Summertime, and the Music Is EVERYWHERE
350+ concerts, festivals, and performances in northern Michigan
More music than you can shake a rainstick at—that’s northern Michigan in the summertime. Indoors, outdoors, all around the towns and cities, you’ll find bluegrass, classical, rock, and country, with experimental and totally traditional sounds. There are national touring artists, regional artists ready to break out, and local favorites in the mix.
The region is home to beloved festivals—Hoxeyville, Baroque on Beaver, the Venetian Festival, Blissfest, the Cedar Polkafest, the National Cherry Festival—all with their own flair. Bay View and Interlochen showcase touring professionals alongside performances by college and high school students whose skills belie their age. Newer venues such as The Alluvion welcome patrons, as do venerable stand-bys like the Cheboygan Opera House, Old Art Building, and City Opera House. Numerous towns host weekly performances in their parks, waterfronts, and downtown streets.
So grab a chair, your hat and some sunscreen, and come on out to enjoy the sounds of summer.
*Note: Dates may change, so please confirm with the venue prior to attending.
Photo by Emma Bayens, courtesy of Interlochen
Featured Artists
Get into the Groove
Catch Them Live: Michigan Legacy Art Park and Civic Center Picnic Showcase
Despite their age, the three members of Trillium Groove boast years of experience—just not with each other. “We met at NMC,” says Skylea Martin, as students in Northwestern Michigan College’s audio tech program. Their musical partnership developed when Martin did some singing with audio tech instructor David Chown’s group East Bay Drive and her friend Keagan Kalbfleisch added some harmonies. Pianist Ruby Bardenhagen played during breaks. Martin and Bardenhagen had already discussed playing as a duo, and it was a no-brainer to include Kalbfleisch, who also plays percussion, while Martin adds guitar and ukulele. Together for just over a year, they’ve already written several originals, which Martin says extend from indie-pop singer-songwriter territory to Latin and bossa nova grooves. Their covers range from Harry Styles to Stevie Wonder to Melanie (!). Some of their shows this summer will include friends Aaron Rossan and Abi Umstead on drums and bass, respectively, a suggestion made by promoter Tim Scully to give them a bigger band sound. Regardless of the setup, “We like to say we’ve got something for everybody,” says Martin.
Red Hot Bagpipes?
Catch Them Live: Cheboygan Opera House
There are hundreds if not thousands of bands out there playing “We Will Rock You,” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” and “Smoke on the Water.” It’s a safe bet the Red Hot Chili Pipers are the only ones featuring bagpipes out front. That’s right, the Pipers (NOT the Red Hot Chili Peppers) meld the crunching guitars and soaring vocals of classic rock with one, two, sometimes even three bagpipers. The entire band, which hails from Scotland (of course), wears kilts while revving through their renditions of music by Journey, AC/DC, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, traditional songs like “Amazing Grace,” and their own originals. The band has showcased its “bagrock” to audiences from New York to Beijing to Melbourne, won awards and music competitions, even recorded several albums. With drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals, and of course those pipes, it’s pretty much guaranteed the crowd will be out of their seats, singing and dancing along.
Yacht Rockers of Yesteryear
Catch Them Live: Great Lakes Center for the Arts
The term “yacht rock” came about as a disparaging term for the soft rock hits of the ’70s and ’80s by Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, Hall and Oates, Christopher Cross, and others. Guess what? People have rediscovered—or discovered, in the case of those who were too young to be part of the scene when it first came round—the merits of the singalongable music and attendant earworms. So along came Yächtley Crëw, a seven-piece band that recreates favorites from that era. Lead vocalist Phillip Daniel, a.k.a. Philly Ocean, says the band formed because of the individuals’ affection for the music. “We started it because it’s fun. There are a bunch of songs on TikTok, Instagram, a whole other generation,” he says. “It brings people together.” And the name, combining both a reference to the genre and a tongue-in-cheek tribute to heavy metal band boys Mötley Crüe, complete with umlauts? “We had a list [of potential names], and our drummer said, ‘What about Yächtley Crëw?’ We looked at each other and said, ‘We’re not gonna come up with anything better than that.’” The band even sports nautical-inspired attire, with blazers, hats, and sunglasses, and invites the audience to dress the part as well. Summer’s here, so “Sailing” seems especially appropriate.
Bluegrass Bassist Lives to Play
Catch Them Live: Blissfest
For Missy Raines, the chance to play music is what matters, not the venue. So her approach to performing at this year’s Blissfest with her band Allegheny is not dissimilar to when she plays the clubs and arts centers on her touring schedule. “It’s the same set and same approach,” she said. While one might expect festival crowds to be rowdier than those in a performing arts center, Raines says she’s seen people at the former simply sitting on lawn chairs and nodding along and those seated in a theater get up and dance. “I don’t know that the environment makes a difference. I’ve seen it all,” she says. She relies on what has worked for her over the course of her nearly 50-year career. “I don’t arrive at the show to meet expectations I think the audience might have. But I do think, ‘This is what we’re doing. Go with what you believe in.’” It’s worked for the celebrated bassist and bandleader, who was the first woman to win the International Bluegrass Music Award for Bass Player of the Year and followed it up with nine more such wins. Raines will perform music from across her career, including her most recent recording. Highlander is a nod to her roots in West Virginia, produced by her friend and label owner, fellow bluegrass legend Alison Brown.
Guitar Masters in Manistee
If you don’t like guitar, you’ll be in the wrong place—at least, that’s what Stephen Plummer thinks regarding the Guitar Summit at the Ramsdell in Manistee on July 19. Plummer, his brother Kaedin, Brian Curran, and Dave Black will take turns showcasing their mastery of the six-string instrument. The Plummer brothers are half of Third Coast Swing, a Django-style swing group. Curran’s rootsy fingerstyle guitar harkens back to the time before country and blues diverged. Black’s jazz forays range from standards to contemporary. Plummer says bringing the show will bring sounds together on originals, standards from the Great American Songbook, and more. The guitarists will perform in various configurations, from solo spots to group forays, joining each other in an ebb and flow of sounds. Legendary rock guitarist Steve Hackett has said there’s an orchestra hidden inside the guitar, so this may be a chance to hear four orchestras at once. Even if that math is a bit fuzzy, Plummer says the audience will enjoy the variety of sounds and styles.
The Ubiquitous Mr. Jones
From the Garden Theater to Minnehaha Brewhaha to Flintfields and beyond, singer/songwriter/guitarist Tim Jones will be a seemingly constant presence on stages across the region this summer. Since moving to Frankfort following stints in Los Angeles and Nashville, Jones has kept a busy schedule, including continuing shows with his rootsy band Truth & Salvage Co., the variety group Up North All-Stars, a.k.a. Dye, Jones & the Get Down, and solo and duo work. He’s hoping to do some songwriting with his Truth & Salvage bandmates between their gigs at the Garden and at Blissfest. He’s even looking to compose and play new music for the showing of the silent film The White Moth at the Garden as the Frankfort theater celebrates its centennial. “It was the first movie ever at the Garden,” he says.
Concerts, Festivals, and Music Series A to Z
The Alluvion, Traverse City
June 8: Mike Mangione Band
June 14: The Howard Levy 4
June 21: The Ellen Rowe Octet
July 10: Marcus Rezak’s Shred Is Dead Grateful Dead Tribute
July 11: HeyMan
July 19: Djangophonique and Cabaret Boreale
July 26: Hail Your Highness, Guardrail, Ghoul for a Goblin
Aug. 29: Viridian Strings
AuSable Artisan Village Performing Arts Center, Grayling
June 29: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
AuSable River Festival, Grayling
July 25-27: Artists include Motor City Memories, the Knockoffs, the Atomic Café, Vertigo
B3 Festival, Treetops Resort, Gaylord
Sept. 1: Parrots of the Caribbean, Justin Cody Fox, others
Baroque on Beaver, Beaver Island
July 25-Aug. 3: Featuring pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Emerald Isle Winds, St. James Jazz Ensemble, Baroque on Beaver Festival Orchestra, others
Bay View Music Festival, Petoskey
June 28: Ben Folds
July 6: Revisiting Creedence
July 24: The Accidentals
Beaver Island Music Festival
July 18-20: Various artists including the Carpenter Ants, Nathan Walton and the Remedy, Smilo & the Ghost, and others
Benzie Symphony Orchestra
July 14: Benzie Symphony Orchestra, Location TBD
July 21: Benzie Symphony Orchestra at St. Ambrose Cellars
Aug. 18: Benzie Symphony Orchestra, Interlochen Center for the Arts
Beulah Concerts in the Street
June 27: Tim Jones and the Up North All-Stars
July 4: The Accidentals
July 11: Truth & Salvage Co.
July 18: Jabo Bihlman
July 25: The Ol’ Microtones
Aug. 1: Bill Frary and the Frequency
Aug. 8: Dig A Pony
Blissfest, Harbor Springs
July 12-14: Featuring the Wood Brothers, Sarah Jarosz, Donna the Buffalo, Truth & Salvage Co., Missy Raines & Allegheny, May Erlewine, numerous others
Boyne City Stroll the Streets
Fridays June 7-Labor Day: Various live music performances from 6-9pm
Boyne City Pavilion Summer Concerts
June 5: Eric Jaqua
June 12: Full Moon Jam Band
June 19: Sky Blue Pink
June 26: Andrew Lutes
July 10: Billy McAllister
July 17: Charlie Millard Band
July 24: Greg Vadnais Quartet
July 31: James Michael Duo
Aug. 7: Crosscut Kings
Aug. 14: Lavender Lions Duo
Aug. 21: Delilah DeWylde
Aug. 28: Nelson Olstrom
Cedar Polkafest
Aug. 22-27: Alex Meixner, Bavarski, Dynabrass, Duane Malinowski, Larry & His Larks, others
Charlevoix Live on the Lake
East Park Odmark Performance Pavilion
June 27: Hearth & Hymn/Chris Bathgate
July 4: IPR Soundgarden Project/Kodak Quartet
July 11: The Hazel James Band
July 18: The Marsupials
Aug. 1: Pocket Watch
Aug. 8: Levitator with Super Nuclear
Aug. 15: Ryan Curtis
Charlevoix Venetian Festival
July 18: Charlevoix City Band
July 19: Little River Band
July 20: Sweet Tea Trio, Easton Corbin
July 21: Pine River Jazz Big Band
July 22: Leanna Collis and Ivan Greilick, Kids From Wisconsin
Charlotte Ross Lee Concerts in the Park, Petoskey
Concerts are at 12 noon at the Gazebo in Pennsylvania Park
June 19: Ed Tatum
June 21: Kevin Johnson
June 26: Ian Shearing
June 28: Luke Woltanski
July 3: Chris Koury
July 5: Peter Allen Jensen
July 10: John Richard Paul
July 12: Boondoggle Cats
July 17: Keith Scott
July 19: Eliza Thorp
July 24: Don Phelps
July 26: Sean Miller
July 31: Seth Brown Duo
Aug. 2: Owen James
Aug. 7: Mike Ward
Aug. 9: Jeff Pagel
Aug. 14: Tai Jaxx Drury
Aug. 16: Holly Keller Thompson
Cheboygan Music on Main
June 13: Nick Veine
June 20: Melissa & Jake
June 27: Ahab & The Smelt Dippers
July 4: Alter Ego Rehab
July 11: Happy Little Accidents
July 18: Billy Jewell & His Bad Habits
July 25: Lara Fullford
Aug. 1: Nate King
Aug. 8: The Pints
Aug. 15: Elizabeth Landry Trio
Aug. 22: Dale Rieger & Friends
Aug. 29: The Lonely Pines
Cheboygan Opera House
June 9: Chamberfest: William Hagen & Orion Weiss
July 16: Mulebone
June 22: Chamberfest: Beijing Guitar Duo
July 13: Chamberfest: Evren Ozel
July 22: Glenn Miller Orchestra
July 26: Chamberfest: Pacifica Quartet
Aug. 3: Epic Eagles, Eagles Tribute Group
Aug. 9: Chamberfest: Cheng Squared Duo
Aug. 12: Red Hot Chili Pipers
Aug. 17: Chamberfest: Clayton Stephenson
City Opera House, Traverse City
July 17: Keller Williams: DeadPettyKellerGrass featuring the Hillbenders
July 19: A Tribute to The Doobie Brothers
July 23: The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Aug. 8: Traverse City Jamboree
Sept. 6: Martin Sexton
Sept. 8: The Sensational Barnes Brothers
Civic Center Picnic Showcase, Traverse City
June 15: Olivia Van Goor Quartet
June 22: Funky Uncle
June 29: Metro Soul Band
July 6: Anthony Stanco Quintet
July 13: Marshland Express
July 20: Kevin DeSimone/Hilary James Quartet
July 27: Dawn Campbell and the Bohemians
Aug. 3: Joseph and the Velozians
Aug. 10: Double Bill: A.S. Lutes, Andrew's Band/Jeff Haas’s Big Fun Electric Band
Aug. 17: Trillium Groove+2
Aug. 24: Jazz Deluxe w/Robin Connell & Paul Brewer
Aug. 31: Beth Bombara
Coyote Crossing Resort, Cadillac
June 8: Drew Hale
June 15: Ben Chapman
June 22: Rachael Davis Band
June 29: Brent Cobb
July 4: Joe Stamm Band
July 13: Kendell Marvel
July 20: Ward Davis
July 27: Silver Creek Revival
Aug. 3: Luke Winslow-King Band
Aug. 16: Michigan Rattlers
Aug. 31: The Insiders
Dunesville
Harmony Pines, The Harm Farm, Interlochen
July 26-28: Desmond Jones, Earth Radio, 1000 Watt Prophets, Steel & Wood Bluegrass
East Jordan Music in the Park
June 7: Soul Xpress
June 14: Bernadette Kathryn and the Lonely Days Band
June 28: Crosscut Kings
July 5: Pine River Jazz
July 11: Jordan Valley Community Band
July 12: Two Beats
July 18: Jordan Valley Community Band
July 19: RPM
July 25: Jordan Valley Community Band
July 26: Union Guns
Elk Rapids Evening on River Street
June 26: Nick Vasquez
July 3: J Hobbs
July 10: Living Notes
July 17: Dags und Timmah!
July 24: TC Knuckleheads
July 31: Sweetwater Blues Band
Elk Rapids at the Harbor
June 30: Chirps
July 6: Hannah Rose Graves
July 21: Earth Radio
Aug. 4: Adrian & Meredith
Aug. 17: Eric Engblade
Ellsworth Concerts on the Square
June 26: Lou Thumser
July 3: Country Thunder
July 10: Cyndel Thompson
July 17: Two Beats
July 24: OJ Adkins
July 31: Strings Attached
Aug. 7: Foghorn Jazz
Emmet County Fair, Petoskey
Aug. 21: Trace Adkins
Farm Fest, Johannesburg
Aug. 16-18: Jake Allen, Oh Brother Big Sister, Steel and Wood, Michael Rosteck, more
Fountain Point Resort, Lake Leelanau
June 23: Luke Woltnanski
June 30: Taylor Swift Experience
July 7: A to Z
July 14: Ani Mari and Co
July 21: Grace Theisen
July 28: Famgrove Party: Rebel Eves, Burney Sisters, Joy Clark
Aug. 4 : Chris DuPont and Kylee Phillips
Aug. 11: TBA
Downtown Gaylord Summer Concert Series
June 14: Serita’s Black Rose Band
June 21: Pinter Whitnick
June 28: The Go Rounds
July 5: Distant Stars
July 19: The Marsupials
July 26: The Empty Pockets
Aug. 2: Aldrich & Co.
Aug. 9: Jake Allen Band
Aug. 16: Erin Zindle & the Ragbirds
Aug. 23: Driving Dawn
The Garden Theater, Frankfort
June 26: Cousin Curtiss
June 30: Cello Power: Eugene Friesen and Crispin Campbell
July 7: Truth & Salvage Co.
July 14: Bee Taylor
July 20: Tony Furtado w/sg Tim Jones
July 30: Traverse City Dance Project
Aug. 1: Briscoe
Grand Traverse Pavilions, Traverse City
June 20: All About Buffet with Doc Probes and the Rip Tides
June 27: Elvis Tribute with Jake Slater
July 11: Miriam Pico and Friends
July 18: Petoskey Steel Drum Band
July 25: Backroom Gang
Aug. 1: Gordon Lightfoot Tribute
Aug. 8: Some Like It Yacht
Aug. 15: K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
June 15: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
June 19: 360 Allstars
June 22: Ivan Decker
June 29: Tribute to 100 Years of Magic
July 2: The King’s Singers
July 6: Jo Dee Messina
July 13: Sounds of Motor City (Gala)
July 20: Chris Botti
July 27: LeAnn Rimes
July 31-Aug. 1: Rossini’s Cinderella
Aug. 3: Kanin Wren’s Taylor Swift Experience
Aug. 4: Yächtley Crëw
Aug. 6-11: The Concert Truck
Aug. 10: The Four Phantoms
Aug. 17: Grand Rapids Ballet
Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Mamma Mia!
Sept. 7: Del McCoury Band
Grow Benzie, Frankfort
June 20: Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt
Hartwick Pines State Park Amphitheater, Grayling
Aug. 2: Bill Jamerson, tribute to Michigan lumberjacks
Hoxeyville, Wellston
Aug. 9-11: Galactic, Sam Bush, Elephant Revival, The Kitchen Dwellers, Lindsay Lou, Seth Bernard, many others
Interlochen Center for the Arts
June 16: Matthew Cochran and 6 Mile Strings
June 20: Violent Femmes
June 21: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
June 24: The Singing Sergeants
June 27: KC and the Sunshine Band
June 28: Vitamin String Quartet
June 29: World Youth Wind Symphony
June 30: World Youth Symphony Orchestra
June 30: Interlochen Philharmonic
July 7: World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 7: Interlochen Philharmonic
July 10: Lake Street Dive
July 10: World Youth Honors Choir and Interlochen Singers
July 11: Old Crow Medicine Show
July 13: Norah Jones
July 14: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
July 14: World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 15: Nickel Creek and Andrew Bird
July 16: Jason Mraz & the Superband
July 20: Detroit Symphony Orchestra
July 20: World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 21: Interlochen Philharmonic
July 24: Slash with Keb’ Mo’
July 26: 311 with Awolnation
July 27: World Youth Wind Symphony
July 28: World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 28: Interlochen Philharmonic
July 30: World Youth Honors Choir and Interlochen Singers
July 30: Clint Black
Aug. 4: World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Aug. 4: Interlochen Philharmonic
Aug. 5: Jewel and Melissa Etheridge
Aug. 6: Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Aug. 7: Jake Shimabukuro
Aug. 12, 14, 17: Aeolus String Quartet
Jammin’ on Betsie Bay, Waterfront Park, Elberta
June 17: The Olivia Van Goor Show
June 24: Planet D Nonet
July 1: Metro Soul Band
July 8: Anthony Stanco Quintet
July 15: Marshland Express
July 22: Igor and the Red Elvises
July 29: Dawn Campbell and the Bohemians
Aug. 5: Joseph and the Velozians
Aug. 12: Jeff Haas’s Big Fun Electric Band
Aug. 19: Men of Leisure All Stars
Aug. 26: Dave Keller Band
Sept. 2: Beth Bombara Band
Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City
June 22: The Rough & Tumble
June 29: Cousin Curtiss
July 19: Starfarm
July 20: Midtown
July 26: KalHaven Strings
July 27: The Sweetwater Warblers
Aug. 2: Kanin Wren’s Unplugged Taylor Swift Experience
Aug. 10: The Steel Wheels
Aug. 17: Westrin & Mowry
Aug. 31: Horton Creek Bluegrass
Sept. 6: Bluegrass By The Bay w/TBA
Sept. 14: Nathan & Jessie
Local Ground at Lavender Hill
June 22: Brian McCosky
June 29: Owen James
July 19: Ryan & Mike Cassidy
July 20: Hanna Von Bernthal
July 26: Dorothy Gerber Strings Program
July 27: Peter Allen Jensen
Aug. 10: Denning & Johnson
Aug. 17: Jeff Pagel
Aug. 31: Ty Parkin
Sept. 6: Steel & Wood
Sept. 14: Kelly Hively & Melissa Welke
Little River Casino, Manistee
June 8: Aaron Lewis
June 15/16: Barely Devils
June 22: Jackyl
June 29: John Merchant & Greg Miller
July 20: Queensryche
Aug. 3: Blue Oyster Cult
Aug. 24: Buckcherry wsg SIIN
LivelyLands, Backyard Burdickville Campground, Empire
June 16: Seth Bernard, Jordan Hamilton, SoSo HiFi
July 14: The Accidentals w/TBA
Aug. 17: Elizabeth Landry, Laura Rain
Log Cabin Concerts, Kaleva
Aug. 2: Cats in the Basement
Aug. 9: Mary Sue & Mark Schrock
Aug. 16: Ruth and Max Bloomquist
Aug. 23: Feral Cats
Aug. 30: Nick Veine & Co.
Manistee Roots on the River
July 4: Cold Leather Seats
July 11: Seth Bernard
July 18: Nick Veine
July 25: Sari Brown
Aug. 1: Cole Hansen
Aug. 8: Ben Traverse Band
Manistee Shoreline ShowCase, First Street Beach
June 18: The Olivia Van Goor Show
June 25: Planet D Nonet
July 2: Metro Soul Band
July 9: Anthony Stanco Quintet
July 16: Marshland Express
July 23: Igor and the Red Elvises
July 30: Dawn Campbell and the Bohemians
Aug. 6: Joseph and the Velozians
Aug. 13: Jeff Haas's Big Fun Electric Band
Aug. 20: Men of Leisure
Aug. 27: Dave Keller Band
Sept. 3: Beth Bombara
Manitou Music Festival, Glen Arbor (and beyond)
Musicians-in-Residence the Fivemind Reeds Quintet perform around the area June 2-15. June 7 concert at Glen Arbor Arts Center; final concert June 15 at the Leelanau School Beach
June 21: A to Z Music
June 28: The Mighty Tundra Tones, fka Jazz North
July 12: Ron Getz
Aug. 17: B-Side Growlers
Aug. 23: The Lofteez
Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville
June 28: Marion Hayden and Legacy
July 12: Youngman and Oldmen
July 19: The Shouting Bones
July 26: Trillium Groove
Mills Community House, Benzonia
June 22-24, July 13-15: Benzie Community Chorus
Minnehaha Brewhaha, Arcadia Marine
Sept. 1-2: The Smokin’ Droboleles, Great Lakes Brass, Nick Veine, others
Missaukee Greatest 4th in the North, Lake City
July 4: Samantha Crawford, Borderline
July 5: Dueling Pianos
The Music House Museum, Williamsburg
June 8: David Chown
June 15: Pizza and Pipes
June 21: The Cameraman, silent film with Interlochen pianist Steve Larson
Music on Bear Lake
June 29, July 7, Aug. 24: Performers TBA
National Cherry Festival, Traverse City
June 29: Stone Temple Pilots
June 30: T.I.
July 2: Leeanne Morgan
July 3: Goo Goo Dolls
July 4: Dylan Scott
July 5: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias
July 6: The Accidentals and Joshua Davis
Northport in the Park
June 28: 1000 Watt Prophets
July 5: Dune Brothers
July 12: Red Elvises
July 19: Mulebone
July 26: Looking Forward
Aug. 2: Luke Woltanski Band
Aug. 9: K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys
Aug. 16: The Ol’ Microtones
Aug. 23: Soul Patch
Aug. 23: Tundra Tones
Northport Performing Arts Center
June 29: The Village Voices
Aug. 24: Northport Community Band
Odawa Casino, Petoskey
Aug. 17: Maddie & Tae
Old Art Building, Leland
June 8: Six Mile Strings
June 27: I.Am.James
June 30: Big Fun
July 11: Mulebone
July 18: The XtraCrisp
July 28: Josh Rose
Aug. 1: On The Lash
Aug. 8: Elizabeth Landry Trio
Aug. 15: Barefoot!
Aug. 18: Leland Blue
Aug. 22: Charlie Millard
Aug. 29: Jazz North
Sept. 1: K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
July 5: Nothin’ But a Good Time: An 80s Mix Tape
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort
June 8: Viridian Strings: Musical Monikers
July 12: The Sound Garden Project: Kodak Quartet
July 26: Bourbon & Brass
Aug. 9: Quintango, Art of the Tango
Aug. 30: Viridian Strings: Masterworks Unveiled
Portage Lake Onekama Village Park
July 1: The Schrock Brothers
July 8: Fresh Water Roots
July 15: K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys
July 22: Jim Hawley
July 29: BVO
Aug. 5: Jake Slater as Elvis
Aug. 12: Fifth Gear
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
June 8: Scriptless in Seattle
June 14: Greggie and the Jets Elton John Tribute
July 17: Manistee Community Band & Chamber Choir
July 19: Guitar Summit
Aug. 13: QuinTango
August 16: Back to Bacharach
August 23: Landshark Band Jimmy Buffet Tribute
Rhythm & Dunes, Waterfront Park, Ludington
July 27: Young Guns
Aug. 3: The Mega 80s
Sojourn Summer Concert Series, Sojourn Lake Resort, Gaylord
June 28: Dig A Pony
July 26: Charlie Millard Band
Aug. 23: Earth Radio
Spirit of the Woods, Brethren
June 15: Performers include Song of the Lakes, Luca Ciarlo, and Stella!
Summer Concerts in the Park, Mineral Springs Park, Frankfort
July 5: Cheryl Wolfram & The Truck Driver Bingo Group
July 12: Scotty Karate
July 19: TBA
July 26: Eric Nassau
Aug. 2: Salt City Jazz Band
Aug. 9: Grosse Ile Quintet
Aug. 16: Full Stop
Aug. 30: Jason Locke
Summer Sun Sets, First Street Beach, Manistee
June 1: Abbie Thomas
June 15: The Erly
June 29: Luke Woltanski
July 6: I.Am.James
July 21: Charlie Millard Band
Traverse City Horse Shows, Williamsburg
Musicians play a set before and after the competitions
June 9: Tim Jones
June 15: TBA
June 16: The Headwaters Duo
June 22: TBA
June 23: Courtney Kaiser-Sandler & Tim Jones
June 25: TBA
July 7: Huggy Bear Duo
July 14: Jen Sygit
July 21: TBA
July 27: Mark Lavengood
July 28: TBA
Aug. 3: TBA
Aug. 4: TBA
Aug. 11: Miriam Pico Duo
Sept. 8: Tim Jones
Sept. 15: Joshua Davis
Sept. 21, 22: TBA
Traverse City Philharmonic
July 11: Songs of Hollywood: TC Jazz Band and Jazz Singers, Civic Center Amphitheater
July 18: Bridgerton Meets Amadeus: Sphinx String Quartet, Civic Center Amphitheater
July 25: Fantasy & Sci-Fi Night, Civic Center Amphitheater
Sept. 15: Trumpets Thru Time: Traverse City Jazz Orchestra, Corson Auditorium
UpBeat Cadillac
June 20: The Olivia Van Goor Show
June 27: Planet D Nonet
July 4: Metro Soul Band
July 11: Anthony Stanco Quintet
July 18: Marshland Express
July 25: Igor and the Red Elvises:
Aug. 1: Dawn Campbell and the Bohemians
Aug. 8: Joseph and the Velozians
Aug. 15: Jeff Haas’s Big Fun Electric Band
Aug. 22: Men of Leisure All-Stars
The Venue Event Center, Cadillac
June 8: Boy Band Review
June 26: Demun Jones
July 26: Powerman 5000
Aug. 2: Digital Underground
Aug. 3: Keith Anderson
Aug. 23: Cold
Aug. 24: Jerrod Nieman
Sept. 11: Songs of WhiteLion w/ original lead singer Mike Tramp