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Thursday Night Blues Jam ! May 29, 7-10 at Red Rooster!

Thu29  May 29 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Blues Jam w/ Out Of The Blues Band Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Road, Madison, WI, United States The Red Rooster hosts a Blues Jam nearly every Thursday! This week’s show will be hosted by Out Of The Blues Band featuring a cast of veteran, Madison-area musicians. The band specializes […]

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The SidewinderZ

The SidewinderZ, with Gene Garrison on Vocals, Jon Keppen on Guitar/Vocals, Steve Keppen on Drums, Jimmy Korn on Bass, and “Cleveland” Steve Horvath on Harmonica, are a Blues-Rock band from the Milwaukee Metro area that formed in 2019. They have shared the stage with national acts such as Charlie Musselwhite, Lil’ Ed & the Blues […]

Songwriter Showcase feat. Cody James, Dan Maguire

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

Join us for an exciting Songwriters Showcase on Wednesday, June 11 from 7-9p. Cody James is a Wisconsin-based musician, producer, and song-writer. His primary instruments are Guitar and Voice, but he is a multi-instrumentalist who creates a full-band sound when recording his albums. Cody James Dan Maguire is a talented singer-songwriter based in Rockford, IL, […]

Songwriter Showcase feat. Cody James, Dan Maguire

Join us for an exciting Songwriters Showcase on Wednesday, June 11 from 7-9p. Cody James is a Wisconsin-based musician, producer, and song-writer. His primary instruments are Guitar and Voice, but he is a multi-instrumentalist who creates a full-band sound when recording his albums. Cody James Dan Maguire is a talented singer-songwriter based in Rockford, IL, […]

Tate’s Blues Jam

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

The Red Rooster hosts a Blues Jam nearly every Thursday! Musician sign-ups begin at 6 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 7 and jammers are invited up soon afterward. Professional and semi-pro players are encouraged!

Tate’s Blues Jam

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

The Red Rooster hosts a Blues Jam nearly every Thursday! Musician sign-ups begin at 6 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 7 and jammers are invited up soon afterward. Professional and semi-pro players are encouraged!

John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band

The Red Rooster is honored to welcome the return of  Grammy Nominated John Primer to our stage. The recent recipient of the 2023 Living Blues Critics’ Poll Award for Blues Artist of the Year, John Primer regularly plays to a full house here in Madison. John Primer has undisputedly helped build the sound and style […]

John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

The Red Rooster is honored to welcome the return of  Grammy Nominated John Primer to our stage. The recent recipient of the 2023 Living Blues Critics’ Poll Award for Blues Artist of the Year, John Primer regularly plays to a full house here in Madison. John Primer has undisputedly helped build the sound and style […]

The Blues Party

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

The Blues Party! has steadily grown a reputation for their wide variety of music, both originals and covers, sometimes fun and danceable, sometimes heavy and intense. They constantly incorporate other styles into their sound, along with plenty of gritty guitar licks and thick vocal harmonies, and back it up with a rock solid rhythm section. The Blues Party! […]

The Blues Party

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

The Blues Party! has steadily grown a reputation for their wide variety of music, both originals and covers, sometimes fun and danceable, sometimes heavy and intense. They constantly incorporate other styles into their sound, along with plenty of gritty guitar licks and thick vocal harmonies, and back it up with a rock solid rhythm section. The Blues Party! […]

Wild Bill & The Bruisers

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

Wild Bill and The Bruisers are an electric honky-tonk trio who are gaining widespread popularity with high-energy live performances & jaw dropping musicianship. Their shows have made them local standouts in the crowded Nashville music scene and a must see for anyone visiting music city. We are very excited to welcome the band to Madison […]

Wild Bill & The Bruisers

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

Wild Bill and The Bruisers are an electric honky-tonk trio who are gaining widespread popularity with high-energy live performances & jaw dropping musicianship. Their shows have made them local standouts in the crowded Nashville music scene and a must see for anyone visiting music city. We are very excited to welcome the band to Madison […]

The Buttermilk 3

The Buttermilk 3 is a musical duo (don’t let the name fool you) that love performing contemporary, acoustic interpretations of classic songs from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Audiences love hearing classic songs set within an acoustic setting of guitar, bass and two vocals. We’re not overwhelmingly loud so the audience can still enjoy conversation […]

Billy Flynn

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

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 Records” (loosely based on Chess Records) – earned Grammy Awards for Flynn. He regularly extends beyond blues to another musical passion – the guitar instrumentals […]

Blues Jam w/ The Usual Suspects

Red Rooster 2513 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI, United States

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 6 and continue all night. The house band starts at 7 and jammers are invited up soon afterward. All playing levels are welcome. Stop in early for some great food before […]

Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan & ZZ Top by Joe Flip

Billboard charting, award-winning guitarist Joe Flip leads “The Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan and ZZ Top” a dynamic tribute to southern rock and Texas legends. Backed by his powerhouse band and his distinctive hand-made oil can guitar, Joe delivers faithful renditions of their iconic hits, taking the audience on an electrifying journey through the rich […]

Dyer Davis Group

Dyer Davis is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his electrifying performances and a sound deeply rooted in southern blues rock. Davis’ powerful debut album; “Dog Bites Back”, debuted at #6 in the Billboard Blues Charts and was praised by Downbeat Magazine who stated “Dyer Davis brings new immediacy to blues and blues-rock by […]

Dyer Davis Group

Dyer Davis is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his electrifying performances and a sound deeply rooted in southern blues rock. Davis’ powerful debut album; “Dog Bites Back”, debuted at #6 in the Billboard Blues Charts and was praised by Downbeat Magazine who stated “Dyer Davis brings new immediacy to blues and blues-rock by […]

Jonny T-Bird & The MPs

Some say you have to be born with the blues to play the blues. That was the case when Milwaukee native Jon Neuberger was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at an early age. Known as the mild form of the autism spectrum. However, that didn’t stop Jon from picking up the guitar at the age of […]