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Mike has played jazz piano for 20 years. His influences include Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, and Kenny Barron, grounding his playing in the bebop and hard bop traditions. Mike works throughout the Midwest at clubs and festivals in a variety of formats, including solo, combos, and with vocalists. Mike has four young children and lives in Neenah, Wisconsin.
GMH is proud to welcome back two favorites for one great night!! No Cover!
Captain Ivory and The Lately!
Captain Ivory–Michigan born, but touring out of Nashville, TN, Captain Ivory has developed a strong following through heavy touring of festivals and clubs across the US and Europe, including a marathon 42-day tour through France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, & Spain in early 2015. The group has supported everyone from Otis Taylor, Whitey Morgan & the 78’s, Frontier Ruckus IAMDYNAMITE, and more. Their debut album, produced by Grammy winning producer David Feeny (Jack White, Loretta Lynn) and released on Gangplank Records in 2014, is featured at Joe Louis Arena, & receives airplay by NPR affiliates WEMU & WDET, WTTS (Indianapolis), Lightning 100 (Nashville), and many others internationally. The group is an official Music Dealers (Chicago) licensed artist and has been approached by PBS, Detroit Red Wings, and numerous filmmakers about the licensing of their music.
The Detroit to Nashville rock act combines soaring, high-energy, soulful vocals, with greasy guitar licks and a rhythm section that’s had crowds moving around the globe. Their explosive live shows are a sight to behold. Whether it’s on the big festival stage, or the corner of a small club, these guys bring the energy and the entertainment needed to keep crowds engaged.
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The Lately–The Lately is a high-energy indie rock outfit built around memorable songwriting and a muscular rhythm section. The band avoids the pomp and pretentiousness the permeates the genre—focusing instead on boisterous hooks and raucous celebration. The unique voice of Samuel and melodic guitar work of Ryan has earned the band radio play throughout the country, while the focused songwriting and rowdy stage show has earned them the respect of fans and contemporaries.
“We’re really just out to prove that rock and roll can be fun and still be clever and sophisticated,” explains Samuel, a sentiment the band thrives on.
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3 Time ” Best Vocalist ” Winner on Garage Band . com , Durango McMurphy is the World’s First Steampunk & Western singer. Favorite Quote : “The answer is never the answer. What’s really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you’ll always be seeking. I’ve never seen anybody really find the answer. They think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.” – Ken Kesey . Born in the state of rebellion , musician , political activist , environmentalist , visual artist & poet , Durango ( pronounced Drang-o , like the Beatles Ringo ) . has played at the Mercury Theater in Denver , the Cleveland Public Theater , the environmental festival BEESTOCK in Middleton , WI., Fiesta Tropicale in Hollywood , Fl. , the Hemingway Festival in Oak Park , Il. as well as both the Cubby Bear and Weeds in Chicago. Steampunk & Western combines Art , theater , Folk , Rock and Country & Western Music . Durango resides on the road to Enlightenment .
Always glad to welcome back Michelle, Danny, and Zepp who will be jammin’ originals and some groovy acoustic covers, while people dance and have a great time. We’ll see you there!
The Begowatts craft a distinctive blend of rock & roll, rooted in deep 70’s grooves with an ear toward modern atmospheric aesthetics. Formed in 2012 in Madison, Wisconsin, the band built buzz across the Midwest and honed their live presence through relentless touring and Pabst Blue Ribbon consumption. Along the way, the foursome’s sound evolved. While the early Begowatts paid faithful homage to classic rock, the band has matured toward a tighter, more layered fusion of old and new which they christen, “21st century electric rock & roll.”
Open Tab : When Nick Hoen walked into the bar that day he didn’t even think he was going to meet his music partner, or his wife (Carmyn) but he did. Open Tab’s musical journey began with a piano rendition of No Diggity and continued with 3 bands over 100 shows and a marriage! Their originals are a great mix of stunning riffs, and clever lyrics. Lyrics are always written from the music. So the music dictates the emotion of the song. They look forward to starting the journey of writing and recording a full album in the next year.
Alex Wilson Band with The Chocolateers!
No Cover!
Doors Open at 4:30!
The Chocolateers (6-7:30):
A must-see live act composed of interwoven four part harmonies, dynamic lead guitars, and authentic Americana lyrics all driven by a well-defined roots rock rhythm section guaranteed to engage even the most discerning audience. Combining their penchant for on-stage improvisation and the constant reimagining of their own original music, fans are always guaranteed that no two shows will be the same.
Alex Wilson (8-11):
A versatile musician, Alex effortlessly crosses music boundaries and genres. Playing everything from sweet Beale Street blues to West coast swing. From hard Texas grinders to stone cold Chicago grooves with a feeling that is timeless, the audience can’t help but be pulled into the music. Creating the foundation for this soulful player is Alex’s uncle Marc Wilson, a seasoned and much sought after drummer, (Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Marcia Ball, Anson Funderburgh, Ronnie Earl and more) and brother Matthew on bass singing harmonies with Alex that brings to mind the magic of The Everly Brothers.
Wisconsin native singer-songwriter and award-winning acoustic guitarist Greg Gilbertson has an engaging charm which often belies the subject matter of his lyrics. Whether solo or accompanied by his band, his shows are, in turn, energetic, then reflective. His warm tenor voice lends itself well to his subject matter as he moves fluidly between ballads, up-tempo rootsy tunes full of layered imagery, and on to impressively smooth and complex instrumentals that serve as a reminder that he is a world-class player, fully capable of leaving an audience slack-jawed. (No Cover; 21+)
White Bush Unicorn kicked things off as the two piece brain child of Kasondra White and Larry Bush, eventually becoming a fully formed 7 piece band in October of 2016. They released their debut EP, “Better Than Nothing” in June of 2017 and are currently working on their debut full length album. As the house band at the Art In in Madison, WI, they have honed their chops and written an ever expanding list of original songs, while often utilizing up to 12 different instruments on stage. What comes out is a completely unique blend of alt-indie-jazz-punk-rock-g
Jack and Kitty are high school sweethearts that play “Organic Vaudeville and Jug Band Folk” music. Kitty is the niece of reggae legend Bunny Wailer (of Bob Marley and the Wailers) and Jack’s babysitter was ukulele oddball Tiny Tim. The Emmy Award winning vaudevillian songsters love to perform concerts nationwide, playing a wide variety of folk instruments including: banjo, guitar, ukulele, washboard, jug, kazoo, harmonica, whizbang, rumba box and much more. For more information, visit: http://
Jonny T-Bird & the MPs belt out a soulful mix of blues and originality. The MPs stands for MARINATED PUPPETS, which was the name of a band that a few of its members were a part of before they gave birth to this Milwaukee combo. Since 2009, their performances included some of southeastern Wisconsin’s well-known venues (Miramar Theatre, Cactus Club, Up & Under, The Domes, etc.). The band’s founding members met while they were studying music at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). Their CD “Let’s Do This!” has been available for purchase since March 2013 and their newest release “True Story” has been available for purchase since June 2016. Jonny T-Bird & the MPs is also a proud member of the Grafton Blues Association.