The boom of fireworks and the sizzle of barbecue aren’t the only sounds of a holiday weekend. There’ll be music in the air — and lots of it, all around the metro area:
• Detroit DJ, producer and visual artist Tashif “Sheefy McFly” Turner presents the multi-disciplinary “Sheefy McFly Experience” starting at 5 p.m. in the Sosnick Courtyard and in the Cube at the Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-576-5111 or dso.org.
• Arty rockers Puscifer, Moodie Black and Billy Howerdel perform at 8 p.m. Friday, July 1, at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on the Oakland University campus, Rochester Hills. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com. For an interview, visit theoaklandpress.com/entertainment.
• Mitch Ryder comes back home to play at Wildwood Amphitheater in Lake Orion at 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 1 as part of Rib Fest, taking place through Monday, July 4 at nearby Canterbury Village. 2700 Joslyn Court. orion.events, canterburyvillage.com or MichiganRibFest.com.
• Berkley native Marshall Crenshaw celebrates the 40th anniversary of his debut album with a show at 8 p.m. Friday, July 1, at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake and the Aquabats bring a night of ska-flavored fun to the Fillmore Detroit on Friday, July 1, 2115 Woodward Ave. Doors at 6 p.m. 313-961-5451 or thefillmoredetroit.com.
• Detroit Music Weekend honors former resident John Lee Hooker with 10 hours of music in and around the Music Hall Center, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit. Performers include Hooker’s daughter Zakiya and Michigan natives Bettye LaVette, Tosha Owens, Eliza Neals, Thornetta Davis, Howard Glazer & Harmonica Shah along with Ana Popovic and others. 313-887-8500 or detroitmusicweekend.org.
• Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson is back at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at the Pine Knob Music Theatre, 33 Bob Seger Drive, Independence Township. Durand Jones & the Indications open, and should not be missed. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com. theoaklandpress.com/entertainment.
• ZZ Top pours its Raw Whiskey Tour into the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2. 14900 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com. theoaklandpress.com/entertainment.
• The Voice, Rod Wave and Kash Doll throw down for the Independence Weekend Summer Slam at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at Little Caesars Arena. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• Americana favorite Mountain Heart is an appropriate Independence Weekend booking at The Ark in Ann Arbor. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• Machine Gun Kelly is joined by Avril Lavigne and iann dior at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 3 at Little Caesars Arena. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• Barenaked Ladies finally gets to bring its twice-postponed Last Summer on Earth Tour with Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket to Pine Knob at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 3. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com. For an interview visit theoaklandpress.com/entertainment.
• ’80s hitmakers Howard Jones and Midge Ure team up Sunday, July 3, at the Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-544-1991 or themagicbag.com. For an interview visit theoaklandpress.com/entertainment.
• Northwest grunge legends the Melvins crank it up Sunday, July 3, at El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Highway, Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-757-7942 or elclubdetroit.com.
• Celebrate the holiday with the All-American Doobie Brothers at 7 p.m. Monday, July 4, at Pine Knob. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com. For an interview visit theoaklandpress.com/entertainment.
