Over the past four decades, Robyn Hitchcock has built a large and distinctive body of work that's established him as one of rock's most respected and beloved iconoclasts. Drawing on roots in the music of John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and the New Wave, his unique songs veer from comic surrealism to slightly melancholy pictures of everyday life and the slightly eccentric people who live it--all set to gorgeous melodies and harmonies. Of his album "Olé Tarantula, he said, “To me, the whole record is sadness cloaked in fun. But under that sadness, more fun,” he says. Robyn comes to Michigan for his first new show in seven years with several recent releases including "The Man Upstairs," which reimagines the songs of the Psychedelic Furs and others as folk ballads. Nashville Americana artist and recent American Songwriter Writer of the Week Lera Lynn opens.