The Kenosha Music/Entertainment scene contains a wide collective of artists spanning from musicians and comedians, to poets and artists and everything in between.
Below, find my attempts to document the plethora of performers in the local area.
Featured Local Performance: Old Brown Shoes
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Kenosha Music Scene posts
Around the Scene: Triad, FRED, Moonrise Maidens and more
The Kenosha music scene is home to a plethora of bands from a variety of musical genres. That was well on display over the past week. Musicians played blues, jazz, folk, hard rock and…
Recent shows: The Ivy Ford Band, The Roundabouts and more
Over the past weekend, The Roundabouts, The Ivy Ford Band, These Stolen Moments and Would You Kindly? all played shows at venues around the city. 58 Below (Friday Night) On Friday night, These Stolen…
Betsy Ade, Mangata, These Stolen Moments and Old Brown Shoes play weekend shows
The past weekend brought quite a few notable shows to the Kenosha area. In fact, from Friday to Sunday, I was able to stop out and see Betsy Ade and Katie Todd, Mangata, These…
Around the Scene: Rachel Drew Band, SOS Open Jam, Vamos a Bailar, Irish Folk Jam
The past week or so has brought a lot of different events to the Kenosha music scene. We’ve had our bi-weekly open mic at Shenanigans on Sheridan; the Rachel Drew Band dropped by the…
Ben Mulwana and band pack Soundbar Musick Cafe
Ben Mulwana is one of, if not the first musician I ever took a photo of when I returned home to Kenosha after years away. He, Spare Animals and Vinny performed a show at…
Trapper Schoepp stops at the White Lilac
Trapper Schoepp is a storyteller. And he’s a damn good one at that. Last Saturday, he weaved together tales, song lyrics and melodies that took his audience all around the states, his voice like…
A night around the scene (Friday the 13th)
Friday the 13th proved to be a memorable night for music in Kenosha. And there were quite a few events that were worth risking going out on the dreaded day. Mitch Downey at Public…
Podcast: Ego and a music scene
I have a big ego. I have all my life. If you don’t know that I do, then I’m doing a better job at managing it. My recent thoughts on my own ego and…
First Friday Open Mic draws out local musicians
I’ve long held the First Friday Open Mic at Union Park Tavern as one of my favorites to go to in the city. Between Chris Sipos and Rachel Young-Sipos opening with their own tunes…
Photos: Shenanigans on Sheridan Open Jam
Every other Tuesday, Shenanigans on Sheridan hosts its own open jam from 9:30 p.m. to midnight. I had the pleasure of stopping by and even playing a few songs during the jam held at…
Photos: Pop-up open mic at Soundbar Musick Cafe
People packed into Soundbar Music Cafe, and musicians filled up the list within the first few minutes of the business’ pop-up open mic held Wednesday, March 4. While having such a great turnout for…
Photos: 58 Below hosts monthly mic
This past week, 58 Below in downtown Kenosha once again opened its doors to the open mic community with its monthly mic Miss B. Haven hosts. Happening the first Tuesday of the month, the…
Photos: A Saturday night in Kenosha
Saturday brought plenty of music to the Kenosha area all day, and I was lucky enough to catch a few local artists performing around the city during the night. I got the chance to…
Vera Faction and friends play indelible show at 58 Below
I’ll be honest, it’s hard to describe how amazing the show Tourniquets, Startographers, nim and Vera Faction brought to 58 Below this past Saturday truly was. In fact ‒ in my opinion ‒ the…
Enter Jeff Noise’s ‘Parallel World’
In a very particular way, Jeff Noise is Kenosha’s own Indiana Jones: He believes some things belong in a museum. However, unlike the fictional adventurer who spoke of ancient artifacts, Noise is pushing for…
Photos: Violet Wilder and Georgia Rae live at Soundbar Musick Cafe
Soundbar Musick Cafe in Kenosha served as the host of two of the most talented and hard-working music groups in the area: Violet Wilder and violinist Georgia Rae. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing…
Photos: Kenosha Creative Space mic welcomes all artists
Each Thursday night Kenosha Creative Space holds its weekly open mic from 7 to 11 p.m. in downtown Kenosha. Hosted by Malcolm Wright, the open mic welcomes musicians, comedians, poets and anything in between.…
Photos: Would You Kindly? at 58 Below
When it comes to Would You Kindly?, I can say that I’ve literally been a fan of them since the very beginning. I first met Gina Marie and Paul Hoskins – the husband-wife duo…
Kenosha Yacht Club mic moves to new night, new time
The Kenosha Yacht Club may have recently changed the hours and day of its open mic; however, it’s still the same dynamic experience. Hosted by the Spirit Shakers, Kenosha Yacht Club now holds its…
