Events

With his cigar box guitars, some drums, and a harp, Too Sick Charlie picks out hip-grinding licks and lays down some solid beats influenced by the blues of North Mississippi… Read More »Too Sick Charlie

Bring an instrument and take the stage with Tate's Blues Jam at the Red Rooster!

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)!  

Known as The Blues Kitten, Ivy Ford will serve up an experience of music to soothe your soul & fill your heart... As a multi-instrumentalist including electric guitar, she performs… Read More »Ivy Ford

Introducing Mood Medication, your prescription for high-energy alternative pop punk tunes. Drawing inspiration from the iconic sounds of bands like blink-182, green day, all time low, etc, this young trio… Read More »Mood Medication

Cedar County Cobras arrive with a collection of instruments to play boot-stompin' music that has been described as contagious, acoustic rockabilly, dancing bluegrass, or brand new old-time country with the… Read More »Cedar County Cobras

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 with the Usual Suspects

It's a rare opportunity to catch one of the top blues bands - and bass guitarists - from the Pacific Northwest! Lisa Mann's decades-long career continues to earn her recognition,… Read More »Lisa Mann Band w/ Tony Kannen & the Sound Garden Crew

"Small-town road warrior" Jake Simon, a 25 year old originally from central IA, made his debut to country radio with "I Still Think About You" hitting as a Top 40… Read More »Jake Simon

Joined together by a love of early swingin’ rock and roll, the Hungry Williams play music that puts a smile on your face and a spring in your step. Legendary… Read More »The Hungry Williams

So you wanna be a rock and roll star? Head on down to the Red Rooster for Live Band Karaoke! Front a live band on stage at one of Madison's… Read More »Live Karaoke by Fringe Field

This is Gary is a four-piece vintage rock and alt country outfit based in Madison, Wisconsin. Taking influences from all over the musical landscape, This is Gary’s natural habitat is… Read More »This Is Gary

Alex Wilson’s stinging blues guitar and husky vocals provide the power for his trademark power trio – typically featuring other members of the Wilson family! His album “Tell Me Why”… Read More »Alex Wilson Band

With a mic in hand and a wit that's razor-sharp, Lisa Quam has captured the hearts of audiences with her unique blend of wit, charm, observational humor, fearless storytelling, and… Read More »Quamedy – Lisa Quam and Comedians

We are excited to announce the beginning of the Red Rooster Open Mic on Tuesday, July 11 with host Dan Plourde. We've had many inquiries about this so we figured… Read More »Red Rooster Open Mic hosted by Dan Plourde

The Dirty Pretty (Jeaniee Dee, guitar; Mike Christenson, drums) is a homocore rock duo. Also described as noise, math, punk rock. A Bear and a Non-Binary on a queer-positive punk… Read More »The Dirty Pretty

The John Masino Band hails from Madison, Wisconsin and has won innumerable music awards! The current 4 piece line-up features guitarist/vocalist/songwriter, John Masino, an inimitable Midwest music veteran, and former CBS… Read More »John Masino Band

A night of Hip-Hop hosted by TheRealTaco with special guests.

Join us as Cathy Couture celebrates the release of her second album "Amazing." Cathy will be backed by Dan Kennedy on bass, Jenna Joanis on drums and Beth Kille on… Read More »Cathy Couture Album Release Party; Dan Kennedy, Jenna Joanis, Beth Kille

Even as Meggie (M Shays) learned piano as a kid, her path to becoming a singer/songwriter was not a direct one.  Yet she went on to explore an array of… Read More »M Shays with special guest Bing Bong