Happy Hour: Chuchu
Join us for a free happy hour concert! 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.
Open Mic Wednesday w/ Annie Bacon & Forrest Hejkal
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.
Happy Hour: Anna Ess & Friends
Join us for a free happy hour concert! Anna loves to sing pop ballads and indie folk originals. She is influenced by songwriters such as Fiona Apple, PJ Harvey and Alanis Morrissette. With simple accompaniment she writes to challenge her own comforts, to question the way of things and to serenade the flowers.
Karaoke Night
A night for those of you that sing in the shower and belt it in traffic. A night for those that have no proper place to perform. We have your stage at North Star Lounge! Lousy singer? We don’t care. Just bring a good time. Hosted by our very own Ryan M.
Happy Hour: The Dangling Participles
Join us for a free happy hour concert! Tamiko May and Austin Kaufmann comprise the creative duo at the heart of Lansing’s indie folk darlings The Dangling Participles. Their performances feature spirited duets, storied lyrics, soulful harmonies, and vibrant folk-jazz instrumentation, with Austin anchoring the pair on guitar and Tamiko adding cornet and ukulele. Songwriters both, they draw deep from the wells of literature, art, family, and relationships to pen songs evoking the breadth of human
BLUEGRASS FRIDAY: PONTIAC TRAIL BLAZERS ft. Rochelle Clark
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 Rochelle Clark on vocals & guitar $10 cover
Shadows & Light: The Music of Joni Mitchell
Presented by Detroit vocalist Olivia Van Goor and Lansing drummer Jeff Shoup, Shadows & Light takes its name from Joni Mitchell’s iconic 1979 live album, which featured an all-star lineup of jazz legends: Pat Metheny on guitar, Jaco Pastorius on bass, Don Alias on drums and percussion, Lyle Mays on piano, and Michael Brecker on saxophones. Inspired by Joni’s boundary-pushing songwriting and genre-defying collaborations, Shadows & Light: The Music of Joni Mitchell is a heartfelt tribute that seek
Happy Hour: Billy & Elaine
Join us for a free happy hour concert! Billy Brandt and Elaine Schoendorf are two emotionally driven singer songwriters. They come from different backgrounds and different musical influences. But when they come together in harmony, world’s are connected. They always seem to get to the heart of the matter.
The Whiskey Charmers
Recently voted Detroit’s best Americana band by readers of the Detroit Metro Times, The Whiskey Charmers create their own brand of Dusty Americana with melancholy guitar weaving in and out of vocal melodies that tug at your heartstrings and give you the feeling of winding down a dusty desert road. Ticketed Show | 6:30 PM | 6 PM Doors
AgawDilim
Jazz chords, groove-heavy rhythms, and Iranian melodies, played on the 72-string santoor, come together in the genre-blurring musical feast of AgawDilim. Their music can transport you in an instant from a winding alley in Tehran’s bazaar to a smoky blues bar in Detroit. Trained in the Radif tradition and immersed in modern santoor techniques, Babak Soleimani weaves jazz and electronic textures into his instrumentals on two exploratory EPs: Dhow and Farewell Pond. Veena is a pianist grounded in c
Happy Hour: Jordan Smith-Hays
Join us for a free happy hour concert! Jordan Smith-Hays is a guitarist from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He brings to stage a high-energy solo set of funk, blues, R&B, and rock, with many guitar solos and occasional vocals.
G-Fours
Desperate to maintain their sanity during the pandemic, G-Fours began as four friends who met in a dusty garage to play some tunes. Through their exuberant blend of styles ranging from classical to tangos to Scandinavian folk tunes to beloved pop songs, G-Fours are known for their engaging interpretations of music from around the globe. Dedicated to the transformative magic of music, G-Fours strive to bend the aural arc of the universe toward joy. Ticketed Show | 7 PM → 6:30 PM Doors
Happy Hour: Lila Fetter
Join us for a free happy hour concert! Lila has been writing songs and performing her whole life, and has recently started to strive to make music more than just a passion. Last summer, she released her second album, “Ray of Sunshine” and is eager to share these stories with a live audience. Having grown up in Ann Arbor, she is so excited for this opportunity to perform in her hometown before she heads back to the east coast to begin her junior year at Boston University. Learn more about Lila he
Happy Hour: The Steve Taylor Three
Join us for a free happy hour concert! The Steve Taylor Three is a Detroit-based Americana trio. The three musicians weave emotion, reflections of life and family, and vast experience into original songs that would be a great soundtrack for a long drive across the country. Their latest album “Temporary Heart” is available wherever finer music is streamed.
Ani Mari Tour Kickoff & 7” Vinyl Release party !!!
Alt-Americana singer-songwriter Ani Mari has been performing solo, with her backing band, and with her folk duo, Ani & Kora, around her home state of Michigan for almost a decade. She has shared stages with prominent artists such as James McMurtry, BettySoo, Amelia Day, The Accidentals, May Erlewine, and Joshua Davis, and headlined 3 tours across the Midwestern United States and the East Coast. On her debut album, girlfriend , listeners will hear echoes of the forests and waters of Mic
Happy Hour: Shiny Shiny Black
Join us for a free happy hour concert! Shiny Shiny Black is the project of Goshen, Indiana husband and wife songwriters Nate and Amber Butler — a duo whose self-described “coffeehouse rock and roll” creates space for people to feel genuinely at home. Their music is warm enough for a quiet room and alive enough to fill it: classic guitar tones, close vocal harmonies, and songs that hold complexity without heaviness. Nate’s songs lean toward warmth and forward motion; Amber’s toward reflection and