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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Buddy Mondlock in Concert at Lost Moth Gallery
Award-winning singer/songwriter Buddy Mondlock and bassist Mike Lindauer will perform at the Lost Moth Gallery in Egg Harbor on Nov. 14 at 7 pm. Mondlock has had his songs recorded by Garth Brooks, Joan Baez, Guy Clark, David Wilcox, Janis Ian, Edwin McCain, Peter, Paul and Mary, and a host of other artists. Nanci Griffith […]
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Airlifter Brass, Festival of Trees & More Weekend Plans
From a patriotic brass band to the Merry-Time Festival of Trees, we’ve gathered our top picks for the weekend ahead on the peninsula! Friday, November 13 Free Patriotic Performance by USAF Airlifter Brass In honor of Veterans Day, Door Community Auditorium will host six professional musicians of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America’s […]
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Folk Concert Series Begins at White Gull with Tim Grimm
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Tim Grimm will be featured at the first of five concerts scheduled in the 32nd season of winter folk concerts at the White Gull Inn on Nov. 18. Tickets for the 8 pm concert are $17. Grimm is a bit of a Renaissance man in the performing arts world. For the past […]
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My sister once vowed that any extra money she had in life was going to be spent on live music. She didn’t care what kind of music; it just had to be live. And while all live music has an energy and vitality that may be worth breaking the piggy bank for, there’s a special […]
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Rib Fest, Sled Dogs, Packer Parties & More Weekend Plans
October is gone and with it, the Door Peninsula settles into its late fall slumber. Enjoy the start of the quiet season with plenty of delicious foodie opportunities, gallery receptions, bluegrass and country music, and the ever-so-cuddly Door County Sled Dogs. Friday, November 6 A Weekend of Fantastic Fare Whether you’re in the mood for […]
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Holiday Music Motel Hosts Dark Songs 2015
This year marks the 7th annual Dark Songs songwriting event held at The Holiday Music Motel in downtown Sturgeon Bay. Songwriters converge upon the motel for a full week to write and record new original collaborative material in the spirit of the “dark” holidays of late autumn – Halloween and Día de Muertos (Day of […]
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The Wood Brothers Bringing Soulful Rock to Door County
When Americana and blues rockers The Wood Brothers pull into Fish Creek for their Nov. 5 concert at Door Community Auditorium, the “masters of soulful rock” will bring with them a whole new set of songs off their recently released album Paradise. The trio, comprised of Wood brothers Oliver (acoustic and electric guitars) and Chris […]
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Dale Kumbalek: Door County’s Local Luthier
When Dale Kumbalek was a kid, one of his favorite trees served a dual purpose as a jungle gym and mini-maple syrup factory. Little did he know that as an adult in Door County, pieces of that tree would make their way into his woodworking shop and leave as a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, hand-built guitar. It […]
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Jack O’Lantern Days, Dark Songs, Halloween & More Weekend Plans
It’s the holiday weekend costume lovers have been preparing for all month – Halloween! There are plenty of places to wear your costume this weekend, including Jack O’Lantern Days in Fish Creek, Scaryoke at the Door Community Auditorium, The Rocky Horror Picture Show showing at Third Avenue Playhouse, or at the Dark Songs performances. Check […]
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Bedrock Bluegrass Builds Following At Coffeehouse
In a county where rock ‘n roll, country and folk musicians dot the musical landscape and bar gigs rule the roost, the county’s newest band is making a name for itself playing traditional bluegrass in a setting characterized by conversation and comfort – a coffeehouse. That was exactly the case on the morning following Fall […]
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Hans Christian to Perform on Gong and Tibetan Bowls
Sturgeon Bay artist Hans Christian is offering three concerts on gongs and Tibetan bowls in November. Titled “Sonic Immersion,” these one-hour concerts will be performed live without electronics or amplification at his recording studio, STUDIO 330. “Gongs and Tibetan bowls have been in my sonic arsenal for a long time,” says the cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and […]
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Fall Art Crawl, Classic Comedy, Trapper Schoepp & More Weekend Plans
This weekend marks the kickoff of Halloween celebrations on the peninsula, along with Ellison Bay Arts’ Fall Art Crawl, autumn hikes in the great outdoors, and a visit by Milwaukee rockers Trapper Schoepp & The Shades. But these are just a few of our top picks for the weekend ahead! Friday, October 23 Kick Off […]
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Highland Road: Taking The Musical Road Less Traveled
It is a rainy Wednesday night in October at Tad Gilster’s home and one by one, the members of Fish Creek’s only bluegrass band show up, ready to rehearse for that Friday’s show at The Cookery. Gilster’s guitar is in his lap, having just shown me the difference between flatpicking and fingerpicking. We’ve been talking […]
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DCA to Host “Scaryoke” on Halloween
On Oct. 31, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present “Scaryoke,” an all-ages, family-friendly Halloween event. Audiences are invited to dress up as their favorite performers – dead or alive – and show off their karaoke prowess. Competitor costumes may also visually depict a song title or lyric. Anyone is welcome to participate in Scaryoke, and […]
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Hoi Polloi: Bringing a Little Funk to Fall Fest
The party that is Sister Bay’s annual Fall Festival weekend, celebrating 70 years this October, will feature Hoi Polloi, a band that promises to keep the party going both afternoon and night. “Everyone thinks it’s a Hawaiian word (Hoi Polloi) but it’s actually an old Greek word that means ‘the masses,’” says Sean Carroll, a […]
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Fall Fest, WIFEE and the HUZz BAND, The Great Pumpkin Trail & More Weekend Plans
Fall Fest, the granddaddy of all Door County festivals, hits the streets in Sister Bay this weekend bringing with it a vast offering of live music, great food, drinks, children’s games and fun. But if the thought of large crowds sends you into a tizzy, don’t fret – there are plenty of other things to […]
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Pumpkin Patch Festival 2015 Schedule
Pumpkin Patch returns to Egg Harbor this weekend, Oct. 10-11. Events include live music, carnival rides, arts and crafts vendors, face painting, pumpkin and scarecrow displays, roaming magician, kids games and activities, silent auction, food and fun! For more information, visit eggharbordoorcounty.org. Saturday, October 10 10am-2pm: Modern Day Drifters at Harbor View Park 10am-4pm: Carnival […]
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Improvestra Takes Stage at Brewery Oct. 9
When Adam Conrad assumes his position in front of his orchestra Oct. 9 at Door County Brewing Co., he will do so without the signature conductor tools – a baton and music stand, or sheet music for that matter. In fact, when he raises his arms before the band, he will be as unsure of […]
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Art Installation Pays Tribute to Bob Dylan
Some projects take time to complete and the 44-song panel installation, “Shakespeare’s in the Alley: A Tribute to Bob Dylan” is one of them. I first envisioned the project, which is still a work in progress, in 2010. It was then used as the backdrop to two “Buckets of Rain” Bob Dylan tribute concerts: one […]
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Water Street Hot Shots, Pumpkin Fest, Iron Pour and More Weekend Plans
Visit Door County in all its autumn glory and enjoy what local business and organizations have to offer, from evening tours of a historic lighthouse to a red hot iron pour and of course, Egg Harbor’s annual Pumpkin Patch. Friday, October 9 Evening Tours of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse For two weekends in October, the Eagle […]