Come and see the artist John Prine calls "the hardest act to follow since Steve Goodman." Whether he's writing about death or politics, about going to jail or growing old, Todd Snider's fearless, lay-it-on-the-line songwriting never loses its keen sense of life's turning points. He's been one of the key shapers of Americana music over the last decade and a half, and a lot has been said and written about him. Here's Jerry Jeff Walker's opinion: "Of all the young singer-songwriters out there, I think Todd Snider is the best. By that I mean he has found a way to take his feelings and observations and turn them into songs that can get an audience. He won't quit till he gets the audience, and he always gets the audience." Todd comes to southeast Michigan with a much-awaited new album, "The Excitement Plan."