Music

The Madtown Poetry Open Mic w Featured Readers Jeanie Tomasko and Steve Tomasko


September 23, 2016

Jeanie Tomasko and Steve Tomasko share a house, 3 cats (which means cat hair drifts under the couch), a revolving number of kids at home (down to 1 for now, thank god), a daily piece of dark... [more]

Freedom Night (open mic)


August 20, 2016

MUSIC / WORDS (FUNNY AND UNFUNNY)

host: angelica engel

Peel a Peel w/ Deadbeat Pete


August 19, 2016

Peel a Peel: Straight from the Midwest comes a funky quartet, with Motown and Hip Hop in their repertoire. Catchy, driving choruses will induce dancing and singing.

The Madtown Poetry Open Mic w/ featured readers Shoshauna Shy and Angela Rydell


August 5, 2016

The Madtown Poetry Open Mic, hosted by Ron Czerwien at Mother Fool's Coffeehouse, welcomes all forms of poetry.

Faun Fables w/ Tar Pet and Negative Example


August 3, 2016

We are excited to be promoting this show at High Noon, 701 E Washington Ave.

Freedom Night [open mic]


July 30, 2016

Whether brand spanking new to live music or OLD HAT, we would love to hear your stuff, whether it be music, stand-up, or a few poems.

Pretend Sweethearts w/ Treemo


July 29, 2016

Pretend Sweethearts is a trio of songwriter/multi-instrumentalists whose voices blend in richly hued harmony, wrapping themselves around songs of love and loss, spiritual yearning and social... [more]

Major Vistas


July 22, 2016

"Madison-based trio Major Vistas’ debut album, Minor Anthems, crafts flowing and subtly ambitious instrumentals from a gentle palette of jazz, rock, and electronic sounds.

Dan Phelps w/ The Afterwhile


July 15, 2016

Illinois native Dan Phelps has been playing his unique style of blues and roots music for over 30 years. He has played all over the US as well as several tours to the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

Madtown Poetry Open Mic / Featured Reader: Angie Trudell Vasquez


July 1, 2016

Angie Trudell Vasquez is an award winning poet, writer, activist and publisher. Her words, poetry, essays and op-eds, have appeared in print and on stage, nationally and internationally.

Freedom Night [open mic]


June 25, 2016

Open mic!

Music / Spoken Word / Comedy / Etc

Sign up starts at 7:30.

With host, Angelica Engel

Book Release reading for Samsara Congeries by mIEKAL aND


June 24, 2016

Book Release reading for Samsara Congeries by mIEKAL aND

Also book release of EVERY LINES OTHER, The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Was (aka Lyx Ish)

Opening reading by Robin Brox

The Madtown Poetry Open Mic w/ featured author Hanz Olson


June 3, 2016

Hanz Olson is a poet born and raised in Casper, Wyoming. He earned a BA in English from the University of Wyoming where he was the recipient of an undergraduate creative writing award for poetry... [more]

Freedom Mic [open mic] with host Angelica Engel


May 28, 2016

you can sing, play music, or even read poetry or a story, and you can tell jokes too

Sign up starts at 7:30

Randy Wilson


May 21, 2016

Randy Wilson is the director of the folk arts program of the Hindman Settlement School. In that capacity he does music, stories, dance, and theater in the schools and the community.

May Art Reception


May 15, 2016

Come meet May's artist and watch him paint a worker’s rights’ themed mural on our permission wall.

5 - 8 pm

Free!

Ellie and Cam w/ Original Mechanical Mouse


May 14, 2016

Cam and Ellie Kennedy are recently based out of Madison Wisconsin.

Royal Jelly w/ Tin Can Diamonds


May 7, 2016

Royal Jelly is a jazzy pop rock foursome put together by front woman, Leah Brooke, just before the beginning of this year.

The Madtown Poetry Open Mic w/ Richard Merelman


May 6, 2016

Richard Merelman, a native of Washington, D. C., is Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Black Marigold


April 16, 2016

Join Black Marigold for an informal evening of coffee and chamber music.

Mary Bue w/ Leah Brooke


April 8, 2016

“Heretofore more of a tender coffeehouse balladeer, the Duluth music scene mainstay plugged in and blew off a harbor’s worth of steam while recording Mary Bue's breakthrough collection at Sacr

John Fabke and John Mailander


April 2, 2016

Former Madisonian, John Fabke returns to Mother Fools with an evening of acoustic roots music. He'll be joined by fiddle phenom, John Mailander.

The Madtown Poetry Open Mic w/ Steve Tomasko


April 1, 2016

Steve Tomasko has written about himself in the first, third and possibly fifth person (don’t ask).

Freedom Night [open mic] with host Angelica Engel


March 26, 2016

Freedom Night Open Mic

- music
- writing
- other performance (you decide)

Hosted by Angelica Engel

Sign up starts at 7:30.

Aaron Scholz & Chris Boeger with Motoday (Wendy Schneider & Jeff Jagielo)


March 25, 2016

Aaron Scholz is a Madison singer-songwriter who plays sweet and dark country songs.

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