ZOE MUTH Staffer Dennis had been playing her in the kitchen all the time, and then we get the phone call asking if she could play here. If you build it, they will storm your kitchen. Praise for 2012's Old Gold: "Muth sings like a lost lamented Carter sister . . .Her decidedly un-Joplin-esque take […]

A Bluegrass Boys Reunion...Songs, Stories and Breakdowns! The classic bluegrass of Bill Monroe is the primary focus of this band of musicians. Bob Black, Tom Ewing and Mark Hembree, all tenured and historical contributors to the vision of Bill Monroe, bring you back to the origins of bluegrass music. This night Paul Kienitz and Brian […]

PETER MULVEY The light turns golden, the leaves reveal their inner beauty, and Peter bicycles from his home in Milwaukee to venues nearby, bicyclily speaking. The ride energizes him to give great performances. Be not the one to miss it. Boston Globe: “Peter Mulvey is all substance, which is his style.” Mojo (UK): “Singularly gifted.” […]

This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin graces us every 2nd Thursday of the month (usually). 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 […]

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Guatemalan artist LORENZO CRUZ will be displaying his work and giving a presentation on Mayan culture. Come to this and then stay for the 7:00 show by the Barn Birds.

JONATHAN BYRD and CHRIS KOKESH These two solo artists (though they have each been involved in many collaborative projects) are touring in support of a duet album they released recently. You can see a YouTube video of a performance here. Jonathan Byrd is a preacher's son, a Gulf War Navy veteran, and a seventh generation […]

KRISTA DETOR has a batch of new songs she's all excited to play for y'all. She will be accompanied by David Weber on guitar. Of Songwriter Krista Detor’s work, Rolling Stone says, “A Small Miracle....” MusicDish magazine states: "Call a novel like Richard Wright’s “Manchild in the Promised Land” or the musical equivalent of Akira […]

JAMES LEE STANLEY "It is simple, really. With James Lee you get great songs, great guitar playing, great voice and a gifted comedian as well. You are in for a very entertaining evening." Village Voice “This man is a great artist – his songs are finely-crafted and richly textured, with immediately memorable melodies and thought […]

WARREN NELSON Songwriter, Musician, Poet, Performer, Writer, Producer, Storyteller, Historian, Tent-show junkie "Man of the Cloth" A professional musician and entertainer since the late 1960's, Warren Nelson's trail has taken him across the US, "both sides of 1970." From his first full-time professional group The Tenth Story Window (he met Elvis twice!), to Colorado where […]

TRET FURE's career spans 4 decades. She began her professional work at the age of 16, singing in coffeehouses and campuses in the Midwest, moving to Berkeley where, after performing weekly on the campus of UC Berkeley where she attended college, she discovered that music really was her life. At 19, she moved to LA […]

Meg Hutchinson is an award-winning songwriter who artfully documents the human condition. With a poet’s ease, she makes the personal universal, allowing people’s stories to come alive through her unique vocals and haunting melodies. Since the release of her Red House Records debut COME UP FULL in 2008, she has won high praise for her […]

ELLIS PAUL "A singer songwriter is only as good as the times he reflects. In times like these, when so many nuts are running the show, it's comforting to know that Ellis Paul is actually holding our sanity on his own stage! Wise, tender, brilliant and biting, Ellis is one of our best human compasses, […]

The big Canadian is back. In a darkened bedroom, lit only be the amber glow from an old floor model radio, two young brothers aged 6 and 12 lay in their beds, listening to the country music broadcasts from the Grand Ol’ Opry, and practiced their harmonies. Two years later, the youngest one was playing […]

BETH WOOD is a modern-day troubadour and believer in the power of song. Her exceptional musicianship, crafty songwriting, and commanding stage presence have been winning over American audiences for sixteen years. Beth’s music is soulful, organic, intelligent, barefoot, high-energy communication of joy. “A superb singer/songwriter whose versatility discourages labeling.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Beth Wood […]