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.

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.

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 

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 and the Okies are back for the season! Get ready for a most pleasing mix of folk, Americana and bluegrass.

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.

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

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

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

No cover. 6:30pm start time.

Termed, ‘a prominent guitarist,’ by the New York Times and praised by The Washington Post for his ‘astonishingly florid’ improvisations, David Rogers presents an evening of Spanish, Flashy Settings of Pop Tunes, Classical, Contemporary as well as music by J.S. Bach and original compositions. 

An endorsing artist for Aquila Strings (Italy), his music has been featured in major guitar magazines such as Fingerstyle Guitar in the United States and Akustic Gitarre, in Germany. His solo and ensemble performances have been broadcast on American National Public Radio and Bayrische Rundfunk

No cover. 6:30 start time.

Sean Michael Dargan is almost too tall, standing six feet, four inches in his favorite black-and-white saddle shoes. On a good day he writes and plays pop rock in the vein of Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann, and the Gin Blossoms. Guitar and voice are his main instruments, but if you’re not nice he’ll go get his bagpipes. He’s performing with his trio and has recently released his sixth studio album, “A Little Bit Distracted…”

As openers, BingBong brings their special form of power pop.

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

The Cajun Strangers are back for the season! Are you ready to shuffle to the beautiful sounds of Madison’s finest Cajun band? You know you are!

$10 suggested donation. 4pm start time.

Robert J. is an award-winning singer/songwriter/recording artist who has been a mainstay in the Wisconsin music scene for decades.  Whether playing solo or with his band The Moon Gypsies or The Rowdy Prairie Dogs, Robert's music blends the styles which flow along the Mississippi River, from blues to country, folk to rootsy rock and roll. 

No cover. 6:30 start time.

John Masino is an award winning guitarist known for rockin’ hard with his four piece band. Come see him perform solo. His guitar work is second to none!

No cover. Starts at 6:30pm

An indie pop project unafraid to stretch and play with labels, LINE weaves singer-songwriter sensibilities with multi-genre arrangements. For the past 7 years, vocalist Maddie Batzli has worked with close collaborators to create songs that include multi-part harmonies, intricate basslines, folk instrumentation, ghostly electric guitar riffs, and synth tracks. Core bandmates include Austin Lynch and Esther Chun who have been integral collaborators in the project since its origin, as well as current bandmates Emily Mills and Aux Doucette. LINE’s soaring vocals, playful stage presence, wide-ranging instrumentation, and advocacy for human rights has earned them a place as a staple in Madison’s indie pop scene.

Seeking a change of pace through a minimalist side project, Batzli and guitarist/producer Charlie Koz are releasing The Woodside Sessions EP as an acoustic duo in September 2025. This new release centers vocals drawing comparison to Natalie Merchant, Enya, and Dolores O’Riordan (of the Cranberries,) and arrangements reminiscent of Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. Koz and Batzli are touring the EP during the month of September across the east coast and the midwest, concluding with a bittersweet final show in Madison on October 3 at the Harmony before their move to Brooklyn, NY. The October 3 show will showcase songs from the new EP in LINE’s acoustic duo configuration, as well as a set with the full band, including fan favorites from over the years. Although this show is the “grand finale” of this iteration of the band, LINE will continue on as a project, exploring remote collaboration and a wide range of genres. 

$12 Adv/$15 D.O.S. Start time 9pm. 21+

Gaines and Wagoner are award winning musicians who  have been making sweet, sweet music together for decades. 

G&W will be joined by Nathan and Matthew, an energized singer-songwriter and remarkable electric cellist from Minneapolis

Suggested donation $15. Show starts at 4pm.

It’s our monthly offering of Annie & the Oakies.  Get ready for a most pleasing mix of folk, Americana and bluegrass.

No cover. Show starts at 6:30.

The Stop and Listen plays old-time stringband music with a unique set of instruments and voices. We specialize in fiddle tunes, old-time songs, jug band numbers, and country blues. They bring some serious drive and groove with harmonicas (sometimes a couple at once), extraordinary improvisation on cello and fiddle, banjos of uncompromising size, and a bass with a chip on its shoulder. Songs are sung with an old-time swagger, harmonies included.

No cover. 6:30 Start time.

TUGG, hailing from La Crosse, WI has is amazing at channeling tropical grooves and breezy melodies and has quickly become a top draw in the Midwest and beyond. 

TUGG will be joined by Madison’s own Lower 5th.

$10 cover. Start time 9pm. 21+