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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Midsummer’s Music Festival Hosts “Downton Abbey” Period Concerts
Midsummer’s Music Festival is bringing music of the Downton Abbey period to three concerts that feature three English composers from the turn of the 20th Century. The pieces are ones that may have been played in places like Highclere Castle, the setting of the Downton Abbey PBS series. The following music will be played: Fantasy […]
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Organist Dr. Gregory Peterson Performs July 2
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church is pleased to present organist Dr. Gregory Peterson in concert on July 2 at 7 pm. The program will include works by J. S. Bach, George Frederic Handel, Max Reger, Paul Hindemith, Charles Ives and more. Peterson is head of the music department, associate professor of music and college […]
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Baskery Opens “Celebrate Community” Concert Series
Ministry Door County Medical Center’s “Celebrate Community” free concert series begins July 7. Thursday evening concerts take place at 7 pm in a relaxed atmosphere in the hospital’s Green Space on 16th Place, right next to The Community’s Garden. Baskery, a trio of Swedish sisters, will kick off the series with their alternative-Americana-folk-rock music. Baskery’s […]
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DCA Announces Date Change for Ben Folds Performance
Door Community Auditorium (DCA) has announced a date change for the performance by eclectic piano rocker Ben Folds. The concert, which was previously scheduled for July 7, will now take place July 8, due to personal circumstances on the part of the artist. Multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter/producer Ben Folds first found mainstream success as the leader of […]
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Door County Brewing Co. Present WIFEE and the HUZz BAND
Door County Brewing Co. is taking part in Baileys Harbor’s annual Fourth of July Festival and Parade, in a day that guarantees a good time for attendees of all ages. “The Fourth is really the kick-off to summer in Door County, and we go all out,” said Door County Brewing Co. co-owner Angie McMahon. “We […]
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A Capella Group Performs at Peg Egan PAC
The kings of a capella – The Persuasions – will perform on July 3 at 7 pm for Peg Egan Performing Arts Center’s (PAC) free concert series. The Persuasions first came together on the street corners of Brooklyn in 1962. All the original Persuasions came from a strong history and deep background in church-based music. […]
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Dorothy Scott Performs at Door County Fire Company
Proto-folk artist Dorothy Scott takes the stage at the Door County Fire Company for a free concert on July 1 at 8 pm. Scott’s diverse proto-folk might echo such seemingly incompatible artists as Kate Bush, Ani DiFranco, and Richard Thompson, but the New York/Wisconsin-based singer-songwriter wisely chooses to avoid living in those shadows. A musical […]
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Renaissance Faire, Lumberjacks & More Weekend Plans
This busy holiday weekend is chock-full of activities for adventurers of all types. Delve into the county’s geographic past, dance the night away at Fishstock or discover some of the best beers on the peninsula. Curious about Fourth of July firework and parade schedules? Find them here. Friday, July 1 Beer & Burger Trolley Tour […]
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Harpeth Rising Shifts into High Gear
“Something has shifted,” asserts the narrator in the title track of Harpeth Rising’s newest album release. What has changed is certainly not the group’s expertly executed instrumentation, nor is it their music’s lyrical eloquence. Indeed, the band continues to exceed expectations with this new offering. While these constants remain, the group is also undergoing transformation. […]
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Seven Fest Weekend: June 25 – 26, 2016
Tis the weekend of festivals in Door County! Whether you’re a wino, lover of olde things or new, cardboard boat connoisseur, Renaissance re-enactor or stand-up paddleboard yogi, there’s a festival for you on the peninsula. Olde Ellison Bay Days Friday, June 24 – Sunday, June 26 The 50th annual festival offers fun for the whole […]
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Fireworks, Music & More at Summer Fest
Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to Clark Park on July 2 for Fish Creek’s annual Summer Fest concert and fireworks. This fun, festive, family-friendly festival kicks off at 4 pm with concessions and beer sales benefitting local nonprofit organizations, followed by a concert by Big Mouth & the Power Tool Horns […]
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Blues Pianist Ken Saydak to Play June 29
Ken Saydak will be in concert at Lost Moth Gallery on June 29 at 7 pm. Saydak, a native of Chicago, has enjoyed a more than forty-year career as a musician, writer, vocalist and producer. He currently hosts a two-hour weekly blues radio program, The Trinidaddio Blues Hours on KCRT-FM, in southern Colorado. He is […]
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Roots Music Performances at DCA
On June 29, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present an evening of high-energy roots music from virtuoso mandolinist Sierra Hull and old-time Minnesota-based band Pert Near Sandstone. Since age 11, Hull has been recognized as an expert mandolin player, astonishing audiences and fellow musicians alike. In her young career, Hull has performed at the White […]
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Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns Play Summer Kickoff Party
The second annual Summer Kickoff Party at the Gibraltar Grill in Fish Creek will feature hours of music by Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns on June 26, 6 – 10 pm. Bring a lawn chair, but no carry-ins. Chicago hotdogs, bratwurst and cold beer will be available in the yard as well as […]
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Birds of Chicago Plays Peg Egan PAC
Birds of Chicago will take the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center’s Sunset Concert Series on June 26 at 7 pm. This concert series, free to the public, takes place at the Peg Egan PAC on Church Street in Egg Harbor. Birds of Chicago is a collective based around JT Nero and Allison […]
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Birch Creek Offers Group Rates & Flex Passes
Birch Creek Music Performance Center has partnered with Circle Wisconsin to offer new and attractive group rates and flexible ticketing packages for its concertgoers during the 2016 season. Groups of 15 or more can take advantage of Birch Creek’s group rate and save $7 per ticket. The new discount rate is perfect for family reunions, […]
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Kreutzer/Dvořák Program at Midsummer Music Festival
As Door County’s Midsummer’s Music Festival continues its 2016 season with a program featuring music by Conradin Kreutzer and Antonín Dvořák. Kreutzer studied under one of Beethoven’s teachers and was highly thought of during his day for his chamber music pieces, including the Septet for Winds and Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 62. He was, […]
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Italian Night Out, Improvised Orchestra, Motor Show & More Weekend Plans
With June wrapping up, summer is kicking into high gear. Take the time this weekend to get out on the water, out to the theater, or out on the dance floor. Friday, June 24 Nature Program Join Jennifer Redell, WDNR bat biologist, in Newport State Park as she presents on bats and conducts a survey […]
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Mama Digdown’s Brass Band Brings NOLA Sound to Beer Fest
Patrons of the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge clap their hands to the beat as the ensemble of trumpets, trombones, percussion, saxophone and sousaphone make their way through the crowd from the stage to the street. They spill out of the nightclub’s entrance, continuing to play their entrancing rhythms, drawing out a dancing audience behind them. […]
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Framed: Youngest Steel Bridge Songfest Band
The youngest band ever to perform at Steel Bridge Songfest, Radiobox. (From left) Johnny Delorit, lead vocals; Calvin Goettelman, drums; Jasper Goettelman, drums; Ben Luders, guitar; and Logan Retzlaff, guitar. Photo by Lori Delorit.