Dean Johnson
In 2 months
Live Music
Date
Wed, Sep 16
8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
From publicly posted calendar Checked Jun 26, 2026
About this event
On Daisy
One of 92 upcoming events at The Ark, and 271 across Ann Arbor.
From The Ark
With I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, his debut for Saddle Creek, Dean Johnson makes a pact with the listener: He will sing you his truth in the most heartfelt and charming way possible, if you promise to keep an open mind. Johnson spent years tending bar at Al’s Tavern in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood. There, he encountered folks of all stripes; and regulars enthusiastically murmured about his budding musical greatness — There’s the best songwriter in town! Johnson was a kind of local lore, a long-held family secret, before the singer finally broke out in 2023 with his debut album, Nothing For Me Please, at age 50.
