Students: Welcome to Ann Arbor and to the Ark, a world-class club with music for all ages and tastes! Tonight's show is FREE with student ID. The Spring Standards are James Cleare, James Smith and Heather Robb. With an emphasis on three-part harmony and lots of instrumental switching around, their range and energy make each live show a unique event. The band's performance setup is unique. They take a drum kit and break it up among the three of them, and then they set up along the front of the stage. So, whoever is playing bass (James and James alternate between bass and guitar) is also stepping on a kick drum, and whoever is playing guitar is also stepping on the high hat (and sometimes playing harmonica too). Heather, in the middle, switches among melodica, keys, glockenspiel and snare drum, often playing several instruments at a time. Add in some infectious rock melodies and hints of classic country music, and you have a band with a style all its own. The Spring Standards have recently released their first full-length album, Would Things Be Different, produced by Bryce Goggins (Pavement, Phish, Apples in Stereo).?