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TRAVERSE CITY · NORTHWEST MICHIGAN

Local music.
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Meet the bands. Find where they’re playing. Support the live-music scene around Traverse City and Northwest Michigan.

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MEET THE MUSICIANS

Local Bands

Local musicians and visiting artists playing around Traverse City.

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Live music

Andy McQuillen

Andy McQuillen appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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Big Fun

Big Fun appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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Bill Sears Quintet

Bill Sears Quintet appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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Bob Mintzer

Bob Mintzer appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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Clairvøyant

Clairvøyant appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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Live music

Cody Stewart & the Traverse City Troubadours

Cody Stewart & the Traverse City Troubadours appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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Dan Tyminski Band

Dan Tyminski is known for bluegrass work with Alison Krauss and Union Station and the singing voice of I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow in O Brother, Where Art Thou? His band’s Traverse City appearance is listed at City Opera House.

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DJ Ras Marco

DJ Ras Marco selects and mixes vinyl records live. His sets are part of The Alluvion’s Funky Fun Mondays in Traverse City, pairing turntable selections with live bands.

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Djangophonique

Djangophonique explores the jazz manouche tradition associated with Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club sound. The group combines that musical foundation with fresh improvisation; its Django Stories program adds narration to the music.

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Dollar Shavey Club

Dollar Shavey Club appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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Endea Owens and The Cookout

Endea Owens and The Cookout appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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Fabiola Méndez

Fabiola Méndez appears in the Traverse City and Northwest Michigan live-music listings. Explore the performances below for venues, dates and original event information.

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LOCAL MUSIC. LOCAL STAGES. FREE PROMOTION.

You make the music.
Let’s help people find it.

Play in a band? Book the stage? TC Vibe is here to connect local musicians, venues and the people who come out to hear them.

Bands & solo artistsIntroduce your sound, share your links and tell us where you’re playing next.
VenuesPut your stage on the map and send us your upcoming live-music schedule.
No listing feeFree promotion for approved local profiles and shows around Traverse City and Northwest Michigan.

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TC Vibe may crop, resize and format submitted material, and shorten copy for clarity, without materially misrepresenting you or your work. This permission does not authorize selling your material, licensing it to unrelated advertisers, or using it to train AI models. Credits and restrictions you supply will be considered during review; if they cannot be honored, the material will not be used.

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There is no charge for submitting or for an approved basic listing. No payment or royalties are due for uses covered by this permission. Submission does not guarantee publication, placement, attendance or bookings. All listings are reviewed before publication.

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You can request corrections, removal or withdrawal of permission through this same form by choosing “Update or remove a listing.” Include the listing link and use your original contact email when possible. After verifying your authority, TC Vibe will stop new promotional use and remove material it controls within a reasonable time. Copies already shared by others, search caches and records needed to document permission may remain.

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MANY WAYS TO MAKE A DAY

Explore the local vibe

Follow your curiosity around Traverse City and the communities nearby.

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Small stages. Big nights.

Live Music

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Good company. Local flavor.

Food & Drink

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Come together, Up North.

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A different kind of night out.

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TC Vibe exists to promote local bands and the venues that give them a stage. We help people discover the musicians, find their next show and support live music around Traverse City and Northwest Michigan.

Bands, solo artists and venues can submit their information for free promotion. Alongside live music, we share other local events worth getting out for.

Listings come from venues, organizers and regional calendars. Plans can change; check the linked event source before heading out.

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