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Concert Weekend: Isley Brothers, Michigan Music Festival, G. Love, Dead Again and more...
It's been 60 years since "Shout," so a perfect time to twist and shout with onetime Motown favorites the Isley Brothers at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at Sound Board in the MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit. Tickets $63 and up. Call 313-237-7711 or visit motorcitycasino.com.
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• The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is back on the road this weekend, playing Beethoven, Stravinsky and Saint Saens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Berman Center in West Bloomfield; 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at the Plymouth First United Methodist Church; 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Kirk in the Hills in Bloomfield Hills; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at Star of the Sea in Grosse Pointe. Tickets are $25, 313-576-5111 or dso.org.
• Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials play two nights of blues, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19, at Callahan's Music Hall, 2015 South Blvd. Tickets $25 and $20, 248-858-9508 or atcallahans.com.
• Pontiac's Pancho Villa's Skull blends mariachi and punk on Friday, Jan. 18, at the Pike Room in the Crofoot, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 7 p.m. Tickets $10, 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.
• Royal Oak's Crashing Cairo joins forces with No Alarms for a show on Friday, Jan. 18, at the Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Doors at 8 p.m. Tickets $23, 248-544-1991 or themagicbag.com.
• The Way Down Wanderers from Peoria, Ill., play with Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at the Parliament Room in Otus Supply, 345 E. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. Tickets are $12 in advance, $17 at the door. Call 248-291-6160 or visit otussupply.com.
• The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Pops plays the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and the rest of the Rat Pack Friday through Sunday, Jan. 18-20, at Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Tickets $24-$115, 313-576-5111 or dso.org.
• Pancho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz band, with Detroit native James Carter, pay tribute to John Coltrane at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 in Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Tickets $19-$99, 313-576-5111 or dso.org.
• Israeli electronic rockers Infected Mushroom come to play Friday, Jan. 18 at Saint Andrews Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit. Doors at 9 p.m. Tickets $28, 313-961-8358 or saintandrewsdetroit.com.
• Mountain Heart plays bluegrass and more at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Tickets $35, 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• Ten local bands — including Dead Silent, Squatch, Buried With Sincerity, Elsie Binx and more — perform as part of the Michigan Music Festival at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Tickets $15, 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.
• The Michigan Grateful Dead tribute band Dead Again celebrates its 10th anniversary on Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Magic Bag in Ferndale. Doors at 8 p.m. Tickets $15, 248-544-1991 or themagicbag.com.
• After The Money Is Gone celebrates the release of its new album Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Parliament Room in Otus Supply, Ferndale. Tickets $10 advance, $15 at the door, 248-291-6160 or otussupply.com.
• The CYE Chamber Ensembles present a recital at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Allesee Hall inside the Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Admission is free; 313-576-5111 or dso.org.
• G. Love & Special Sauce pour it on Saturday, Jan. 19, at Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25, 313-961-8358 or saintandrewsdetroit.com.
• Singer-songwriter Arlo McKinley brings his brand of Americana to the Ark in Ann Arbor at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. Tickets $10, 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• Massachusetts headbangers Four Year Strong, along with Elder Brother, Bearings and Nathan Hardy, rock out Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Shelter, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $18, 313-961-8358 or saintandrewsdetroit.com.
• Locals Shari Kane and Dave Steele are joined by Britain's Red Tail Rising at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Ark in Ann Arbor. Tickets $20, 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
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Gary Graff
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