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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Jan. 6, 6:30 pm, Stone Harbor Resort, 107 N. 1st St. in Sturgeon Bay This four-piece band has been performing rock and roll hits from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s together for decades.
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DCA Announces Winter 2024 Lineup
Door Community Auditorium’s (DCA) 2024 winter season will include the Door County Talks morning lecture series, three Coffeehouse Concerts by local musicians and several main-stage shows. Passport Program Main Stage Shows DCA’s first main-stage show of 2024 will be a Jan. 30 performance by interactive prehistoric puppetry troupe Dinosaur World Live at 6 pm. Next, […]
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Blues harmonica-player and pianist Corky Siegel started performing in 1965, and hasn’t slowed his roll since. After learning his craft from first-generation blues artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Willie Dixon, Siegel went on to record with labels like RCA Records, Vanguard Records and Deutsche Grammophon and was later inducted into the Chicago Blues […]
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Breaking the Ice with Andy Braun
If staying up until midnight on New Year’s Eve isn’t your vibe, kick off 2024 a bit earlier with an acoustic set by Andy Braun. The singer-songwriter is playing Door 44 Winery on the afternoon of the 30th, and we caught up him before his show. The conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity. […]
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New Year’s Eve Concert At Door County Gala
Door County Gala, Sturgeon Bay’s newest event venue, will ring in the new year with a party and concert on Dec. 31. Neenah-based band Boomboxx will provide the soundtrack for the evening, presenting a mix of rock and pop favorites. Doors open at 7 pm and music plays 8 pm – 12 am. There is […]
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Corky Siegel Plays Art Of Music Concert Series
Blues harmonica-player and pianist Corky Siegel will take the stage at Kress Pavilion Jan. 12, 7 pm, for a concert that’s part of the Village of Egg Harbor’s Art of Music winter concert series. Throughout decades of performances, Siegel co-founded the Siegel-Schwall Band, was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame, and recorded with […]
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Music At Drömhus Through January
Jan. 4 and 18 are karaoke nights at Sturgeon Bay eatery Dröhmus. Instruments are welcome at the event, which runs 6-9 pm both days. Jan. 5 and 26 are vinyl nights. Guests can bring their own vinyl records or listen to one of Dromhus’. Food and drink specials will be offered. On Sundays throughout the […]
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Home for the Holidays This Weekend
Cathy Grier welcomed to the Northern Sky stage Northern Sky Theater is here to help you beat those post-Christmas blues. Home for the Holidays, an annual showcase of some of Door County’s favorite musicians, is the Fish Creek theater company’s way of extending the holiday season – and giving you an excuse to keep singing […]
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Summer Music Preview We’ve got music in Door County. If anyone doubts this, they could spend a couple weeks in our office as we’re putting together the weekly paper and its variety of musical offerings. Week in, week out there’s plenty of music to catch, even during the “off-season” winter months. This year was no […]
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A Back-and-Forth with Black Cat Ensemble
Like Door County’s own Griffon String Quartet, Milwaukee-based woodwind quintet Black Cat Ensemble aims to bring live classical music to places it often doesn’t reach, from classrooms to libraries. This Saturday, they’ll be playing at a more traditional venue: Egg Harbor’s Anchored Roots Vineyard and Winery. We caught up with Jennifer Burke, the ensemble’s flutist […]
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Jeanne Kuhns’ Annual “Last” Holiday Concert
Guitarists/vocalists Jeanne Kuhns and Marybeth Mattson will join pianist Jimmy Kaplan and bassist Paul Sowinski during a holiday concert on Dec. 21, 7 pm. Guests can purchase beer, wine and snacks as the quartet plays original holiday tunes as well as covers from Bing Cosby to Cher. Kuhns started performing an annual Christmas show 15 […]
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Sturgeon Bay eatery Drömhus will be wrapping up 2023 with several music events planned throughout the month of December. Dec. 8, 15, 22 and 29 are vinyl nights. Guests can enjoy food and drink specials and bring their own vinyl to play, or listen to one of Drömhus’ vinyl records. On Dec. 10, 17, 24 […]
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Second-generation Rockabilly Hall of Fame rocker Robby Vee will take the stage on Dec. 16 for a holiday party at Stone Harbor Resort. Tickets cost $40 per person, $75 per couple or $350 for a table of 10, and include a heavy appetizer buffet and a wine pour. Doors open at 6 pm; the show […]
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Listen Up! Mink River Ramblers
Dec. 10, 4 – 6 pm, Mink River Basin, 12010 state Hwy 42 in Ellison Bay This Door County rock band plays tunes reminiscent of the Easy Rider soundtrack as a part of the Giver Fest fundraiser event.
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An Afternoon with Amelia (Ford)
Catch her on Dec. 9, 12-3 pm, at Harbor Ridge Winery, 4690 Rainbow Ridge Road in Egg Harbor. Her performance is part of a holiday party that will offer wine and drink specials. The creator of the Wisconsin Area Music Industry’s [WAMI] 2023 Album of the Year is coming to Egg Harbor. Amelia Ford is […]
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White Gull Inn Concert Series Starts With The Special Consensus
Two-time Grammy-nominated bluegrass band The Special Consensus will kick off the 39th season of winter concerts at Fish Creek’s White Gull Inn on Dec. 6 and 7, 8 pm. The Special Consensus has performed twice at the Door Community Auditorium, numerous times in Fish Creek’s Concert in the Park series and at several previous sold-out […]
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Dorothy Scott Kicks Off Art Of Music Concert Series
On Dec. 8, Dorothy Scott and the Peacekeepers will kick off the Kress Pavilion’s Art of Music winter concert series with a blend of pop, folk and blues favorites. Scott complements her fierce, passionate vocals with acoustic guitar and keyboard, while Tony Besson’s electric guitar, Paul Sowinski’s bass and Adam Cain’s drums round out her […]
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Easy-listening acoustic sessions are a staple in Door County’s live music scene – but a harder sound is coming to Sturgeon Bay soon. On Dec. 2, the Caledonia-based Higgins Band will light up the stage with an all-original set of rock, punk and stoner songs. They’ll be joined by Electromag, a four-piece rock unit from […]
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Party At DCA
Big Mouth and The Power Tool Horns, with special guests Cory Chisel and Janet Planet, return to Door Community Auditorium (DCA) Nov. 25 for a concert and an ugly Christmas sweater party. Big Mouth plays a dance-worthy mix of blues, jazz and rock, while Janet Planet brings jazz vocals and Cory Chisel creates an old-soul […]
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The White Gull Inn has added an additional show by Special Consensus and a show from Joe Newberry and April Verch to its winter lineup. Special Consensus was originally scheduled to play only one night, Dec. 6, but tickets sold out so quickly that White Gull management decided to add a second concert the following […]