The Distractors
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesNOTE - NO BLUES JAM THIS WEEK. The Distractors playlist reads like a comprehensive album collection from the late '60s to the early 2000s - you're bound to hear songs you recognize (and songs you enjoy)!
Chris O’Leary Band – CD Release Party
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesAS OF JANUARY - NUMBER ONE ON THE LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART!! With no-nonsense grit and stamina, Chris O'Leary has built a following both in his home area of New York's Hudson River Valley and here in Southern Wisconsin. O'Leary's incisive lyrics and solid harmonica instrumentation landed the attention of Alligator Records in 2023 -… Read More »Chris O’Leary Band – CD Release Party
Six Thirty Sharp
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesSix-Thirty Sharp represents the best of local community spirit and talent. They're McFarland's musical team - including teachers, administrators, and residents - sharing joy playing danceable soul, R&B, and funk hits of yesterday and today, powered by a healthy blast of horns. There won't be many wallflowers left at the end of the night!
Railhopper
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesIt's an afternoon of outlaw country and high-energy honky-tonk as Railhopper returns to the Red Rooster on Sunday, March 10th, beginning at 3:30 pm. Here's a clip of the guys - filmed in the room's previous incarnation, the Knuckledown Saloon! https://youtu.be/DbR8feuVBeA
All-Star Local Country Jam
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesThe monthly Red Rooster All-Star Country Jam returns on March 12 - once again, with hosts Eric Salisbury (Also-Rans, Ramble, Nate Gibson & the Stardazers), Jacob Vance (RailHopper), James T. Spartz (Dogtown Hollow), Dan Kennedy (Also-Rans, Mark Croft, After August), and James Grenier (Ramble, Spine Stealers). Bring you own band to share three or four… Read More »All-Star Local Country Jam
GOVE w/ Brian Liston feat. Joey Banks
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesGOVE is a band that exists in the crossroads of psychedelia, rock, punk and country. Some have said it is a mix of the Pixies with Built to Spill and a splash of The Replacements. Tom, Bruce and Joel take a workman approach to writing songs, inspired by life events and a wealth of experience… Read More »GOVE w/ Brian Liston feat. Joey Banks
Tate’s Blues Jam
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesThe 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, host of blues jams across five decades! The house band starts at 8 and jammers are invited up soon afterward. Professional players are encouraged!
Valerie B & V Funk
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesBeware of the Ides of March! Milwaukee's hottest tail-shaking troupe, Valerie B & V Funk, drops the groove on the Red Rooster on Friday, March 15, beginning at 8 PM. It'll be a steamy night of '7o's and '80's funk, soul, and R&B classics guaranteed to pack the dance floor!
Alex Wilson Band
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesAlex Wilson's stinging blues guitar and husky vocals provide the power for his trademark power trio - typically featuring other members of the Wilson family!
Combo Noir
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesEnjoy a contemporary take on classic cabaret-style jazz as Combo Noir interweaves pop, blues, rock balladry, and singer-songwriter intensity to make the darkest sounds delightful. And - a special "Irish Brogue" contest has been promised - with an appropriate reward for the winner!
Sortin’ the Mail
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesGet your best gingham prints ready for a night of hot bluegrass pickin'! Madison's Sortin' the Mail has become a stable of the local festival scene - and are two-time winners of the Madison Area Music Awards in the "Country and Bluegrass" Category!
Tall Paul Sabel and Guests
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesFans of the Ryan McGrath Band have long-known about the Chicago-steeped blues harmonica of Tall Paul Sabel - he developed his craft moonlighting around the Windy City between his academic studies. His original material works in strong elements of storytelling and local history.
Duwayne Burnside w/ the Usual Suspects
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesThis is the deep blues, folks. Duwayne Burnside is Grammy-nominated, a Mississippi Arts Commission featured performer, and son of legendary Hill Country musician R.L. Burnside (who taught and imparted the music and culture of the Hill Country to Duwayne). Burnside was a member of The North Mississippi Allstars from 2001 through 2004. He has also… Read More »Duwayne Burnside w/ the Usual Suspects
LATE THURSDAY BLUES JAM
Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United StatesSpecial late start time (after Duwayne Burnside's show). The Jam will not be denied! NO CHARGE after the Burnside show.
Jesse Anderson Band
Catchy and groovy, the Twin Cities - based Jesse Anderson Band brings a danceable flow of folk/rock/jam sounds from the stage. Interested? Here's a live clip of the band from a show last November! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV0GvDBj7oU
Matthew Skoller & Chicago Wind
Advance tickets available! https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/red-rooster-madison With over 40 years of experience, Matthew Skoller is one of the unquestioned leaders of blues harmonica. He spent several formative years in Milwaukee, shaped by venerable artists such as Stokes and Jimi Schutte (the latter of whom joined him for a residency in Paris, France). Skoller credits Sonny Boy Williamson… Read More »Matthew Skoller & Chicago Wind
POSTPONED: Songwriter Conversations
Sadly, this show has been postponed due to family illness. We'll do our best to reschedule!
LIVE ’90’s ROCK KARAOKE w/ Fringe Field
We seem to have a core of '90's and '00's music fans at the Red Rooster - and here's an opportunity not just to show your love for the music of the era and the musicians who play it - but to be part of it! Madison's Fringe Field has been performing together for over… Read More »LIVE ’90’s ROCK KARAOKE w/ Fringe Field
Nate Gibson & the Stardazers w/ The Cock-A-Doodle Dudes
One of the area's top music scholars, Nate Gibson undertook a project that united passion and performance - tracking down the then-surviving artists from the Starday record label to join them on re-recorded versions of their historic catalog. Gibson's easygoing stage presence leans more towards vintage hillbilly boppers than rockabilly, but he and his band… Read More »Nate Gibson & the Stardazers w/ The Cock-A-Doodle Dudes
Tate’s Blues Jam
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, host of blues jams across five decades! The house band starts at 8 and jammers are invited up soon afterward. Professional players are encouraged!