Hailing from the Ann Arbor area, the Pontiac Trail Blazers have been the house bluegrass band for Detroit Street Filling Station since 2017. They are often joined by a bevy of special guests and focus on the beautiful harmonies and acoustic prowess that are unique to their Bluegrass roots. With a deep repertoire of traditional standards, originals, and unique covers, the Trail Blazers will keep you guessing with unexpected tunes and arrangements every week. Joining them this week is Abe Kurzer (dobro) & Mike Renna (ukulele) of The Smokin’ Dobroleles.

Forged in friendship and family, the West Michigan-based band, The Smokin’ Dobroleles, has the uncanny ability to feed off each other and their audience to create the perfect mix of medicine to cure what ails you. The Smokin melodic tremolo and solid chops of Mike Renna’s resonator ukulele and songwriting skills blend perfectly with Abe Kurzer’s soulful dobro and their vocal harmonies create a singular sound that will have your whole body swaying. Because each musician has their own musical influences that span genres across the wide tapestry of music including bluegrass, folk, country, jazz, rock, reggae, hip-hop, and blues, the group likewise expresses themselves in a cornucopia of style and sound that is uniquely Smokin’-Dobrolelesque. The band pulls from a long history together and a deep repertoire of original and cover songs - all with that Smokin’ Dobro flavor.  Their albums, Take Two and Pass (2018), The Smokin’Dobroleles (2021), and Live at Blue Lake(2023) take you on a journey through these various artistic influences. Their songs take on a life of their own when performed live and no two shows are ever the same. That explains why they’ve developed a following over the years while sharing the stage and opening for bands like Michael Cleveland & the Flamekeeper, Full Cord, Pert Near Sandstone, ClusterPluck, Native Howl, Buffalo Galaxy, and The Sam Grisman Project, and playing festivals including: Hoxeyville music festival, Thunder Bay Folk Fest, Dunesville Music Festival, Shorts Fest, Michigan Glass Project, Tamarack Music Fest, Noreast’r Music Festival, Hippiefest, Tie-Dye Festival, FarmFest, Sugar Creek Music Festival, and Forest Trail music festival.

$10 cover.