Cafe Carpe

In his own words,  PAUL SANCHEZ  is "New Orleans born, New Orleans bred, and when I die, I'll be New Orleans dead." Sanchez is known as a founding member of the rock band Cowboy Mouth, with whom he has 11 albums; for his role in the HBO series TREME where he played himself; and as the creative […]

Buy tickets using the following link to Brown Paper Tickets: CAITLIN CANTY  delivers her songs with a dusky alto and a 1930’s Recording King guitar. Her breakout record Reckless Skyline features an all-star band on twelve songs that veer nimbly between country ballads and straight-up rockers, dark blues and sparsely arranged folk. Produced by Jeffrey Foucault, […]

Karen Johnson started performing at the Café Carpe in 1998. She says she counts herself so very fortunate to have the opportunity to perform at such a wonderful place! After retiring early from teaching 4th grade, she treasures spending time with her golf-crazed husband, visiting with her two grown boys, taking care of her two […]

Strutting your musical stuff is the order of the day

2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Unless it’s not.  Irish music players and listeners welcome.

Round robin song circle led by TRICIA ALEXANDER– (performer, poet, healer, “with a voice, music and lyrics that resonate the heart”) done informally, not from the stage, no microphones. This is a lovely gathering of singers, songwriters, musicians and music appreciators! Traditional Round Robin protocol applies – everyone is part of the circle and has an opportunity to: […]

KIRA HOOKS  Nashville-based Kira is an independent and free-spirited soul that refuses to be put in a box. She was born in Houston, TX in 1993 and raised overseas in The Netherlands, Nigeria, Scotland, and China. Kira's musical versatility is reflective of her exposure and curiosity to cultural differences and emotional similarities. She is always […]

Definitely thought I had listed this, but somehow with the change of date I didn't.  Definitely on for this Thursday, October 19. This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin appears here regularly on the 2nd Thursday of the month- except when they don’t- like this month.  Its […]

Madison band BING BONG riffs, rambles, and (mostly) rocks power pop with a heavy hint of rockabilly. The taut & driving rhythm section keeps the energy high while melodious vocals alternate between tough-girl rock and rock opera harmonies. The brilliant guitars serve up tasty plucktitudes and luscious riffs of ear candy listeners cannot resist. Please call […]

The Chicago based folk duo of Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso say it has taken them years of careful indecision to develop a repertoire they describe as "Celtic to Cowboy." Superb musicianship and showmanship, award-winning songwriting, and a strong sense of tradition has made them, as Dirty Linen Magazine once said, "one of the most polished, inventive, and […]

2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Unless it’s not.  Irish music players and listeners welcome.

Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve. “In today’s overly produced pop music market, Ernie Hendrickson is a diamond in the rough; born of heart, soul and grit.” – A. Owens www.4twk – international music “This inspiring artist defies categories by blending folk and country with rock and jazz” -Kim Wheeler, Rockford Register Star  “Surely a cutting-edge singer/songwriter […]

FOLK MUSIC MEETS MUSICAL COMEDY Wisconsin's own Lou and Peter Berryman are musical humorists who have delighted nationwide audiences for more than forty years. Frequent comparisons to Tom Lehrer, Flanders and Swann, and Burns and Allen notwithstanding, these two are originals, blending Midwestern culture with intelligent observation in a whimsical and wonderfully accessible performance. They […]

Whether in the stronghold of a Galway chieftain in the years before history began or yesterday in the snug corner of a pub in Dublin, the Irish have always delighted in storytelling. Their passion for eloquence and wordplay, their deep devotion to their mythical past, their ability to find joy and humor in a dark […]

We are selling tickets for this show on Brown Paper Tickets- click on this link:   Originally from New York, now dividing his time between Buenos Aires, Argentina and New York's Hudson Valley, RICHARD SHINDELL is a writer whose songs paint pictures, tell stories, juxtapose ideas and images, inhabit characters, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way […]