For tickets, visit www.musicfestival.com, call (920) 854-4060 or visit the PMF Box Office at 10347 Hwy. 42, Unit B Green Gables Shops.
Dates: August 5 thru 23, 2014
to Door Community Auditorium
For tickets, visit www.musicfestival.com, call (920) 854-4060 or visit the PMF Box Office at 10347 Hwy. 42, Unit B Green Gables Shops.
Dates: August 5 thru 23, 2014
Spin magazine calls southern singer-songwriter Jason Isbell “one of the finest lyricists working today.”. An Alabama native, Isbell began his career as a member of the popular alt-country band Drive-By Truckers. In 2007, Isbell embarked on a solo career, garnering popular and critical acclaim for his stark and poignant story songs. The raw, open power of Isbell’s 2013 album Southeastern landed the record on top-ten lists across the country. The New York Times calls Isbell “one of America’s thoroughbred songwriters, with a knack for rueful melodies and the kind of grainy blue-collar detail that pins a song in your mind.”.
Date: Friday, August 1, 2014
Presenting Sponsor: Main Street Market
Supporting Sponsors: Peninsula Pulse, Door Country FM 97.7
Quilts by Members of the Trillium Quilt Guild
The Trillium Quilt Guild, Sister Bay, WI is proud to display its members’ works at the Link Gallery from August 4 – 27, 2014.
The exhibition, Door County, Its Land and Water features approximately 30 quilts that depict the richness of Door County. Among the subjects are landscapes, water scenes, wildflowers and wildlife, and the county’s abundance of agricultural products.
The quilts exhibited vary greatly in style, in technique and in combinations of techniques. Of particular interest is a miniature quilt entitled “Around the Door” by Jenni Stultz of Fish Creek. Consisting of 12 panels, each portrays a treasured aspect of Door County (three panels are pictured above).
The Trillium Quilt Guild has been part of the Door art scene for more than 16 years. Fully participating in community and charitable initiatives, its recent projects have included donating quilts to Sister Bay’s Centennial, the Neighbor to Neighbor organization, victims of Hurricane Sandy, the Cancer Center at DCMH, and the Quilts of Valor project. The Guild annually donates quilting books and magazine subscriptions to the Sister Bay Library, and it has also participated in community celebrations including the recent Baileys Harbor winter quilting project, the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse Exhibit and Gibraltar Heritage Days.
Trillium Quilt Guild’s regularly scheduled exhibitions have included a collaboration with Door County Poets that resulted in two exhibitions and a publication, as well as shows at the Fairfield Gallery, the Link Gallery, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Gallery, the Corner of the Past Museum, the Scandia Village Gallery, and The Ridges Sanctuary’s Invitational Show celebrating its 75th Anniversary. Quilts by individual members have been juried into shows at the Hardy Gallery and the prestigious Quilt Expo in Madison.
The Trillium Quilt Guild meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at the Sister Bay Fire Station, 220 Mill Rd., from 10am to noon. Membership is open to all levels of quilters for a nominal membership fee. New members are welcome.
Musical maverick Carrie Rodriguez uses her sultry contralto voice and fiery fiddle playing to create music that is both alluring and defiant, ranging from red-hot country to noir rock to plaintive folk. A Texas native who grew up playing classical violin, Rodriguez has written and toured with such luminaries as Lucinda Williams, John Prine, and Alejandro Escovedo. At DCA, Rodriguez will perform with Minnesotan guitarist Luke Jacobs, whom The Guardian calls “an impressive exponent of acoustic, electric and lap steel guitar.”. Shifting easily between a desert swing and an urban strut, Rodriguez and Jacobs have been hailed by the Boston Globe as “one of the most compelling new voices on the roots-rock scene.”.
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Major Sponsor: Wild Tomato
Since 1993, when they electrified the Los Angeles music scene with a now-legendary residency at the Brown Derby nightclub, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s irresistible performance style and aggressive musical innovation have distinguished them from the large pack of bands that launched the swing music revival of the 1990s. This seven-man group has forged a one-of-a-kind fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, Dixieland, and big-band music, building their own songbook of original dance tunes. With appearances that range from the Swingers soundtrack to the Super Bowl, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has proven itself an unstoppable musical force and an American fan favorite.
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2014
Major Sponsors: Alexander’s Restaurant, On Deck Clothing Company
Supporting Sponsors: Green Bay 7 Up, The Cordon Family Foundation
Date: Friday, July 18, 2014
On Friday, August 1, southern singer-songwriter Jason Isbell will bring his cutting-edge alt-folk to the stage of Door Community Auditorium (DCA). Isbell, who originally gained fame as a member of the alt-country band Drive-By Truckers, has met with enormous success as a solo artist, with his 2013 album Southeastern landing him on hundreds of top-ten lists across the country. The New York Times calls Isbell “one of America’s thoroughbred songwriters, with a knack for rueful melodies and the kind of grainy blue-collar detail that pins a song in your mind.”
Rolling Stone, NPR, and American Songwriter are just three of the many news outlets that named Jason Isbell’s record Southeastern as one of the best albums of 2013. The album delivers stark and poignant story songs against an alt-country and blues backdrop, weaving in powerful characters in a southern gothic vein. His fourth solo outing and his first since getting sober after a long and public struggle with alcoholism, Southeastern explores themes of struggle, loss, and redemption.
The record led Spin magazine to name Isbell as “one of the finest lyricists working today, excelling at wordplay in the purest sense of the term, finding the music in language, how it sounds and flows and fits within the surrounding sounds.” The Boston Globe says Isbell writes “lyrics that could break hearts.”
Alabama native Isbell embarked on a solo career after six years of playing with Drive-By Truckers, with whom Isbell gained a reputation as a skilled guitarist and incisive songwriter. After setting out on his own, Isbell first funneled his songwriting talents into Sirens of the Ditch, a bluesy, punk-influenced album infused with guitar tones and Southern swagger. Backed by a new band dubbed the 400 Unit, Isbell took his songs on the road and soon released two more solo albums. His latest album, Southeastern, marks the latest chapter in a career that is still very much on the rise.
Jason Isbell’s performance is sponsored by Main Street Market, Peninsula Pulse and Door Country FM 97.7.
Jason Isbell will perform at DCA at 8 p.m. on Friday, August 1. Tickets for the concert range from $22 to $38. Advance reservations are recommended and can be made through the DCA box office, located at 3926 Highway 42 in Fish Creek. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person, on the phone at (920) 868-2728, or online at www.dcauditorium.org.
The rollicking country-rock of The Oak Ridge Boys is among the most recognizable sounds in country music. The Oaks’ impossibly tight four-part harmonies have spawned dozens of country and pop hits, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards, and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades. In their captivating live performances, The Oak Ridge Boys — Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, Richard Sterban, and William Lee Golden — explore catchy new material as well as their fifty-year repertoire of hand-clapping hits and charted singles, including Elvira, Dream On, Bobby Sue, Fancy Free, and American Made.
Date: Monday, July 14, 2014
Underwriting Provided By: A Friend of the Auditorium
Presenting Sponsor: Donald & Carol Kress
Supporting Sponsors: Baylake Bank, The Cordon Family Foundation
Ira Glass is the host and creator of This American Life, the award-winning public radio program that draws almost 2 million listeners per week. Like his radio show, Glass is known for his shrewd journalism, compassionate insight, and wry humor. At DCA, Glass will speak about This American Life and how it’s put together: what makes a compelling story, how he and his staff find stories for the show, and the show’s journalistic goals. Glass will combine his own narration with pre-taped quotes and music, recreating the sound of This American Life and offering his audience a behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s favorite radio programs.
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2014
Presenting Sponsor: Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik
Major Sponsors: Peninsula Pulse, Wisconsin Public Radio
Carrie Rodriguez and Luke Jacobs will perform at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) on Saturday, July 26, presenting an evening of music that will range from red-hot country to noir rock to plaintive folk. Musical maverick Rodriguez uses her sultry contralto voice and fiery fiddle playing (along with Luke Jacobs’ remarkable guitar picking) to create music that is both alluring and defiant. Together, Rodriguez and Jacobs can’t be pinned down, shifting easily between a desert swing and an urban strut. The Boston Globe hails Rodriguez and Jacobs as “one of the most compelling new voices on the roots-rock scene.”
Texas native Carrie Rodriguez came to national attention a decade ago when she began performing with singer-songwriter Chip Taylor (Wild Thing, Angel of the Morning) and has since established an impressive roster of touring, recording, and co-writing affiliations, including Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, John Prine, Mary Gauthier, Alejandro Escovedo, and guitarist Bill Frisell, among others. Rodriguez’ latest album, Give Me All You Got, establishes her musical identity more powerfully than ever before, featuring songs that she wrote, co-wrote, or handpicked from the repertoires of her longtime collaborators.
Luke Jacobs is a native Minnesotan whom The Guardian has called “an impressive exponent of acoustic, electric and lap steel guitar and harmonica.” Currently based in Austin, Texas, Jacobs adds sophistication and texture to Rodriguez’ distinctive style.
A Washington Post review of a recent Rodriguez-Jacobs performance raved, “Trained at such elite institutions as the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Berklee College of Music, Rodriguez, with her by turns fluttery and dissonant trills, is a formidable soloist, seemingly equally at ease with classical European melodies and rural American ones…. Jacobs, it should be noted, proved a compelling presence in his own right.”
Carrie Rodriguez and Luke Jacobs are sponsored by Wild Tomato.
Carrie Rodriguez and Luke Jacobs will perform at DCA at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 26. Tickets for the concert range from $18 to $25. Advance reservations are recommended and can be made through the DCA box office, located at 3926 Highway 42 in Fish Creek. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person, on the phone at (920) 868-2728, or online at www.dcauditorium.org.