Plaza Amphitheatre, 10 Water Street, Pontiac. (810) 335-4850. H.O.R.D.E. Festival: Featuring Natalie Merchant, Blues Travel- er, Lenny Kravitz and Rusted Root. 4 p.m. Mon. July 15 (July 14 show is sold out). $30. Palace of Auburn Hills. (810) 377-0100. Summerland Tour: Featuring Everclear, Spacehog, Tracy Bon- ham and 7 Year Bitch. 6:30 p.m. Thurs., July 11. $10. Pine Knob. (810) 377-0100. 3186. RAPA House Jazz Orchestra: Presented by Oak Park's Music in the Park series. 7:30 p.m. Tues., July 9. No charge. Shep- herd Park, corner of Church and Northfield. (810) 691-7555. Lonesome and Blue: Bluegrass. 12 and 2 p.m. Sat., July 6. Lake Odessa, Lansing. (616) 374-7108. Jones Trio, noon; OneUp Re- public, 2 p.m.; Orange Lake Dri- ve, 4:30 p.m.; Ino/Uno, 7 p.m.; Sat., July 6 - Scott Gwinnell Septet, noon; Sounds of Brazil, 2 p.m.; His Boy El Roy, 4:30 p.m.; Kimmie Horne, 7 p.m.; Sun., July 7 - Cass Tech H.S. Band, 12:30 p.m.; Gwen and Charles Scales, 2:30 p.m.; Norma Jean Bell, 6 p.m. Grand Stage, on W. Grand Blvd. in front of the General Mo- tors Building: Fri., July 5 - Ter- The Cure: 8 p.m. Sat., July 13. Sat., July 6. $16-$25. Power Cen- ter, Ann Arbor. (313) 764-2538. Rochester. (810) 651-2266. Ann Arbor Summer Festival on Top of the Park: Paul Vorn- Starr and Dryden, jazz trio, every Fri. 7 p.m. No cover. 18100 W. 10 Mile at Southfield Road, South- field. (810) 559-4230. hagen Quartet, 7 p.m.; Restroom Poets, 9:30 p.m. Fri., July 5. RFD Boys, 7 p.m.; Jim Tate Band, 9 p.m. Sat., July 6. George Bedard and the Kingpins, 7 p.m. Sun., July 7. Top level of the Power Center parking structure. Movies follow some musical perfor- mances at 10 p.m. No charge. (313) 747-2278. 7th House: Three Fish, 8 p.m. $30/pavilion; $24.50/lawn. Palace of Auburn Hills. (810) 377-0100. Sat., July 6. 7 N. Saginaw, Pon- tiac. (810) 335-3540. James Taylor 7:30 p.m. Sat., St. Andrew's Hall: POST- PONED: Prong with Far, Sat., July 6, $12. New date to be an- nounced. 421 E. Congress, De- troit. (810) 645-6666. July 13. $25/pavilion; $15/lawn. Palace of Auburn Hills. (810) 377- 0100. Robert Cray Band: 7:30 p.m. Sat., July 13. $25/pavilion; $12.50/lawn. Meadow Brook Mu- sic Festival, Rochester. (810) 645- 6666. The Shelter at St. Andrew's Hall: Cast with Self, 6:30 p.m. Fri., July 5, $6; Come with Sono- ra Pine, 6:30 p.m. Thurs., July 11, $6.50. Downstairs from St. Andrew's, 421 E. Congress, De- troit. (810) 645-6666 for tickets or (313) 963-7237 for informa- tion. Big Daddy Kinsey and the Kinsey Report: 9 p.m. Sat., July 13. $13. Magic Bag, Ferndale. (810) 544-1991. Dwight Yoakam: With David Magic Bag Theatre: Wild Child Ball. 7:30 p.m. Sat., July 6. $22.50/pavilion; $12.50/lawn. Pine Knob. (810) 377-0100. Butler, 8 p.m. Fri., July 5, $5; Rod Piazza and the Mighty Fly- ers, 8 p.m. Mon., July 8, $15. Woodward, north of 9 Mile, Fer- ndale. (810) 54-4-3030. Meat Loaf: 7:30 p.m. Fri., July 5. $25/pavilion; $12.50/lawn. Pine Knob. (810) 377-0100. The Ark: Bad Livers, Fri., July Def Leppard: With Tripping Daisy. 7:30 p.m. Sun., July 7. $25/pavilion; $18.50/lawn. Palace of Auburn Hills. (810) 377-0100. 5; Dixie Power Trio, Sun., July 7; John Hartford Trio, Fri., July 12. 637 1/2 Main St. Ann Arbor. (313) 761-1451. Ozzy Osbourne: With Filter and Memphis Smoke: Greg Piccolo Corrosion of Conformity. 7 p.m. Wed., July 10. $27.50/pavilion; $18.50/lawn. Palace of Auburn Hills. (810) 377-0100. and Heavy Juice, Sun., July 7. Corner of Main and 11 Mile, Roy- al Oak. (810) 543-4300. The Deck at Second City/Rockin' Reggae Rooftop: Ted Nugent: With Bad Compa- ny. 7:30 p.m. Fri., July 12. $27.50/pavilion; $18.50/lawn. Palace of Auburn Hills. (810) 377- 0100. Little Anthony and the Orig- inal Imperials. With Little Eva. 7:30 p.m. Fri., July 5. $22.50/pavilion; $10/lawn. Mead- ow Brook Music Festival, Rochester. (810) 645-6666. Wild Sheep Riders: Alternative country. 7 p.m. Wed., July 10. No charge. Southfield's Burgh Gaze- bo, Civic Center Dr. and Berg Rd. (810) 424-9022. Michigan TasteFest: Cool Bluestage, in the New Center Park: Fri., July 5 - Nikki James and the Flamethrowers, noon; Supernaw. 8 p.m. Wed., July 10. Uncle Jessie White, 3:30 p.m.; $22.50/pavilion; $12.50/lawn. - Chisel Brothers with Thornetta Meadow Brook Music Festival, Davis, 6 p.m.; Duke Tomatoe, 8 p.m. Sat.; July 6 - Motor City Rochester. (810) 645-6666. Josh, noon; Cutting Heads Gui- A Little Night Music presents tar, 3:30 p.m.; Madcat and Kane, the Oakland Shores Sweet Ade- 6 p.m.; Robert Penn, 8 p.m.; Sun., lines, women's barbershop music. July 7 - George Bedard, noon; Performances are held outdoors Little Sonny, 2:30 p.m.; Cutting at 7:30 p.m. every Tues. No Heads Harp, 5 p.m. Jazz Show- charge. OCC-Highland Lakes case, in the Fisher Building park- Campus, Waterford. (810) 360- ing lot: Fri., July 5 - Marvin Sammy Kershaw: With Doug rance Simien, 3:30 p.m.; Bryan White, 7 p.m.; Sat., July 6 - Norma Jean Bell, 5:30 p.m.; Blue Rodeo, 7 p.m.; Sun., July 7 - Woody Herman Orchestra, 2 p.m.; The Subdudes, 5 p.m. All shows in the Detroit's New Cen- ter Area, W. Grand Blvd. No charge. (313) 927-1000. Maynard Ferguson and his Big Bop Nouveau Band: 8 p.m. Fri., July 5. $11-$20. Pow- er Center, Ann Arbor. (313) 764- 2538. Rock 'n' Roll Party '96: Fea- turing Rare Earth, Otis Day and the Knights, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Merilee Rush and Donnie Brooks. Hosted by Eddie "Carmine" Mekka. 8 p.m. Universal X-Pression, 5 p.m. Fri., July 5; Nite Flight, 7 p.m. Sat., July 6. 2301 Woodward, next to the Fox Theatre, Detroit. (313) 965-9500. Sunset Grill: Open blues jam every Tuesday. 13 Mile and Novi Road, Novi. (810) 624-8475. The Blue Moon: Live music Thursdays featuring local talent, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Sunday open jam sessions 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 3965 Woodward (at Alexandrine), De- troit. (313) 831-8071. The Whitney: David Syme, pi- ano. 7:30-11 p.m. every Thurs. 4421 Woodward, Detroit. (313) 832-5700. Rochester Chop House: Hen- ry Feinberg, piano. 7-11 p.m. every Wed.-Sat. 306 Main, Golden Mushroom: Schunk, TRADITIONAll CLASSICAL MUSIC 4th Annual Salute to Ameri- ca: The DSO, conducted by Leslie B. Dunner, along with the U.S. Army Field Band and Sol- diers Chorus, directed by Com- mander Jack H. Grogan. Fireworks following outdoor con- cert. 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., July 5- 6. $17/adult; $8/child; Free/kids 4 and under. Henry Ford Muse- = and Greenfield Village, Dear- born. (313) 833-3700. NEAR Miss Saigon: The helicopter de- scends on Detroit's Masonic Tem- ple once again with the return of the Cameron Mackintosh pro- duction. Through July 27. $16- $60. Detroit. (313) 832-2232. Red Scare on Sunset: Loft Pro- ductions presents Charles Busch's comical probing of the Hollywood blacklistings of the `50s, from the sardonic perspec- tive of the extreme right. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; 7 and 10 p.m. Sat.; 5 and 8 p.m. Sun. $10/adv., $12.50/door on Thurs. and Sun.; $12.50/adv., $15/door on Fri. and Sat. 1515 Broadway, Detroit. (313) 965-1515. Virginia: Edna O'Brien's play of the inner life of Virginia Woolf and her relationships with hus- band Leonard and lover Vita Sackville-West features Nancy Lipschultz and is presented by Swollen Art Productions. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 7 p.m. Sun. Through July 14. $10/adults; $7/students, seniors. Hilberry Studio Theatre, -Cass at Hancock, Detroit. (313) 577-2972. Song of Singapore, a zany 1940s cabaret musical. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; 4 and 8 p.m. Sat.; 2 and 6 p.m. Sun. Through July 7. $15-$25. Attic Theatre, in Trap- per's Alley, Greektown. (810) 645-6666. Harmony Codes: Written by Michael Grady, a Kalamazoo na- tive, this comedy was one of the top 12 scripts selected for stage readings at the Sundance Festi- val. 8 p.m. Fri., July 28. $20. Pur- ple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea. (313) 475-7902. CALENDAR page 94