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SUMMARY:LIV LAFLUV/ MAXIMIANO/ LUCY LONDON
DESCRIPTION:LUCY LONDON\, LIV LAFLUV\, and MAXIMIANO are three traveling songwriters and pals who are teaming up to bring their songs and stories on mad roadtrip from Minneapolis to New Orleans. They are all multi-instrumentalists – teaming up to support one another’s songs. They draw vocal techniques from opera training\, country harmony singing\, Irish lilting\, yodeling\, throat singing and beatboxing to give performances a unique and absurd edge. They bring an infectiously silly and sweet energy that is sure to leave you cheesin’. \nThey are only requesting a $10 cover which is a steal of a deal so you have no excuses for missing the show. \nLiv LaFluv is a music maker and organizer in Bloomington\, IN. Her music reaches into an imperfect world and spins beautiful yarns full of adventure\, heartbreak\, humor\, and hopeful promise. Her voice draws you in with its effortless dynamic range. She has a fire in her belly and a twinkle in her eye! Watch out!  \nMaximiano Janairo\, a Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter\, has carved out a unique niche in the music scene with their soulful blend of heritage\, identity\, and raw human experience. Their debut album\, “The Real Truth\,” explores themes of growth and change\, with songs that shimmer\, echo\, and glide through tales of memory and identity. The album features a variety of sounds\, including piano\, pedal steel\, flute\, and clarinet\, and is supported by an all-star band of Milwaukee musicians. Maximiano’s music is described as lush\, courageous\, and ambitious\, with a sound that captures the beauty of newfound wisdom. They are known for their willingness to write songs out of necessity\, providing companionship for feelings that are too difficult or embarrassing to express. Maximiano’s artistic journey has been shaped by their parents and their deep connection to their family’s ancestry\, and they embrace their identity as a mixed-race\, non-binary\, queer artist. \nLucy London is a singer and touring musician from Petaluma\, California\, currently based in New Orleans. A folk singer and storyteller at heart\, Lucy draws technique from opera training\, yodeling\, throat singing and beatboxing to give her performances a unique and absurd edge. \nShe graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Performance Studies from the School of Communication\, and while there also studied classical voice and opera at the Bienen School of Music. \nLucy has studied and performed music with international folk ensembles in Delhi\, India and Greensboro\, North Carolina. She co-composed the Fox and Beggar Theatre Company’s 2025 touring production\, Tigre\, Tigre!\, in which she sang the voice of the principal character\, Z. In 2025\, Lucy wrote and toured an hour-long musical solo performance\, Grasping at Straws\, a reflection on her changing relationship to activism amidst the Great Turning. \nShe released two records in 2025—”Pinto Pals: Yodeling Songbirds”\, an album with her yodeling duo\, The Pinto Pals\, as well as “Sweetheart\, I’m Here”\, an EP of original music with collaborators Jackie Rae Daniels and Mikey Marget. \nLucy’s work centers around themes of animacy and connection with the more-than-human world. Through her songs\, she channels many perspectives distinct from her own\, including those of humans and non-humans alike.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/liv-lafluv-maximiano-lucy-london/
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SUMMARY:SATCHEL PAIGE w/ RUTHIE & NICK
DESCRIPTION:SATCHEL PAIGE has been playing here for 42 years. \nInitially catalyzed into songwriting by Kurt Cobain’s spirit after a decade within the walls of this folk haven\, Satchel has many and eclectic influences. It could be said he bends or blends genres\, but that’s just happenstance. He simply goes wherever his feelings take him\, and learns how to express them as he goes. Thankfully\, he has some friends who can pick up what he’s putting down. Though a blessing and a curse in equal measure\, Satchel has lived among performing songwriters for over forty years\, and if you enjoy the music of those who pass through here\, you’re likely to enjoy his tunes\, too. \nRUTHIE MCQUINN (of the Krause Famiy Band\, the Ramblin’ Kind\, Slipjig\, etc.) on vocals and violin & NICK LANG (of Long Mama and multiple other Milwaukee area bands) on drums will be picking up what he’s putting down.  I hope they recycle it instead of putting it into the trash.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/satchel-paige-w-ruthie-nick/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T203000
DTSTAMP:20260924T134154
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SUMMARY:LAURA VEIRS w/ Karl Blau
DESCRIPTION:LAURA VEIRS returns with Temple Songs\, her first album in four years—and the first she has written\,\nrecorded\, arranged\, produced\, and performed entirely on her own. “I didn’t know if I would write songs\nagain\,” says Veirs\, who spent the intervening years building a backyard studio\, getting married\, blending\na family with four teenagers\, deepening her visual art practice (painting)\, and expanding her music\nteaching. “Turns out that period was a gathering phase. When I made the commitment to recording the\nalbum myself\, the muse caught me again and it came together very quickly.” \nWritten and recorded in three months in the fall of 2025 in Veirs’ backyard “Temple of Bloom” studio\,\nTemple Songs marks a new level of artistic independence. While 2022’s Found Light (co-produced by\nVeirs and Shahzad Ismaily) was a declaration of autonomy\, Temple Songs goes further: every creative\ndecision—what to record\, how to record it\, and how it should sound—was Veirs’ alone. Made with just two\nmics and a laptop in a 10’ x 14′ room\, the album feels unmistakably “Veirs-ian\,” yet strikingly new.\nVeirs embraced the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi throughout the process\, choosing not to pitch-correct\nvocals or edit out rough edges. “I wanted to make something that sounds as organic and human as\npossible\,” she says. Mixing by Philip Weinrobe (Adrienne Lenker) adds sympathetic finishing touches to\nVeirs’ 14th solo album. \nBecause the Temple of Bloom wasn’t built for recording\, the studio itself became a collaborator. Veirs\npaused takes for rain on the skylight—or let it stay. She waited out neighbors’ conversations\, raced to\nfinish a sensitive vocal before a stump grinder roared to life\, and included the presence of resident\nbluejays\, passing crows\, and other neighborhood sounds. These ambient intrusions lend the album an\nintimate\, lived-in authenticity. \nInfluences range from Mac DeMarco’s commitment to trusting his personal taste to the anarchists and\nfeminists of the late 1800s and their rallying cry\, “no gods\, no masters.” “It was hard to get the white man\noff my shoulder\,” Veirs says. “I wrestled with a lot of doubt. But there were many happy accidents and\neventually I found a flow—seeing the studio again\, for the first time since my 20s\, as a private place for\nexploration.” \nClocking in at a concise 30 minutes\, Temple Songs’ 11 tracks capture a songwriter in peak form. The\nalbum is intimate\, dreamy\, brave and quietly defiant\, built around Veirs’ intricate fingerstyle nylon-string\nguitar\, vulnerable vocals\, and bold electric guitar embellishments. “Arc Still Bends” reflects feelings of\ncontemporary futility\, offset by a hopeful chorus. “River’s Song\,” an ode to one of Veirs’ children\,\nshowcases her gift for simplicity and emotional precision. “Pulse” veers into art-experimental territory\,\nculminating in a cacophonous duet between electric guitar and sax. “No Masters” is a sparse\, punk rock\ncall for collective self-determination\, while “Sunlight and Doom” incorporates elemental fragments from\nthe ancient Greek lyricist Sappho. \nVeirs played guitars\, bass\, drums\, tambourine\, percussion\, and sings vocals; the only outside contribution\nis saxophone by a secret special guest. She used no click tracks and no electronic instruments\, working\nby feel and intuition while watching bamboo sway outside her studio window. At 52\, three decades into\nher career\, Veirs reconnects with herself through a radically new process—one that feels both fresh and\nprofoundly earned. She also designed the album’s calligraphy and paper-collage back cover art\,\nextending the project’s handmade ethos. \n“I needed to make this to connect more deeply with my taste\, aesthetics\, and confidence\,” says Veirs.\nLongtime fans will recognize the core of Laura Veirs here—unfiltered and renewed—and new listeners\nwill discover an artist fully inhabiting her creative powers. \n(Tickets will be $35 day of show.)  \n      \n        \n      \n     \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/laura-veirs/
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SUMMARY:JESS KLEIN
DESCRIPTION:JESS KLEIN came to this world to pull firebrand power and childlike joy from our darkest shadows. Her acoustic-driven\, hook-laden story songs revel in the polychrome of human experience – joy\, rage\, sensuality and resilience. The New York Times calls her “A songwriter with a voice of unblinking tenacity.” \nJess has toured the globe performing in pin-drop listening rooms\, cozy theaters and at raucous festivals in front of tens of thousands of fans.  She has toured nationally and internationally supporting Arlo Guthrie\, Josh Ritter\, Damien Dempsey\, John Fullbright and Jonathan Byrd and has opened for such legends as Ani DiFranco\, Steve Earle and Alejandro Escovedo.  Jess has appeared on Good Morning America and NPR’s All Things Considered and has performed at the Newport\, Winnipeg\, Falcon Ridge and Philadelphia Folk Festivals as well as Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. \nJess’s live shows are known for their intimate and soulful atmosphere. Whether solo with just her guitar or backed by a band\, Jess performs with a raw\, emotional intensity.  Her emotive vocals\, and poignant storytelling invite her fans on a journey through themes of love\, loss\, and resilience. \nThe Bluegrass Situation hails Jess’s work as “one part grassroots social activism\, two parts alt-country guitar rock — a combo we can certainly get behind.” Klein’s newest album\, 2023’s When We Rise\, harnesses this potent combination with themes of empowerment and the joy of overcoming set to a dynamic and deeply introspective roots-inflected soundtrack. \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n  \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jess-klein/
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SUMMARY:ROUND ROBIN w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER
DESCRIPTION:Round robin 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\, poets\, and storytellers held somewhat regularly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. \nTraditional Round Robin protocol applies – everyone is part of the circle and has an opportunity to: play\, pass or request a song from someone in particular or from anyone in the circle. \nEveryone is welcome to attend. $5 cover for musicians and audience. Come early and have a bite to eat- therein lies our sustenance.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/round-robin-w-tricia-alexander-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T193000
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SUMMARY:CAM PIERCE
DESCRIPTION:CAM PIERCE  is a masterful songwriter with the innate ability to layer shared experiences of human complexities into a 3-minute novella that at first listen appears to be simple and straightforward. One of the defining characteristics of his style lies in his ability to bring the listener into the story\, presenting songs in an extremely visual fashion. Almost more of a video than a song. The unique traits stretch over an already substantial catalog of work that is honest\, and true\, set apart from so much of the over-polished and diluted styles of the modern time. \nAlthough his sound is not easily defined\, it is admired and respected by serious music lovers across various genres both in the U.S. and far beyond. Inspiration for his unique sound can in large part be attributed to Pierce’s innate respect for nature and in the beauty and solitude of the Oregon mountains where he was born and spent most of his life\, until blindly to Nashville in 2017. Pierce’s musings can also be linked to the folks he meets on the road. He is able to find genuine\, relatable\, shared human experiences\, and include his observations in his lyrics. That IS the school of practice for the die hard songsmith. Simple\, vast and heavy. Something for everyone. Like a forgotten jukebox of timeless songs which one has the feeling they’ve heard a thousand times before. \nA traveler\, a singer\, a documentarian of past\, present and future. A see-er of things which may otherwise go unseen. Cam Pierce is the Endless Rider.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cam-pierce/
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SUMMARY:TEXPATS
DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bios. \nThe TEXPATS Tour brings together three standout singer‑songwriters—Grace Pettis\, Natalie Price\, and Rachel Laven—Texas natives who now call Nashville home but carry the Lone Star spirit wherever they go. Each artist brings her own flavor of heartfelt storytelling\, rich musicianship\, and irresistible charm\, creating a night of music that feels like a reunion of old friends. \nGrace Pettis delivers powerhouse vocals and fearless\, emotionally honest songwriting that has earned her national acclaim. Natalie Price adds her signature “Ameri‑kinda” sound—an inviting blend of indie folk\, pop\, and Americana with hooks that stay with you. Rachel Laven rounds out the trio with her warm\, soulful voice and grounded\, roots‑driven songwriting shaped by a lifetime steeped in Texas music traditions. \nTogether\, they form a dynamic\, harmony‑rich\, laughter‑filled musical experience. The TexPats Tour is more than a concert—it’s a celebration of friendship\, storytelling\, and the shared journey of three artists carving their paths far from home while keeping Texas close to the heart. \n🎤 Grace Pettis\nGrace Pettis is a Texas born\, Nashville‑based singer‑songwriter with deep Southern roots and a reputation for fearless\, emotionally charged songwriting. She’s an award‑winning artist whose music blends folk\, Americana\, and soul with a voice that can hush a room or bring it to its feet. Grace’s songs are honest\, poetic\, and unafraid to dig into the real stuff — the kind that lingers long after the last chord. \n🎶 Natalie Price\nNatalie Price crafts what she calls “Ameri‑kinda\,” a bright\, heartfelt mix of Americana\, indie folk\, and melodic pop. Born in Texas and now part of Nashville’s vibrant music scene\, she’s known for her clever lyricism\, warm stage presence\, and melodies that stick with you. Her 2023 self‑titled album introduced her as a rising voice with a gift for turning life’s twists into songs that feel instantly familiar. \n🎸 Rachel Laven\nRachel Laven is a Texas‑born troubadour with a rich\, soulful voice and a songwriting style rooted in folk\, country\, and Americana traditions. A lifelong musician\, she’s toured internationally and earned acclaim for her thoughtful storytelling and warm\, grounded presence on stage. Rachel’s songs carry a rare blend of sincerity and polish — the kind that make you feel like you’ve known her for years.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/tex-pats/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261105T200000
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SUMMARY:AMY SPEACE- The Cardinals Tour: Words and Music
DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio. \nAMY SPEACE is an award‑winning songwriter\, poet\, and storyteller whose work has long been celebrated for its emotional clarity\, literary depth\, and unmistakable voice. A mainstay of the Americana and folk world\, her songs have been praised for their “aching beauty and emotional resonance” by critics and fans alike. With a career spanning over two decades\, she has toured internationally\, shared stages with icons\, and built a devoted following drawn to her honesty\, humor\, and luminous writing. \nIn Fall 2026\, Speace embarks on her “Words and Music” tour\, a special concert series celebrating the release of her debut poetry collection\, The Cardinals (Red Hen Press\, Sept. 1\, 2026). The book has already garnered early acclaim: New York Times bestselling author Maggie Smith writes that Speace “knows how to tell a story… how to create something beautiful and meaningful that will live inside a person for years.” Award‑winning poet Matt Zapruder adds\, “If you love poems that are utterly clear and also strange… this is the book for you.” \nEach performance on the tour weaves together Speace’s signature songs\, intimate storytelling\, and live readings from The Cardinals\, creating an immersive\, literary‑musical experience. Whenever possible\, the tour partners with local independent bookstores to offer on‑site book sales and community engagement. \nWhether on the page or on the stage\, Amy Speace invites audiences into a world where vulnerability becomes strength\, memory becomes melody\, and every story finds its song. \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/amy-speace-the-cardinals-tour-words-and-music/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T200000
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SUMMARY:BOUNDING MAIN
DESCRIPTION:BOUNDING MAIN  (Dean Calin\, Christie Dalby\, Gina Dalby\, Patrick Knapp\, Jr. and Jon Krivitzky) is an award-winning a cappella quintet formed in 2003 that sings richly harmonic versions of maritime songs\, traditional sea shanties\, nautical ballads\, contemporary pieces and original compositions. This Great Lakes based group\, passionate about preserving maritime music\, performs at sea shanty\, maritime and folk festivals\, clubs\, museums\, and educational venues across the Midwest and internationally in locations such as Germany\, the Netherlands\, Poland\, France\, England\, and Canada. They have been honored to be referenced in books focusing on maritime music and history\, and their music has been included in maritime museum exhibits and used in film soundtracks. Additionally\, their music has been recorded and preserved in the British Library’s Sound Archive.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bounding-main/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T200000
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CREATED:20260729T171756Z
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SUMMARY:AN EVENING of SIMON & GARFUNKEL & NEIL YOUNG w/ Phil Angotti & Tommi Zender
DESCRIPTION:Expect a desert-island helping of classic & deep-cut SIMON & GARFUNKEL songs spanning their recorded career. Angotti & Zender morph seamlessly\, blending their beautiful vocals; in other words no one guy has to be Garfunkel the whole time. The two are seasoned guitarists\, which helps bring in original-recording elements into their live arrangements. \nThe two artists are long-time friends who absolutely love this music\, and it shows. The show has received standing ovations wherever they’ve presented it over the last decade. \nThis year they are doing the second set of classic material of NEIL YOUNG\, as that date happens to be Neil’s 81st birthday. \n\n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n\n\nTOMMI ZENDER is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist who also teaches at Old Town School of Folk Music. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of popular and unpopular music and is well-versed in many guitar styles. Zender has performed with Steve Dawson\, Phil Angotti\, Dag Juhlin\, Rachel Drew\, Gerald Dowd\, Peter Mulvey\, and many others. He has self-released 4 albums of original music.\n\nPHIL ANGOTTI is a household name in Chicago music. He is known for his heartfelt Beatles tributes and love of many British & American rock & folk artists of the 60’s through the 80’s. Phil has released (at least) 12 records and is very knowledgeable about vintage guitars. He has played with everyone including his own groups Beatle Brothers\, The Idea. He also fronts Material (re) Issue in place of the late Jim Ellison. From large theaters to your favorite dive bar Phil never disappoints and he never phones it in.\n\n\n\n\n Add to calendar
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/an-evening-of-simon-garfunkel-neil-young-w-phil-angotti-tommi-zender/
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SUMMARY:BLACK WILLOW STARLING
DESCRIPTION:BLACKWILLOW STARLING are a Milwaukee-based acoustic duo who perform Pagan\, folk\, and Celtic music. Both Nora and Michael Tinker Tierney have decades of experience in national and international playing and performance. \nSince the release of their debut\, self-titled album in June of 2024\, Blackwillow Starling have appeared at Pagan Spirit Gathering and the International Pagan Music Award ceremony. Their 2025 performance schedule includes WinterStar in February\, Paganicon in March\, Pagan Spirit Gathering in June\, and Starwood in July. More festivals and venue dates to be announced. \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \nTheir music can be streamed on every major service and has been featured on Pagan/Wiccan media and folk outlets such as International Pagan Radio\, The Cauldron\, Songs of the Pagan Tribe\, CeltCast\, Wyldwood Radio\, DruidCast with Damh the Bard\, Irish and Celtic Music Podcast\, Sidvalley Radio Folk Show\, Tarottunes\, and Pagan Artist Spotlight Podcast. They have also been featured presenters on Full Moon Circle broadcasts with Circle Sanctuary. \nBlackwillow Starling released their debut album in June\, 2024. The “What the Folk is This?” radio program rated the disc as #13 for folk album of the year. Multiple songs from the release have cracked both the International Pagan Radio top 20 and The Cauldron top 10 with their song “The Answerer Sword” holding the #1 spot for 2 weeks. “Sun King”\, “Between Times pt 1”\, and their version of “Wild Mountain Thyme” have also placed in The Cauldron top 10 chart. The International Pagan Music Awards have bestowed a nomination for Pagan band of the year for 2025. \nNora\, a classically schooled vocalist\, sings about the elements of the natural world and wonder of spirit. She works with Celtic-based rhythmic patterns and folk stylings in Blackwillow Starling. She finds pure joy in the art of song. Michael “Tinker” Tierney has strong familial Celtic ties\, regularly tours and performs live with multiple projects\, and enjoys cleverness and outside the box creativity in writing and performing.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/black-willow-starling/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261114T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T134154
CREATED:20260214T234252Z
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SUMMARY:KELLY HUNT/ KELLEY SMITH
DESCRIPTION:This will be a great evening with two women of unique talent. Ticket link follows bio \nMemphis-raised singer-songwriter\, KELLY HUNT\, paints stories as old and offbeat as her Depression-era tenor banjo and parlor guitar\, reimagining traditions of folk & old-time music with innovative vigor. Interweaving poetic lyrics\, lilting melodies\, and intriguing arrangements\, Hunt casts a spell which No Depression describes as “the musical equivalent of a book you can’t put down\, one you’ll want to revisit again and again to catch every nuance and turn of phrase.” Hunt’s 2019 debut album\, Even The Sparrow\, was a finalist for the International Folk Music Awards “Album of the Year.” Her sophomore album\, Ozark Symphony\, was recorded with Grammy-winning musician & producer Dirk Powell and released on Compass Records in 2023. \n“Standing shoulder to shoulder with contemporaries like Gillian Welch and Rhiannon Giddens…folk music harking back to the stripped-down sounds of Leadbelly\, Robert Johnson and Woody Guthrie.”— American UK \n“Uncanny is Hunt’s innate ability to summon the same vigorous energy of classic folk players\, all while pushing forward to modernize the instrument’s role in contemporary songwriting…She delivers her lyrics with an earthen frankness that can’t be taught. ”— Jonathan Frahm (Popmatters) \n“Once in a while\, a musical project comes along that truly captures the spirit of America…Kelly Hunt’s OZARK SYMPHONY does exactly this […] If you’ve ever been enchanted by the lyrical power of Lucinda Williams or felt the emotional tug of Nanci Griffith\, then you’re about to meet your next obsession.”— [Grateful Web] \n“Kelly Hunt weaves an enchanting spell with her atmospheric music […] Hunt’s vocals draw us in like a siren calling from rough seas\, asking us not to dash ourselves on the rocks but to find shelter in her soothing tones.”— [Folk Alley] \nMinnesota songwriter KELLEY SMITH is a wallflower who fancies old poetry and grandpa sweaters. All at once whimsical and haunting\, Smith delivers deeply affecting lyrics with wry charm and a time traveler’s voice. Prone to melancholy and daydreaming\, Kelley spent her childhood roaming the woods of the north country. To this day\, her longing for that landscape runs deep and seems to find its way into her songs in one way or another. \nRaised by musicians\, Smith always had music in her bones\, but it wasn’t until she was 40 and a mother of four that her first record\, Moon Child (2022)\, came to be. “These organic and unvarnished songs reflect life experiences that could as easily come from past lives as they could from Kelley’s soul.” – Rieder Homestead Concerts. \n”Her rustic sound\, combined with relatable gut-punchy lyrics has been resonating with audiences up north and beyond.”\n– Southern Minn Scene \nSince 2022\, Kelley has had the honor of sharing stages with artists such as Charlie Parr\, Kelly Hunt\, Wild Horses\, Dave Simonett\, and Alan Sparhawk. Every once in awhile she tucks into old dive bars with her banjo to play folk songs. \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kelly-hunt-kelley-smith/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261118T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260924T134154
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SUMMARY:ROUND ROBIN w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER
DESCRIPTION:Round robin 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\, poets\, and storytellers held somewhat regularly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. \nTraditional Round Robin protocol applies – everyone is part of the circle and has an opportunity to: play\, pass or request a song from someone in particular or from anyone in the circle. \nEveryone is welcome to attend. $5 cover for musicians and audience. Come early and have a bite to eat- therein lies our sustenance.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/round-robin-w-tricia-alexander-16/
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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-47/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261127T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261127T200000
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CREATED:20260703T214159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T214159Z
UID:10990-1795809600-1795809600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:WHAT'S HIS NAME & the OBSCURE GUY
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/whats-his-name-the-obscure-guy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261128T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261128T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T134154
CREATED:20260703T214050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T235102Z
UID:10988-1795896000-1795896000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:JOHNSMITH
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/johnsmith-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261212T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T134154
CREATED:20260920T174702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T174819Z
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SUMMARY:FLOYD MERCANTILE
DESCRIPTION:In April 2025\, PETER MULVEY and JENNA NICHOLLS\, along with guitarist Ross Bellenoit\, traveled to Floyd\, a small mountain town located in the Blue Ridge Highlands of Southwest Virginia for five uninterrupted days of recording. What emerged is Floyd Mercantile — a record that feels both intimate and timeless. The repertoire bridges eras. Mostly comprised of songs Peter and Jenna wrote separately\, there are a few gems from Great American Songbook: “Skylark” (Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer)\, “Them There Eyes” (Maceo Pinkard/Doris Tauber/William Tracey) and “I’ll Be Seeing You” (Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal). \nMore bio follows ticket link. \n\n      \n        \n      \n     \nThe makeshift studio was a decommissioned general store called (you guessed it!) Floyd Mercantile — a weathered wooden building standing across the road from an open pasture where cows wandered and grazed in the gentle early-spring. (One cow even volunteered to be on the album cover.) Inside those old walls\, the trio recorded the album live — no isolation booths\, no heavy overdubbing — just three musicians in a room\, listening closely and letting the songs unfold in real time. \nThe sessions were recorded by Jeff Oehler and filmed in their entirety by partner Sue Bibeau and their associate Skylar Locke. Together\, Sue and Jeff comprise Beehive Pro\, an audio\, visual\, and design collective famed for their intimate recordings and thoughtfully considered visuals. They captured not just the sound\, but the atmosphere — the wood floors\, the daylight through the dusty windows\, and the creak of the porch boards could all be considered session players on this album. \nThe visual and sonic tones of the project reflect the periods these songs evoke — even the newly composed tracks feel in conversation with another time. The goal was not nostalgia\, but continuity: to stand inside the lineage of American song and add something honest and present to it. \nFloyd Mercantile is not just an album. It’s a document of place. Of three musicians in a room. Of songs — old and new — allowed to breathe in the quiet of a Virginia afternoon.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/floyd-mercantile/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261213T183000
DTSTAMP:20260924T134154
CREATED:20260920T175439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T175439Z
UID:11124-1797186600-1797186600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:FLOYD MERCANTILE
DESCRIPTION:In April 2025\, PETER MULVEY and JENNA NICHOLLS\, along with guitarist Ross Bellenoit\, traveled to Floyd\, a small mountain town located in the Blue Ridge Highlands of Southwest Virginia for five uninterrupted days of recording. What emerged is Floyd Mercantile — a record that feels both intimate and timeless. The repertoire bridges eras. Mostly comprised of songs Peter and Jenna wrote separately\, there are a few gems from Great American Songbook: “Skylark” (Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer)\, “Them There Eyes” (Maceo Pinkard/Doris Tauber/William Tracey) and “I’ll Be Seeing You” (Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal). \n\n      \n        \n      \n     \nThe makeshift studio was a decommissioned general store called (you guessed it!) Floyd Mercantile — a weathered wooden building standing across the road from an open pasture where cows wandered and grazed in the gentle early-spring. (One cow even volunteered to be on the album cover.) Inside those old walls\, the trio recorded the album live — no isolation booths\, no heavy overdubbing — just three musicians in a room\, listening closely and letting the songs unfold in real time. \nThe sessions were recorded by Jeff Oehler and filmed in their entirety by partner Sue Bibeau and their associate Skylar Locke. Together\, Sue and Jeff comprise Beehive Pro\, an audio\, visual\, and design collective famed for their intimate recordings and thoughtfully considered visuals. They captured not just the sound\, but the atmosphere — the wood floors\, the daylight through the dusty windows\, and the creak of the porch boards could all be considered session players on this album. \nThe visual and sonic tones of the project reflect the periods these songs evoke — even the newly composed tracks feel in conversation with another time. The goal was not nostalgia\, but continuity: to stand inside the lineage of American song and add something honest and present to it. \nFloyd Mercantile is not just an album. It’s a document of place. Of three musicians in a room. Of songs — old and new — allowed to breathe in the quiet of a Virginia afternoon.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/floyd-mercantile-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261219T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T134154
CREATED:20260920T150827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T150827Z
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SUMMARY:CASH BOX KINGS w/ Queen Lee Kanehira
DESCRIPTION:For more than 25 years\, CASH BOX KINGS have been carrying the raw\, rollicking spirit of classic Chicago blues into the present. Now\, with a powerful new voice at the helm\, the band is entering an exciting new chapter. \nAlligator Recording artists the CASH BOX KINGS are bona fide blues royalty. Co-led by Chicago blues vocalist CAMERON WEBB* and songwriter\, harmonica giant and singer JOE NOSEK\, the band plays masterfully raw and unvarnished houserocking blues. Webb’s stunning vocals and Nosek’s powerhouse harmonica fuel their razor-sharp original songs. The masterful BILLY FLYNN is on guitar. \nThe Kings will be joined by QUEEN LEE KANEHIRA\, recognized as one of the premier blues and boogie woogie piano players in the world today. She was the winner of the inaugural 2019 Chicago International Blues Piano Competition. She regularly tours throughout Europe\, Asia\, and North America as a solo artist (and as a member of the Cash Box Kings). She was a featured artist for the Otis Span Tribute concert at the 2024 Chicago Blues Festival. \n“One of the best blues bands in the land. Any of these musicians could have played with the great bands of the golden blues era. Together they keep a sound alive that many thought was no more.”— Living Blues \n“Unflinching blues distilled to its essence and steeped in tradition.”— Chicago Tribune \n“An enthusiastic celebration of Chicago blues in all of its electric forms. The Cash Box Kings don’t merely pay homage to the past\, they bring tradition into the present\, making the case that the blues can still speak forcefully and directly about contemporary life.”— AllMusic \nMore bio follows ticket link \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \nFounded by Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee and harmonica powerhouse Joe Nosek\, The Cash Box Kings have built an international reputation for their fiercely authentic take on the music they love. Their sound draws deeply from the electrifying blues of the 1950s and ’60s\, while embracing jumping proto-rock ’n’ roll\, early New Orleans-style R&B\, Retro Soul\, and the band’s own hard-charging hybrid of Chicago blues and Memphis rockabilly—what the Kings affectionately call “bluesabilly.” \nAs MOJO put it\, the band are “experts in classic Chicago grooves\,” evoking Muddy Waters and Little Walter while also delivering original songs that are “both funny and pointed.” AllMusic praised their “enthusiastic celebration of Chicago blues in all of its electric forms\,” noting the band’s combination of witty\, sharp songwriting and an ability to bring tradition into the present: “The Cash Box Kings make the case that the blues can still speak forcefully and directly about contemporary life.” \nFeaturing Nosek and Webb alongside keyboardist Lee Kanehira\, bassist John W. Lauler\, guitarists Billy Flynn and Andrew Diehl\, and drummers Derek Hendrickson and Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith\, the album showcases everything that has made The Cash Box Kings a singular force in contemporary blues: deep Chicago grooves\, explosive harmonica\, powerful vocals\, sharp songwriting\, jumping rhythms\, and the unmistakable chemistry of a great live band. \nThat combination of reverence and originality has been at the heart of The Cash Box Kings since Nosek founded the group in Madison\, Wisconsin\, in 2001. As a teenager growing up in the Chicago suburbs\, Nosek began sneaking into Chicago blues clubs to see legends including Junior Wells\, James Cotton\, Otis Rush\, Jimmy Rogers\, and Sunnyland Slim. Those experiences inspired him to take up harmonica and develop the driving\, expressive style that has become one of the band’s defining sounds. After moving to Madison to attend college\, he began sitting in with artists including Clyde Stubblefield and Luther Allison before assembling a group of like-minded musicians determined to play raw\, rough-edged\, hard-charging blues. \nThe Cash Box Kings released their debut\, Live! At The King Club\, in 2003 and quickly established themselves as one of the Midwest’s most exciting live blues acts. Over the years\, the band has released eleven albums\, earned 25 Blues Music Award nominations—including Album of the Year\, Best Traditional Album\, Song of the Year\, and Band of the Year—and received widespread critical acclaim. Their albums have topped the Billboard Blues\, Living Blues Radio\, and SiriusXM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville charts. In 2023\, The Cash Box Kings were named Blues Band of the Year at the Blues Blast Music Awards\, while their Alligator Records release Oscar’s Motel became the most-played blues album worldwide that year. \nThe band’s latest chapter began in 2026 with the departure of longtime vocalist Oscar Wilson\, who left the group to pursue new endeavors. Wilson had been an important part of The Cash Box Kings’ history since joining in 2007\, and his commanding South Side Chicago voice and gritty songwriting helped propel the band to international acclaim. Now\, rather than looking backward\, the Kings are moving forward with a new generation of energy and musicianship. \n*Enter CAMERON WEBB. \nBorn and raised on Chicago’s South Side\, Webb began performing at the age of three in the Baptist church where his father served as pastor. From those early beginnings\, he immersed himself in the rich traditions of Black American music\, developing a powerful and highly expressive vocal style rooted in gospel\, blues\, soul\, jazz\, and R&B. \nWebb is not only a powerhouse vocalist and dynamic showman but also an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who performs on piano\, guitar\, bass\, and saxophone. He has already built an impressive résumé on the blues and R&B circuit\, performing and holding residencies in Los Angeles\, Las Vegas\, Chicago\, Atlanta\, and New York. \nWebb first became part of The Cash Box Kings as a second vocalist\, stepping in for Wilson during periods when Wilson was unable to perform. Those appearances quickly made clear that Webb was more than capable of holding his own alongside the band’s seasoned musicians. With his remarkable voice\, charisma\, musicianship\, and deep connection to the traditions of Black American music\, he brings a fresh energy to the Kings while remaining firmly grounded in the music’s roots. \nInfluenced by legendary vocalists including Junior Parker\, B.B. King\, Sam Cooke\, and Magic Sam\, Webb represents the next generation of blues artists\, one that understands that keeping the blues alive means allowing it to grow. His arrival gives The Cash Box Kings an opportunity to honor the music’s history while pushing their sound into new territory\, embracing not only classic Chicago blues but also the soulful sounds of retro soul and early R&B\, along with the raw\, infectious energy of Sun Records-era rockabilly. \nWith Webb’s stunning vocal power and Nosek’s soaring harmonica and songwriting chops\, The Cash Box Kings continue to do what they have always done best: make the blues feel immediate\, alive\, and joyous. They bring the music of the past roaring into the present—not as a museum piece\, but as living\, breathing music built to move people. \nThe Cash Box Kings have performed at major festivals and venues throughout the United States and Europe\, including the Chicago Blues Festival\, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival\, Cambridge Folk Festival\, Moulin Blues Festival\, Lucerne Blues Festival\, Tampa Bay Blues Festival\, Doheny Blues Festival\, Baltic Blues Festival\, and Edmonton Blues Festival. They have also headlined legendary Chicago clubs including Buddy Guy’s Legends\, Rosa’s Lounge\, SPACE\, and Fitzgerald’s. \nTwenty-five years after their formation with Cameron Webb bringing a powerful new voice to the band\, The Cash Box Kings aren’t simply preserving a tradition. They’re keeping it alive and thriving.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cash-box-kings-w-queen-lee-kanehira-2/
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