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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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.
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You would not expect to hear the Christmas song favorite “Feliz Navidad” in the middle of a hot July day, but when my two high school friends and I decided to give street performing a shot, we quickly used up all of our other options.
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Reggae Beats Bounce off the Barn Walls
July 7, Camp David’s barn pulsed with the summery reggae beats of Unity – perfect for Door County’s recent heat wave. Concertgoers swayed to the Caribbean tunes and sang along to Bob Marley covers.
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TAP Hosts “Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters”
Singer Lisa Rock and her six-piece band will bring the music of The Carpenters back to the stage with their renditions of Carpenters classics with “Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters” at Third Avenue Playhouse on July 14 and 15.
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Jerry Voelker Plays at Jacksonport Farmer’s Market
The Jacksonport Farmer’s Market will feature the music of Jerry Voelker on July 17. Voelker, well known musician and bandleader, will play for the crowd from 10 – 11 am.
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Woodwalk Concert Series Hosts “Leaky Boats and Paper Birds” Release
On July 13, folk singer-songwriter Katie Dahl will celebrate the release of her new CD, Leaky Boats and Paper Birds, as a part of the Woodwalk Concert Series.
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Dan Hicks Featured at Sunset Concert Series
Dan Hicks, one of America’s most distinctive songwriters, will take the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Art Center’s Sunset Concert Series on July 15 at 7 pm.
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Discovering the Door County Rap Scene
Brittany Jordt: When did you start rapping?
Alex Sowinski: I was about 12 or 13 years old. I was really getting into spoken word and poetry. -
fm 106.9 the Lodge presents rock veterans the BoDeans in concert on July 6 at 8 pm at the Door Community Auditorium. The BoDeans have recorded 11 albums, including their debut album that led them to winning a Rolling Stones readers’ poll as “Best New American Band.”
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Gibraltar Grill Hosts Free Music Concert Series
The Gibraltar Grill’s 2012 Free Music Concert Series began on June 30 with Cookee. Originally from Colorado, Cookee performs all the golden oldies from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.
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Cavern Beat Brings Fab Four Style to Peg Egan PAC
Cavern Beat, one of America’s most distinctive Beatles tribute bands will take the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Art Center’s Sunset Concert Series on July 8 at 7 pm.
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Woodwalk Concert Series Celebrates Release of Dahl’s “Leaky Boats and Paper Birds”
On July 6, the Woodwalk Concert Series presents the Annual Wise Women Songwriters Show. Jenny Bienemann, melaniejane, Jeanne Kuhns and Mary Mattson will preform and Andria Nikoupolis Weliky will open the show with belly dancing.
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Leahy and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Performing at DCA
Door Community Auditorium (DCA) presents Leahy, Canada’s “first family” of Celtic music, on July 13 at 8 pm. Performing an explosive style of music driven by fiddle, dance and vocals, Leahy has created its own signature blend of Celtic, country, rock, pop and folk music.