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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Eric Lewis In Final Fishstock 2015 Show
One of Door County’s favorite musicians, Eric Lewis, returns to Fishstock for the final show of the season on Sept. 6 at 7 pm. Eric Lewis is a multi-instrumentalist who performs and records with some of the top Memphis artists. In addition to working as a duo with Rory Hoffman and also Tommy Burroughs, Lewis […]
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Woodwalk Concert Series Ends with The Water Street Hot Shots Sept. 4
Michal Lee Ammons and The Water Street Hot Shots will close out the Woodwalk Concert Series on Sept. 4 at 7 pm. The Water Street Hot Shots are experts at performing blues, rags, hokum, and novelty tunes in the style of the 1930s jug bands. Michael Lee Ammons grew up just a mile away from […]
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Copper Box Draws on True Wisconsin Roots
When Judy Drew first heard about the band Copper Box in 2004, her mind couldn’t help but pause when the words accordion and Pink Floyd came up in the same sentence. As the executive director of Third Avenue Playhouse at the time, she was charged with building the theater’s audience by bringing family friendly entertainment […]
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End of An Era: Big Mouth’s Woody Mankowski Moves to LA
Kids who came to listen with their parents 23 years ago are now bringing their own children. And for most of that time, the same four guys have made up the group: Jay Whitney on guitar, bass, harmonica and vocals; Paul Sowinski on upright and electric bass and guitar; Pat Judy on drums and vocals; […]
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Marinafest, Duathlon and More Plans for Labor Day Weekend in Door County
It’s nearly Labor Day weekend in Door County and as always, a cause for celebration on the peninsula. Looking for some fun and interesting things to do? We’ve got you covered: Friday, Sept.
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The Nylons’ Final Tour Stops in Southern Door
On Sept 11 at the Southern Door Community Auditorium, recording artists The Nylons will stake the stage at 7 pm. After 35 years of performing and touring, The Nylons, are on the road in their farewell tour across the United States.
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Hans Christian Performs at Woodwalk Gallery
Cellist and multi-instrumentalist Hans Christian will perform a solo concert on cello, ethnic string instruments, Tibetan bowls, and live looping at Woodwalk Gallery on Sept.
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Krista Detor Plays Woodwalk Concert Series
Woodwalk Concert Series welcomes back Krista Detor on Aug. 28. Detor always fills the Woodwalk Gallery barn with musical magic. She is what this concert series is all about: an inspired performer, vocalist and pianist, touching hearts with her earthy, husky voice.
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Blues On the Bay Set for Aug. 29
Blues on the Bay will be held Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Ellison Bay Community Park from 3 – 9 pm, rain or shine. Featured musicians include Grammy-winning blues artist Billy Flynn with Mike Morrison on bass and Steve Bass on drums; Chicago blues artist Breezy Rodio; and Door County’s own Mighty Mouth and Dirty Deuce.
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Breezy Rodio Coming to Blues On the Bay
Among the stellar lineup of blues musicians who will make their way to the tip of the peninsula for Ellison Bay’s second annual Blues on the Bay on Aug.
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Three-Part Harmonies from Genre-Bending Musicians
Harpeth Rising is next to take the stage at Jeanne Kuhns’ Woodwalk Concert Series on Aug. 21 at 7 pm. Harpeth Rising chose to name themselves after a river because water is both dynamic and powerful.
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Lost Moth Introduces New Acts to County Music Scene
Lost Moth Gallery is excited to welcome two musicians to the gallery concert series on Aug. 22 at 7 pm. Lor Chang is a blues and soul musician whose guitar playing and singing are influenced by the greats, BB King, Stevie Wonder, and many others.
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Best In State: Rass Takes Top Honors at State Fiddle Competition
When Hana Rass went down to Milwaukee, she was looking for a gold to win. And on Aug. 8, the 23-year-old Little Sturgeon resident did just that, taking home the honor of Grand Champion Fiddler at the 2015 Wisconsin State Fair.
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JT & the Clouds, Valmy Thresheree and More Weekend Plans
Don’t have enough Door County memories stowed away just yet? We’ll help you make some – check out our top picks for the weekend ahead! Friday, Aug. 14 Valmy Thresheree & Antique Show Step up for some rural country fun on the farm. The Valmy Thresheree is far more fun than the name suggests even for […]
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Vocal Harmonies and Electric Guitar Work at Woodwalk
Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer will be in concert at Woodwalk Concert Series on Aug. 14 at 7 pm. This American folk rock singer/songwriter duo began their musical partnership in 2010, and are based in Washington state.
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Roots-Rockers The Jayhawks at DCA
On Aug. 24, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present a performance by buoyant roots-rockers The Jayhawks. The Jayhawks were swimming against the tide when they first emerged from a crowded Minneapolis music scene in the 1980s.
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Tab Benoit to Perform at Peg Egan PAC
Louisiana blues master Tab Benoit will perform at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center on Aug. 16. With all the makings of an American icon, Tab Benoit has become one of the premier roots stylist of the century.
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Harpeth Rising’s Shifts and Turns
Next week, Jordana Greenberg, Rebecca Reed-Lunn, and Maria Di Meglio, will join the mass migration from Chicagoland to the Door Peninsula. For these three women, who make up the folk group Harpeth Rising, Door County is not the destination, but one of many shifts that they will navigate together.
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Wise Women Perform at Woodwalk
Woodwalk Concert Series presents an evening of Wise Women in music, poetry and dance on Aug. 7. Singer/songwriters Jeanne Kuhns, Marybeth Mattson, Jenny Bienemann and Katie Dahl will perform in semi-circle style, taking turns performing their original music.
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Oak Ridge Boys Bring Four-Part Harmonies to Egg Harbor
The Oak Ridge Boys will take the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center’s Sunset Concert Series on Aug. 9 at 7 pm. The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of country hits and earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades.