BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cafe Carpe - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241221T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241221T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241025T200711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T200711Z UID:9298-1734813000-1734813000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ERNIE HENDRICKSON DESCRIPTION:Bio follows ticket link: \n \n \n \n \nHailing from Shullsburg\, Wisconsin\, ERNIE HENDRICKSON is a voice of American roots music\, influenced by icons like Willie Nelson\, Bob Dylan\, and Jerry Garcia.  His 2007 solo record\, Down the Road\, which the Illinois Entertainer deemed “Groundbreaking\,” pushed him onto the Midwest’s radar as an emerging singer-songwriter. His second and third records\, ‘Walking with Angels’ and ‘One For the Dreamers\,’ found him working with industry veterans Bo Ramsey (Lucinda Williams\, Greg Brown) and Chad Cromwell (Neil Young\, Mark Knopfler)\, respectively.  Roll On\,’ was released in the summer of 2019 and was recorded in Chicago by producer Brian Deck (Counting Crows\, Iron\, and Wine). \nHe has played stages from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to the Living Room in New York City and all points in between\, and his songs have been in regular rotation at over 100 different radio stations across the country.  Each performance is a unique exploration of melody and spirit\, a must-see for any music lover. \nCome help him celebrate the release of his new album\, “Live at Cafe Carpe\,” recorded here in December 2023! URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ernie-hendrickson-10/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241225T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241227T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241217T153235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T153235Z UID:9417-1735113600-1735299000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CLOSED DECEMBER 25 & 26 DESCRIPTION:You may not be surprised that we will be closed on December 25 & 26. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/closed-december-25-26/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241227T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241227T201500 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241113T022723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T023852Z UID:9310-1735330500-1735330500@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KRAUSE FAMILY BAND DESCRIPTION:You are in for a treat with the great KRAUSE FAMILY BAND– father Rick Krause (guitar and vocals)\, daughters Katie (vocals) & Ruthie (violin and vocals)\, accompanied by Scott Wright on piano.\nOriginal music and cover tunes ranging from Bob Wills to the Reverend Al Green to the Mills Brothers to Tom Waits sung in close family harmony- talent in abundance. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/krause-family-band-15/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241228T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241228T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241126T045329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T202318Z UID:9379-1735416000-1735416000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:STILL NO TOMATOES/ CHRIS HAISE DESCRIPTION:These two acts will share the evening\, with Chris Haise starting. Ticket link follows bios. \nSTILL NO TOMATOES are a Hodgepop trio featuring Jeff Stehr\, Mike Lizzo and Mark Walczynski. They blend diverse musical enthusiasms with inventive instrumentation. From folk rock to one drop\, this eclectic ensemble connects the dots between genres\, illuminating and exploring the terrain between imagination and expectation. Their new three song EP\, Demo Listen Derby (2024) careens between the beautiful balladry of Warning Sign to the funky folk rock feel of the provocatively titled F@#king Old Men. \nPRESS…“… that night\, the band came across as triumphantly new. Perhaps it
is the orchestration that allowed for this impression. When was the last time you heard a ukulele and trombone duet? When they sang together\, their voices were intervallically close; the sound soft and certain. Lizzo played his baritone gently\, as if loudly would have been impolite. They took water from the fountain of diverse experience and dipped into a deep pool of genres. What to call it? Currently\, they describe their music as “Hodgepop”. This is accurate. Stehr takes generously from the songbook of his experience\, plays around with the hodgepodge he finds and writes music that ranges from the witty to the poetic. Despite the inpatience of its name\, Still No Tomatoes are ripe for the table.”— Jonathan Brodie\, Cream City Grub blog – \nMilwaukee based singer songwriter CHRIS HAISE leads the CHRIS HAISE BAND through a diverse repertoire of hook filled ballads and toe tappers. Mixing folk and rock\, Haise’s vocals have been described as Dylan meets Springsteen meets Petty\, while his lyrics have been described as “smart new songwriting” and “intense\, thoughtful songcraft”.
Sporting an indie rock feel with pop undertones Haise’s music will get stuck in your head for days. \nPRESS…“… The Chris Haise Band’s latest album\, “Busy People” (2024)\, released this week\, is a captivating blend of soulful melodies and introspective lyrics. With a mix of folk\, rock\, and Americana influences\, the band shines on this record\, anchored by previous singles “Bric-a-brac” and “I Don’t Listen to Love Songs.” On the title track\, Haise assumes the stature of a tenured songwriter\, reflecting on the world and the people that simply don’t have time to slow down for him or anyone. The piano takes center stage on much of this record\, with heartfelt ballads that achieve anthemic heights more often than not. “Busy People” is a record worth slowing down for.”— Alan Halas\, Breaking & Entering\, Milwaukee URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/still-no-tomatoes-chris-haise/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241231T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241231T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241203T034035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241224T050706Z UID:9313-1735657200-1735675200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CHRIS HANSON BAND NY EVE afternoon DESCRIPTION:PACKAGE DEAL SOLD OUT– Some tickets for just the show may still be available. ($40) Here is the link for show only  \nWe are again doing our annual New Year’s Eve music and dinner package with a twist- an afternoon meal followed by a 5:30 show to get everyone home early. Entree options\, to be chosen when you buy tickets\,  are seafood jambalaya (gluten free\, dairy free) or puff pastry chicken a la Carpe. \nAnyone with dietary restrictions should contact us to see if we can accommodate you. (cafecarpe@sbcglobal.net) \nDoors will open at 3:00\, and we will begin serving at 3:30.  Seats will be assigned for the show and likely for the dinner. Depending on sales\, we may be contacting you with a specific meal time to accommodate feeding everyone comfortably. \nThe package price includes the meal\, dessert and coffee\, dinner tip\, and the fabulous show.  Your drinks will be put on a tab for you to pay at the break. Chris Hanson band info follows the ticket link. \n \n \n \n \nIf you’ve ever watched TV you’ve heard CHRIS HANSON‘s music. Founder of MidCoast Music’s Catalog through Warner Chappell PM Chris’s compositions have been on 20/20\, The Super Bowl\, Sex and the City\, he Sopranos and countless other shows.  Growing up in Waukesha and carrying on in the tradition of Les Paul Chris loves the guitar and has  produced albums for Greg Koch\, John Sieger\, Pat McCurdy and has led several bands of his own -The Agents\, Nine Volt Jubilee and The Chris Hanson Band. \nROBIN PLUER is a perennial WAMI Award winner a for best female vocalist.  A gifted entertainer who audiences love everywhere she performs. Robin was an original member of the R&B Cadets with Paul Cebar and John Sieger and has performed with Milwaukee’s own Mrs. Fun and numerous others. Robin combines  French chansons\, jazz standards with contemporary songs and has been a top draw at Milwaukee’s Bastille Days for years. \nGLENN ASCH has been a violinist for the Milwaukee Symphony for over 30 years but his talents go deep into all music genres. From jazz\, bluegrass and rock to the deepest ethnic roots found in Indian\, Irish and Eastern music. Glenn beat the devil and challenges anyone to raise a bow against him ! There are no survivors. \nThey don’t make them like this anymore. JOHN PARROT is the rock of the band and the very definition of rhythm guitar. Playing an 18″ arch top John is a drum set  that plays chords.  Having played for years with Jethro Burns\, Chet Atkins and  Chuck Hedges\, John brings the authority of a player who has gigged with the best.\nJOHN BABBITT is one of Milwaukee’s most active double bass performers having worked with Manty Ellis\, Chuck Hedges and David Hazeltine. John has worked with numerous Midwest Symphonic  Orchestras including Rockford\, Oshkosh\, Green Bay and Milwaukee’s own MSO. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/chris-hanson-band-ny-eve-afternoon/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250103T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241230T154458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T154458Z UID:9451-1735718400-1735903800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CLOSED JANUARY 1 & 2 DESCRIPTION:We will be closed on New Year’s Day and the day following.  Reopening Friday January 3 at 11:30. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/closed-january-1-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250103T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250103T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241126T215600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241219T135449Z UID:9141-1735936200-1735936200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CORKY SIEGEL & ERNIE WATTS- kickin' in the new year DESCRIPTION:A two-night run with these two greats: video clip at bottom of page \n“Ernie Watts is one of the greatest living tenor saxophonists\, at the top of his game.” Ian Patterson / All About Jazz \nTwo-time Grammy Award winner ERNIE WATTS is one of the most versatile and prolific saxophone players in music. CORKY SIEGEL “is a piano and harmonica virtuoso of remarkable invention and wit.” – Billboard Magazine He is a Chicago Blues Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement awarded artist that Downbeat Magazine calls: “A national treasure.”  More bios follow ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nCorky and Ernie met in India as part of Global Fusion\, an international touring company comprised of music visionaries from every part of the globe. What happens when these two extraordinary friends come together in one intimate setting? Ernie says: “We’ll rearrange your chromosomes!” \nThis will be a special concert where Ernie and Corky will share short tidbits of their unique adventures. Ernie toured with The Rolling Stones for 3 months\, was part of the Johnny Carson Tonight Show Band for 20 years\, and recorded with everyone from Cannonball Adderly to Frank Zappa. Corky toured with George Carlin for 3 years\, and was part of the epic blues/rock explosion that included Janis Joplin\, Santana\, Hendrix and others. \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/corky-siegel-ernie-watts-kickin-in-the-new-year/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250104T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250104T201500 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241126T230355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250104T222632Z UID:9386-1736021700-1736021700@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CORKY SIEGEL & not ERNIE WATTS- read text DESCRIPTION:DAY OF SHOW UPDATE:  Ernie Watts will not be performing tonight\, as he does not feel well. \nCorky feels fine and will put on a fine solo performance. \nHe has been with Ernie and exposed unknowingly to whatever he may have. \nA two-night run with these two greats:  more bio info and video clip follows ticket link. \n“Ernie Watts is one of the greatest living tenor saxophonists\, at the top of his game.” Ian Patterson / All About Jazz \nTwo-time Grammy Award winner ERNIE WATTS is one of the most versatile and prolific saxophone players in music. CORKY SIEGEL “is a piano and harmonica virtuoso of remarkable invention and wit.” – Billboard Magazine He is a Chicago Blues Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement awarded artist that Downbeat Magazine calls: “A national treasure.” \n\n \n \n \n \nCorky and Ernie met in India as part of Global Fusion\, an international touring company comprised of music visionaries from every part of the globe. What happens when these two extraordinary friends come together in one intimate setting? Ernie says: “We’ll rearrange your chromosomes!” \nThis will be a special concert where Ernie and Corky will share short tidbits of their unique adventures. Ernie toured with The Rolling Stones for 3 months\, was part of the Johnny Carson Tonight Show Band for 20 years\, and recorded with everyone from Cannonball Adderly to Frank Zappa. Corky toured with George Carlin for 3 years\, and was part of the epic blues/rock explosion that included Janis Joplin\, Santana\, Hendrix and others. \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/corky-siegel-ernie-watts/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T113000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241224T050246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T154225Z UID:9441-1736064000-1738841400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CLOSED JANUARY 4 thru FEBRUARY 5 DESCRIPTION:We are closed for the month of January\, and will reopen on Thursday February 6. \n“Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.” – Paul Theroux \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/closed-january-4-through-february/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250107T023907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T190353Z UID:9488-1739044800-1739044800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SATCHEL PAIGE DESCRIPTION:#1 son\, initiating our new stage. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/satchel-paige/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241127T185915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T170215Z UID:9395-1739563200-1739563200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE BOSTON IMPOSTERS DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio: \nTHE BOSTON IMPOSTERS are a husband-wife singer-songwriter duo and music educators based in Southeast Wisconsin. Davey Harrison and Maire (pronounced like Mary) Clement began collaborating many years prior\, but their duo was officially founded during their time living as Midwestern Imposters in Boston. The duo blend beautiful harmonies\, accompanied by acoustic guitar\, mandolin\, and banjo to craft heartfelt original songs. Inspired by traditional\, classic and contemporary folk music\, The Boston Imposters write about their lives and experiences\, inspired by the people who have been a part of their journey. \n“Hearkening back to the traditional folk duos of the 1950s and 1960s\, The Boston Imposters represent the genre at its most pure: two capable voices\, supported by sparse-yet-effective instrumentation\, working together to earnestly share stories anyone can relate to.” – Elena See\, FolkAlley.com URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-boston-imposters-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250215T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250215T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250108T002829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T024235Z UID:9490-1739649600-1739649600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to let us know if you are likely to dine here that night. \nBILL CAMPLIN is back!  Just when you thought you were safe from “his consummate guitar\, voice\, and lyrics\, and with a mix of folk and rock-influenced tunes. And an awesome sense of humor.” \nBill is lonesome for his fans\, however many\, however few. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-7/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250129T200938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T192050Z UID:9520-1740169800-1740169800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MAXIMIANO/ THE SPINE STEALERS DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS following bios:\nMAXIMINAO’s music is rarely about just one emotion\, moment\, or person. Their debut album\, “The Real Truth\,” instead explores the way that experience flows through periods of growth and change. The songs shimmer\, echo\, and glide through tales of memory and identity that Piet Levy of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called “one of the most piercing and emotionally resonant collections of songs from a Milwaukee artist of the year… a towering achievement.” With this ringing endorsement\, The Journal Sentinel ranked “The Real Truth” as the 3rd Best Milwaukee Album of 2024.\nThe album\, which Maximiano wrote\, produced\, arranged\, recorded\, and mixed\, is adorned with a variety of sounds; piano\, pedal steel\, flute\, clarinet\, and more elevate the americana-folk core. With an all-star band of Milwaukee musicians (including members of Field Report\, PHOX\, Old Pup\, and Ellie Jackson)\, the vulnerable songs swell to cathartic\, indie-rock peaks. Riding the waves of this folkestra\, Maximiano sings tenderly but urgently about taking chances\, missed opportunities\, and reevaluating memories. The result is a flowing\, expressive sound that\, according to Erin Wolf\, music director at 88.9 Radio Milwaukee\, “captures the beauty that often comes from the newfound wisdom accrued in your stumbling\, youngest years.”“The Real Truth” is a lush\, courageous\, and ambitious first record from an artist poised to take up the lineage of earnest\, folk-influenced singer-songwriters. Though their music will appeal to fans of Adrianne Lenker\, Songs:Ohia\, Sufjan Stevens\, and Elliott Smith\, the real truth is that there is no one quite like Maximiano.\n\nTHE SPINE STEALERS are a two-gal duo making “spooky folk” influenced by the north-wood Wisconsin pines\, 24/7 truck stop diners\, heartbreak and dark lakes. Kate and Emma started learning guitar together around bonfires in their shared hometown during the height of the pandemic\, soon writing songs inspired by lonesome winters\, the heartaches of nostalgia and broken ideas of love. The duo started frequenting open mics in July of 2022\, which led them to a whirlwind first year as performers. It began with opening for Dead Horses at Madison’s Majestic Theater for Folk Fest 2023\, then winning the 2023 Blue Ox Music Festival Virtual Band Competition\, and releasing their first ever EP\, “River Teeth Tapes” in July\, 2023. 2024 brought the release of several singles\, a feature in DAYBREAK magazine\, and most proudly\, the recording of their debut album “If the Sky Falls\, Beyond the Sidewalks”\, released in October\, 2024. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/maximiano-the-spine-stealers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T223000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250202T212815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T180001Z UID:9585-1740256200-1740263400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE RAMBLIN' KIND/ Looper and Hoss DESCRIPTION:THE RAMBLIN’ KIND is a classic Country & Western band from Milwaukee & Madison\, featuring the fabulous RUTHIE MCQUINN of the Krause Family Band on vocals and fiddle. \nBlues duo LOOPER & HOSS will do an opening set.  For over 20 years\, this electrifying blues duo has been captivating audiences across southeastern Wisconsin\, northern Illinois\, and all the way down to the heart of the Mississippi Delta. With a deep passion for the blues and an engaging stage presence\, they deliver soulful\, high-energy performances that leave a lasting impression. \nBrian “Looper” Lucas commands the stage with his fiery harmonica playing and charismatic frontman energy\, while Dan “Hoss” Smelter brings raw emotion and masterful technique to the guitar. His dynamic playing and boundary-pushing songwriting breathe fresh life into the blues tradition. \nTogether\, they create a memorable musical experience\, blending authenticity with innovation. Whether you’re a longtime blues fan or a newcomer to the genre\, their music will move you. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-ramblin-kind/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241218T215546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T143724Z UID:9415-1740772800-1740772800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CHRISTINE LAVIN DESCRIPTION:Witty\, songwriter-storyteller with a flair for the creative\, the dramatic\, and the humorous. \n“CHRISTINE LAVIN  is the Folk World’s long reigning Queen of the Intelligently Absurd. The title of one of her earlier albums\, “I Don’t Make This Stuff Up\, I just Make it Rhyme” says it all. She has an eye for the ironic and the absurd in the news and everyday life\, and puts it into song. She dresses it all up in skillful guitar work\, electronic loops and wonderful gimmicks like baton twirling. Ya gotta love her.”  -NJ Morristown Patch \nBuy tickets following bio. \nChristine started her professional life as a waitress/bread baker at the Caffe Lena in SaratogaSprings\, NY in 1975 where she met Dave Van Ronk who encouraged her to study guitar with him in NYC. She took his advice and is now a singer/songwriter/guitarist/recording artist/author/videographer based in New York City. \n\n\n\n\nHer latest solo album\, her 25th\, ON MY WAY TO HOOTERVILLE\, includes 10 new songs and one re-worked song\, “Ramblin’ Waltz\,” a re-telling of her time in 1975 when she was an entourage driver for the first week of Bob Dylan’s iconic “Rolling Thunder Revue” tour.\n\nIn 2023 Christine released “THE SEASONS PROJECT\,” an 80-song seasonal compilation that features the work of 63 American\, Canadian\, British\, and Irish singer/songwriters\, along with 480 digital pages of information on all the artists. She hopes it will introduce folklorists and music historians of the future to true musical artists of the last part of the 20th century and first part of the 21st century\, not just the ones who make the most money.\n\nIn 2024 she is completing her 26th solo album\, DRUM SCHOOL DROPOUT\, which she hopes to release in the fall.\n\nIn February 2024 nine of Christine’s songs appeared in the off-Broadway musical “InunDATED” sung by Broadway star Sierra Boggess. “inunDATED” is written by playwright Alice Scovell.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn September 2019 Christine spent a month at the artist retreat Yaddo in Saratoga Springs. Three of the songs she wrote there are included on her latest HOOTERVILLE album. In April 2019 she was inducted into the Rochester\, NY Music Hall of Fame along with Al Jardine of The Beach Boys. She received a 2012 Nightlife Award given annually to the best concert and cabaret performers in New York City. In November 2011\, her book COLD PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST: A MEM-WHA?? (Tell Me Press\, New Haven) won the 43rd Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for excellence in writing about music. Christine has also won five ASCAP Composer Awards\, The Kate Wolf Memorial Award\, and her album Good Thing He Can’t Read My Mind won Album of The Year from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors.\n\nShe has produced ten compilations\, and so far\, these compilations have showcased songs of 100 songwriters whose work she admires. The food-themed compilation\, ONE MEAT BALL\, includes a 96-page cook booklet that Christine edited — songs and recipes by Pete Seeger\, Tom Paxton\, Dave Van Ronk\, and many more\, including a surprise appearance by international — and now late — gigastar Dame Edna\, Christine’s idol (sigh).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor four years she hosted “Slipped Disks” on XM satellite radio\, playing CDs slipped to her backstage by compatriots\, and was occasion guest host for City Folk Sunday Supper on WFUV-FM at Fordham University. She also writes freelance for various publications (The Washington Post\, Huffington Post\, St. Petersburg Times\, Performing Songwriter\, and Delta “Sky” Magazine). Her song AMOEBA HOP is a science/music book by illustrator Betsy Franco Feeney (Puddle Jump Press)\, receiving the stamp of approval from The International Society of Protistologists\, and a “Best Book Award” from The American Association for The Advancement of Science.\n\nTHE PLUTO FILES: THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICA’S FAVORITE PLANET (W.W. Norton) by Neil deGrasse Tyson\, head of the Hayden Planetarium in NYC\, includes the complete lyrics to Christine’s song “Planet X\,” which details Pluto’s history and planetary status debate in rhyme. Neil included Christine in a live concert event at The Beacon Theater in NYC\, “Comedians & Astronomers\,” and his voice is on that recording\, her 23rd album\, SPAGHETTIFICATION.\n\nChristine performs concerts all over the US\, Canada\, and points beyond (Australia\, Germany\, Israel)\, often hosting knitting circles and Downton Abbey-style napkin folding backstage at each show. Songs of hers have been performed by artists as diverse as Broadway stars Betty Buckley\, Sutton Foster\, Karen Ziemba\, Klea Blackhurst\, cabaret divas Andrea Marcovicci. Barbara Brussell\, and Colleen McHugh\, the a cappella Dartmouth Decibelles\, and The Accidentals\, winners of the National Harmony Sweepstakes Championship.\n\nOn A Winter’s Night\, her first seasonal compilation project\, (20 artists) became a four-artist national tour that first hit the road back in January 1991 and was a five-artist tour that hit the road November 2019\, including Christine\, Cliff Eberhardt\, Patty Larkin\, Cheryl Wheeler\, and John Gorka — only to be abruptly sidelined by the pandemic on March 12\, 2020.\n\nLATEST PROJECTS: Christine started creating videos for her songs in 2011\, and now creates them for other artists (including Michael Feinstein\, Noel Paul Stookey\, Janis Ian\, Judy Collins\, Craig Werth\, Julie Gold\, David Ippolito\, and others).\n\nEven more at www.christinelavin.com URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/christine-lavin/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250305T182047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T182047Z UID:9671-1741372200-1741379400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ACOUSTIC OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION:This is an acoustic open stage\, sound system set up in advance\, just stand up and play. \nShare your songs (or stories- storytellers welcome) in a two song (think 7-9 minutes) rotation with whoever else is there to play\, being respectful of others. \nPlease support our business by buying drink and/or food. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/acoustic-open-stage-12/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250308T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250308T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250213T201733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T051919Z UID:9615-1741464000-1741464000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:Trying a ticket link this time since Bill was so popular last show.. reach out if that bothers you. \n“….consummate guitar\, voice\, and lyrics\, and with a mix of folk and rock-influenced tunes. And an awesome sense of humor.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-37/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250314T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250314T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250202T190702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T191001Z UID:9579-1741984200-1741984200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:PAUL CEBAR/ JOHN STANO- SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Go to the ticket link below if you want to add yourself to the waiting list. \nSUPER BROTHER-IN-LAW TAG-OFF as PAUL CEBAR and JOHN STANO cast their songs back and forth. \n\n \n \n \n \nSinger/songwriter JOHN STANO’s sound is a distinctive blend of acoustic and slide guitar\, stellar rack harmonica\, expressive vocals and insightful songwriting developed over many years of performance and study. He sometimes adds a little mandolin\, cigar box guitar or banjo to the mix as well. His style can be described as a combination of Folk\, Americana and Country Blues. Initially self-taught\, John went on to study American fingerstyle guitar at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and harmonica with national blues legend\, Jim Liban. \nPAUL CEBAR’s “voice has warmed Milwaukee’s ears while on stage and on the airwaves at WMSE\, where he regularly hosts a Wednesday morning show featuring an eclectic\, all-vinyl mix. His bands The Milwaukeeans and Tomorrow Sound — as well as his earliest project\, The R&B Cadets — have garnered plenty of well-earned attention. \nHe’s worked with notable musicians like John and Mike Sieger\, Willy Porter\, Robyn Pluer\, Peter Mulvey\, Juli Wood\, Mike Fredrickson\, Reggie Bordeaux and Bob Schneider\, serving up soulful sounds infused with worldly appeal. ” \n“Paul Cebar is a masterful synthesist of rhythmic culture.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/paul-cebar-john-stano/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250321T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250321T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241127T185835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T151223Z UID:9393-1742589000-1742589000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SARAH MORRIS/ KELLEY SMITH DESCRIPTION:A special evening shared by 2 Minnesota songwriters: ticket link follows bios. \nSARAH MORRIS ‘s endearingly honest\, expertly penned songs encourage audiences to pull away from the big picture and get caught up in the magic of our everyday minutia\, the rainy day ache in her sunlit voice granting us permission to escape into stories at once hauntingly familiar and uniquely her own. \nIn 2016\, Sarah was a top four finalist in the NewSong Music Contest at Lincoln Center in New York City\, 2nd place winner of the Chris Austin Songwriting Competition at MerleFest in Wilkesboro\, NC\, and an Americana semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. In 2018\, she went on to win the Kerrville New Folk Competition\, collecting an honorable mention at the Telluride Troubadour contest along the way.  More recently\, Sarah was named Midwest Country Music Organization’s Songwriter of the Year for the third time. \nIn 2023\, Sarah released her 5th album of originals\, ‘Here’s To You’\, which was recently awarded ‘Album of the Year’ by the Midwest Country Music Organization. \nProduced by Dave Mehling\, Dave Franklin of The Big Takeover said of Here’s To You\, \n“It’s a triumph. An album of space and restraint\, any note played\, every word uttered feels perfectly and purposely placed. The album is a beautiful blend of groove and grace\, intimacy and entertainment\, fun\, and feeling. What more could you ask for? What indeed?” \n“Rootsy singer Sarah Morris offers a Norah Jones-like approach to Americana\, smoothing overs its rough edges with a butter-velvety voice and an intimate songwriting style.”  Chris Riemenschneider\, Star Tribune. \nInclined toward the intimacy of live performance\, Sarah spends a remarkable amount of time on stage. \nDeeply committed to the Twin Cities’ life-giving music community\, Morris hosted an online interview program called\, “Hey\, I Miss You\,” to amplify the work of her peers\, and currently can be found online collaborating with musicians for a Youtube series of under-rehearsed cover songs filmed in her laurel green bathroom. \nAs a writer\, lover\, mother\, and witness\, Morris invites us to join her in missing the forest for the trees\, with songs that count and celebrate the glorious details of our messy\, magical\, everyday lives. \nFolksinger-songwriter KELLEY SMITH is a hopeless romantic 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 Minnesota and singing to forest animals. 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. As an insomniac\, she wrote this first batch of songs by moonlight. They evoke a sense of belonging\, juxtaposed with escapism\, as she croons about long-term love\, grief\, and her draw to the night sky. ”Her authentic\, rootsy sound\, falling somewhere between country\, folk\, bluegrass and old-time music\, is a pitch-perfect vehicle for the themes she explores…” – Adventures in Americana \nSince 2022\, Kelley has been honored to share stages with folks such as Charlie Parr\, Kelly Hunt\, Wild Horses\, Dave Simonett\, Alan Sparhawk\, Stephen Wilson Jr.\, The Weary Ramblers\, and Drew Peterson. Most often performing solo or as a duo\, Smith interprets old folk songs on guitar and banjo\, in addition to her original music. \n“Her ability to close the distance from the stage to your ears\, while portioning out strong emotions\, keeps you constantly leaning in more and more.” – Smouse In The House \n”[Smith] has been making waves in the local folk and Americana scene. Her rustic sound\, combined with relatable gut-punchy lyrics has been resonating with audiences up north and beyond.” – Southern Minn Scene \n”…armed only with her guitar and a spine-tingling voice\, you couldn’t tell she’s only been at this a couple years. Smith transported the room into a realm of enchantment both beautiful and sorrowful. With deeply affecting lyrics and haunting melodies\, Smith shared stories we could all relate to. Her solo acoustic set created an atmosphere of intimacy and vulnerability\, allowing the audience to connect on a deep and personal level..” – Adventures in Americana URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/sarah-morris-kelley-smith/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250322T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250322T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250108T003224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T171856Z UID:9492-1742673600-1742673600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CHIP DUNCAN & WILLY PORTER- SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Be sure to sign up for the waiting list at the ticket portal- sometimes the chances are good. \nA wonderful evening with poetry and short story reading followed by a musical performance. \nWisconsinites may know CHIP DUNCAN as a documentary filmmaker and photojournalist who has traveled throughout the world or\, in the wayback times\, as a musician. Duncan’s recent books of poetry and short stories will bring him to the live stage to share a few tales from the dark\, the light\, and the in between. \nWILLY PORTER‘s  journey has been defined by an inquisitive love for humanity and the language that describes what we all hold to be true. Porter’s songs weave a universal perspective about the questions\, struggles\, and triumphs of human existence. His live shows are guitar-driven grit\, soul\, silence and muscle– at times electrifying\, dynamic\, and unique in the way that Porter’s voice blends and fuses with his fret work. \nTickets will raise to $35 day of show. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/chip-duncan-willy-porter/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250329T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250329T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241203T023704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T023610Z UID:9293-1743280200-1743280200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MY POLITIC DESCRIPTION:Always happy when Kaston reaches out to ask if they can play here again- check out this duo. \nMY POLITIC is a Folk/Americana duo consisting of Kaston Guffey and Nick Pankey\, who grew up together in Ozark MO and started My Politic around the age of 15. Kaston writes character driven story songs and Nick adds sibling-like harmony to create a unique sound that is totally their own. \nMore bio follows ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nShort-Sighted People in Power “They are inspired\, brave and brilliant songs\, remarkably comprehensive but never preachy or ponderous. It’s perfect for this American moment. Rendered tenderly with close harmonies throughout\, it evoked the sound of Don Henley and Glenn Frey singing Randy Newman songs. It’s subversive\, but also soulfully charming.” – Paul Zollo – American Songwriter \nInspired by artists like John Prine\, Woody Guthrie\, Randy Newman\, Bob Dylan\, Patty Griffin\, Nina Simone\, Simon & Garfunkel classic country and so much else\, My Politic has recorded 9 albums to date and have released 3 of those since moving to Nashville 7 years ago: “Anchor” (2015) “12 Kinds of Lost” (2017) and “Short-Sighted People In Power” (released 10/30/2020)\, which is a collection of songs written and recorded between March and August of 2020 hyper-focused on politics & current affairs. The album has been featured 3 times in American Songwriter. \nTheir latest is Missouri Folklore: Songs and Stories from Home. As Guffey says\, “There are songs about judgment\, existentialism\, forgiveness\, love\, death\, growing\, and healing. It’s a lot of material focused on the nuance and mundanity\, in some sense\, of being a person”. \nGuffey and Pankey’s engaging slice-of-life storytelling\, expertly-crafted characters & sibling-like harmony\, shape a collection of songs that are as intimate and engaging as they are unforgettable. \n“…it might come off as a rootsy\, country-folk fusion but its importance transcends such a sonic description. It comes from the same disenfranchised place which spawned punk\, hip-hop\, even rock and roll itself\, and any and all movements born of being outside\, forgotten\, exploited\, ignored and used by those in power.” – Dave Franklin – Dancing About Architecture \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/my-politic-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250403T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250403T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250217T024339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T025741Z UID:9624-1743708600-1743708600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BEATS WORKIN' DESCRIPTION:“Though not unique it is no less true that ‘BEATS WORKIN’ is the outgrowth of a series of jam sessions attended by 5 guys who love traditional bluegrass music\, while believing that the genre is not set in stone\, and that through the joy of making music\, tasteful and creative contributions are waiting to be discovered (We think Bill would be proud!). As we each looked at the other 4 and concluded those guys are near-irreplaceable\, the transition to a band seemed quite natural.” \nBand bio follows ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nTHE BAND: \n\nVIKTOR BRUSUBARDIS– bass\, vocals\nViktor began performing on the bass in the spring of 2021\, joining members ofChicken Wire Empire\, The Milbillies\, and co-founding the Milwaukee bluegrass band “SugarBush”. He has shared the stage with artists Dead Horses\, Chicken Wire Empire\, Billy Bronsted (Billy Bronsted and the Bluegrass Buddies)\, Mike Mangione (Mike Mangione and the Kin)\, and others. Viktor enjoys exploring different genres including Jazz\, Classical\, Bluegrass\, Folk\, Americana\, and Old Time Music. While Viktor is not playing the bass he performs as a classical cellist in Milwaukee’s Festival City Symphony and teaches cello in the Milwaukee YouthSymphony Orchestra’s Progressions program. During his summers he participates in festivalssuch as the Musiques et Vignes en Confluence festival in the Loire Valley of France\, the Gott istgut festival in Struppen Germany\, Latvian Song and Dance Festivals in Canada and the United\nStates\, and other local festivals. Currently\, Viktor regularly performs with groups Beats Workin’\,\nSugar Bush\, Milwaukee Hotclub\, and Cream City Hotclub.\n\nKEN FINKEL Banjo and vocals\nKen  got involved in Bluegrass while at the University of Rochester (NY)\, Largely self-taught\, he made his way to Cincinnati where he met Dede Wyland and Jim Price through mutual friends. During a gig in Chicago\, they came down along with Peter Knupfer and Dan Crownover. Turned out they formed Grass\, Food\, and Lodging. In their five years together\, they built a strong regional following and gained national recognition\, appearing on the Prairie Home Companion\, and many prestigious festivals around the country. Following GF&L\, Ken had his own booking agency\,\nrepresenting Bluegrass\, Roots\, Blues\, and Irish musicians and doing event booking and stage management- Summerfest\, Bastillle Days\, etc. A long career in the software industry followed. The passion for Bluegrass was reignited when GF&L had reunions in 2013 and 2015.\n\nPETER ROLLER- Dobro\nPeter is a longtime performer and composer of fingerstyle and slide guitar music. In the ‘80s he was main accompanist for 1st generation bluesman Yank Rachell\, acting as Producer and playing guitar on his Grammy-nominated Blues Mandolin Man album. In the ‘90’s Roller’s original lap slide instrumental Rancho Mirage was included on the popular compilation Masters of Acoustic Guitar\, while he also performed and recorded with dance band Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans\, gospel quartet The Masonic Wonders\, and Violent Femmes bassist Brian Richie. After retiring as Professor Emeritus of Music from Alverno College\, Roller returned to his early love for Bluegrass and old-time Country Dobro\, writing adventuresome pieces and performing with eclectic band The Resonators along with Beats Workin.’\n\n\nJOHN STINEMAN- Mandolin\, vocals\nGrowing up in Wabash\, IN \, John was introduced to Bluegrass music by the many people who migrated from Appalachia for employment. Upon witnessing an exceptional flat picker in the local music store he decided he could “do that “\, bought a guitar and commenced. After refining his musicianship and moving to Florida he founded The Kitchen\nTable Boys\, his first success in music .He eventually became a member of Big Timber Bluegrass\, a long time Orlando based band that had been founded by Chubby Anthony\, who had fiddled with the Stanley Brothers\, and later featured frequent guest appearances by Chubby Wise\, legendary fiddler with Bill Monroe in the late 1940’s. Upon moving to Asheville \, NC in 2001  he co-founded One Leg Up\, a five piece swing ensemble that toured the Southeast until 2019.\nDuring the pandemic John relocated to Northern Illinois and has returned to playing Bluegrass music\, concentrating on mandolin\, as a member of Beats Workin.’\n\nJERRY WICENTOWSKI– Guitar\, lead vocals\nAs a teenager growing up in New York City\, Jerry was inspired to sing Bluegrass music by the performances of first-generation artists. His high clear voice carries on the tradition of the pioneers of Bluegrass\, but his singing is far from a pale imitation or carbon copy of those early greats. Jerry’s performances have uniqueness\, depth of feeling\, and most important\, respect and reverence for the music. He revisited the material of one of his early inspirations in his most recent CD tribute to Mac Wiseman entitled\, ‘Thanks\, Mac!’. Mac himself praised Jerry’s work saying\, “Jerry\, I’m very flattered by your interpretation of my material and I think it’s a wonderful piece of work! I heartily endorse it\, and I’m very pleased that you’re carrying on my legacy.” In October 2019\, just prior the pandemic\, Jerry featured material from his recording on the stage of the historic Station Inn in Nashville. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/beats-workin-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T223000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241203T023622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T222558Z UID:9098-1743798600-1743805800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KATIE DAHL/ GRACE MORRISON DESCRIPTION:Bios follow ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nKATIE DAHL \n\n\n“Katie Dahl’s songs aren’t just melodies and words\, they’re journeys that are firmly grounded in a sense of place—beautiful\, real landscapes that help you feel places that you may have never been before. That’s the very best kind of songwriting.”\n—Dar Williams \n“Razor-sharp lyrics with a hearty\, soulful voice.”— American Songwriter \n\n\n\n\nClear-eyed and tough-minded\, songwriter/playwright Katie Dahl is known for her smart songs\, wry wit\, and wise spirit. A small-town celebrity on the Wisconsin peninsula where her family has lived for 175 years\, Katie is also an internationally touring\, radio-charting artist who “delivers razor-sharp lyrics with a hearty\, soulful voice” (American Songwriter). In live shows that are both courageously honest and devilishly funny\, Katie dives deep into questions of land and love\, family and body image\, grief and joy. “In unsettled times\,” says Peter Mulvey\, “Katie Dahl brings us a grounded spirit.” \nKatie’s five albums of original songs showcase her creamy alto\, abiding love of the land\, and trademark humor\, as well as her unflinching vulnerability. Her recent work finds her exploring deeper territory than ever before\, from anxiety to body image to the challenges of growing up queer in an evangelical church. Richly steeped in the American songwriting tradition\, Katie navigates the muddy waters between the personal\, public\, and political with tenderness and dexterity. \nIn 2024\, Katie was named a Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist\, as well as “Most Wanted to Return” at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes\, “Katie Dahl . . . combine[s] old-fashioned populism\, an abiding love of the land and wickedly smart love songs\, all delivered in a rich and expressive alto.” \n\n\nGRACE MORRISON“Singer-songwriter Grace Morrison reflects her Cape Cod roots. Equal parts rugged\, powerful\, and breathtakingly beautiful Grace has carved out a sound all her own: Saltwater Country.  Her brand of Americana-infused with 90’s pop  hooks will leave you basking in the sun while her lyrics pull you into deeper waters.” \n“Her voice smacks of Jewel\, and her style\, cadence\, song structure is every inch from the school of Joan Osborne\, Lisa Loeb\, Natalie Merchant. It’s uncanny.” — Lauren Daly Boston Globe \nSome of you may have seen Grace here last year with Radoslav Lorkovic. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/katie-dahl-grace-morrison/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250217T030527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T023732Z UID:9629-1743883200-1743883200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:“….consummate guitar\, voice\, and lyrics\, and with a mix of folk and rock-influenced tunes. And an awesome sense of humor.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-38/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241127T185201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T000049Z UID:9391-1744313400-1744313400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CAROLINE COTTER DESCRIPTION:CAROLINE COTTER‘s sunlit songs honor the countless ways of being human. With her honeyed voice and disarmingly honest lyrics\, Cotter sings about connection\, nostalgia\, gratitude\, loss and wanderlust. Lyrics like\, “Find me somewhere out on the road / Take me into your heart and into your home\,” make perfect sense from a touring artist who has played over 1000 shows in 45 states and 16 countries. She has performed at churches\, art galleries\, barns\, yoga studios\, punk bars\, Parisian living rooms and even a schooner off the coast of Maine. Everywhere she goes\, her oracular songs elicit emotion and spark insight—medicine for our collective longing. \nGrowing up in Rhode Island\, Cotter played piano and listened to records by luminaries like The Beatles\, The Beach Boys\, The Carpenters and Bob Dylan. She spent her early twenties in Spain\, Thailand and India; studying yoga and meditation; sleeping on train station floors; washing clothes in the sink; and witnessing the innumerable ways people live. Walking the Camino de Santiago\, a pilgrim’s trail across northern Spain\, she felt “wildly alive. Waking with the sun in the east and walking west each day\, I felt free yet full-of-purpose” —a feeling she would later recognize and reclaim as a touring musician. \nAs a songwriter\, Cotter waits for the wellspring of emotion to arise and then wrings her experience out into rhyming couplets. The process typically starts with nostalgia or longing—wondering about the way things were or the way things could be. She’s endlessly questioning existence\, spinning and carding her worries\, hopes\, and joys into the fabric of her songs. Cotter has released three records\, Dreaming as I Do (2015)\, Home on the River (2018) and Gently as I Go (2023). Under the Radar magazine says her music\, “brings forth an abiding sense of warmth and welcome\, offering an uplifting reminder to make the most of every moment.” \nCotter’s songs move effortlessly from the grand to the granular. Take “Coming Your Way\,” a traveler’s anthem about the people who keep her afloat by opening their hearts and homes. Or “The Year of the Wrecking Ball\,” in which the narrator revisits her childhood home and wrestles with the dissolution of her family and sense of continuity. Then there’s “Gone Away\,” a hymn for the lost and downtrodden—or anyone needing to be called back to their life’s purpose. With the precision of an analog photographer\, Cotter adjusts the aperture of her attention to move between the particular and universal qualities of our lives. \nCotter has performed at the Freshgrass Festival (North Adams\, MA)\, Rocky Mountain Folk Fest (Lyons\, CO)\, Ossipee Music Festival (Ossipee\, NH)\, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale\, NY)\, Rockwood Music Hall (New York\, NY)\, Isis Music Hall (Asheville\, NC)\, The Alberta Rose Theatre (Portland\, OR)\, Swallow Hill (Denver\, CO) and more. She won the Maine Songwriters Association Contest and was a finalist at the Freshgrass and Rocky Mountain Folk Fest Songwriting Competitions. When not living nomadically\, Cotter resides on the coast of Maine. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/caroline-cotter/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250411T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250411T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250130T205126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T175350Z UID:9530-1744403400-1744403400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE ORGANGRINDERS DESCRIPTION:A 4 piece good time blues band that knows how to party with the monkey. playing all acoustic this show. \nWhether playing a small club or a festival stage\, The ORGANGRINDERS bring the fun and serve it up by the heaping spoonful. Their combined experience playing with blues greats such as John Brim\, Johnny Rawls\, Johnnie Johnson\, Phil Guy\, Michael Coleman\, and Clyde Stubblefield\, among many others\, has taught them well. The Organgrinders deliver honest blues with a vintage sound and a modern feel. Drawing from influences such as swing\, funk\, soul\, acoustic\, and hill country blues\, they create a dynamic and engaging musical experience. They truly love what they do—and you will too.\n\nDon’t miss this special performance as the band strips it down for an intimate acoustic blues set. Featuring Brian “Looper” Lucas on harmonica\, Sven Gonstead on acoustic and steel-body guitar\, Eric Sheffield on washtub bass\, and Tim Russel keeping the rhythm on a cardboard box\, this unique show promises raw energy\, deep grooves\, and the soulful sound of pure\, unfiltered blues. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-organgrinders/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250412T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250412T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250127T163941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T193759Z UID:9428-1744489800-1744489800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KYRAN DANIEL DESCRIPTION:I knew at that time he would be an incredible force in music…he was always received with thunderous applause and standing ovations…’ – Tommy Emmanuel AM \n‘likely the most influential acoustic guitar composer of his generation … publicly unsung\, his pieces have shaped the progression of the art form since his emergence onto the world stage\, only growing stronger through his dormancy … we’re excited to see what this master of the guitar presents in his renaissance’ \nGuitarist\, Composer\, Producer and Musical Director\, KYRAN DANIEL began his career performing alongside Grammy Nominee Tommy Emmanuel on stages spanning the globe. His debut album ‘Per Se’ became a highly influential work in the acoustic guitar world\, opening the door to his attendance of the prestigious Berklee College of Music studying under the greatest songwriting & production professors in contemporary music. \nFollowing his time at Berklee\, Kyran focussed on the roles of songwriter & producer for a cohort of Australian artists including G Flip\, Gretta Ray\, and Kingswood. His diverse musical palette and superlative musicianship saw him fast become one of Australia’s finest studio talents\, and a go-to for artists & labels domestically & abroad\, his work garnering millions of worldwide streams\, and credits including Gretta Ray’s ARIA Nominated Album ‘Begin To Look Around’ (EMI)\, and G Flip’s #1 ARIA Charting Album ‘Drummer’ (4x ARIA Nominated). Meanwhile his work on stage as Session Guitarist & Musical Director for the likes of Kingswood was presented on international tours and radio & television broadcasts across the globe. \n2022 saw Kyran return to his most authentic musical form as a solo artist\, with a triumphant return to European and American stages alongside mentor Tommy Emmanuel\, followed by a relentless tour schedule of solo concerts across Australia\, Europe\, and the USA\, re-introducing him as one of the greatest solo guitar players on the planet. Kyran is currently completing his renaissance solo album entitled ‘Like The Night Itself’\, drawing upon rich global influences\, alchemised into emotive compositions\, cinematic soundscapes\, and virtuosic performances from the heart. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kyran-daniel/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250417T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250417T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20240829T033529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T033529Z UID:9185-1744920000-1744927200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KRAY VAN KIRK DESCRIPTION:This show was rescheduled from August 31\, 2024.  BUY  tickets following bio. \nA finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone\, KRAY VAN KIRK has a Ph.D. from the University of Alaska. After five years of touring\, he thought the sciences might be a bit more secure than playing music. But he wrote better songs than statistical models\, and he set out again. “We are driven by myth and the seasons of the heart\,” he says. “Everyone\, absolutely everyone\, of any gender\, identity\, orientation\, ethnicity or anything else\, should know that they are not alone but are on the Hero’s Journey.” \nWhen he reached Scotland and the Fringe Festival\, the Daily Fringe Review wrote\, “The evening’s act was Kray Van Kirk\, whose 12-string guitar and soaring vocals were spellbinding; the Alaskan singer-songwriter\, in his Edinburgh debut\, was not the reason I arrived early\, but was certainly why I stayed late.” \nOf this charming\, quixotic and eclectic performer\, the Borderline Folk Club in New York wrote that Van Kirk was “what every singer-songwriter should aspire to.” \n“Every time I play cuts off The Midnight Commander\, listeners ask ‘Who’s that?’ It’s Kray Van Kirk and there’s none like him.” – Auntmama ‘Sunday Folks’ DJ\, KBCS Seattle\, WA URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kray-van-kirk-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250418T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250418T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20250330T174520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T202143Z UID:9725-1745008200-1745008200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SATCHEL PAIGE w/ Ruthie McQuinn DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/satchel-paige-w-help-from-ruthie-mcquinn/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250419T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250419T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T043029 CREATED:20241203T023502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250419T185014Z UID:9259-1745092800-1745100000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CHERYL WHEELER w/ special guest KENNY WHITE- sold out DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bios. \nCHERYL WHEELER It has always seemed as if there were two Cheryl Wheelers\, with fans of the New England songwriter relishing watching the two tussle for control of the mic. There is poet-Cheryl\, writer of some of the prettiest\, most alluring and intelligent ballads on the modern folk scene. And there is her evil twin\, comic-Cheryl\, a militant trend defier and savagely funny social critic. The result is a delightful contrast between poet and comic. \nAs the late Scott Alarik wrote\, “Wheeler emerges as a gifted and open-hearted songwriter approaching the sure summit of her craft. Her abiding faith in her audience’s ability to find their own life reflected in the sweet spaces of her songs reveals an artist comfortably wearing the austere genius that defines folk music’s best traditions.” \nKENNY WHITE opens the show and then accompanies Cheryl for her set. \nHailed by reviewers from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle for his “thrilling” and “unique” piano playing\, Kenny is a talented singer-songwriter and a successful NYC-based record producer. He has written\, performed\, and produced music for hundreds of TV and radio commercials as well as film soundtracks\, and has toured with stars like Judy Collins\, Stephen Stills and Tom Jones\, among others. \nSnapshots of human condition\, from heartwarming to humorous; astonishingly gifted pianist who finds a hook at the end of a long phrase. “Kenny has earned a place among my favorite singer/songwriters. A true wordsmith and musician who reveals a fine sense of humor as well.” – David Crosby \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cheryl-wheeler-w-special-guest-kenny-white-2/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR