Events

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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.

The best trivia in town is at the Harmony! Join us for the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month!

Free

Jeff Burkhart is a songwriter and performer who has been featured on PBS Wisconsin, and has performed at the Waterfront Festival, High Noon Saloon, Willy Street Fair, The Bur Oak, Harmony Bar, and many other venues. 

Growing up in small town Indiana, he cut class to find adventures on the backroads, bounced around in North Carolina for a couple of years, then landed in Madison WI, where he found many great musical collaborators in various bands playing locally and regionally at coffeeshops, barrooms, taverns and outdoor festivals. 

No cover. 6:30 start time.

Tony Kannen has a style rooted in the American Music tradition.  Whether a blues shout, rock-n-roll howl or soulful ballad, he delivers in a powerful authoritative voice and melodious tone.

Today, Kannen continues the tradition with a new blues and soul ensemble, The Sound Garden Crew.  This Madison, WI based band of stalwart musicians is grinding out dance grooves of rhythm and blues to a new generation of American Music fans. 

$10 cover. 21+. 9pm start time

Yid Vicious has been engaging and delighting audiences throughout the Midwest since 1995. The group has released five CDs and has received numerous Madison Area Music Awards for its unique blend of traditional and contemporary klezmer. In 2009, Yid Vicious became the first performing arts ensemble in Wisconsin to receive a USArtists International grant, to perform at Argentina’s KlezFiesta, an international klezmer festival spanning three cities and including bands from ten countries. In 2006, Yid Vicious toured Chiba Prefecture, Japan as part of the Wisconsin-Chiba Sister State Goodwill Delegation. Yid Vicious is committed to keeping traditional klezmer music and dance alive, while infusing the music with new styles and cross-cultural collaborations. The group has collaborated with internationally renowned klezmer dance instructor Steve Weintraub, and participated in the New York-based “KlezKamp: The Yiddish Folk Arts Program”, and Wisconsin's “KlezKamp Roadshow”. Yid Vicious has presented concerts, workshops, and clinics at performing arts centers, cultural festivals, universities, and K-12 schools in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan, and has performed to statewide audiences on Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television.

$10 Cover. 6pm start time.

Robert J. is an award-winning singer/songwriter/recording artist who has been a mainstay in the Wisconsin music scene for decades. After living in Connecticut for the past few years, Robert has returned to Madison and is booking solo gigs and shows with his band, The Moon Gypsies. Robert's music blends the styles which flow along the Mississippi River, from blues to country, folk to rootsy rock and roll. 

No cover. 6:30pm start time

Annie & the Oakies are the peerless wing-shots of the Madison, WI, Americana/bluegrass scene.

No cover. Start time 6:30.

5 guys from Madison doing their best to bring the hottest Bluegrass music to the State of Wisconsin

No cover. 6:30 start time.

Kick off your St. Patrick’s Day celebration with Madison’s primier Irish trio performing old school traditional Celtic tunes on fiddle, guitar, and bodhran.

You might even see some traditional Irish dancing and a bag pipe or two!

$10 cover. 21+. 8pm start time.

Grab your best green garb and join us as O’Darby rocks ‘n reels through the St. Patrick’s day weekend.

$10 suggested donation. 4pm start time

Join us for some traditional irish music as well as corned beef and cabbage!

No cover, 5:30pm start time.

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.

The 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month! Experience the best trivia in town with Madison’s best host! Paul has all of the right answers!

No cover, starts at 6:30.

Come for the bluegrass, stay for the ambience!

No cover. 6:30 start time.

The 2025 Fundraiser for Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. will be quite a party! Three SWBMAI member bands will perform at this event. Come early, join the open jam, & stay all afternoon for great music and a fun time, including a silent auction & 50/50 raffle. Admission is free, donations greatly appreciated. Help us promote bluegrass music in Wisconsin & beyond! 1 pm - Open Bluegrass Jam 2 pm - Genesee Ridge 3 pm - Strings to Roam 4 pm - Grass Attack

No cover. Show starts at 1pm

Blending electronic loops and samples with live instrumentation, Undercover Organism creates a sound they call electronic jam music. With influences in jam, funk, hip-hop, dub and many different styles of electronic music, UO strives on exciting the crowd with sounds they don't normally hear from a live band. Gaining more fans near and far, Undercover Organism looks to infect people looking for climactic jams layered with spectral soundscapes. From their formation in 2009, UO has always been recognized as a band that experiments with an electronic jam style that is gaining increased popularity among festival goers and music enthusiasts. Deep bass and synths are prevalent with arpeggiating backdrops, meanwhile guitars melodically rip through building to epic crescendos. Mixing live electronics with a live band, Undercover Organism has shown that it is capable of turning any place they play into a dance party. Dynamic, rhythmic, melodic, raging – it's all there. Improvisation is key with ever changing sounds, instruments and samples. Undercover Organism is constantly evolving and always finding new ways to keep the crowd moving. Engulf yourself in the electric sound waves of Undercover Organism.

$10  cover. 21+. 9pm start time.

Come dance to Madison’s premier Cajun dance band!

$7 suggested donation. Start time 5pm

Great harmonies at the Harmony!  Bigtooth have magical bluegrass suchness.

No cover. Start time 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. 6:30 start time.

No cover. Show starts at 7:30

Madison Uphoff is a twenty-one-year-old folk musician and actor, and is very grateful to be spending some time in her hometown after having lived in Los Angeles since 2022. During her time in California, she recorded her debut album, ‘Holding Pattern’, which can be found anywhere you stream music. Love and appreciation to all who support and nurture her artistic endeavors.

No cover. Show starts at 6:30.

Every first Sunday of the month, Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines bring you finely crafted music. Each month is a different offering as they collaborate with some of the greatest local talent that Madison has to offer. This months featured guests are Three Hours (Cedric and Rob on drums).

Suggested donation $15. Start time 4pm

Our quarterly showcase of local open mic talent features four Madison gems.

No cover. Start time 7pm

You know them. You love them. Don’t miss them!

It’s the perfect blend of Americana and bluegrass.

No cover. Start time 6:30pm

Wet Day is a fake holiday celebration spun off from the podcast, Comedy Bang! Bang! The fake holiday is celebrated yearly on April 10th, since it’s inception a few years ago. Madison, WI, is one of the first places in the world to celebrate Wet Day regularly. How? With a zany, silly, variety show for a good cause. Our silly weirdness will explore the backstory of the ice cube character this year. 

 Money raised at this event go to Maydm (https://www.maydm.org), a nonprofit that provides girls and youth of color in grades  6-12 with skills, experience and connections to pursue careers in and change the face of STEM.

$10 Suggested donation. 7pm start time

Cribshitter: Madison’s highest ranked soft rock band.

Opening are Video Sex Pries,  a dark/new wave duo from Milwaukee with ties to Madison.

$10 cover, 21+. Show starts at 9pm

Great music, food and dancing. That’s what you deserve…that’s what you’re gonna get!!

$7 donation. 5pm start time.

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.

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

No cover. 6:30 start time.

The gentlemen of Cork ‘n Bottle will woo you with their special brand of bluegrass. Wooing bluegrass!!

No cover. Start time 6:30

Chris Powers, a native of Philadelphia, PA, picked up the guitar at the age of 14, and within a few years knew the chords to every Beatles song. After graduating from Beloit College, he settled in Madison and began organizing a series of successful string bands, including the string-jazz trio Nobody’s Bizness (featuring Mary Gaines plucking bass lines on her cello) and the long-lived Bluegrass Survivors. He toured Wisconsin for many years with the UW-Extension’s Heritage Ensemble – mixing folk music with American History, and played guitar in the orchestra of several Madison Theater productions.

No cover. 6:30 start time

Back by popular demand, the SoundBillies! Bluegrass at it’s bluest!

No cover. 6:30 start time.

Every first Sunday of the month, Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines bring you finely crafted music. Each month is a different offering as they collaborate with some of the greatest local talent that Madison has to offer. Stay tuned for more details for this specific event.

Suggested donation $15. Start time 4pm