Events

It’s the best kids show in town. Spend every Monday with David, a beer and some yummy food!

$5 cover. Start time 5:30.

Madison's hardest working Bluegrass band, Soggy Prairie, is proud to host the Madison Bluegrass Roundabout, a monthly Tuesday night series highlighting Southern Wisconsin's Bluegrass scene. The series will feature new and upcoming bands, as well as well-established groups. Each month will feature a set from Soggy Prairie followed by a set from a guest band.

The ninth installment of the MBR will feature possibly the most exciting act yet - he's a legend of not only the Wisconsin scene, but played with the man who started this music, Bill Monroe himself. Our July Roundabout will feature the MARK HEMBREE BAND! 

 Mark Hembree started his music career in Wisconsin in the 1970s, and before long he was hosting a live radio show from the Glenmore Opera House near Green Bay. After a couple of years in Denver with the Monroe Doctrine, he returned to Wisconsin briefly before an audition at a local festival netted a job with Country Music Hall of Fame legend Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music. He became a Blue Grass Boy in 1979 and worked with Monroe for five years, then was one of the founding members of the Nashville Bluegrass Band. While in Nashville he recorded with several well-known artists, including the all-star band Dreadful Snakes (with Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, Roland White, Blaine Sprouse, and Pat Enright) and Peter Rowan (on the Grammy-nominated album “New Moon Rising”). He returned to Wisconsin in 1989, played with local bluegrass groups the Rounders and Nob Hill Boys, and Western swing bands the Western Box Turtles (including Asleep at the Wheel steel guitarist Eddie Rivers) and his own group, the Best Westerns.

No cover. 6:30pm start time.

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, challenge your brain with a trivia challenge that will make you smarter AND happier!

No cover. Start time 6:30pm

Memphis-raised singer-songwriter, Kelly Hunt, paints stories as old and offbeat as her Depression-era tenor banjo and parlor guitar, reimagining traditions of folk & old-time music with innovative vigor. Interweaving poetic lyrics, lilting melodies, and intriguing arrangements, Hunt casts a spell which No Depression describes as “the musical equivalent of a book you can’t put down, one you’ll want to revisit again and again to catch every nuance and turn of phrase.” Hunt’s 2019 debut album, Even The Sparrow, was a finalist for the International Folk Music Awards “Album of the Year.” Her sophomore album, Ozark Symphony, was recorded with Grammy-winning musician & producer Dirk Powell and released on Compass Records in 2023. 

She will be appearing with fellow troubadour Sarah Morgan.

$10 suggested donation.  6:30 start time.

Marigold Motel checks you into a world of wistful melodies and restless energy. Drawing from surf rock, americana, and 1960's British pop their sound blends dreamy harmonies, vintage keys, and shimmering guitar lines into something both familiar and unexpected. Born from basement jam sessions and a love of retro rock, they've been called 'The Dirty Beach Boys'- a fitting name for a band that turns nostalgia into something raw, alive and electric.

Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Get Well Now is an indie rock band blending heartfelt lyricism with a dynamic sound shaped by influences like Pinegrove, Her’s, Modest Mouse, and early 2000s pop-punk. The group—Logan Romberger, Will Dark, Nathan Tesman, Jake Belongia, and Jeremy Wisbey—craft songs that balance emotional vulnerability with punchy, melodic energy, channeling the nostalgia of mid-2000s angst through a modern, genre-blurring lens. With raw vocals, jangly guitars, and an undercurrent of introspection, Get Well Now invites listeners into a space where catharsis and catchy hooks collide

$10 Cover. 21+. 9pm start time

Get your fix of classic Stones tunes with Madison’s best tribute band, Loving Cup!

$15 Cover. 5pm  start time.

Want great harmonies at the Harmony? Then, you can’t miss this show. Bigtooth brings the vocal sweetness!

No cover. 6:30 start time.

Connor Lyle and the Mother Guys is a shapeshifting band of highly talented musicians from Madison, Dane County, and wherever else we can find ‘em. Anchored by songwriter Connor Lyle, the group delivers a lively, danceable sound that’s equal parts scronky tonk and heartache. Connor’s songs—about love, loss, and the occasional sweet sweet cigarette—will make you feel seen. Every show’s a little different, but one thing stays the same: it’s a damn good time. Come out and show us your best two step!  

$10 Cover. 21+. 9pm start time

The Harmony Mixed Open Mic happens every first Tuesday of the month. Sign up to perform is 6:30. Three song limit for musicians and 5 minute limit for spoken word/poetry/comedy.

No cover. Show starts at 7:00pm.

Best trivia in town with local flair! Your host, Paul, will guide you through an evening of factoid discovery and merriment.

No cover. Start time 6:30 

Our distinctive brand of Americana twists timeless folk songs with newer deep-cut covers, and seasons the blend with carefully crafted originals – always with ample space for fresh improvisation. Simple is beautiful.

No cover. 5pm start time

Annie Emmenegger brings layers of Bluegrass and Folk, Frankie Lee draws from a rich history of Blues, and Tim Haub tops it off with the addition of Blues and Country. The Trio performs a mix of original and traditional songs on vintage instruments with the addition of vocal harmonies.

No cover. Show starts at 6:30.

Madison's hardest working Bluegrass band, Soggy Prairie, is proud to host the Madison Bluegrass Roundtable, a monthly series highlighting Southern Wisconsin's Bluegrass scene. The series will feature new and upcoming bands, as well as well established groups. Each month will feature a set from Soggy Prairie followed by a set from a guest band. 

No cover. 6:30pm start time.

Craig Baumann & The Story bring original Blues Soul Americana flavors to the Midwest Scene and beyond.

No Cover but donations to WVMO appreciated

Want great harmonies at the Harmony? Then, you can’t miss this show. Bigtooth brings the vocal sweetness!

No cover. 6:30pm start time.

One of Colorado’s most acclaimed touring acts, Blankslate was named one of the top bands in Colorado and the Best Indie Duo by Westword in 2025. We’ve built a dedicated following through their energetic live shows and versatility — both band members play at least two instruments (Rylee on vocals, guitar, and bass; Tess on drums and keys). 

Kat and the Hurricane open.

$10 cover. 21+. 9pm start time.

Van Orman and Helwin play songs of love and loss, from the devout to the degenerate, with inspired vocal harmonies accompanied by an array of instruments including Viennese guitar, gourd banjo, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, harmonium, concertina, harmonica, and jaw harp.

John C. Van Orman and Adam Helwin are singer-songwriter neighbors in the bucolic countryside of southwestern Wisconsin’s Driftless region, a place of unglaciated hills, fertile soil, and clear-running trout streams where they craft poetic songs to sing alongside traditional folk tunes and selectively curated covers.

John has roots in American and British traditional material including ballads, cowboy songs and sea shanties. Adam was raised in church choirs and molded by the DIY ethos of punk rock. These seemingly disparate backgrounds entwine to produce extraordinary music with elements of country, blues, traditional and psych-folk, restoring the original edge missing from so many interpretations.

No cover. 6:30 start time.

Madison’s intimate and lively burlesque show is rounding out  it’s 2nd year at the Harmony. Talent abounds!

$15 cover. Doors at 9pm, show at 9:30pm. 21+

The Moon Gypsies is an award winning Bluesy/Americana band from Madison, WIsconsin, featuring Mary Gaines, Chris Wagoner, and Robert J.

$15 Suggested donation. 6:30pm start time.

Annie Emmenegger brings layers of Bluegrass and Folk, Frankie Lee draws from a rich history of Blues, and Tim Haub tops it off with the addition of Blues and Country. The Trio performs a mix of original and traditional songs on vintage instruments with the addition of vocal harmonies.

No cover. Show starts at 6:30.

Charlie Rae is the quintessential raw, electric, and boldly original artist. Her music transcends previously defined genres, combining soaring vocals with unpredictable melodies that are stunningly powerful, and profoundly new.

No cover. Start time 8pm

$10 Cover. 21+. Start time 8pm.

Madison's hardest working Bluegrass band, Soggy Prairie, is proud to host the Madison Bluegrass Roundtable, a monthly series highlighting Southern Wisconsin's Bluegrass scene. The series will feature new and upcoming bands, as well as well established groups. Each month will feature a set from Soggy Prairie followed by a set from a guest band. 

No cover. 6:30pm start time.

RITT DEITZ book release celebration 

live musical performance by Ritt and Wilder Deitz!

 Local musician and songwriter Ritt Deitz is also a writer.  Come celebrate the release of his unusual debut novel, SETTLE DOWN, which takes place in 1980s Virginia and on Madison’s Near East Side.

Free admission Books available for purchase Book signing after the show

Start time 6:30pm