Cafe Carpe

First of what is hoped to be a regular thing- 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month, except when other Carpe musical events displace it. Players and audience welcome.

This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin appears here regularly on the 2nd Thursday of the month- except when they don't.  Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally, regionally, and nationally for many years. The Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist, Jerry Wicentowski, has been […]

The 2016 Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival is scheduled for Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15. It kicks off this night with an open mike for attendees.  Public is welcome to come listen. Click poetry festival link to get the complete schedule of events, location, and list of presenters.

LOST LAKES is a collaboration between Corey Mathew Hart and Paul Mitch. The two met during a songwriting competition held by a local radio station. It wasn't until they returned for a duets portion of the follow year's competition that Corey saw Paul play bass and singing harmonies. The first time Corey and Paul played together, […]

SLAID CLEAVES spins stories with a novelist’s eye and a poet’s heart. Childhood friend Rod Picott,  who has co-written with Slaid on several indelible blue-­collar vignettes over the years  (“Broke Down,” “Sinner’s Prayer,” “Bring It On,” “Black T-­‐shirt”) says,  “Slaid is my favorite co-­writer. He’s a smart writer with a gift for wringing the most out of a […]