Born in the wonderful Wisconsin city that matches her name, MADISON MALONE was immersed into an obsession with music immediately in her childhood. She traces back her love of music since the days of dancing and singing to The Beatles in her backyard of rolling hills in Portage, WI. Madison started learning the piano at the […]

Back at the Carpe after a sold-out Lamplighter Session with Peter Mulvey and Count This Penny in December, SIMON BALTO returns to offer an exclusive listen to the songs from his forthcoming album, Murmurations. National and international critics alike have compared his songcraft to many of the greats: Dylan, Prine, Baez, Guthrie, and others. Wisconsin Public […]

THE SUITCASE JUNKET is a one-man tour de force out of Western Massachusetts. Matt Lorenz -- aka Suitcase Junket -- has been road dogging for three years, solo and with his band Rusty Belle, touring with Chris Smithers, David Wax Museum, and Peter Mulvey. He's got a powerful new CD out called Make Time. Matt plays a collection of […]