BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cafe Carpe - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cafecarpe.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cafe Carpe REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240426T004139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T004911Z UID:8831-1722112200-1722119400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:YAZMIN & BEAT ZERO DESCRIPTION:Remember to come early if you plan on eating. Full bios follow ticket link. \nYAZMIN & BEAT ZERO  trio made their Cafe Carpe debut last year and are excited to return to their favorite cozy stage. Yazmin\, who currently resides in New Orleans\, LA\, was born and raised in Northern Wisconsin by professional musician parents. At age 12 after attending a concert by a Cuban-jazz group\, she instantly fell in love with Afro-Cuban jazz and dedicated herself to a life-long immersion in Cuban culture. \nHer original music draws inspiration from these Caribbean influences as well as the likes of Joni Mitchell\, Stevie Wonder and Queen\, a melting pot of ingredients! \n\n \n \n \n \nThis summer she’s on tour across the Midwest with her trio Beat Zero. Their 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. \nYou will be swept away by a riveting fusion of Latin-Funk and Folk/Rock\, weaving between both English and Spanish with ease and inviting listeners to cross between worlds with each note.  Along with these original songs\, Yazmin & Beat Zero also interpret familiar classics with their own twist. You may be equally called to dance or to shed a tear before the night is over. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/yazmin-beat-zero/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240731T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240731T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240514T191128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T213055Z UID:8548-1722456000-1722463200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DANNI NICHOLLS & ROBBY HECHT DESCRIPTION:(Sarah Peacock is no longer available for this – Robby HECHT is taking her place. )Bios below ticket link. \n\n \n \n \n \nDANNI NICHOLLS is UK-born and Nashville-based\, an acclaimed artist\, well known on both sides of the Atlantic for her soulful voice and captivating stage presence.\n-Nominated for three Americana Music Association UK awards\, including Album of the Year for Mockingbird Lane in 2017\, Artist of the Year in 2018\, and Song of the Year for Hear Your Voice in 2020\n-Two studio albums recorded with Emmylou Harris’ Red Dirt Boys band.\n-Shared the stage with acclaimed musicians like Lucinda Williams\, Yola\, Todd Snider\, The Secret Sisters\, Angaleena Presley\, and Sturgill Simpson. \n“Her passion for her craft is unparalleled. Her depth of emotion\, commitment to the song\, and ability to go deep makes her a rare artist” – Jed Hilly\, Director of the Americana Music Association \n​“An artist with the elegance and imagination to restore your faith in the visceral power of an original song”- Paul Sexton\, BBC Radio 2 and freelance print/broadcast journalist \n“Smoky soul\, folk-pop and heart-wrenching alt-country\, all in a rich voice” – Q Magazine \n“An artist full of wisdom and soul” – Maverick Music Magazine \nROBBY HECHT has been captivating audiences as a touring singer-songwriter for over two decades\, combining quietly impactful songwriting reminiscent of Tom Waits or Jim Croce with the graceful vocal resonance of James Taylor. With a remarkable blend of insightful lyricism\, memorable melodies\, and a voice that carries both strength and tenderness\, his music resonates with audiences from all walks of life. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/danni-nichols-robby-hecht/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240801T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240801T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240319T223713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T224559Z UID:8731-1722542400-1722549600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CORN POTATO STRING BAND DESCRIPTION:THE CORN POTATO STRING BAND earns high praise in traditional American music\, keeping old time fiddle and banjo music from a one-way trip to the dustbins of history. Theirs is a story of struggle\, hard knocks and triumph. Essentially unable to cope with modern life\, the members of this band are outcasts of society who survive by playing the lost music of the flatlands where they were raised. \nThe Corn Potatoes are all multi-instrumentalists dedicated to continuing the music and dance traditions of the Central and Southern US. In addition to being champion fiddlers they play banjo\, guitar\, bass and mandolin and deftly handle many different antiquated styles including ballads\, “ho-downs\,” country “rags” and southern gospel\, specializing in twin fiddling and double banjo tunes. More below the ticket link. \n\n \n \n \n \n“This is Americana and then some\, taken spryly with a good deal of humor\, a dose of seriousness\, and sometimes reverence\, but always with finger-lickin’ tasty chops everywhichwhere. Hard to tell who’s playing what at any point\, as all (Aaron Jonah Lewis\, Lindsay McLaw\, Ben Belcher) are multi-instrumentalists\, but it hardly matters\, as there’s not a jot of grandstanding\, just a deep love of the polyglot style and the sort of pinpoint precision and interplay one expects in swing\, hot jazz (which took its cue from the styles the Corn Potato-ers inspissate)\, and bluegrass. Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange \n“I’ve heard quite a lot of old-time fiddle and banjo playing\, trust me\, but I’ve never heard it like this… played at break-neck speeds\, Aaron’s fiddle whipping around tight corners like a high-end sports car. It was like watching Bach hopped up on speed\, composing kickass barn dance tunes in Appalachia. Kind of.” –No Depression \n“They blew the audience away. A half-hour of standards\, obscurities and charming banter later\, the decidedly hip multi-instrumentalists received one of the most thunderous ovations of any opening act I’ve witnessed in quite some time.” –PopMatters URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/corn-potato-string-band/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240802T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240802T221500 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240328T023301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T200825Z UID:8761-1722629700-1722636900@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:RAY BONNEVILLE DESCRIPTION:RAY BONNEVILLE  We love Ray\, and it’s been too long since he has come to play and not just take advantage of our cheap lodging as he passes through. \nA lot of heavy praise for Ray here.  Ticket link follows bio. \nAn acclaimed raconteur\, Ray strips his bluesy Americana down to its essentials and steeps it in the humid grooves of the South\, creating a compelling poetry of hard living and deep feeling.  \nJim Withers (Montreal Gazette) describes his sound as “folk-roots gumbo… a languid Mississippi Delta groove\, seasoned with smooth\, weathered vocals and a propulsive harmonica wheeze.” Whether performing solo or fronting a band\, playing electric or acoustic guitar\, Bonneville allows space between notes that adds potency to every chord\, lick\, and lyric. Thom Jurek (Allmusic.com) remarks\, “With darkness and light fighting for dominance… he’s stripped away every musical excess to let the songs speak for themselves.”  \nOften called a “song and groove man\,” Bonneville has lived the life of the itinerant artist. To learn more about that\, come to the show or read further on his website. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ray-bonneville-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240803T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240803T221500 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240626T184548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240626T192545Z UID:8930-1722716100-1722723300@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CASH BOX KINGS featuring Queen Lee Kanehira DESCRIPTION:THE CASH BOX KINGS will be joined by QUEEN LEE KANEHIRA\, recognized as one of the premier blues and boogie woogie piano players in the world today. She was the winner of the inaugural 2019 Chicago International Blues Piano Competition. She regularly tours throughout Europe\, Asia\, and North America as a solo artist (and as a member of the Cash Box Kings). She was a featured artist for the Otis Span Tribute concert at the 2024 Chicago Blues Festival. \n\n \n \n \n \n“Oscar Wilson’s powerful and deep voice harkens back to the golden age of Chicago blues. Nosek blows spirited\, muscular harp. The Cash Box Kings serve up undeniable proof that they remain one of the top blues bands of this era.”\n–Blues Music Magazine \n“The Cash Box Kings play with taste and feel and it was faith restoring to know there’s guys out there that still know and appreciate real blues.”\n-Blues Legend Charlie Musslewhite URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cash-box-kings-featuring-queen-lee-kanehira/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240808T194500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240808T214500 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240609T235422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T142309Z UID:8917-1723146300-1723153500@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:PAT BYRNE DESCRIPTION:Following his 2021 Into The Light album\, PAT BYRNE delivered strong new works in 2022. His unmistakable\nvoice and cinematic lyrics continue to touch our universal humanity. Supported by legendary musicians from\nEmmylou Harris’s band\,  he presents another gem with “Only a Man”. Recorded at The Next Waltz with Bruce\nRobison and band\, “Until it Isn’t” is a gorgeous rendition wistfully recalling lost love. Byrne’s December\n2022 release\, “Feels Like Living”\, makes palpable the working musician’s struggle and uncertainty\,\nunderpinned by a nostalgic arrangement of strings and harmonium. \nInto the Light\, recorded at the Sound Emporium studio in Nashville\, takes the listener on an\nemotional journey with lyrics both touching and agonizing—heightened by Byrne’s dynamic vocal\nstyle.“Byrne delivers 11 original tunes ranging from the buoyant pop of “Capsize” to the anthemic rock & roll of\nthe title track to the tender balladry of “Precious Cargo” and “Win Lose or Drown.” A strong supporting\ncast helps make Into the Light one of the best-sounding singer-songwriter albums to come out of Austin in\nyears. What ultimately stands out the most is how strong “Into the Light” is from start to finish. Every track\nradiates\, and rewards repeated listening.”-Peter Blackstock\, Austin American Statesman \n“I really appreciate the aggressive storytelling of Pat Byrne’s songwriting style. The overall sound draws\neasy comparisons to modern gritty Americana artists like David Ramirez\, Ryan Adams\, and Jason Isbell.\nByrne deserves to be in that company with his gritty vocal and poignant lyrical style.” -Greg Jones\, Ear to the Ground Music \n“The raspy melodic soul of Byrne’s voice recalls the emotional spells the late Austin troubadour Jimmy\nLaFave used to cast\, though Byrne’s songwriting bears a more distinctive Irish stamp. He’s more\ncontemporary that strict traditionalists\, putting him more in the league of Glen Hansard or Luka Bloom.”\n-Peter Blackstock\, Austin American Statesman \nDecember 2021 saw Byrne’s Into The Light\, named a top 10 album of the year by the Austin American\nStatesman. He was also awarded the Black Fret “Member’s Choice” grant as of the top three vote recipients\nof member vote allocation process.\nByrne migrated from Ireland to Austin\, Texas in late 2017. Since then\, he has melded two musical cultures\nknown for introspective lyricism and raw\, from-the-heart emotion – with spectacular results. \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/pat-byrne/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240809T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240809T221500 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240604T170258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T230027Z UID:8913-1723234500-1723241700@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:NIGEL WEARNE- cancelled DESCRIPTION:“vocal swagger of Van Morrison and dark spirituality and intelligence of Nick Cave” – 4 STARS | The Weekend Australian \n“tailor made for fans of Tom Waits…with fire and brimstone lyrics that recall Nick Cave” – Rhythms Magazine \nNIGEL WEARNE  saunters after dark in the music of the night\, blending blues\, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia\, he’s a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influence from Nick Cave\, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones. A deep thinker and truth speaker with a penchant for all things peculiar\, he sings of human frailty\, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone. \nMore bio after ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nNigel has toured Australia\, New Zealand\, the US\, UK and Canada and he’s performed at a long list of music festivals\, including MerleFest\, AmericanaFest\, Cambridge Folk Festival (UK)\, Adelaide Guitar Festival (Australia)\, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion\, Mile of Music and Old Settler’s Music Festival.  \nHis sophomore album\, Black Crow garnered wide critical acclaim including a 4-STAR review in Rolling Stone\, a nomination for Best Country Album at the Music Victoria Awards and it debuted at #1 on Australia’s AMRAP Charts. His latest offering The Reckoning (released Nov 2023) received a nomination for Best Blues Work at the 2023 Music Victoria Awards\, a 4-STAR review in The Weekend Australian and had two songs selected as finalists (top #10) in the International Songwriting Competition. Inhabiting the after-dark realms of blues\, jazz\, soul and rock ‘n roll; this is Americana-noir.  \n“a bit of Waits\, some Early James and C.W. Stoneking” – POST TO WIRE \n“poignant and mysterious” – MAVERICK MAGAZINE UK \n“an eruption of energy\, rhythm and melody” – RHYTHMS MAGAZINE \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/nigel-wearne/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240810T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240810T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240509T025422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240810T122255Z UID:8841-1723321800-1723329000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MAD AGNES- show has been cancelled DESCRIPTION:Ticket buyers look for an e-mail from the Carpe.  We will issue a credit.  Sorry- \nBios follow buy ticket section \n\n \n \n \n \nMAD AGNES has won hearts on two continents with their signature intricate harmonies\, compelling songwriting\, and passionate delivery. The genre-bending trio—Margo Hennebach\, Adrienne Jones and Mark Saunders—creates an exciting\, inclusive performance\, delivering new original songs\, selections from their thirteen album catalog\, story telling and impromptu vocal improv. \nIn their current iteration\, Mad Agnes uses primarily one microphone around which they form and re-form\, early-radio style. Their ease with one another on stage invites the audience into their world of human connection and spontaneous fun. Well-crafted instrumentation – using guitars\, mandolin\, ukulele\, piano\, melodica\, an inventive keyboard and three-part harmonies as tight as jeans from the dryer – enthralls audiences again and again. Mad Agnes’ latest recording\, Likely Story\, was released on Feb. 1\, 2024\, and is being nationally promoted from Feb-April. It is available NOW BY CLICKING HERE. \nIn November\, 2022\, Mad Agnes was commissioned by the Frick Pittsburgh to write a song based on the exhibit\, American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection. To watch the music video\, and hear how they wrote “Plum Tavern\,” CLICK HERE. \n“If you’ve been struggling to find a link back to that addictive sound of progressive/alternative folk groups like Steeleye Span\, Fairport Convention and Renaissance\, listen up…Mad Agnes recreates with authenticity many of the musical qualities that adored us to those aforementioned groups. It’s definitely magic.” Robert Linquist\, Singer Magazine \n“Dazzling harmonies\, superb arrangements\, terrific instrumental virtuosity\, brilliant original songs and fine treatments of other material… there really aren’t enough superlatives to describe one of the best evenings I’ve seen in the many years I have been involved in the Folk scene.” Folk on the Moor\, Devon\, UK URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mad-agnes/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240816T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240816T221500 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240618T220325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240721T053751Z UID:9005-1723839300-1723846500@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ALICE WALLACE DESCRIPTION:Here I Am\, Nashvillian songstress ALICE WALLACE  declares on her new album. It’s a title that hints at her deeply personal\, confessional songwriting style\, one that invites the listener to gaze at her beating heart as each intimate secret pours out\, propelled by a powerful\, expressive delivery that marks her as one of the true vocal talents of her generation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n“Alice Wallace\, whose steady tenor is shot through with Crystal Gayle’s ache\, Linda Ronstadt’s country essence” — Holly Gleason\, Pollstar\n\n\n\n\n​“Wallace\, who sang a dead-on lovely version of Palomino mainstay Linda Ronstadt’s “Long Long Time\,” was clearly tickled to be a part of the revived history.” — Bob Strauss\, Los Angeles Daily News \n​“She’s stunning\, and McQueen ‘The Cincinnati Kid’ cool” – Ray Wylie Hubbard \n\n\n\nShe’s survived the highs and lows of life\, love\, and the music industry and finally produced the album she feels she was destined to make. Here I Am\, she says\, the real Alice Wallace. \nThis album marks a return to themes of self-examination after several collections that featured predominantly story songs. “I needed to make a record that was really true to myself\, both for me and for my fans who have encouraged me in ways I am so grateful for\,” Alice explains. “Songs are how I process. And writing this album helped me process so much of what has happened in the last few years.” \nAlice moved to Nashville four years ago after more than a decade in southern California\, and Here I Am is the first of her albums to be recorded in true Music City style\, backed by a lineup of world-class musicians and recorded in two whirlwind days with no rehearsal\, just the way the best session players like to do it. Produced by Nick Buda (Taylor Swift\, Martina McBride\, Dolly Parton) the album features some of the most talented musicians Nashville has to offer. In addition to Buda on drums\, the record features Grammy-winning guitarist Kenny Greenberg (Willie Nelson\, Wynnona Judd\, Hayes Carll)\, bassist Ted Pecchio (Doyle Bramhall II\, Susan Tedeschi) and keyboardist Jimmy Wallace (The Wallflowers). And although Alice had never played with any of the musicians before\, the combined talents in the room made for an electric experience that brought her songs to life in vibrant and unexpected ways. \nWallace was named 2017 Female Vocalist of the Year by the California Country Awards and her voice has been called “a powerful natural occurrence… an awe-striking wonder” by Saving Country Music. She previously released four solo albums\, the latest of which\, 2019’s Into the Blue\, earned recognition from Rolling Stone Country with the title track being named one of the Best Americana Songs to Hear Now. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/alice-wallace/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240817T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240817T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240727T005414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T192057Z UID:9104-1723924800-1723932000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you will dine here that night. \nHe’s back!  Just when you thought you were safe from “his consummate guitar\, voice\, and lyrics\, and with a mix of folk and rock-influenced tunes. And an awesome sense of humor.” \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240818T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240818T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240606T183427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240818T045145Z UID:8921-1724004000-1724011200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MARK HUMMEL BAND w/ Anson Funderburgh DESCRIPTION:Though we are not usually open on Sundays\, we are obviously open because there is a show.  We will open at 4;30\, and urge those coming to eat to allow an hour before the 6:00 showtime. The kitchen is likely to close once the show has started.\n\nGrammy nominated\, Blues Award winning harp blower\, singer \,bandleader\, author\, producer MARK HUMMEL  and guitarist ANSON FUNDERBURGH have been touring and recording with Jerry McCain\, Otis Rush\, Elvin Bishop\, Sam Myers\,Anson and the Rockets\, Snooks Eaglin\, Jimmy Rogers\, Jimmy Vaughn\, Snooky Pryor\, Kim Wilson\, Delbert McClinton\, Brownie McGhee\, Charlie Musselwhite\, Charles Brown\, Eddie Taylor\, Luther Tucker and many more.\n\n“Hummel plays the harmonica with the fat\, full sound that made Little Walter sound almost like a saxophonist rather than a harp man“. 
-Chicago Sun-Times\n“Mark Hummel is a Harmonica Virtuoso. He is one of a handful of the Best Players ever on the Instrument”.
– Blues Revue Magazine\n“Harmonica ace Mark Hummel has always surrounded himself with top notch talent. 
Hummel certainly spends time on center stage with both his vocals and harmonica\, most prominently on the instrumental “Walking with Mr. Lee”.   Top notch from start to finish\, skip this one at your peril.” 
- Mark Smith/Music Revue\nMore bios follow ticket link:\n\n \n \n \n \n\nFunderburgh’s Funderburgh’s unmistakable style\, tone and sensibility has made him one of contemporary blues music’s most important guitar players. Once a clean-cut up-and-comer on the national blues scene who’s crisp\, biting guitar licks belied his soft-spoken manner\, Anson has developed into a legacy artist and his influence on countless guitarists is immeasurable.\n\nDrummer Steve Bass has played with Eddie Clearwater and Willie Buc\,\n\nPianist Clay Swafford is an Alabama player with a rich history performing w/James Cotton\, Pinetop Perkins\, Jerry Lee Lewis & Dr John in a movie called “ Falsifyn”!\n\nUpright bassist Bill Stuve is longtime Rod Piazza &  Mighty Flyers player for 29 yrs. Bill has recorded Jimmy Rogers\, Little Milton\, William Clarke and many more. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mark-hummel-band-w-anson-funderburgh/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240821T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240821T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240726T213054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T132314Z UID:9101-1724265000-1724272200@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 (formerly Thursday) of each month\, though that can vary\, as it does this 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-64/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240823T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240823T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240303T013411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T034502Z UID:8642-1724445000-1724452200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CORKY SIEGEL & RANDY SABIEN- SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Currently SOLD OUT- sign up for waiting list below.\n\nChicago Blues Hall of Fame\, music legend CORKY SIEGEL\, and Jazz violinist RANDY SABIEN combine virtuosity\, wit and showmanship. Full bios below ticket link.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\nBlues harmonica ace\, pianist\, vocalist\, Corky Siegel  earned his craft at the feet of  legendary first generation bluesmen Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf  as a part of his Siegel-Schwall Band.  His Chamber Blues is credited with moving the blues from smokey clubs to the classical concert stage obliterating musical categorization.  Recent Chamber Blues release “Different Voices\,” received Downbeat Magazine’s Editor’s Pick calling Corky a “National Treasure.”\n\nRandy Sabien\, a 25 year alum of Garrison Keillor’s  “A Prairie Home Companion\,” dazzles on jazz violin\, piano\, guitar\, mandolin\, and vocals.  The Chicago Tribune says: “ Sabien’s art bristles with the spirit of bona fide jazz improvisation developing new musical motifs along the way. \n\nCorky Siegel is a master of piano and harmonica\, a superior entertainer\, and writer of unusual songs. Who else writes Blues about Idaho potatoes?” –Chicago Magazine  \n\n“Corky Siegel fuses entertainment and intellect. There is no doubting the talent of this brilliant performer.” – Chicago Tribune URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/corky-siegel-randy-sabien-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240824T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240824T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240809T182055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T182055Z UID:9137-1724500800-1724506200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:7000 Apart DESCRIPTION:7000 Apart are appearing as part of the Fort Atkinson Chamber of Commerce RHAPSODY music festival.  Details for the whole event follow performers’ bio.  \nSwedish/American alt-pop duo\, 7000apart\, combine powerful vocals with strong songwriting and moody melodies to deliver music on an emotional level. Singer\, Amelie Eiding and multi-instrumentalist\, Jon Kresin have both struggled with their own mental health issues over the years and have found the cathartic nature of radical honesty\, self-acceptance\, and artistic expression through songwriting therapeutic. Their experiences and time spent healing have fostered a genuine passion for helping others through their music. \nRhapsody Live Free Music Festival & Lemonade Day \nDates: August 24th\, 2024 between 11am – 9pm \nBRING CASH – all cash event \nFREE all-day – Rhapsody Music FestivalAugust 24th\, 202411am – 9pm\nCome on out to downtown Fort Atkinson for the Rhapsody Festival on Saturday\, August 24th! This is a free\, all-day music festival featuring performances from seven bands at seven different locations. In addition\, it’s Lemonade Day\, a fun\, experiential learning program for youth to learn how to start\, own\, and operate their own business—a lemonade stand! \nBut wait\, there’s MORE!! Some more events that weekend include boat races on Lake Koshkonong all day as well as Fort Atkinson Club’s retro event on August 23rd\, the day before the festival! – scroll down for more info \n\nPerformances:\n\nTapestry\nTime: 11am – 1pm\nLocation: Jones Market/Kid Zone \n7000 apart\nTime: 12pm – 1:30pm\nLocation: Cafe Carpe \nSuperlit Band\nTime: 1pm – 2:30pm\nLocation: Brock’s Riverwalk \nCharlie Wiggins\nTime: 2pm – 3:30pm\nLocation: Proof Speakeasy \nJason Thomas Band\nTime: 3pm – 4:30pm\nLocation: Mr.Brews Taphouse \nAltar Boy Picnic\nTime: 5pm – 7pm\nLocation: Bienfangs \nBree Morgan\nTime: 6:30pm – 9pm\nLocation: Barrie Park \n\nTrolley Schedule/Route:\n\nKlement Towing will be running a Trolley to all the different locations throughout the day. These times are subject to change: \n10:30am – 11:45am\nRoute: Farmers Market to Jones Market \n11:45am – 1pm\nRoute: Jones Market to Cafe Carpe \n1pm – 2pm\nRoute: Cafe Carpe to Brock’s Riverwalk \n2pm – 3pm\nRoute: Brock’s Riverwalk to Proof Speakeasy \n3pm – 4pm\nRoute: Proof Speakeasy to Mr.Brews \n4pm – 6pm\nRoute: Mr.Brews to Bienfangs \n6pm – 8pm \nRoute: Bienfangs to Barrie Park URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/7000-apart/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240824T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240824T221500 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240722T185421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T031336Z UID:9077-1724530500-1724537700@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SHANNA IN A DRESS DESCRIPTION:SHANNA IN A DRESS   is your quirky best friend who refuses to wear pants. She says what everyone has felt but no one else will say and you’ll get an uncensored journey of clever humor and heartbreak\, extreme candor\, and a hefty side of entertainment at her shows. This witty wordsmith is known for taking you on an emotional roller coaster\, sometimes within the same song. Think John Prine mixed with Ingrid Michaelson with a twist of Phoebe Buffay from Friends all wrapped up in a sweet voice accented by guitar\, piano\, and ukulele. She’s as real as it gets\, as anyone who follows her on FB or Instagram knows. \nMore bio follows ticket link- \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShanna started her career at the University of Virginia\, fell in love with Boulder\, Colorado\, and now keeps her fun music flowing out of Nashville unless she’s touring the US or Europe. You can’t get the same Shanna in a Dress show twice with her spontaneous banter and playful stage presence. She manages to teeter the line masterfully of taking on complex subject matters with smart\, bold\, and yet accessible lyrics. Her charisma and boldly honest songs are full of interesting language and wordplay and delight audiences of all ages. \nMost recently\, Shanna in a Dress was pronounced the winner of the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriting Contest and will be performing with a full band at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest. In 2020 alone\, Shanna was a winner in the Kerrville New Folk competition\, winner of the Great River Folk Fest Song Competition\, a finalist at Songwriter Serenade\, and a Grassy Hill Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. \nDuring the summer of 2021\, Shanna bicycled from Seattle to Boston while music-touring on her epic “Tour de Dress\,” playing over 60 shows from coast to coast and partnering up with the global non-profit Pangaea World Foundation. \nIn May 2022\, her debut record “Robot” was released after a wildly successful crowdfunded campaign years earlier. She was the winner She has most recently been seen gracing the stages of Kerrville Folk Festival\, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival\, Black Bear Americana Fest\, Great River Folk Fest\, and the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. Tom Prasada-Rao calls her “Kerrville’s fastest rising star” and she’s certainly delightfully unique and is one to watch in the future. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Shanna in a Dress combines witty\, heartfelt songwriting with great musicianship guaranteed to deliver a memorable experience for anyone lucky enough to hear her. From the incredibly moving “Daddy’s Little Girl” to the super funny “Mmm That’s Hot” she hits home on every level\,  taking her listeners on a delightful roller coaster ride of laughter\, tears and everything in between.” — Steve Seskin\, Grammy-nominated songwriter URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shanna-in-a-dress/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240830T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240830T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240722T185307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T080532Z UID:9075-1725049800-1725057000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DAVE RAMONT & EDWARD DAVID ANDERSON DESCRIPTION:A song swap with 2 fine Midwestern songwriters who have shared stages in the past\, and on this night they’ll swap songs & stories. Full bios follow ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nDAVE RAMONT was born with a song stuck in his head. The doctors couldn’t get it out. 20-odd years later he was playing around the Chicago area\, teaching at a music school and digging ditches. \nHe released 4 solo records and 4 more with his swillbilly band Dick Smith\, garnering play on public & college radio here & abroad. His gigging expanded around the Midwest\, South & East. \nRamont has produced a few records for other singer/songwriters\, and he’s currently singing for rye whisky & sandwiches. And picking through his box o’ songs hidden under the basement stairs… \n“Differentiating oneself in the burgeoning field of alternative-country artists is a tricky proposition these days\, but Dave Ramont stands tall in the crowd. On Scrawny\, his third CD\, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter imbues his acoustic-based compositions with a rustic charm that’s unfettered and right to the point. Employing a variety of roots-oriented instrumentation that includes banjo\, mandolin\, and accordion\, Ramont constructs minimalist arrangements that frame his sturdy melodies in softly lit settings. ” -Russell Hall-Performing Songwriter Magazine \nEDWARD DAVID ANDERSON is an American songwriter and rock & roll veteran who spent his formative years fronting the revered Midwest band\, Backyard Tire Fire. Known for infectious melodies and memorable messages he penned 8 albums for the band and played countless shows across the US and Canada. Since their hiatus in 2011 EDA has continued to write and tour as a solo artist. \n“Chasing Butterflies is a stunning collection of modern Americana. Poetic and fresh with a deceptively laconic quality making it all the more momentous. I don’t use the word often: brilliant.”— Donald Teplyske\, Fervor Coulee \nHis delivery in the live setting is both dynamic and impactful showcasing a natural prowess on banjo\, acoustic/cigar box guitars and foot percussion. He defines his sound as Black Dirt Music. “Songs about people and places\, about life and love and loss. It’s roots music\, cultivated in the fertile soil of the Midwest.” His 2014 debut\, Lies & Wishes (produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos) was lauded “a superb solo effort” by No Depression while David Dye (NPR World Cafe) praised his follow up Lower Alabama: The Loxley Sessions (2015) as “a wonderfully soulful record.” \nWith his recently released Chasing Butterflies (10/19/18- Black Dirt Records)\, EDA made the album that’s been on his mind for some time now. “I’ve always wanted to make a record in Muscle Shoals. But it needed to be the right batch of songs with the right people\,” he recalls. Securing Jimmy Nutt as producer and enlisting local musicians yielded “a stunning collection of modern Americana” (Donald Teplyske of Fervor Coulee). From the hopeful opening lyric\, “It’s a beautiful thing/when two people sing/in harmony\,” to the haunting title track’s “There’s a restlessness I guess/I’m uneasy I confess\,” EDA takes you on a vast & colorful musical journey. You get the feeling he’s lived these songs. That the sleepless nights\, the long drives\, and the never ending search fuel the fire that keeps Edward David Anderson out there Chasing Butterflies. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dave-ramont-w-ed-anderson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240831T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240831T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240402T023213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T033334Z UID:8785-1725134400-1725141600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KRAY VAN KIRK- cancelled & rescheduled DESCRIPTION:The August 31 2024 show has been CANCELLED\, and rescheduled for April 17\, 2025.  Buy tickets for that show closer to that date when you know what your schedule may be. \nA finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone\, KRAY VAN KIRK has a Ph.D. from the University of Alaska. After five years of touring\, he thought the sciences might be a bit more secure than playing music. But he wrote better songs than statistical models\, and he set out again. “We are driven by myth and the seasons of the heart\,” he says. “Everyone\, absolutely everyone\, of any gender\, identity\, orientation\, ethnicity or anything else\, should know that they are not alone but are on the Hero’s Journey.” \nWhen he reached Scotland and the Fringe Festival\, the Daily Fringe Review wrote\, “The evening’s act was Kray Van Kirk\, whose 12-string guitar and soaring vocals were spellbinding; the Alaskan singer-songwriter\, in his Edinburgh debut\, was not the reason I arrived early\, but was certainly why I stayed late.” \nOf this charming\, quixotic and eclectic performer\, the Borderline Folk Club in New York wrote that Van Kirk was “what every singer-songwriter should aspire to.” \n“Every time I play cuts off The Midnight Commander\, listeners ask ‘Who’s that?’ It’s Kray Van Kirk and there’s none like him.” – Auntmama ‘Sunday Folks’ DJ\, KBCS Seattle\, WA \n  \n\n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kray-van-kirk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240906T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240906T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240515T003022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T205918Z UID:8615-1725654600-1725661800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:Katie DAHL/ Anne HEATON/ Carmen NICKERSON DESCRIPTION:Great night with these 3 awesome talents! \n\n \n \n \n \nKATIE DAHL is both a songwriter and a playwright. That should tell you right away that she is a wordsmith–her insightful lyrics touch people’s hearts and minds.  Her latest album Seven Stones\, is a great addition to her discography. Once you hear her songs\, you can understand why Dar Williams said of her: “Katie Dahl’s songs aren’t just melodies and words\, they’re journeys that are firmly grounded in a sense of place–beautiful\, real landscapes that help you feel places that you may have never been before. That’s the very best kind of songwriting.” \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. \nCARMEN NICKERSON‘s true Americana heartland story begins on her family’s small farm in north central Iowa near Saint Ansgar\, where she helped work the land with her parents and five older siblings. There was music all around: in church\, barber-shop quartets\, at school\, and within her family’s evenings of gathered song and rich harmonies. The images and stories of her songs flow naturally from the truth of this life\, with all its attendant pressures and expectations. \nHer first full length solo album\, “Room to Grow\,” she co-produced with Willy Porter\, and the studio band includes her long-time collaborators and bandmates Kostia Efimov on keys\, John Wheeler on bass\, and John Calarco on drums. Other distinguished musicians Dave Adler\, Mai Bloomfield\, and Stas Venglevski make notable contributions. This collection crosses a wide frontier musically from blues\, jazz\, alternative rock\, to bluegrass and country-inflected songs. \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/katie-dahl-anne-heaton-carmen-nickerson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240907T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240907T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240509T032705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T033816Z UID:8617-1725739200-1725746400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MIKE DOWLING DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets following the bio. \nMIKE DOWLING– ” engaging voice\, self-deprecating wit and an arsenal of elegant interpretations of old blues\, swing\, ragtime\, and original tunes” \n“DOWLING is one of the most relaxed and highly skilled acoustic guitar players of his generation that I have ever heard. Everything he performs appears natural and deceptively effortless and with a tone\, particularly when he plays slide guitar that is very much his own and that very few others can emulate. His vocals have an engaging edge and alongside his consummate guitar skills there was nothing to criticize. After a number of encores a member of the audience spontaneously stood up and gave a heartfelt thanks to Mike for such a wonderful evening.” -Blues in Britain\, performance review \n“Finger-pickin’ good. Self-taught and handy with the improv\, Dowling is noted for his subtle phrasing and impeccable sense of timing . . . a brilliant fingerpicker\, flatpicker and slide guitarist\, as well as an exceptional performer\, singer\, and songwriter. Guitar buffs can’t miss this one.” -Albuquerque Crosswinds \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mike-dowling-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240912T154847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T155136Z UID:9232-1726252200-1726259400@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-11/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240515T010942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240915T001018Z UID:8844-1726345800-1726353000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DANIEL CHAMPAGNE- SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Ticket link somewhere below: you may use it to sign up on a waiting list. \nDANIEL CHAMPAGNE  The young Australian virtuoso recently described as “the finest guitar player of this generation” has been selling out shows all over the globe and will be bringing his dynamite live show back here. \nGrowing up in the Bega Valley on the Far South Coast of New South Wales\, Australia the story goes that the young singer-songwriter and one of a kind guitar virtuoso first picked up his instrument of choice as a 5-year-old following in the footsteps of a musical father. He began writing songs at 12\, training classically throughout his teens and performing wherever he could\, honing his craft and developing the dynamic live show that he is renowned for today. At 18 he finished school\, turned professional and hit the road without looking back. \n\n \n \n \n \nThe following 15 years have seen him independently release 7 studio albums\, tour relentlessly around the globe\, play some of the biggest festivals under the sun and share stages with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel\, INXS\, John Butler\, Lucinda Williams\, Ani DiFranco\, Judy Collins and Rodrigo y Gabriela. \nHe has been described as “the finest guitar player of this generation”\, “a leading light in acoustic music” and “a performer that must be seen to be believed”. \nWHAT THE PRESS SAY.. \n“The word Prodigy seems to entirely fall short of this soft-spoken young man’s skills\, he coaxes sounds and melodies out of his instrument that literally drop jaws.” The Calgary Herald\, CANADA \n“Today I saw the future of Folk – Festival goers flocking in the thousands towards the main stage to witness a young musical phenomenon from Australia dish out an absolute show-stopper.” The Firefly Column\, USA \n“Daniel Champagne is a crossroads. Fusing the strong traditions of Blues\, Folk and other roots art with pop showmanship and admirable lyrical ability. I firmly believe that he will become an ambassador for roots music in a time where it desperately needs representation.” The Indie Blender\, CANADA \n“Daniel Champagne exudes a natural ease on stage\, as he sings poignant lyrics and beautifully crafted melodies that invariably whisk the heart up with grand romanticism. Coupled with an exhilarating guitar talent that transcends mere acoustic playing to replicate a whole band\, Champagne is just magical” Themusic.com.au\, AUSTRALIA \n“You feel as if he just invented the instrument yesterday and was discovering its possibilities afresh” Ted Gioia (American jazz critic and music historian) URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/daniel-champagne/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240610T195152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T195800Z UID:8974-1727289000-1727296200@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 (formerly 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-62/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240629T203013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T005210Z UID:9038-1727379000-1727386200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BEATS WORKIN' DESCRIPTION:Though not unique it is no less true that ‘BEATS WORKIN’ is the outgrowth of a series of jam sessions attended by 5 guys who love traditional bluegrass music\, while believing that the genre is not set in stone\, and that through the joy of making music\, tasteful and creative contributions are waiting to be discovered (We think Bill would be proud!). As we each looked at the other 4 and concluded those guys are near-irreplaceable\, the transition to a band seemed quite natural.\nBand bios follow ticket link.\n\n \n \n \n \n\nTHE BAND:\nVIKTOR BRUSUBARDIS– bass\, vocals\nViktor began performing on the bass in the spring of 2021\, joining members ofChicken Wire Empire\, The Milbillies\, and co-founding the Milwaukee bluegrass band “SugarBush”. He has shared the stage with artists Dead Horses\, Chicken Wire Empire\, Billy Bronsted (Billy Bronsted and the Bluegrass Buddies)\, Mike Mangione (Mike Mangione and the Kin)\, and others. Viktor enjoys exploring different genres including Jazz\, Classical\, Bluegrass\, Folk\, Americana\, and Old Time Music. While Viktor is not playing the bass he performs as a classical cellist in Milwaukee’s Festival City Symphony and teaches cello in the Milwaukee YouthSymphony Orchestra’s Progressions program. During his summers he participates in festivalssuch as the Musiques et Vignes en Confluence festival in the Loire Valley of France\, the Gott istgut festival in Struppen Germany\, Latvian Song and Dance Festivals in Canada and the United\nStates\, and other local festivals. Currently\, Viktor regularly performs with groups Beats Workin’\,\nSugar Bush\, Milwaukee Hotclub\, and Cream City Hotclub.\n\nKEN FINKEL Banjo and vocals\nKen  got involved in Bluegrass while at the University of Rochester (NY)\, Largely self-taught\, he made his way to Cincinnati where he met Dede Wyland and Jim Price through mutual friends. During a gig in Chicago\, they came down along with Peter Knupfer and Dan Crownover. Turned out they formed Grass\, Food\, and Lodging. In their five years together\, they built a strong regional following and gained national recognition\, appearing on the Prairie Home Companion\, and many prestigious festivals around the country. Following GF&L\, Ken had his own booking agency\,\nrepresenting Bluegrass\, Roots\, Blues\, and Irish musicians and doing event booking and stage management- Summerfest\, Bastillle Days\, etc. A long career in the software industry followed. The passion for Bluegrass was reignited when GF&L had reunions in 2013 and 2015.\n\nPETER ROLLER- Dobro\nPeter is a longtime performer and composer of fingerstyle and slide guitar music. In the ‘80s he was main accompanist for 1st generation bluesman Yank Rachell\, acting as Producer and playing guitar on his Grammy-nominated Blues Mandolin Man album. In the ‘90’s Roller’s original lap slide instrumental Rancho Mirage was included on the popular compilation Masters of Acoustic Guitar\, while he also performed and recorded with dance band Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans\, gospel quartet The Masonic Wonders\, and Violent Femmes bassist Brian Richie. After retiring as Professor Emeritus of Music from Alverno College\, Roller returned to his early love for Bluegrass and old-time Country Dobro\, writing adventuresome pieces and performing with eclectic band The Resonators along with Beats Workin.’\n\n\nJOHN STINEMAN- Mandolin\, vocals\nGrowing up in Wabash\, IN \, John was introduced to Bluegrass music by the many people who migrated from Appalachia for employment. Upon witnessing an exceptional flat picker in the local music store he decided he could “do that “\, bought a guitar and commenced. After refining his musicianship and moving to Florida he founded The Kitchen\nTable Boys\, his first success in music .He eventually became a member of Big Timber Bluegrass\, a long time Orlando based band that had been founded by Chubby Anthony\, who had fiddled with the Stanley Brothers\, and later featured frequent guest appearances by Chubby Wise\, legendary fiddler with Bill Monroe in the late 1940’s. Upon moving to Asheville \, NC in 2001  he co-founded One Leg Up\, a five piece swing ensemble that toured the Southeast until 2019.\nDuring the pandemic John relocated to Northern Illinois and has returned to playing Bluegrass music\, concentrating on mandolin\, as a member of Beats Workin.’\n\nJERRY WICENTOWSKI– Guitar\, lead vocals\nAs a teenager growing up in New York City\, Jerry was inspired to sing Bluegrass music by the performances of first-generation artists. His high clear voice carries on the tradition of the pioneers of Bluegrass\, but his singing is far from a pale imitation or carbon copy of those early greats. Jerry’s performances have uniqueness\, depth of feeling\, and most important\, respect and reverence for the music. He revisited the material of one of his early inspirations in his most recent CD tribute to Mac Wiseman entitled\, ‘Thanks\, Mac!’. Mac himself praised Jerry’s work saying\, “Jerry\, I’m very flattered by your interpretation of my material and I think it’s a wonderful piece of work! I heartily endorse it\, and I’m very pleased that you’re carrying on my legacy.” In October 2019\, just prior the pandemic\, Jerry featured material from his recording on the stage of the historic Station Inn in Nashville. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/beats-working/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240927T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240927T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240831T185140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T211206Z UID:9168-1727467200-1727472600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE- AGAIN- Writers for Democratic Action Readers' Theater DESCRIPTION:This event will be free\, but registration will be really helpful in order for us to plan for the evening. \n\n \n \n \n \nWisconsin Writers for Democratic Action  press release: \nOn July 18\, 2024\, at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee\, former President Donald Trump will accept his party’s third consecutive nomination for their candidate for President of the United States. Milwaukee and surrounding areas are critical to how this historic election will play out. \nWriters for Democratic Action\, and its Wisconsin Chapter\, Wisconsin Writers for Democratic Action\,  are launching over 40 staged dramatic readings of the play of “It Can’t Happen Here –AGAIN”\, an adaptation of the play by the Nobel Laureate Sinclair Lewis around the USA and in southeast Wisconsin. Lewis’s groundbreaking 1936 play about fascism coming to America has eerie parallels to the threats to democracy we face today. In 1936\, at a time of rising authoritarianism\, American isolation\, and right-wing media ascendancy\, “It Can’t Happen Here” was performed in over 20 locations across the US just prior to the presidential election. FDR won re-election in a landslide. \nWDA’s one-act adaptation is by Shorewood native Wes Savick\, formerly of Milwaukee’s Theater X. \nThis show will feature: \nJames Pickering: 50 years on the boards\, Milwaukee Rep (38 years in Resident Acting Company there\, 14 Ebenezer Scrooges in Rep’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL)\, Michael Herold\, Leslie LaMuro\, Kitty O’Meara\, and Jim Marousis. \nThe one-act reading is just thirty minutes long. Each performance includes a Q&A session and a reading of the Declaration of Independence to follow. \nSinclair Lewis was inspired to write “It Can’t Happen Here” after his wife\, journalist Dorothy Thompson\, interviewed Adolph Hitler. “When liberty is taken away by force\, it can be restored by force\,” her character says in the play. “But when it is taken away by default\, it can never be restored.” In other words\, complacency is the real danger\, and the reading is intended to get out the vote. We will sound the alarm\, loud and clear. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/it-cant-happen-here-again-writers-for-democratic-action-readers-theater/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240928T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240928T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240611T152432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T031732Z UID:8982-1727553600-1727560800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:RYAN BREWER/ BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:A singer/songwriter by trade\, RYAN M. BREWER is more accurately described as a traveling musical storyteller. Having always placed the primary importance on lyricism\, his songs tend to float effortlessly between genres…each one falling precisely where it needs to in order to most accurately tell the story. And that’s all that matters – songs and stories.   \nHe and BILL CAMPLIN\, who will drop the “lonesome” moniker for the evening\, will each do a set of music.\n\nSomeone tossed this word salad about Bill- “his consummate guitar\, voice\, and lyrics\, and with a mix of folk and rock-influenced tunes. And an awesome sense of humor.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ryan-brewer-bill-camplin/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241004T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241004T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240129T041618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T171022Z UID:8581-1728070200-1728070200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DAN MAGUIRE DESCRIPTION:Please call to reserve seats and to indicate whether you will eat here this night. \nSinger\, songwriter DAN MAGUIRE ‘s style is the product of a slow cook alchemy that started in Tulsa\, OK. Steeped in the Southern style rock and roll\, and country music popular at the time\, and in that area\, he gravitated toward music from artists like Tom Petty\, Eric Clapton\, JJ Cale and Stevie Ray Vaughan. \nWhen Dan moved to Denver\, CO\, for college\, he signed up for guitar. From the very beginning\, he was introduced to the undiscovered worlds of jazz and classical. After years in rock and roll bands and jazz/classical ensembles\, and further influenced by artists like Chris Cornell\, Kimbra\, Tyler Childers and the music his favorite critics listen to: his kids\, these influences combined with what had already developed in him musically. A new expression came together that gives the listener memories of easy\, sunny days with their feet up\, smelling cut grass and an ice-cold beer within reach. \nRecently\, Bored Panda described Dan as\, “a professional singer-songwriter and his music is different\, original and sets him apart from the crowd. He brings a great variety of styles and tastes to his music that will not only demand your attention but keep you coming back for more.” \nNowadays\, listeners have told Dan they hear Lyle Lovett\, Jack Johnson\, Dave Mathews or “something Southern”. In 2023\, Dan recorded his first record as a solo artist titled Travelin’ Light. He submitted the record to The Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI) for their 2023 Awards Ceremony and won Album of The Year. \nWith things going well\, and having a great time\, Dan has kept a busy schedule\, so there are a lot of opportunities to see him play what The Lake Geneva Regional News calls\, “his laidback brand of rock”. Stop by and enjoy the jazzy undertones and country hints that celebrate life’s beauty\, or ease its occasional edge. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dan-maguire/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241005T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241005T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240721T150056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240721T150130Z UID:9060-1728158400-1728165600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:Mark DVORAK/ Jim CRAIG/ Bill CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:A lovely in-the-round song swap with JIM CRAIG\,  MARK DVORAK\, and BILL CAMPLIN should make for a fantastic evening of music and camaraderie. Ticket link follows bios. \nJIM CRAIG 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-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241006T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241006T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20241001T152056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T152334Z UID:9270-1728239400-1728244800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BEATLES SINGALONG FUNDRAISER DESCRIPTION:Local Musicians will be leading the crowd in Beatles tunes in this fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Jefferson County.\n“So bring your singing voice to ring in the joy of this coming election’s VOTE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE! \n\nA free will donation to the Jeff Dems is suggested at the door.\nThe Jeff Dems will have a hot soup/chili bar\, also for a free will donation.\nCarpe will be selling drinks\, chips & dip\, and desserts.\n\nMUSICIANS (to date) include: Mark Furst & Brian Lucas (Fort/Brothers Quinn)\, Karen Johnson (Fort)\, Ruthanne Taylor (Lake Mills)\, Chip Cruz (Watertown/Madison)\, Karen & Jim (Fort/ 2nd Chances)\, Annelies Howell (Madison/German Art Students)\, Ben Knowles (Fort/Three Thin Dimes)\, Josh Harty (Madison)\, Guzzo Pinc & Cha Cha Holt (Fort/Les Oiseaux) and maybe a few surprises! \nThrough song\, through our voices literally coming together\, we hope this moment of connection will inspire you to TAKE ACTION in the next month- whatever that looks like to you – action that will inch us closer to electing leaders who will support the vision of a world that includes\, well…peace and love…or at least striving toward peace and love…and definitely one where The Beatles are the soundtrack \n\nNow that’s a pretty sweet way to help change the world.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/beatles-singalong-fundraiser-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240730T004409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T190118Z UID:9091-1728588600-1728595800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT- A Samhain/Halloween Concert DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows description: \nA SAMHAIN CONCERT with Music\, Poetry & Folklore celebrating the Ancient Celtic Bonfire Festival of Winter with FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT .The husband/wife duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork\, Ireland and Christy Martin from California\, bring together music\, stories and folklore from the Celtic lands to celebrate the Ancient Celtic Bonfire festival of Samhain\, known as Féile na Marbh (the Feast of the Dead). Samhain (pronounced ‘sow-in‘ meaning ‘the Summer’s end’) marks the end of harvest\, beginning of Winter and the Celtic New Year.  Traditionally celebrated at the end of October/beginning of November it is the origin of Halloween\, All Hallows Eve\, All Souls Day and Dia de los Muertos. \nIt is believed that on Samhain or ‘Ancestor night’\, the border between the world of the living and the dead is thinnest. Candles are lit at the graves of loved ones\, offerings of food and drink left out for the Ancestors and bonfires lit throughout the countryside. Many of our modern day customs are based on Samhain including ghost stories\, Halloween costumes\, bobbing for apples\, and the jack-o-lantern. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/four-shillings-short/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241011T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241011T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T142244 CREATED:20240911T042821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T144550Z UID:9228-1728676800-1728684000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BAD POSTURE CLUB DESCRIPTION:BAD POSTURE CLUB is a Minneapolis-based folk duo made up of Maren Day and Morgan Kavanagh. Their songwriting explores themes of home-places\, memory\, and family. Purposefully open and sparse\, they craft intricate and experimental harmonies with their two voices\, banjo\, guitar\, and a 100 year old portable pump organ. Bad Posture Club invites the listener to hear the power in quiet\, intimate music\, and offers warmth and reflection through song. \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bad-posture-club/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR