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Jay Nash to play Ann Arbor’s The Ark Tomorrow Night

by Jasmine Zweifler We locals are well aware that the The Ark is basically the gold standard for folk, country and acoustic-y music in the area. The venue plays host to some of the biggest names in the biz and has almost a mono...
by Amanda Slater
 

 
 
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The Ark Fall Fundraiser

Each autumn, as Ann Arbor locals slip their hands into their pockets to keep warm, they pull out generous donations to keep one of the area’s most beloved institutions alive – the non-profit home for folk, roots and ethnic ...
by David Nassar
 

 

 
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The Ark Announces 36th Ann Arbor Folk Festival Lineup [Music]

Find Your Folk What do Jeff Tweedy, Ryan Adams, The Ragbirds, Ben Gibbard, Seth Glier, The Avett Brothers, Ani DiFranco, Nervous But Excited, Ben Folds, Citizen Cope, Theo Katzman, Iron and Wine and Misty Lyn and the Big Beauti...
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A Farewell to Folk: Nervous But Excited’s Last Hurrah (For Now)

To say that the name Nervous But Excited is an extension of the musicians themselves would be a misnomer, as duo Sarah Cleaver and Kate Peterson appear to pretty much anything but nervous. And as for the “But Excited” part?...
by Treasure Groh
 

 

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The Buzz // October

Zedd and Porter Robinson // Oct. 3 / Necto Russian-born German-raised EDM producer/DJ/songwriter, Zedd, is set to release his full-length debut album, Clarity, on October 9 via Interscope Records. The album was recorded over an...
by iSPY Team
 

 

 
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The Paper Sound / Eleanora / Ypsi Flea # 4

Patience is rewarded, more often than not. Detroit-area guitar-glorifiers the Paper Sound’s debut album dropped back in 2005, a curious and somewhat erratic time in the music world where electro-heavy M83/LCD/Animal Collectiv...
by Jeff Milo
 

 
 
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The Buzz: September

Frontier Ruckus // The Ark & The Crofoot / Sept. 6 & 7 by Paul Kitti A VHS tape of “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” (anyone?) on their homepage is just one of countless reasons to love this folk rock band from ou...
by iSPY Team
 

 

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8.9.12 Sonic Lunch // Seth Bernard & May Erlewine – [Moved to The Ark]

From the roots of Michigan music to Bank of Ann Arbor’s Sonic Lunch comes songwriter duo Seth Bernard and May Erlewine. After having each established independent careers, the pair came together six years ago to create a combi...
by Jenn Sibert
 

 

 
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The American Mars’ Chasing Vapors – Aug 18 @ The Ark

I have this one performance by American Mars emblazoned into my memory. A summer night I could easily go back to just by hearing any of their twang-strut/dreamscapes sweeping strange space-rock styles over dusky plains, even th...
by Jeff Milo
 

 
 
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The Buzz: August

Coldplay // The Palace / Aug. 1 by Mary Simkins Exciting news, everybody! British rock sensations Starfish will be coming to Michigan soon! Oh, you’ve never heard of Starfish? That might be because they changed their name t...
by iSPY Team
 

 


 
 



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