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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Jana Nyberg, a Twin Cities jazz vocalist who calls Door County her second home, celebrated the release of her band’s new album Fever with a show at the Martin Park bandshell in Sturgeon Bay Aug. 11.
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Freedy Johnston Plays at Hitching Post
Known for his breakthrough hit, “Bad Reputation,” Freedy Johnston comes to Door County on July 30 to play a live concert in the cozy, log cabin confines of the Hitching Post.
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Woodwalk Gallery and Events Barn Features Krista Detor July 29
Singer, songwriter, and pianist Krista Detor will perform on July 29 at Woodwalk Gallery & Events Barn. Detor’s album Mudshow, which was released in 2006 to international critical acclaim, reached the #1 spot on the Euro-Americana Chart.
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Egg Harbor’s Peg Egan PAC Features Harry Manx
Harry Manx will take the stage at the Peg Egan PAC in Egg Harbor on July 31 at 7 pm. “Mysticssippi” blues man Harry Manx has been called an “essential link” between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas.
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Glas Suspends Midweek Open Mic Nights Until August 16
Midweek Open Mic at Glas in Sturgeon Bay will be taking a short summer break from July 26 through August 9. The midweek showcase of original music will return to its normal schedule on August 16.
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Door Community Auditorium Features Rickie Lee Jones
The Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present a one-of-a-kind performance by acclaimed songwriter Rickie Lee Jones on July 29. Always a musical maverick, Jones effortlessly incorporates elements of jazz, folk, rock, R&B, soul and spoken word into her work, topping charts and winning Grammy Awards along the way.
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Cookery’s Wine Bar in Door County Features Live Music Through August
The Cookery’s wine bar will be featuring live music every Wednesday and Saturday during the month of August. Katie Dahl will be playing Wednesday evenings starting August 3 with the exception of August 17 when Jess Holland will be playing.
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Harmony by the Bay Presents Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio
Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio will perform on August 3 as a part of the Harmony by the Bay music series in Sturgeon Bay’s Martin Park. Chicago-born Duke Tumatoe is a musician/showman who has retained a firm career by fusing gritty R&B, rock, blues, and funk injected with equal parts humor and gut-level sincerity.
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Door County Auditorium Presents Grammy Nominee Ruthie Foster
Blues phenomenon Ruthie Foster is coming to the Door Community Auditorium on July 22. Foster has earned recognition from O: The Oprah Magazine, who called her “a blues powerhouse,” and the Grammy Awards, who nominated her 2009 album The Truth According to Ruthie Foster for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
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Woodwalk of Door County Presents Bluegrass Greats Eric Lewis and Tommy Burroughs
July 22, Woodwalk will welcome back the amazing bluegrass team of Eric Lewis and Tommy Burroughs and their friends. Lewis is a multi-instrumentalist who performs and records with some of the top Memphis artists.
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Peg Egan PAC Presents 100% Natural
100% Natural will perform as part of the Peg Egan Performing Art Center’s Sunset Concert Series on July 24 at 7 pm. 100% Natural was based on a dream – a dream that sought out quality, as well as energy and force, in performing all types of music a cappella and with musical accompaniment.
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Chris Irwin Performs Annual Fishstock Concert
AFT veteran performer Chris Irwin will return for his 12th annual concert at Fishstock on July 24. A native of Tennessee, Irwin is known in the county for his work in American Folklore Theatre’s productions of Guys On Ice, Goodnight Irene, and many others, as well as numerous local concerts through the years.
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TAP of Door County Presents the Fairland Bluegrass Band
The Fairland Bluegrass Band will make their first appearance at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) on July 30 at 7:30 pm. The five-piece family band has been wowing audiences and receiving rave reviews statewide since the summer of 2008.
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The Cookery of Door County Features Jana Nyberg Duo
The Jana Nyberg Duo will perform in The Cookery’s wine bar on July 22 at 7:30 pm. This rare duo performance with Jana Nyberg on vocals and flute and Evan Montgomery on guitar will showcase jazz standards and more.
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Jazz Orgy Mixes it up in Sturgeon Bay’s Martin Park
Jazz Orgy will perform as a part of the Harmony by the Bay concert series on July 27 at 7 pm. Jazz Orgy was formed in 2000 by bassist Andrew Mertens, drummer Peter Buxman and pianist Mark Martin.
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Claudia Russell Performs in Sturgeon Bay’s Marin Park
Smoky-voiced Claudia Russell will perform for Harmony by the Bay concert series on July 20 at 7 pm at Martin Park in Sturgeon Bay. “Singer-songwriter Claudia Russell is a vocalist in the old-fashioned sense.
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Holiday Music Motel Presents Performance/Gallery Show by Walter Salas-Humara
On July 17 from 7 – 10 pm, the Holiday Music Motel of Sturgeon Bay will feature a performance and gallery show by Walter Salas-Humara of The Silos. The gallery show will feature Salas-Humara’s collection of paintings known as Walter’s Dogs.
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5 Milers Perform Benefit Concert at Door Community Auditorium
The 5 Milers, a folk music group, will be returning to Door County to perform a benefit concert on July 23 at the Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in Fish Creek.
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Third Avenue Presents Annual Hagen Family Concert
The Hagen Family will bring its rich legacy of music to Third Avenue Playhouse on July 23 at 7:30 pm. Often referred to as Washington Island’s version of the Von Trapps, family members Julian Hagen and his sisters Leila Nehlsen and Linda Swan learned to sing and play from their late father, Jack.
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Woodwalk Gallery of Door County Features a Solo Concert by Eli Mattson
On July 15 at 7 pm, Eli Mattson will perform an intimate solo concert of new compositions and old favorites at Woodwalk Gallery. In 2008 the country was introduced to Mattson’s passionate baritone vocals and stunning piano playing and voted Mattson second place winner on the 2008’s America’s Got Talent TV show.