Music

Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble - $6


November 18, 2011

Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble is an instrumental acoustic jazz group based in Madison, Wisconsin. They are primarily influenced by the legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Art Reception for Tom Detwyler


November 6, 2011

Come meet November\'s artist, Tom Detwyler

Free and open to the public.

John Craigie w/ Marty FInkel - $6


November 5, 2011

\"Before open mics, before showcase slots, and before the hype, there was the traveling folk singer.

\"The Biff Of Frankenstein\" - $6


October 28, 2011

Perfect for your pre-Halloween partying, musical weirdo Biff Blumfumgagnge (The Gomers, Reptile Palace Orchestra) submits an evening of vintage scariness and silliness for your approval...

post-zinefest karaoke!


October 22, 2011

All ages and free! 8 - 10:30 pm.

And, from 7-10:30 the Fly Away Zine Mobile will be parked outside, open for library/reading room hours and hosting a free swap!

Spooky spoken words


October 21, 2011

Mother Fool\'s presents a night of ghost stories: fact and fiction.

Tiny Magnets w/ Page Foster - $6


October 15, 2011

Taking songs that rock in a full band context and stripping them down to all but their most vital rhythms and melodies, singer/songwriter/guitarist Brian Cremins and singer/noisemaker Allison... [more]

Paul Geremia w/ Catfish Stephenson - $10


October 8, 2011

For over thirty years, Paul Geremia has survived solely by the fruit of his musical labors.

Michael Freer w/ Christopher Pond - $6


October 7, 2011

W. Michael Freer is a national touring acoustic bluesman using \'blues uke\', harmonica and rich baritone vocals to draw us into his music as we become \'one\' with his blues.

Safety Last! - $5


October 1, 2011

Safety Last! - Come witness their premiere performance!

Spoken Word Open Mic - Calling all lyricists, story-tellers, poets, etc.


September 30, 2011

Attention lyricists and story-tellers! Mother Fool\'s will be hosting a free, open-mic style reading on Friday, September 30th and you are all encouraged to participate.

The Sills - Free


September 24, 2011

Members: Blair Clark, Jennifer Vaughn, Claire Kia, Christopher Moore, Dave Ross, James McKiernan

Dan Phelps - $6


September 23, 2011

Dan Phelps is a Chicago artist who does one-man shows singing and playing traditional, acoustic blues such as the Delta and slide styles of greats like Son House & Charley Patton as well as... [more]

Carmel Mikol w/ Amelia Curran - $7


September 16, 2011

If there\'s any romance left in the old State Highways. If there\'s still a story out on the Trans Canada. If there\'s a legend to be found in a cluttered bookstore, a crowded cafe.

The Sunny Era - $6


September 10, 2011

Building on the indie rock, world fusion musical style of This Darkness of Love, The Sunny Era brings you its third release, Gone Missing.

Nick Whetro of Icarus Himself solo w/ Jentri Colello - $5


September 9, 2011

\"It\'s beautiful in its pretty green-glassed bottle for much of the time and then it gets all over the place. We knew it would happen.

Mary Bue - $6


August 26, 2011

What do songs sound like that come from a girl who: loves seaweed, seals and cats, bartends at a busy breakfast joint, has a bachelor-s in psychology, teaches yoga, used to attend rave parties in... [more]

Rose Polenzani - $8


August 19, 2011

\'Folk badass\' might seem like an inappropriate term for an artist as intimate and soulful as Polenzani-but you know what? We-ll risk it.\" - Boston Weekly Dig 2009

Loup-Garou w/ Myles Coyne & The Rusty Nickel Band


July 30, 2011

Loup-Garou

John Fabke and Friends w/ Cajun Strangers - $7


July 16, 2011

The first set will be the Cajun Strangers Trio-Traditional Cajun Music

Second set will be a reunion of the original members of the Nob Hill Boys.

The Auroratones - $5


July 15, 2011

We are very excited to present The Auroratones. This is Ivan Klipstein\'s current project and is a sonic treat for fans of sweet melodic pop.

Windsor Marie


July 9, 2011

Windsor Marie was born in a living room on Willy Street, Madison WI. It is the collaborative effort of guitarist Rockwell Windsor Rice, singer Annabel Lee, and string player Steven Ethington.

Everett Thomas w/ Hayward Williams


July 8, 2011

\"Hayward Williams\' earnestly jaunty folk-rock might seem anachronistic in the prevailing musical atmosphere of self-conscious irony, but his combination of melody, restraint, and unabashed... [more]

River Water Tribe w/ Boo Bradley - $6


July 2, 2011

River Water Tribe is a Gypsy Blues Grass band from Milwaukee.

Art reception for Val Saxer.


June 21, 2011

6 - 8 pm.

Come meet this month\'s artist.

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