The Weekly Outdoor Gig Guide - Labor Day Gig Edtion

This is the Gig Gudie for the long Labor day weekend
For the reguarly gig gudie please Srcool Down.

Arts, Beats, and Eats

Friday

Million Dollar Madness Stage

5 p.m.: Harmonic Joe
6 p.m.: Monkey Jacket
7 p.m.: Hard Lessons
8:30 p.m.: Blues Traveler
10 p.m.: Rusted Root

Dodge Americana Stage

4 p.m.: Urban Nomads
5:30 p.m.: Random Family
7 p.m.: Tim Diaz Band
8:30 p.m.: Barbara Payton
10 p.m.: Twistin' Tarantulas

Flagstar Bank Acoustic Stage

4 p.m.: Hawks & Owls
5:30 p.m.: Jimmy Atto
7 p.m.: Matt Ratza
8:30 p.m.: Mickeys

Miller Lite Rock Stage

4 p.m.: Bear Lake
5:30 p.m.: Offramps
7 p.m.: Killer B's
8:30 p.m.: Band B
10 p.m.: Howling Diablos

Diet Pepsi R&B Stage

4 p.m.: Pete "Big Dog" Fetters
5:30 p.m.: Darnell Kendricks
7 p.m.: Joey Spina
8:30 p.m.: Pricilla Price
10 p.m.: McKinney Zone

The Detroit News Stage

5 p.m.: Sworn Rival
6 p.m.: Stolen Liberty
7 p.m.: Seven Story Fall
8 p.m.: Detroit Techno Militia

Saturday

Million Dollar Madness Stage

4 p.m.: Hunter Brucks
5 p.m.: Marcel
6 p.m.: Steve Cochran
7 p.m.: Billy Currington
9 p.m.: Tim Bowman
10 p.m.: Boney James

Dodge Americana Stage

10 a.m.: Longneck Strangler
12:30 p.m.: Phil Treais
2 p.m.: Domingo
3:30 p.m.: Billy King and the Idylls
5 p.m.: Redhill
6:30 p.m.: Basiks
8 p.m.: Whitey Mogan & the '78s
9:30 p.m.: Sunkwa

Flagstar Bank Acoustic Stage

11 a.m.: Rachnee
12:30 p.m.: Rude Dog
2 p.m.: Chris Bathgate
3:30 p.m.: Frankie D'Angelo
5 p.m.: Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
6:30 p.m.: Brandon Calhoon
8 p.m.: Mary McGuire

Miller Lite Rock Stage

11 a.m.: View
12:30 p.m.: Shoe
2 p.m.: Schaeffer
3:30 p.m.: Liquid Motor Commission
5 p.m.: Nuroksol
6:30 p.m.: Monkey Jacket
8 p.m.: Flophouse
9:30 p.m.: Universal Temple of Divine Power

Diet Pepsi R&B Stage

11 a.m.: Jesse Palter
12:30 p.m.: David Gerald & Insurrection
2 p.m.: CEL
3:30 p.m.: Moment Notice
5 p.m.: Thornetta Davis
6:30 p.m.: Fffellaz
8 p.m.: JStokes
9:30 p.m.: Tumbao Bravo!

The Detroit News Stage

Noon: Canjun
1:30 p.m.: Cowboy Alan & the Steel Horse Band
3 p.m.: Whitey Morgan & the 78s
4:30 p.m.: Justine Blazer
6 p.m.: Austin Scott
7:30 p.m.: Anabelle Road
9:30 p.m.: Willie Nash

Sunday

Million Dollar Madness Stage

4 p.m.: Leighton with Steve Kostan
5 p.m.: Beatlemania Live
7 p.m.: Loverboy
8:30 p.m.: Back in the Day Band
10 p.m.: Chaka Khan

Dodge Americana Stage

10 a.m.: Cowboy Alan & the Steel Horse Band
12:30 p.m.: TJ Kelly
2 p.m.: Robin Horlock Band
3:30 p.m.: Superdot
5 p.m.: Manna & Quail
6:30 p.m.: Back Forty
8 p.m.: Marcy Levy Band
9:30 p.m.: Impact 7

Flagstar Bank Acoustic Stage

11 a.m.: Dave Stoddard
12:30 p.m.: Andru Bemis
2 p.m.: Jen Cass
3:30 p.m.: Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
5 p.m.: Annie Capps
6:30 p.m.: Emily Rose
8 p.m.: The Harvestmen

Miller Lite Rock Stage

11 a.m.: Twin Pigs
12:30 p.m.: Guitar Army
2 p.m.: Cult Heroes
3:30 p.m.: Smokin' Moses
5 p.m.: Broadzilla
6:30 p.m.: Stellar Drive
8 p.m.: Muggs

Diet Pepsi R&B Stage

11 a.m.: Charlie Kemp Ensemble
12:30 p.m.: Doc Holiday
2 p.m.: Nite Flight
3:30 p.m.: Rev. Marc Falconberry
5 p.m.: Billie Holiday Review featuring Sky Covington
6:30 p.m.: Midtown Underground
8 p.m.: Sky Covington
9:30 p.m.: Hot Sauce

The Detroit News Stage
Presented by RIFF2 (101.1 HD2)

Noon: The Phage
1 p.m.: Desolation Angels
2 p.m.: Hadituptoheres
3 p.m.: Solitary States
4 p.m.: Love Meets Lust
5 p.m.: Questions
6 p.m.: Brave Rifles
7 p.m. Dutch Pink
10 p.m.: Orbitsuns

2008 Detroit Jazz Fest

Carhartt Amphitheatre

Saturday

1:15 pm - Detroit Jazz Fest All-Star Youth Ensemble
2:30 pm - Michigan State University Big Band Tribute to Thad Jones with Jon Faddis
4:45 pm - Swiss Movement Revisited: Javon Jackson Band with Les McCann
7:30 pm - Christian McBride Band
9:15 pm - Latin Jazz All-Stars Tribute to Hilton Ruiz & Mario Rivera with Arturo O'Farrill, Pete Escovedo, Ray Vega, Steve Turre & Dave Valentin

Sunday

12:30 pm - Henry Ford Community College Big Band
2:00 pm - Wayne State University Big Band with Jimmy Heath
4:30 pm - Ravi Coltrane's Tribute to Alice with Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnnette, Geri Allen Brandee Younger
7:15 pm - Kenny Garrett
9:15 pm - Gerald Wilson Orchestra with Kenny Burrell vs Count Basie Orchestra with Nnenna Freelon

Mack Ave. Records Pyramid Stage

Saturday

12:30 pm - Pat Prouty Quintet
2:00 pm - Western Michigan University Jazz Ensemble
3:30 pm - Ellen Rowe Quartet
5:00 pm - Bonerama
6:45 pm - 3 - B3 Blow-out!!! Robin Eubanks+ EB3 with Orrin Evans & Kenwood Dennard
8:30 pm - Godfathers of Groove: Reuben Wilson, Grant Green Jr., Bernard Purdie

Sunday

12:45 pm - Eastern Michigan Univ. Jazz Ensemble
2:15 pm - Juilliard Jazz Quartet
3:45 pm - Detroit Torino Project
5:30 pm - Tribute to Donald Walden with Marion Hayden, Charles McPherson, Rick Roe, Diego Rivera & special friends
7:30 pm - Gerald Cleaver's Detroit

Absopure Waterfront Stage

Saturday

12:00-1:00pm - Naima Shamborguer
1:30 pm - Ted Nash Quartet: Mancini Project
3:45 pm - Philly-Detroit Summit with Christian McBride, Karriem Riggins, Randy Brecker, Geri Allen, Perry Hughes, Bootsie Barnes
6:15 pm - Sonny Fortune Quartet

Sunday

12:00 pm - Shahida Nurullah and Good Company
1:30 pm - Leebop:Tribute to Lee Morgan with Dominick Farinacci, Jeremy Pelt, Brandon Lee
3:15 pm - Pat Martino Quartet
6:00 pm - Benny Golson Quartet
8:00 pm - Roy Hargrove Quintet

Compuware Here & Now Stage

Friday

6:00 pm - University of Michigan (Flint) SteelHeads

Saturday

12:00 pm - Music Hall Discovery Series Winner
1:30 pm - Central Michigan University Jazz Ensemble
3:00 pm - Berklee College of Music Jazz Quartet
4:30 pm - Esperanza Spalding
6:00 pm - Sean Dobbins and the Modern Jazz Messengers
8:30 pm - Stratospheerious

Sunday

12:00 pm - Oberlin Jazz Ensemble
1:45 pm - Alma College Steel Ensemble
3:30 pm - Brubeck Institute Jazz Quartet (w Christian McBride)
5:30 pm - Bugs Beddow Band
7:15 pm - Hot Club of Detroit with special guest Kruno

Chase Main Stage

Friday

7:00 pm - Dianne Reeves
8:45 pm - Tribute to Marvin Gaye with Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson, Jose James, Christian McBride, Motown All-Star Big Band

Saturday

1:30 pm - Mikhal Caldwell Project
3:15 pm - Col. Bruce & The Quark Alliance
5:15 pm - Dee Dee Sharp
7:30 pm - Mike Stern Band featuring Lincoln Goines, Lionel Cordew, Richie Morales
9:00 pm - Lalah Hathaway

Sunday

3:00 pm - Larry Lee & Back in the Day
5:00 pm - Spangler & O'Donnell Planet D Nonet
7:00 pm - Stanley Jordan Trio
8:45 pm - Brian Bromberg with Randy Brecker & Jeff Lorber

JazzGardenStage

Friday

5:15 pm - Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts Jazz Ensemble
6:15 pm - Renaissance High School Jazz Band

Saturday

11:45 pm - Troy Boulan Park Middle School Jazz Band
12:45 pm - Utica Eppler Middle School Jazz Band
2:30 pm - Fraser Middle School Jazz Band
4:30 pm - Grand Rapids NorthviewHigh School Jazz Band
6:45 pm - Mt. Pleasant High School Jazz Band

Sunday

12:00 pm - St. Clair Shores Kennedy Middle School Jazz Band
1:00 pm - Lakeshore High School Jazz Band
2:00 pm - Romulus High School Jazz Band
4:15 pm - Grosse Pointe South High School Jazz Band
6:15 pm - Northville High School Jazz Band

Pepsi Jazz Talk Tent

Saturday

2:00 pm - Spiritual Side of Alice Coltrane with Franya Berkman
3:00 pm - The B3 and the Blues with Bob Porter, Reuben Wilson, Grant Green Jr.
4:30 pm - Now's the Time: The Huclebuck 60 years later with Bob Porter, R.J. Spangler, Jim Gallert, George Benson
6:15 pm - Trane's Freight: The Impact of John Coltrane with Ashley Kahn, Jimmy Heath, Chris Collins, David Adler, Kim Heron

Sunday

1:00 pm - The Music Continues with Randy Brecker and Lois Gilbert
2:00 pm - Endless Wisdom: The Legacy of Alice Coltrane with Geri Allen, Franya Berkman, Sandy Stevenson-Krell
3:45 pm - Meet the Artist:Kenny Burrell talks to Lars Bjorn
5:15 pm - Meet the Artist: Jimmy Heath talks to Francis Davis
6:15 pm - Meet the Artist: Pat Martino talks to Tony Mowod
7:30 pm - Detroit-Philly Tenors: Charlie Gabriel/Bootsie Barnes

Kid Bop Area

Saturday

2:00 pm - "Around the World in a Daze" with Rob McCabe
3:30 pm - Snazzy Jazzy Tales with Ivory D
4:30 pm - HANDS ON! with the Juilliard Jazz Quintet

Sunday

2:00 pm - "Around the World in a Daze" with Rob McCabe
3:00 pm - Scat 101 with Jahra Michelle McKinney
4:00 pm - Scat With Me with Jahra Michelle McKinney
5:00 pm - Snazzy Jazzy Tales with Ivory D

Hamtramck Labor Day Festival

South Stage - Corner of Jos. Campau and Caffinf
North Stage - Jos.Campau near Casmere St.

Friday

South Stage

6:30 p.m.: Powertrane
8:30 p.m.: Danny D

North Stage

7:30 p.m.: Bill Parker & the Motherscratchers

Saturday

South Stage

Noon: Blair
2 p.m.: Michael Quatro
4 p.m.: Haunted Hearts
6 p.m.: Budget Sinners
8 p.m.: American Mars

North Stage

1 p.m.: Earworms
3 p.m.: Bosnian Rock Group
5 p.m.: I, Crime
7 p.m.: Hellen
9 p.m.: Four Hour Friends

Sunday

South Stage

11 a.m.: Polka Mass with Big Daddy Lackowski and the LaDeDa's followed by the Polka With the Stars Contest
3:30 p.m.: Kielbasa Kings
5 p.m.: Pierogi Eating Contest
7 p.m. Polish Muslims

North Stage

Noon: Misty Blues
3 p.m.: Generations
6 p.m.: Swamp Siostrzanys

Michigan State Fair

Monday - Corbin Bleu
*Gold Circle Reserved Seat - $20
Tuesday - Raven-Symoné
*Gold Circle Reserved Seat - $20
Wednesday - Alice Cooper
*Gold Circle Reserved Seat - $20
Thursday - County Fair Talent Showcase
Friday - Salute to the Super Stars
Saturday - Colgate Country Showdown
Sunday - Gospel Fest

Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
XM Stage after race concert

Saturday - Sugar Ray
Sunday - Everclear