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Hayley Kiyoko at Mac´s Bar, Wednesday, July 1

Vocalist/actress Hayley Kiyoko headlines July 1 at Mac’s Bar, with opener Alex Mendenall and Faithy Halick. Aside from her modernpop tunes, Kiyoko is known for playing Velma Dinkley in three liveaction “Scooby-Doo” movies. The 24-year-old actress also works in television — she plays Raven Ramirez on “CSI: Cyber” and has appeared on the CW´s “The Vampire Diaries.” Last year she dropped her debut alt-pop EP, “This Side of Paradise.” The Los Angeles native first picked up drum sticks at age 5. By junior high she’d learned bass and guitar and was soon jamming with the Stunners, a girl group. Fans of Metric and Sia might want to check out her show. Acting wise, she has kept busy with roles in the upcoming “Jem and the Holograms” film and the recently released “Insidious 3.”

Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $12, $10 adv., 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 1



Squirrel Shaped Fish going away show , Friday, June 26

After two years of gigging in the Lansing scene, Squirrel Shaped Fish announced it’s going on a hiatus. The self-described “lounge pop/groove rock” band comprises Drew Irwin (vocals, guitar), Caleb Knight (vocals, drums), Tong Kupatavetin (keyboards, vocals) and bassist Parker Langvardt. The band doesn’t plan to call it quits, however, and is releasing a new album next month. According to the band’s Facebook page, the break is so the members can “come back to the game refreshed with our newly recorded material.” The group headlines Friday at the Avenue Café and will perform the upcoming album in full. Openers are the Class Acts and Squirt. Since its genesis in 2013, Squirrel Shaped Fish has played Common Ground Music Festival and warmed up stages for the likes of Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, Flint Eastwood and Stepdad.

The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 18 , $5, 9 p.m., Friday, June 26



Amy Speace at the Pump House, Saturday, June 27

Since 2009, East Nashville-based Americana singer/songwriter Amy Speace has churned out acclaimed folk records. Saturday she headlines the Pump House, with special guest Telisha Williams of Wild Ponies. Speace’s latest record, “That Kind of Girl,” was released earlier this year and received high praise from Billboard Magazine and The New York Times. Author and music critic Holly George-Warren called the full length “breathtaking.” Over the years, Speace has shared stages with a long list of folk music icons, including Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, Ian Hunter and Alejandro Escovedo. A career breakthrough came when she was discovered in 2005 by legendary singer Judy Collins. In 2010, Collins covered Speace´s song “Weight of the World” on her 2010 “Paradise” LP. Collins called Speace’s song “one of the best political folk songs” she’d ever heard.

Pump House Concerts, 368 Orchard St, East Lansing. All ages, $15 suggested donation, 7 p.m., Saturday, June 27

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