Concert Connections

This Week:

Bitch (of Bitch and Animal)
Fri. 4/1/05 8 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Blanche
Fri. 4/1/05 8 p.m.
Magic Bag, Ferndale

Jon Stewart
Sat. 4/2/05 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Detroit Opera House

Eartha Kitt
Sat. 4/2/05
Music Hall Center, Detroit

Ben Folds
Mon. 4/4/05
Royal Oak Music Theatre

Blind Boys of Alabama
Mon. 4/4/05 & Tues. 4/5/05
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Backstreet Boys
Tues. 4/5/05
State Theatre, Detroit

Medeski, Martin & Wood
Wed. 4/6/05 7:30 p.m.
Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor

Regina Spektor
Thurs. 4/7/05
Magic Stick, Detroit

Alloy Orchestra
Thurs. 4/7/05 5 p.m.
Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor

Upcoming:

Phoenix
Sat. 4/9/05
Shelter, Detroit

Zap Mama
Sat. 4/9/05
Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit

Basia
Sat. 4/9/05 6:30 p.m.
State Theatre, Detroit

Brendan Benson
Sat. 4/9/05
Blind Pig, Ann Arbor

Ambulance LTD
Mon. 4/11/05
Smalls, Hamtramck

Handsome Boy Modeling School
Mon. 4/11/05 9:30 p.m.
Blind Pig, Ann Arbor

The Wonder Stuff
Mon. 4/11/05 7 p.m.
Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit

Kelly Clarkson
Tues. 4/12/05 7:30 p.m.
State Theatre, Detroit

Gavin Degraw
Tues. 4/12/05 7:30 p.m.
Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor

Bela Fleck
Wed. 4/13/05 8 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Tori Amos
Thurs. 4/14/05
The Detroit Opera House

Diane Reeves
Thurs. 4/14/05 8 p.m.
Orchestra Hall, Detroit

David Sedaris
Thus. 4/14/05 8 p.m.
Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor

Maroon 5
Thurs. 4/14/05
Palace of Auburn Hills

Vienna Teng
Fri. 4/15/05 8 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Steppin’ In It
Sat. 4/16/05 8 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Dionne Warwick
Sun. 4/17/05
Music Hall Center, Detroit

Iron & Wine
Mon. 4/18/05
Calvin College, Grand Rapids

Elvis Costello
Tues. 4/19/05
Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor

Tret Fure & Ferron
Wed. 4/20/05 8 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Kathleen Madigan
Thurs.-Sat. 4/21-23/05
Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, Royal Oak

Moby
Fri. 4/22/05
State Theatre, Detroit

Alison Krauss and Union Station
Fri. 4/22/05
Fox Theatre, Detroit

Paul Westerberg
Fri. 4/22/05
St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit

Elton John
Sun. 4/24/05 8 p.m.
Palace of Auburn Hills

Alix Olson
Sun. 4/24/05 7:30 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Garbage
Wed. 4/27/05 6:30 p.m.
State Theatre, Detroit

Patty Griffin
Thurs. 4/28/05
Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor

Lenny Kravitz & Nikka Costa
Fri. 4/29/05
State Theatre, Detroit

Lucy Kaplansky
Sat. 4/30/05
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Todd Rundgren, Joe Jackson
Wed. 5/4/05 7:30 p.m.
Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor

Weezer
Thurs. 5/5/05
State Theatre, Detroit

Utah Phillips
Wed. 5/11/05 8 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Ruthie Foster
Sat. 5/14/05 8 p.m.
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Thievery Corporation
Tues. 5/17/05
Majestic Theatre, Detroit

Dick Dale
Wed. 5/18/05
Magic Bag, Ferndale

Mary Chapin Carpenter
Thurs. 5/19/05
Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor

Michael Buble
Sun. 5/22/05
Masonic Temple, Detroit

John Prine
Fri. 6/3/05
Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor

Low
Fri. 6/3/05
Magic Stick, Detroit

Ani Difranco
Wed. 7/20/05
Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills

Tom Jones
Thurs. 7/21/05
Clio Area Amphitheatre

Jack Johnson
Wed. 8/31/05
Meadowbrook Music Festival, Rochester

U2
Mon. 10/24/05
Palace of Auburn Hills