Two acts new to the Carpe will share the evening. Bios follow ticket link An evening with CROWES PASTURE is both intimate and expansive, a masterful blend of luminous harmonies, banjo and guitar textures, and story-driven songwriting rooted in the American folk tradition. Twice nominated as “Roots Act of the Year” by the New England […]

LIV LAFLUV is a midwestern musicmaker. She reaches into an imperfect world and spins beautiful yarns full of adventure, heartbreak, humor, and hopeful promise.  Her voice draws you in with its effortless dynamic range and will tear your heart out while making you laugh.  She has a fire in her belly and a twinkle in […]

Stone Oak Reunion Concert!     Ticket link follows bio. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Stone Oak Bluegrass Band crisscrossed the upper Midwest — from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan, from the Illinois border to the far reaches of the North Woods — delighting hundreds… thousands… perhaps even tens of thousands with […]

Chicago Blues Hall of Fame, music legend CORKY SIEGEL, and Jazz violinist RANDY SABIEN combine virtuosity, wit and showmanship. Full bios below ticket link. Ticket price will be $40 day of show. Humorous and insightful songs and instrumentals. Corky Siegel, the trail blazing legend of Siegel-Schwall, Symphonic Blues and Chamber Blues is joined at the very hip by […]

Round robin 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 of each month. Traditional Round Robin protocol […]