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DJ Nitro spins hip-hop and rap club bangers at BADDIEWEEN on Saturday, October 3, at 9 p.m. at Diamondback Music Hall in Belleville. Free before 11 p.m., 21+; mechanical bull rides all night and a crowd-picked cash prize for the sexiest costume.
Diamondback Music Hall

MotorCity Wine hosts a Tango Night on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. at MotorCity Wine in Detroit. It’s a house-run night.
MotorCity Wine

Las Guaracheras, the all-women salsa sextet from Cali, plays Friday, October 9, 2026, at 8 p.m. at Candela in Detroit’s Mexicantown. Expect live salsa and Latin jazz with Afro-Caribbean drive and vibraphone. Tickets: $25–$30.
Candela, 3564 W. Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI, 48216, United States

Saideira plays a tribute to Carlos Santana on Friday, October 9, at 8 p.m. at Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall in Detroit. Expect Latin rock drive, vibrant rhythms, and those signature guitar lines. Tickets available.
Aretha's Jazz Café at Music Hall

Tariq Gardner's Evening Star — concert at Cliff Bell’s, Detroit.
Cliff Bell’s

Mike D, co-founder of Beastie Boys, hits the stage on Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple’s Jack White Theatre in Detroit. If you’re into the punk–rap–reggae crossroads and Beastie Boys lore, this is your night. Tickets available via the venue.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Crescendo Detroit presents a benefit concert on Tuesday, October 27, at 7 p.m. at the Bonstelle Playhouse in Detroit, led by Morris Hayes—Prince’s longtime keyboardist and music director—with Tony Mosley (Tony M.) and vocalist MacKenzie. VIP includes a meet & greet and a late set; tickets $50–$900 plus fees.
Bonstelle Playhouse

The Vincent Chandler Experience is a musical performance featuring Vincent Chandler, a Detroit-based trombonist, composer, and educator. The shows take place at Cliff Bell’s with two performance times and dinner available before the first show.
Cliff Bell’s

Akeem Ali brings his rap show on The Texture Tour to The Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Sunday, November 1, at 7 p.m. He’s rolling in with Texture Tape III—slick metaphors over sultry production and a 70s-tinged persona. Tickets available through the venue.
The Majestic Theatre

The Majestic Theatre and Magic Stick celebrate Lil Peep’s 30th birthday on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre in Detroit. A genre-blurring emo-rap figure from the SoundCloud era; tickets available, all ages.
The Majestic Theatre

The Mavericks play Friday, November 6, at 7 p.m. at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak with guest singers, honoring Raul Malo’s songs with their country-rock-Latin blend. Tickets: $55.29.
Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W 4th St, Royal Oak, MI, 48067, United States

Black Violin brings The Be Free Tour to the Masonic Jack White Theatre at the Masonic Temple in Detroit on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 7 p.m. Two classically trained string players and a DJ fuse classical, hip-hop, funk, and jazz, with Jon Muq opening. Tickets via the venue; all ages.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Led by saxophonist Joshua James, Cliff Bell’s Big Band plays a Radiohead program on Sunday, November 22, at 5:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit. Arrangements from the Radiohead Jazz Project by Bob Curnow and Fred Sturm; tickets $30, with additional shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Cliff Bell’s

Latin Grammy–nominated Making Movies plays The Ark in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, November 24, at 8 p.m., part of The Ark’s Artist Spotlight Series—Panamanian rhythms with psychedelic rock power, led by Enrique Chi and his handmade mejorana. Free, no tickets; nonperishables for Food Gatherers accepted, and livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Aguanko, the Latin jazz septet led by percussionist-composer Alberto Nacif, plays Friday, December 18, at 7 p.m. at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor (two sets at 7 and 9). Expect Cuban-rooted originals blending jazz with son–salsa rhythms. $25 cover.
Blue LLama Jazz Club
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