BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cafe Carpe - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Cafe Carpe X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cafecarpe.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cafe Carpe REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20120311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20121104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20130310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20131103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20140309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20141102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130915T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130915T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130815T023810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130815T024005Z UID:1821-1379257200-1379264400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LORENZO CRUZ ART SHOW DESCRIPTION:Guatemalan artist LORENZO CRUZ will be displaying his work and giving a presentation on Mayan culture. Come to this and then stay for the 7:00 show by the Barn Birds. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lorenzo-cruz-art-show/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130914T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130914T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130815T021358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130815T021358Z UID:1812-1379188800-1379197800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-46/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130913T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130913T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130815T021254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130828T222112Z UID:1810-1379102400-1379111400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN & THE GUYS IN THE BAND DESCRIPTION:They just got $1 a night better. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-the-guys-in-the-band/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130912T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130912T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130711T190458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130827T193652Z UID:1773-1379012400-1379019600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS DESCRIPTION:This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin graces us every 2nd Thursday of the month (usually). Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally\, regionally\, and nationally for many years. \nThe Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist\, Jerry Wicentowski\, has been described by country music historian Bill Malone as “One of the finest singers in bluegrass music”. Jerry has also performed and recorded with such bluegrass greats as Tim O’Brien\, Andy Statman\, Byron Berline\, Tony Trischka and others. Mike Schmidt of Spring Green\, Wisconsin\, is the group’s banjo player. This former French horn player has been a Nashville session musician and member of the popular Wisconsin-based bluegrass bands\, Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ and the Piper Road Spring Band. He also performs occasionally with his wife Lori. Bruce King of Art Stevenson and High Water – also formerly of Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ – is on mandolin. Bruce and Mike are veterans of the Great Northern Bluegrass Festival in Mole Lake\, WI – performing there every year from 1977 to 1982. Fiddle player Paul Kienitz is a member in good standing of regional bluegrass favorites\, The Nob Hill Boys. Bass player John Jirak also has played banjo with various folks in the northeastern WI and Madison areas\, most notably with the Green Bay based Fox River Flyer. As a bass player\, he’s performed shows with the Chicago Bluegrass Band\, Miltown Ramblers\, Krause Family\, Old Cool\, Spare Time Bluegrass Band\, Bob Steeno and The Old Truck\, and Down From the Hills\, and currently Madison’s newest\, Kettle Moraine. \nIt serves us well if you call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/new-pioneers-15/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130907T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130907T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130815T020813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130828T024101Z UID:1807-1378585800-1378594800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:PETER MULVEY DESCRIPTION:PETER MULVEY \nThe light turns golden\, the leaves reveal their inner beauty\, and Peter bicycles from his home in Milwaukee to venues nearby\, bicyclily speaking. The ride energizes him to give great performances. Be not the one to miss it. \nBoston Globe:\n“Peter Mulvey is all substance\, which is his style.” \nMojo (UK):\n“Singularly gifted.” \nDavis Enterprise:\n“The cream of the crop… sings with a clarity reserved for the likes of legends.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/peter-mulvey-2/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130906T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130906T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130807T020947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130902T185750Z UID:1775-1378497600-1378506600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE BLUEGRASS BOYS REUNION DESCRIPTION:A Bluegrass Boys Reunion…Songs\, Stories and Breakdowns! \nThe classic bluegrass of Bill Monroe is the primary focus of this band of musicians. Bob Black\, Tom Ewing and Mark Hembree\, all tenured and historical contributors to the vision of Bill Monroe\, bring you back to the origins of bluegrass music. This night Paul Kienitz and Brian Ray will support them. \nBlue Grass Boys Reunion showcases all the finest elements of this exciting and driving music. Through the classic songs with that “high\, lonesome sound”\, personal stories and anecdotes from those who knew and played with Mr. Monroe\, along with his distinctive instrumentals\, they convey the emotive music the Father of Bluegrass created. \nThis is the real deal\, friends and neighbors\, bluegrass from its roots performed by musicians who know and love it. \n“a hero of the 5-string banjo”\n~ Bluegrass Unlimited \nBob Black (IA) has bluegrass roots going straight back to Bill Monroe\, “The Father of Bluegrass Music”. Bob toured and recorded with the late great musical master during the 70’s. Copper Creek\, Rebel\, and Green Valley recording artist Bob Black has performed with Ricky Skaggs\, Emmylou Harris\, Marty Stuart\, John Hartford\, Ralph Stanley\, Rhonda Vincent\, The Whites\, Frank Wakefield\, and many others. Bob has recorded with Norman Blake\, Greg Brown\, Kenny Baker\, Bill Monroe\, John Hartford\, Bo Ramsey\, Sam Bush\, and more (over 30 albums in all). He has appeared on the Grand Ole Opry many times. A true “Master of the 5-String Banjo”.\nVisit Bob’s website at www.banjoy.com for the full story. \n“. . . poised to leave a real mark on the music.”\n~ Eric Savage\, Bluegrass Unlimited \nTom Ewing (KY) played and recorded with Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys in the 1970s prior to joining Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in 1986. From then until Monroe’s passing in 1996\, Tom recorded several albums with him\, including the Grammy award-winning Southern Flavor. He has also written extensively for Bluegrass Unlimited magazine and\, in 2000\, compiled and edited The Bill Monroe Reader for the University of Illinois Press. He is currently writing a Bill Monroe biography.\n…recorded on Bill Monroe’s classic instrumental album “Master of Bluegrass”\n~ www.allmusic.com \nMark Hembree (WI)\, bassist and vocalist\, played with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys from 1979-84 and is heard on Monroe’s classic instrumental album Master of Bluegrass. Hembree was a founding member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band (later stars of the soundtrack for the movie O Brother Where Art Thou) and recorded with Peter Rowan (on the Grammy-nominated New Moon Rising)\, David Grisman\, Stuart Duncan\, and many others\, including the all-star album band Dreadful Snakes\, produced by Jerry Douglas and Bela Fleck. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-bluegrass-boys-reunion/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130905T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130905T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130605T013657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130605T013657Z UID:1723-1378411200-1378420200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ZOE MUTH & the LOST HIGH ROLLERS DESCRIPTION:ZOE MUTH \nStaffer Dennis had been playing her in the kitchen all the time\, and then we get the phone call asking if she could play here. If you build it\, they will storm your kitchen. \n Praise for 2012’s Old Gold: \n“Muth sings like a lost lamented Carter sister . . .Her decidedly un-Joplin-esque take on ‘Get It While You Can’ is an inspired highlight.”\n-Vintage Guitar Magazine \nPraise for 2012’s Starlight Hotel: \n“With a haunting voice that treads soul and country and can only be described as a cosmic americana\, Zoe Muth delivers songs that sound like vintage country classics.”\n– Twangville \n“We rarely talk about country music as being “soulful” or having “soul”\, but thank god Zoe Muth is here to change this…the gentle truth of her songwriting and the softness of her voice lend a weight to the music that gives Starlight Hotel\, a true feeling of soulfulness… an astonishingly good songwriter.”\n– No Depression \n“Muth has gifted the world with a collection of music that is straight no chaser . . .Just when you start to believe that they just don’t make ’em the way they used to\, Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers come along to restore your faith.”\n– Country Standard Time \n“It’s clear\, unforced passion\, “not for the jet set\, but the old Chevrolet set\,” that informs all of these songs\, along with a high\, pure voice that rises to Iris Dement and Patty Griffin territory…There isn’t a bad song on this album…honky-tonk comes so naturally to the young Muth\, along with a charming drawl…”\n– The Billings Gazette \n‘Starlight Hotel is one of those albums that you need if your first exposures to country music came from the static-y radio in the cab of your dad’s old pickup truck… essential listening.’\n– ninebullets.net URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/zoe-muth-the-lost-high-rollers/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130831T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130831T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130709T173428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130826T155231Z UID:1764-1377979200-1377990000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OOPS! NOT BIRDS OF CHICAGO! OPEN STAGE Read More DESCRIPTION:Due to some randomi’mprettysuregremlincaused booking error\, the prior info stating that the Birds would be here was inaccurate. Thank you to hot tipster Paul who saved us from this being a worse disaster. THERE WILL BE AN OPEN STAGE INSTEAD. \nWe wish it weren’t so\, but the BIRDS are actually flying to the High Noon Saloon in Madison on this night. I’m sure they will deign to play here sometime in the future. \nBirds of Chicago is a collective based around JT Nero and Allison Russell. Whether touring as a duo or with the full family band\, Nero and Russell have emerged as two of the most compelling new voices in North American Roots music. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/birds-of-chicago/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130830T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130830T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130730T193943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130730T193943Z UID:1796-1377894600-1377903600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN- solo DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-solo/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130824T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130824T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130819T212052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130819T214905Z UID:1826-1377367200-1377383400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OFFSITE from the Carpe- BILL CAMPLIN & the Cardboard Botox Band recording DESCRIPTION:Bill and his pals from the Cardboard Box era- Jason Klagstad (guitar)\, Bob Mueller (drums)\, Jamie Sheldon (bass)\, and Bob Knetzger (steel guitar & dobro)- will be doing a recording session in the gray-sided red-roofed Ebbott barn with the new stone wall in front of it on the south side of Hwy CI about 13 miles east of Fort Atkinson (about 1.5 miles west of the intersection of E & CI\, and about 1.5 miles east of where 106 intersects CI) FRIDAY the 23rd AND SATURDAY the 24th. Music will begin about 8pm. \nYou are invited\, and we hope you can make it\, but we wish you to understand the following terms\, details\, and conditions: \nThe barn is beautifully renovated\, but it is a barn. You must supply your own chairs and other amenities. Check the weather for appropriate clothing. \nYou are welcome to come early to picnic with the band (6 is the suggested time)\, but it’s BYOE\, bring your own everything\, though there will be:\na Portapotty\nbig containers of water\na couple of grills. \nIt’ll be fun. \nE-mail if you have any further questions. Hope fans of Bill can make it\, hope his enemies can’t. \nThanks to the Ebbotts for allowing this event to transpire. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/offsite-from-the-carpe-bill-camplin-the-cardboard-botox-band-recording/ LOCATION:Ebbott barn\, Hwy CI\, Palmyra/Oak Hill END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130824T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130824T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130709T173034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130709T173217Z UID:1763-1377363600-1377363600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:no event this evening DESCRIPTION:The city is having its Rhythm on the River event down the street. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/no-event-this-evening/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130823T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130823T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130709T172801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130806T150214Z UID:1759-1377288000-1377297000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE MINIMALISTS- guitar duo of Jeff Mason & Perry Baird DESCRIPTION:I had erroneously stated these gentlemen as playing on the 16th with an open stage scheduled on this date. Ignore that- this is the night\, these are the guys. August 16th will be an open stage. \nIt was just a short 23+ years ago that Fort Atkinson’s own Perry Baird and Jeff Mason last graced the stage together at the Carpe. Now they are both crusty old coots with grandchildren\, looking forward to collecting Social Security. In stubborn defiance to the advance of years and the physical and mental decline that accompanies it\, they are ready to turn back the clock (at least for one night). They got to reminiscing at the Rotary pancake breakfast this year and it led to this evening of music. \nPerry Baird’s strong and smooth baritone vocals draw you in to the songs he plays\, selections that are an eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional styles. He occasionally performs solo\, accompanying himself on 6- and 12-string guitar\, and he’s more frequently on stage with a folk trio known as the Buzzards\, which includes Madison’s Mike and Patty McDougal. \nJeff Mason accompanies Perry on guitar and vocals\, combining finger-style and flat-picking counterpoint…with a bit of soloing thrown in. Jeff also does a solo act (with his looper)\, performs with the locally infamous Merry Horde\, also occasionally as the newly hatched Jeff Mason Trio. Now this. Nobody (including Jeff) is quite sure where—or with whom—he will end up next. \nYou don’t want to wait another quarter-century before these guys get together again\, so catch them while you can (and they’re able). URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jeff-mason-and-perry-baird/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130823T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130823T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130819T210745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130819T214722Z UID:1823-1377280800-1377295200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OFFSITE from the Carpe- BILL CAMPLIN & Cardboard Botox Band recording DESCRIPTION:SEE ALSO THIS DATE FOR A MUSICAL EVENT AT THE CARPE- THE MINIMALISTS \nBill and his pals from the Cardboard Box era- Jason Klagstad (guitar)\, Bob Mueller (drums)\, Jamie Sheldon (bass)\, and Bob Knetzger (steel guitar & dobro)- will be doing a recording session in the gray-sided red-roofed Ebbott barn with the new stone wall in front of it on the south side of Hwy CI about 13 miles east of Fort Atkinson (about 1.5 miles west of the intersection of E & CI\, and about 1.5 miles east of where 106 intersects CI) FRIDAY the 23rd AND SATURDAY the 24th. Music will begin about 8pm. \nYou are invited\, and we hope you can make it\, but we wish you to understand the following terms\, details\, and conditions: \nThe barn is beautifully renovated\, but it is a barn. You must supply your own chairs and other amenities. Check the weather for appropriate clothing. \nYou are welcome to come early to picnic with the band (6 is the suggested time)\, but it’s BYOE\, bring your own everything\, though there will be:\na Portapotty\nbig containers of water\na couple of grills. \nIt’ll be fun. \nE-mail if you have any further questions. Hope fans of Bill can make it\, hope his enemies can’t. \nThanks to the Ebbotts for allowing this event to transpire. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/not-at-the-carpe-bill-camplin-cardboard-botox-band-recording/ LOCATION:Ebbott barn\, Hwy CI\, Palmyra/Oak Hill END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130817T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130817T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130709T172927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130709T172927Z UID:1761-1376771400-1376780400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN & THE INCREASED LAPHAMS DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-the-increased-laphams/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130816T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130816T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130730T193812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130801T023018Z UID:1794-1376683200-1376692200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION:Was on the 23rd\, now is this night. BAIRD & MASON will be on the 23rd. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-44/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130810T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130810T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130730T194124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130730T194124Z UID:1798-1376164800-1376173800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-45/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130809T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130809T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130614T234916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130807T020843Z UID:1739-1376080200-1376089200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BRETT NEWSKI/Laura Balke DESCRIPTION:Spending six homeless months in Asia gives a man a lot to think about. Brett’s album In Between Exits is recorded and mixed from Bangkok to Hong Kong to the Philippines and everywhere in between. Makeshift studios in Couchsurfer apartments and budget hotels made it possible. Coined the “Homeless in Asia Tour”\, “Exits” captures the liberating highs and loneliest lows of solo wanderlusting. Brett has returned to Wisconsin after living two years in Vietnam\, and comes back to the Cafe Carpe to launch 3 months of national and international touring behind the album. \nBrett will be joined by Laura Balke. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/brett-newski/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130808T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130808T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130711T190918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130711T190918Z UID:1778-1375988400-1375995600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/new-pioneers-16/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130807T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130807T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130709T233721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130802T202045Z UID:1769-1375902000-1375909200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPUS DESCRIPTION:“From the searing guitar of “Señor Carlos”… to the smokey\, hard swinging Bluenote influenced saxophone…to the ethereal underground of Munich\,Germany\, OPUS has redefined its roots in jazz.” \nOPUS\, an icon of straight ahead and fusion jazz\, is celebrating 35 years of music making with performances during 2013 and 2014. The band has a long history of club\, festival\, and college performances\, and was featured in 1980 with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. OPUS was nominated in 2013 for the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) award for “Best Jazz Group”. The band has shared the stage with jazz greats such as Freddie Hubbard\, Spyro Gyra\, and Bill Bruford\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Pat Metheny\, and many others. \nOPUS members include Jim Sodke\, an in demand multi-keyyboardist/ conductor for over 35 years in the Milwaukee/Chicago area. His original compositions have been heard and performed internationally. He has appeared with the national tours of Dancin’\, Chorus Line\, Grease\, Lou Rawls\, The Moody Blues and many others. He has accompanied jazz greats Stanley Jordan\, and Dianne Schuur\, and performed with The Milwaukee\, Racine\, Kenosha\, and Waukesha Symphony Orchestras. He is currently an Associate Lecturer in music at UW-Parkside\, and codirector of Lakeshore Conservatory of Music. \nSteve Lewandowski is one of the Midwest’s main go-to guitarists. His high-powered\, hard-edged guitar\, original compositions\, and other recordings can be heard on jazz radio stations internationally. He has performed with a variety of artists such as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra\, Bel Canto Chorus\, Skylight Opera\, Gary Burton\, Ashley Alexander\, Fifth Dimension\, Chuck Hedges\, and others. Steve has also worked with national touring Broadway shows such as “Sweet Charity”\, “Chicago”\, “The Lion King”\, “Spamalot”\, and “Legally Blonde”. \nSaxophonist and flutist Curt Hanrahan is both a solo recording artist and head of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin. Curt has worked with Tony Bennett\, Arturo Sandoval\, Manhattan Transfer\, Diane Schurr\, Bobby Caldwell and Doc Severinsen to name a few. He has released three solo CDs: “Hang Time”\, “To Be Again” and “Souljourney”. As a freelance bassist\, Larry Tresp has performed with the Moody Blues\, jazz pianist Buddy Montgomery\, Chuck Hedges (clarinet)\, and has been the Festa Italiana bassist for over 25 years\, backing up such artists as Dick Contino\, Frank Stallone\, and many other Las Vegas acts. Larry currently plays bass with the Contemporary Jazz group OPUS\, and the Paul Spencer Band at Caroline’s Jazz Club. \nBrian Ford is in demand as a freelance drummer/latin percussionist and has performed regionally at concerts and festivals since the late 1960’s. He is published\, with a full curriculum of instructional materials for drums and percussion. Guest vocalist Anita Stemper has been a jazz fixture in the Milwaukee area for many years as well. \nAs always\, please call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/opus/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130803T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130803T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130614T234724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130723T150917Z UID:1735-1375561800-1375570800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SONG SWAP w/ / TRICIA ALEXANDER\, PETE JONNSON\, DAVID HAWKINS DESCRIPTION:Song swaps are fun!! Lots of different talent thrown together and inspiring each other. \nTRICIA ALEXANDER– Joy-filled\, uplifting and inspiring are some of the words used to describe Tricia Alexander’s music and performance – which ranges from soothing and deeply spiritual to social commentary and humor. \nSinger\, songwriter\, performance poet\, accomplished guitarist\, percussionist and harmonica player\, Tricia moves between jazz\, blues and folk\, spoken word and music\, original compositions and re-interpreted cover tunes – and she does it all with seamless grace. \nTricia has been known for many years as “one of Chicago’s finest folk performers – always a little on the jazzy side” (Chicago Sun Times). Her original blues\, jazz and folk music ranges from soothing and deeply spiritual to social commentary – and from lightly romantic to slightly bawdy. Humanities Iowa calls her\, “A modern-day Aesop” – and the Folk Music Source Book places her “intelligent contemporary writing” in the same league as: Holly Near\, Cheryl Wheeler\, Anne Hills and Christine Lavin.　 \nVibrant\, uplifting and healing with a voice\, lyrics and music that resonate the heart. Blue O’Connell\, Eclectic Woman\, WTJU FM VA) \nPETE JONNSON is a fine guitar player and singer with an interesting repertoire of Americana tunes. He was one of the members of the trio Live Bait. He has made excellent use of his early retirement to submerge himself in his music. \nDAVID HAWKINS is a songwriter\, singer\, and guitarist from the cities of Chicago (Rogers Park\, Evanston\, Lake Bluff)\, Tulsa\, and New Orleans (Metairie). \nA Few Thoughts from David: \nYou have no doubt noticed that thousands of websites are full of musicians looking for a style\, a trend\, an image\, or even a true depiction of who they are–anything to be noticed as distinct identities in an ocean of identities. Often\, even the really good musicians seem to be drops in the bucket\, spit in the ocean. Music has to be more than an arsenal of hair\, costumes\, and poses. At its best\, it is about how the spirit of a song calls to us. My vision is that the true voices in music will emerge from the blurred mass and be heard alongside the other true voices already among us. The way I see it\, somewhere under all the layers is a true voice in everyone. Whether or not I have found my truest voice yet\, I know that one of the ways that I feel closest to it is through writing or singing a song. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/song-swap-w-tricia-alexander-pete-jonnson-bill-camplin-2/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130802T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130802T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130614T233957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130729T170401Z UID:1732-1375475400-1375484400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MACARUS FAMILY JAMBOREE DESCRIPTION:The MACARUS FAMILY JAMBOREE brings together 3 generations of the youguessedit Macarus family to play and sing together\, accompanying & harmonizing with each other on music ranging from gospel to rock\, traditionals\, classics\, and originals.  They all write and perform individually and with other musical & theatrical aggregations. \nMomma Doe has acted and sung since high school. She will be in the Senior Idol contest at the Walworth County Fair this year. Singer-songwriter guitarist and sculptor (currently working on the cycling monument in Boulder Colorado) Kimmerjae (Johnson) has music and art at www.kimmerjae.com and www.bluestemstudioart.com.  Julianne is well-known in the Chicago area as an actress\, songstress and violinist\, having recorded and performed with Michael Smith and James McCandless as well as many others.  Jordan was a member in the rock band Winterhawk\, and has web presences at www.planetjordan.com\, www.jordanmacarus.com and www.enviromonster.com. He has a new album Truce\, coming out with his band JKI. Jonathon has been a missionary and chemical engineer\, juggles\, tells stories and jokes\, and has written a book\, “A Day in the Life of Ivan Dentistavich and Other Related and Not Stories” relating his life experiences.  The third generation will be represented by Zachary\, Sasha\, and Jhenia who either sing or play guitar\, drums and piano. \nWOWIE ZOWIE that’s a roomful of talent. But of course there will be space for you the audience\, so call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/macarus-family/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130727T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130727T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130614T233818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130614T233818Z UID:1730-1374955200-1374964200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-42/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130726T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130726T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130722T160203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130723T223514Z UID:1788-1374868800-1374879600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ERIC BLOWTORCH /Mike Plaisted DESCRIPTION:Electric Eric Blowtorch \nSinger/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings\, plays\, and writes reggae\, ska\, rocksteady\, soul\, rock ‘n’ roll\, funk\, hip-hop\, Anglo-Afropop\, and jazz songs with rhythm\, melody\, passion\, and original comic timing. E.B. plays solo\, in duos with selected stars\, and sometimes more. \nThe new Eric Blowtorch album\, on which E. B. plays drums\, percussion\, bass(electric and upright)\, piano\, organ\, guitar\, and trumpet\, in addition to singing\, is entitled Eric Blowtorch Plays Himself. “Everybody has a gimmick\,” Blowtorch claims. “Mine’s content” – emotional\, communal\, and political content delivered with intense guitar playing and singing. \nEric Blowtorch is an ambitious artist; some say lunatic. In fits of inspiration\, E. B. put music to two tracks from Thomas Pynchon’s landmark novel Gravity’s Rainbow. One of the resulting songs appears as a ghost track at the end of the Milwaukee compilation CD Workman’s Comp. Dr. Larry Daw of The Modern World\, a Pynchon fan website\, describes one of E. B.’s interpretations of a Pynchon lyric as “stylistically unique and almost impossible to peg to one musical style. It shows great compositional skill and a tremendous sensitivity to what Pynchon was trying to say. It amplifies his meaning to a far greater extent that what one gets from just reading some printed words on a page.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/eric-blowtorch-beaumontmike-plaisted/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130720T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130720T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130513T214921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130513T215020Z UID:1708-1374339600-1374339600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:1978 class reunion - CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/1978-class-reunion-closed-to-the-public/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130719T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130719T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130715T231109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130715T231109Z UID:1785-1374265800-1374274800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN solo DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-solo/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130718T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130718T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130306T134817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130709T181030Z UID:1623-1374177600-1374186600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:PETER BRADLEY ADAMS DESCRIPTION:PETER BRADLEY ADAMS was formerly one half of the duo\, Eastmountainsouth\, signed by Robbie Robertson (of The Band) to DreamWorks Records in 2002. Since then\, Peter has released four solo records as well as an EP with his side project\, “Down Like Silver”. He currently lives in Brooklyn\, NY. \n“Adams is fast developing as a songwriter who both inspires and questions” – Nic Harcourt / Los Angeles Times Magazine – Jan 2010 \nOne of the “21st-century writers whose songs are worth exploring.” – Wall Street Journal – Nov 2008 \nThis is Peter Bradley’s first appearance here\, and his fans having been contacting us for a couple of months since the show was first announced. People are very excited about seeing him- and that is a good sign. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/peter-bradley-adams/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130713T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130713T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130614T233510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130614T233510Z UID:1726-1373745600-1373754600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-40/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130712T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130712T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130510T133224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130510T133333Z UID:1687-1373661000-1373670000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:HOWARD LEVY DESCRIPTION:WOW HOWard LEVY!!!\nMultiple Grammy- Award Winner Howard Levy is an acknowledged master of the diatonic harmonica\, a superb pianist\, innovative composer\, recording artist\, bandleader\, teacher\, producer\, and Chicago area resident. His musical travels have taken him all over the geographical world and the musical map. Equally at home in Jazz\, Classical music\, Rock\, Folk\, Latin\, and World Music\, he brings a fresh lyrical approach to whatever he plays. This has made him a favorite with audiences worldwide\, and a recording artist sought after by the likes of Kenny Loggins\, Dolly Parton\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Styx\, Donald Fagen\, and Paul Simon. As a sideman\, Howard has appeared on hundreds of CDs and played on many movie soundtracks. \nHe is perhaps best known for the four CD’s he recorded with Bela Fleck and The Flecktones\, a unique band that set the musical world on its ear back in the early 1990’s. He got back together with the band in 2010 and recorded the CD Rocket Science. They toured extensively in 2011-2012\, and Howard won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for “Life in Eleven”\, which he wrote with Bela Fleck. \nHoward’s other prominent collaborations include three CDs with Trio Globo (Glen Velez and Eugene Friesen)\, two with Lebanese Oud player/composer Rabih Abou Khalil\, and one with the avant- garde Jazz Riessler/Levy/Matinier Trio. \nHoward is music director and chief composer for the Latin/Jazz group Chévere de Chicago. He produced and released the band’s CD Secret Dream\, and Time Capsules with his acoustic swing group Acoustic Express\, on his own label\, Balkan Samba Records. His solo Jazz CD\, Alone and Together on Balkan Samba\, and his Jazz trio CD Tonight and Tomorrow on the Chicago Sessions label\, both received 4-star reviews in DownBeat. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/howard-levy/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130711T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130711T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130513T214558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130513T214708Z UID:1704-1373569200-1373576400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE NEW PIONEERS DESCRIPTION:This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin graces us every 2nd Thursday of the month (usually). Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally\, regionally\, and nationally for many years. \nThe Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist\, Jerry Wicentowski\, has been described by country music historian Bill Malone as “One of the finest singers in bluegrass music”. Jerry has also performed and recorded with such bluegrass greats as Tim O’Brien\, Andy Statman\, Byron Berline\, Tony Trischka and others. Mike Schmidt of Spring Green\, Wisconsin\, is the group’s banjo player. This former French horn player has been a Nashville session musician and member of the popular Wisconsin-based bluegrass bands\, Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ and the Piper Road Spring Band. He also performs occasionally with his wife Lori. Bruce King of Art Stevenson and High Water – also formerly of Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ – is on mandolin. Bruce and Mike are veterans of the Great Northern Bluegrass Festival in Mole Lake\, WI – performing there every year from 1977 to 1982. Fiddle player Paul Kienitz is a member in good standing of regional bluegrass favorites\, The Nob Hill Boys. Bass player John Jirak also has played banjo with various folks in the northeastern WI and Madison areas\, most notably with the Green Bay based Fox River Flyer. As a bass player\, he’s performed shows with the Chicago Bluegrass Band\, Miltown Ramblers\, Krause Family\, Old Cool\, Spare Time Bluegrass Band\, Bob Steeno and The Old Truck\, and Down From the Hills\, and currently Madison’s newest\, Kettle Moraine. \nIt serves us well if you call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/1704/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130706T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130706T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T062136 CREATED:20130624T155515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130624T155515Z UID:1753-1373140800-1373149800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-43/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR