Funky folk comedy: New Zealand's influential Flight of the Conchords set down in Ann Arbor

And now appearing live, stepping out of your cable television transmission (well, sort of), here's ... Flight of the Conchords, a Grammy Award-winning folk, pop, and comedy band composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo uses a combination of witty observation, characterization and acoustic folk guitars to work the audience into a frenzy.

Flight of the Conchords comes to the Michigan Theater as part an 11-city U.S. tour. The New Zealand natives gained a U.S. following after the HBO television series, also called Flight of the Conchords, premiered in 2007. Named Best Alternative Comedy Act at the 2005 US Comedy Arts Festival and Best Newcomer at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the duo's live performances have gained them a worldwide cult following. They followed the release of their six-track mini-LP The Distant Future with their full-length album debut, Flight of the Conchords, which pays homage to the Pet Shop Boys, Marvin Gaye among others.

At the Michigan Theater (603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor). For more info go here.