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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Robin Pluer Makes Holiday Music Motel Debut
Award-winning singer Robin Pluer makes her Holiday Music Motel House Concert debut on Sept. 1 at 7 pm. A multi-faceted chanteuse, Pluer will deliver a mélange of vintage French ballads in the style of Edith Piaf but with her own distinctive twist.
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Blueheels Celebrate Release of “Weather Machine” at The Hitching Post
Door County music buffs have been wondering, “What happened to the Blueheels?” The Neenah-based band known for their energetic live performances has been MIA for a while now.
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Bjorklunden hosts 1st Annual Door County Nordic Fiddle Fest
The inaugural event of the 1st Annual Door County Nordic Fiddle Fest takes place at 7 pm on Aug. 22 at Bjِrklunden Lodge near Baileys Harbor. The featured fiddler this year is 30-year-old Vidar Skrede from Haugesund, Norway.
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Woodwalk Concert Series Welcomes Michael Lee Ammons & The Water Street Hot Shots
The Woodwalk Concert Series welcomes Michael Lee Ammons and The Water Street Hot Shots to the stage on Aug. 17 at 7 pm. Michael Lee Ammons and The Water Street Hot Shots have a repertoire of classic tunes from the blues, hokum, string band, and jug band traditions.
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Rosie Flores and Ruby James Rock the Holiday Music Motelevision Theater
On Aug. 21 at 7 pm, Rockabilly legend Rosie Flores will pair up with legend-in-the-making Ruby James for an intimate performance at The Holiday Music Motelevision Theater.
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Rogue Valley Brings Soaring Harmonies to Sunset Concert Series
Rogue Valley will take the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Art Center’s Sunset Concert Series on Aug. 19 at 7 pm. Rogue Valley is a band born of grandiose ambition.
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The Great Lakes Rhythm Kings Return to Camp David
Fishstock Concerts Series present the Great Lakes Rhythm Kings at the Camp David Party Barn on Aug. 19 at 7 pm. This event marks the return of this great Dixieland jazz band.
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Chief Oshkosh Presents Grammy Award-winning Joanne Shenandoah
The first in a series of concerts to entertain, educate and inform the public of Native American culture are being coordinated by Coleen Bins, owner of Chief Oshkosh Native American Arts in Egg Harbor.
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Krista Detor Featured at Woodwalk Concert Series
Woodwalk is pleased to welcome back Krista Detor with storyteller Arbutis Cunningham to the Woodwalk Concert Series on Aug. 10. With her acclaimed album, Mudshow, Detor was established as a gifted player on the world stage.
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Clouds Rolling In: JT & the Clouds Perform in Door County
Cloud-cover is on the way, and for Door County music fans it’s never more welcome. JT & the Clouds will be back on the peninsula this month for their two annual return shows in Door County, first hitting Camp David’s Fishstock concert series Aug.12, then heading back to their roots on Washington Island Aug. 17.
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The Cookery’s Music Series Continues
The Cookery’s wine bar will continue to host a music series on Thursday nights in August. The series features Jess Holland on August 2, Jana Nyberg Group on August 9, Jeanne Kuhns and Lost Mothra on August 16, Julian Hagen on August 23, and Kalen Keir on August 30.
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Songs, like scents, have the power to take you back to a time and place. You know what I mean – where were you at in life when “MMMBop” hit the radio waves? (I was a painfully awkward sixth grader with huge wire-rimmed glasses).
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Daily & Vincent Featured at Sunset Concert Series
Daily & Vincent will take the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Art Center’s Sunset Concert Series on July 29 at 7 pm. Jamie Dailey (guitar, bass, lead and harmony vocals) joined the Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver band in 1998 as lead, baritone and tenor singer and bass player.
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No Ordinary Family Band: The Hollands!
When a band tours, we imagine them going from giant luxury bus to airplane and back to giant luxury bus, playing as many gigs as they possibly can, which means spending the least amount of time possible in any given location.
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The Vespus Marimba Band Brings Eclectic Repertoire to TAP
The Vespus Marimba Band, a favorite in the Southwest, is coming to Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) as part of their new Main Stage Performance Series. Featuring music from Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, and the Caribbean, as well as jazz, ragtime, classical, and originals, Vespus is a one-of-a-kind ensemble that provides a unique concert experience.
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Door Concerts, Inc. Announce 29th Season
Door Concerts, Inc. announce the 29th consecutive season of community concerts in Sturgeon Bay. The concert series includes performances by Pro Arte Quartet (October 18), Cahal Dunne (Oct.
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Heidi Swedberg & the Sukey Jump Band Perform at TAP
On July 21 at 7:30 pm, Heidi Swedberg & the Sukey Jump Band will perform at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP). Best known for portraying Susan on Seinfeld, Swedberg is also known as a touring and performing musician with her Sukey Jump Band.
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Bill Camplin and Randy Sabien Combine Talents for Woodwalk Concert Series
On July 20, Bill Camplin and Randy Sabien will preform together for the Woodwalk Concert Series. Camplin is well known as a singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist.
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Todd Snider Takes the DCA Stage
On July 28 at 7 pm, Nashville-based songwriter Todd Snider will take the Door Community Auditorium stage. Snider is an alt-country rocker whose colorful characters, wry observations, and incisive sense of humor have led some to call him the most likable man in music.
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Chris Irwin Returns for 13th Fishstock Concert
American Folklore Theatre veteran Chris Irwin (Guys on Ice, Goodnight Irene) returns to Camp David on July 22 for his 13th annual Fishstock concert. Irwin plays a variety of bluegrass, folk and country music, and will be joined by Paul Sowinski, Doc Heide, his mother, Joan Irwin (traveling all the way from Georgia), and other special guests.