MARQUETTE, Mich.—Frontier Ruckus, a folk-rock band from the Detroit area, will be the next featured act in the Northern Nights performing arts series at Northern Michigan University. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in 102 Jamrich Hall. Advance tickets are $2 for students and children, $10 for faculty/staff and seniors over 60, and $15 for the general public. They are available at any NMU EZ Tickets outlet. Prices are $2 higher for tickets purchased at the door.  

Frontier Ruckus has toured extensively in the United States and Europe. Rolling Stone magazine described its music as “…delicate, finger-picked banjos, aching, oaky violin and the haunting voice of frontman Matthew Milia, who conjures what might happen had Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum been raised in a log cabin. Their songs are full of rich, rural details: frozen lakes, swaying trees, highway lights glowing in the deep night. Add to the mix baleful brass and trembling percussion, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for Gothic Americana.”

For more information on the band, visit www.frontierruckus.com.