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Jamie Register, of Brooklyn, New York, practices behind stage before she has to perform for the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Jamie Register, of Brooklyn, New York, practices behind stage before she has to perform for the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Chris Good, of Ann Arbor, left, plays spoons while practicing behind stage with Jamie Register, of Brooklyn, New York, during the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Kyle Hunter, of local hip-hop group Tree City, raps a Bob Dylan song as part of the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Evan Haywood, of local hip-hop group Tree City, raps a Bob Dylan song as part of the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Kyle Hunter, of local hip-hop group Tree City, performs on stage during the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Jamie Register, of Brooklyn, New York, puts an acoustic spin on popular rap songs during the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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The crowd cheers during the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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A pair of high-heels stay left on a stool during the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Brennan Andes, of local band Mac Podz, strums a harp backstage during the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Emily Sparrow, of Ann Arbor, wanders into the backstage area to hang out during the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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A group of bar goers smoke cigarettes outside after the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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A local high school teacher shows off his 'D.A.R.E.' t-shirt inside the 8-Ball Saloon after the 'Folk the Police' event at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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The seemingly independent worlds of hip-hop and folk music joined together at the Blind Pig Sunday night for "Folk the Police," a show featuring a variety of area performers reinterpreting some familiar songs—folk takes on rap hits and vice versa. Photographer Chris Asadian captured these images.
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