February:

12: Bump at Rick's American Cafe, 224 Abbott Road

13: Newport Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour, featuring Cedar Walton, Howard Alden, James Carter, James Moody, Lewis Nash, Peter Washington and Randy Brecker at the Wharton Center

13: The Sights, The Waxwings and The Avatars at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor

13: Rocking For Paws benefit for Friends of Ingham County Animal Shelter featuring Killer Miller, Elastic Eight Track, Wanderjahr, The Pusherz and The Hush

14: Diamond Rio at the Wharton Center

14: Honest D and the Steel Reserve at Mac's Bar

14: Aretha Franklin at the Music Hall Center in Detroit

14: Cyndi Lauper at the Stranahan Theatre in Toledo, Ohio

15: Sunday Jazz Vespers Concert Series featuring Cyrus Chestnut at the Okemos Christian Center, 2630 Bennett Road in Okemos, starts at 3 p.m.

15: Henry Rollins at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor

17: Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb at the Magic Stick in Detroit

18: The Von Bondies at the Union Ballroom

19: Dope, Mushroomhead and Twisted Method at The Machine Shop in Flint

20: The Hard Lessons at Mac's Bar

20: The Sounds with Kill Hannah and IMA Robot at the Magic Bag in Ferndale

21: The Fags with Back In Spades and Tiny Steps at the Magic Bag in Ferndale

21: Annie Quick at Mac's Bar

24: Robben Ford at the Magic Bag in Ferndale

25: Switchfoot at the Union Ballroom

27: Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Russian and SAH at Mac's Bar

27: Ekoostik Hookah at The Temple Club

29: Ludacris, Chingy and I-20 at Breslin Center

March:

4: The Walkmen at the Union Ballroom

5: Wanderjahr with Delicious at Mac's Bar

11: Fat Possum Juke Joint Caravan with T-Model Ford, Kenny Brown and more TBA at the Magic Bag in Ferndale

12: Savoy Brown and Wishbone Ash at the Magic Bag in Ferndale