Carl Johns, Dietrich Gosser and Vid Libert

Art in the cafe...

John Isaac Lyons


"Drawings and Paintings by Isaac Lyons"


November 2025



Isaac Lyons grew up in an artistic family in the woods west of Madison Wisconsin. While surrounded by nature in his youth, Lyons was drawn to the urban aesthetic of trains, street art and Hip Hop culture. As a teenager he spent most of his free time painting graffiti in abandoned buildings, under bridges and on trains. He has also completed many murals around Wisconsin and the midwest. Isaac’s recent works on canvas have moved away from the Postmodern Figurative/Symbolic, as he is now embracing a Neo Abstract Expressionist aesthetic. These paintings, exude raw brush work, and reveal his knack for color and...
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Friday, February 24, 2006

Carl Johns got his start as the songwriter and singer with the group Noahjohn, which started as a loose collective and later became a 5-piece band. From 1999-2002 Noahjohn released four albums each with their own style/tone, spanning the genres of country, rock, folk, drone, and psychedelic, including a protest album as Eugene Chadbourne's backing band. In addition the group toured extensively in the US and England.

As of late Carl has released two albums for a more pop-oriented project under the moniker Charlemagne. The newest Charlemagne album, Detour Allure, was released last October and Carl is currently touring the US in support of it with various musicians accompanying.

On a break in between tours, Carl will perform this evening solo, playing some Noahjohn songs, some Charlemagne songs, some new songs, and a couple covers. This is a rare solo show and extra special since Motherfools was the venue were Carl played his first Noahjohn show in 1999.

Also on the bill are local songwriters Dietrich Gosser and Vid Libert.

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