David Newbould is a lifer. Since kickstarting his career with 2007’s Big Red Sun, he’s made his mark as a heartland roots-rocker, Americana artist, and amplified folksinger, writing songs that chart the ups and downs of an adulthood often spent onstage and on the road. With 5 acclaimed albums and several EP’s to his credit, his songs have been featured on TV shows such as Dawson’s Creek and Criminal Minds.

In 2020, Americana rocker David Newbould recorded the album, Power Up!, as part of a two man crew with producer Scot Sax. Fighting the limitations of the pandemic, the two played almost everything themselves. The experience inspired Newbould to build his own studio and begin working in such fashion. The natural evolution of this process is the new release, Average Fidelity Vol. 1, which released on streaming along with limited physical release on Aug 15, 2025.

This show will be at the Flamb-OWE-nce community house. $20 cash only at the door, 100% of the proceeds go directly to the artist.

Third Coast Swing is heavily influenced by the music of Django Reinhardt and his band The Hot Club of Paris. The jazz ensemble takes influence from the band and uses it to shape their own styles of gypsy swing, bolero, jazz, and more! The quartet tonight will be Stephen Plummer-guitar, Kaedin Plummer-guitar, Tom Knific-bass, and Grant Flick-violin.

Stephen Plummer is a passionate, versatile and engaging guitarist, who displays his southern roots, New York City training, and devotion to the legacy of Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz. Raised in Alabama and Atlanta, Stephen studied at the Atlanta Institute of Music, the City College of New York, and NYC’s New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He is the founder/director of Third Coast Swing , has shared the stage with national touring artists including guitar greats of Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, Denis Chang, and Jimmy Grant. Based in Ludington, Michigan, Stephen shares his talents teaching at the Ludington Area Center for The Arts. His commitment to the study and performance of the music of Django Reinhardt and proponents of Gypsy Jazz has delighted audiences and inspired legions of new fans.

Kaedin Plummer grew up surrounded by art since the age of 13. Both parents are actors and directors. His brother Elliot is a singer, his sister a graphic artist and his older brother, Stephen Plummer as his guitar mentor. He now plays rhythm guitar with his brother Stephen who formed this Michigan based jazz group “Third Coast Swing”. Kaedin also studied music with Keith Kuczynski at Ludington High school, playing euphonium in The wind symphony, and bass in the jazz band. He then studied with Ted Malt at West Shore Community College. Playing upright bass in wind symphony and guitar in the big band jazz band. He received a certification for guitar build and repair from Galloup Guitar School, in Kalamazoo. For the past 6 years Kaedin has been gigging and recording with the Third Coast Swing Band all around the state of Michigan.

Tom Knific has performed with many of the great jazz and classical artists of our time on tour and on record. They include Gene Bertoncini, Michel Legrand, Billy Hart, Randy Brecker, Dave Brubeck, Fred Hersch, and others. He and Eric Marienthal co-led the “Dream Band” with Toots Thielemans, Kenny Werner and Harvey Mason in the first live interactive concert multi-cast over the Internet. As a classical artist, he has recorded with Pepe Romero, Andre Watts, Philippe Entremont, and the Merling Trio. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestras and has performed as principal bassist with orchestras and chamber orchestras in the U.S. and Europe. He has appeared at chamber music festivals throughout North America and Europe and was a founding member, bassist and composer for the contemporary music group, OPUS 21. Tom is professor emeritus of double bass and director of jazz studies at Western Michigan University.He has also taught at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan State University, Cleveland Institute of Music, and has been visiting artist/faculty at The China Conservatory, Beijing, since 2008. In 2019, Knific helped launch a new Jazz Academy in Bangkok, Thailand as advisor and teacher. He has presented over two hundred master classes worldwide.

Grant Flick is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and collaborative artist currently based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While his main instrument is violin he typically inhabits spaces where it is not uncommon to find him playing nyckelharpa, tenor guitar, mandolin, or just about any other fifth-tuned stringed instrument. He lives fluidally between idioms/genres with a focus on original instrumental music primarily influenced by American improvisational idioms (bluegrass, jazz, new acoustic music, etc.), the music of Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli, and chamber music both new and old. His most recent album “The Great Door” showcases his writing style in a quartet featuring entirely original material. His performance portfolio is diverse as he has played at places such as the Argyros, Baltimore Museum of Art, Billy Strings’ Renewal Festival, Cole Porter Festival, Grand Ole Opry, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, the International Society of Bassists’ Convention, Michigan Jazz Festival, Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest, Savannah Music Festival, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival, among others. He has appeared on stage with artists such as Darol Anger, Frank Vignola, Julian Lage, Mike Marshall, and Time for Three, to name a few. 

This show will be at the Flamb-OWE-nce Community House located at 2492 Scottwood Ave.

Potluck at 6:00, Music at 7:00.

$20 cash at door, as always, 100% goes directly to the musicians.

John Cowan, hailed as the Voice of Newgrass, has been singing his heart out for more than forty years and his soaring vocals have only improved with time. A true innovator, Cowan applies his powerful pipes to genres from country, bluegrass, and gospel to soul, jazz, and rock – often within the space of a single concert. His ability to move fluidly through multiple styles, and carry mesmerized audiences on the journey with him, has set him apart as one of the most loved and admired vocal artists of his generation, not just by fans and critics but among fellow musicians as well.

With his distinctive, rock-tinged tenor vocal and heart-thumping electric bass, Cowan along with fellow New Grass Revival bandmates Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, and Curtis Burch, and later Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn, introduced a new generation of music fans to an explosive, experimental and ultimately, an eponymous brand of bluegrass. The “newgrass” sound spawned popular jam bands such as Leftover Salmon and Yonder Mountain String Band, opened the door for today’s young bluegrass superstars Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle and shaped the sensibilities of country megastars Garth Brooks, The Chicks, the Zac Brown Band, and Darius Rucker.

Luke Bulla has been singing and playing music most of his life. Touring with and singing in his family band from age four, Luke took up the fiddle at seven.

Over the course of the next few years, he won the National Fiddle Contest (in Weiser, Idaho) six times in his respective age categories. His seventh win came in the Grand Champion division at age sixteen, making him the youngest to have earned the title at the time. Entering Nashville’s Grand Master Fiddle Championship at age ten, Luke distinguished himself by being the youngest person to have made the top ten.

In addition to violin, Luke plays guitar and mandolin, and sings and writes songs.

A working class soul. A ten pound steel guitar. A voice dripping of nostalgia.

Nick Andrew Staver has emerged as a captivating American Roots & Blues singer-songwriter from the blue collar valleys of southern Pennsylvania. Writing and recording as an independent solo artist the last decade has led to the release of 10 albums highlighted by recent releases Rust Don't Shine (2022) and late 2024 studio release, ROOTS. ROOTS and Rust Don’t Shine display perfect examples of Nick’s versatility between both folk and blues songwriting. Colorful lyrics, emotive vocals and a unique guitar style. Born comfortably within the boundaries of his musical influences, every song seamlessly steps outside the lines to spotlight his personal approach to the two genres that have created his foundation. Anchored in using live performances to uncover the corners of his personal journey, each song develops the benefits and struggles that come with the American experience.

Potluck at 6:00, Music at 7:00.

$20 cash at door, as always, 100% goes directly to the musicians.

Our friend Mckain Lakey has a new album coming out and she’s bringing a full and she’s bringing a full band to Toledo on the release tour!

Armed with George the trusty road cat, a carful of instruments, and all the fight of a rambling, rural-raised, queer femme wanderer, McKain Lakey is one to be reckoned with. She’s the rare human who feels as comfortable wielding a chisel as she does a guitar, who can be as often spotted behind the soundboard in a crowded venue as discussing the intersections of race and gender in old time music with a classroom full of 5th graders. Described by What’s Up Magazine as “a time capsule unearthed, fine-tuned and re-imagined”, Lakey draws creative inspiration from far corners of the American music tradition, tracing the lines of musical lineage that connect Old Time to Rockabilly, Country to Cajun to Dixieland. She’s a dedicated student of tradition, but at once unafraid to stare down convention through the modern lens of her lived experience. Her new album, Somewhere, blurs lines of old and new, referencing musical textures of past eras while unabashedly exploring topics of mental health, family separation, rural identity and queer love.

Potluck at 6:00, Music at 7:00.

$20 cash at door, as always, 100% goes directly to the musicians.