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:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230819T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230819T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230501T191551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T125205Z UID:7911-1692477000-1692484200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ALEX MCMURRAY w/ Glenn Hartman DESCRIPTION:Cover charge $15 Buy tickets below bio \nALEX MCMURRAY \n“A good songwriter writes good songs. A great songwriter writes overarching poetic narratives. The songwriter as lyric poet doesn’t just turn out albums or mixes\, they weave myths that touch our collective soul and seem at once personal and in synch with the human zeitgeist. Alex McMurray is such a writer.” John Swenson \nSongwriter\, singer and guitarist Alex McMurray has been writing and performing music professionally in New Orleans since 1989. Past and current bands include Tin Men\, The Valparaiso Men’s Chorus\, The Write Brothers\, Royal Fingerbowl\, 007\, Debbie Davis and the Mesmerizers and Happy Talk Band. He has worked as a sideman with Susan Cowsill\, Paul Sanchez\, Spencer Bohren\, Greg Schatz\, “Papa” John Gros\, Lynn Drury and many others. In 2002 he spent six months performing sea shanties as “Cap’n Sandy” at Tokyo DisneySea. \nAwards include the 2020 Offbeat Magazine Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Artist and Album awards for his 2020 release “Lucky One”\, a 2014 Big Easy award for best Roots Rock artist and 2010 Big Easy award for Album of the Year. He has been performing as a leader and sideman at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival since 1993. He played himself on the HBO series “Treme” for several episodes. 2020 has seen him release two albums of original songs\, Lucky One and Road Songs. He hosts the weekly “Fireside Chat” webcast every Tuesday night live from the Faraway Lounge at 8pm under his nom de covid “Mister Tuesday Night”. \nAlex will be accompanied by his friend Glenn Hartman on accordion. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/alex-mcmurray-w-glenn-hartman/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230810T165542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T165905Z UID:8167-1692388800-1692396000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL DESCRIPTION:CAMPLIN\, that is. \nHe’s back!  You just can’t keep a lonesome guy down. \n” Bill co-presides at the Fort Atkinson\, WI\, cafe\, bar\, and listening room called Cafe Carpe. Occasionally you’ll see him performing there ….with his consummate guitar\, voice\, and lyrics\, and with a mix of folk and rock-influenced tunes. And an awesome sense of humor.” \n  \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230406T033814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T222409Z UID:7862-1691868600-1691879400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DRIFTLESS REVELERS DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets below bio: \nThe DRIFTLESS REVELERS play string band freak folk from the fringes of the driftless and the reservoirs of revelry. \nIt’s someone’s birthday\, and they wanted a fun band for the occasion.  We found ’em. \nA Driftless Revelers show will lure you in with their joy–keep you dancing with their search for the cosmic groove in the confines of stringed instruments–and will send you on your way with flashbacks of the Driftless Revelry found only in the essence of the intangible reaches of notes once played– that then fall silent. \n“Scrappy string-based freak-folk\, featuring songs like ‘Meat Raffle Mambo\,’ ‘Wisconsin Saturday Nights’ and ‘Jesus Shaves’ that both revere and good-naturedly poke fun at state culture — [The Driftless Revelers] may remind listeners of Lou and Peter Berryman or even the old Free Hot Lunch! band.”–Isthmus Magazine\, Madison\, WI.\n\n​”It’s a little ‘out there’: Driftless Revelers release American Fork Standards–Volume One Magazine\, Eau Claire\n\nThe Driftless Revelers formed in the second spring of the first global pandemic of the 21st century\, with one ear turned toward the shellac platters and Victrola virtuosos of the early to mid 20th century\, and the other ear glued to the soundscapes of the 1960’s & 1970’s American freak-folk scene.\n\n​Featuring the original songwriting of Ben Nelson\, Matthew R. Sayles\, and Jerod Kaszynski\, the Driftless Revelers will pleasure a crowd with plectral banjo tones\, the mournful wailing of resophonic steel guitars\, and the up-right bass bellows of an era that can’t quite be defined\, but revels in the timeless ephemera of weird old-time American music.\n​With influences as varied and eccentric as a proper musty smelling thrift store record collection\, the band grooves merrily through early roots blues and jazz music\, to hillbilly and string band howlers\, all the way into the not-quite folk but not-quite psychedelic realms of their own creation. bellows of an era that can’t quite be defined\, but revels in the timeless ephemera of weird old-time American music.\n​With influences as varied and eccentric as a proper musty smelling thrift store record collection\, the band grooves merrily through early roots blues and jazz music\, to hillbilly and string band howlers\, all the way into the not-quite folk but not-quite psychedelic realms of their own creation. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/driftless-revelers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230607T025248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T232011Z UID:7982-1691697600-1691704800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DANA COOPER DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets below- bio will follow ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nDANA COOPER is a poetic songwriter\, an insightful storyteller\, and a rousing musician currently from Nashville. His mixture of flat-picking\, finger picking\, and percussive strumming is “Legend Among Other Guitarists.” His harmonica playing is equally impressive. As one critic noted\, “he sings like an angel and plays like the devil.” His Latest CD “I Can Face The Truth” charted on 5 Radio Charts including Americana\, Indie Folk\, Alt Folk\, Alt Country & Roots. \nDana Cooper has had a vast career starting with his 1st self-titled Release on Elektra Records. His studio band consisting of legendary players- Leland Sklar & Russ Kunkel. During his years as a Troubadour\, Dana has received many accolades including The Spirit of Folk Award\, Heritage Musician Award\, Best Male Songwriter Award- Indie Acoustic Project\, Best Record – The Tennesseean\, Nashville Music Award Nomination Best Pop Album \nHe has also collaborated with many established artists: Lyle Lovett\, Tom Kimmel\, Don Henry\, Maura O’Connell\, Sally Barris\, Susan Werner\, Kim Richey\, Hal Ketchum\, Pierce Pettis\, Kim Carnes to name a few.  With his Latest CD Release “I Can Face The Truth”\, Dana faces hard truths head on with humor and heartfelt expression. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dana-cooper/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230714T220019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T132336Z UID:8056-1691265600-1691272800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ANNA p.s. DESCRIPTION:Cover $15.  Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to let us know if you will be dining here this evening. \nAnna p.s. is a nationally touring Indie Folk Artist\, entertaining audiences across the states as a one-woman-symphony with guitar\, foot percussion\, flute\, and more.  They play original tunes with the occasional unique take on a cover. \n“Anna adds a diverse set of musical elements in her direct and plaintive songs with the use of looping. Whether adding to the melody or harmonic underpinnings with her voice\, silver flute\, or beautiful whistling\, the effect of this work on Anna’s easy-paced songs is expansive.”– George Schricker\, Wild Rose Moon URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/anna-p-s/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230126T230652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T235800Z UID:7596-1691092800-1691100000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LILLI LEWIS TRIO DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS below bio. \nAthens\, Georgia native turned New Orleans Folk Rock Diva LILLI LEWIS is a powerhouse composer and performing artist with “storytelling with transformative empathy and classically trained poise.” Jewly Hight\, NPR.org. Lewis is a voice for the voiceless in Americana\, her third full album for Louisiana Red Hot Records\, lauded by NPR\, Rolling Stone\, Offbeat Magazine and the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “One of the most powerful records of 2021\, Lilli Lewis‘ Americana offers up 13 tracks of raw\, unfiltered talent… jaw-dropping vocal stylings\, sharp lyricism\, irresistible hooks and a needed perspective that’s often overlooked…” Lorie Leibig\, TheBoot.com \nTrained as an opera singer and classical pianist\, singer-songwriter Lewis has been a composer\, producer and performing artist for over two decades. She has been known as the Folk Rock Diva since performing in the Folk Rock band The Shiz\, founded with her wife Liz Hogan. During the shutdown\, Lewis performed a powerful set for the Kennedy Center’s Arts Across America series\, sang “My American Heart” for a voters’ rights benefit (where Broadway star Mandy Patinkin compared her voice to “the color of light”)\, and performed for WWOZ-FM’s Piano Night benefit alongside celebrated artists like Jon Batiste\, Ivan Neville. \nAs the live music scene started to rev up again\, Lewis started 2022 with a live set for The Kennedy Center\, followed by performances as New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival\, Montreal Jazz Festival\, and Mountain Stage to name a few. Lewis also received a “Spirit of Folk” award from Folk Alliance International for her efforts with a New Orleans based public health campaign\, and her work in Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion in Folk\, Americana\, and Country music. Her full ensemble\, known as the Lilli Lewis Project\, is a pan-generational cult of radical decency” willing to traverse any musical terrain\, bearing the spirit of days when everyone still seemed to believe music could change the world. As the story goes\, Lewis’ mother was told her baby probably wouldn’t survive because of lung trouble in utero. Lewis now uses those same lungs to bring what she calls sacred songs into profane spaces\, and though she’s abandoned trying to define her sound\, she hopes her audiences leave her performances knowing two things: that they are brilliant as they are\, and that they have the ability to use their own brilliance to make a better world. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lilli-lewis-trio/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230729T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230729T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230719T020724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T123306Z UID:8080-1690660800-1690668000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN/ MICHAEL HECHT/ BILL MILLER DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and let us know if you will be dining here this night. \nBILL MILLER \nThis will be a song swap with readings by Michael Hecht in between. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-bill-miller/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230728T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230728T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230501T192937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T222540Z UID:7913-1690576200-1690583400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SAM KNUTSON/ Jeff Stehr DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets below.  Bios will follow ticket link. \n\n \n \n \n \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 \nOf late he has been involved with the Iowa Opera House project. \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.” \nJeff Stehr will open. Jeff is a glass half empty cognoscenti songwriter from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin. He is fond of using stage names like Hunter Gatherer\, Matthew McCudahy and Ike Witt\, which are just a few of the many reasons why you have likely never heard of him. \nJeff’s 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 half of Still No Tomatoes\, a duo project launched in 2022 with his Tritonics bandmate Mike Lizzo (trombone\, baritone horn\, melodica\, vocals). Following is a review of their work: \nIn 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 has had his fingers in many Milwaukee music groups: the Tritonics\, 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. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/sam-knutson-jeff-stehr/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230727T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230727T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230213T035043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T141826Z UID:7656-1690488000-1690495200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:GARETH PEARSON DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets below.  Bio follows ticket link. \n\n \n \n \n \nGARETH PEARSON is referred to as “The Welsh Tornado” which is particularly appropriate\, seeing as this special talent combines fingerstyle pyrotechnics\, with explosive lead runs making Pearson one of the most exciting acoustic musicians gigging today. \nGareth has a distinctive style that can be heard through his creative and innovative arrangements which cover a wide spectrum of genres\, including country/folk/classical/pop/rock/jazz/swing and bluegrass music\, along with his own beautiful and often intricate original compositions. \nDrawing his playing style initially from influences such as Chet Atkins\, Merle Travis\, Jerry Reed and Tommy Emmanuel\, he has developed a style that is both inspiring and entertaining. \nWithin a year of taking up the guitar\, Gareth was opening for Tommy Emmanuel on his 2005 UK tour. It was in Cardiff where Tommy invited Gareth to play at the CAAS convention (Chet Atkins Appreciation Society) in Nashville Tennessee. \nLater that year\, Gareth was performing and touring alongside Ray Davies (The Kinks)\, John Renbourne\, and Southside Johnny and the Ashbury Jukes. During the Southside Johnny tour\, Gareth was invited by Southside to be flown over to the USA to open for his annual New Years Eve concert at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey. \nThe following year Gareth was invited by Tommy Emmanuel to be the support act for his UK tour\, following extensive UK supports to Jan Akkerman\, Andy McKee and appearing at numerous Folk Festivals and Guitar workshops including the Montreal Jazz Festival. \n“Gareth is fast becoming one of the worlds most renowned instrumental guitarists.”  Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales) \n“I really respect Gareth’s abilities. He’s a great young man and a great ambassador for the acoustic guitar.”  Tommy Emmanuel \n“I’m Gareth’s number one fan! What a guitarist! His original compositions hit the ears like cool spring water on a hot summer’s day. His stage show has everyone up on their feet. Fingerstyle guitar is in good hands for the next generation.”  Stefan Grossman \n“Not only is Gareth one of the most amazing guitarists around\, he is a really nice guy and funny as hell!” Andy McKee \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/gareth-pearson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230709T201338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230709T201514Z UID:8033-1690396200-1690403400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SONG CIRCLE w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER $5 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 (unless interrupted by a pandemic). \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-52/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230517T193137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T001302Z UID:7920-1690056000-1690063200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:RICHARD GILEWITZ $20 DESCRIPTION:Ticket link (for the Saturday show) at bottom following bio and workshop information. \nFor nearly four decades\, American fingerstyle wizard RICHARD GILEWITZ has fascinated listeners with 6 and 12-string finger gymnastics while spinning enchanting yarns of a seasoned raconteur. His concert performances around the world spill over with unexpected turns of the funnies\, thought-provoking takes on life on the road\, and tunes that propel the audience on a magical journey of sight and sound. His signature playing style delivers a technical diversity of banjo style patterns and classical arpeggios with a rhythmic percussive approach\, exploring the history of guitar with sounds of folk to Americana\, the blues to the classical\, ragtime to pop\, and somewhere in between. \nIn addition to his concert performances\, his GillaCamp Guitar and Ukulele Workshops\, Meet the Artist Seminars\, Clinics\, and Avenues for Success educational program for schools inspire players worldwide\, providing opportunities for music lovers to work on their craft and young players to learn fingerstyle techniques and tips of the trade. (Richard is offering workshops Sunday for those who are interested- see below.) \nToday\, recognized world-wide as a performer who has a quirky take on everything around him\, Richard continues to live up to this depiction with rousing shows filled with offbeat observations combined with his right-hand wizardry and heaps of technique. With Richard’s performances teeming with sparkles of mood mastery and wonderment\, he shares a fresh impression of sound to the listener during his concert appearances and at his workshops. \nSays Spectrum Magazine\, “Much of the charm of a Gilewitz performance is in the stories he tells. He wondered aloud to the audience how many ducks he could take out in a fight if he were to be attacked by a flock of the sneaky waterfowl.” \n“Ear-boggling” The Washington Post \n“His complex\, energetic originals have made Gilewitz popular on the festival and club circuits as a solo performer.” Guitar Player Magazine \n”His performance style is very crisp and precise\, allowing the personality of the music to shine through.” Dirty Linen Magazine \n“His quick wit and twisted sense of humor has made him an entertainer as well as a fine guitarist.” Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine \nWORKSHOPS OFFERED Sunday July 23rd 2023-\n\n$35 per class/ $80 for all 3.\n\nSign up with Richard at rgilewitz@gmail.com\nMust sign up Wednesday night July 19th\nwww.richardgilewitz.com www.gillacamp.com\n\nAll materials will be provided\nAll levels welcome!\n“you’ll laugh as you learn!” – The Columbus Dispatch\n\n\n10:30-11:30 Acoustic Guitar Kaleidoscope\nThe Fingerpicking Engine\nMaster the system of fingerstyle picking patterns\, how\nto play strategically with others\, symphonic capo use\nand tricks to obliterate stage fright\n\n\n11:30-12:30 explore Open D tuning and the concepts of\nnote treatments\, transfer options\, harmonics\, and the\nvariety of expressions available for performance.\n\n\n1:30-2:30pm Ukulele adventures – \nMatch the fingerstyle picking pattern of your choice to an accompanying rhythm pattern while playing in a group setting. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/richard-gilewitz-20/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230721T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230721T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230315T232800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T125944Z UID:7715-1689971400-1689978600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:J E SUNDE & ANNA VOGELZANG DESCRIPTION:Two songwriters who are friends will share the evening- on stage together\, trading songs. Ticket link follows bios. \nJ.E. SUNDE (Jonathan Edward Sunde) is a songwriter and composer based out of Minneapolis\, MN. Jon studied western classical music with a vocal emphasis at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. Starting in college\, Jon spent ten years making beautifully unusual music with The Daredevil Christopher Wright. He has since released three solo records with his most recent record\, “9 Songs About Love\,” released in November of 2020. With a love of songwriters and performers like Leonard Cohen\, Nina Simone\, and Paul Simon\, Jon writes densely poetic songs with a bent toward the philosophical. Also\, his voice sounds like some sort of weird angel. \nANNA VOGELZANG believes in the power of songs. Since 2004\, she has independently released 7 award-winning albums and toured extensively throughout the US\, opening for a wide range of acts from Gillian Welch to Sara Bareilles. Atwood Magazine says her songwriting is “beautifully visceral”\, exuding  “the kind of storytelling ability passed down through decades of folk tradition – it walks the line between the modern and the nostalgic”. Her voice has been described as “an ethereal\, lucid thing” that “nets melodies like it’s catching monarchs”.  A reviewer loves her “quirky melodies which showcase an artistic point of view”. \n Anna — a melody-driving\, songwriting\, multi-instrumentalist — has spent her formative years spread across the country\, learning the musical languages of the Midwest\, West Coast\, New England and all that lies in between. Building community from coast to coast\, she has traveled with home on her fingertips\, her music peppered with flavors of nostalgia and perpetual motion. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/j-e-sunde-anna-vogelzang/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230719T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230719T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230324T025123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T025123Z UID:7712-1689795000-1689802200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:GOLDPINE DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you are likely to eat here that night. \nGOLDPINE are Benjamin and Kassie Wilson. Formerly known as ‘My One and Only’\, the duo has reimagined their “southern-soul\,” “curious-grit” and emotionally honest lyrics into Goldpine. \nThrough a chance encounter in Nashville back in 2006\, Benjamin and Kassie Wilson were sure of each other from the start. “Kassie knew she was going to marry me from the first time she saw me…and she was right\,” Ben gloats.  After nearly a decade of honing in on their sound\, they’re ready to give the world their self-produced debut LP\, One. \nWith this fresh start\, Goldpine wastes no time showing what they stand for. Their lead single\, “Wander Away\,” is somewhat of a public service announcement about mental health. “We explored the ideas of separating yourself from worries and giving yourself a break\,” Ben shares. “I think it’s so important that when we are in a place where we feel like we are in need\, maybe that is the exact time to reach out to others who are also in need.” The track begins with a soft picking guitar\, alongside Ben & Kassie’s unmistakable harmonies — sonically putting you at ease — leading up to a fuller sound that showcases Kassie’s powerhouse of a voice. \nThe sophomore single of One\, “When I Get to Heaven\,” takes you on a musical roller coaster ride. Starting off leisurely the track quickly turns into a toe-tapping tune\, back into the subtle\, raw vocals of the duo\, ending with a gospel flair. “Sometimes\, when I’m looking for rest in the midst of life’s hustle\, I picture myself under this magnificent tree\, just laying down in the grass\,” Ben explains about the inspiration for the track. “It’s a heavenly place\, where the atmosphere is at such peace and comfort…I’m reclining and in absolute rest there.” \nExposing the pains of severed relationships and unearthing the pursuits of love and purpose\, Goldpine is cathartic\, moody\, raucous\, and relevant…all intertwined into one. Veterans of making music\, Ben and Kassie put their hearts and souls into this album. One is a snapshot of this season of their lives — symbolizing a new beginning and an homage to the halcyon journey of ‘My One and Only’ — leading them to where they are now. Laced with bold vocal harmonies and fervent lyrics\, One\, is the perfect introduction to Goldpine. \nAs their music evolved\, the name didn’t necessarily grow along with it. “We were called My One and Only for about 5 years\,” the two explain. “Throughout those years we realized that the name was putting out a certain vibe\, of the depth of the music\, that was not quite accurate with where our style was heading.” Drawing inspiration from their roots\, the name Goldpine signifies their past and their future; Kassie grew up on Pines Road in Alabama\, so ‘pine’ represents the past and ‘gold’ is the lasting and valuable element that represents the future. \nTouring since 2016\, they have been lessening the gap between music and the audience by disclosing their stories behind the lyrics at every venue along the way. From festivals like 30A Songwriting Festival and Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion\, to listening rooms throughout the United States\, Ben and Kassie have been offering their own brand of raw Americana to audiences large and small. Recent winners of the 2022 Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest at the Red Lodge Songwriter Festival\, and finalists in the Kerrville Folk Fest 2021 New Folk Competition\, the duo’s bold harmonies are clearly a channel for their highly charged songwriting. Presented the “Discovery Award” in 2018 by acclaimed music critic Robert K. Oermann (Music Row Magazine)\, Ben and Kassie declared performance as their love-share to the world\, and since then\, have maintained the love and commitment they put into their shows. \nStaying true to their vision from the very beginning\, Goldpine continues to stand out. With their debut album of “heart-wrenching songs about loss\, raucous tunes about how music is perceived as an art\, and short songs about being over-zealous” on the way\, 2022 shows an auspicious future for the pair. \n“…a melding of raw acoustic music with meaningful lyrics that paint a picture of their and our journey.” -Eric Dahl\, host of Fox 17 Rock & Review Radio & TV URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/goldpine/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230127T222917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230715T195803Z UID:7608-1689451200-1689458400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JULIANNE MACARUS & DEAN MILANO DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you will dine with us that evening. \nDEAN MILANO & JULIANNE MACARUS have worked together\, in various groups of fellow musicians\, for over forty years\, participating in Chicago area’s vibrant music scene.  Julianne collaborated with acclaimed songwriters JAMES MCCANDLESS and MICHAEL SMITH in performance and on albums\, and been involved in theater. \nIn the seventies\, Julianne joined Dean\, Rick Shryock\, and Jean Gordon Sredl\, and the trio became a quartet called “The Casualaires.” The concentration was on Broadway and Swing music from the 20’s\, 30’s & 40’s\, along with country\, jazz\, some originals\, and odd pieces you might not\, otherwise\, encounter.\n\nDean and Julianne worked together\, in the 80’s\, in Rubbaband\, a group that won the Regional Marlboro Contest\, (co-winners with The Sundowners)\, at The Bar RR\, in Chicago; and\, again\, at The Dry Gulch\, in Schiller Park\, Illinois\, a country western dinner theatre.\n\nMeanwhile\, Julianne played on two of Dean’s CDs\, (“Songs about Stuff” and “Vestiges: More Songs about More Stuff”)\, and released a cassette album of original songs\, called\, “Miss my Baby.“\n\n“Something to Think About\,”is Dean’s latest CD. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/julianne-macarus-dean-milano/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230714T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230714T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230407T183151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230712T191806Z UID:7868-1689366600-1689373800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:HAYWARD WILLIAMS BAND DESCRIPTION:HAYWARD WILLIAMS Buy tickets below bio- $15 \n“Williams is a strong singer-songwriter with seven albums to his name\, but even by his high standards\, “Every Color Blue” is a golden collection\, his voice\, heavy and light in one breath\, emboldened by assuring church organ on “If You Want Me to Beg” and Memphis soul horns on “Paradise Springs” — and launching him closer to the Springsteen stratosphere than ever before.” – Piet Levy— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel \n“Hayward Williams’ voice has that wonderful quality that draws people in from the next room to ask Who is that?… I will put this vocal (Fades Away) up against any track by the Great Ones\, including Roy Orbison.” – Darrel Norman— ReverbRaccoon \nHayward will have a full band with him- \nCharlie Koltak- drums.   Jeremy Moses Curtis- bass   James Rohr-keys \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/hayward-williams-band/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230713T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230713T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230126T012843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T013602Z UID:7577-1689276600-1689283800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THIRD COAST BLUEGRASS DESCRIPTION:Ticket purchase link follows the bio. \nTHIRD COAST BLUEGRASS (TCB) is a band of longtime friends and musical cohorts with deep roots in the Upper Great Lakes bluegrass scene going back to the 70’s. The lineup speaks (and picks and sings) for itself\, in alphabetical order: \n\nMarc Edelstein – Bass & Vocals\nKen Finkel – Banjo & Vocals\nPeter Knupfer – Fiddle (& you don’t want the vocals!!)\nDon Stiernberg – Mandolin & Vocals\nJerry Wicentowski – Lead Vocals & Guitar\n\nTCB’s repertoire spans bluegrass classics\, hidden gems\, originals\, and adaptations from amazing songwriters. The band highlights Jerry’s “true to the tradition” vocals\, seamless trios and masterful instrumentals. With world class soloists Don and Peter stepping out front on the instrumentals with rock solid banjo from Ken\, it’s as powerful as it is tasteful. Marc’s bass and Jerry’s rhythm guitar lay down the essential rhythmic foundation.  As Don says\, “Back to the roots of the hard grass with admired colleagues who are also great friends. What could be better?” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/third-coast-bluegrass-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230615T015354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T010901Z UID:8015-1688848200-1688855400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CORKY SIEGEL $35 DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio.  If anyone is having issues purchasing tickets using that link\, please call 920-563-9391 and ask for help. \nCORKY SIEGEL is\, of course\, the award-winning composer who\, at a very young age\, learned his craft at the feet of such legendary first generation bluesmen as Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and as a part of Siegel-Schwall Band. \nCorky Siegel is known internationally as one of the world’s great blues harmonica players\, blues pianist\, singer-songwriter\, creator of CHAMBER BLUES and the sole pioneer/composer of award-winning revolutionary works that weave blues and classical forms together. Co-founder of the SIEGEL-SCHWALL BAND\, and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee\, Corky Siegel has a catalogue of recordings on RCA\, Vanguard\, Alligator\, and million selling blues/classical recordings on the iconic classical label Deutsche Grammophon. His close associations with the blues masters in the earlier days of Chicago blues\, his essential part in the blues rock revolution\, and his surprising success in bringing together blues and classical audiences make him a pivotal (though inconspicuous) figure in modern music history. “underappreciated national treasure” – DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/corky-siegel-35/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T230000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230127T005430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230611T163209Z UID:7601-1688761800-1688770800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:PIPER ROAD- SOLD OUT!! DESCRIPTION:Word is that this will be an album release party.  Ticket link follows bio. \nPIPER ROAD is: \n\n\nRandal Harrison – Fiddle \nBob Mason – Mandolin \nMark Hembree — Bass\nBarry Riese — Guitar – Vocals\nBill Kangaroo — Washboard \n\n\nPiper Road Spring Band was born into the age of rock & roll with individual backgrounds diverse as classical\, cowboy\, folk\, blues and Dixieland. Influenced by some live performances of Doc Watson and Bill Monroe and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band release of “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” in the early 1970’s\, they put away the electric amps and guitars and developed a unique acoustic/bluegrass style. They never completely abandoned their musical roots and have blended Irish fiddle tunes with American country\, big band\, novelty and space-aged Grateful Dead inspired jams. \nThe band continues to swing! With their strong bond of friendship\, commitment to quality musicianship and continuing support of a strong fan base\, Piper Road invites you to join them as their show hits the road. The current Piper Road roster has accumulated over 100 years of experience performing together. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/piper-road-9/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T233000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230518T132457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T132457Z UID:7941-1688198400-1688254200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CLOSED FOR A FAMILY REUNION DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/closed-for-a-family-reunion/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230324T021113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T200005Z UID:7752-1688157000-1688164200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:YAZMIN & BEAT ZERO DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bios.  Those of you who saw the Randy Sabien Trio here in December will have already been introduced to Yazmin’s talents.  “She was incredible…… How brilliant is she? She is absolutely fantastic. What a voice\, what a keyboard player\, just absolutely extraordinary.” Nanci Griffith \nYAZMIN & Beat Zero serve up a unique blend of lyric-driven folk-rock mixed with Cuban rhythms\, jazz-informed harmonies and classical foundations. Blues\, R&B\, Funk\, Timba\, Latin Jazz\, and Rock are all part of the recipe. Yazmin’s songwriting is honest and soul-baring\, diving into subjects such as creative burnout\, finding one’s life purpose\, immigration\, and of course\, love. She weaves between both English and Spanish with ease\, inviting listeners to cross between worlds with each note. You may be equally called to dance or to shed a tear before the night is over. \nThe show features Yazmin’s powerful keyboard playing and soaring vocals as well as the talents of her world-class band: Grammy-nominated Álvaro Benavides from New York City on bass and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Gillespie from Minneapolis\, MN on drums.  \nYazmin & Beat Zero are touring across the Midwest this summer. This is a rather momentous occasion for Yazmin as it’s the first time reforming her trio since the pandemic and since losing her father and lead violinist T Bruce Bowers to cancer in 2020. T Bruce was a founding member of the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua where Yazmin now performs in the house band. He was also one of her greatest musical collaborators. After several transformative years spent in grief and quarantine\, Yazmin is ready to step fully into this next chapter and emerge with new wings\, hence the tour’s title: The EMERGENCE Tour. \nRaised by two professional musician parents\, Yazmin started playing the piano and singing before she could walk. At age 12 while on the path of classical piano competition\, she happened upon Afro-Cuban music for the first time and her life took a new direction. She spent over a decade studying Latin piano with Rebeca Mauleón-Santana in San Francisco and eventually moved to Cuba to continue her studies. Yazmin has toured nationally and recorded three solo albums. Highlights from her career include opening for Nanci Griffith\, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band\, and being featured on Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know? radio program. Aside from music\, she’s also an accomplished painter\, dancer\, teacher\, and tour guide of the island of Cuba. \nAlvaro Benavides\, born in Caracas\, Venezuela\, began his musical studies at the age of 12 under the tutelage of his grandfather\, a prominent trumpet player and music teacher from his native country. Later he attended Berklee College Of Music in Boston MA after earning a Best Entering Student Scholarship where he graduated as part of the Class of 2000. Moving to New York in 2004 he began working with local bands and artists in different genres. There he landed a gig with Pedrito Martinez and along with two other musicians\, they formed the Pedrito Martinez Group. He recorded two studio albums and one live album and toured the world for a few years. This earned him a Grammy nomination and the opportunity to play with the likes of Wynton Marsalis\, John Scofield\, Steve Gadd\, Ruben Blades\, Issac Delgado and many more fantastic musicians in many different venues around the world. He currently plays with local musicians in the city and with his own band under his name. He also works as a musician and assistant MD for Pregones/PRTT theater in New York with sites in The Bronx and the theater district in Manhattan under Desmar Guevara\, Musical Director for the theater. \nAndrew Gillespie is a drummer and percussionist from Minneapolis\, Minnesota. Having lived in Brazil and Puerto Rico\, and spent considerable time in Cuba and New Orleans\, he counts the traditions and roots of these locales as his chief influences. Andrew holds an individualized BA degree in music\, Latin American studies\, and Portuguese from a combination of the University of Miami and the University of Minnesota. Beginning in 2003\, Andrew cut his teeth in many Latin\, Brazilian and New Orleans groups in the Twin Cities music scene. In 2010 he relocated to New York where he worked with several New Orleans style brass bands\, neo-soul and funk groups\, including the Akie Bermiss Trio (of Lake Street Dive) who he still performs with currently. In 2016 he returned to the Twin Cities where he teaches private lessons\, works on his piano skills\, and performs with various groups. \nYazmin has toured nationally\, recorded three albums and appeared on countless other recordings as a pianist\, vocalist\, or accordionist. Since she was 5 years old she’s been a regular performer in concerts and theatrical productions at the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. She has opened for artists such as Nanci Griffith and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and been a guest on Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know? radio program. The raw emotion of her songs is transmitted through her powerful stage presence\, evocative lyrics\, and full-hearted storytelling. \nYazmin teaches piano\, composition\, voice\, and popular Latin dances. She composes music for television\, film\, and commercials\, and owns and operates her personal music label and publishing company. In 2019\, she founded Nautilus Exchange to lead dance-\, art-\, and music-focused tours of Cuba. In her art\, Yazmin works primarily in acrylics\, pastels\, and charcoal. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/yazmin-and-beat-zero/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230213T033756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T033756Z UID:7645-1688063400-1688070600@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 (unless interrupted by a pandemic). \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-54/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230509T020538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T125654Z UID:7923-1687638600-1687645800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DAVE RAMONT & GERALD DOWD $10 DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you will be dining here. These talented gents opted for a slightly lower cover than they deserve in order to draw in the masses to check them out.\n\nDave & Gerald have been playing together for a couple decades\, and on this night they’ll join on each other’s songs.\n\nGERALD DOWD  was called the “Hardest working drummer in Chicago” by WXRT’s Richard Milne\, playing on over 100 records. He was Robbie Fulks’ longtime drummer and has played with Mavis Staples\, Eddie Vedder\, Prairie Home Companion\, Neko Case\, Marshall Crenshaw\, George Jones and many more. But he’s also a singer/songwriter\, his second full-length record Fathers Day out this August\, following his oft-acclaimed debut Home Now. No Depression magazine said “Drunks\, players & heartbreakers run amok in Dowd’s hook-heavy\, cleverly crafted tunes. Their bad deeds are celebrated with humor and catchy pop melodies\, influenced by everything from country to rock to R&B\, all tied together with a great pop sensibility.” He celebrated it’s release by playing 13 straight hours with 16 bands\, raising over $10\,000 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository.\n\n\n\nDAVE RAMONT  has been playing around the Midwest and points beyond for years\, releasing 4 records\, populated by muddy skies\, tipsy moons\, spider bites and vagabonds. Mark Guarino of the Chicago area’s Daily Herald said his record Scrawny was “The finest collection of songwriting I’ve heard in a long time.” Dave has also produced records for other singer/songwriters and released 4 records with dick smith\, a swillbilly band he co-founded. “These cats are mighty whacked. But they’re hella good. They take old forms and play the hell out of them in new ways. It’s bluesy old-timey\, it’s inbred urbane country\, it’s…hell\, I don’t know what it is but I’m diggin’ it.” –Frank Goodman\, puremusic.com \n\n\n\n\n\n“I really felt under the charm of “Scrawny” and it’s always a pleasure to discover a new guy with a real musical personality. I’m looking forward to playing songs off the album.” Raymond Swennen\, “Roots Revival” Radio ATL Bree\, Belgium \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The world could always use another quality singer-songwriter with meaty lyrics\, gritty vocals and a tight back-up band.” The Austin Chronicle URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dave-ramont-gerald-dowd/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230623T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230623T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230526T002534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T023133Z UID:7925-1687550400-1687557600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JACKSON EMMER $15 DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you are likely to eat here. \nJACKSON EMMER is an award-winning singer\, songwriter\, and producer from Carbondale\, Colorado. His work blends humor with heartache\, and tradition with exploration. Emmer’s writing is often compared to that of John Prine and Guy Clark. He has toured the US since 2009\, collaborated with Grammy-winners\, and co-written 40+ songs with folk music legend Tom Paxton. Emmer has opened for Robert Earl Keen\, Sierra Ferrell\, and Tim McGraw. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone\, Billboard\, 1200+ Spotify playlists\, and 200+ radio stations worldwide. \n“Few are writing songs like Jackson Emmer.” – Rolling Stone \nJackson Emmer has quietly built his reputation as a deft songwriter and commanding singer on the outskirts of country music. His gentle\, lush\, raspy vocals stand out in the crowded field of Americana. Emmer began singing at the unlikely age of 20. However\, due to the arid\, mountain climate\, and the rigors of long bar gigs\, Emmer’s vocal cords were soon in tatters. By 28\, he had lost his voice completely. \nUndeterred\, Emmer saw this as an opportunity — a fresh start disguised as defeat. “I’m a quiet optimist. There is only one way: forward\,” Emmer says. He rebuilt his voice from the ground up\, learned to sing again\, and a new sound emerged. The scars of mountain living forever sealed into his timbre. Lush with overtones\, ghostly harmonics\, and friendly grit\, Emmer’s voice is better than ever. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jackson-emmer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230618T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230618T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230310T043656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T201435Z UID:7652-1687114800-1687123800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SHITUNAUTS- Sunday DESCRIPTION:The final day of a four day run with \nWILLY PORTER  PETER MULVEY  RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN \noccasionally known as The Occasional Quartet. \nA conversation with music\, from songwriter to songwriter\, trading songs and stories\, an amazing night of music to be shared with friends…four fine fellows join forces. \nExtraordinary guitarist and singer/songwriter WILLY PORTER has been turning first time listeners into die-hard fans for more than two decades now with his signature\, finger-picking guitar work and playful performing style.  Porter is a major force in the worlds of Americana and contemporary folk and folk-rock music. \nA live-wire on any stage\, PETER MULVEY is an acoustic singer/songwriter/guitarist who\, in fact\, defies this categorization. His ferocious guitar playing whisks him through more tunings than he has fingers in the course of an evening\, as he winds his way from full-throated rockers to deceptively plain-spoken musings. \nBILL CAMPLIN has been an integral part of the Wisconsin acoustic music scene for many years both as a performer and as co-owner of this place. Bill is a strong guitarist with a beautiful tenor voice and he is noted for penetrating\, intensely emotional performances of both his original songs and his interpretations of others such as Bob Dylan. \nDubbed “the past\, present and future of jazz violin” by NPR’s Jazz Profiles\, RANDY SABIEN is a regular at Big Top Chautauqua and has performed on A Prairie Home Companion and Austin City Limits.  His instrumental skill on the violin\, guitar\, mandolin\, and piano\, in the genres of jazz\, country\, and rock\, is legendary. \nShall be a fine evening- I shit you not. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shitunauts-sunday/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230310T043224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T201102Z UID:7650-1687033800-1687041000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SHITUNAUTS- Saturday DESCRIPTION:The third day of a four day run with \nWILLY PORTER  PETER MULVEY  RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN \noccasionally known as The Occasional Quartet. \nA conversation with music\, from songwriter to songwriter\, trading songs and stories\, an amazing night of music to be shared with friends…four fine fellows join forces. \nExtraordinary guitarist and singer/songwriter WILLY PORTER has been turning first time listeners into die-hard fans for more than two decades now with his signature\, finger-picking guitar work and playful performing style.  Porter is a major force in the worlds of Americana and contemporary folk and folk-rock music. \nA live-wire on any stage\, PETER MULVEY is an acoustic singer/songwriter/guitarist who\, in fact\, defies this categorization. His ferocious guitar playing whisks him through more tunings than he has fingers in the course of an evening\, as he winds his way from full-throated rockers to deceptively plain-spoken musings. \nBILL CAMPLIN has been an integral part of the Wisconsin acoustic music scene for many years both as a performer and as co-owner of this place. Bill is a strong guitarist with a beautiful tenor voice and he is noted for penetrating\, intensely emotional performances of both his original songs and his interpretations of others such as Bob Dylan. \nDubbed “the past\, present and future of jazz violin” by NPR’s Jazz Profiles\, RANDY SABIEN is a regular at Big Top Chautauqua and has performed on A Prairie Home Companion and Austin City Limits.  His instrumental skill on the violin\, guitar\, mandolin\, and piano\, in the genres of jazz\, country\, and rock\, is legendary. \nShall be a fine evening- I shit you not. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shitunauts-saturday/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230310T042911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T201033Z UID:7648-1686947400-1686954600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SHITUNAUTS- Friday DESCRIPTION:The second day of a four day run with \nWILLY PORTER  PETER MULVEY  RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN \noccasionally known as The Occasional Quartet. \nA conversation with music\, from songwriter to songwriter\, trading songs and stories\, an amazing night of music to be shared with friends…four fine fellows join forces. \nExtraordinary guitarist and singer/songwriter WILLY PORTER has been turning first time listeners into die-hard fans for more than two decades now with his signature\, finger-picking guitar work and playful performing style.  Porter is a major force in the worlds of Americana and contemporary folk and folk-rock music. \nA live-wire on any stage\, PETER MULVEY is an acoustic singer/songwriter/guitarist who\, in fact\, defies this categorization. His ferocious guitar playing whisks him through more tunings than he has fingers in the course of an evening\, as he winds his way from full-throated rockers to deceptively plain-spoken musings. \nBILL CAMPLIN has been an integral part of the Wisconsin acoustic music scene for many years both as a performer and as co-owner of this place. Bill is a strong guitarist with a beautiful tenor voice and he is noted for penetrating\, intensely emotional performances of both his original songs and his interpretations of others such as Bob Dylan. \nDubbed “the past\, present and future of jazz violin” by NPR’s Jazz Profiles\, RANDY SABIEN is a regular at Big Top Chautauqua and has performed on A Prairie Home Companion and Austin City Limits.  His instrumental skill on the violin\, guitar\, mandolin\, and piano\, in the genres of jazz\, country\, and rock\, is legendary. \nShall be a fine evening- I shit you not. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shitunauts-friday/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230310T042457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T200950Z UID:7721-1686859200-1686866400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SHITUNAUTS- Thursday DESCRIPTION:The first day of a four day run with \nWILLY PORTER  PETER MULVEY  RANDY SABIEN BILL CAMPLIN \noccasionally known as The Occasional Quartet. \nA conversation with music\, from songwriter to songwriter\, trading songs and stories\, an amazing night of music to be shared with friends…four fine fellows join forces. \nExtraordinary guitarist and singer/songwriter WILLY PORTER has been turning first time listeners into die-hard fans for more than two decades now with his signature\, finger-picking guitar work and playful performing style.  Porter is a major force in the worlds of Americana and contemporary folk and folk-rock music. \nA live-wire on any stage\, PETER MULVEY is an acoustic singer/songwriter/guitarist who\, in fact\, defies this categorization. His ferocious guitar playing whisks him through more tunings than he has fingers in the course of an evening\, as he winds his way from full-throated rockers to deceptively plain-spoken musings. \nBILL CAMPLIN has been an integral part of the Wisconsin acoustic music scene for many years both as a performer and as co-owner of this place. Bill is a strong guitarist with a beautiful tenor voice and he is noted for penetrating\, intensely emotional performances of both his original songs and his interpretations of others such as Bob Dylan. \nDubbed “the past\, present and future of jazz violin” by NPR’s Jazz Profiles\, RANDY SABIEN is a regular at Big Top Chautauqua and has performed on A Prairie Home Companion and Austin City Limits.  His instrumental skill on the violin\, guitar\, mandolin\, and piano\, in the genres of jazz\, country\, and rock\, is legendary. \nShall be a fine evening- I shit you not. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shitunauts-thursday/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230610T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230610T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230404T214213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T160934Z UID:7852-1686427200-1686434400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MARK DVORAK/ JIM CRAIG/ BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you are likely to eat here that night. \nA lovely in-the-round song swap with JIM CRAIG  MARK DVORAK and BILL CAMPLIN should make for a fantastic evening of music and camaraderie. \n\n\n\nJIM came of age during the folk boom\, “listening to Pete Seeger and Dave Van Ronk\, but also more obscure musicians like Dock Boggs and Pink Anderson\, folks who were off the map but were rediscovered in the early ’60s.” He was a regular at the Green Dragon Inn\,  where we came to know and love him for his understated warm grace. Jim has guitar chops and a beautiful baritone voice\, and an interesting repertoire of songs. \nHe taught guitar at the Old Town School of Folk Music\, jammed with figures in the Chicago folk scene such as Eddie Holstein and Steve Goodman. He is the owner of Hogeye Music in Evanston. He is a gentleman. \n\nMARK DVORAK is a modern day troubadour who has never stopped performing\, writing and recording. He has been called “a folk singer’s folk singer” with “an encyclopedic knowledge of traditional songs.” His original songs are described as “wondrous” and “profound.” Though Mark often appears in theaters and on festival stages\, he is also at home in a more intimate setting. His concerts are a mix of the familiar and the new\, traditional folk and standards from the American songbook. He plays authentic country blues guitar and picks great old-time banjo. \nMark enjoys involving his audiences in sing-along songs\, just like The Weavers used to do\, and mixes in his own well-crafted and infectious originals. Mark has a refreshing\, down-to-earth stage presence\, and is a very engaging performer. He sings with a clear\, signature voice\, and he likes to joke around with the folks who attend his shows. Throughout the program he’ll interject personal anecdotes and add a touch of history or social context to the performance. \n“Masterful” Chicago Tribune \n“The real deal. His show is funny\, passionate\, intimate & unforgettable” Old Town School of Folk Music \n“One of a vanishing breed. Although all of us benefit from the tradition\, Dvorak is one of the few who keep it alive.” Utah Phillips \nAnd then there’s BILL CAMPLIN\, who can sing and play guitar too. Amazing \nDid I mention this will be a really fun in-the-round? URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mark-dvorak-jim-craig-bill-camplin-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230609T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230609T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230331T211954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T132057Z UID:7823-1686340800-1686349800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LOST SOULS DESCRIPTION:Americana\, blues\, folk\, and humor\, this could be the band for you.  Is it true they’ve won multiple awards and are incredibly good looking?  Is it true they are masters of their instruments and on-stage behavior?  Well\, no – but you might enjoy them anyway. \nTHE LOST SOULS (previously known as Looper & Greg\, What’s His Name & the Other Guy\, Syd Hartha & the Monkeyminds\, & Devil in the Outhouse) clearly have identity issues – but then again doesn’t the whole damn country these days?  I mean – do any of us know who we really are?  Which is precisely why an evening of music\, frivolity\, and drinking may be just what you need. \nGreg on too many guitars and vocals.  Looper on harmonica\, lead guitar and vocals.  And maybe some surprise guests. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lost-souls/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T182156 CREATED:20230323T033605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T215500Z UID:7770-1686254400-1686261600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JOE JENCKS w/ guest Heather Styka $25 DESCRIPTION:Ticket link will follow bio. \nJOE JENCKS is a 25-year veteran of the international folk circuit\, an award-winning songwriter\, and celebrated vocalist based in Chicago. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots and working-class upbringing\, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart\, soul\, groove and grit. Having penned several #1 Folksongs including the ever-relevant Lady of The Harbor\, Jencks is also co-founder of the harmony trio\, Brother Sun. From Festivals like Falcon Ridge\, Kerrville\, Mariposa\, and Old Songs\, to venues like Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall\, Jencks has enthralled diverse audiences with his approachable style. Joe is noted for his unique merging of musical beauty\, social consciousness\, and spiritual exploration. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting\, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel. \n“Climb inside the songs of Joe Jencks\, and you meet real people. His lilting melodies and warm\, caramel tenor draw us closer to the stories he tells. Jencks finds the humanness that binds us to the people in his songs!”- Scott Alarik – Author of Revival and WUMB\, Boston\, MA \nHEATHER STYKA is An award-winning songwriter with a #3 album on the FOLK-DJ charts\, Chicago songwriter Heather Styka cuts to the truth with gutsy vulnerability. With a heartfelt croon that brings to mind Billie Holiday or Patsy Cline\, Styka combines the lyrical intricacy of folk with a catchy melodic pop sensibility and the grit of classic country in songs that are smart and disarming. Heather Styka has released five studio albums and toured coast-to-coast. Her shows feel as intimate and candid as late night conversation\, peppered with a quirky sense of humor and confessional storytelling. Armed with a guileless\, unvarnished delivery\, she’s equal parts wordsmith and entertainer. \n“Heather’s songs capture moments\, impressions\, feelings\, and thoughts in a way that connects with the listener\, a lyrical wave that can carry one to shore with a solid conclusion\, or go way out into the ocean\, searching for an answer\, insight\, or direction” – Lilli Kuzma\, WDCB-FM \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/joe-jencks-w-guest-heather-styka/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR