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:20110313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20111106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20120311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20121104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20130310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20131103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121101T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121101T223059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20120930T172130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121030T232424Z UID:1297-1351800000-1351809059@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MICHAEL MCDERMOTT DESCRIPTION:Michael McDermott makes his debut appearance at the Carpe with his wife\, Heather Horton. \nThe 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 I began to realize / That all they are are scars from another life.” His life since becoming a recording artist—full of myriad highest highs\, gutter-skimming lows\, and absolute rock bottoms of the past two decades—could read like a screenplay\, but with stories so ridiculously outlandish that they couldn’t possibly be true. \nAll of it—the addiction\, the failed relationships\, the financial dramas\, the career hurdles—have left plenty of scars\, but McDermott’s moving on\, moving up\, and taking charge. He makes no excuses for his past—it has made him who he is today—but sings to everyone listening (and to himself): “Don’t run away\, they’re scars from another life.”\nIt’s been quite a ride since singer/songwriter Michael McDermott unleashed his debut\, 620 West Surf\, but one might even go so far as to say that his 2012 release\, Hit Me Back\, represents the work of a new artist: for the first time in his recording career\, McDermott is a father\, a philanthropic entrepreneur\, and has experienced the loss of an adored parent. All are major life changes which have found achingly honest expression in his songs. \nHit Me Back also exudes McDermott’s trademark embrace of faith and hope in the face of adversity. The lyrics are\, as always\, uniquely evocative: McDermott sings in poetry; his tunes are literate story-songs. On the haunting “Ever After\,” he offers the listener palpable insight into the jarring confusion and doubt felt in the days that followed his mother’s passing (in October 2011). The wryly observed title track puts a new spin on fighting a long-time nemesis\, alcohol. His demon-banishing in the aforementioned “Scars From Another Life” is echoed in the love-is-redemption refrains of “Let It Go.” The exploration of temptation and bowing to its siren call is explored in the Americana-laced “A Deal With The Devil.” \nInfluenced by such musical giants as Bob Dylan and Van Morrison\, McDermott exhibited a talent for mature and lyrically dense songwriting that soon caught the eye—and ear—of then-talent scout Brian Koppelman (now a screenwriter\, novelist\, director\, and producer; best known as the co-writer of “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “Rounders”)\, who immediately signed him to Giant Records. That first album\, 620 West Surf\, boasted a Billboard Hot 100 charting single\, (“A Wall I Must Climb”). McDermott continued to write introspective\, character-driven songs that won him an enduring band of appreciative followers. In the liner notes for McDermott’s self-titled album\, bestselling author Stephen King wrote: “Michael McDermott is one of the best songwriters in the world and possibly the greatest undiscovered rock ‘n’ roll talent of the last 20 years.” \nThe recording industry shakeup that marked the mid-1990s left McDermott without a contract\, and awash in debt and self-doubt. “Throughout the years\, I had continued to feel like I was on a mission\, of sorts\, singing spiritual songs\,” he once said\, “but never really feeling good about the other elements of my life.” McDermott released five more albums in the next decade\, some with label distribution\, others independently. He also continued playing live shows\, and riding a personal rollercoaster of addiction\, recovery\, and sometimes-misplaced ambition. \nHaving at last become more comfortable in his own skin\, scarred but smarter\, McDermott has in recent years begun to make more life-affirming choices. He has launched his own coffee line\, with sales from each bag of his two signature blends providing meals for seven children. Understandably\, he’s found positive inspiration in his wife\, Heather Horton (whom he married during a tour stop in Italy in May 2009)\, and the birth of their daughter\, Rain (in July 2010). And he’s once again a signed artist\, this time with New Jersey label\, Rock Ridge Music\, who will be releasing his forthcoming album. McDermott and wife Horton (a gifted musician/vocalist)\, and producer CJ Eiriksson (engineered albums for U2 and Matchbox 20\, as well as McDermott’s 2007 album Noise From Words) spent a whirlwind eight days in the studio to record Hit Me Back. \nOf course\, recent positive inspiration doesn’t mean he’s forgotten his tumultuous past or that he no longer faces present struggles. For McDermott\, a performer and storyteller to the depths of his soul\, his connection with fans and his uncanny ability to communicate universal truths through his own personal experiences are helping fade the many of the scars that remain. The demons aren’t gone; he’s just found a place for them to dwell in peace. It is coming to terms with those demons and putting them in their place that continues to fuel his art ever further. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/michael-mcdermott/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121102T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121102T210059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20121030T225852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121030T225852Z UID:1413-1351881000-1351890059@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LORINE NIEDECKER WISCONSIN POETRY FESTIVAL open mic DESCRIPTION: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. \nLorine Niedecker (1903-1970) is a twentieth-century\, second-wave\, Modern American poet often identified with the Objectivists. Living most of her life on the shores of the Rock River near Fort Atkinson\, Wisconsin\, she is perhaps best known as a poet of place who wrote about the Blackhawk Island that she loved. Her work\, however\, ranges from modernist folk poetry (NEW GOOSE\, 1946) to haiku-like forms to long poems like “Lake Superior” and “Wintergreen Ridge” (NORTH CENTRAL\, 1968). She is admired for the subtlety of her tightly crafted\, nuanced and deliciously ironic poems\, as well as for her total devotion to her calling. \n“Not all harsh sounds displease—\nYellowhead blackbirds cough\n through reeds and fronds\nas through pronged bronze” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lorine-niedecker-wisconsin-poetry-festival-open-mic/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121103T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121103T230059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20120907T042453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121027T020108Z UID:1255-1351974600-1351983659@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MIKE DOWLING DESCRIPTION:Mike Dowling– bottleneck blues\, vintage swing\, ragtime\, and more\, played with grace\, wit and dazzling dexterity \nMike doesn’t come through that often\, so don’t miss the opportunity to hear this world-class guitarist. \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.”\nOctober 2003 performance review\,\nBlues in Britain. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mike-dowling/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121108T210059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20120912T233217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120912T233522Z UID:1282-1352401200-1352408459@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS DESCRIPTION:Bluegrass!!!! \nThis 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. \nThe Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist\, Jerry Wicentowski\, has been described by country music historian Bill Malone as “One of the finest singers in bluegrass music”. Jerry has also performed and recorded with such bluegrass greats as Tim O’Brien\, Andy Statman\, Byron Berline\, Tony Trischka and others. Mike Schmidt of Spring Green\, Wisconsin\, is the group’s banjo player. This former French horn player has been a Nashville session musician and member of the popular Wisconsin-based bluegrass bands\, Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ and the Piper Road Spring Band. He also performs occasionally with his wife Lori. Bruce King of Art Stevenson and High Water – also formerly of Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ – is on mandolin. Bruce and Mike are veterans of the Great Northern Bluegrass Festival in Mole Lake\, WI – performing there every year from 1977 to 1982. Fiddle player Paul Kienitz is a member in good standing of regional bluegrass favorites\, The Nob Hill Boys. Bass player John Jirak also has played banjo with various folks in the northeastern WI and Madison areas\, most notably with the Green Bay based Fox River Flyer. As a bass player\, he’s performed shows with the Chicago Bluegrass Band\, Miltown Ramblers\, Krause Family\, Old Cool\, Spare Time Bluegrass Band\, Bob Steeno and The Old Truck\, and Down From the Hills\, and currently Madison’s newest\, Kettle Moraine. \n[Note that the Pioneers December gig will be on a Saturday night\, December 22. ($12 cover)] URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/new-pioneers-10/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121109T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121109T230059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20121023T032827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121105T221704Z UID:1342-1352493000-1352502059@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE JOKES DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Pinc has gathered another group of musicians in a jocular fashion. \nThe 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 the Czech Republic because of their explicit support for Japan. If you like musical sushi you’ll like the Jokes… raw… and that’s just the start! If you like tempura you’ll love the deep-fried but light texture of Pat Stillman’s modal riffs and tasty licks or the edamame-like beats of Sam’s drums. With Satch Paige as a certified samurai and Jeremy Pinc’s kabuki makeup you have a veritable death sentence for all the sino-phobes out there. \nThis is a record release party for the Jokes\, who recently went to Nashville to lay down some tunes not quite as off-the-wall as the above bio would lead you to believe. \nEarplugs recommended. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-jokes/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121110T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121110T230059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20121023T033202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121105T222402Z UID:1345-1352579400-1352588459@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN & THE RECONNECTED VERMIN DESCRIPTION: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. \nThere are lots of YouTube videos to check them out. Here is one. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-the-reconnected-vermin/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121116T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121116T230059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20120912T232106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121101T163343Z UID:1275-1353097800-1353106859@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JENN & BASHO DESCRIPTION:Jenn and Basho \nJenn 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 harmony\, but his “voice” is heard in the form of the his distinctive string-playing\, which has a dusty\, mournful quality revealing classical\, mountain and bluegrass influences. For the last six months the couple has been touring the U.S. in support of their debut album “Take the Air.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jenn-basho/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121117T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121117T230059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20121023T035333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121031T024735Z UID:1351-1353184200-1353193259@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE WRONG OMAR DESCRIPTION: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\, stories\, poems and Rock & Roll aphorisms\, accompanied by a cello/mandolin/string player and a percussionist. His catalog from 7 CDs includes a warm blend of roots/folk/rock with blues harp and a substantial amount of quirk. Like a clever cartoon\, the adult themes are subtly disguised providing a show for people of experience and children alike. Joey has appeared with the likes of RB Morris\, Daphne Willis\, Hamilton Loomis and Monroe Crossing. \nThis review from the Twin Cities Daily Planet is a good summary of what you will come away with: \n“…It’s beautiful with a strong\, pointed chorus that compels with engaging urgency….when it hits\, it’s dead-on\, brilliantly inspired….Excellent songwriting. Warm\, wry melodies over bright\, moody chords….” \nYou can listen online at reverbnation.com/thewrongomar URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-wrong-omar/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121123T223059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20121116T145856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121116T145856Z UID:1453-1353700800-1353709859@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-31/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121124T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121124T230059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20120912T232621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121105T222558Z UID:1278-1353789000-1353798059@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SMALL POTATOES DESCRIPTION: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\, “Alive!”\, “Waltz of the Wallflowers”\, “Time Flies” and “Raw” demonstrate that “indecision” can be wonderfully entertaining. They both sing\, they both play guitars and an array of other instruments. They even yodel. \n“Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso combine cleverly witty with powerfully poignant songs\, along with well chosen covers to present an unusually entertaining and involving repertoire engagingly delivered. Prezioso’s song “1000 Candles\, 1000 Cranes” is one of the most outstanding songs of the past 50\nyears.” Rich Warren\, The Midnight Special – WFMT Radio\, Chicago\, IL\n\nWhen you see Small Potatoes perform\, you hear two great voices\, some fine guitar playing\, and a touch of tin whistle\, flute\, mandolin\, bodhran\, and other percussion toys. Together they present a truly rare blend of vocal and instrumental abilities\, award-winning songwriting\, and arranging talents. They have the unique ability to adapt to the style of music they happen to be playing\, and they also pay attention to the little things\, the warmth\, the humor and a rapport with the audience that makes for a memorable performance. \n“Make ‘em Laugh\, Make ‘em Cry\, Make ‘em Think” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/small-potatoes-2/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121129T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121129T223059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20121030T203123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121030T203233Z UID:1309-1354219200-1354228259@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:Lamplighter- PETER MULVEY/ KRISTA DETOR/ PAUL CEBAR/ HAYWARD WILLIAMS DESCRIPTION:The first in this year’s Lamplighter Sessions. See Lamplighter post. \nThe marvelousmulveymarathon begins with a magnificent manifest of Milwaukee/midwestern musicians. \nMonsieur Mulveilleux Peter Mulvey “The cream of the crop… sings with a clarity reserved for the likes of legends.” \nKrista Detor ”is one of the most touching and gifted US songwriters. A darkly beautiful singer and pianist\, she creates original\, very appealing melodies filled with absorbing and elliptical wordplay… “ The Scotsman Newspaper Of Songwriter Krista Detor’s work\, Rolling Stone says\, “A Small Miracle….” MusicDish magazine states: “Call [Mudshow] a novel like Richard Wright’s “Manchild in the Promised Land” or the musical equivalent of Akira Kurosawa’s “Dreams”: a collection of short pieces – stories or short films of dreams – that taken together\, form a whole\, more than the sum of its parts. ” The Boston Herald says\, simply\, “All songwriters should be this good..” \nPaul Cebar Some idea of what Paul is about: “Milwaukee native Paul Cebar is a singing\, strumming\, and dancing museum of musical culture and a self-styled historian of myriad musical forms. Countless sounds pour forth when Cebar and his Milwaukeeans take the stage. New Orleans\, Chicago\, New york\, Africa\, Brazil\, Cuba\, jump-blues\, gospel\, jazz\, reggae\, calypso\, soul and vintage R&B are sterting points for something that becomes uniquely Cebar. This mishmash helps reimagine and liven up obscure classics\, and the band’s originals present new viewpoints on established styles.” The Onion AV Club \n Hayward Williams\n“Looking at the bespectacled youth peering out from the album bio\, you would never expect the smoky authoritative voice that swells from Cotton Bell. But maybe Williams’ appearance belies his age\, this being the Milwaukee singer-songwriter’s third full length album. Williams’ is the voice of maturity and restraint\, and by voice I mean not only his deep\, resonant singing\, but his approach\, attitude\, songwriting – the whole deal…”  Rhythms Magazine. (Australia) URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lamplighter-peter-mulvey-krista-detor-paul-cebar-hayward-williams/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121130T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121130T230059 DTSTAMP:20260609T123338 CREATED:20121030T203842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121126T232624Z UID:1324-1354307400-1354316459@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:Lamplighter-PETER MULVEY/ HAYWARD WILLIAMS/ RANDY SABIEN/ BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT See Lamplighter post regarding these shows. \nPeter 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 in a heavy world.” The Telegraph/UK \nWhen 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 respect to Stephane Grappelli.” Downbeat \n Hayward Williams\n“Looking at the bespectacled youth peering out from the album bio\, you would never expect the smoky authoritative voice that swells from Cotton Bell. But maybe Williams’ appearance belies his age\, this being the Milwaukee singer-songwriter’s third full length album. Williams’ is the voice of maturity and restraint\, and by voice I mean not only his deep\, resonant singing\, but his approach\, attitude\, songwriting – the whole deal…”  Rhythms Magazine. (Australia) \nBill Camplin “…the proverbial best singer nobody’s ever heard of.” Kevin Lynch\, The Capital Times URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lamplighter-peter-mulvey-hayward-williams-randy-sabien-bill-camplin/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson\, WI\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR