Category: Live Music
Door County summers are made for live music! Check out a show in a bar, a sunset concert in the park in almost any village, a professional performance venue, or a concert in a rustic barn. Door County’s live music scene features every genre, local favorites and nationally touring artists.
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Birds of Chicago to Make Two Door County Appearances
Birds of Chicago will make two stops in Door County in June – on June 21, 6:45 pm, at the Trueblood Performing Arts Center on Washington Island; and June 22, 8 pm, at The Lodge at Leathem Smith in Sturgeon Bay.
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Katie Dahl Plays Wednesdays at The Cookery
The Cookery’s wine bar will feature Katie Dahl on Wednesday evenings at 8 pm throughout the summer starting June 26. Dahl is a Door County folksinger known for her sharp-witted lyrics, intricate melodies, and engaging performances.
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Performers Announced for “Songs of Doc Heide” at DCA
Doc Heide, co-founder of American Folklore Theatre (AFT), has announced the lineup for a special event at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) on July 23 at 8 pm.
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Small Forest to Play at MacReady’s Bread Company Every Monday
MacReady Artisan Bread Company and Small Forest (Jeanne Kuhns, Pat Palmer, Marybeth Mattson) team up for MacReady’s Music on Mondays, 4:30 – 6 pm. Small Forest will play on MacReady’s lawn every Monday throughout the summer season.
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Lumberjack Cash Sticks Around after Steel Bridge Songfest
Lumberjack Cash comes up for Steel Bridge Songfest as a songwriter and performer, and every year he sticks around for a week or two to play shows, enjoy Door County and play Frisbee golf.
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On July 6, “Elvis and Orbison: The Voices of Rock,” a tribute to two of music’s greatest legends, will be performed at Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek.
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Humans’ love of music has baffled scientists for ages. Who was the first person to realize a tune produced a sense of pleasure? What is it about a melody that draws us in? Why am I dancing like an ‘80s rock star in a crowded bar, clapping and ‘woohooing’ for a group of strangers making noise?
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“Alternate Root” Magazine Names DCA Artists in Top 30
Leading Americana music rag The Alternate Root recently released its list of the Top 30 Female Roots Vocalists, and the list features a plethora of past and future Door Community Auditorium (DCA) artists.
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Hits of Simon & Garfunkel Performed at Peg Egan PAC
AJ Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle will take the stage and perform the greatest hits from Simon & Garfunkel on June 16, 7 pm, at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center in Egg Harbor.
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Harmony by the Bay Series Begins with Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns
Harmony by the Bay’s first concert of the series is scheduled for June 19 and features Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns. Jay Whitney originally formed Big Mouth in 1980 around Flint, Mich.
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Steel Bridge Songfest 2013 Schedule of Events
The ninth annual Steel Bridge Songfest will once again rock Sturgeon Bay, June 13 – 16, with a record number of songwriters and bands performing at indoor and outdoor venues throughout the city.
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What comes after anger? Bass player Jeneda Bennally needed an answer to that question after first a regional court of appeals and then the United States Supreme Court sided with a ski resort called the Arizona Snowbowl, which set up shop on the San Francisco Peaks, the Sacred Mountain of the West to the Navajo people.
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DCA Begins Season with Eric Lewis Concert
On June 14, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will kick off its season with a concert by Memphis multi-instrumentalist Eric Lewis and a plethora of his talented friends from Tennessee.
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One Voice Trio Performs Benefit Concert for PAA
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will hold a spring concert on June 16, 3 – 4:30 pm, featuring Lynn Gudmundsen, David Hatch and LLoyd Michalsen. They will perform a musical variety from the Beatles to Beethoven, folk and bluegrass.
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Steel Bridge Songfest Announces Diverse Lineup
One of the elements that makes Steel Bridge Songfest such a unique experience is the extreme diversity of the writers and performers. This year is no exception.
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Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys Perform at Beer Fest
If the desire to hear brilliantly crafted genre-bending tunes, dance in the street and enjoy an energetic performance isn’t enough to get you to see Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, perhaps hearing the true story of Lindsay Lou’s bank-robbing aunt will sway your decision.
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Katie Dahl Discusses the Art of Crafting a Song
During her freshman year of college, Katie Dahl slipped on ice and broke her wrist. “I used to play the oboe, but I couldn’t play for awhile. I had all this extra time so I started playing guitar.”
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Door County Appreciation Night Kicks-off Steel Bridge Songfest
While artists from all over the country and the world will converge upon the city of Sturgeon Bay to perform in Steel Bridge Songfest (SBSF), Door County certainly has no shortage of talent.
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The Nicks Announce Season Lineup
After a winter hiatus, The Nicks, featuring Nick Hoover and Nick Steingart, will reunite to bring Door County a soundtrack to their summer. The duo, now celebrating 10 years of playing their eclectic mix of folk, rock, reggae and Americana up and down the Door Peninsula, will perform at an array of venues – including weekly performances at Fred & Fuzzy’s Waterfront Bar & Grill near Sister Bay on Tuesdays from 7 – 10 pm and The Garage at Husby’s in Sister Bay on Fridays from 7 – 10:30 pm.
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Birds of Chicago Return to the Island
Birds of Chicago will make two stops in Door County in June – on June 21, 6:45 pm, at the Trueblood Performing Arts Center on Washington Island; and June 22, 8 pm, at The Lodge at Leathem Smith in Sturgeon Bay.