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L. Soul album release at the Loft

Friday, Aug. 28 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing.

All ages, $12, $10 adv., 8 p.m.

East Lansing-based rapper L Soul releases his new album Friday at the Loft, openers are Ca$h Nelly, Ishmael, Swavy Nation, Diamond Jones and Tugga. L. Soul performs a poetry-driven style of rap — he calls it “opinion-based hip hop.” Garnering inspiration from a variety of artists, including Bob Marley, Kanye West, 2Pac and Talib Kweli, L. Soul’s has performed shows from Lansing and Detroit to New York. L. Soul’s career milestones include opening a show for Talib Kweli and performing at Common Ground Music Festival, and he was also one of 25 finalists selected by the Bob Marley family to participate in the Marley Music Uprising, a talent-search competition. Fans of Mos Def or Wiz Khalifa may want to check out this show.

Cash O´Riley opens Downtown Brown show

Friday, Aug. 28 @ The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 18 , $10, 9 p.m.

Downtown Brown returns to Lansing Friday for a show at the Avenue Café. The Detroit-based punk/funk/metal/ rock band is promoting its new full-length album, “Hot Part.” Opening the gig is songwriter Cash O’Riley, aka “the Ownsome Outlaw.” O’Riley is a Flint-based one-man band known for his rugged, Sun Records-inspired brand of honky-tonk music — or, as he calls it, “stewed-and-screwed Hellbilly blues.” Fans of Hank Williams, Carl Perkins or early Elvis Presley might want to check out his set. O’Riley plays a homemade electric guitar made from a two-gallon oil can and harmonica. He also commands the banjo and foot-pedal-operated-drums when needed. He’s proud to say he uses “no loops or backing tracks,” like some other one-man bands. Over the years he’s opened shows for a list of icons, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Big Sandy, Barbara Pittman and Wanda Jackson.

Have Gun Will Travel at Mac´s Bar

Sunday, Aug. 30 @ Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan, Lansing. All ages, $12, $10 adv., 7 p.m.

Named after the classic Western TV series, Have Gun Will Travel plays a rustic blend of indie folk, classic country and hook-driven rock ‘n’ roll. The Florida-based outfit, known for its dynamic live shows, headlines an all-ages show Sunday at Mac’s Bar. Opening are All Eyes West, Garrett Klahn (of Texas is the Reason) and Ryan Dillaha & the Miracle Men. In July, Have Gun Will Travel released its fifth LP, “Science From an Easy Chair” via This Is American Music, an Atlanta-based indie label. The new disc is a full-length concept album based on British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 1914-1916 trans-Antarctic expedition. The band’s bio says the disc is “rife with luscious string arrangements, crooning horn sections and rich percussion.” Commercially, the band’s music has been featured on a national Chevrolet TV commercial, the PBS series “Roadtrip Nation” and CBS “The Good Wife.”

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