Lamp Post Inn http://lamppostinn.posterous.com A family-run establishment since 1992, the Lamp Post Inn offers guests to beautiful Ann Arbor, Michigan an affordable place to stay in a convenient location. Ideally situated near downtown Ann Arbor and The University of Michigan, the Lamp Post Inn is the perfect option for families visiting the school and prospective students looking for an affordable and friendly hotel. posterous.com Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:17:00 -0700 Bela Fleck and the Flectones to perform April 19th in Ann Arbor, Michigan http://lamppostinn.posterous.com/bela-fleck-and-the-flectones-to-perform-april http://lamppostinn.posterous.com/bela-fleck-and-the-flectones-to-perform-april

The Original Flecktones

http://www.belafleck.com/">Bela Fleck and the Flecktones have come together once again to "drive the music forward to places where it might’ve progressed had the band kept working on it all along" claims pianist/harmonica player Howard Levy.  The Michigan Theater will host the reunion tour and tickets are now available on the http://theark.org">Ark website.   The performance is scheduled for  Thursday, April 13th.  For those that will be attending the concert and need nearby hotel reservations check out theLamp Post Inn and use the promo code ARKEVENT. 

http://theark.org">The Ark describes the concert and group this way 

A reunion of groundbreaking progressive musicians

Bela Fleck helped create progressive bluegrass music during his days as banjoist with the band New Grass Revival in the 1970s, but he was just getting started. Forming his own band, the Flecktones, in 1988, he forged a genre-defying music that was equal parts jazz, bluegrass, and sheer sonic experimentalism. Bela has traveled around the world, collaborating with musicians from many traditions and creating new and unique hybrids. Now, groundbreaking banjoist/composer/bandleader Béla Fleck has reconvened the original Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, the extraordinary initial lineup of his incredible Flecktones combo. Their album "Rocket Science" marks the first recording by the original Flecktones in almost two decades, with pianist/harmonica player Howard Levy back in the fold alongside Fleck, bassist Victor Wooten, and percussionist/ Drumitarist Roy “Futureman” Wooten. This Grammy-winning quartet is, quite simply, creating some of the most forward-thinking music of their long, storied career. While all kinds of genres come into play—from classical and jazz to bluegrass and African music to electric blues and Eastern European folk dances—the result is an impossible-to-pigeonhole sound all their own, a meeting of musical minds that remains, as ever, utterly indescribable. 

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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:03:00 -0700 Blackthorne will perform March 25th in Ann Arbor http://lamppostinn.posterous.com/blackthorne-will-perform-march-25th-in-ann-ar http://lamppostinn.posterous.com/blackthorne-will-perform-march-25th-in-ann-ar

Blackthorn - <i>A fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network </i>

Blackthorne will perform March 25th.  Proceeds will be going to the benefit of the American Cancer Soceity.  

According to The Ark Website 

The Ark is proud to announce that there is a special benefit for the American Cancer Society scheduled for March 25th. Tickets are limited but you can still go to The Ark site to secure last minute tickets. For those guests of the Lamp Post Inn that will be attending the benefit please use the special discount code arkevent when booking your hotel reservations and receive a special 10% discount. The Ark webpage notes the following regarding Blackthorne A musical ramble across Ireland Blackthorn has been offering their uniquely rich tapestry of Celtic music around the Great Lakes since 1984. Traditional songs of emigration, sea shanties, lively jigs and reels, and haunting ancient airs combine with some of Ireland's best contemporary songs for a musical experience that evokes the beauty, history, and legend of Ireland and its people. Each member of the band plays multiple instruments, including wooden flute, accordion, tin whistle, five-string banjo, cittern, bones and more. These instruments complement the lead vocal of Belfast native Richard McMullan and the band's tight four-part harmonies. Based in Detroit, Blackthorn can usually be found at O'Mara's Pub and Restaurant in Berkley, and their appearances on WJR's St. Patrick's Day show are a Michigan Celtic tradition. This evening they lend their talents in support of ACS CAN-- the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society that holds lawmakers accountable for their words and their actions. ACS CAN asks that our leaders not only talk about fighting cancer, but take real steps toward decreasing the number of people suffering and dying from cancer. Please assist in the fight for Cancer and consider attending this special fund raising opportunity.

The Lamp Post Inn has announced that anyone attending the benefit may make reservations at the Lamp Post Inn website using promo code arkevent to receive a special 10% discount.  

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