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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.

  • Judy Collins, Don McLean, & Jonny Lang: Living Legends on Door County’s Stages

    This weekend, Door County hosts performances by three living legends. On June 20 at 8 pm, two of the most iconic voices of 1960s folk-rock music will join forces for a one-of-a-kind concert at Door Community Auditorium (DCA).

  • Folk Rock Icons Perform at DCA

    On June 20, two of the most iconic voices of 1960s folk-rock music will join forces for a one-of-a-kind concert at Door Community Auditorium (DCA). Don McLean and Judy Collins both carved their names into the American musical landscape with anthems that came to define a generation.

  • Jonny Lang Kicks Off Sunset Concert Series

    The Peg Egan PAC’s Sunset Concert Series begins with headliner Jonny Lang on June 22 at 7 pm. Sixteen years ago, at the age of 16, Jonny Lang found incredible success with the release of his major label debut album Lie To Me.

  • GuruGanesha Band on the Main Stage at TAP

    Music on the Main Stage at Third Avenue Playhouse presents the GuruGanesha Band with Hans Christian on June 19 at 7 pm. The GuruGanesha Band’s style of world-groovy mantra rock has been the talk of the yoga/consciousness community ever since the group’s inaugural tour in 2012 and their 2013 debut album, A Thousand Suns.

  • Fairland Bluegrass Returns to The Depot

    Fairland Bluegrass Band returns to The Depot Performing Arts Center on June 20 at 7:30 pm. Band founder Dan Rass is a forty-year veteran of the music scene.

  • Sounds of Bluegrass at Camp Zion

    The sounds of bluegrass music will fill the air this June at Camp Zion, north of Ellison Bay. “Bluegrass Camp on Door Bluff” is open to all June 13 – 15.

  • Dan Navarro Performs in Woodwalk Concert Series

    Dan Navarro will perform as part of the Woodwalk Concert Series on July 18 at 7:30 pm. For more than twenty-five years, Dan Navarro has written, sung, played and acted his way through a varied career.

  • Steel Bridge Songfest 2014 Schedule of Events

    The tenth annual Steel Bridge Songfest will once again rock Sturgeon Bay, June 12 – 15, with a record number of songwriters and bands performing at indoor and outdoor venues throughout the city.

  • Louise Goffin Wishes You a ‘Good Life’

    Not many things are better than finding a record that makes you feel like old friends within a couple of listens. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it usually happens like this: You play it the first time and it’s so good that it all seems vaguely familiar, so you play it a second time and hear even more detail and richness in the words and music.

  • Steel Bridge Songfest Kicks Off with Appreciation Night

    Sturgeon Bay will soon be swarming with dozens and dozens of talented musicians from across the country (175 confirmed as of May 19!), coming together for Steel Bridge Songfest.

  • John Hvezda: A Meat-and-Potatoes Musician

    With June’s Steel Bridge Songfest fast approaching, one name to remember is that of 22-year-old Illinoisan John Hvezda (Vee-YEZ-da). Hvezda first played at the Holiday Music Motel’s Dark Songs in 2012, moved to Sturgeon Bay the following January, and now performs regularly at places such as the Fishing Hole and Waterfront Mary’s.

  • Evan Murdock and the Imperfect Strangers at Beer Fest

    Evan Murdock and the Imperfect Strangers are bringing original country roots rock to the Door County Beer Festival stage June 14. Murdock, who earned acclaim playing with Madison bands Lonesome Rogues and Kentucky Waterfalls before forming the Imperfect Strangers, describes his music as “Midwestern Americana with a pinch of sass.

  • SHESHE at Brick Lot Pub

    On June 6 at the Brick Lot Pub & Grill, SHESHE will perform with an opening from local musicians Joshua Gregory and Elliot Goettelman as The Bent Elbows.

  • Lynn Gudmundsen & David Hatch Perform Throughout Door County

    Five years ago, Door County musician Lloyd Michelson introduced fellow musicians Lynn Gudmundsen and David Hatch “musically and as a couple,” smiles Gudmundsen.

  • SHESHE Performs at Brick Lot Pub

    June 6, SHESHE performs at the Brick Lot Pub in Sturgeon Bay at 10 pm with special guest The Bent Elbows. Madison based female original rock trio, SHESHE, makes their first trip to Door County.

  • The Nicks Return for the Summer

    After a winter hiatus, The Nicks – featuring Nick Hoover and Nick Steingart – come back together to perform another summer season throughout Door County beginning at The Garage at Husby’s in Sister Bay on May 30 from 7:30 – 10:30 pm.

  • Danielle French at The Cookery

    June 5, Danielle French, a nomadic singer/songwriter based out of Calgary, Alberta, will perform at The Cookery in Fish Creek at 7 pm. French is an award-winning singer/songwriter who has toured extensively throughout North America and participates regularly in Holiday Music Motel writing intensives.

  • Eva Jade Releases “Head & Heart”

    Eva Jade Webber, sixteen-year-old junior at Sturgeon Bay High School, is releasing her first full-length album Head & Heart on May 30. The album features eleven original songs and was recorded in collaboration with other local musicians including Kim Souther on cello, Lynn Gudmundson on violin, and Robert Desotelle on percussion.

  • The Offseason at The Garage

    Door County favorites The Offseason take their tunes to the outdoors, playing at The Garage at Husby’s in Sister Bay on May 23 from 7:30 – 10:30 pm. The Offseason features local musicians Elliot Goettelman on guitar, Rob Gay on drums, Joshua Gregory on keyboard, and Nick Hoover on guitar.

  • Small Forest on the Main Stage

    On May 24 at 7:30 pm, Music on the Main Stage at Third Avenue Playhouse presents Small Forest. Jeanne Kuhns, Patrick Palmer and Marybeth Mattson will perform lyrically driven, indie/folk/rock originals and a few favorites, with hypnotizing harmonies and rockin’ bass.