Ellis Bullard

Ellis Bullard's Austin band coined "Honk n Roll" on debut LP "Piss-Hot Freightlining Country Music" and has since played ACL and SXSW.

8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Geech Band

8 PM · Nuthouse Sports Grill

Ankith Woods, Your Stepdad

West Bloomfield rapper Ankith Woods, whose Feed The Beat-praised sound draws on Bladee and BabyTron, headlines with Chicago aesthetic drill artist Your Stepdad.

10 PM · The Green Door · 18+ · $20–$30

LOVESONG The Cure Tribute, First Wave

Rusty Wilmot fronts Orlando Cure tribute LOVESONG through the band's post-punk catalog, with Lansing's First Wave opening.

8 PM · The Green Door · 18+ · $20–$30

Moravian, Coaster

Moravian, a Detroit indie rock band featured by ClickOnDetroit and the Oakland Post, plays with East Lansing's Coaster.

8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Higher Learning Fest

Moral Pollution, Big Life, Armor Class, Drop Rate, Snakeout, Self Absorbed, Scrap Ritual, Triflin

Eight Michigan hardcore bands anchor a Setterwind Records night: Detroit's Moral Pollution headline with Big Life, Drop Rate, Scrap Ritual, Lansing's Armor Class and Self Absorbed, Muskegon's Snakeout, and Flint's Triflin.

4:30 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Scoochie Boochie, Groovebox

Chicago comedy rapper Scoochie Boochie headlines with producer Groovebox, fresh off viral success with 'Car Butt' and 'I Have Sex.'

8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages

Nicholas Jamerson, Justin Clyde Williams

Former Sundy Best member Nicholas Jamerson tours behind The Narrow Way, his Rolling Stone-reviewed Appalachian folk LP, with Hickory, NC's Justin Clyde Williams in support.

7:30 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $20–$30

Bayleaf Band

Rochester Hills folk-indie duo Bayleaf Band, Impact 89FM Basement Sessions alums with album The Butterfly Effect, plays an acoustic set.

6 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Jackson Marshall

San Antonio indie pop artist Jackson Marshall, whose singles "Red Car" and "Darling" trade in nostalgia, plays ahead of upcoming dates at The Echo in Los Angeles.

7 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

JP & The Energy

Lansing pop-rock act JP & The Energy, covering Bruno Mars, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, and Ed Sheeran alongside original material.

8 PM · The Green Door · 18+ · $10–$20

Remo Drive, sports., NUNYA, Computer

Epitaph's Remo Drive, four albums deep and still shifting shape, headline with Boston-formed Midwest emo act sports. and Lansing's NUNYA, mixed by Joe Reinhart of Hop Along and Modern Baseball fame.

7:30 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $20–$30

Everything Yes

Jazz fusion act Everything Yes, led by drummer Zack Graybeal of ZackGrooves fame, blending jazz, funk, gospel, and progressive rock with live improvisation.

Thursday, October 1^st · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $20–$30

Net Minder, Saber Tooth Gary, Proud House of Shmucks, Plan III

Lansing's Net Minder headline with three Michigan punk acts: Detroit's Saber Tooth Gary and Proud House of Shmucks, and Ortonville's Plan III, fresh off an In-spite Magazine nod.

Saturday, October 3^rd · 6 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Michigan Made Music - Songwriter Showcase

The Tombstone Kid, Daryl Blair, Poser Jay, 40 Stitches Later, Gaddie

The Tombstone Kid, a Jackson indie solo project on the southeast Michigan DIY circuit, leads a five-act regional night with Flint's Gil Scott-Heron-adjacent Gaddie among the supporting acts.

Sunday, October 4^th · 6 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · Under $10

Big Bad North American Tour

Post Sex Nachos

University of Missouri-formed Post Sex Nachos perform indie rock from albums including "Your Second Favorite Boy Band."

Tuesday the 6^th · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages

The Insufferably Indie Tour

Sorry Ghost

Baton Rouge-born, LA-based Sorry Ghost brings hook-driven indie rock with 114,000 monthly Spotify listeners behind them.

Wednesday the 7^th · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Prince of Eden, Nolen Durham

Prince of Eden, a Nashville indie pop project rooted in California, plays with North Carolina singer-songwriter Nolen Durham of 'How to Cope With the Passing of Time'.

Friday the 9^th · 7 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Bongzilla, Lair Of The Minotaur, Cavalcade

Lair of the Minotaur, whose 2008 Southern Lord release War Metal Battle Master defined Chicago sludge-thrash, supports Madison's Bongzilla alongside Phil Anselmo-endorsed Lansing act Cavalcade.

Saturday the 10^th · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $20–$30

My Big Fat Gay Tour

Gully Boys, Pollyanna, Rodeo Boys

Minneapolis grunge-pop act Gully Boys, KEXP-aired and City Pages' 2018 Best New Band, headline with New Jersey's Pollyanna and Don Giovanni's Lansing act Rodeo Boys.

Sunday the 11^th · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

The Braymores

Chicago's The Braymores, SXSW veterans, play folk-inflected alternative rock fronted by Matt Tilles.

Wednesday the 14^th · 6 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

William Elliott Whitmore

Montrose, Iowa folk songwriter William Elliott Whitmore tours his Bloodshot Records catalog with minimal banjo and drum setup.

Sunday the 18^th · 7 PM · The Green Door · All Ages

Mexican Slum Rats

Mexican Slum Rats, a Granada Hills alt-rock four-piece fusing emo with jazz, have played Mr. Smalls and Flagstaff's Orpheum Theater.

Monday the 19^th · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $20–$30

Midwest Trek '26

Brother Ali, DJ Abilities

Brother Ali, the Madison rapper whose 2007 Rhymesayers LP The Undisputed Truth drew wide critical notice, performs alongside Minneapolis DJ and two-time Midwest champion DJ Abilities.

Friday the 23^rd · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $30–$50

The Music of Steely Dan

Brooklyn Charmers

A Steely Dan tribute featuring Colin Peterik, whose father Jim founded Survivor and The Ides of March.

Sunday the 25^th · 3 PM · Grewal Hall at 224 · All Ages · $30–$50

Perfectly Unfamiliar Tour

In Her Own Words, Every Avenue, Public Works

Fearless Records veterans Every Avenue headline with Los Angeles pop punk act In Her Own Words and New Jersey emo musician Public Works.

Wednesday the 28^th · 6:30 PM · Grewal Hall at 224 · All Ages · $30–$50

Wolf & Bear, Coletta, Origami Button

Sacramento's Wolf & Bear, Rise Records post-hardcore veterans of Dance Gavin Dance's anniversary tour, headline with Blue Swan acts Coletta and Chicago math rockers Origami Button.

Friday the 30^th · 6 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Tanner Dane

Easy Does It Records' Tanner Dane, the Chicago frontman behind Hollyy, brings his '60s soul and '90s R&B-rooted indie sound.

Wednesday the 4^th · 7 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

A Foreigner's Journey to Boston

Classic rock tribute featuring former Boston bassist Kim Dahme covering Foreigner, Journey and Boston hits.

Thursday the 5^th · 8 PM · Grewal Hall at 224 · All Ages · $30–$50

No Hope In Hell

Heal The Hurt, Magdalene Rose, Unbroken Reign, Voluntary Mortification

Revolver-cited Heal The Hurt lead a Christian metal night with RockFest Records signee Magdalene Rose, whose Underoath-featuring single hit Sirius XM Octane, plus Unbroken Reign and local deathcore act Voluntary Mortification.

Friday the 6^th · 6 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

The Late Checkout Tour 2026

Ax and the Hatchetmen

Three-guitar alternative rock from Chicago's Ax and the Hatchetmen, formed in 2018.

Saturday the 7^th · 7 PM · Grewal Hall at 224 · All Ages · $30–$50

The Gringos

Athens five-piece The Gringos mix rock, funk, country, and jazz, with SXSW and their EP "Tossing & Turning" behind them.

Wednesday the 11^th · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20

Lake Drive, NIGHTBREAKERS

Milwaukee's Lake Drive, a Hopeless Records pop-rock trio compared to The 1975 and The Band Camino, headlines with Tampa's NIGHTBREAKERS in support.

Friday the 13^th · 6 PM · The Green Door · All Ages

Erasure Tour

Sap, Sludge Mother, AWannabe

Kent anarcho-punks Sap, who recorded a session for Cleveland's WRUW 91.1, headline with Seattle grunge revivalists Sludge Mother and Madison's shoegaze-emo project AWannabe.

Sunday the 15^th · 8 PM · The Green Door · All Ages · $10–$20