Date: Sunday, September 20, 2020 | Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 / $48 / $58 The Wailers are living legends. To see them perform live is to witness a genuine slice of music history, a story that began when The Wailers first stepped onstage with Bob Marley in 1974. Led by renowned bassist and founder Aston “Familyman” Barrett, and joined by original Wailers guitarist Donald Kinsey, The Wailers boast a stunning lineup, conjuring the spirit of reggae in the way…

Date: Sunday, September 27, 2020 | Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $45 / $58 / $68 Rolling Stone calls him the “godfather of Americana Music,” and rightfully so. Delbert’s one-of-a-kind take on the American experience—featuring big horns, a strong rhythm section, and a hot harmonica lead—has brought him acclaim throughout the country and beyond. He’s won four Grammy Awards, including one in 2020. At age 79, he shows no signs of slowing down, bringing his trademark rasp of a voice to…

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020 | Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: All Tickets $42 Paula Poundstone is a humorist, author, and comedian known for her clever, observational humor and spontaneous wit. When she isn’t collecting hotel soaps while on tour or panel-ing on NPR’s #1 show, Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, Paula hosts the popular Starburns Audio podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone. Nobody is a comedy field guide to life, complete with taste tests, cats of the week, and leading experts…

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020 | Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $25 / $35 / $45 The ultimate Steely Dan tribute band. Winner of the 2015 MAMA award for best cover band, Wisconsin’s own Steely Dane is dedicated to faithfully reproducing the Steely Dan and Donald Fagen songbook, bringing an energetic live-show experience to hard-core Steely Dan fans and casual listeners alike. In Steely Dane, 20 of Dane County’s best jazz and rock musicians come together around their passion for Steely…

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2020 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $32 / $42 / $52 Back at DCA by popular demand! Comedian, actor, and Emmy-winning journalist Charlie Berens is a dynamic talent in the world of American comedy—and he’s from Wisconsin. Berens is the creator and star of “Manitowoc Minute,” a viral online video series lampooning the Wisconsin culture he knows and loves so well. Berens has been featured on Fox, CBS, Funny or Die, TBS Digital, Variety, MTV News…

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020 | Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $22 / $32 / $45 Country-folk duo The Cactus Blossoms sound uncannily like a sibling harmony act from the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s. Though brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey write with a keen eye toward contemporary life, The Cactus Blossoms’ hand-in-glove harmonies are as timeless as the high lonesome stylings of The Everly Brothers and The Louvin Brothers. American Songwriter describes Idaho songwriter Eilen Jewell as “one…

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020 Tickets: $28 / $48 Recognized by the Associated Press as “the most critically acclaimed Native American singer of her time,” Grammy-winning musician and humanitarian Joanne Shenandoah of the Oneida Nation has been celebrated far and wide for her haunting, eloquent compositions. With a deep, powerful voice, Shenandoah blends the ancient songs of the Iroquois with her socially conscious philosophies to create songs that are both beautiful and deeply affecting. She has performed to enthusiastic crowds…

Date: Friday, December 11, 2020 | Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 / $48 / $58 “A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.” So said Glenn Miller, founder of the legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra. Though Miller died in a plane crash in the 1940s, the Glenn Miller Orchestra’s timeless sound lives on. At DCA, the band will put its unmistakable stamp on holiday hits like “Home For The Holidays,” “White Christmas,”…

Date: Sunday, December 27, 2020 | Time: 2 p.m. Tickets: Freewill Donations Encouraged An annual concert event now in its eighth year, Play It Forward brings together some of Door County’s favorite musicians as they present songs of the season in an evening that is both reflective and festive. Inspired by the life and legacy of Bo Johnson, a young Sister Bay resident who died in 2012, “Play It Forward” does just that: participating musicians donate their time, and proceeds…

Date: Friday, February 26, 2021 | Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 / $48 / $58 Powerfully and playfully blazing new trails in both their music and activism, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Nina Simone became three of the twentieth century’s most influential vocalists. All three women defied social norms, embracing self-empowerment through their art and creating some of America’s most enduring songs in the process. In “Bessie, Billie, and Nina,” dynamic vocalists Charenée Wade, Camille Thurman, and Tahira Clayton (backed…

Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021 | Time: 6 p.m. Tickets: All Tickets $15 Meeting Mozart introduces young audiences to a range of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music, from variations on “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” to his large-scale orchestral pieces. World-renowned pianist Simon Tedeschi assumes the persona of the mischievous musical wunderkind himself, Wolfgang Amadeus, and is accompanied by an Australian actor/soprano as his wife, Constanze Mozart. Together, the pair explores Mozart’s instruments, scores, themes, and life, aiming to instill a love…

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $28 / $38 / $45 Led by classically trained string players Wil B. (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin), Black Violin fuses R&B, soul, rock, hip-hop, and classical styles with astonishing results. Black Violin stands at the vanguard of the “classical boom” movement, a classical/hip-hop hybrid that invites people of all ages, races, and economic backgrounds to break down cultural barriers. Black Violin (which also includes DJ SPS and drummer Nat…

Date: Friday, June 18, 2021 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $65 / $78 / $88 Motown legends The Four Tops are often called “the grand gentlemen of rock and roll.” Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, The Four Tops produced 24 Top 40 hits during their illustrious career, including “Baby, I Need Your Loving,” “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugarpie, Honeybunch),” “Reach Out (I'll Be There),” “Bernadette,” and more. At DCA, The Four Tops will showcase…

Date: Friday, June 25, 2021 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $48 / $68 / $78 Four-time Grammy winner and roots storyteller Keb’ Mo’ is the modern standard bearer of the Delta blues tradition, bringing a big back beat, a storyteller’s eye, and an ample dose of soul to his modern take on the country blues. Born Kevin Moore in Los Angeles, Keb’ Mo’ is one of the most celebrated blues artists of his time. Mo’s collaborators include such legends as…

Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $55 / $68 / $78 Born in Seminole, Texas, Tanya Tucker had her first country hit (the classic “Delta Dawn”) in 1972, when she was 13 years old. Since that auspicious beginning, Tucker has become one of the most influential artists in country music history, amassing 23 Top 40 albums and 56 Top 40 singles, ten of which reached #1 on the Billboard country charts. In 2020, Tucker won two…

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $65 / $78 / $88 If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses, think again. Straight No Chaser are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced. Originally formed as a student group at Indiana University during the 1990s, Straight No Chaser (after a ten-year hiatus) were offered a surprise major-label record deal in 2008. They…

Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $60 / $75 / $88 Old Crow Medicine Show started busking on street corners in 1998, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. It’s been over twenty years since those humble beginnings. Since then, they’ve been inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, won two Grammy Awards, and sold two million copies of their trademark single “Wagon Wheel,” which has become a modern-day campfire classic. Americana Highways…

Date: Sunday, August 15, 2021 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $68 / $88 / $98 Since embarking on a solo career in 1966, Chick Corea has stood at the forefront of the jazz world as an innovative jazz pianist and electric keyboardist. From straight ahead to avant-garde music, bebop to fusion, children’s music to symphonic works, Corea has touched an astonishing number of musical bases in his illustrious career. With 65 Grammy nominations, Corea is the fourth-most-nominated artist in the…

Date: Monday, August 23, 2021 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $ 55 / $ 68 / $ 78 The Los Angeles Times calls John Hiatt “one of rock’s most astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years.” A master lyricist and satirical storyteller, Hiatt delivers songs filled with tales of redemption, relationships, and surrendering on his own terms. Based in acoustic blues and roots/rock, Hiatt’s songs have been recorded by Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt (“Thing Called Love”), and Emmylou Harris. Hiatt…

Date: Friday, August 27, 2021 | Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $28 / $38 / $48 To say that The High Kings are charting a new course for Irish ballad music—equal parts rousing and reflective, energetic and insightful—is an understatement. The High Kings are marking out a new and bright era for Irish folk music, and they’re bringing sellout audiences worldwide along for the journey. The High Kings sing the songs of Irish yesteryear as well as new folk originals with…