The Robin Theatre

Detroit-based artists, The Brown Thrasher & Todd Albright, performed for a cozy little room last night. We were blown away by both of them- haunting original autoharp tunes and super fine 12-string folk blues! 🤩 Really loved making these connections with new friends from SE MI. (Catch fellow Detroiter, at their ragtime banjo trio show next week!)

🌘 This week at The Robin 🌒
Wednesday: Molly Parden x Eliza Edens x Louisa Stancioff w/ Lucas Powell (indie folk singer songwriters)
Thursday: Todd Albright & The Brown Thrasher (Detroit 12-string blues, autoharp, songwriters)

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🍁 October Events 🍂

OCT 9 / Molly Parden x Eliza Edens x Louisa Stancioff (wsg. Lucas Powell) at The Robin
OCT 10 / Todd Albright (w/ The Brown Thrasher) at The Robin Theatre
OCT 16 / Latinx Heritage Month Comedy Showcase
OCT 17 / Aaron Jonah Lewis's Ragtime Banjo Revival
OCT 24 / Full Cord at The Robin
OCT 26 / Ambient Annotations: October, 2024
OCT 29 / The Poetry Room
OCT 30 / Natalie & Brittany Haas + Nic Gareiss at The Robin Theatre

10/26: Ambient Annotations returns! Drop in to enjoy ambient sounds and experimental electronica performed by local artists in a welcoming environment. Meet other people interested in making this kind of music, or just enjoy strange sounds in a cozy setting. Donations welcome, but not required. Performances will begin at noon, and last until about 1:30PM.

Featuring:
Stephanie E. Vasko (Field recordings/Tape)
Alexis Lamb (Ambient spook-sharer)
bioPrism (nature-inspired ambient minimalism)
Stu Clapp from Pulphonics (Psychedelic Electronic Rock)

Todd Albright & The Brown Thrasher | 10/10/24
Albright is a country blues, twelve-string guitar player and vocalist based in Detroit, MI. Grounded in the pre-war era of the blues tradition (1880-1939), and one of the top blues guitarists in the world, Todd is the only contemporary twelve string player in his genre. Todd’s forthcoming third album is set to be released by Third Man Records.

We're really looking forward to seeing this new project from the virtuoso banjo player, fiddler, music scholar and Detroiter, Aaron Jonah Lewis! You may know them from their solo work or with Corn Potato String Band, and their Ragtime Banjo Revival builds on an already brilliant repertoire of joyful, vibrant and historically significant songs. Hope to see you at the show on October 17!
More info and video at our site!

Tonight's show with the phenomenal fiddler, Bruce Molsky, is sold out! Still time to get tickets for a slew of fun and inspiring shows coming up later this month!

OCT 9 / MOLLY PARDEN, ELIZA EDENS, LOUISA STANCIOFF
(INDIE FOLK SINGER/SONGWRITERS, W/ LUCAS POWELL)
OCT 10 / TODD ALBRIGHT & THE BROWN THRASHER
(ACOUSTIC 12-STRING BLUES, DETROIT, THIRD MAN RECORDS)
OCT 16 / LATINX HERITAGE MONTH COMEDY SHOWCASE
OCT 17 / AARON JONAH LEWIS: RAGTIME BANJO REVIVAL
OCT 24 / FULL CORD (BLUEGRASS)
OCT 26 / AMBIENT ANNOTATIONS
OCT 29 / POETRY ROOM
OCT 30 / NATALIE & BRITTANY HAAS W/ NIC GAREISS

Ten Pound Fiddle Concerts and Dances

Check out this absolutely brilliant lineup for our upcoming Latinx Heritage Month Comedy Showcase! Hope you'll come out to support and celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with us 🍁 We're offering a discounted price for pairs of tickets, and as with all comedy shows, BYOB from Sleepwalker Spirits And Ale!

🍂 Oct. 9 🍂 Song writers and multi-instrumentalists Molly Parden, Eliza Edens & Louisa Stancioff are teaming up to bring a tour de force of alternative folk to listening rooms across the country. The trio will be accompanying each other on guitar, bass, fiddle, and backing vocals to conjure up a mesmerizing evening of masterfully-crafted art-folk. Tickets and info at our website!

Parden, Edens, and Stancioff, "Everybody Laughs": youtube.com/watch?v=WXG2s2OP1Xc
Molly Parden, "Cigarette": youtube.com/watch?v=XUUnvqrAtsM
Louisa Stancioff: youtube.com/watch?v=JqrChFamnM0
Eliza Edens, "Ineffable": youtube.com/watch?v=0RdIs9uaf3c

Bruce Molsky at The Robin | Wed. Oct 2
Acclaimed fiddler and singer Bruce Molsky is “one of America’s premier fiddling talents” (Mother Jones) and a Grammy nominated artist. Presented by Ten Pound Fiddle Concerts and Dances! (Tickets are going fast, so we encourage you to get yours before this show s e l l s o u t!)

Tickets are moving fast for this Saturday's show, Charming Disaster (w/ Super Secret Cult Band) at The Robin! We implore you to get yours before they disappear. Join us for goth-folk and apocalyptic doo-wop to kick off the spookiest time of year 💀
Super Secret Cult Band

Start your Lansing LIT off right with "A Way With Words" Friday at 7pm at the LCC Dart Auditorium. An evening of revelatory poetry and story exploring the different ways we share our words. Hosted by Masaki Takahashi, Lansing Poet Laureate Emeritus, a spoken word artist who will share his identity poems, the evening’s feature is from New York City, slam poet The Bee who has a speech impediment. Tai Dorsette, a Hard of Hearing poet from Michigan will perform her poems with American Sign Language voice interpreted for hearing audience members, MSU researcher Jai Bin will talk about the science of speech impediments, LCC Sign Program adjunct Monique Franks-Balcarcel will present about Deaf culture, and an LCC student-created poem will be shared.

An excellent standup comedy showcase this Thursday! Brad Wenzel headlines, with very funny guests Alex Bozinovic & Richard Mathis! We hand-picked this lineup, and hope you can make it out to the show!
🏆 8PM show 🏆
2-for-$40 tickets available ahead of time!
BYOB from Sleepwalker Spirits And Ale
Brad Wenzel / Richard Mathis /

Tickets for tomorrow's show with Big Fun are moving fast! Check out this eclectic ensemble, and find tickets/video/info at our website! 🪕🎹🏆

10/16 | Latinx Heritage Month Comedy Showcase
This astounding lineup is co-produced by Las Locas Comedy, and features an incredibly talented lineup of Latinx comics. More info about the comics and tickets on sale now at our website!

Thursday, 9/12 | Roy Book Binder
The master storyteller & fingerstyle blues guitar player takes the stage! "The Book" traveled with Rev. Gary Davis in the 60s & went on to a spectacular career in performing/preserving this American music tradition.
8PM, co-produced w/ Ten Pound Fiddle Concerts and Dances!

Great old-time and bluegrass music on Thursday night! Do something inspiring and lovely for yourselves while supporting brilliant, working artists! 💚
https://youtu.be/3arYjIVUPTI?si=j83SV8om9Iv4-Ik1
Steam Machine / Micah Ling & Molly McBride at The Robin
8PM / all ages / BYOB from Sleepwalker Spirits And Ale

Steam Machine - That Girl I Love Don't Pay Me No Mind Steam Machine's take on a Fiddling Arthur Smith song AJ Srubas - fiddleRina Rossi - guitarwithDavid Robinson - banjoRich Casey - bassrecorded at Future Condo...

🪕🌳🎙📖 Happy September! 💀🎻🎹🏆

Molly Parden x Eliza Edens x Louisa Stancioff at The Robin | Oct. 9
These songwriters and multi-instrumentalists are teaming up to bring a tour de force of alternative folk to listening rooms across the country. They'll be accompanying each other on guitar, bass, fiddle, and backing vocals to conjure up a mesmerizing evening of masterfully-crafted art-folk. Video & more on our website!

Lansing Lit is coming up on Sept. 20-22! Excited to be working with a bunch of lovely people to make this thing happen, including many wonderful indie booksellers, poets and authors. Our alter-ego, The Robin Books, will host a couple of special events, and there's so much more going on all over Lansing. Hope you can make it!

We were blown away by Steam Machine when we hosted them last year, and can't wait to see them again on 🪕 September 5th 🎻
Hope you'll join us for brilliant bluegrass and delightful old-time music, with Micah Ling & Molly McBride opening the show!

Hey folks! After a brief detour, we're pleased to share that Big Fun will bring their incredible musicianship and highly original compositions to The (happy and healthy) Robin Theatre on a new date - Sept. 11 at 8PM! See you here!