BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cafe Carpe - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Cafe Carpe X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cafecarpe.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cafe Carpe REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART: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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20231129T014543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T042045Z UID:8474-1712347200-1712354400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MUSTARD'S RETREAT DESCRIPTION:Bio follows ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nMUSTARD’S RETREAT has always sung the songs they enjoyed and cared about\, regardless of the trends of the music industry and pop culture. They are committed to simply being themselves\, not chasing fame or brass rings\, while delighting in and connecting with their audiences as if they were family. The honesty of what they present onstage and the extensive body of outstanding original songs and recordings all contribute to a fiercely loyal audience that continues to grow. “Music to cure what ails you” was how one reviewer in the 1970s described them\, and that is as true now as it was then. \nThey’ve traveled more than a million miles and performed more than 6\,000 shows\, from pig roasts and pool parties to Lincoln Center Out of Doors\, The Barns at Wolftrap and the Kennedy’s Center’s Millennium Stage. \nTheir performances are always joyful and uplifting\, as well as intelligent\, thought provoking and insightful. They’ve recently begun referring to their career and touring as “Defiantly Hopeful.” In part due to their long career\, but more as a statement about what the music has meant to them. “Folk music is\, at its heart\, defiantly hopeful!” Tamulevich says. “We came of age in the 60s\, at the confluence of Pete Seeger\, Peter\, Paul & Mary\, Bob Dylan and the singer/songwriter revolution. We care much more about what we do and stand for and finding that common ground with our audiences\, than fame or money: this is our community of choice\, and we consider ourselves so fortunate to be here.” \nMustard’s Retreat is now a duo with David Tamulevich and Libby Glover. \n“Mustard’s Retreat played to an enthusiastic crowd at the Indy Folk Series. David Tamulevich and Libby Glover charmed everyone with their songs and stories. Fine guitar picking\, coupled with beautiful harmonies\, carried the evening. Libby shined with her a capella songs and unique poems\, she commands the stage. We had great comments about them from the audience\, a tribute to their talent.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mustards-retreat-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20231019T014858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T015431Z UID:8358-1712433600-1712440800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:TIM GRIMM DESCRIPTION:TIM GRIMM is a bit of a Renaissance man in the performing arts world\, forging a rich and varied career that blends his love of songwriting\, travel\, and acting in theatre\, film and television. For most of his 25-year career as a storytelling balladeer in the tradition of John Prine\, Woody Guthrie\, and Bob Dylan\, Tim has written primarily about community\, history\, family\, and social issues – often framed by his strong sense of place and the many years he spent on the family farm he built in rural Indiana. His songs are filled with rural characters and landscapes\, written and sung with vivid warmth and intimacy. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/tim-grimm-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20231107T224940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T224958Z UID:8325-1712952000-1712959200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CHERYL WHEELER w/ special guest Kenny White DESCRIPTION:Brilliant\, hysterical performances and beautifully crafted songs. Longer bios follow ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\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  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cheryl-wheeler-w-special-guest-kenny-white/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240413T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240413T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240215T195550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240330T190723Z UID:8628-1713036600-1713040200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN w/ MICHAEL HECHT DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and let us know if you will dine here that night.   \nMICHAEL HECHT will read excerpts from speeches or literature\, and BILL CAMPLIN will sing a song between each excerpt. \nThey have done this collaboration many times with different readings\, and really enjoy the concept. \nThis time\, Michael will share readings from Martin Luther King\, Jr. and Nelson Mandela. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-w-michael-hecht-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240419T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240419T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240128T040814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T023036Z UID:8484-1713556800-1713564000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MOJOHAND DESCRIPTION:“Serving the song is what’s most important to us-  that’s what we’re all about.” says Mojohand’s lead-singer\, guitarist\, and primary songwriter Elijah Klein. NJ/NYC based Americana-rockers Mojohand have been winning over audiences from Pittsburgh\, PA to Austin\, TX and everywhere in-between for over five years now\, and there are no signs of slowing down for this road-hungry quartet. \nMore bio follows ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nMOJOHAND was born in 2016 from the fiery remains of countless high school bands and side projects. Having played music together since the tender years of teenagehood\, childhood friends Elijah Klein and Joe DiNardo tapped keyboard extraordinaire Ian D’Arcy and began gigging around the Garden State with a revolving cast of local musicians. When Elijah met Bay Area drummer Jasper Mahncke at The New School of Jazz\, the group found their groove and locked in with a flurry of singles and shows around the Northeast – from the woods of Vermont to packed bars in New York City and everywhere in between. \nAn aspect too-often under-discussed about songs – their arrangement – is where Mojohand again stands head and shoulders above peers in the genre. “We never want to have the lyrics and the chords\, and say ‘That’s it\, the song’s done.’ \nPlaying over 70 shows from their formation of their current lineup in the lead-up to the pandemic gave the band an opportunity to find their sound and tighten up their audience-pleasing skills: “In the studio\, you can do everything right and cut out mistakes… onstage is where you see if you can actually make people dance and have a good time.” says drummer Jasper. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mojohand/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240425T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240425T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20231201T184433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T184719Z UID:8496-1714069800-1714077000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SONG CIRCLE w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER DESCRIPTION:Round robin song circle 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 last Thursday of each month\, though this will be the first one of 2024. \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/song-circle-w-tricia-alexander-59/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240426T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240426T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20231013T005814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T202301Z UID:8363-1714161600-1714168800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JOSHUA DAVIS/ Sage DESCRIPTION:Bio below ticket link:\n\n \n \n \n \n\nSpeaking or singing\, the voice of JOSHUA DAVIS is a disarming instrument: weathered and warm\, as capable of conjuring confessional intimacy on a global stage as it is of making a small room\, well off the beaten path\, resonate with startling urgency and power. Couple it with an earnest poetic sensibility\, a boundless work ethic\, and an uncanny gift for connecting with audiences spanning generations\, and it’s no wonder that Davis is now poised at the brink of the sort of widespread recognition that typically passes right over such a humble troubadour.\n\nOver the past twenty years\, Michigan-based Davis has honed an impressive range of skills – songwriter\, bandleader\, guitarist\, and vocalist among them – in the most honest possible fashion: night after night\, song after song\, show after show Davis simply delivered every performance as though his life depended on it. Investing himself in the American musical diaspora\, he has explored the common thread connecting folk\, blues\, jazz\, ragtime\, and country forms – discovering his personal perspective as a composer in the process.\n\n“My sound is rooted in the folk tradition\,” Davis explains\, “but it’s not folk music. Terms like Americana\, roots rock\, and heartland rock come up\, but there’s so much more to it than that. I’m not a purist: I play with that American folk lineage\, I play with those metaphors.” His versatility and ravenous musical curiosity has resulted in a divergent and fervent output. Since his appearance as a finalist on Season 8 of NBC’s “The Voice”\, Davis has been churning out an album a year and has plans to continue to do so. His sensibilities shine brightest on his latest trio of solo releases\, each a thoughtful dispatch on life\, love\, change\, and growth.\n\nHe’s currently touring in support of “Live From The Robin.” His first solo effort captures his essence in a way that pares his songs down to their emotional\, musical and lyrical roots. Recorded over the span of two nights\, this documents a raw and revealing glimpse of an artist who has his finger on the pulse of a culture\, a culture that lives\, loves and laughs\, cries\, mourns and heals. Joshua’s authenticity plucks all of the right heartstrings\, soars on the updrafts\, and plumbs the depths of the human experience.\n\nThis is a deep and warm conversation with a room full of old friends. “I’ve wanted to make this album for years” says Davis. “And I’m so excited to share it. I love playing solo shows. It allows me the freedom to dig deep into my songs and really be in the moment with the audience.”\n\n\nOpening for Joshua will be “SAGE”\, a group of songwriting students from Interlochen Arts Academy\, a boarding arts high school located in Northern Michigan (Joshua is on the Interlochen faculty). Students worldwide audition to attend the esteemed boarding arts high school\, the first of its kind. Lucy Letscher\, Audrey Mason\, and Eliza Prymak have put together an intimate and harmony-heavy set that will reassure you that the future of music is in good hands. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/joshua-davis/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20231201T025449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240418T170914Z UID:8489-1714246200-1714253400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:TRICIA ALEXANDER/ JIM GARY/ WATTLE & DAUB DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bios. \nTRICIA ALEXANDER Joy-filled\, uplifting and inspiring are some of the words used to describe Tricia’s music and performance – which ranges from soothing and deeply spiritual to social commentary and humor. \nTricia moves between jazz\, blues and folk\, spoken word & music\, original compositions re-interpreted cover tunes – and she does it all with seamless grace. \nWATTLE & DAUB’s authentic acoustic voice is rooted in their passion for the power of the folk music tradition. From the heart of the midwest\, in northern Illinois\, husband and wife singer-songwriters\, Tim and Susan Mocarski are dedicated to keeping folk culture alive and kicking through participation\, social commentary\, and entertainment. \nJIM GARY is an acoustic singer/songwriter. He grew up in southeastern Michigan listening to all the great sounds of the ‘60s – Motown\, Beatles\, and all those great Jimmy Webb songs. He now lives in the Chicago area. \nPicking up a guitar at age 14\, he started learning chords and moved on to fingerpicking the songs of John Denver\, Jim Croce\, Harry Chapin\, James Taylor\, and Gordon Lightfoot. In the years since then\, Jim continued to write\, perform\, and record music\, releasing several albums and EPs along the way. \nJim Gary is a Kerrville New Folk Finalist and an award-winning songwriter (Great River Folk Fest) who writes songs of wit and wisdom in whatever genre strikes his fancy. His 6 albums representing over 70 original songs contain a variety of styles but always a firm commitment to lyrics and images that will move you! URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/tricia-alexander-jim-gary-wattle-daub/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240219T013027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T163536Z UID:8650-1714680000-1714687200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JOSH JOPLIN GROUP/ Eric Pedigo DESCRIPTION:To make the night go smoother for all\, please buy tickets in advance\, come at least an hour early if you plan to eat\, and at least 15 minutes before if you are not. TICKET LINK follows bio. \nJOSH JOPLIN GROUP (solo) and ERIC PEDIGO will be sharing the evening. \nJOSH JOPLIN is an American singer\, songwriter\, as well as music and film producer. He has founded the bands Josh Joplin Group and Among the Oak & Ash. His song “Camera One” was the first independent release to hit #1 at Triple A radio. \nERIC: \n“I aspire to connect. To share. To spark joy. To give a piece of momentary happiness. My song is my island. I want others to feel engaged the way I do l when I listen to songs I love. Alive.\nMusic is the photographs of our origin. A series of vibrations that can soothe or ignite the soul. Reach someone without physical contact. It’s the reminder that we are or want to be connected.” \n“Eric has honed his skills into that of a masterful songwriter who is able to infect\, stimulate and appeal to a wide range of music listeners. Contagious melodies\, infectious hooks\, a charming attitude\, an empowering persona\, an excellent combination of instrumentation and pristine production all combine for a strong\, impactful record consisting of 9 songs that are able to stand on their on just as well as they do in a playlist.” \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/eric-pedigo/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240503T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240503T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240219T024247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T202946Z UID:8660-1714768200-1714775400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ANNE HEATON & FRANK MAROTTA\, Jr./ Cancelled DESCRIPTION:Hope to reschedule in August or October. \nSinger-songwriter and pianist ANNE HEATON graced the stages of New York City long before she and her husband Frank Marotta relocated to Milwaukee. She has captured audience imaginations for over fifteen years with her songs that are\, by turns\, “tender\, barbed and spiritual” (Washington Post). She’s been featured by the New York Times Popcast\, played numerous times on NPR and shared the stage with artists such as Jewel\, Sarah McLachlan and jazz drummer Max Roach. \nShe teaches at Berklee College of Music Summer Programs and is the founder of Soul Songs School\, an online songwriting program. Anne is currently earning her Master’s in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she hopes to research the outcomes of songwriting as a social emotional learning tool for teenagers. Anne lives in Milwaukee where she enjoys coffee\, Lake Michigan and being a mom to two freethinking daughters. \nShe will be performing with her multi-instrumentalist husband Frank. \nSays Chip Duncan- “I met Anne at a party but didn’t realize at the time I was speaking with a luminary! Anne and her guitar playing husband have developed an outstanding reputation as songwriters\, performers\, and teachers of the craft. When I saw Anne play with Willy Porter at Shank Hall last fall\, I became an immediate fan. She’s fun\, funny\, charming and wow\, what a voice … and what great songs!” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/anne-heaton-frank-marotta-jr/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240126T035738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240211T214148Z UID:8556-1714852800-1714860000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:AN EVENING WITH (OUT) JIM POST DESCRIPTION:Longtime friends and frequent collaborators are gathering to celebrate an uncommon life lived gloriously through song\, stories and on international stages. JIM POST was born (no doubt singing) in Houston\, Texas on October 28\,1939 and succumbed to heart failure on September 14\, 2022 in Dubuque\, Iowa. Performing Jim’s songs and telling tales will be Randy Sabien\, Dawn Farris\, Richard Pinney and Jeff Laramie. \nAn early clip of Jim Post here. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/an-evening-with-out-jim-post/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240510T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240510T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240129T004629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240213T223910Z UID:8570-1715371200-1715380200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CHRIS WAGONER & MARY GAINES/ JOHN PARROTT & GLENN ASCH DESCRIPTION:Buckle up for a great night featuring 2 virtuoso duos who each do a set\, and end the evening doing something all together. Buy tickets following the bios. \n Glenn Asch & John Parrott / Mid-Century Pop\, Western swing\, Jazz and Rural Music + Originals (violin\, guitar\, vocals) will begin the show. \nGLENN ASCH & JOHN PARROTT have been steady musical compatriots over the last 10 years. Anyone who has heard the Chris Hanson band knows about Glenn’s taste and virtuosity on the violin (and he literally wrote a book about jazz violin\, titled “Deluxe Anthology of Jazz Violin Styles”) while John’s songwriting\, vocals and his lively bounce on the acoustic archtop guitar in the rhythm section are hallmarks of that much-praised band. A long trail of credentials follows them both\, from Glenn’s chair in the violin section of the Milwaukee Symphony\, to John’s rhythm guitar adventures with renowned jazz mandolinists Jethro Burns and Don Stiernberg and local Milwaukee clarinet legend Chuck Hedges. \n Gaines & Wagoner / Original and Vintage Jazz\, Blues & Americana (violin\, cello\, mandolin\, lapsteel\, ukulele\, guitar and lots of vocals) will do the second set. \nGAINES & WAGONER are the award-winning multi-instrumental husband/wife duo of Mary Gaines and Chris Wagoner based in Madison.  Co-founders of several popular Wisconsin-based bands over the past nearly 40 years: Harmonious Wail (vintage string jazz)\, Common Faces (folk-soul)\, The Moon Gypsies (Americana/Roots-Rock)\, The Bob Westfall Band (new acoustic)\, Graminy (class-grass) and The Stellanovas (vintage jazz and blues).  Wagoner was voted Violinist of the Award in the 2023 Wisconsin Area Music Awards and both are recent inductees into the Madison Area Music Awards Hall of Fame.  Innumerable local\, regional\, national and international album credits include Willy Porter\, Freedy Johnston\, Peter Mulvey\, Carrie Newcomer (10 albums on Rounder Records)\, Tret Fure\, and work with producer\, Butch VIg on many indie and major-label projects including Smashing Pumpkins genre-defining 1991 Platinum album\, “Gish”.   URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/chris-wagoner-mary-gaines-john-parrott-glenn-asch/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240511T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240511T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240507T032537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T032537Z UID:8857-1715445000-1715450400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:WRITE ON THE RIVER OPEN MIC DESCRIPTION:As part of a day celebrating Fort Atkinson poet LORINE NIEDECKER’s birthday\, pen your verse or prose and come share them or bring along a beloved piece to recite. \nOther events throughout Saturday \nSidewalk Chalk 9am to 11:30am\nLet your creativity flow onto the pavement at the Farmers Market. \nPedals and Poems Bike Tour- morning\nStarting at the Farmers Market. Pedal through key locations significant to Lorine’s story. Departure is set for the morning. \nBirthday Celebration at the Museum 10am to 2pm\nJoin us in honoring Lorine with a slice of birthday cake at the museum. \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/write-on-the-river-open-mic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240511T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240511T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240125T025107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240211T213350Z UID:8550-1715459400-1715466600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONG MAMA/ Maximiano DESCRIPTION:Ticket link will follow the bios. \nLONG MAMA \nLong Mama’s music blisters with the heart and grit of someone who has lost hard\, loved harder\, and licked her burns until they stung then silvered. In a drafty attic just west of the Milwaukee River she grew up on\, you’ll find songwriter KAT WODTKE (Wood-key) raking through notebooks in search of a salve: words\, stories\, and sounds to temper the dumpster fires we never mean to light. \nKAT teams up with guitarist ANDREW KOENIG and drummer NICK LANG\, a pair whose chemistry adds dusky afterglow to Wodtke’s musical landscapes\, as well as upright bass ace SAM ODIN from Horsehoes and Hand Grenades. \n​Poor Pretender\, Long Mama’s debut album released October 2022\, embraces a rich spectrum of light and shadow\, heat and cold. The ten-song collection’s palette of country\, folk\, indie rock\, and punk reflects its makers’ coming-of-age in the rustbelt crossroads of north\, south\, east\, & west. Engineered by Erik Koskinen and recorded live over a long\, snowy weekend in Cleveland\, Minnesota\, the record showcases the band’s particular ability to conjure the beautiful in the broken\, the silver in the ore. \nTheir friend MAXIMIANO will do an opening set. When singer-songwriter Max Janairo (they/them) performs by themself\, they go by their full first name: Maximiano. For the last year and a half\, Max has been writing and releasing music as part of the local band Crawlspace\, during which time many songs that didn’t fit that group’s aesthetic were stored away. Since the band’s break-up\, these songs have found new life and new meaning. Riding waves of indie folk orchestration\, Maximiano’s plaintive voice conveys the heartbreak\, love\, and growth that continue to define the artist’s musical experiences. In live solo performances\, Maximiano offers an intimate experience\, one that lets the communal love of music overtake and renew the emotion of these songs. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/long-mama-maximiano/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240516T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240516T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240507T025751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T161525Z UID:8848-1715887800-1715893200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CHARLIE PAINTER DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio. \n\nCHARLIE PAINTER  is a self-studied\, self- producing\, Madison-based guitarist\, band leader and teacher since 2008. With 15 years of weekly/monthly residencies under his belt\, Painter’s multi-conceptual approach is informed by years of performance\, transcribing  records by ear\, and a recent mentorship under NYC Jazz guitarist Jordan Klemons since 2020. \n*2022 Jazz At Five Performer\n*2023 MAMA winner (Best Jazz Album – guitar on all tracks) \nHe will be appearing here with JEFF WEISS on upright bass. (Jeff played bass in Madison’s Harmonious Wail for six years and other big groups like The Big Payback.) \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/charlie-painter/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240517T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240517T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240501T181911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T181911Z UID:8846-1715976000-1715983200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to let us know if you will be dining here that evening. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-35/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240518T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240518T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240223T035920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T005252Z UID:8632-1716060600-1716067800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ANCORA STRING QUARTET DESCRIPTION:The quartet consists of Benjamin Whitcomb-cello\,  Wes Luke- violin\,  Robin Ryan- violin\, and Sahada Buckley- viola. \nFor this spring program\, they will be performing a late string quartet by Mozart\, specifically the elegant D major quartet K575. To contrast with this\, they have the very expressive second string quartet by Tchaikovsky. Finally\, as a departure from both of these\, they will perform Janacek’s first string quartet subtitled “The Kreutzer Sonata”\, which was inspired by the Tolstoy novella by the same name. \nReminder to diners to please come an hour early. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/benjamin-whitcomb-chamber-music/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240519T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240519T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240327T032145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T004853Z UID:8723-1716143400-1716150600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:pat mAcdonald DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio. We will open at 4:30\, and will be serving food. \nSince his techno-folk pioneering Timbuk3 days\, pat mAcdonald has been tinkering in relative obscurity. His one-man electro-blues experiments of the late ’90s/early 2000s led to the Lowebow-driven proto-rock of Purgatory Hill. Life- threatening illness in 2016 brought a long pause. \nNow\, five years cancer free\, he’s writing\, rediscovering the six-string\, and reanimating his pre-T3 acoustic roots with finger-style remakes from his back catalog. The new songs flirt with a twisted spirituality\, hints of hope & optimism embraced and defaced by his trademark darkish humor. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/pat-macdonald/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240524T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240524T221500 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240216T203626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T185536Z UID:8646-1716581700-1716588900@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SARAH MORRIS/ JILLIAN RAE DESCRIPTION:Buy ticket link follows bios. \n2018 Kerrville New Folk winner SARAH MORRIS’ endearingly honest\, expertly penned songs deliberately miss the forest for the trees. Armed with a poignantly relatable rainy day ache in her sunlit voice\, she weaves a winding path of masterful storytelling and timeless Americana melody that invites audiences to join her in celebrating the magic of our everyday minutia. Twice named the Midwest Country Music Organization’s Songwriter of the Year\, Sarah has shared stages with greats like JD Souther\, earned international airplay\, and reached notable positions on the Americana Music Association and Euro Americana charts. Sarah’s fifth album of original material\, Here’s To You\, was released on May 5th\, 2023. \nLauded as a “triple threat on vocals\, fiddle and composition” (Star Tribune)\, JILLIAN RAE is a fiercely unique spirit who cares more about making authentic music than about conforming to expectations. The Minneapolis-based\, classically trained violinist turned country fiddler has become a commanding international presence— writing powerful genre-bending songs\, heading up her own critically acclaimed indie rock band\, and backing up Grammy-winning acts like The Okee Dokee Brothers. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/sarah-morris-jillian-rae/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240525T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240525T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240215T214215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T220549Z UID:8634-1716667200-1716674400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SAM KNUTSON/ Jeff Stehr DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets following bios: \nSAM KNUTSON is a singer-songwriter from Iowa City.  His most recent album is Donkey Island. He is happy as a pig in *#*@ in a listening room.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=d0-gRGmjEDU \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7yy5pdcBYRQ \nFrom the Shepherd Express: “Sam Knutson’s 2022 release Donkey Island is a collection of observational folk songs. “Already Gone” recalls John Hartford’s breezy melancholy\, while “Prayer for the Downtown” leans into the lineage of fellow Iowan Greg Brown. The album’s sparse instrumentation allows Knutson’s songwriting to shine. In fact\, his Bandcamp discography reveals a songwriter ripe for discovery. Milwaukeean Jeff Stehr’s fondly recalled Jamaica-centric combo The Tritonics and his current project Still No Tomatoes present him in collaborative settings.” \nOpener Jeff Stehr is a glass half empty cognoscenti songwriter from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin. His songs are mostly wordplay and present-day doomsday reportage propelled by one drop rhythms and held aloft on ukulele wings and guitar strings. Jamaican ingredients conspire and collaborate with folk\, pop\, rock and blues influences to get into your head and steal your heart\, but all genres are accomplices. 

When not performing solo\, Jeff (guitar\, ukulele\, harmonica\, vocals) is one third of Still No Tomatoes\, a project launched in 2022 with his Tritonics bandmate Mike Lizzo (trombone\, baritone horn\, melodica\, vocals) and recently expanded to trio format with the addition of bassist Mark Walczynski. \nA perceptive reviewer’s comments on one of Still No Tomatoes’ duo shows last year noted observed… \n“In the diminutive Milwaukee ensemble “Still No Tomatoes”\, Jeff Stehr plays guitar and ukulele; Mike Lizzo\, trombone and baritone. Although their music is mostly original\, the texts of the proudly quirky duo are concerned with the familiar tropes and preoccupations that have long populated the American songbook.Yet the band comes across as triumphantly new. Perhaps it is the orchestration that allows for this impression. When was the last time that you heard a ukulele and trombone duet? When they sing together\, their voices are intervallically close; the sound soft and certain. Lizzo plays his trombone or baritone softly as if loudly would be impolite. They take water from a fountain of diverse experience and dip 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 hodgepge he finds\, and writes music that ranges from the witty to the poetic. Despite the impatience of its name\, “Still No Tomatoes” is ripe for the table.” \nJeff is the co-founder and band leader of the Jamaican roots-inspired ensemble the Tritonics and has also been a member of the Best Westerns\, the John Sieger Combo\, the Mike Benign Compulsion\, Mark Truesdell & The Lost Pioneers\, World Roots\, Brave New Groove and C-Food Buffet\, who once accidentally opened for Jimmy Buffet at Alpine Valley Music Theater in 1990. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/sam-knutson-jeff-stehr-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240529T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240529T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240416T203852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T031833Z UID:8799-1717007400-1717014600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SONG CIRCLE w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER DESCRIPTION:Round robin song circle 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 last Wednesday (switched from Thursday) 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/song-circle-w-tricia-alexander-60/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240531T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240531T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240126T045524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T024539Z UID:8562-1717185600-1717192800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:TODD ALBRIGHT/ Adam Kiesling DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bios. \nTODD ALBRIGHT  is a country blues\, twelve string guitar player and vocalist based in Detroit\, Michigan. Grounded in the pre-war era of the blues tradition (1880-1939)\, Todd is a mindful purveyor of blues history. His repertoire upholds musical pillars such as Blind Willie McTell\, George Carter\, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly. His life’s work continues the distinguished tradition of the very roots of American music as told by the African American musicians who created it. \n\n\n\nTodd’s vigorous\, gritty and soulful performances are accompanied by stories of the masters and a deep intuitive sense of respect for craft\, providing audiences with a meaningful experience while creating a transcendent moment. One of the top blues guitarists in the world\, Todd is the only contemporary twelve string player in his genre. \nTodd began playing the blues while still a teenager\, some twenty-five years ago. Initially\, he was drawn to the sound of the finger-picked style and has since immersed himself in the foundational music and narratives of American culture. Over the years\, Todd has shared the stage with artists such as Roy Book Binder\, Charlie Parr\, Paul Geremia\, and Dakota Dave Hull. \nTodd’s first full-length LP\, Fourth Floor Visitor\, was released by Jett Plastic Recordings out of Detroit\, Michigan (2017). His latest album\, Detroit Twelve String: Blues & Rags\, is out now on Third Man Records (2017). \nADAM KIESLING will open. His favorite thing to do is play his guitar and back up a good oldtime fiddler. He got his start playing bass as a teenager in south-eastern Wisconsin\, and ended up playing more guitar after moving to the Twin Cities in the early 90s\, where he fell down the rabbit hole of flatpicked fiddle tunes à la Norman Blake and the country blues of Mississippi John Hurt. Adam started playing old-time string band music around 2000 and spent some time with the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers\, the Mill City Grinders\, and also had a stint as the bass player for Pert Near Sandstone from 2010 to 2014. In addition to performing as a solo artist\, Adam’s main musical output has been with Corpse Reviver\, a Minneapolis-based trio who focuses on the music found on Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music. His latest solo recording\, Down The River I Go\, was released in September of 2023. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/todd-albright-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240601T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240601T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240522T232820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T233016Z UID:8894-1717266600-1717273800@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-10/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240606T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240606T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240416T204804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T160540Z UID:8801-1717704000-1717711200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SETH BERNARD DESCRIPTION:TICKET LINK follows bio. \nSETH BERNARD came to an understanding early that music\, poetry and art\, along with activism\, farming and earth science\, all intertwine into one great work. Probably because of the crowded farm dinner table\, where books of poetry\, tapes of jazz\, blues\, rock n’ roll and traditional music\, guests of all kinds\, and even the occasional raptor being rehabbed all shared space. Some folks call this “folklife\,” and in Seth’s music it’s as likely to show up through a Casio SK-1 or a Gretsch electric as much as a fiddle or high harmony. \nIn recent years\, Bernard has launched the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan\, a social movement using storytelling and music to uplift the groundswell of support for water issues\, and Title Track\, a non-profit organization engaging creative practice to work for clean water\, racial equity\, and youth empowerment. \n“I know that the future of music is in good hands with people like Seth around to be its caretaker. More importantly\, I know the future of our world is in good hands.”– Greg Brown\, Folk Legend \n “This music not only swings\, rocks\, and grooves – it matters. It’s the voice of a real community\, with a sound and a message the world needs to hear.” – Bill McKibben\, Author\, environmentalist\, journalist \n “The argument for the most influential human in the Michigan music uprising of the past decade may begin and end with one Seth Bernard.” – Jack Clark\, Red House Concerts URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/seth-bernard/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240607T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240607T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240129T231350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T214124Z UID:8587-1717790400-1717797600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MARK STUART DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio. \nMARK STUART spends every year as a full-time working artist and musician. Mostly performing his own unique shows\, doing singer-songwriter concerts\, he can be witnessed excelling as a band guitarist at hometown Nashville\, Tennessee gigs or sessions\, too. \nNotable artists such as Freddy Fender\, Steve Earle\, Joan Baez\, and Steve Forbert have employed him for his musicianship. In a duo act with his artist wife\, Stacey Earle\, he spent thousands of days on tour and released many albums on their own independent label\, Gearle Records. \nWhether it be Cambridge Folk Festival\, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno\, MTV\, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival\, Stan Rogers Folk Festival\, Telluride Bluegrass Festival\, Kerrville Folk Festival\, Merlefest\, or countless small festivals and theaters\, Stuart’s storytelling\, guitar playing\, vocals\, or songs have caught the attention of music lovers. \nWhen asked to define Mark Stuart’s music it is virtually impossible\, as his versatility screams out loud. Rock\, blues\, folk\, country\, and more are evident in his performance. Electric\, acoustic\, slide guitar-all make up his musical toolbox. Travis-style\, Chicago blues\, honky tonk country\, finger-style folk-all are there when you hear him. His songs are oftentimes autobiographic pieces\, but\, can be constructed from the viewpoint of a lifelong troubadour who is paying attention to the world he sees around him. He could\, at any given time\, toss a Paul McCartney or John Fogerty or Woodie Guthrie song into his set. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mark-stuart-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240430T204127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T175627Z UID:8804-1717876800-1717884000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE FLYING CHAUCERS DESCRIPTION:THE FLYING CHAUCERS  aka Daniel Connolly and Keralee Gueneviere — \nbegan auspiciously and explosively in 2013 when K stumbled upon D’s gig on a subzero night in a famous Chicago dive bar. With her face towards a Guinness and her back towards the band\, Keralee heard Daniel’s empyrean harmonies and delicatatious finger pluckings; then turned around to “face the music..” \nSince then\, in the great bardic tradition\, The Chaucers have sung together and separately to Kings & Queens\, commoners and communists\, miscreants and magistrates\, luminaries and lay-bouts\, the pretentious and the still-pretending in Chicago\, Mexico\, Colorado\, Minnesota\, Nashville\, Wisconsin and points beyond… \nAnd…. if you aren’t too darn careful they are going to come to your house and sing to you! Join in the fun wherever you can find us; two hot meals\, a bed and some scratch for the road keeps us going a long\, long time. Influenced by the great Crosby Stills Nash\, Neil Young\, Fairport Convention\, Iggy Pop\, David Bowie\, Linda Ronstadt\, John Prine\, Wilco\, America’s Best Contacts\, The International House of Pancakes\, Harry Nielson and oh yeah America’s biggest ball of twine! URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-flying-chaucers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240613T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240613T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240304T044028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T044028Z UID:8676-1718308800-1718316000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:3 legged SHITUNAUTS-day 1 of 4 Thursday DESCRIPTION:WILLY PORTER   RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN \n(Peter Mulvey found something worse to do.) URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/3-legged-shitunauts-day-1-of-4-thursday/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240614T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240614T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240304T044325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T044325Z UID:8678-1718397000-1718404200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:3 legged SHITUNAUTS- day 2 of 4 Friday DESCRIPTION:WILLY PORTER   RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN \n(Peter Mulvey found something worse to do.) URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/3-legged-shitunauts-day-2-of-4-friday/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240615T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240615T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240304T044526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T044549Z UID:8680-1718483400-1718490600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:3-legged SHITUNAUTS- day 3 of 4 Saturday DESCRIPTION:WILLY PORTER   RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN \n(Peter Mulvey found something worse to do.) URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shitunauts-day-3-of-4-saturday/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240616T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240616T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143531 CREATED:20240304T044815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240616T124906Z UID:8682-1718560800-1718568000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SHITUNAUTS- day 4 of 4- Sunday DESCRIPTION:WILLY PORTER   RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN \n(Peter Mulvey found something worse to do.) \nWe will open at 4\, and are serving food.  Please come at least an hour early if you plan on eating here. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shitunauts-day-4-of-4-sunday/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR