) ♫
2026-05-04 19:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

Emily Rach Beisil, with Matthew Smith ♫
2026-05-04 19:30 | Trinosophes [TREE-no-soafs], 1464 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit
Emily Rach Beisel is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, and woodwind specialist.

Bill Callahan, with Jana Horn ♫
2026-05-04 20:00 | Magic Stick, 4120-4140 Woodward Ave, Detroit

The Easy Street Jazz Band ♫
2026-05-05 17:00 | Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 West Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor

Mdou Moctar (from Niger [nee-ZHAIR], West Africa) will play a solo show ♫
2026-05-05 19:00 | The Blind Pig, 208 South 1st St, Ann Arbor
The opening act is Mezzanine Swimmers.
