A mixture of rock and roll/pop, folk-rock and modern folk hit the scene at The Billiken Club this past Saturday, Feb. 22, as Grace Basement, Jared Bartman and Breathe Owl Breathe gave a three-hour concert. The night began at 9 p.m. with Grace Basement, who, with the help of an acoustic guitar, viola and drums, set the power-pop mood with songs like “Why Would I Wait for Another?” and “Warships.” They played a total of six songs, whose psychedelic sounds were reminiscent of The Beatles. Grace Basement, with a few sound difficulties at the beginning, gave a “good show,” Joe Yusko, a member of the audience, said.

At 10 pm. the multi-talented singer/song-writer from Peoria, Ill., Jared Bartman, took the stage, creating a more intimate and mellow mood with his second song “Urban Folk Song,” which he played on his piano. For his third song, “I Refute Technology,” Bartman switched to guitar, and then back to piano for his fourth song “Under the Knife,” from his new album Jersey Shore. Bartman, demonstrating his gifts as an artist, brought out his accordion to play “Honey Bee Polka,” to which the crowd responded energetically with lively applause. His next two songs were again played on guitar, and his last song, “Dona Nobis Pacem,” which is Latin for “Give Us Peace,” was sung a cappella.

“He’s a genius,” Dan Schuler, another member of the audience, said. “Every one of those things—guitar, piano, accordion, acoustics and vocals—are great on their own, and he did all of them.”

At 11 p.m., the Northern Michigan band Breathe Owl Breathe took the stage, bringing in the biggest crowd of the night. Modern folk took the form of Andrea Moreno-Beals’ ethereal voice on cello, contrasted with lead singer Micah Middaugh’s sonorous tone.

Shield had the crowd clapping vivaciously, and their second song “Boat” had them swaying from side to side.

There is no doubt that Breathe Owl Breathe had the crowd engaged and dancing with “Saber Tooth Tiger,” which even inspired “the wave” a few times. The night ended around midnight on a high note, with the songs “Dog Walkers of the New Age” and “Drop and Roll.”

For more information, visit www.thebillikenclub.wordpress.com. Upcoming shows include a performance by local band Rats & People of a live score to F.W. Murnau’s silent film The Last Laugh on March 2 andVia Audio and Pattern is Movement on March 4.