Events

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… Read More »Country Jam featuring the Cock-A-Doodle Dudes

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

“Holy cats, Amanda White has a voice that is glorious and a heart full of passion for Wanda Jackson. And Alan Subola is beyond words on guitar. ...an amazing evening.” — Minneapolis StarTribune Pick… Read More »Kinda Fonda Wanda w/ The Broken Boards

Rescheduled from the snowed-out show of April 2!

Don't Spook The Horse's distinctive brand of folk-blues-jam-Americana grows from twisting ancient folk songs and newer deep-cut covers and blending them with carefully crafted originals, all with plenty of space… Read More »Don’t Spook The Horse

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

Authenticity has never been a problem for Alligator recording artist Nick Moss, who first made a name for himself playing bass for bluesman Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins. Dawkins encouraged Nick… Read More »Nick Moss Band

GET READY TO ROCK. TazzBash 3.0 is a music festival in honor of Shannon Reed. The event was created by brother and longtime Madison music scenester Trevor Reed and is… Read More »TazzBash 3.0

The area's best burlesque troupe returns to the Red Rooster WITH the live country & western backing of The Ramble - FOR BRUNCH!! Join Mama Noshits, Belle Folle, Kamikaze, Amethyst… Read More »Boot Scootin’ Burlesque Brunch

Here's a rare chance to see a blues trio with a century and a half of professional experience! Guitarist Jim Ohlschmidt's deft touch on the strings stretches from pre-war resonator… Read More »Ohlschmidt, Panosh, & Cohen

Interested in some "songs & shenanigans" on a Tuesday night? Look no further! The duo of K.T. Johnson delivers an acoustic twist on classic and contemporary music that is fun… Read More »K.T. Johnson