An all-ages benefit show for the Ronald McDonald House of Mid- Michigan will feature live rock bands and an art raffle in between bands. Performing are Mr. Denton on Doomsday, Stikyfut, Building Birds and the Accident. All paintings, sculptures, drawings and photography were donated by local artists, including Dennis Preston, Maureen Olivia Ryan, Brandon Libby, and more. Located across from Sparrow Hospital, the Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan is a nonprofit that “provides a warm and caring home-away-from-home for families of ill children.” All proceeds from the door and raffle will benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Co-headliner of the event — Mr. Denton on Doomsday, a Lansing-based band — play an experimental blend of funky metal. Fans of System of a Down or Incubus may want to check them out. Its latest album, “Origami Trail” is available on iTunes.
The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $8, $5 adv. 5 p.m., Sunday, April 26
Second Opinion at the Ten Pound Fiddle, Friday, April 24
Second Opinion, featuring Greater Lansing residents Betsy Clinton, Pat Madden and Sally Potter, headline Friday at the Fiddle. The "politically bent" trio is back for its first show since 2001. Second Opinion, which played annually at the Ten Pound Fiddle during the band’s heyday, performs either a cappella or accented by a guitar and/or banjo. Openers Low Lily, formerly known as Annalivia, is known for its ethereal vocal melodies and its tight folk arrangements. The trio, comprising Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin) and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle), blends many traditional styles: old Appalachian, bluegrass, Irish, Scottish and more. The band’s latest release, “The Same Way Down,” debuted at #7 on the international folk DJ charts.MSU Community Music School, 4930 S. Hagadorn Rd., East Lansing. $18, $15 members, $5 students. 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 24
From Big Sur at the Green Door, Saturday, April 25
From Big Sur, a Lansing-based rock ‘n’ roll outfit, performs Saturday at the Green Door. Last summer, the band released its latest album, “Split the Canvas Sky.” The group comprises Kevin Ream (vocals/guitarist), Wesley Tkaczyk (vocals/bass), Mark King (vocals, keys, guitar) and drummer Shawn Doolittle. Its genesis happened not long after Ream returned from a stint in Portland, Ore. One Craigslist post later, the band was formed. From Big Sur plays mid-‘60s- inspired melodies with modern touches. In June, Ream told City Pulse, “Our new album is very experimental. It’s completely different than our last one, which was closer to a roots-based Lansing sound. It was a little more bluesy and folky. Our new album is more of a cross between Pink Floyd and Radiohead. I would describe it as modern psychedelic.”
The Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 21 . 9 p.m., Saturday, April 25
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