• Eric Burdon: Of The Animals and War. 8 p.m. Tues., July 23. $15. 18 and over. 7th House, 7 N. Saginaw, Pontiac. (810) 645- 6666. The Cosmopolitan Band: Southfield's Concert on the Lawn presents Big Band favorites. 7 p.m. Sun., July 21. Civic Center, 26000 Evergreen. (810) 424-9022. The Allman Brothers Band: 6 p.m. Sat., July 27. $25/pavil- ion; $12.50/lawn. Pine Knob. (810) 377-0100. Steve King and the Dittilies: Presented by the City of Troy's Summer Sounds series. Bring blanket or lawn chair. 7-8:30 p.m. Wed., July 24. No charge. Troy Public Library, 500 W. Big Beaver. (810) 524-3484. Steve Miller: With Pat Benatar. 7:30 p.m. Tues., July 23. $27.50/pavilion; $20/lawn. Pine Knob. (810) 377-0100. Boston: With Cheap Trick. 7:30 p.m. Sat., July 20. $27.50/pavil- ion; $15/lawn. Pine Knob. (810) 645-6666. Luther Vandross: 7:30 p.m. Fri., July 19. $37.50/pavilion; $20/ lawn. Pine Knob. (810) 377- 0100. Legends of Jazz Homecom- ing Concert: Featuring The Max Roach Quartet, Straight Ahead and the New Graystone Orchestra, in honor of the Gray- _stone Hall of Fame Internation- al Jazz Museum. 7 p.m. Fri., Aug. 2. $50/VIP; $30/general ad- mission. State Theatre, Wood- ward, Detroit. (313) 963-3813. Clutch: With Misfits, Anthrax, Orange 9MM, Cannibal Corpse, Life of Agony, Fu Manchu and Core. 2 p.m. Sun., July 28. $15. All ages. Phoenix Plaza Am- phitheatre, 10 Water Street, Pon- tiac. (810) 335-4850. Philosopher Kings: 8 p.m. Sun., July 21. $8. 18 and older. Mill St. Entry, downstairs from the Sanctum, Pontiac. (810) 333- 2362. The Schugars: Acoustic per- formance. 7-9 p.m. Sat., July 20. Disc-Go-Round, 6245 Orchard Lake Road, W. Bloomfield. (810) 539-3610. Jazz in July presents Harold McKinney. 2 p.m. Sun., July 21. No charge. Lawn of the Bloom- field Township Public Library, Lone Pine at Telegraph. (810) 642-5800. Ron Coden: Presented by Oak Park's Music in the Park. 7:30 p.m. Tues., July 23. No charge. Shepherd Park, Church at Northfield. (810) 691-7555. • • Teddy Harris and the New Breed Be Bop Society: Pre- sented by Southfield's Cultural Arts Division. Bring blankets, lawn chairs and dinner, or pre- pared dinners are available for purchase beginning at 6 p.m. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Wed., July 24. Burgh Gazebo, Civic Center Dr. at Berg Rd. (810) 424- 9022. A Little Night Music presents folk music by Mustard's Retreat, Tues., July 23. Performances are held outdoors at 7:30 p.m. every Tues. No charge. OCC-Highland Lakes Campus, Waterford. (810) 360-3186. July 25, no charge. 6371/2 Main St. Ann Arbor. (313) 761-1451. Memphis Smoke: Kimmie Home, Fri., July 19; Mudpuppy, Sat., July 20; Randy Volin and Sonic Blues, Wed., July 24; Black Market, Thurs., July 25. Corner of Main and 11 Mile, Royal Oak. (810) 543-4300. The Deck at Second City/Rockin' Reggae Rooftop: Jo Nab, Fri., July 19; Akoben, Sat., July 20. Bands begin at 10 p.m. 2301 Woodward, next to the Fox Theatre, Detroit. (313) 965- 9500. 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. TRADITIONAL/ CLASSICAL MUSIC Murdock's: Bennie Reeves and the Groove Company, Fri.-Sat., July 19-20. 2086 Crooks, Rochester. (810) 852-0550. Arianna String Quartet: The prize-winning ensemble will kick off their residency at the Lyric Chamber Ensemble's Fourth Summer Chamber Music Camp with a concert geared toward young people introducing cham- ber music. 3 p.m. Sun., July 28. No charge. Oakland University's Varner Auditorium, Rochester. (810) 357-1111. The Shelter at St. Andrew's Hall: Strung Out, 6 p.m. Fri., July 19, $7, all ages; Deathline International with Hate Dept., Batterie and Heavy Water Fac- tory, 7 p.m. Sat., July 20, $8, 18 and over; Experimental Audio Research with Bowery Electric, 10:30 p.m. Sat., July 20, $7, 18 and over; You am I, 7:30 p.m. Mon., July 22, $6; Goodness, 8 p.m. Tues., July 23, $6, all ages. Downstairs from St. Andrew's, 421 E. Congress, Detroit. (810) 645-6666 for tickets or (313) 961- MELT for information. The Ark: Kelly Joe Phelps, Fri., July 19; Eddie from Ohio, Thurs., MEER Miss Saigon: The helicopter de- scends on Detroit's Masonic Temple once again with the re- turn of the Cameron Mackintosh production. Through July 27. $16-$60. Detroit. (313) 832-2232. Playscape '96: The three-week festival of original plays includes scripts by local playwrights Kim Carney, Kitty Dubin, Elaine Kaiser and Janet Pound. Shows in rotating repertory. Audience talk-backs following some per- formances. Free play readings by Jewish Ensemble Theatre at 8 p.m. Wed., July 31; Kim Sharp's A Gift of Stones at 2 p.m., Sun., August 4 and Mosaic Youth Theatre at 8 p.m. Wed., August 7. Playscape perfor- mances at 8 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; 2 and 8 p.m. Sat.; 2 and 6:30 p.m. Sun., July 25-Aug. 11. $25/festi- val pass; $10/Thurs. eve.; $15/Fri.-Sat. eve.; $12.50/Sat. mat. and Sun. mat. and eve. Meadow Brook Theatre, Rochester. (810) 377-3300. Majestic Theatre: Chris Duarte with Michael Katon, 9 p.m. Sat., July 20, $12.50. 4140 Woodward, Detroit. (313) 99- MUSIC. Magic Bag Theatre: Monster Mike Welch, 9 p.m. Fri., July 19, $6; Stewart Francke CD release party with J.T. Harding, 8 p.m. Sat., July 20, $6. Woodward, north of 9 Mile, Ferndale. (810) 544-3030. The Trowbridge: Emily Austin Quartet, 2 p.m. Tues., July 23. WQRS co-presents the annual Complimentary Summer Con- cert Series. 24111 Civic Center Dr., Southfield. (810) 352-0208. Moby Dicks: Mimi Harris and the Snakes, Sat., July 20. 5452 Schaefer, Dearborn. (313) 581- 3650. Fat Willy's: Tom Fredricks, Sat., July 20. Sal D'Agnillo, Fri., July 26; D.L. Turner and Southern 7th House: The Beth Hart Band Sun, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. every Wed. Rochester Chop House: Hen- with Elephant Ride, 9 p.m. Sat., 19170 Farmington Rd., Livonia. ry Feinberg, piano. 7-11 p.m. every Wed.-Sat. 306 Main, July 20, $7; Frente, 8 p.m. Sun., (810) 615-1330. Rochester. (810) 651-2266. July 21, $8. 18 and over. 7 N. Sag- Sunset Grill: Open blues jam inaw, Pontiac. (810) 335-3540. every Tuesday. 13 Mile and Novi Golden Mushroom: Schunk, Starr and Dryden, jazz trio, St. Andrew's Hall: Slapstick Road, Novi. (810) 624-8475. with the Skolars, 8 p.m. Sat., July 20, $7; Elephant Ear and Mog with Daddystitch, 7 p.m. Sun., July 21, $7; Samlam, with Blink 182 and China Drum, 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 24, $8, all ages. 421 E. Congress, Detroit. (810) 645-6666. Magic Stick: BardoPond with Brother JT and Vibrolux and Good St. Anne, 9 p.m. Fri., July 19, $7; Imperial Teen with Track Star, 9 p.m. Sat., July 20, $6. 4140 Woodward, upper level of the Majestic Theatre, Detroit. (313) 833-9700. every Fri. 7 p.m. No cover. 18100 W. 10 Mile at Southfield Road, Southfield. (810) 559-4230. Always ... Patsy Cline: A mu- sical presented by the Attic The- atre. Through July 20. Call for times and prices. Trapper's Al- ley, 508 Monroe St., Detroit. (313) 963-9339. ...•:ass, v-imwe "I'ruly, I've been healed, in a sort of it of music," he says. Sting comes to Pine Knob, with Lyle Lovett-, Wednesday, July 24. 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. Fri.; 7 and 10 p.m. Sat.; 5 and 8 p.m. Sun. Through July 21. $10/adv., $12.50/door on Thurs. THEATER page 96