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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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 […]
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Birch Creek Announces New Board Members
Birch Creek Music Performance Center has added three new members to its 19-member board of trustees: David Long, Patti Vickman and Steve Kane. Long joined the Birch Creek board for the third time, effective as of October. Born and raised in Door County, Long returned to the Little Harbor area after a 40-year career with […]
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A Discussion with Dave (Steffen)
After 30 years of touring, guitarist Dave Steffen was ready to return to his home state of Wisconsin. But that doesn’t mean he was ready to stop making music. Instead, he brought together two other musicians – bassist/vocalist Craig Neuser and drummer Spencer Panosh – to form the Dave Steffen Band, which now brings its […]
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Paul Taylor: Music after Memphis
Memphis-born multi-instrumentalist Paul Taylor described his prepandemic life as a “gerbil wheel.” For years, he’d worked as a professional musician, playing five or six shows a week, and later he worked with a recording studio and a film-scoring company. But 2020 stopped that gerbil wheel in its tracks. “It’s hard to remember now, but that […]
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Culture Club: Festival Resonates With Hope and Resolve
Three days of Blues, Roots, & Hoots at the DCA by Cari Lewis, director, Door County Auditorium What a weekend of music and experiences Door Community Auditorium (DCA) presented during the three-day Blues, Roots, & Hoots Festival, made possible by a grant from Destination Door County’s new Community Investment Fund Grant Program, a program managed […]
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Griffon String Quartet Awarded Women’s Fund Grant
Midsummer’s Music resident ensemble, the Griffon String Quartet, received $3,000 from the Women’s Fund of Door County to fund student scholarships and school presentations. A full-time professional ensemble from September to May, the Griffon String Quartet’s mission is to educate and excite people of every generation through music. Its members work with children in northeast […]
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Hans Christian Receives Grammy Nomination
Sturgeon Bay musician and producer Hans Christian’s latest CD release, Ocean Dreaming Ocean, was nominated for a Grammy in the category New Age/Ambient/Chant. His CD was chosen alongside four other nominees from a pool of over 175 entries. Christian considers Ocean Dreaming Ocean to be a highlight in his lengthy creative career as a cellist, […]
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A Winter of Music at the Kress
The Art of Music lineup announced A five-part winter concert series, The Art of Music, will be held at the Kress Pavilion December 2023 through March 2024. The first featured artist is Dorothy Scott and the Peacekeepers, who will highlight the best of pop, folk and blues on Dec. 8. Scott’s powerful voice is bolstered […]
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Born and raised in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, indie-rock singer-songwriter Cody James started making music when he was a kid – and his passion for the craft has only gotten stronger since then. He discussed that passion, and what led to it, with the Peninsula Pulse before his Nov. 18 show at Door County Brewing Co. The […]
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On Nov. 10 at 7 pm, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will host Bizhiki, a multidimensional music performance that celebrates Ojibwe traditional and powwow music. Bizhiki is based around the vocals and drumming of Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings (Bad River Ojibwe) and Joe Rainey Sr. (Red Lake Ojibwe.) Their performance will be surrounded by a contemporary soundscape […]
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Austin Skalecki: ‘I Strum Three Chords and Say What’s On My Mind’
A Q&A with Austin Skalecki Appleton-based singer-songwriter Austin Skalecki has over 400 live performances under his belt. We caught up with him before his next one in Door County, Nov. 11. The conversation has been edited for clarity. SW: You mentioned you’re calling me from California. What brings you there? AS: I’ve been on tour […]
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Veterans Day Concert Dedicated To David Meyer
The Algoma High School Concert Band, Wind Ensemble and Algoma Community Band (ACB) are joining together for a special Veterans Day performance that will also honor Dave Meyer. The concert will be held Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 7 pm at the Algoma Elementary School Performing Arts Center at 1715 Division St. in Algoma. Meyer, an […]
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The Community Choir of Door County (CCDC) will perform patriotic tunes during a Veteran’s Day concert on Nov. 11, 2 pm. The community is invited to sing along to songs like “Brother, My Brother,” “In Flanders Fields,” “We Rise Again” and “Greater Than.” Proceeds from the concert benefit the Door County Veterans Association. Formed in […]