Jo’s music stands original while always reflecting her love of American roots music. Her eclectic writing and performance fuses elements of various modern and traditional folk music, classic country, old-time and electric blues, surf, swing and alt-country/rockabilly. She has performed twice on NPR's "A Prairie Home Companion" and at the Kennedy Center, played countless festivals around the United States and was a featured artist on Sirius Satellite Radio Program, "Kick Out the Jams" with Dave Marsh, rock critic, Bruce Springsteen biographer and former editor at Creem Magazine. Marsh helped finance her first record with her group, Stella!. Jo is also the founding member of the old-time country group, Uncle Earl. Jo will be joined by John Devine, Dave Keeney and Dave Roof, performing some new material as well as old favorites from her past recordings.

Ticketed Show | 9 PM | 8:30 Doors

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Lily Bowen is a singer/songwriter based in the Detroit area. She has 8 singles released on all streaming platforms, and is influenced by pop artists like Gracie Abrams and Lizzy McAlpine. She has performed at many local events, like the Ann Arbor Art Fair and Dally in the Alley.

Calling all language dancers, fancy mouths, and word weavers to share and revel. From quiet haikus read from your notebook (or phone) to seasoned slam performers, we welcome poetry across the wide and ever-evolving genre.
Hosted by Forrest Hejkal & cat h. bradley.

Join us for a free happy hour concert!
Lauren Brabson is a Northeast Ohio-based Country/Folk singer-songwriter known for her honest storytelling and emotionally driven acoustic sound. Her music blends intimate lyricism with warmth and vulnerability, drawing listeners into songs that feel personal and lived-in. With multiple tours and EPs released, she has grown a strong regional presence through intimate live shows that emphasize connection and sincerity. 

Bring your song, story, poetry, comedy, expression, magic, monologue, mood, presence, attention, and appreciation to a safe and welcoming space in the beautiful queer community as we connect with each other and each other’s art. Sign-up begins at 6:30

Hosted by Coley Roberts and Thea Zuby.

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Patrick Clinton wrote his first song in 1968, and after a long hiatus, he’s at it again. He’s known for offbeat, witty, often hilarious tunes about everything from frogs and chickens to cowboys, mashed potatoes, and doomed romance.

Mark Lavengood is a walking, talking ray of sunshine. His resonant energy and sparkling smile light up every stage, every studio, every room, RV and embrace he enters.
"Mark Lavengood is a great songwriter and a master on the dobro." - Billy Strings

Ticketed Show | 7 - 10 PM

Fred Thomas is a songwriter, producer, and musical artist from Michigan. He's spent the last three decades in a stringently independent creative practice, touring internationally and releasing new music constantly without outside influence or financial backing. In addition to playing in multiple bands and working with indie labels like K Records, Slumberland, and Polyvinyl, Thomas often takes the stage solo, sharing his lyrically-focused songs of vulnerability and self-reflection.

Ticketed Show | 6:30 PM | 6:00 Doors

Little Spoon River is a folky, funky, new wavey, punky party for the senses. Lyrically dense songs from the wilderness of southern Michigan composed to challenge civilization. An eclectic soundscape of joy and woe, of fun and seriousness.

Ticketed Show | 9 PM | 8:30 Doors

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Coley Roberts (they/she) is a classically trained singer, singer/songwriter, and board certified music therapist who loves to share their deep feelings through music. She plays in a variety of styles and loves to play with melody and space in their originals as well as lyrics that often cut to the heart of what it is to be a person in connection with others. They are also one of the hosts of Queer Open Mic is so honored to be part of this wonderful community!

Earthwork Music Collective believes in the intrinsic power of music to raise both community and self-awareness. Comprised of musicians, teachers, healers, farmers, water protectors, and community organizers, they encourage cooperation and collaboration, using music as a tool to serve, heal, inspire and empower. This monthly series features members from all around MI converging to create cosmic collabs, cultivate lasting relationships with our community, and elevate environmental and social justice movements.
This month’s show will feature performances by Audra Kubat, Graham Parsons, & Saltbreaker + Yali Rivlin.

Ticketed Show | 7:00 PM | 6:30 PM Doors

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Join Michigan-based singer-songwriter Laura McAndrew for an “Oops! All Originals” happy hour! Laura makes sometimes-sweet, sometimes-snarky songs about relationships and surviving in late capitalism. She amuses herself and occasionally others with hard truths in soft tones.

Dyke Nights are monthly gatherings for queer babes to meet up, dance, and flirt at North Star Lounge✨🌈 This is a trans and non-binary inclusive space!

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It’s 3am, you’re at the campfire with all your friends, family, loved ones, kids, neighbors, and some new crazies you just met… some have instruments, others just have their voices, hands, and whatever else they can find… everyone is singing their hearts out to the chorus…..and thus you have landed at the heart of what Anna Lee’s Co. is all about. Add in some top notch fiddle, guitar, piano, organ, bass, drums, percussion, and more with some finely crafted original songs and you have the rootsy/bluesy/funky blend of rock-americana that is a live Anna Lee’s Co. show. So get on up, come on out, dance freely, and sing along. In the words of our favorite singalong song “…won’t ya stay and keep Anna Lee company!”

Hailing from the Ann Arbor area, the Pontiac Trail Blazers have been the house bluegrass band for Detroit Street Filling Station since 2017. They are often joined by a bevy of special guests and focus on the beautiful harmonies and acoustic prowess that are unique to their Bluegrass roots. With a deep repertoire of traditional standards, originals, and unique covers, the Trail Blazers will keep you guessing with unexpected tunes and arrangements every week. Joining them this week is Bubba Wilson on mandolin.

$10 cover

The Cinematic Trio is Neil Donato & Dale Grisa on keyboards, and guitarist-singer-songwriter Terry Farmer. The trio conjures lush and lavish sounds with two virtuosic pianists, guitar & voice.

Ticketed Show | 6:30 PM | 6:00 Doors

An Indie Folk/Rock band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Delta 88’s music is that of an American hymn. Brought together on the four winds, its members combine numerous musical influences to create their own unique sound like haunted mountain spirituals played through a distortion pedal. The songs move through wide channels of dynamic, emotional arrangements, from dark and somber barroom ballads to anthemic battle cries. With four studio albums, the most recent produced by Grammy-award winning Joe Henry, Delta 88 continues to mine for the new American songbook. The band’s music has been heard on stages through the U.S., Canada and Europe with the likes of Ralph Stanley, Richard Buckner, Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller to name a few.

Ticketed Show | 9:00 PM | 8:30 Doors

Flick-Adamson-Bennett is a newly formed trio that plays original and traditional jazz along with a bit of R&B. Andy Adamson and Dan Bennett have played Andy's original jazz (Andy Adamson Quintet) and R&B (FUBAR and Medicine Men) together in and around the Detroit-Ann Arbor music scene for many years. Dan Bennett plays extensively in the Ann Arbor/Detroit as well as internationally. The addition of Grant Flick on violin (Warren & Flick) brings new energy and a warmth to the trio sound that we are excited to explore. Grant adds his jazz, bluegrass and classical music expertise to blend with Dan and Andy creating a unique trio sound.

Ticketed Show | 6 PM | 5:30 Doors

Bill Edwards is an award-winning singer/songwriter from Ann Arbor, MI. He’s known for his thoughtful, moving and sometimes hilarious songs, supported by his fine voice and excellent guitar playing. You’d probably call his style “rootsy”, ranging from classic country to acoustic rock, with an emphasis on well-crafted lyrics.

Ticketed Show | 8:30PM | 8 PM Doors

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Kathy Wieland is a multi instrumentalist and an award winning songwriter from Ann Arbor. Her songs are full of heart and humor. Over the past 20 years she has been a featured performer at festivals in MI, PA, AZ, CA. Find out more about the artist here

Make friends, have fun, win prizes! Join us for a comedic bingo experience and celebrate Pride month with Zooey and Taylor from the Heads over Heels Show.

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The Glen Leven Band plays rocking Irish pub music, traditional tunes, and an eclectic mix of roots, rockabilly, and blues.  Most of the band's material outside of the Irish music is songs they've composed, with dozens about the Great Lake State, its people, and places, like "The Girl Down Dixboro Road," and "15 Miles to Adrian" and "The Ghost Train of Depot Town” and more!  Since forming for a St. Patrick’s Day gig in 2012, the band has been performing all over Southeast Michigan ever since at pubs, festivals, parks, and porches. 

Hailing from the Ann Arbor area, the Pontiac Trail Blazers have been the house bluegrass band for Detroit Street Filling Station since 2017. They are often joined by a bevy of special guests and focus on the beautiful harmonies and acoustic prowess that are unique to their Bluegrass roots. With a deep repertoire of traditional standards, originals, and unique covers, the Trail Blazers will keep you guessing with unexpected tunes and arrangements every week. Joining them this week is Joshua Elwood on saxophone.

$10 cover

RJ Redline is an American Musician and Writer from Canton, Michigan. His first album Lucky explores the things that manage to stay the same in a life that is ever changing. Redline’s lyricism ruminates in moving harmony with musical arrangements reminiscent of rock n’ roll monuments such as Neil Young’s Ragged Glory, as well as new torch bearers like Vincent Neil Emerson’s The Golden Crystal Kingdom.

Ticketed Show | 6:30 PM | 6:00 Doors

Folk singer-songwriter Misty Lyn Bergeron has cultivated a loyal following with her six-piece band, The Big Beautiful, but her music reaches new potential when stripped down to its essential form. In her trio, she is joined by longtime bandmates and local legends Carol Catherine Gray (violin, vocals, percussion) and Mary Fraser (keys, vocals), whose thoughtful accompaniment and stunning harmonies give shape and space to songs that move through topics such as grief, loss, hope, and healing.

Ticketed Show | 9 PM | 8:30 PM Doors

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Multi-award-winning singer/songwriter, Jessey Adams, showcases a powerful combination sound of outlaw and traditional style country music. Embodying the spirit of a vagabond, her music has taken her across the United States to perform wherever there are neon lights and dusty floorboards. Jessey has won the overall title in both the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival competition and the Michigan State Fair Superstars competition and has opened for names such as; Dierks Bentley, Cooper Alan, John Paycheck, Sunny Sweeney, Trey Lewis, and more. With features on multiple radio and news shows and a large variety of events under her belt, this up-and-coming country singer is one to remember.

Bring your song, story, poetry, comedy, expression, magic, monologue, mood, presence, attention, and appreciation and join the North Star creative community! Signup starts at 6:30.

$5 cover, though no one will be turned away due to inability to pay.

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Ann Arbor-based musician Joseph Groele presents an acoustic set of unique covers and original songs inspired by the indie folk artists of the 00s.

Test your knowledge! Come with friends; make new friends, enjoy LGBTQ trivia like you’ve never experienced before! Your host, Terry McClymonds (who was the resident trivia master at Aut Bar for 9 years) will take you through both a verbal and written round. Food and drinks available for purchase. Come early for happy hour; club opens at 5pm

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So Say We All! is an electric-acoustic collective converged in A2 from different cities in different corners, Gulf, Desert, Plains, Mountains. They play any song, any language, mix up any genre (GlamJazz, FolkPunk, DiscoGoth, PsychoBilly...) as long as it lights up a world inside a world. This midsummer afternoon So Say We All! stirs midnight movie music with French cafe croonings, a few originals and, as always, some rousing iconic b-sides. 

Hailing from the Ann Arbor area, the Pontiac Trail Blazers have been the house bluegrass band for Detroit Street Filling Station since 2017. They are often joined by a bevy of special guests and focus on the beautiful harmonies and acoustic prowess that are unique to their Bluegrass roots. With a deep repertoire of traditional standards, originals, and unique covers, the Trail Blazers will keep you guessing with unexpected tunes and arrangements every week. Joining them this week is Ani Mari on vocals & guitar.

$10 cover

The Annie & Rod Capps Quartet features Jason Dennie on mandolin and Ozzie Andrews on bass. Their distinctive take on Americana/Folk highlights exceptional musicianship and inventive arrangements that support layered, insightful, songwriting through dynamic, playful performances inviting laughter, reflection, and meaningful connections from living rooms to festival stages.

Ticketed Show | 6:30 PM | 6:00 Doors

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Jon Letts is a Michigan-based singer-songwriter and upright bassist originally from the Upper Peninsula and currently active in Detroit. He holds a master’s degree in improvisation from the University of Michigan and blends folk, jazz, Americana, and free improvisation into intimate live performances centered around voice and upright bass. His work draws from Midwest storytelling, experimental traditions, and years of performance across the region.

Calling all language dancers, fancy mouths, and word weavers to share and revel. From quiet haikus read from your notebook (or phone) to seasoned slam performers, we welcome poetry across the wide and ever-evolving genre.
Hosted by Forrest Hejkal & cat h. bradley.

Join us for a free happy hour concert!
Detroit-based independent musician trippytea makes music from the heart that has an alternative soft-pop feel. Their songs follow the themes of religious trauma, queer heartbreak, and resistance. A few of their musical inspirations include Remi Wolf, Benee, between friends, and King Mala.

Bring your song, story, poetry, comedy, expression, magic, monologue, mood, presence, attention, and appreciation to a safe and welcoming space in the beautiful queer community as we connect with each other and each other’s art. Sign-up begins at 6:30

Hosted by Coley Roberts and Thea Zuby.

Join us for a free happy hour concert!
Our Two Cents & The Gold Standard is a high energy roots rock and indie-folk band based out of Manchester, Michigan.  Comprised completely of multi-instrumentalists, the band is known for their dynamic performances of original music as well as their eclectic arrangements of cover tunes.  Our Two Cents is Conor Reed (guitar, bass, drums, vocals) and Roxy (vocals, electric viola, saxophone, guitar).  The Gold Standard is Jimmy Stewart (drums, piano), Gunther Gottschalk (guitar, bass), and Austin Petrie (saxophones, piano).

Hailing from the Ann Arbor area, the Pontiac Trail Blazers have been the house bluegrass band for Detroit Street Filling Station since 2017. They are often joined by a bevy of special guests and focus on the beautiful harmonies and acoustic prowess that are unique to their Bluegrass roots. Featuring Wesley Fritzemeier on tenor guitar

$10 cover

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Brielle is a singer-songwriter based in the Ann Arbor area. She has a distinctive approach to pop music. With a blend of moody melodies, soulful influences, and hints of country rasp, she challenges conventional genres. Driven by a passion for evoking deep emotions, Brielle aims to connect with her audience through her songwriting and performances.

Earthwork Music Collective believes in the intrinsic power of music to raise both community and self-awareness. Comprised of musicians, teachers, healers, farmers, water protectors, and community organizers, they encourage cooperation and collaboration, using music as a tool to serve, heal, inspire and empower. This monthly series features members from all around MI converging to create cosmic collabs, cultivate lasting relationships with our community, and elevate environmental and social justice movements.
This month’s show will feature performances by Ralston Bowles, Sari Brown, Mike Savina, Nicholas James Thomasma

Ticketed Show | 7:00 PM | 6:30 PM Doors

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Tito Villarreal is a Michigan-based guitarist & vocalist. Blues is the philosophy of his life. His guitar is the floor he stands on. Join him as he pays tribute to the musicians and traditions that have shaped him, all while moving the music forward in his own way.

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Kedron is an energetic group taking inspiration from a blend of Americana, folk, and country music! The local high school band, hailing from Chelsea, Michigan consists of a guitar player, a bassist, a violinist, and a vocalist. Together, these young musicians have created a unique sound that blends silky smooth vocals and thick harmonies with gritty guitar, exciting fiddle lines, and even the occasional bass solo. 

The Atomic Bombcatz is a four piece, high-octane, rockabilly combo from Southeast Michigan with a style based on the energetic and nostalgic groove of the early rock & roll days, but with modern twists and updates pulling from not only the 50s and 60s but also the 70s and 80s that gets people dancing and shaking to its infectious retro sound.

The band’s four-part harmonies and humorous stage banter cap off the stage show and draw the audience to the dance floor even more.

Ticketed Show | 6:30 PM | 6:00 Doors

Hidden Ridge takes the timeless sound of the American String Bands of the 50s and catapults it into the 21st century. Driven by firey fiddle and singing guitar, soaring mandolin and deep bass this group presents Bluegrass in a rip-roaring performance you won't want to miss.

Ticketed Show | 9:00 PM | 8:30 Doors

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Jacki Daniels is a Michigan-based Nashville recording artist known for powerhouse vocals, magnetic stage presence, and emotionally rich songwriting. In 2025, she earned Rising Star of the Year at the Josie Music Awards, the world’s largest independent music awards show, and also took home four Michigan Music Awards along with the Fan Favorite honor from the Vehicle City Sound Podcast Awards. Blending pop-country polish with raw storytelling, she’s quickly becoming a standout voice in the independent country music scene.

Kathy Wieland, Lauren Crane, and Pat Clinton take the stage for a night of fun, lighthearted, and humorous music that is sure to lift your spirits.
Ticket gets you admission to both sets.

Ticketed Show | 7 PM | 6:30 Doors

Make friends, have fun, win prizes! Join us for a comedic bingo experience with Zooey and Taylor from the Heads over Heels Show.

Schmaltz, a modern klezmer band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, gives Jewish traditional music a new flavor by fusing elements of jazz, balkan, funk, latin, and polka. The group is seen frequently as part of a monthly residency at the North Star Lounge in Ann Arbor, as well as at synagogues, bars, jazz clubs, and other music venues all across SE Michigan.

Ticketed Show | 6:30 PM | 6 PM Doors

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After a decade in NYC touring the world as a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist with bandleaders such as Wynton Marsalis and Doc Severinsen, Janelle Haskell decided to make a complete switch to something she's always loved deeply: folk music. Janelle's latest album, Dedications & Postcards, released in late 2025, is a collection of deeply compelling songs that embody a sense of wanderlust and letters from afar.

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Based in South Lyon, Michigan, Chuchu Houle is a singer-songwriter who crafts deeply personal songs, blending heartfelt lyrics with engaging rhythms. With a focus on acoustic-driven melodies and a pop sensibility, her music captures the essence of individual experiences and emotions.