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Fiddler Dirk Powell and banjoist/guitarist Riley Baugus bring their oldtime music expertise to the Ten Pound Fiddle. Deeply rooted in Appalachian heritage, both members of the duo are highly regarded in the American roots scene. Powell has recorded acclaimed releases for Rounder Records and played on Loretta Lynn’s Grammy-winning “Van Lear Rose” LP. He has also performed alongside Sting, Jack White, Levon Helm, Jewel, T-Bone Burnett and Linda Ronstadt. Baugus has gigged with a number of bands, including the Red Hots and the Old Hollow Stringband. When not performing or teaching banjo, guitar or fiddle at music camps across the map, he’s also worked on other artists’ projects. Baugus is featured on the Lonesome Sisters’ “Going Home Shoes” LP and contributed vocals to the Academy Award-winning “Cold Mountain” soundtrack.

Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St, East Lansing. $18, $15 members, $5 students. 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20

A roster of area bands will drop their original tunes for “A Night Under Covers,” an ongoing, all-covers concert series at the Loft. The event was created by vocalist Alfonso Civile of Know Lyfe. For this evening, Know Lyfe will perform as Silverchair. Other bands parading as major-label acts include: Frizzle Fry (Primus), Heed the Assailant (Mudvayne), Assume Nothing (Bullet For My Valentine), Break the Edge (A Day to Remember), From Blue to Gray (Rob Zombie) and Given Six (Manson). As for Know Lyfe, this will be their last show under that moniker. The metal veterans announced a new band name: Heartsick. The newly branded group will continue playing its original material. The band has completed work on its upcoming album, and also unveiled a new track, “Rose Casket Diary,” on its Youtube channel.

The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $15, $10, 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb 21

Hailey Wojcik and the Shondes at the Avenue, Thursday, Feb. 26

Lansing-based songwriter Hailey Wojcik is preparing for a United States tour with the Shondes, a Brooklynbased rock ‘n’ roll outfit. Also performing is So Long Naota, a “QueerPop” music collective spearheaded by Daniel Ryan Balderas. Wojcik´s extensive 30-date tour, which includes this stop at the Avenue Café, stretches from Brooklyn to San Francisco. Wojcik cut her teeth in the Lansing music scene, but has also spent time living and gigging in New York. Her next record, the “Book of Beasts” EP, will be available March 3 via Wiener Records. A video for the debut single, “XO, Skeleton,” is streaming on YouTube and features stop motion and old home-video footage, edited together by Wojcik. As for the Shondes, MTV describes the group’s sound as “a touch of Bruce Springsteen, a touch of Nashville and plenty of gritty ‘90s pop punk.”

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