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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.

  • Two Nights of Music at The Cookery

    The Cookery’s Wine Bar in Fish Creek presents two nights of music Memorial Day Weekend, a perfect compliment to a tasty glass of wine, satisfying beer, yummy appetizer or decadent dessert.

  • Micheal Lee Ammons and the Water Street Hot Shots to Play Grand Opening Party

    Old-time blues band Michael Lee Ammons and the Water Street Hot Shots will perform at the Door County Brewing Company’s Grand Opening Party on May 24 from 7 – 9 pm.

  • 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.

  • Double Dubbs release ‘Float On’

    Door County favorites Double Dubbs announce that their debut album, Float On, will be released on May 16. “It’s been a labor of love,” says founding member Alex White of the new album.

  • Jackson Browne Returns to County June 30

    The Holiday Music Motel announces the return of Jackson Browne in a special concert on June 30 at 8 pm at the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek.

  • The Not-So-Distant Sound of Summer

    Do you hear that? It’s getting louder and louder…the sweet sounds of summer. Perhaps it’s coming from the recesses of my memory, when the sun shone bright and warm, when I could hear music every Monday night from my porch in Ephraim, when I spread blankets on the lawn of the Peg Egan Performance Arts Center to listen to flamenco music while watching toddlers chasing bubbles and dancing along, when I sipped PBR to the sounds of folk music at The Garage, when I danced under a big tent in flip-flops and belted along to Journey cover songs, when I danced in a barn, when I danced on Highway 57.

  • Put on Your Party Pants

    There are many reasons to party this weekend: Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, the mercury is slowly rising to bearable temperatures, and a large number of motivated folks are running 13 miles in the Door County Half Marathon.

  • Jim Lundstrom

    Pete Thelen Turns Life Into Song

    For a reason I still cannot fathom, I started what turned out to be a four-hour-plus interview in two different sessions by asking Pete Thelen the idiot interviewer’s question:  Which comes first for you, poetry or song? Pete did not guffaw at the inanity of the question. Instead, he answered without hesitation. “To me they’re […]

  • Caravan Gypsy Swing at UU Fellowship

    Authentic Gypsy Jazz from the Midwest returns to Door County on May 10, 7 pm at the UU Fellowship in north Ephraim. Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble is an instrumental group based out of Madison.

  • Cookery’s Music Series Begins with Death Folk

    The Cookery is kicking off its music season with Death Folk, featuring Nick Hoover and Jess Holland, on May 3 at 5:30 pm. Nick and Jess are local favorites and will play a mix of happy, sad and twangy music.

  • Jess Holland & Nick Hoover Form New Folk Duo

    Jess Holland and Nick Hoover are two Door County musicians who play together often; they recently decided to call their duo Death Folk. Don’t be intimidated by their seemingly morbid name, which was the first thing they explained when I interviewed them.

  • Judy Collins & Don McLean Begin DCA’s 2014 Season

    Door Community Auditorium (DCA) announces its 2014 performance schedule. Door County’s premier music venue will present a wide variety of concerts this summer and fall.

  • Upcoming Katie Dahl Concert Dates

    There are three upcoming opportunities to see Katie Dahl in concert. On April 25 at 7 pm, Dahl will be a special guest at Tent Show Radio Live at the Door Community Auditorium.

  • Land the Big Gig Competition Open to Musicians & Singer/Songwriters

    The third annual Land the Big Gig music competition is now open, giving the nation’s top musical talents the opportunity to win cash prizes and a chance to perform live before thousands of music fans at Summerfest.

  • Introducing the 2014 Woodwalk Concert Series Lineup

    Jeanne Kuhns proudly announces her Woodwalk Concert Series is celebrating its 10th year in 2014. The series began at the Town Hall Bakery in Jacksonport and moved to the larger venue of Woodwalk Gallery and Events Barn in 2008.

  • Earth Day Concert at Lost Moth Gallery

    Lost Moth Gallery is celebrating Earth Day with a gathering of musicians and poets from all around to share their songs and sonnets about environmental issues and our appreciation of this beautiful fragile world.

  • Katie Dahl, Jess Holland and Emily White in Concert at Base Camp

    Door County musicians Katie Dahl and Jess Holland will join Chicago singer-songwriter Emily White for a concert at Base Camp Coffee Shop in Sister Bay on April 27 at 7 pm.

  • Shaft Among Latest in National Recording Registry

    Isaac Haye’s 1971 double Stax album from the soundtrack of Gordon Parks’ film Shaft is among the latest inductees to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry, as well it should be.

  • A Sexy Songlist

    We’re all a bit pastier and heavier, crabbier and more cynical after this past winter. Let’s change that! Summer is right around the bend and we’ll be losing layers (and hopefully pounds) in just a couple short months.

  • Red Molly Closes Out Winter Music Series

    Americana trio Red Molly will be featured in concert at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek on April 9 at 8 pm. Since 2004, Americana trio Red Molly has been bringing audiences to their feet with gorgeous three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship, and their warm, engaging stage presence.