Check this out!
http://www.earthworkmusic.com/
"The Earthwork Music collective believes in the intrinsic and historical power of music to raise both community and self-awareness and serves to facilitate and encourage original music in the state of Michigan and beyond."
For some fabulous chicken imitations, listen to Darlene - "Chicken in the Red Dress", andbut there's much much more to discover.  Click on "play me" in the upper right corner.  A great list of coming events too. Enjoy!