Nightspots
Local Celtic folk trio. $15.
South Carolina alternative rock quartet. Opening acts are Serena Ryder, a young Canadian folk-rock singer- songwriter whose confident, soulful voice sounds much older than her years, and The Alternate Routes, a guitar-fueled indie rock trio from Bridgeport, CT, known for its compact, melodic tunes with dark, intensely personal lyrics exploring a wide palette of emotions. Advance tickets: $12 ($14 at the door).
Detroit-area electronic musician.
This local 10-piece big band is one of the few to specialize in the old-time big-band music of the late 1920s and early 1930s associated with Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver. Arrangements by the renowned early-jazz pianist James Dapogny and tubaist Chris Smith.
Local folk-rock singer-guitarist whose genial songs about the small ups and downs of ordinary life draw on a range of influences from Chuck Berry to Paul Westerberg.