Events

Once again, the Red Rooster is honored to feature Cathy Couture in performance with her debut CD - a "bucket list" endeavor of determination. This time, her musical support will… Read More »Gin, Chocolate, & Bottle Rockets w/ Cathy Couture

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 »Blues Jam featuring The Usual Suspects

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 late Nick Curran (who… Read More »Chicago Blues Angels featuring Mondo Cortez

Singer/songwriter Mark Croft projects a percussive urgency in much of his roots-rock material, akin to Willy Porter. He's a 15-time MAMAs Awards winner; other awards include Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting… Read More »Mark Croft Band

Their first visit to the Red Rooster demonstrated that even though their band is new, they're all old souls when it comes to music. The five-piece group from the Fox… Read More »The Gin and Sonics

Always embracing the quirky side of bluegrass musicianship, Cork 'n Bottle's lengthy Madison heritage traces to the long-gone downtown hole-in-the-wall, Ken's Bar & Grill. The group's fluid numbers and audience… Read More »Cork ‘n Bottle String Band

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

Southern Wisconsin's King of Roadhouse Blues, Paul Filipowicz, plugs in and powers up! Paul grew up in the Chicago area - embracing the raw intensity of guitarists such as Magic… Read More »Paul Filipowicz Band

Veteran percussionist Chris Sandoval - who has most recently backed the Jimmys (and whose lengthy history includes backing Maria Muldaur and Tommy Castro - and two Grammy nominations) - was… Read More »Chris Sandoval Benefit

Advance tickets now available: https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/red-rooster-madison The Canadian blues ingenue turned Texas axe slinger brings over 35 years of professional talent to the Red Rooster stage! No openers - just Sue… Read More »Sue Foley

Green Bay native Billy Flynn is one of blues music's top go-to guitarists, with well over 100 releases on which he's contributed. One of these - the soundtrack to "Cadillac… Read More »Billy Flynn & Friends

A fan favorite returns to host the Red Rooster Blues Jam on April 18th as Andy Smith steps back on the stage! His exceptional vocals are a warm complement to… Read More »Blues Jam – Hosted by Andy Smith

With a blend of western swing, hillbilly jump, and classic country, Milwaukee's Best Westerns keep the vintage western sounds from collecting dust. Under the occasional direction of doghouse bassist Mark… Read More »Best Westerns

They'rrreee Baaaack! Come to the Red Rooster and brace yourself for a 300mph ride on the front-bumper of Circus -- the greatest hard rock sideshow, melting faces, making eardrums bleed,… Read More »Circus

After August is made up of former members of The Getaway Drivers, an award-winning Madison band who performed and recorded their special brand of original music for 15 years. The… Read More »After August w/ Mark Adkins

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

Following last month's fun night of '90's live band karaoke, let's set the Way Back Machine to the decade where video killed the radio stars! Madison's '80's music veterans, the… Read More »’80’s Live Band Karaoke with the eMpTy Vees

The Red Rooster All-Star Country Jam returns on April 24th - this time, with the host band of the past several months fledging into a new feathered entity - the Cock-A-Doodle Dudes! Bring you own band to share three or four songs, or come with an instrument and join others for an impromptu collaborative session!… Read More »Country Jam featuring the Cock-A-Doodle Dudes