A Historic Milwaukee music and poetry venue with a sense of community that can't be found anywhere else.
Performances September through May of each year.
Join us for our 59th amazing season!
Upcoming Shows
Francesca and The Night Sky is a band from Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.
After years of terrorizing Milwaukee stages separately, Francesca, Tom, Larry and Mike joined forces in 2023 to conquer the world.
So far, so good.
Jorge Vallentine is bringing his full, authentic self to the stage with The Honest Love. Vulnerable storytelling and compelling rhythms are at the heart of Jorge Vallentine’s distinctive indie folk sound. He layers dark and brooding indie rock effects behind a bright and percussive acoustic guitar, freely transforming from singer-songwriter to folk punk to one-man-band.
Fair Webber combines a Texas growl, jazzy bass, tasty guitars, and lilting harmony to great lyrics. They dabble in a bit of everything from country, blues, gospel, and folk-rock to name a few genres, finding the sound that fits the song. This evening Fair Webber will perform all originals — songs and stories with heart!
Barb Webber is a natural storyteller, a talent honed by years of listening. She writes a Capella, letting the words choose their own notes, without constraints. It is in singing the songs over and over that the story finds its own rhythm and melody. Off stage, she is a great audience, listening to other people share their life's happenings.
Tom Webber was born and raised in Borger, Texas, just north of Amarillo in the dry dusty Texas Panhandle. His early memories include playing with horny toads and ants. It is clear to all outsiders why music becomes such an important part of a young person's social life in the Texas Panhandle: there is, quite simply, nothing else to do. Tom began jamming in grade school and hasn't stopped. He has developed an interesting 2-finger picking style for the tender love ballads which contrasts dramatically with his country-rock strum. Tom is persistent in finding arrangements that give voice to the personality of each song.
The band will include Jon Pagenkopf (lead guitar) and Nick Hooyman (bass). Jon and Nick enhance the songs with great leads and a grounding pulse.
Inspired by the winds of Lake Michigan, Green Sails sets an entertaining course of rousing tunes and delightful melodies fueled by Amy Otis-Wilborn's Irish fiddle and Sandy Weisto's guitar and vocals. Their performances offer Irish/Celtic luscious melodies and rousing dance tunes as well as delightful songs, intriguing stories, and engaging opportunities for audience participation. Their name, Green Sails, represents "Green" for Irish music as well as ecological sustainability and "Sails" for the winds that are the spirit Celtic sailing tales and tunes. They can be found performing at local Farmer's Markets and various Irish themed events including Milwaukee Irish Fest.
Opener Kevin “Hardwood” Reger has been writing and performing songs for over thirty years in local churches and other organizations he attends. He is a regular at the Coffee House benefits for Casa Maria. His songs reflect his outlook on life with humor, a gentle wit and occasional genuine insight. Topics include politics, love, aging, spirituality, the social contract, golf, the Green Bay Packers and anything else that happens to cross his mind. Good to have Kevin back on our stage!
Lil Rev is a storyteller, poet, author, folklorist and joke-lorist; a performer on multiple instruments at festivals, camps, and clubs; a teacher and instructional book writer; a composer of original music and a torch bearer for old tunes. And he has delighted audiences at The Coffee House for decades!