Cafe Carpe

10/08/2026

Don't want to miss Ernie Hendrickson here Saturday night.

From the August 29, 2025 Haiku Milieu After Dark Concert at FitzGer...

10/07/2026

Ernie Dean Hendrickson back this Saturday- voice of American roots music, influenced by icons like Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and Jerry Garcia. He will do a first set of mostly originals and a second of TODD SNIDER covers. Show info in at

Hailing from Shullsburg, Wisconsin, ERNIE HENDRICKSON is a voice of American roots music, influenced by icons like Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and Jerry Garcia. His 2007 solo record, Down the Road, which the Illinois Entertainer deemed “Groundbreaking,” pushed him onto the Midwest’s radar as an ...

10/04/2026

Next up Friday October 9 Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan, with Eric Lewis & Jimmy Kaplan. Claudia’s original songs, rich arrangements, and several decades of shared musical history make for a grand evening. Check out the whole weekend of delights at https://cafecarpe.com/events/list/?tribe-bar-date=2026-10-09

This our entry for the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest. Words+Music by Claud...

10/03/2026

You do not want to miss the rare opportunity to hear Lonesome Bill Camplin not caterwaul in a very special listening room on Saturday October 3- OMG that's TONIGHT!!! Check out details at https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-48/

10/02/2026

Welcoming Connor Garvey here for his first time at the Carpe tonight. Connor is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Portland, Maine, with the amiable presence of an entertainer, the lyrical depth of a poet, and the enchantment of a storyteller. “First-rate songwriting with equally solid vocals and a tapestry of keen musicianship.” – Portland Press Herald Show info at https://cafecarpe.com/event/connor-garvey/

Connor Garvey is a singer-songwriter from Portland who is a multi-a...

10/01/2026

Get a lovely start to October with Sarah Morris tomorrow (Thursday).Sarah is a Minneapolis-based Americana singer-songwriter whose crystalline voice and benevolent storytelling have earned her recognition as one of the Midwest’s most compelling musical voices. The Star Tribune’s Chris Riemenschneider praised her “Norah Jones-like approach to Americana, smoothing over its rough edges with a butter-velvety voice and an intimate songwriting style.” Info at https://cafecarpe.com/event/sarah-morris/

09/30/2026

Connor Garvey here this Friday. His performances combine memorable melodies and rhythmic acoustic guitar with humor, storytelling and lyrics that reward close listening. Garvey writes about relationships, parenthood, community, uncertainty, hope and the choices that shape a life. First-time listeners may be pulled in by the melodies and performance; closer listeners tend to discover another layer underneath. Show info at https://cafecarpe.com/event/connor-garvey/

Connor Garvey joins us in the 207 studio to perform new music.

09/28/2026

Fort Atkinson/Madison WI friends!
I'm so thrilled to get to visit the legendary Cafe Carpe THIS THURSDAY!

Join me for a sweet, sweet evening of all the songs and feelings, plus Carpe has that jambalaya....

ps - know someone in that area who might enjoy songs and feelings? please send them on over! I would love to see if I can convince your friend to be my friend 😍