Pleasantly aggressive folk music!

The "pleasantly aggressive folk duo" Nervous but Excited offers dead-on harmony: two songwriters (Kate Peterson and Sarah Cleaver), two singers, two guitars, a mandolin, a violin, a few harmonicas, some vaguely choreographed dancing, and a lot of laughter. Their original repertoire ranges in topic from smart, introspective narratives to the tactfully political, and they still dabble in the love/post-love variety of song every now and then. Since 2004, Nervous but Excited has released four full-length albums and four EPs, and they've landed on stages with folks like Ani Difranco, Iron and Wine, Utah Phillips, Ben Gibbard, Catie Curtis, and Cheryl Wheeler. Nervous but Excited has been one of Michigan's great success stories in recent years, but they're going on hiatus in 2013, so come on out and see them while you can! Inaugural Women's World Poetry Slam winner Andrea Gibson, whose work deals with war, class, gender, bullying, white privilege, sexuality, love, and spirituality, opens the show.