Cafe Carpe

Michael McDermott makes his debut appearance at the Carpe with his wife, Heather Horton. The anthemic, arena-filling “Scars From Another Life” (from his forthcoming album Hit Me Back) paints the a picture of how far singer-songwriter Michael McDermott has come: “I was so down... I had completely lost my way / When I hit Broadway […]

This popular festival, the 4th annual takes place here in Fort the entire weekend. See schedule It kicks off here at the Carpe with a poetry open mic, and includes 2 featured poets, Mary Linton and Tom Montag. Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970) is a twentieth-century, second-wave, Modern American poet often identified with the Objectivists. Living most […]

Mike Dowling- bottleneck blues, vintage swing, ragtime, and more, played with grace, wit and dazzling dexterity Mike doesn't come through that often, so don't miss the opportunity to hear this world-class guitarist. "Dowling is one of the most relaxed and highly skilled acoustic guitar players of his generation that I have ever heard. Everything he […]

Bluegrass!!!! This five piece outfit featuring vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin do a once-a-month performance here, usually the 2nd Thursday. Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally, regionally, and nationally for many years. The Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist, Jerry Wicentowski, has been described by country music historian Bill Malone […]

Jeremy Pinc has gathered another group of musicians in a jocular fashion. The Jokes are: Satchel Paige on bass, Sam Arneson on drums, Jeremy Pinc on vocals and guitar, and Pat Stillman on lead guitar. Wildly pro gay rights, the Jokes have had controversial concerts since Day One. They are banned in Colombia, Sweden, and […]

Last month the Baby Cockroaches Every Morning were unable to join Bill, so he put on a solo performance. Most of them will be reunited this Saturday. There are lots of YouTube videos to check them out. Here is one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlQ_BwXA0XA

Jenn and Basho Jenn and Basho met in 2010 while contributing their talents to bands around Portland, Oregon. Discovering common loves and tribulations propelled them to become an inseparable team both on and offstage. Rawling composes highly melodic songs from fascinating scraps of phrases and images, singing them with an engaging yodel-edged alto. Parks sings […]

Minneapolis based Singer/Songwriter Joey Shaheen aka "The Wrong Omar" continues his "Sled-Dawg-Slushy Tour" in support of his recent CD release "Shoot Up The Town". Joey is on his 3rd tour of the U.S. and will be parking his green Toyota Prius in front of Cafe Carpe on Saturday November 17th for an evening of songs, […]

Small Potatoes has called themselves eclecto-maniacs and described their music as “Celtic to Cowboy”. They say it has taken them “years of careful indecision” to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more. Their four recordings, […]

The first in this year's Lamplighter Sessions. See Lamplighter post. The marvelousmulveymarathon begins with a magnificent manifest of Milwaukee/midwestern musicians. Monsieur Mulveilleux Peter Mulvey “The cream of the crop... sings with a clarity reserved for the likes of legends.” Krista Detor ”is one of the most touching and gifted US songwriters. A darkly beautiful singer […]

IMPORTANT See Lamplighter post regarding these shows. Peter Mulvey Of his new record, The Good Stuff: "Night after night, the process of divining the heart of a song, being alert to where the moment can lead, has shaped him as an artist. To each rendition, he brings the soul of a singer, a light touch […]

IMPORTANT See Lamplighter post regarding these shows. "Peter Mulvey is all substance, which is his style.” When Randy Sabien picks up his violin- get ready. The consummate musician, he can play inside and outside the lines with musicians of all stripes or plaids. "Showing technical dexterity, sentient depth, pleasing tone and keen phrasing in courteous […]