Wednesday Wines, Rhythm & Brews The Blue Rays Trio, featuring bassist/vocalist Ralph McKee, guitarist/vocalist Peter Holland, and harmonica player Tim Douthit offer up a unique blend of traditional and modern blues and funk along with some[...]

Come and perform a song or two– or a poem, story or comedy routine– at our weekly Thursday Open Mic Night. Sound provided as well as a room full of enthusiastic listeners. This week’s guest[...]

The Springtails are charming Michigan-based husband-and-wife duo, Andy & Julianna Wilson. Mixing new with old vaudeville and swing-era standards, her lilting voice and snappy ukulele with his soulful harmonica and retro-sounding horn transport listeners back[...]

The Ukulele Kings are a fun and involving all-ukulele trio featuring tasty and clever originals along with select covers you never would have expected to hear on the uke. They are on tour on support[...]

Tonight the Zou features The Rollie Tussing Project—award-winning jazz/blues/swing guitarist Rollie Tussing with a roster of his good musician friends joining him each week. Rollie is not to be missed!

Come and perform a song or two– or a poem, story or comedy routine– at our weekly Thursday Open Mic Night. Sound provided as well as a room full of enthusiastic listeners. This week’s guest[...]

MARCUS SHELTON Originally from the Pacific Northwest, American tenor Marcus Shelton is a newcomer to Michigan. His powerful vocal and piano performances draw upon an eclectic combination of influences and experience for an exceptionally unique[...]

Bob has had a fantastic career with the opportunity to work with some of the finest musicians in the world. He just enjoys the music. He puts his heart in every performance, from the smallest[...]

Come enjoy our weekly Wednesday Wines, Rhythm & Brews event, featuring some of the area’s top blues/jazz/swing ensembles. Tonight we pleased to have Chelsea’s own Pete Bullard and friends!

Come and perform a song or two– or a poem, story or comedy routine– at our weekly Thursday Open Mic Night. Sound provided as well as a room full of enthusiastic listeners. This week’s guest[...]

On a musical journey that began in 1982, Annie and Rod Capps have earned sincere praise for their songwriting and musicianship, with two albums topping the Folk-DJ charts, multiple Detroit Music Award nominations, and as 2-time[...]

Tracy Kash is an accomplished , pianist, flautist, writer and arranger and received a Master of Music Degree from Boston Conservatory.  She actively composes/arranges for the Theatre Bizarre Orchestra, does soundtrack work for film/tv, and performs in[...]

 

Come and perform a song or two– or a poem, story or comedy routine– at our weekly Thursday Open Mic Night. Sound provided as well as a room full of enthusiastic listeners. This week’s guest[...]

Billy Brandt is a multiple-award-winning Detroit area singer-songwriter, whose rootsy, folky, psychedelic alt-country background underpins strong songwriting and an adventurous spirit. A mainstay of the local Detroit scene, Billy’s collaborations with other artists are near-legendary[...]

Mike Ball with Madcat Mike Ball is an Erma Bombeck Award-winning humorist and singer/songwriter, has been described musically as “John Prine meets Jimmy Buffett.” Mike is also the founder of Lost Voices, a Michigan nonprofit[...]

 

 

From our Wednesday Wines, Rhythm & Brews music series, The Blue Ray Trio joins us for a weekend performance. This week at the Zou, our Rhythm, Wine & Brews series presents the Blue Rays Trio!  The[...]

Lisa Pappas & Michael Weiss This husband-and-wife, acoustic folk-rock duo play a grooving mix of originals, covers, and traditional songs. Their music includes harmony vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and more. Tonight’s show features talented special[...]

 

  Tonight’s show features a shared bill with Chelsea native, fingerstyle guitarist Dale Osborn and songwriting duo Barker & Broski. A resident of Chelsea, Dale Osborn is an accomplished fingerstyle guitarist—on both 6 and 12-string.[...]

Can you dream in music? According to Robert Johnson, you can not only dream in music but you can also find creative musical inspiration through dreams. When asked what type of musical influences Johnson draws[...]

 

 

Returning to the Zou, 4Peace4 brings together four unique award wining musicians. Chris McCall (vocals) a six time winner on “Star Search,” Paul Vornhagen (sax/flute) a winner of six Detroit Music Awards, Carl Michel (guitar) winner[...]

Award-winning musician and 3-time Blues Champ, John Latini is a serious crafter of clever, literate songs, plays a slick, blues-soaked, economically hard-driving guitar style— but more than anything he’s an intense, incandescent performer, with an[...]