Cafe Carpe

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 […]

IMPORTANT See Lamplighter post regarding these shows. Peter Mulvey "All I hear is Peter Mulvey, Peter Mulvey- enough already." Anonymous Dayna Kurtz's depth is akin to the Nina Simone not only as a vocalist but as an interpreter and writer. A real equal opportunity purveyor of human musical expression, she defies categorization while giving a […]

IMPORTANT See Lamplighter post regarding these shows. Peter Mulvey plumbs the depths. Claudia Schmidt "To say that Schmidt is simply a performer with a talent to entertain would be a miscarriage of understatement. Schmidt takes her audiences into her world as easily as the child who discovers the endless universes that exist in a cardboard […]

IMPORTANT See Lamplighter post regarding these shows. Another stellar gathering of some very bright stars. Peter Mulvey the good stuff just pours out of him. Claudia Schmidt "To say that Schmidt is simply a performer with a talent to entertain would be a miscarriage of understatement. Schmidt takes her audiences into her world as easily […]

IMPORTANT Read Lamplighter post regarding these shows. OUISEAU ROUGE Redbird is a loose affliction of four fine talents, the ubiquitous Peter Mulvey, Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst, and David Goodrich- all imaginative instrumentalists and singers- who haunt the Cafe Carpe every December. They audially and audaciouslyand admirably pen a love letter to the body of American […]

IMPORTANT Read Lamplighter post regarding these shows. OUISEAU ROUGE Redbird is a loose affliction of four fine talents, the ubiquitous Peter Mulvey, Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst, and David Goodrich- all imaginative instrumentalists and singers- who haunt the Cafe Carpe every December. They audially and audaciouslyand admirably pen a love letter to the body of American […]

IMPORTANT Read Lamplighter post regarding these shows. OUISEAU ROUGE Redbird is a loose affliction of four fine talents, the ubiquitous Peter Mulvey, Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst, and David Goodrich- all imaginative instrumentalists and singers- who haunt the Cafe Carpe every December. They audially and audaciously and admirably pen a love letter to the body of […]

IMPORTANT Read Lamplighter post regarding these shows. Peter Mulvey Known to many as a producer and accompanist for the likes of roots legend Chris Smither, newwave Americana craftsmen Peter Mulvey and Jeffrey Foucault, and folk sensation Redbird, David "Goody" Goodrich continues to hone a sound all his own. His music has been adapted for use […]

IMPORTANT Read Lamplighter post regarding these shows. Peter Mulvey Birds of Chicago is a collective based around JT Nero and Allison Russell. Whether touring as a duo or with the full family band, Nero and Russell have emerged as two of the most compelling new voices in North American Roots music. For several years Russell […]

due to weather.  Chad and Bonita were coming from the Twin Cities, which has had 13 inches of snow by Thursday afternoon.   We are turning the evening into an open stage instead.   Chad Elliott “Equal parts Townes Van Zant and Woody Guthrie. A remarkably competent finger style guitarist and arguably one of new […]

This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin graces us with a Saturday show, abandoning for the moment their every 2nd Thursday of the month slot. Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally, regionally, and nationally for many years. The Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist, […]

"Loads of Fun, good music, great harmonies” are the thoughts that come to mind whenever The Merry Horde performs. The oft repeated phrase following each performance is “…and a good time was had by all”. So join us for a historic romp through a medley of bluegrass, and selected tunes from the 60’s & 70’s […]

This blurb from the Devil themself: Who: Devil in the Outhouse- Looper (Brian Lucas), Scott (McCormick), Greg (Valde), & Sven (Ollie), will be offering their traditional holiday concert - which is unlikely to include much holiday music. However, there will be folk, blues, comedy and bathroom services available. The show starts at 8:00, but we […]

Sam Llanas is a singer, acoustic guitarist, and songwriter in several rock and roots rock bands active from the 1980s to the 2000s, including the BoDeans and Absinthe. Sam is known for his unusual and distinctive voice. Career Llanas was one of the founding members of the roots rock band the BoDeans, which he formed […]