Grab your favorite craft cocktail and make plans to join us around the fire pits for Vinyl Nights: “Women in Music” on The Lakely Patio with Ashley Wiswell!

Ashley will highlight and emphasize music from musicians who identify as women or non-binary, and who have made great impacts in the music industry. Some artist highlights include Brittany Howard, St. Vincent, Kate Bush, Bjork, Polica, Haley Heyndricks (who played at Oxbow in 2019!), and local artist Jerrika Mighelle, along with many more!

Tunes run from 7pm-10pm on The Lakely Patio – rain or shine, but we’ll move inside The Lakely if it rains!

DJ BIO:

Ashley graduated from UWEC in 2019 with a degree in Organizational Communication and German. She now is a barista at ECDC and behind the bar at the Lakely. When she’s not working, she enjoys live music, traveling, discovering new record stores, or hanging with her kitten, Vinny!

The Lakely opens for drinks and dinner at 5pm, so come early for farm-to-fork fare and craft cocktails before the event kicks off! Reservations are appreciated, but not required.

Rhythm Night with RetroTommy will start with an Ultra Lounge vibe, including Martin Denny, Enoch Light and Astrud Gilberto. DJ RetroTommy will also dip into Afrobeat with William Onyeabor and Osibisa, Jazz with Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Jack Dejohnette, Eddie Harris, Billy Cobham, and Deodato. You’ll also hear Avant Pop with Laurie Anderson, David Thomas, Material, Talking Heads, and Philip Glass. Three hours of rhythmic grooves!

DJ BIO:

A college radio DJ from 1980-1985, RetroTommy explored a variety of sounds, and lived in Seattle during the late 1980’s – ‘90’s, where he heard a lot of guitars. RetroTommy moved to Eau Claire ten years ago and works a baker at UWEC. For the better part of that time, he has been on the air with WHYS radio, where he hosts the Monday Morning Jumpstart from 9:00 am ‘til noon and mucks about genres and timelines. He recently returned from a Midwestern trip where he hit eight record stores in five states.

The Lakely opens for drinks and dinner at 5pm, so come early for farm-to-fork fare and craft cocktails before the event kicks off! Reservations are appreciated, but not required.

Vinyl Nights: “Soul, Funk+ Disco – Timeless Grooves from the 60’s to Now” at The Lakely with DJ Will DeBlaey featuring music by The Meters, Chic, MSFB, Stevie Wonder, Leon Bridges, Vulfpeck, The Bee Gees, Billy Preston, George Benson, J Dilla, and more!

FREE to attend!

DJ BIO:

Will DeBlaey is a musician currently living in Eau Claire. He plays bass with Elvessa, Sweater People, Uncommon Denominator, Wyblue, Scoop, Songa, and also does freelance work. In addition, Will works at Aviary Music Studio in Menomonie, WI as a recording engineer, and session musician. Will has had a passion and love for music his whole life, and lives for sharing that with people!

The Lakely opens for drinks and dinner at 5pm, so come early for farm-to-fork fare and craft cocktails before the event kicks off! Reservations are appreciated, but not required.

Vinyl Nights DJ Mabis will spin a mix of classic and modern soul, some jazz, some R&B, and more.

Mabis spins to please, so expect to hear a tune or two that you adore. His vinyl obsession and wide-ranging collection wouldn’t be possible without Revival Records. Cheers, Billy!

The Lakely opens for drinks and dinner at 5pm, so come early for farm-to-fork fare and craft cocktails before the event kicks off! Reservations are appreciated, but not required.