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SUMMARY:CANCELLED- Bill Poss & Love Seat
DESCRIPTION:This show is cancelled and will be rescheduled in 2026. \nRacy songs of geriatric love… BILL & JJ PASSALACQUA are LOVESEAT and their new album “Our Way” is a reflection on their life together. Bill is a seasoned songwriter and touring artist\, JJ has only recently been corrupted by him. \nBill has 5 studio albums in addition to the LoveSeat record. He toured solo\, with The Fabulous Ginn Sisters and with the Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Show\, about 18 years on the road. JJ has been a nurse for 30 years\, LoveSeat is her primary musical experience. “Our Way” came out in April of 2025 and did well on the Folk Chart and Alt Country Chart\, garnering excellent reviews from all over the US and Europe. The show will be a mix of their music along with Bill Poss solo material. There will be some stories and lots of laughs. \n\n\nBill started the Moccasin Creek Festival in Effingham\, Illinois in 2014. He is still the Exec. Dir.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-poss-love-seat/
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SUMMARY:BEATLES SINGALONG FUNDRAISER
DESCRIPTION:Local Musicians will be leading the crowd in Beatles tunes in this fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Jefferson County.\n“So bring your singing voice to raise spirits and hope for a brighter future. \n\nBe prepared to sing to your favorite Beatles tunes (and maybe a few others) lead by fabulous guest musicians: Josh Harty\, Chip Cruz\, Annelies Howell\, Meg Kelly & Casey Davis\, Jill & The Jax\, Les Oiseaux (Guzzo Pinc & Cynthia Holt) and Satchel Paige.\n\nThe event is FREE but goodwill donations at the Jeff Dems table are encouraged as 100% of funds raised will go towards supporting 2026 MidTerm election organizing efforts\nFree Soup\, bread and dessert bar\nCash Bar\nFood Drive for the Fort Food Pantry – Bring Non Perishable food
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/beatles-singalong/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T200000
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SUMMARY:SATCHEL PAIGE w/ Ruthie McQuinn
DESCRIPTION:and special guest NICK LANG weighing in on drums
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/satchel-paige-w-ruthie-mcquinn/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251107T203000
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SUMMARY:LOGAN METZ
DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio- \nLOGAN METZ is a musician\, writer\, and composer based in the American Midwest.  His songwriting spans many genres\, from jazz and rock to folk and country\, but it’s all marked by artful chord changes\, a character-centric narrative style\, and a wry lyrical wit rooted firmly in the Tom Waits/ Randy Newman school of piano-based storytelling. \nHe’s written plays\, essays\, poems\, soundtracks\, and children’s albums\, and in 2015 earned a Master’s degree from University of Chicago for his rock opera adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Othello”.  Soon after he released his first solo album\, “The Last Remaining Payphone in L.A.” (2016).\n\nIn 2018 Metz won a Fulbright fellowship to teach at IE University in Madrid\, but turned down the award in favor of re-joining his old college friends’ band\, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real\, as a multi-instrumentalist.  Since then he has had the honor of playing with Neil Young\, Stephen Stills\, Joe Walsh\, Jimmy Buffett\, Eddie Vedder\, Warren Haynes\, Robby Krieger\, John Densmore\, Bob Weir\, and in 2023 toured on piano for Willie Nelson.\n\nHe’s currently working on a bunch of passion projects\, including a strategy card game\, a full-scale stage musical\, and a brand new solo album\, coming out early next year.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/logan-metz/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T200000
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SUMMARY:HIROYA TSUKAMOTO
DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio. \nHIROYA TSUKAMOTO is an innovative guitarist\, composer\, and singer-songwriter from Kyoto\, Japan who fuses together folk\, jazz\, and world music. He’s not only a dizzyingly agile fingerpicker\, but a soulful and transcendent performer\, with compositions that combine instrumental guitar work with lyrical performance and spoken stories from his life. \nIn 2000\, Hiroya received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. He formed his own group in Boston “INTEROCEANICO (inter-oceanic)” which consists of unique musicians from different continents including Latin Grammy Colombian singer Marta Gomez. The group released three acclaimed records (“The Other Side of the World”\, “Confluencia” and “Where the River Shines”). Hiroya has released five solo albums. \nHiroya is a two time 2nd place winner of International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2018 and 2022. \n“…chops\, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended!” –Jazz Review.com \n“Hiroya Tsukamoto may play the guitar with the skill of a virtuoso\, and he may write compelling music that draws from many different cultures and genres\, but if I had to choose one word to describe him it would be orchestrator. ” – Acoustic Guitar Magazine
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/hiroya-tsukamoto/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251114T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251114T203000
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SUMMARY:ACOUSTIC OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:This is an acoustic open stage\, sound system set up in advance\, just sit or stand up and play. \nShare your songs (or stories- storytellers welcome) in a two song (think 7-9 minutes) rotation with whoever else is there to play\, being respectful of others. \nPlease support our business by buying drink and/or food.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-115/
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SUMMARY:CORY BRANAN
DESCRIPTION:Over the last two decades CORY BRANAN has released five albums to much critical acclaim from NPR\, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone among others\, who called him\, “A country boy with a punk-rock heart.” He has toured extensively\, appearing on stages from Letterman and the Ryman to your town’s shittiest punk bar.  \n“…a career stacked with lonesome country anthems to life on the road\, delivered in a voice that’s pleasantly weathered.” – NPR \nBranan’s songs have been covered by such artists as Tyler Childers\, Frank Turner\, and Dashboard Confessional. He has also collaborated with the likes of Jason Isbell\, Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!)\, and Craig Finn (The Hold Steady) who have been included as featured guests on previous records. Branan has even been mentioned in the Lucero song\, “Tears Don’t Matter Much” with the lyrics\, “Cory Branan’s got an evil streak\, and a way with words that’ll bring you to your knees.” \n“classic Branan: detailed storytelling filled with his patented razor-sharp\, quick-witted evil streak\, varied sonic feels and textures that invoke the best parts of 70s (and\, I suppose\, 90s) album radio\, massive\, death-defying guitar riffs and a level of musicality that somehow takes more twists and turns than the lyrics they provide the soundscape for. ” Dying Scene \n“It’s rad”\, says Branan\, “to have a new home with nice folks at Blue Èlan who’ve threatened to turn me loose to make my kind of weird American music\, and I’m really looking forward to getting into the studio this fall and giving it hell.”
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cory-branan/
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SUMMARY:VON CARPE FAMILY SINGERS- a benefit for the HOMELESS COALITION
DESCRIPTION:The show starts at 3:30\, and we will open at 3:00.  Please allow time for ordering a drink and being seated before the show starts.  The only food being served is to those who bought food & show tickets until they were sold out\, and dining will be after the show (see below about food details).   \nThe show is SOLD OUT– but will be livestreamed with the option of donating online then: \nThe live streaming link:  Live with the Von Carpe Family Singers \nThis November tradition of a benefit for the HOMELESS COALITION of Fort Atkinson is happening again. \nThe Von Carpesters feature siblings Karen\, Lisa and Eric Reinhardt joined by daughter Laura Christianson\, grandson Camdyn James Cloute\, daughter-in-law Steph Kilkenny and husband Jim Marousis. The incredible Krause Family Band returns (with King Leon)\, as well as musical prodigy Brian Lucas and poet extraordinaire Sharon Daly. As a special treat this year we are joined by the Carpe’s own Bill Camplin\, Kitty Welch and the One and Only Satchel Paige Welch. \nThe music will be from 3:30-5:30\, followed by the meal (for those who bought the show and meal- sorry\, no room for any others) beginning at 5:45. \nNOTA BENE re food: We will only be serving food after the show to those who bought the show and meal ticket before it sold out… \nYou will buy a ticket for just the show ($20)\, OR  for the show plus a meal ($30). \nThere are three options for the meal\, which you will choose when ordering your ticket. (Therefore get the choices of all for whom you are buying tickets in advance of purchasing.) Meal choices are chicken and ham jambalaya\, meat chili with cornbread\, or a vegan black bean burger. \nIt promises to be a unique and enjoyable experience!
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/von-carpe-family-singers-a-benefit-for-the-homeless-coalition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251121T193000
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SUMMARY:DAVE RAMONT/ TIM SOUTHWICK JOHNSON
DESCRIPTION:Two friends will share the stage\, tossing songs back and forth. Bios follow ticket link: \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \nSinger/songwriter DAVE RAMONT hails from the swamps of Northern Illinois\, teaching music and singing around the Midwest and points beyond for years. Muddy skies & chicken pies. He’s released 4 solo albums\, plus 4 more with swillbilly band dick smith. Their album Smoke Damage was a top 3 independent release as chosen by Acoustic Guitar magazine. He’s currently recording new songs and singing for sandwiches & rye whiskey. \n“Ramont has the sly\, shy twang of a country soul singer; his songwriting shares the mystical eye of Jimmie Dale Gilmore. His quiet humor and scrappy musicianship allow for a hazy country vision with mystery.” -Mark Guarino\, Chicago Daily Herald \nWisconsin resident TIM SOUTHWICK JOHNSON is an accomplished performer on guitar\, mandolin\, tenor guitar\, ukulele and harmonica. Since 1982 Tim has performed at colleges & universities\, clubs &festivals in 30 states. He’s a former member of Mercury/Columbia recording artists Heartsfield and was a founding member of the band Famous Vacationers. \nHis original songs run the gamut from sweet ballads\, thought provoking story songs\, compelling art songs and fingerstyle instrumentals. Tim has also provided music for film including the independent film Wisconsin Barns- A Touchstone of the Past- which has aired on PBS nationwide. \nTim’s latest CD\, Sand County Songs\, is based on the Aldo Leopold book\, A Sand County Almanac. \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dave-ramont-tim-johnson/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251122T200000
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SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN/ PETE JONSSON
DESCRIPTION:Bill and Peter will swap songs. Ticket link follows bios. \nPETE JONSSON‘s musical career began with formal lessons on piano\, and forced lessons on the trumpet during his grade school years. His rebellion ended when Santa brought an ukelele with a plastic Arthur Godfrey chord changer and a book of Steven Foster songs. At the age of twelve he made the leap to six strings– the family Gibson guitar\, and began his musical journey during those years when folk music and the Kingston Trio was the pied piper and youth were cliff-bound lemmings. Shortly thereafter he descended into the blues and worse–songwriting. \nDuring his adult years he became interested in the live music of his childhood\, that is pop tunes from the early 20th century played by his father(guitar)\, grandfather (mandolin)\, and uncle (tenor banjo). These were songs like Five Foot Two\, Harvest Moon\, Whispering\, and Bye Bye Blues. For thirty plus years he was a member of the famous trio called Live Bait whose signs can be seen to this day in the resort areas in northern Illinois and Wisconsin. Pete was a member of the Stage Leftovers\, the house band that played regularly on the second and fourth on the square of downtown Woodstock\, IL. Now he is the guitarist with Cheryl and the Down Home Boys. Pete is a flatpicker\, fingerpicker\, slide guitarist\, a strummer and also has the audacity to attempt solo performances\, and has escaped\, thus far\, the wrath of audiences and serious injury. \nBILL CAMPLIN is the co-owner of the Cafe Carpe\, with musical chops going back to being one of the stars of his high school choir\, his teacher being Margaret Hawkins\, who went on to be the Choral Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-pete-jonnson-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251126T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251128T113000
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SUMMARY:CLOSED November 26 and 27
DESCRIPTION:Give us grateful hearts\, and make us ever mindful of the needs of others. \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/closed-november-26-and-27/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251128T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251128T201500
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SUMMARY:WHAT'S HIS NAME & THE OTHER GUY
DESCRIPTION:If y’all manage to arrive in a timely fashion so that we can get you fed before 8\, show will start at 8. Please buy tickets in advance so we can plan for the evening. \nWHAT’S HIS NAME & THE OTHER GUY are Brian (Looper) Lucas & Greg (Loopier) Valde . These two have been playing together around these parts for over 25 years – under an array of monikers. You may have known them as “Lost Souls” “Devil in the Outhouse\,” or “Syd Hartha & the Monkeyminds.” Folks often ask if they are twins\, but they’re not. Fun fact: same sperm\, different mothers.  As for music\, expect some stirring and rousing americana\, blues\, country\, and humor. \n“Sure it’s juvenile and irreverent\, but if you drink enough it’s not that bad.”
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/whats-his-name-the-other-guy-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251129T200000
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SUMMARY:JOHNSMITH- CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled due to the obnoxious weather forecast.  John and many of you would be traveling a distance to get here\, and that does not seem wise.  We will inform you of rescheduling.  Those who already have tickets will be hearing from us via e-mail regarding refunds. \nJOHNSMITH has been sharing his music all across America and abroad. He has become a favorite at festivals\, clubs\, and house concerts alike. In addition to being a Kerrville New Folk Winner\, Johnsmith has released nine solo CDs to rave reviews\, leads musical tours to Ireland\, leads Idaho rafting trips\, teaches songwriting\, and has served as a staff songwriter in Nashville.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/johnsmith-6/
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