Events

Enjoy a Sunday of new music from young regional bands, featuring La Crosse's Charlieboy, with Big Delicious from Minneapolis! The ensemble of Charlieboy performs a lushly minimal take on sunshine pop, with accents of psychedelia. Earlier in 2023, they were one of the featured bands at Madison's Atwood Fest. Following up on their full-length release,… Read More »Charlieboy with Big Delicious

Here's a nice mid-week show to boost your energy! The Mad City Radiators are a potent, family-friendly cover band that plays classic rock from the '60s to the '90s. They've been featured at several outdoor events this summer in communities throughout the region.

Trivia Time strikes at the Red Rooster on October 5th with Tricia and her skillfully crafted array of stumpers! Bring your own team, or create one with others that evening at the Rooster! The Blues Jam immediately follows Trivia.

The Red Rooster hosts a Blues Jam nearly every Thursday! This week’s show will be hosted by the Usual Suspects. Musician sign-ups begin at 7 and continue all night. The… Read More »Thursday Blues Jam – The Usual Suspects

With a balanced complement of resonant and soulful vocals, taut guitar instrumentation, and introspective songwriting, Ivy Ford has developed into one of the brightest young performers on the Chicago blues… Read More »Ivy Ford

Do you want to rock and roll all night? And party every day? Then you'll want to join the chorus for that and all your other favorite '80's and '90's… Read More »Foo Foo Dolls

SPECIAL LATE ADDITION -- ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE! https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/red-rooster-madison Several months ago when YATES MCKENDREE and his band (including his talented father Kevin on keys) played the Red Rooster, we were… Read More »Yates McKendree Band

Special early show - 7 PM! Karaoke at the Red Rooster resumes this fall, as Tricia brings her 50,000-song library of material - covering all genres and eras of music!… Read More »Karaoke with Tricia!!

Red Rooster presents a night of new Americana music with two new bands packed to the brim with Madison music veterans - The Also-Rans and Dogtown Hollow. The Also-Rans debuted… Read More »The Also-Rans with Dogtown Hollow

The Red Rooster hosts a Blues Jam nearly every Thursday! Musician sign-ups begin at 7 and continue all night. This week’s host is Madison blues legend James Earl Tate! The… Read More »Blues Jam with Tate

It's an evening of floetry and rhyme, spoken word and beats as TheRealTaco and Kid Vibe (Boom Records/Down 2 Hearse) join forces to bring the region's young voices together for… Read More »TheRealTaco & Nostalgic Vibes Present: Friday The 13th

One of the favorites with the Red Rooster blues community, Brandon Santini continues to develop into one of the contemporary stalwarts of blues harmonica. His easy-going stage presence, fluid lyrics,… Read More »Brandon Santini

New artist alert! Amanee Avery came to us identifying as "The Sax Chick." There's no question of her prowess on the sax - but she's so much more - a vibrant vocalist, instrumentalist, and composer who fluidly moves through contemporary R&B, contemporary blues, and hip hop. A performer since age 12, Avery has performed on… Read More »Amanee Avery Band

Twin Cities based singer-songwriter Amanda B. Perry brings her songbook of original music to the Red Rooster in Madison, WI on Tuesday, October 17th, starting at 7:00 pm. Perry's rich, velveteen vocals soar through contemporary pop originals, full of emotion and dynamics. There's a clear theatric element that flows over the starkness of her piano… Read More »Amanda B. Perry

Whatever genre you're drawn to, you know when you come across a good songwriter. Corey Layne is one of those presences. A third-generation musician from eastern Tennessee, Layne's bedrock is contemporary country without the cloying commercialism of Nashville hit factories. He ranges from introspective, soulful ballads to hard-driving outlaw rockers, keeping a tight rapport with… Read More »Corey Layne (solo)

Catch Trivia Night every other Thursday, with Tricia and her skillfully crafted array of stumpers! Bring your own team, or create one with others that evening at the Rooster! The Blues Jam immediately follows Trivia.

The Red Rooster hosts a Blues Jam nearly every Thursday! This week's show will be hosted by Andy Smith. Musician sign-ups begin at 7 and continue all night. The house band starts at 8 and jammers are invited up soon afterward. All playing levels are welcome!

If you're a fan of passionate guitar performance, look no further than the Red Rooster on Friday, October 20th for Eau Claire's Stefan Geisinger. In just a brief time, he has become one of the leading blues-rock guitarists in Western Wisconsin, matching powerful vocals with raw, dynamic instrumentation. He was featured at this year's Big… Read More »Stefan Geisinger Band

The Red Rooster is closed to the public on Saturday, October 21 - but consider us for your future events!

I am delighted to make the following statement: ELVIS IS COMING TO THE RED ROOSTER! And that's not hyperbole! Denver's Eddie Clendening has been a fixture in rockabilly circles since his teen years; around 2008, when the production "Million Dollar Quartet" (based on a historic night at Sun Records studios in 1956) made Broadway, Clendening… Read More »Eddie Clendening & the Blue Ribbon Boys with Grey DeLisle