Summer Music Preview 2018

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FESTIVAL SEASON IS ON THE HORIZON: ARE YOU READY? Blue Ox

Northwoods Blues Festival

JUNE 14-16 • WHISPERING PINES CAMPGROUND, EAU CLAIRE • TICKETS: $74-$199 • Year four of Blue Ox looks to be one of the best parties the bluegrass/roots celebration has ever thrown. Whispering Pines Campground – pine trees, sunsets, and all – is a perfectly idyllic setting for this eclectic collection of the genre’s finest performers. Blue Ox mainstays like Pert Near Sandstone (the festival’s coorganizers), Greensky Bluegrass, Charlie Parr, Sam Bush, and the Del McCoury Band return to kick off Chippewa Valley Festival season, while some exciting newcomers like Margo Price, The Devil Makes Three, and the Mandolin Orange round out a lineup of truly stellar pickers and pluckers.

JUNE 29-30 • NORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS, CHIPPEWA FALLS • TICKETS: $35-$390 • After a significant move to Chippewa Falls, the Northwoods Blues Festival – which originated in Spooner a few years ago – is ready to blow the doors off during their two-day celebration of blues. Get ready for ecstatic summer vibes with beloved blues tunes from two stages chock full of rockers from all over the region, including local legend Howard Luedtke.

Eaux Claires

JULY 6-7 • FOSTER FARMS, EAU CLAIRE • TICKETS: $99-$350 • 2018 will be somewhat of a shake-up for Eaux Claires due to the daring decision to spill no beans whatsoever on what artists are actually performing. But, to be real, the festival has never disappointed in the past and if you’re willing to fork over your trust to co-curators Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (The National), you can at least count on being in on something wholly unique, with an abundance of experiential art installations in tow. Plus, between cryptic podcasts the festival released earlier this year and Vernon’s tweets, one can piece together an intriguing chunk of the lineup which appears to include Patti Smith, Sharon Van Etten, Noname, Phoebe Bridgers, serpentwithfeet, Julien Baker, Moses Sumney, Hiss Golden Messenger, and perennials like Francis and the Lights and Phil Cook.

Country Fest

JUNE 21-23 • FESTIVAL GROUNDS, CADOTT • TICKETS: $105-$525 • Year after year after year (in fact it’s more like 30 years), Cadott staple Country Fest has brought tons of seriously huge names in country music to our fair Valley, and there’s no signs of stopping anytime soon. 2018’s iteration of the sunny festival will bring the likes of Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to the area, so get ready to raise a cup with tons of friends in the perfect setting for an awesome country festival like this.

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Rock Fest JULY 12-14 • FESTIVAL GROUNDS, CADOTT • TICKETS: $89$500 • 25 years ago, the rock gods blessed a patch of land in central Wisconsin, saw that it was good, and every year since, Rock Fest has brought undeniable rock n roll legends to the Chippewa Valley. That first year – which saw performances from The Guess Who, REO Speedwagon, and Cheap Trick – set an awe-inspiring precedent for what has blossomed into one of the Valley’s best annual events. This year to celebrate the silver anniversary, Rock Fest and its community of widespread rock fans welcomes the likes of Disturbed, Incubus, Godsmack, and Rise Against to continue the legend started 25 years ago. Add to that a few killer tribute bands, tattoo parlors aplenty, and even a chapel of love, and Rock Fest is not to be missed.

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Country Jam JULY 19-21 • FOSTER FARMS, EAU CLAIRE • TICKETS: $95$1,014 • Blake Shelton continues to show the Chippewa Valley love, returning to play Country Jam this year. For the annual celebration of all things country, from the cowboy boots to the beer, Jam is a country lovers dream just a couple miles outside Eau Claire. Aside Shelton at the top of the lineup is the legendary Alabama, as well as performers like Billy Currington, Justin Moore, and Dustin Lynch. For the pure Wisconsinite inside you, there’s nothing quite like Country Jam.

OneFest JULY 28-29 • NORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS, CHIPPEWA FALLS • TICKETS: $35-$390 • A brand new addition to the Valley’s landscape of big music festivals is OneFest, a Christian music festival that brings big names in contemporary Christian music to perform alongside local acts. For the first ever installment of OneFest, the festival – which is organized by a committee of members of different churches around the area – brings Tenth Avenue North, Sanctus Real, Mandisa, Citizen Way, and more for the two day festival, which is completely family friendly.

Blues On The Chippewa

AUGUST 3-5 • DOWNTOWN DURAND • Every summer before the dog days rear their head, Durand preps an awesome three-day blues festival with two stages and tons of great regional and local blues acts like Left Wing Bourbon, The Whyte-Orfield Band, and South Farwell. Blues lovers, it’s well worth the trip.

Ashley For The Arts AUGUST 9-11 • MEMORIAL PARK, ARCADIA • TICKETS: $10 • Every year, Ashley Furniture throws a huge three day party and gives tons of money to non-profits to celebrate their success from their hometown of Arcadia. Ashley For The Arts always sports one of the most interesting lineup of musical headliners in the Valley, and 2018 continues that trend with acts like Daughtry, Rascal Flatts, and Rick Springfield. Go see some awesome music, maybe run the 5K, check out the car show, and bring the whole family!

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WORTH THE DRIVE SUMMERFEST • June 21 - July 1 & July 3-8 • Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee • summerfest.com • Billed as the “World’s Largest Music Festival,” the iconic Summerfest boasts an incredible lineup of top-notch headliners featuring headlining performances by James Taylor, Imagine Dragons, Halsey, Logic, Florida Georgia Line, J. Cole, Dave Matthews Band, Journey, Charli XCX, The Arcade Fire, The Weeknd, and many, many more.

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ROCK THE GARDEN • June 16 • Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis MN • walkerart.org • Held at the beautiful and newly renovated Walker Arts Center, this one-day festival has a killer lineup with performances by Father John Misty, Feist, Kamasi Washington, P.O.S., Chastity Brown, and U.S. Girls.

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PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL • July 20-22 • Union Park, Chicago • pitchforkmusicfestival.com • A music festival in Chicago hosted by the Pitchfork music publication. Includes performances by Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett, Earl Sweatshirt, Syd, Fleet Foxes, The War on Drugs, Moses Sumney, Blood Orange, Kelela, D.R.A.M., and the legendary Lauryn Hill will perform her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in its entirety for the record’s 20th anniversary.

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Northwoods Rock Rally

MILE OF MUSIC • Aug. 2-5 • Appleton • mileofmusic.com • The 6th coming of Appleton’s downtown music festival includes 900 live musical sets, 70 venues, all in 1 mile of great music. There’s a whole mile of safe, walkable, nocover charge, events to explore. All original music from various genres like indie rock, country, soul, R&B, jazz, folk, and more. Check out craft shops, restaurants, cafes, and more.

AUGUST 16-19 • GLEN FLORA • TICKETS: $20-$89 Just north of the Chippewa Valley in the small town of Glen Flora rests an awesome rock festival just waiting to be unleashed. The Northwoods Rock Rally is four whole days of rock greatness, monster truck rallies, costume parties, and more. Musical headliners include rockers like Buckcherry, P.O.D., and Alien Ant Farm.

LOLLAPALOOZA • Aug. 2-5 • Grant Park, Chicago • lollapalooza.com • One of the country’s biggest music festivals, Lollapalooza has been serving up great talent since ’91.

Performances by Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Arctic Monkeys, The National, Post Malone, Tyler The

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Creator, BROCKHAMPTON, Vampire Weekend, St. Vincent, Jack White, and Lil Uzi Vert. Also features Chowtown, serving up the best of Chicago’s local restaurants and eateries for festival-goers to enjoy.

SURLY BREWING FESTIVAL FIELD • June 30, July 20-21 • Surly Brewing, Minneapolis • surlybrewing.com • For the last two summer, Twin Cities brewing giant Surly has teamed up with First Ave. for a handful of truly cool shows in the festival field at their brewing headquarters. On June 30, Spoon and Grizzly Bear will perform, July 20 brings Sylvan Esso and Collections of Colonies of Bees, and on July 21 Courtney Barnett will headline alongside Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.

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BASILICA BLOCK PARTY • July 6-7 • The Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis • basilicablockparty.org • The gorgeous Twin Cities staple the Basilica of Saint Mary is the backdrop for a two-day festival that brings a fresh mix of indie artists to Minneapolis. This year, across three stages, the Basilica Block Party welcomes the likes of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Cake, BØRNS, Third Eye Blind, Fitz and the Tantrums, and more.

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NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL • August 31 - September 2 • Union Park, Chicago • northcoastfestival.com • As summer months start to wind down, Chicago’s North Coast festival aims to ramp it up again. The hip hop festival brings some seriously buzzworthy names to the Windy City like Miguel, Dvsn, Smokepurpp, Vulfpeck, Cashmere Cat, Jamiroquai, Gramatik, Mura Masa, and Monte Booker.

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BAYFRONT BLUES FEST • August 10-12 • Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth • bayfrontblues. com • For the last 30 summers, 20,000 blues fans have flocked to Duluth for the Bayfront Blues Fest, which brings some notable blues players from all over the country to do their thing on the shores of Lake Superior.

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CAN’T-MISS ONE-OFF SHOWS Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles

June 2 • 7:30pm • State Theatre, Eau Claire • Tickets: $25-35 (eauclairearts.com) Once again returning to the Chippewa Valley is Hotel California, one of the best Eagles tribute acts in the world. Sure, they might not be the real Eagles, but if you squint real hard and listen close, you might not even be able to tell a difference. This high-energy show cycles through The Eagles’ best and brightest material, their number one hits, and even selected songs from individual members’ solo projects like Joe Walsh and Don Henley.

Steve Earle

June 3 • 7pm • State Theatre, Eau Claire • Tickets: $3050 (eauclairearts.com) Steve Earle is a country music legend having a jawdropping lifelong career putting out solo records, and collaborating with greats like Sheryl Crow, The Indigo Girls, Lucinda Williams, Patti Smith, and Del McCoy. Earle is extremely influential in the genre, and we get an up front chance to see him and his band The Dukes live in the Chippewa Valley.

Earle is currently touring for the 30th anniversary of his record Copperhead Road, and will perform it in its entirety, plus some unexpected twists and turns afterward.

Ani DiFranco + Haley Heynderickx

June 8 • 7:30pm • State Theatre, Eau Claire • Tickets: $35-$55 (eauclairearts.com) The legendary Ani DiFranco is coming to Eau Claire for a phenomenal night of performances from some seriously acclaimed singer-songwriters. Hot off the heels of her latest release (her 20th!), Binary, the singer/ songwriter/activist/poet brings her unflinching style to Chippewa Valley ears that need to hear it. She’ll be joined by rising star Haley Heyndrickx, a fantastic artist whose 2018 album I Need To Start A Garden was universally lauded by music writers everywhere. This is not one to miss.

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The Verve Pipe

June 21 • 7pm • The Metro, Eau Claire • Tickets: $20 (volumeonetickets.org) You’ve definitely heard at least one song by The Verve Pipe, and that song is probably their #1 smash hit “The Freshmen,” but The Verve Pipe have been doing their thing for a long time and have produced countless great songs like “Photograph,” “Hero,” “Happiness Is,” and “Never Let You Down.” The band is making a rare stop in Eau Claire to perform at The Metro for one night only.

Oxbeaux II / Prex Claires

July 5 • Downtown Eau Claire • Prex Claires wristband: $15 (blugoldradio.bigcartel.com) • Oxbeaux II ticket: $25 (volumeonetickets.org) Last year’s inaugural Prex Claires saw almost every single possible music venue in downtown Eau Claire open their doors and host local musicians for a street-style music festival ahead of the Eaux Claires festival – and year two looks to be just as massive an undertaking, this time with a wristband deal. The Plus will host local bands

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like Drunk Drivers, Jim Pullman, Pit Wagon, and Two Castles; The Metro brings in Roma di Luna, Wayward, and P•PL; the Masonic Temple is home to a very special Sue Orfield Show featuring Them Coulee Boys and Billy Krause; Clear Water Comedy will host a hilarious showcase at Downtown Cinema; The Mousetrap is bringing in Moon Ruin, Idle Empress, and Sloslylove; our weekly Sounds Like Summer Concert Series will feature Idle Empress, Chamber Noise, and The Nunnery; the State Theatre’s got the Vespers; the 410 Café is

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hosting an open mic with Matt Hasenmueller of The Millenium; and it all culminates in an end-ofthe-night dance party at The Lismore. All in one night. And on top of that, the Oxbow Hotel is again hosting an unbelievable lineup of acts for its send Oxbeaux venture that night with headliner Hiss Golden Messenger, S. Carey, Chastity Brown, and Orchid Eaton (with a separate ticket cost). This magical Thursday night is the perfect way to gear up for Eaux Claires with all the music you could ever dream of right here in downtown.

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TUESDAY NIGHT BLUES

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OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES

NOTHING LIKE MUSIC IN THE PARK Sounds Like Summer Concert Series

Tuesday Night Blues

THURSDAYS AT 6PM • PHOENIX PARK • EAU CLAIRE Volume One’s annual downtown Eau Claire concerts draw a couple thousand music-loving locals to Phoenix Park for the best in original local music, community, and pretty dang good sunsets too.

JUNE 7: WALDEMAR + NICI PEPER + SAVANNAH SMITH JUNE 14: RED TIDE + RESONANT ROGUES + INTUITIVE COMPASS JUNE 21: LASKA + NICK ANDERSON & THE SKINNY LOVERS + PARKER REED JUNE 28: COLLECTIVE CHOIR + THE OVER UNDERS + SAGE LEARY JULY 5: IDLE EMPRESS + CHAMBER NOISE + THE NUNNERY JULY 12: ADELYN ROSE + BOATS & BRIDGE + JOE HUNT JULY 19: PICARD + STARE ACROSS + DEKAM & JOHNSON JULY 26: LISCIO + EDUARDO RAFAEL + ARIANA MADSON AUGUST 2: CAITLIN MCGARVEY + BUGBEAR + OLIVE SINGS AUGUST 9: JIM PULLMAN BAND + SNIFTER + GRAHAM BARNES AUGUST 16: ORCHID EATON + MICAH RYAN + TRAVIS LEE AUGUST 23: ACOUSTIHOO + JAMES IGNACIO + COMPANY EXPRESS AUGUST 30: THEM COULEE BOYS + GREG GILBERTSON + WEALTHY RELATIVE

TUESDAYS AT 6:30PM • OWEN PARK • EAU CLAIRE During Eau Claire summers, every Tuesday is blues day. Tons of locals gather in shady Owen Park along the Chippewa River to take in all the blues goodness that emanates from the bandshell. Check out after parties at The Plus, and a very special 10 year anniversary bash to close out the season at The Metro.

MAY 29: PAUL TWEED BAND JUNE 5: CODE BLUE W/ CATYA & SUE JUNE 12: SQUISHY MUD JUNE 19: BRIAN NAUGHTON BAND JUNE 26: TOMMY BENTZ BAND JULY 3: MARK CAMERON BAND JULY 10: MOJO BLUES BAND JULY 17: HOWARD “GUITAR” LUEDTKE & BLUE MAX JULY 24: WHYTE-ORFIELD BAND JULY 31: NICK FOYTIK AUGUST 7: ODDS LANE AUGUST 14: LEFT WING BOURBON AUGUST 21: JOYANN PARKER AUGUST 28: CHARLIE PARR SEPTEMBER 8: 10TH ANNIVERSARY BASH

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PHOENIX PARK • EAU CLAIRE For three Saturday mornings this summer – during the Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market and the Artist Market of Eau Claire – Chippewa Valley Family + Prevea will host free live music on the Phoenix Park labyrinth. Hosted by local jazz musician Tim Sullivan, these open-air concerts will begin with an hour of interactive music and games before an engaging children’s performer or band takes over for the second hour.

JUNE 9: TEDDY BEAR BAND JULY 14: DUKE OTHERWISE AUGUST 25: THE BAZILLIONS

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Music Over Menomin

THURSDAYS AT 7PM • MENOMONIE PUBLIC LIBRARY • MENOMONIE The Menomonie Public Library hosts this awesome annual concert series in Menomonie which brings together tons of music fans and artists for a celebration of the rich Chippewa Valley music scene.

JUNE 14: JAYSON COLLINS SEPTET JUNE 21: MOJO BLUES BAND JUNE 28: NORTH OF DIXIE JULY 5: FIGHTING NICE JULY 12: THE CUTAWAYS JULY 19: JIM HERRICK AND FRIENDS JULY 26: CHASING MABEL AUGUST 2: DAWN MARIE AUGUST 9: YATA, SINZ AND ORFIELD

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Music Over Menomin Jr.

MENOMONIE PUBLIC LIBRARY • MENOMONIE With the success of Music Over Menomin in recent years comes a new development, a kid-focused series of concerts with kids performers of all kinds. Bring the whole fam!

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Rock'N On The River Summer Concert Series

WEDNESDAYS AT 6:30PM • RIVER PRAIRIE PARK • ALTOONA A brand new concert series this year comes to the newly minted amphitheater at the River Prairie Development in Altoona that focuses on rock music whether original or some near-and-dear classic favorites from yesteryear.

JUNE 13: THE THUNDERMEN JUNE 20: RADA RADA JUNE 27: JIM PULLMAN BAND JULY 11: JTF PARTY BAND JULY 18: 40 FINGERS JULY 25: THE COMMOTION AUGUST 1: BEAR CREEK BAND AUGUST 8: HOWARD “GUITAR” LUEDTKE AUGUST 15: DIVIDED HIGHWAY AUGUST 22: SUE ORFIELD BAND + WEAPONS OF BRASS DESTRUCTION —

Saturday Night Concert Series presented by Oakleaf Clinics

SATURDAYS AT 5:15PM • CARSON PARK • EAU CLAIRE Before Saturday home games for the Eau Claire Express, the team – along with Oakleaf Clinics – invites local bands to perform on the Hank Aaron Plaza, and you don’t even need a ticket to the game to enjoy the tunes.

JUNE 2: NICK ANDERSON JUNE 9: FIGHTING NICE BAND JUNE 16: ORENDA FUGUE JUNE 23: NICK ANDERSON AUGUST 10: PIT WAGON —

Colfax Music In The Park

THURSDAYS AT 8PM • TOWER PARK • COLFAX For an eclectic mix of folk music stylings, look no further than the beautiful Colfax Music in the Park which this year features bluegrass, concertina, Celtic folk songs, ukuleles, and more.

JUNE 14: MIKE AND JAYNE OTTERSON JUNE 28: HICKORY JULY 5: RICH SCHROEDER AND JIM PEJSA JULY 12: JOHN LOY JULY 19: BRONSON BERGESON AND PAPA BEAR NORTON JULY 26: WHITE PINE DIXIELAND RAMBLERS AUGUST 2: HIGH CROSS CELTIC MUSIC AUGUST 9: THE EAU CLAIRE UKULELE CLUB AUGUST 16: JIM HERRICK AND FRIENDS —

Durand Music In The Park

FOURTH WEDNESDAYS AT 6PM • MEMORIAL PARK • DURAND Don’t miss your three chances to see some awesome live music in the bandshell at Memorial Park in Durand JUNE 28: CHASING MABEL + BILL GOODRICH JULY 26: BIESTERVELD + JIM ULLWELLING AUGUST 23: THE WHITESIDEWALLS ROCK & ROLL REVUE —

Eau Claire Municipal Band

WEDNESDAYS AT 7:30PM • OWEN PARK • EAU CLAIRE Witness the Eau Claire Municipal Band and it’s Sousa marches, gorgeous melodies, and contemporary compositions every Wednesday in June and July.

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KEEP THE TUNES GOING Rock Fest Every Day from Jul. 14 to Jul. 14 • Rock

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Fest Grounds, 24447 County Hwy S, Cadott • See website for ticket packages and prices • rock-fest. com A massive rock n’ roll festival featuring national and international performers. There will be tons of performances and exhibitions at various other stages and venues of the park. Featured headliners include Disturbed, Incubus, and Godsmack, with many other performances throughout the weekend.

Blue Ox Music Festival Every Day from Jun. 14 to Jun. 16 • Blue Ox Music Festival Grounds, 5024 Crescent Ave., Eau Claire • $69-94 for 1 day, $169 for 2 day, $189 for 3 day • blueoxmusicfestival.com/info/ A three-day outdoor music festival celebrating the best of bluegrass, roots, and Americana music. Full schedule available online. Performances by Steep Canyon Rangers, The Tillers, The Last Revel, Them Coulee Boys, The Devil Makes Three, Horseshoes and Handgrenades, Kind Country, Bill Strings, and more.

Country Jam Every Day from Jul. 19 to Jul. 21 •

Country Jam Grounds, 3443 Crescent Ave., Eau Claire • Ticket information available online • (715) 839-7500 • countryjamwi.com Country Jam USA is the outdoor music festival that you won’t want to miss this summer.

It’s a weekend full of friends, fun, and the best live country music. Big stars, big hits, big fun.

Country Fest Every Day from Jun. 21 to Jun. 23 •

Country Fest Grounds, 24447 County Highway S, Cadott • Ticket package information available online • countryfest.com Four day long country musical experience in Cadott. Multiple stages and performance venues around the grounds. Pre-show on Wednesday for 4-day ticket holders. Featured performances by Brantley Gilbert, Kip Moore, Kane Brown, Brad Paisley, Brett Eldredge, Dwight Yoakam, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, and Luke Combs.

OneFest Christian Music Festival Jul. 28, 10am-

10pm; Jul. 29, 9am-1pm • Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, 225 Edward St., Chippewa Falls • Ticketed from $25-$150 • All Ages • (715) 379-3742 • onefest.com First ever OneFest Christian Music Festival featuring national artists Tenth Avenue North, Mandisa, Citizen Way and many more. This family friendly event will have music, kids activities, ministry showcases, vendors, and food.

Northwoods Blues Festival Every Day from Jun. 29 to

Jun. 30 • Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, 225 Edward St., Chippewa Falls • Ticket information online • northwoodsbluesfest.com This year’s festival features performances by Howard Luedtke & Blue Max, Becky Barksdale, The Jimmys, Albert Castiglia, Jimmy Thackery, Dylan Salfer, Mitch Kashmar, Paul Barry & The Blue Tones, Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys, Shaun Murphy, Coco Montoya, and more. Arena and bleacher seating available. Camping options can be purchased.

Blues on the Chippewa Every Day from Aug. 3 to Aug.

5 • Memorial Park, Downtown Durand • Find ticket information online • bluesonthechippewa.com Numerous musicians and music lovers from all over the country gather in Durand for the blues. Also featuring a craft show and classic car/motorcycle show. Proceeds help provide funding for Pepin County Food Pantry & Titus Music for Children Program.

Eaux Claires Festival IV Every Day from Jul. 6 to Jul.

Northwoods Rock Rally Every Day from Aug. 16 to

7 • Country Jam Grounds, 3443 Crescent Ave., Eau Claire • $188 for 2-day, Eau Claire (GA) pass; $350 for 2-day Chippewa (VIP) pass • eauxclaires.com The third coming of Eau Claire’s newest music and arts festival, Eaux Claires is curated by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner of The National. The ground will be illuminated from ridge to riverside. There will be diverse bands cycling through three stages, roving bands, film screenings, art & interactive displays, food vendors from across the Midwest, and of course a beer garden.

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Aug. 19 • Northwoods Rock Rally Grounds, W4335 Town Line Rd, Glen Flora • Ticket package information available online • 18+ • northwoodsrockrally.com/ index.htm 3 days of live music, beer, vendors, camping, games & contests, and much more. Performances by Buckcherry, KIX, Filthy Sweet, POD, Bullet Boys, Anxiety Lit, Tantric, Alient Ant Farm, Conniption and many more. Rock Bouncers vehicle races on Sunday.

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until Jul. 7, 2-5pm • Autumn Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com Enjoy live music on the patio at Autumn Harvest Winery & Orchard. It’s recommended to bring your own seating in case the patio fills up

Lake St, Eau Claire • $5 • 21+ • volumeonetickets.org With years of experience and virtuosity, Thrillbillies brings you the best in up-tempo, country dance music.

Exceptional musical abilities, amazing harmonies, professional sound and lights, and a fun, party attitude.

Thrillbillies Live Jun. 1, 8-11pm • The Metro, 201 E

Live Music at Autumn Harvest Winery Every Saturday

49th Annual Harmony Show “Hillbilly Harmony” Jun. 2,

Express Pre-Game Summer Music Jun. 2, 5:15-

7:30-9:30pm • Colfax High School, 601 University Ave., Colfax • Adult $10 in advance, $12 at the door, Students (under 18) $3, “Afterglow” $2 • All Ages • (715) 6725768 • dcbarbershop.org The award winning headliner, Vocality, is an exciting and entertaining a cappella quartet with a wide ranging repertoire from 60’s and 70’s classic rock tunes to Gospel to Broadway to Barbershop. Other entertainers are the Northern Lights Chorus, Back Forty, Dunn-4 and Sunshine Express Quartets.

6:30pm; Jun. 9, 5:15-6:30pm; Jun. 16, 5:15-6:30pm; Jun. 23, 5:15-6:30pm • Eau Claire Express Stadium - Carson Park, 702 Carson Park Drive, Eau Claire • FREE • northwoodsleague.com Prior to all Saturday home games, local bands are performing live on the Hank Aaron Plaza. Admission to Express game not required.

Summer Concert Sundays Jun. 3, 1:30-4pm; Jun.

Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles Jun. 2,

8, 1:30-4pm; Jun. 29, 1:30-4pm; Aug. 12, 1:30-4pm; Sep. 2, 1:30-4pm • River Bend Vineyard & Winery, 10439 33rd Avenue, Chippewa Falls • FREE • riverbendvineyard.com Bring you friends and enjoy live entertainment from our patio or lawn, steps away from the vineyard and a world away from the everyday.

Concerts are outside, so bring lawn-chairs and blankets as seating is limited.

7:30pm • The State Theatre, 316 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire • Tickets $25-35 • All Ages • eauclairearts.com Hotel California has become one of the most sought after acts in the world, with name recognition and true marquis value paralleling today’s modern recording artists. Each concert presents an exciting showcase of The Eagles mega-hits such.

David Bromberg Quintet Jun. 2, 7:30pm • Mabel

Tainter Center for the Arts, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie • $30 • mabeltainter.org Legendary Blues Artist David Bromberg will play the Mabel Tainter.

Tuesday Night Blues Concerts Every Tuesday from

May. 29 to Aug. 28, 6:30pm • Owen Park, 1st Ave. and Water St., Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com The Chippewa Valley Blues Society hosts Tuesday evening concerts in Owen Park during the summer months. Features local favorites and a few from further flung locations. There’ll be food vendors, great music, and an after party downtown at The Plus until 11pm. August 1st concert will be at Phoenix Park, not Owen Park.

Ani DiFranco with Special Guest Haley Heynderickx

Jun. 8, 7:30-10pm • The State Theatre, 316 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire • $35-55 • All Ages • (715) 832-2787 • eauclairearts.com Ani DiFranco is a singer, musician, poet, songwriter, and activist with 20+ albums.

DiFranco’s music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influences from punk, funk, hip hop and jazz. She has released all her albums on her own record label, Righteous Babe, giving her significant creative freedom.

Eau Claire Municipal Band Summer Concert Season

Every Wednesday from Jun. 6 to Jul. 25, 7:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • eauclairemunicipalband.org Listen to high quality, free entertainment by the oldest musical organization in Eau Claire. From traditional Sousa marches, patriotic melodies, pop, jazz, rock, and soundtracks, there is something for everyone’s listening pleasure.

July 4th concert is at 3pm.

The Metro Presents: Verve Pipe Jun. 21, 8pm • The

Metro, 201 E Lake St, Eau Claire • $20 adv, $25 at the door • Find it on Facebook With a reputation for spectacular live performances, the multi-platinum alternative rock band The Verve Pipe are recognized worldwide for their radio hits Photograph, Hero, Happiness Is, Never Let You Down, and the #1 smash single The Freshmen.

Street Dance Jun. 30, 4:30-11pm • Wakanda Park,

Sounds like Summer Concert Series Every Thursday

Wakanda Park Rd. and Pine Ave. E, Menomonie • $3 • All Ages • lakemenominwaterx.com Come out to Wakanda Park for an old fashioned Street Dance featuring the Highview Bluegrass Band from 4:30 to 6:30pm and the Thrillbillies from 7 to 11pm hosted by the Menomonie Lions Club. Admission is free to all Lake Menomin WaterX attendees or just come for the music for $3.

from Jun. 7 to Aug. 30, 6-8:30pm • Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • volumeone. org/sites/concerts The Sounds Like Summer Concert Series is Volume One’s Thursday night gig in downtown Eau Claire’s Phoenix Park. Local bands play to crowds each night on the banks of the Chippewa River in June, July, and August. Enjoy a pre-show set from area singer/songwriters at 6pm. Multiple food vendors will have food for sale. Pets are allowed at the concert.

Prex Claires 2018 Jul. 5, 4pm • Downtown Eau Claire, • downtowneauclaire.org Prex Claires was a smash hit in 2017, so Downtown Eau Claire is bringing it back for another year. Taking place just before the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, Prex Claires is a celebration of local music and art in venues throughout Downtown Eau Claire. Partnered with Blugold Radio 99.9 FM and Volume One.

Prevea + Chippewa Valley Family Present: Saturday Morning Hullabaloo Jun. 9, 10am-noon; Jul. 14, 10am-noon; Aug. 25, 10am-noon • Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • Hosted by acclaimed, kid-focused jazz player Tim Sullivan, these open air, interactive concerts will begin with an hour of music and games before our very special featured children’s performers take over the park. Families are welcome to come and go as they enjoy the music, Farmers Market, and the Artist Market.

Oxbeaux II Jul. 5, 5pm • The Oxbow Hotel, 516 Gal-

loway St., Eau Claire • $25 advance, $30 at the gate • volumeonetickets.org Volume One, New Belgium, and The Current present a unique outdoor music experience in the heart of downtown Eau Claire. There will be beer, cocktails, sodas, and food-a-plenty as you enjoy downtown Eau Claire before the fest. Featuring Hiss Golden Messenger, S. Carey, Chastity Brown, and Orchid Eaton.

Rock’N On the River Summer Concert Series Every

Wednesday from Jun. 13 to Aug. 22, 6:30pm • River Prairie Park, 1419 Front Porch Place, Altoona • FREE • All Ages • Every Wednesday night at the River Prairie park in Altoona you can enjoy live music. Shows start at 6:30pm and food trucks will be onsite.

John Conlee Jul. 13, 7:30-10:30pm • The State Theatre,

316 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire • $49-59 • All Ages • (715) 832-2787 • eauclairearts.com During the past two decades, John Conlee has achieved a level of success that he has sustained by simply being himself and by making records that the listening public can relate to. He is a gifted entertainer, but he’s not into the glitz and hype .

Colfax Music in the Park Jun. 14, 7-8pm; Jun. 28,

7-8pm; Jul. 5, 7-8pm; Jul. 12, 7-8pm; Jul. 19, 7-8pm; Jul. 26, 7-8pm; Aug. 2, 7-8pm; Aug. 9, 7-8pm; Aug. 16, 7-8pm • Tower Park, Main Street and Highway 40, Colfax • FREE • Rain location is the Colfax Fairgrounds building on Railroad Avenue. Bring your lawn chair. Popcorn and root beer floats will be sold at the concerts. Annual pie sale by the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group on August 16.

World Flute Society Evening Concert Series Aug. 1,

7-9:30pm; Aug. 2, 7-9:30pm; Aug. 3, 7-9:30pm; Aug. 4, 7-10pm • Gantner Concert Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center, UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire • $15 GA; Children under 10 free • All Ages • (757) 651-8328 • worldflutesociety.org A musical and cultural journey of inspiration and richly diverse music. Evening performances feature the following styles: Mayan/Aztec; Native American; World Flute Music; Northern Indian - Bansuri; Celtic; Shakuhachi with Gongtopia; Ancient Southwestern Rim-Blown Flutes; and Latin/Jazz.

Music Over Menomin Every Thursday from Jun. 14 to

Aug. 9, 7pm • Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • menomonielibrary.org Bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets, and blankets and enjoy free live music over Lake Menomin.

Tonks and The Aurors - Wizard Rock at The Plus

Aug. 25, 7pm • The Plus, 208 S. Barstow St, Eau Claire • $10 • All Ages • (715) 832-8844 • pizzapluseauclaire. com Tonks & the Aurors is a wizard rock band (music about Harry Potter) created and fronted by Steph Anderson. Since 2007, Tonks & the Aurors has traveled the North America and Europe playing in libraries, bookstores, and nerd conferences and has released four full-length albums and an EP.

Durand Music in the Park Fourth Wednesday from

Jun. 27 to Aug. 22, 6-9pm • Memorial Park, 2nd Avenue East, Durand • FREE • All Ages • durandimprovementgroup.org/calendar-events.html Live music at Durand’s Memorial Park Bandshell. Check out their website for developments on which bands are booked which dates.

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Outdoor Music JUNE Live Music: Larry Past Jun. 2, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremi-

ah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com A singer songwriter performing melodic, vocal oriented folk/rock/Americana music featuring select covers and originals from The Calling CD and his LP3 EP. Larry covers songs he loves from classic artists like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Paul Simon, as well as by more modern acts.

Live Music: Randy Adams Jun. 2, 2-5pm; Jun. 23,

2-5pm; Jul. 21, 2-5pm • Autumn Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com An afternoon of live music by Randy Adams. Will have wine, cheese and snacks available for purchase, so come, relax and enjoy. Feel free to bring a chair for this outdoor event. The event will be moved indoors in the case of rain. No beverage carry-in allowed.

Summer Concert Sundays: Sue Orfield Jun. 3,

1:30-4pm • River Bend Vineyard & Winery, 10439 33rd Avenue, Chippewa Falls • FREE • All Ages • riverbendvineyard.com The Sue Orfield Band will be returning to River Bend once again to perform. Come enjoy a Sunday afternoon with some tunes in the vineyard with the very popular Sue Orfield Band and your favorite River Bend wines. It is recommended to bring your own seating.

Live Music: Kaiged Acoustic along with Kricket

Jun. 3, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (218) 340-0677 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Kaiged Acoustic along with Kricket, this mother daughter duet along with Kricket play a variety of acoustic songs, from classic rock, country, and current hits. Enjoy some easy listening with blended harmonies.

Tuesday Night Blues: Code Blue with Catya & Sue

Jun. 5, 6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues. com/tnb/ Code Blue features Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist, Catya; Tenor Saxophonist, Composer, Sue Orfield; Lucas Fischer on Lead Guitar and Vocals; Randy Sinz on Basses and Vocals; and John LeBrun on Drums.

Primarily a Blues band emphasizing original and traditional blues, Code Blue also throws in some original and classic R&B and Swing.

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Ludington Guard Band Every Tuesday from Jun. 5 to

Aug. 7, 8pm • Wilson Park - Band Shell, Wilson Ave and 8th St, Menomonie • Find this event on Facebook A community concert band that was officially organized in 1888 with roots going back to 1877. They play a variety of classical band music, marches, overtures, show tunes and novelty pieces.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Waldemar + Nici Peper + Savannah Smith Jun. 7, 6pm • Phoenix

Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts Waldemar is lush and intricate, featuring dual drummers, trombone, synths, post-80’s inspired guitars, poignant lyricism and layers of vocal harmonies. Nici Peper is an Americana singer-songwriter whose lyrics reflect the soul and honesty of their influences. Opener: Savannah Smith writes catchy folk-pop songs and on ukulele and guitar.

Live Music: Nick Foytik Jun. 9, 2-5pm • Autumn

Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com An afternoon of live music by Nick Foytik. Wine, cheese and snacks available for purchase, so come, relax and enjoy. Feel free to bring a chair for this outdoor event. The event will be moved indoors in the case of rain. No beverage carry-in allowed.

Live Music: Tim Fast Jun. 10, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremi-

ah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (218) 340-0677 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Tim Fast, He’s a dust-covered man who has traveled the roads in search of whatever song is over the next rise. That sense of adventure has given him a catalog of great original songs that have touched audiences from coast to coast and all the way from his native Minnesota down to the Texas Gulf Coast.

Tuesday Night Blues: Squishy Mud Jun. 12, 6:30pm •

Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ Squishy Mud is an exciting Blues based Band With an eclectic mix of covers and original compositions. Squishy loves to transition from Electric Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, Blues Rock, Electrified Traditional Blues and Power Blues along with a wide mixture of dancer friendly Blues Based songs.

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Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Red Tide + Resonant Rogues + Intuitive Compass Jun. 14, 6pm

• Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts The Resonant Rogues style includes Appalachian old-time, Balkan folk music, Swing Manouche, and early New Orleans Jazz. Red Tide plays soulful listening inspired by the ebb and flow of the ocean. Opener: Intuitive Compass is the talents of songwriter/guitarist pioneer Jason Dea West twith old time circus freak and accordionist Aurelia Anne Cohen.

Music Over Menomin: Jayson Collins Septet Jun. 14,

7-8:30pm • Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • 715-232-2164 x210 • menomonielibrary.org The Jayson Collins Septet is a high energy jazz group playing a mix of energetic and eclectic original tunes with the likes of Thelonious Monk and Dave Holland. Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin. Bring a picnic and a favorite beverage to enjoy during the performance.

Live Music: Daniel Zerr from Eggplant Heroes Jun.

16, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (218) 340-0677 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Eggplant Heroes Dan Zerr. A song writer in his own right, Dan brings a tremendous vocal range to his harmonies while laying down the steady bass line. Dan’s guitar work shows up in live shows and can be heard at his solo shows and when he and Duffy occasionally team up in a microversion of the band: eHeroes.

Live Music: Jerrika Mighelle Jun. 16, 2-5pm • Autumn

Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com An afternoon of live music by Jerrika Mighelle. Will have wine, cheese and snacks available for purchase, so come, relax and enjoy. Feel free to bring a chair for this outdoor event.

The event will be moved indoors in the case of rain. No beverage carry-in allowed.

Live Music: Caleb Horne with Skully Jones Jun. 17,

1:30-4:30pm; Jul. 14, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (218) 340-0677 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Caleb Horne with Skully Jones, from Eau Claire WI. The band features music influenced, and by bands like the Grateful Dead, Phish, and The Beatles. Improvisational instrumentation, vocal harmonies, and extended jams are the core elements of Skully Jones.

Tuesday Night Blues: Brian Naughton Band Jun. 19,

6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ Brian Naughton, a recording artist, singer, songwriter and guitarist born in St. Paul, Minnesota, possesses a signature sound driven by an energetic mix of Blues, Rock, Funk and Soul, originating far from the Twin Cities.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: LASKA + Nick Anderson & The Skinny Lovers + Parker Reed

Jun. 21, 6pm • Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/ concerts Songwriting sisters Hannah, Bex, and Mookie (LASKA) weave influences of alternative, Americana, and desert rock with raw emotions in their songs. Nick Anderson plays reflective music that digs deep into the emotion of the millennial dreamer. Opener: Parker Reed is a local rocker with a new EP out this year, “A Love Letter to Sarah Michelle.”

Music Over Menomin: Mojo Blues Band Jun. 21,

7-8:30pm • Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All • (715) 232-2164 • menomonielibrary.org “Mojo Blues Band strikes again, winning the crown for Best Cover Band.” – Volume One’s Best of the Chippewa Valley’s Reader Poll 2018.

Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin. Bring a picnic and a favorite beverage to enjoy during the performance.

Live Music: Shootin’ Jack Jun. 23, 1:30-4:30pm

• Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (218) 340-0677 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Shootin’ Jack, a versatile, 4-piece band based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that plays covers of crowd-favorite songs in nearly every genre. “Our roots run deep and dirty in classic rock and blues, but we just love to play music of any kind.”

Tuesday Night Blues: Tommy Bentz Band Jun. 26,

6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ An eclectic musician, Bentz totes history with the violin, oboe, saxophone, guitar, and bass. An ever-ambitious entrepreneur, Tommy owns and operates Brickhouse Music and is married to Broadway performer, Jen Burleigh Bentz and they keep a happy home in River Falls, Wisconsin.

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Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: CollECtive Choir + The Over Unders + Sage Leary Jun. 28, 6pm • Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts The CollECtive Choir is a group of people who are using soulful Gospel and hip-hop to pull people of Eau Claire into closer community. The Over Unders are a young band of brothers who are chasing the Rock N’ Roll dream. Opener Guitarist/singer-songwriter Sage Leary has emerged as a powerful creative force on the music scene.

Music Over Menomin: North of Dixie Jun. 28, 7-8:30pm

• Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 232-2164 • menomonielibrary.org North of Dixie is a perennial favorite at Music Over Menomin returning to play their own brand of foot stomping Northwoods music, old-time mountain songs, and swing. Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin. Bring a picnic and a favorite beverage to enjoy during the performance.

Live Music: Girl Band Jun. 30, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s

Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Live music

out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Jennifer Hazen’s newest project, Girl Band, a group of local artists which features Kai of Wolves At the Door on guitar and vocals, Kori of Beacon James on bass, guitar and vocals, Julie from the Chippewa Valley Flute Ensemble on flute and Jennifer on percussion and vocals.

years. The range of Mark’s material stretches the Blues beyond safe limits with a focus on “foot stompin, butt shakin” music that is built for a live audience.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Idle Empress + Chamber Noise + The Nunnery Jul. 5, 6pm •

Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts Lauren Anderson leads Idle Empress with her guitar-driven, emotive songs. Chamber Noise is a psychedelic R&B band with a truly unique live show that blends visual elements into their groove-based tunes. Opener: Each of The Nunnery’s performances is a calm, meditative experience, combining music + art with an audience.

J U LY Live Music: Milk and Whiskey Jul. 1, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (218) 340-0677 • eatmyfish.com Featuring Milk and Whiskey, a musical alchemy with Jen Hazen of Weapons of Brass Destruction and Jenny and the Jets and Jim Phillips of DJ and Friends. With this group you can expect to hear folk, blues, classic psychedelic rock and a dash of alternative country.

Music Over Menomin: Fighting Nice Jul. 5, 7-8:30pm •

Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 232-2164 • menomonielibrary. org Soon to be a world-famous alternative rock band, based in Eau Claire, WI. We have our roots in all sorts of business from punk rock to jazz. Band Members: Avery Van Gaard (Vocals), Austin Goodrich (Guitar), David Darnutzer (Bass), Matt Miller (Drums). Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin. Bring a picnic and a favorite beverage to enjoy during the performance.

Tuesday Night Blues: Mark Cameron Band Jul. 3,

6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ Minnesota based singer, songwriter and guitarist Mark Cameron has been active in live music for over thirty

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Live Music: Quinton Kase Jul. 7, 1:30-4:30pm •

Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Quinton Kase, A musician for all occasions. Singing and Playing a variety from Country to Rock to Pop and More.

Live Music: Steve Zerr Jul. 7, 2-5pm • Autumn Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com An afternoon of live music

by Steve Zerr. They will have wine, cheese and snacks available for purchase, so come, relax and enjoy. Feel free to bring a chair for this outdoor event. The event will be moved indoors in the case of rain. No beverage carry-in allowed.

Summer Concert Sundays: Micah Ryan Jul. 8,

1:30-4pm • River Bend Vineyard & Winery, 10439 33rd Avenue, Chippewa Falls • FREE • All Ages • riverbendvineyard.com Come enjoy a Sunday afternoon with some tunes in the vineyard with Micah Ryan and your favorite River Bend wines. It is recommended to bring your own seating.

Live Music: Sliced Bread Jug Band Jul. 8, 1:30-

4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Sliced Bread Jug Band, A collective of mostly free-range geezers and jug-o-philiacs.

Traditional, old style jug band music, a little “jug-olated” rock and roll, and their own highly original material arranged for the modern jug band orchestra.

Tuesday Night Blues: Mojo Jul. 10, 6:30pm • Owen

Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ On this 18th Anniversary celebration, the two founding members, Terry Demars and Josh Entzminger along with Josh’s dad, keyboardist George Entzminger and veteran drummer Dave Schrader return to their roots to put on a searing performance for Tuesday Night Blues.

Dove Healthcare Summer Concert Series: River City Ramblers Jul. 11, 6-7:30pm • Dove Healthcare, 3656

Mall Dr., Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • dovehealthcare.com Bring a lawn chair for night of food, fun, and music in the courtyard. Held rain or shine. All local musicians. River City Ramblers is a bluegrass band.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Adelyn Rose + Boats & Bridges + Joe Hunt Jul. 12, 6pm • Phoenix

Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts Adelyn Strei has established herself as one of Eau Claire’s premier songwriters with her eponymous indie-rock band. Boats & Bridges are a five piece folk-rock band that display capable musicianship and timeless sound. Opener: Often found busking on corners, Joe Hunt performs indie folk with smooth vocals, guitar, and harmonica.

Live Music: Anastasia Jul. 15, 1:30-4:30pm; Sep.

Music Over Menomin: The Cutaways Jul. 12,

2, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Featuring Anastasia, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and engineer/ producer of electronic and acoustic works. Anastasia performs a quirky mix of standards, originals, deconstructed rock songs (heavily influenced by 1980’s MTV), and the odd hymn.

Live Music: 58 Belvedere Jul. 14, 2-5pm; Sep. 15, 2-5pm;

Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ Howard “Guitar” Luedtke & Blue Max is a Western Wisconsin rock blues band, that performs all over Wisconsin and Minnesota. Many who have seen Howard and Blue Max have become fans of Howard’s talented slide guitar playing and the band’s rockin’ electric blues sound.

7-8:30pm • Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 2322164 • menomonielibrary.org The Cutaways have been great friends of the library. The Cutaways are: Bob Boone – Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Tim Stanton – Vocals, Drums, Jim Nelson – Vocals, Guitar, Doug Hyde – Bass, Marv Whitman – Vocals, Guitar. Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin.

Tuesday Night Blues: Howard ‘Guitar’ Luedtke and Blue Max Jul. 17, 6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st

Oct. 13, 2-5pm • Autumn Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com 58 Belvedere is a trio performing original compositions by Dean Granros (guitar) and group improvisation. The raw edge of Granros’ guitar combined with the extraordinary drum and bass team of Dave Power (The Staves, Aero Flynn) and Pat Keen (Wei Zhongle, Humbird) provides a new and unfiltered take on the idea of the jazz power trio.

Dove Healthcare Summer Concert Series: Emma Bagnall Jul. 18, 6-7:30pm • Dove Healthcare, 3656

Mall Dr., Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • dovehealthcare.com Bring a lawn chair for night of food, fun, and music in the courtyard. Held rain or shine. All local musicians. Emma Bagnall is a singer/songwriter.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: picard + Stare Across + DeKam & Johnson Jul. 19, 6pm •

Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts picard emerged from Eau Claire’s hardcore scene as a space without boundaries for lead singer Jason Ulwelling to try something new. Stare Across take the audience on an epic journey of melodic sounds and ear crushing riffs. Dekam & Johnson provide a

soundtrack for your life, blending aspects of blues, R&B, country, funk, and rock.

Music Over Menomin: Jim Herrick and Friends Jul.

19, 7-8pm • Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 2322164 • menomonielibrary.org Jim Herrick and Friends is a band from Colfax, WI. Their specialty is the Blues, and they cover a wide range of musical styles. Includes Jim Herrick, Scott Housenga, Tom “Fred” Wittek, Mike Mullen, Josh Entzminger, and George Entzminger.

Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin. Bring a picnic and a favorite beverage to enjoy during the performance.

Live Music: Squeeze ‘N Bass Jul. 21, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Squeeze ‘N Bass, a duet composed of Christy Serum who plays acoustic bass guitar, performing with Tom Marum who plays the accordian and sings. Together they perform Old Time music for all to enjoy.

Live Music: Steve Szydel Jul. 22, 1:30-4:30pm •

Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Steve Szydel, He writes original tunes and performs many cover songs. You can find him on stage playing an acoustic 12 string guitar as well as the porch board and a harmonizer.

Live Music: Yata, Sinz, Orfield with Ellen Whyte Jul.

22, 2-5pm; Sep. 22, 2:30-5:30pm • Autumn Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com Yata, Sinz and Orfield are joined by Grammy award nominee Ellen Whyte on tour from Oregon. This group brings an unexpected and masterful mashup of blues, folk and swing jazz with vocals, guitars and tenor sax.

Tuesday Night Blues: The Whyte/Orfield Band Jul.

24, 6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues. com/tnb/ Three time Grammy award nominee, Ellen Whyte, has released her fourth album, appropriately titled: Four Way Stop, a soaring achievement from an accomplished singer songwriter. Sue Orfield plays the tenor saxophone with the whimsy of Sonny Rollins, the passion of Kurt Cobain, the soul of Bill Withers, and the joy of Ella Fitzgerald.

Dove Healthcare Summer Concert Series: King’s Countrymen Jul. 25, 6-7:30pm • Dove Healthcare,

3656 Mall Dr., Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • dovehealthcare.com Bring a lawn chair for night of food, fun, and music in the courtyard. Held rain or shine. All local musicians. King’s Country is a bluegrass gospel group.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Liscio + Eduardo Rafael + Ariana Madson Jul. 26, 6pm •

Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts Liscio performs everything from straight-ahead jazz & funk to classic delta-style blues & dixie. Current local and native Brazilian Eduardo Rafael sings bluesy-pop songs with a touch of classic bossa nova influence. Eau Claire native Ariana Madson has been featured in Marquette University’s annual Christmas video.

Music Over Menomin: Chasing Mabel Jul. 26, 7-8:30pm • Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 232-2164 • menomonielibrary.org Chasing Mabel Rocks! This 5-piece,

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Menomonie, Wisconsin based band plays your favorite mix of tunes—from 90’s Alt Rock to the hottest hits of today. Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin. Bring a picnic and a favorite beverage

2164 • menomonielibrary.org For years, vocalist Dawn Marie, has been captivating audiences with her strong vocals and energizing stage presence. Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin. Bring a picnic and a favorite beverage to enjoy during the performance.

Live Music: Jerry Teclaw Jul. 28, 2-5pm • Autumn

Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com A afternoon of live music with Jerry Teclaw. They will have wine, cheese and snacks available for purchase, so come, relax and enjoy. Feel free to bring a chair for this outdoor event.

No beverage carry-in allowed.

Live Music: Riverboat Randy and Dockside Dave

Aug. 4, 1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Riverboat Randy and Dockside Dave, with some Guitar, Vocals & Harmonica, you can expect some foot stompin’ Blues and Ragtime from the 1920’s & 1930’s.

Summer Concert Sundays: Olive Sings Jul. 29,

1:30-4pm • River Bend Vineyard & Winery, 10439 33rd Avenue, Chippewa Falls • FREE • All Ages • riverbendvineyard.com Introducing Jenna Rae & guitarist Tim Schroeder for the first time to River Bend. She has been singing for years and is happy to bring her talents to the vineyard. She will be accompanied by guitarist Tim Schroeder It is recommended to bring your own seating.

Live Music: Sage Leary Aug. 4, 2-5pm • Autumn Har-

vest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com Guitarist/singer-songwriter Sage Leary has emerged as a powerful creative force on the music scene. A shining, young talent with a fresh new sound, he recorded his instrumental debut album Feel the Sound at the age of 14.

Live Music: Walter Craft Jul. 29, 1:30-4:30pm •

Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Walter and Carolyn Craft. They are tellers of tales and makers of music.

Live Music: Eggplant Heroes Aug. 5, 1:30-4:30pm

• Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Featuring Eggplant Heroes, including Duffy Duyfhuizen, Joel Pace, Olaf Lind, Max Garland, Lucas K. Fischer, Caleb Horne, and Dan Zerr. Blending multi-part harmonies with guitar, trumpet, violin, mandolin, and bass, they present an eclectic mix of originals, literary adaptations, mountain gospel, and folk—Americana music.

Tuesday Night Blues: Nick Foytik Band Jul. 31, 6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ The Nick Foytik Band is a progressive blues band with strong traditional roots. The band’s style coincides with Nick’s original solo performances, and expands with a vibrant rhythm section, taking it to a new electrified level.

Tuesday Night Blues: Odds Lane Aug. 7, 6:30pm •

Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ The music of Odds Lane starts with a simple base of driving Blues Rock guitar riffs and funky R&B grooves. Next mix varying amounts of reggae, new wave, swamp boogie, and garage rock. Then serve with a melody that will delightfully linger on your palate long after it is finished.

AUG UST Dove Healthcare Summer Concert Series: Danville

Aug. 1, 6-7:30pm • Dove Healthcare, 3656 Mall Dr., Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • dovehealthcare.com Bring a lawn chair for night of food, fun, and music in the courtyard. Held rain or shine. All local musicians.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Jim Pullman Band + Snifter + Graham Barnes Aug. 9, 6pm •

Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts The Jim Pullman Band has been a staple of Eau Claire’s indie rock scene for a full decade. Snifter creates music that can drift from catchy melodic pop tunes into improvisational noise, rhythmic loops, basement-rock and back again. Local songwriter Graham Barnes writes heartfelt acoustic guitar-driven songs.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Caitlin McGarvey + Bugbear + Olive Sings Aug. 2, 6pm • Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts Caitlin McGarvey has a knack for penning infectious pop hooks paired with lyrics that reflect on the nostalgic pangs of loss, the pressing darkness of regret, and the compelling thrills of love. Bugbear is one of Eau Claire’s newest bands, formed by lead songwriter Joe Thielen. Opener: Olive Sings is a duo with classic folk sounds blended with pure lyrics that will remind you to love.

Music Over Menomonie: Yata, Sinz, and Orfield

Aug. 9, 7-8:30pm • Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 232-2164 • menomonielibrary.org Yata, Sue Orfield and Randy Sinz. Three veteran musicians bringing you

Music Over Menomonie: Dawn Marie Aug. 2,

7-8:30pm • Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 232-

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a collection of artful, soulful songs. While their inventive music fits nicely into the folk/americana genre, it reaches beyond this into jazz and blues and more.

Live music on the Library lawn, overlooking Lake Menomin. Bring a picnic and a favorite beverage to enjoy during the performance.

Summer Concert Sundays: Olive Sings Aug. 12,

1:30-4pm • River Bend Vineyard & Winery, 10439 33rd Avenue, Chippewa Falls • FREE • All Ages • riverbendvineyard.com Enjoy a Sunday afternoon with some tunes in the vineyard with local favorite Olive Sings and some wines. Olive Sings is an acoustic duo made up of the sweet, brilliant vocal styling of Kayla Zoltak and the down home, old time sounds of Seth Gamble. It is recommended to bring your own seating.

Live Music: Eric Sorensen Aug. 12, 1:30-4:30pm

• Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com A Multi-Instrumentalist Singer/Songwriter that has been performing at a number of venues for over thirty years. Expect to hear some 6 & 12 string guitar, mandolin, harp, and didgeridoo. Styles range from folk to jazz to classical, reggae to Beatles, bluegrass and blues.

Tuesday Night Blues: Left Wing Bourbon Aug. 14,

6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ Left Wing Bourbon plays funk, blues, and feel good. Left Wing Bourbon mixes the season of experience with the zest of youth. Left Wing Bourbon sweats the blues out its skin and moves the room until you have no choice but to join in too.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Orchid Eaton + Micah Ryan + Travis Lee Aug. 16, 6pm • Phoenix

Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts Orchid Eaton is the basement pop duo of Matt Leavitt (EMOT) and Brian Moen (Laarks, The Shouting Matches). Micah Ryan captures the heart through melodic music and lyrics birthed from life experience with the goal of taking his listeners on a journey down long-forgotten roads. Opener: Travis Lee writes lush, looping electronic songs.

Live Music: Duffy from Eggplant Heroes Aug. 18,

1:30-4:30pm • Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 6648775 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Duffy Duyfhuizen from Eggplant Heroes, His musical influences include urban folk (Paul Simon), Jersey rock (Bruce Springsteen), and country folk (John Prine and Townes van Zandt).

Live Music with Greg Gilbertson Aug. 18, 2-5pm •

Autumn Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com Effortlessly producing texturally exciting instrumental guitar pieces as vibrant as a Monet, he has continued in the tradition acoustic fingerstyle guitar made prominent by artists Michael Hedges and Leo Kottke. Communicating deep abstract emotions via his guitar he leaves enough room for your imagination to soar.

Live Music: Two Frets Up Aug. 19, 1:30-4:30pm

• Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com Live music out at Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, featuring Two Frets Up, a Duo that plays a wide variety of music from Country, Country Rock, Trop Rock, Bluegrass, Rock and Oldies.

Tuesday Night Blues: Joyann Parker Band Aug. 21,

6:30pm • Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ Joyann Parker is a must-see addition to the Indie Blues music scene and brings a full range of talent to her performances as an accomplished singer, pianist and songwriter. She has performed for thousands at major venues and festivals across the county and represented Minnesota at the 2015 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: AcoustiHoo + James Ignacio + Company Express Aug. 23, 6pm

• Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts James Ignacio’s moves effortlessly from blues to soul to a more traditional singer/songwriter sound. Company Express use rich vocal harmonies over acoustic instrumentation. Bluesy, jazz-esque, or simply musical come the tones of AcoustiHoo, weaving a tapestry of multiple textures, colors, and images to leave the audience with an incomparable experience of musicality.

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Live Music: Tim Fast Aug. 25, 2-5pm • Autumn

Harvest Winery, 19947 Cty Hwy J, Chippewa Falls • FREE • autumnharvestwinery.com Live music on the patio with Tim Fast. Americana Folk. National touring, fingerstyle guitar picking, harmonica bending, award-winning singer-songwriter, and performer.

They will have wine, cheese and snacks available for purchase, so come, relax and enjoy. Feel free to bring a chair for this outdoor event. No beverage carry-in allowed.

from the belting singers and guitar heroes of the late 1960’s and 1970’s. Expect to hear a diverse mix of Southern rock, psychedelia, blues, and hard rock.

Live Music: Kelsey Miles Jun. 2, 8pm • Sheeley House

16, 9pm-1am • O’Leary’s Pub, 809 W. Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire • americasbestvalueinn.com Join Rockin Ivy at O’Leary’s. This rock-n-roll band features two female lead vocalists covering artists such at Heart, Pink and many more.

Saloon, 236 West River St., Chippewa Falls • FREE • 21+ • (715) 726-0561 • sheeleyhousesaloon.com In 2017 WAMI nominated her band, The Kelsey Miles Band, New Artist of the Year & best’Best in Madison.

Every live performance is dripping with soul and will make you want to come back for more.

Live Music: Larry Past Aug. 26, 1:30-4:30pm •

Jeremiah’s Bullfrog Fish Farm, N1409 566th St, Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 664-8775 • eatmyfish.com A singer songwriter performing melodic, vocal oriented folk/rock/Americana music featuring select covers and originals from The Calling CD and his LP3 EP. Larry covers songs he loves from classic artists like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Paul Simon, as well as by more modern acts.

Live Music: Transistor Radio Jun. 3, 3-7pm; Jul.

22, 3-7pm; Aug. 5, 3-7pm; Aug. 19, 3-7pm; Sep. 2, 3-7pm • Pioneer Grill & Saloon, E5699 Cty. Hwy. D, Menomonie • (715) 559-3357 • TRadioBand.com Transistor Radio was born at The Stone’s Throw in Eau Claire Wisconsin. It was the brainchild of lead guitar player Chris Connell to bring back the sounds of the 70s played on the Transistor Radio.

Tuesday Night Blues: Charlie Parr Aug. 28, 6:30pm •

Live Music: Sundae & Mr. Goessl Jun. 7, 8-10pm •

Owen Park Bandshell, 1st Avenue, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • chippewavalleyblues.com/tnb/ Fans who have been following Charlie Parr through his previous 13 full-length albums and decades of nonstop touring already know that the Duluth-based songwriter has a way of carving a path straight to the gut.

Lazy Monk Brewing, LLC, 97 West Madison Street, Eau Claire • FREE • lazymonkbrewing.com Sundae + Mr. Goessl, features award-winning vocalist Kate Voss and Seattle’s busiest freelance guitarist, Jason Goessl.

This charming husband/wife duo incorporates humor, vintage style, interesting instrumentation, nostalgia and serious chops in their act.

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Them Coulee Boys + Greg Gilbertson + Wealthy Relative Aug.

Live Music: Jim Phillips Jun. 8, 7-9pm • Raw Deal,

603 S. Broadway St., Menomonie • FREE • All Ages • (715) 231-3255 • rawdeal-wi.com Singer/songwriter/ guitarist Jim Phillips (a.k.a. “Dr. Jim”) performs an eclectic mix of current and classic material that spans five decades; a mix of folk rock, classic rock, alternative pop, classic country, blues, and originals.

30, 6pm • Phoenix Park, 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire • FREE • All Ages • volumeone.org/sites/concerts Them Coulee Boys are sure to kick down an equal dose of punk-folk calamity and Americana balladry.

Greg Gilbertson’s new project, “Surviving the Echoes,” expertly balances dark themes of war and depression with a promise of hard-scrabble grace in the face of cynicism. Opener: Wealthy Relative plays floaty & vulnerable hip-hop.

Live Music: Contingency Jun. 8, 9pm-1am; Jun. 9,

9pm-1am • O’Leary’s Pub, 809 W. Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire • FREE • 21+ • americasbestvalueinn.com Rock ‘n roll covers from the 70s to today.

Live Music: Howard “Guitar” Luedtke Jun. 9, 8-11pm • Sheeley House Saloon, 236 West River St., Chippewa Falls • FREE • 21+ • (715) 726-0561 • Find it on Facebook Say the name Howard “Guitar” Luedtke, and little more needs to be said. Howard is a staple in the Blues scene and with good reason. He has 40 plus years of playing guitar in both the Midwest and on the international stage.

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Live Music at O’Leary’s: Twisted Rhythm Jun. 1,

9pm-1am; Jun. 2, 9pm-1am • O’Leary’s Pub, 809 W. Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire • FREE • 21+ • americasbestvalueinn.com Twisted Rhythm is a high-energy cover band that plays a variety of music sure to satisfy your musical appetite.

Live Music: Bourbon House Acoustic Jun. 10, 3-6pm

Live Music: Tim Fast Jun. 2, 7-10pm • Ivory Piano

• Northwoods Brewpub & Grill, 50819 West St., Osseo • FREE • All Ages with Parent • (715) 597-1828 • Find it on Facebook Bourbon House Acoustic shows are rockin’, soulful and groovy, drawing on inspiration

Bar, 2526 Golf Road, Eau Claire • FREE • 21+ • Find it on Facebook Tim Fast is a dust-covered man who has traveled the roads in search of whatever song is

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Live at O’Leary’s: Rockin’ Ivy Jun. 15, 9pm-1am; Jun.

Live at O’Leary’s: DJ Kramer May. 25, 9pm-1am;

May. 26, 9pm-1am; Jun. 22, 9pm-1am; Jun. 23, 9pm1am; Jun. 29, 9pm-1am; Jun. 30, 9pm • O’Leary’s Pub, 809 W. Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire • americasbestvalueinn.com DJ Kramer is stopping at O’Leary’s to make you move and groove. Make sure to invite your friends, this night will be off the hook.

Live Music: The Ditchrunners Jun. 23, 7pm • Every

Buddy’s Bar, 19 W. Central St., Chippewa Falls • Cover TBA • 21+ • facebook.com/EveryBuddysCF The Ditchrunners is a honky tonky, gypsy, guitar grass outfit.

Live Music: Orenda Fugue with Special Guest Fathom Jun. 23, 10pm • The Mousetrap, 311 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire • FREE • 21+ • themousetrapeauclaire.com Orenda Fugue returns to The Mousetrap for the first time in 2018 with a special opening set from Fathom.

Show starts at 10pm.

Colfax Music in the Park: Hickory Jun. 28, 7-8pm

• Tower Park, Main Street and Highway 40, Colfax • FREE • Rain location is the Colfax Fairgrounds building on Railroad Avenue. Bring your lawn chair.

Popcorn and root beer floats will be sold at the concerts.

Live Music: Tantric Jun. 30, 6pm • Every Buddy’s Bar,

19 W. Central St., Chippewa Falls • Cover TBA • 21+ • facebook.com/EveryBuddysCF As 37 Channels makes clear, Tantric is a career band at the peak of its powers, as will be borne out by a tour later this year.

RF Donovan - The Sweet as Honey Tour Jul. 20,

7-10pm • Infinity Beverages Winery & Distillery, 3460 Mall Drive, Eau Claire • FREE • infinitybeverages. com RF Donovan is an American country music duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Rob Donovan and Faith Haroldson. Free merchandise giveaways, and other special surprises ahead.

Live Music: Infernal Altar + Coffinrot + Zenith Waves + More Jul. 20, 7pm • Every Buddy’s Bar, 19

W. Central St., Chippewa Falls • $5 Cover • 21+ • facebook.com/EveryBuddysCF Zerobudget records presents a dual CD release show. Performances by Infernal Altar, Coffinrot, Zenith Waves, Reflection of Flesh, and Descent of Man.

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