Events

We seem to have a burst of talented musicians from Canada passing through the Red Rooster - add multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Miss Emily to that list! A performer for more than two… Read More »Miss Emily (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… Read More »Trivia Night With Tricia!!

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

Six-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… Read More »Six-Thirty Sharp

Advance Tickets available!  https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/red-rooster-madison   One of the favorites at Berwyn's FitzGerald's Nightclub, The Steepwater Band embodies the melange of Americana, rock, singer-songwriters, and blues of that venerable venue. TSB… Read More »The Steepwater Band

How can you NOT like a band that titles an album "Unconventional Midwestern Country Music?" Keyboardist/songwriter/vocalist Davey Allen toured as part of Eric Burdon's post-Animals band and with the Stone… Read More »Davey and the Midnights

Minnesotan Kaleb Williams shares much of the pop-folk charisma of Wisconsin's Justin Vernon - peppy at times; plaintiff at others, with a resonant tenor that occasionally breaks to falsetto. His… Read More »Kaleb Williams (of Harbor & Home)

Karaoke has been rockin' the Red Rooster this fall, courtesy of Tricia and her 50,000-song library of material – covering all genres and eras of music! There's a new theme… Read More »Karaoke With Tricia!

Rockabilly-plus night at the Red Rooster! The Hi-Fi Comets feature the slap-bass of Gordo Gee, a California transplant who learned from some of the top players in that musically fertile… Read More »Hi-Fi Comets

Singer/songwriter Mark Croft projects a percussive urgency in much of his material, akin to Willy Porter. He's a 14-time MAMAs Awards winner; other awards include Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting (for… Read More »Mark Croft Band

To read the glowing accolades for Joyann Parker on her latest album, "Roots," you wonder what took critics so long to discover what Red Rooster (and even Knuckledown Saloon) regulars… Read More »Joyann Parker Band

Returning to the Red Rooster for year two, the hard-rocking Scorpio Fest stings with band after band! The lineup includes: Droids Attack, Cold Black River, Skintones, Rogue Rat, Y Lab,… Read More »Scorpio Fest

New Band Alert! Enjoy a funky and soulful Sunday at the Red Rooster with the Fox Valley's Gin and Sonics! Playing an energetic and eclectic mix of Great American Soul,… Read More »Gin and Sonics

It's an evening with some of the top players on the local country/western/Americana scene - featuring Jacob Vance (lead guitar/Railhopper), James Spartz (acoustic/Dogtown Hollow), and Dan Kennedy (bass/Also-Rans), and Eric… Read More »Local All-Star Country Jam

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… Read More »Nate Gibson & the Stardazers with Two Trick Pony

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… Read More »Trivia Night With Tricia!!

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… Read More »Tate’s Blues Jam

One of the top Rooster tribute bands, Madison's Foo Foo Dolls rock out with all your favorite '80's and '90's sing-along rock anthems! With several vocalists covering a wide range… Read More »Foo Foo Dolls

Dancers at the alert! Mondo Cortez and the Chicago Blues Angels stand perfectly astride the rockabilly and jump blues camps - drawing inspiration from the Paladins, Kid Ramos, and the… Read More »Mondo Cortez & the Chicago Blues Angels

For more than eight years and almost 600 shows, the ever-evolving Americana outfit Gin Mill Hollow has been showcasing their unique approach to string-band music throughout the Midwest and beyond.… Read More »Gin Mill Hollow with Wise Jennings