Cafe Carpe

CHRIS HANSON BAND w/ Robin Pluer
2022-12-03 20:30 - 22:30 (America/Chicago)
For this event, the CHRIS HANSON BAND will consist of Chris Hanson, Robin Pluer, and John Parrott. Purchase tickets after the bios.
If you’ve ever watched TV you’ve heard CHRIS HANSON‘s music. Founder of MidCoast Music’s Catalog through Warner Chappell PM Chris’s compositions have been on 20/20, The Super Bowl, Sex and the City, the Sopranos and countless other shows. Growing up in Waukesha and carrying on in the tradition of Les Paul, Chris loves the guitar and has produced albums for Greg Koch, John Sieger, Pat McCurdy and has led several bands of his own -The Agents, Nine Volt Jubilee and The Chris Hanson Band.
ROBIN PLUER is a perennial WAMI Award winner a for best female vocalist. A gifted entertainer who audiences love everywhere she performs. Robin was an original member of the R&B Cadets with Paul Cebar and John Sieger and has performed with Milwaukee’s own Mrs. Fun and numerous others. Robin combines French chansons, jazz standards with contemporary songs and has been a top draw at Milwaukee’s Bastille Days for years.
JOHN PARROTT They don’t make them like this anymore. John is the rock of the band and the very definition of rhythm guitar. Playing an 18″ arch top, John is a drum set that plays chords. Having played for years with Jethro Burns, Chet Atkins and Chuck Hedges, John brings the authority of a player who has gigged with the best.

RANDY SABIEN TRIO
2022-12-08 20:00 - 22:00
RANDY SABIEN TRIO featuring Yazmin Bowers and Ed Willett
Randy Sabien – violin, piano, guitar, vocals
Yazmin Bowers – keyboard, vocals, accordion
Ed Willett – cello, vocals, guitar
PURCHASE tickets following the bios.
RANDY SABIEN has 45 years of international recognition as a jazz violinist/educator. His Wisconsin roots go back to his great-grandparents’ cottage in Shell Lake. Started two college string departments, (Berklee College of Music – Boston; McNally Smith College of Music – St. Paul) recorded a dozen albums and fly fishes in his spare time.
Yazmin Bowers hails from Washburn on Chequemegon Bay and is the progeny of two musical parents – Hope McLeod and the late Bruce Bowers. She sings, writes, paints and is a Latin music and dance aficionado.
Ed Willett is an extraordinary cellist – superb classical chops, highly skilled improviser, and the ability to accompany himself while singing. He’s had a long career performing with his wife, vocalist Cheryl Leah as the group “Chance.” And by the way, he spent a couple of years touring with Rickie Lee Jones.
These three players have worked with each other as ad hoc members of the Big Top Chautauqua’s “Blue Canvas Orchestra” over many years. During the recent pandemic shut down we were all wondering “what should we do next?” As it turned out, the answer is “This!”
“My performances either present me as a jazz violinist leading a rhythm section or as a multi-instrumentalist backing up a solo singer/songwriter. Playing with Yazmin Bowers and Ed Willett I have the freedom to flip back and forth between those two roles. The depth of talent allows each of us to step into the spotlight with our individual voices while the others provide accompaniment. You will hear me play an original instrumental on piano while Yazmin solos on synthesizer and Ed plucks a bass line on cello. Yazmin will sing one of her heartfelt songs as Ed and
I weave in improvised background string lines. I’ll break into one of my fiddle tunes with Yazmin on accordion and Ed on guitar. We’ll dive into blues, folk, jazz, classical, Latin styles and more while delicately dancing within and without each other’s musical space.” RS

SHITUNAUTS- Friday 2 tickets left
2022-12-09 20:30 - 22:30
at this moment- things can change
WILLY PORTER PETER MULVEY PAUL CEBAR BILL CAMPLIN in the semicircle, keeping it down to earth.

SHITUNAUTS- Sunday SOLD OUT
2022-12-11 19:00 - 21:30
WILLY PORTER PETER MULVEY RANDY SABIEN BILL CAMPLIN in the semicircle, keeping it down to earth.

KRAUSE FAMILY BAND
2022-12-16 20:00 - 22:00
Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate if you are likely to eat here that night.

You are in for a treat with this great family band- father Rick Krause (guitar and vocals), daughters Katie (vocals) & Ruthie (violin and vocals), accompanied by Scott Wright on piano.
Original music and cover tunes ranging from Bob Wills to the Reverend Al Green to the Mills Brothers to Tom Waits sung in close family harmony- talent in abundance.

TRISHMAS CONCERT
2022-12-17 19:30 - 21:30
Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and indicate whether or not you are likely to eat here this evening.
Children under $10 free.

37th Annual Trishmas Concert
TRICIA ALEXANDER (vocalist, harmonica player, percussionist, rhythm guitarist, and performance poet) with Alpha Stewart, Jr.
Decking the halls with songs and laughter in this family-appropriate concert that features some seasonal favorites, some singing along and of course, Tricia’s fabulously funny Trishmas Carols (a continually growing collection of unique and humorous arrangements that celebrate the season with a little blues . a little jazz and a little folk.

Joy-filled, uplifting and inspiring are just some of the words used to describe Tricia Alexander’s music and performance . . . Accompanied by her longtime partner in musical magic, Alpha Stewart, Jr. (percussionist of wonder and light).
Singer songwriter Jim Gary will start the evening off by sharing a few of his seasonal gems.

CLOSED Christmas Eve
2022-12-24 00:00 - 23:30
We are closed on this day. Enjoy your holidays.

SHERMAN LYONS book signing
2022-12-29 19:00 - 20:00
From Sherman:

About the book… It is a unique collection of poetry, written to uplift, motivate and inspire… Who ever reads this book. This book I dedicated to my Son who lost has battle with addiction, just over one year ago. The last conversation we shared was of him telling me to stop waiting and finish the book. Well… The Student became the Teacher… I finished The Book!.

About the Author: Spent most of my life in Illinois. I have now been a Fort Atkinson Wisconsin resident for 20 plus years. I love the small town living and the brotherly/sisterly love shown to neighbors as well as strangers. I am a single father, I work for and champion individuals with disabilities. I write poetry, songs and now books. I have performed as a rap artist, owned and operated a local talent music production company, I have been involved with programs that centered on mentoring young adults, I have coached pee wee league football and I’ve done some motivational speaking engagements. This Book was written from my spiritual energy and the words put together in the way I received them. I Self Published this Book, to honor the integrity and rawness of each message. “UNTAMED” Make no mistake, these are messages that will relate to some aspect of Your life, from one day to the next. Or should I say, Every Day That Ends In “Y”… “LET’S GET MOTIVATED”!!!

Sherman Lyons

New Year's Eve w/ CHERYL & THE DOWN HOME BOYS
2022-12-31 17:00 - 21:30
The dinner portion of the evening is now sold out. NOTA BENE: We do NOT serve food from our regular menu this night– we are only open to those who sign up for the food and music package, (the food portion of which is sold out, to be redundant).
BUT- there are still seats for just the show starting at 7:00, and you can buy them below. Please arrive around 6:45 if coming just for the show.

Excited to have finally come with a great New Year’s Eve plan. It is our usual New Year’s Eve dinner* and music** package, but the twist is that
we are starting the MUSIC at 7:00– two sets separated by a dessert break. (As the New Year has not the ability to know the difference, we will welcome it at some point in the musical evening. And, if you so desire, you can greet it again in the comfort of your bed at midnight.)
We will open at 5:00 for those eating.
*DINNER will be served at 3 seating times: 5:15, 5:45 and 6:15. It will be chicken tchoupitoulas- a seasoned chicken breast on a bed of potatoes, mushrooms, and ham covered with Bernaise sauce, preceded by a creamy spinach garlic soup. Those of you who need a vegetarian or vegan option please alert us considerably in advance so that we can accommodate you. A dessert buffet will happen between sets. (Note that this is not included in the just for the show ticket price.)
**THE MUSIC: Also excited to have CHERYL & THE DOWN HOME BOYS providing music– a sweet acoustic blend of American roots music: old time country/ folk/blues and a bit of bluegrass. Cheryl Niemo‘s singing career began in her childhood home, accompanying country songs on the radio. Today those old country songs, along with a mix of americana music form a large portion of her repertoire. Her voice is beautiful and compelling, and she knows how to deliver a song. Pete Jonsson plays guitar and sings harmony. He plays in different styles, flat picking, finger picking, and slide guitar. On occasion a harmonica will find its way to the microphone. If it does, it’s Pete’s fault. Marty Brunkalla is a luthier by day and often a musician on evenings and weekends. His mandolin and fiddle are a testament to his skill at his day job, and his playing is exquisite, weaving counter melodies through the songs. Sometimes he joins in on a third harmony line.
Seating is limited. Please buy your tickets ideally by Friday so that we can plan for food preparation and seating. That does not totally rule out reserving at a later time, but it may sell out before that. The same staff has to shop, cook, clean, etc, so pre-planning is essential.
Join us to ring in the New Year with joy, goodness and warmth, and carry it through the upcoming year.

CLOSED FIRST 3 WEEKS of JANUARY 2023
2023-01-01 08:00 - 2023-01-25 11:30
We have been doing this the last few years, so perhaps you expected it.
Back for regular hours on January 25.
Watch here and on our Facebook page for any updates.

DAVID HUCKFELT w/ Jeremy Ylvisaker
2023-01-28 20:30 - 22:30
Buy tickets below the bio.
DAVID HUCKFELT is a singer / lyricist / activist and founding frontman of Minneapolis indie-folk cult favorites The Pines. An Iowa native and former theology student, Huckfelt attended the prestigious Iowa Writers Workshop undergrad program before turning his attention to songwriting and performing.
With musical roots in the same fertile Midwestern soil that produced legendary folk singers like John Prine and Greg Brown, Huckfelt has shared stages with artists from Mavis Staples & Emmylou Harris to Bon Iver, Calexico and Trampled By Turtles. His work with The Pines received record of the year accolades from Mojo & Q Magazine, and garnered Huckfelt praise from David Fricke (Rolling Stone) as one of the finest songwriters of his generation.
In 2018 he received the Artist-In-Residence award at Isle Royale National Park on Lake Superior, where in sixteen days he wrote the fourteen songs that would become his breakout solo debut “Stranger Angels”.
In 2012 he met American Indian Movement leader & poet John Trudell on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, and their subsequent collaboration resulted in the song “Time Dreams”, hailed by Democracy Now! and the last recording Trudell made before passing. Since then, Huckfelt has partnered with an impressive array of Native American artists and activists including Keith Secola, Quiltman, Winona LaDuke and novelist Louise Erdrich in the fight for social justice and protection for Mother Earth.
In thousands of shows across the United States, Canada & overseas, Huckfelt’s grassroots following has grown from small-town opera houses, Midwestern barn concerts, and progressive benefit events to national tours and festival stages like Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Edmonton and Calgary Folk Fests, and the legendary First Avenue club in his beloved Minneapolis home. His live performance is both improvisational and masterful, with a rugged optimism that blasts through layers of darkness in real time with songs that speak volumes, soft & clear.

LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
2023-02-04 20:00 - 22:00
Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve a spot.
Bill will be contentedly lonesome as he pours his soul out to the collected masses. This night the majority of the songs will be those of the late great IAN TYSON.

CLAUDIA SCHMIDT
2023-02-10 20:00 - 22:00
Ticket information is below the bio.
CLAUDIA SCHMIDT has been perfecting her craft of performing for almost four decades. It is a quirky and wonderful hodge-podge (her word!) of music, poetry, story, laughter. drama, and celebrating the moment. Work in clubs, theaters, festivals, TV, radio has added depth and dimension, and since she has always included her original work along with very personal versions of the work of others, what you get is a unique look at the world from someone who says what she sees with clarity, humor, and wonder.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian said: Schmidt’s shows are a lot like falling in love. You never know what’s going to happen next, chances are it’s going to be wonderful, every moment is burned into your memory and you know you’ll never be the same again.” More succinctly, Garrison Keiilor said “when Claudia sings a song, it stays sung.”

SHERMAN LYONS- book signing
2023-02-18 19:00 - 20:00
From Sherman:

About the book… It is a unique collection of poetry, written to uplift, motivate and inspire… Who ever reads this book. This book I dedicated to my Son who lost has battle with addiction, just over one year ago. The last conversation we shared was of him telling me to stop waiting and finish the book. Well… The Student became the Teacher… I finished The Book!.

About the Author: Spent most of my life in Illinois. I have now been a Fort Atkinson Wisconsin resident for 20 plus years. I love the small town living and the brotherly/sisterly love shown to neighbors as well as strangers. I am a single father, I work for and champion individuals with disabilities. I write poetry, songs and now books. I have performed as a rap artist, owned and operated a local talent music production company, I have been involved with programs that centered on mentoring young adults, I have coached pee wee league football and I’ve done some motivational speaking engagements. This Book was written from my spiritual energy and the words put together in the way I received them. I Self Published this Book, to honor the integrity and rawness of each message. “UNTAMED” Make no mistake, these are messages that will relate to some aspect of Your life, from one day to the next. Or should I say, Every Day That Ends In “Y”… “LET’S GET MOTIVATED”!!!

SHERMAN LYONS book signing
2023-02-24 19:00 - 20:00

JASON THOMAS BAND
2023-02-25 20:00 - 22:00
Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you will dine here that night.

JASON THOMAS BAND is a 4-piece band from Fort Atkinson that plays modern acoustic covers of rock, pop and alternative hits. Jason is a contemporary folk singer whose clear, driving vocals lend themselves to unique reinterpretations of various music styles. He will be joined by Steve Tesmer on Dobro and Ben Knowles on bass, who are both members of the popular local groups The Dimes and Jill and the JAX. Bob Milan will be accompanying on drums and is a professional percussionist, locally known for his steel drum playing as Bahama Bob. Though their musical styles are diverse, they have found a perfect harmony to showcase exciting renditions of many of your favorite songs.

BILL MILLER
2023-03-03 20:00 - 22:00
Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate if you are likely to dine here that evening.
BILL MILLER

For over 30 years, Bill Miller’s music has amplified the whispers of Native peoples’ hearts, while bridging cultures around the world with his signature sound: thunder (the voice), wind (the Native American flute), water (the guitar), and soul (the story).

CASH BOX KINGS
2023-03-04 20:00 - 22:00
The show was postponed from a cold night in December. Buy tickets (if available) below the bio.
Alligator Recording artists the CASH BOX KINGS are bona fide blues royalty. Co-led by real-deal Chicago blues vocalist and songwriter OSCAR WILSON and songwriter, harmonica giant and singer JOE NOSEK, the band plays masterfully raw and unvarnished houserocking blues. Wilson’s huge, gritty vocals and Nosek’s powerhouse harmonica fuel their razor-sharp original songs. BILLY FLYNN will be making it a trio with his masterful guitar playing.
Mixing tough Chicago and Delta blues, jumping proto-rock ‘n’ roll, and steamrolling “bluesabilly” (their original mix of Chicago blues and Memphis rockabilly), they attack every song they play with contemporary authority and old school authenticity. With their top shelf musicianship and trademark good humor, the Cash Box Kings are a one-of-a-kind blues band. In the words of MOJO magazine, the band is “flawless.”

LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
2023-03-11 20:00 - 22:00
Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you will be dining here that evening.
Steve Haberman will be doing a 20 minute set before Bill launches into some of Dylan’s longer songs.

MY POLITIC
2023-03-17 20:30 - 22:30
MY POLITIC is a Folk/Americana duo consisting of Kaston Guffey and Nick Pankey, who grew up together in Ozark MO and started My Politic around the age of 15. Kaston writes character driven story songs and Nick adds sibling-like harmony to create a unique sound that is totally their own.
Short-Sighted People in Power “They are inspired, brave and brilliant songs, remarkably comprehensive but never preachy or ponderous. It’s perfect for this American moment. Rendered tenderly with close harmonies throughout, it evoked the sound of Don Henley and Glenn Frey singing Randy Newman songs. It’s subversive, but also soulfully charming.” – Paul Zollo – American Songwriter
Inspired by artists like John Prine, Woody Guthrie, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Patty Griffin, Nina Simone, Simon & Garfunkel classic country and so much else, My Politic has recorded 9 albums to date and have released 3 of those since moving to Nashville 7 years ago: “Anchor” (2015) “12 Kinds of Lost” (2017) and “Short-Sighted People In Power” (released 10/30/2020), which is a collection of songs written and recorded between March and August of 2020 hyper-focused on politics & current affairs. The album has been featured 3 times in American Songwriter.
Their newest album “MISSOURI FOLKLORE: SONGS & STORIES FROM HOME” will be released early December 2022.

TIM GRIMM- album release
2023-03-18 20:30 - 22:30
Ticket link is below bio.
TIM GRIMM is a bit of a Renaissance man in the performing arts world. He has for the past 20 years blended his love for songwriting, travel, and the storytelling of acting (theatre, film and television). Tim’s new album, THE LITTLE IN-BETWEEN (March 2023), is an evocative evolution from his previous albums – and his most personal to date, written in three intense months during the winter of 2021-22. This album traces his travel between the hills of southern Indiana and the Oklahoma prairie – and his internal journey from a rich past to an unexpected future – using a first-person voice in every song to illuminate a deep inner territory that historically remained more submerged in his work. This fertile creative year also yielded forays into visual art, with Tim using pastels and charcoal to create striking folk-art style triptychs, pieces of which now form the visual art featured on the new album cover and booklet.
From 2019– HEART LAND AGAIN revisits a renowned collection of songs from 20 years ago…. A STRANGER IN THIS TIME (2017), In the Fall of 2016 he recorded the single- WOODY’S LANDLORD– which was the #1 song on Folk Radio for the year. Tim’s previous recording, THE TURNING POINT, produced the #1 song on Folk radio in 2014– KING OF THE FOLKSINGERS. It was a particularly gratifying honor, given the song is a tribute to Tim’s friend and musical icon, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. Tim’s history with Ramblin’ Jack goes back 30 years– beginning with a bicycle ride that led to The Newport Folk Festival…. Tim contributing liner notes to Jack’s Grammy winning album, The South Coast (1995)… Jack’s recording Buffalo Skinners with Tim on Tim’s album, Coyote’s Dream (2003)….and now, most recently KING OF THE FOLKSINGERS.
Complete bio on Tim’s website.

AD HOC TRIO
2023-03-24 20:00 - 22:00
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STEVE BORCHARDT, PERRY BAIRD, and CHRISTIAN ELLESTAD first came together as THE AD HOC TRIO in 2021 for Fort Atkinson’s Rhythm Remix fest. Encouraged by the sound they developed and the response of audiences, they’ve continued their musical collaboration performing a blend of folk, pop, country, and traditional songs. Steve and Perry handle vocals, accompanying on acoustic guitars, while Steve also plays mandolin and Christian fleshes out the trio’s offerings with delicate violin enhancements.
As solo musicians and as members of various area musical groups through the years, the three are familiar to Carpe audiences. Borchardt and Ellestad have played with The Merry Horde bluegrass band and Baird previously partnered with Mike and Patty McDougal in The Buzzards and currently is in the Rose Among Thorns quartet. Borchardt and Baird are Fort Atkinson natives, while Ellestad hails from Sun Prairie.

TERRY WHITE
2023-03-25 20:00 - 22:00
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TERRY WHITE has had a long rockin’ career (Modern Day Saints, Yellowhammers) which has culminated in a four year regular residency with friends as Cannonball at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, Illinois, as well some solo forays.
Cannonball Fodder is his latest collection of songs of roots Americana songs. The record is produced by Jon Langford (Mekons, Waco Bros, Skull Orchard) and is their second project together. Terry says, “The music I find myself returning to over and over again is Hank Williams, Dylan and the Band, Neil Young’s Harvest era, Stone’s Let It Bleed era. This album shares those roots sounds and structures.”

ACOUSTIC OPEN STAGE
2023-03-31 18:30 - 21:00
This is an acoustic open stage, sound system set up in advance.
Share your songs (or stories- storytellers welcome) in a two song (think 8-10 minutes) rotation with whoever else is there to play, being respectful of others.
Please support our business by buying drink and/or food.

LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
2023-04-01 20:00 - 22:00
Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to let us know if you will dine here that night.
Lonesome Bill Camplin greets spring.
to be held along with a meat raffle

LONG MAMA/ JASON DEA WEST
2023-04-06 20:00 - 22:00
Ticket link will follow the bios.
LONG MAMA
Long Mama’s music blisters with the heart and grit of someone who has lost hard, loved harder, and licked her burns until they stung then silvered. In a drafty attic just west of the Milwaukee River she grew up on, you’ll find songwriter KAT WODTKE (Wood-key) raking through notebooks in search of a salve: words, stories, and sounds to temper the dumpster fires we never mean to light.
KAT teams up with guitarist ANDREW KOENIG and drummer NICK LANG, a pair whose chemistry adds dusky afterglow to Wodtke’s musical landscapes, as well as upright bass ace SAM ODIN from Horsehoes and Hand Grenades.
​Poor Pretender, Long Mama’s debut album released October 2022, embraces a rich spectrum of light and shadow, heat and cold. The ten-song collection’s palette of country, folk, indie rock, and punk reflects its makers’ coming-of-age in the rustbelt crossroads of north, south, east, & west. Engineered by Erik Koskinen and recorded live over a long, snowy weekend in Cleveland, Minnesota, the record showcases the band’s particular ability to conjure the beautiful in the broken, the silver in the ore.
JASON DEA WEST American poet, songwriter and troubadour (Folk, country, western, traditional and alternative) will start the show. He is an American troubadour who sings what he lives and lives what he sings. West’s poignant lyrics are brilliantly blended with vintage country, folk and blues, and timely sensibilities. From epic guitar and harmonica instrumentals to humorous song as story, Jason never strays very far from the anarchic punk-folk roots of his beloved former band Barefoot Surrender and his celebrated current band Intuitive Compass.

GRACE MORRISON & RADOSLAV LORKOVIC
2023-04-13 19:30 - 21:30
Ticket link is below the bios.
Grace & Rad got together at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, where she was performing and he was in the house band. They decided they should do a midwest tour together, and here they come.
GRACE MORRISON
“Her voice smacks of Jewel, and her style, cadence, song structure is every inch from the school of Joan Osborne, Lisa Loeb, Natalie Merchant. It’s uncanny.” Lauren Daley Boston Globe
“Pure Country Rock ‘n Roll Goodness”- Americana Highways
Morrison has won a number of prestigious awards including the Grand Prize of the New England Songwriting Competition and the WPRI Rhode Show Big Break contest – where her music video was played on the season finale of American Idol. In 2019, Grace was selected to be an Official Showcase performer at the Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (TN) and the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (TX). Also, she was named a finalist in the Wildflower (TX) Festival performing singer-songwriter contest. Later, she was selected to perform in the Emerging Artist Showcase at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (NY). Her sophomore solo album, Reasons, debuted at #2 on the Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Contemporary Country Airplay Chart. With Daughter now added to her calling card, Morrison is sure to rack up more accolades. But she’s happy to have finally reached a point of self-acceptance, regardless of what may come.
Drawing from a multitude of influences ranging from elegant classical and jazz styles to the rawest, most basic blues, country and soul, RADOSLAV LORKOVIC has taken on an unusually broad musical spectrum and refined it into his distinctive piano style. His tenure on the R&B and folk circuits has culminated in five critically acclaimed solo recordings and numerous appearances on the recordings of and performances with artists including Odetta, Jimmy LaFave, Ribbon of Highway Woody Guthrie Tribute, Greg Brown, Richard Shindell, Ellis Paul, Ronny Cox, Dave Moore, Andy White, and Bo Ramsey. His thirty year touring career has led him from the taverns of the upper Mississippi River to the castles of Italy, The Canary Islands, The Yup’ik villages of Alaska, The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall.
Born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1958, Lorković’s initial exposure to music can be attributed to two grandmothers. Antonija, his maternal Grandmother, sang him Croatian, Slovenian and Czech folk songs since birth. At age one he was reported to be singing back on pitch. By age three he was putting on floor shows for his grandfather and friends who would respond by showering him with coins yelling “pivaj Radoslav pivaj!” During this time classical music played in the home constantly due to the influence of his paternal grandmother Melita Lorković, a internationally renown classical pianist. After this blend of central European musical influences Radoslav moved to the United States at age six. He had a foothold on a classical music career when at age fourteen he was sidetracked by a blues scale that a friend had taught him.

THE BOSTON IMPOSTERS
2023-04-15 20:00 - 22:00
Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats, and indicate whether you are likely to dine here that evening.
“Hearkening back to the traditional folk duos of the 1950s and 1960s, The Boston Imposters represent the genre at its most pure: two capable voices, supported by sparse-yet-effective instrumentation, working together to earnestly share stories anyone can relate to.” – Elena See, FolkAlley.com
THE BOSTON IMPOSTERS are a husband-wife singer-songwriter duo based in Southeast Wisconsin. Davey Harrison and Maire (pronounced like Mary) Clement began collaborating many years prior, but their duo was officially founded during their time living as Midwestern Impostors in Boston. The duo blend beautiful harmonies, accompanied by acoustic guitar, mandolin, and banjo to craft heartfelt original songs. Inspired by traditional, classic and contemporary folk music, The Boston Imposters write about their lives and experiences, inspired by the people who have been a part of their journey.
This show is on the heels of the December release of their new album, Insiders.

SISTASTRINGS/ Evan Lane
2023-04-19 20:00 - 22:00
SISTASTRINGS. Need I say more?. They are so sizzlin’ we had to add this extra show. Ticket link after the bio.
CHAUNTEE ROSS (violin & vocals) & MONIQUE ROSS (cello and vocals) said they wanted to play here again. We thought about it for a while, and said yes, just because they are the bomb diggity.
Milwaukee bred sisters, Monique and Chauntee Ross, spent their entire music education not quite fitting any particular mold. Raised by two ministers, enrolled in conservatory at young ages, Monique and Chauntee embraced what made them different. Their art is meant to reflect their varying musical interests in a way that draws the listener in. Music becomes a journey and SistaStrings invites you to find your path.
Collaboration has been at the forefront of SistaStrings’ art. The sisters grew up playing their instruments in the church which is where their love of harmonies and improvisation was cultivated. Their entire childhood was immersed in music and making music with their peers in many different settings. It wasn’t until 2014 when both Monique and Chauntee moved back to their hometown, Milwaukee, WI when they began this project. They began exploring their sound as SistaStrings and collaborating with a variety of Milwaukee artist and found a strong creative community.
During their “discovery phase”, SistaStrings met and began to collaborate with fellow Milwaukeean Peter Mulvey. They’ve recorded two albums together, one of which is being released in 2022. 2021 opened a new chapter for the duo as they relocated to Nashville. They quickly found a sisterhood with Allison Russell and became family and collaborators. They are members of The Rainbow Coalition of the Loving, Russell’s touring band. Monique and Chauntee can also be found touring with Brandi Carlile Spring/Summer 2022. It’s no coincidence that collaboration is a strong point for the sisters. They believe that music and the arts reflect life and use their music to create opportunity for others and promote love and acceptance.
Friend Evan Lane will open for them. Evan was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A true ‘Midwestern-er.’ He began his classical training in 4th grade, 1999. Before that his first gig was singing with his school choir at age 6 at a Starbucks for the Holidays. Evan spent some time living in East Troy, WI., where he wrote every song off his newly released ep, ‘Etude.’ He moved back to Milwaukee in 2016 and has been hard at work taking gigs and spending every minute possible recording his ep. Known for his smooth vocals and beautiful singer-songwriter, pop styled music.

SISTASTRINGS Thursday SOLD OUT
2023-04-20 20:00 - 22:00
SISTASTRINGS. Need I say more? .
CHAUNTEE ROSS (violin & vocals) & MONIQUE ROSS (cello and vocals) said they wanted to play here again. We thought about it for a while, and said yes, just because they are the bomb diggity.
Notice that due to popular demand, we have added another date, Wednesday April 19.
