Madison Events Nov. 30 - Dec. 6

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30
MUSIC
Swollen Members
The Annex, 9:30pm, $12 18+
Because there just aren’t enough group names euphemizing genitalia, the members of hip-hop duo Swollen Members chose the not-so-subtle moniker and hoped the music would rise above the name. Perhaps to offset their titter-inducing band name, Swollen Members MCs Madchild and Prevail (along with DJ Rob The Viking) rap with a prominent dark streak. An Addams Family-like organ anchors “Fuel Injected,” from the recent album Black Magic, and songs like “Horrified Nights,” “Lady Venom,” and “Killing < Spree” only reinforce the darkness—or at least as dark as dick jokes get.

Euforquestra + Public Property
High Noon Saloon, 9pm, $5
Euforquestra could easily hold its audience with the skimpy funk groove of the average jam band, but the Iowa City outfit weaves in Afrobeat and brassy reggae that yields just as much warmth and chemistry as any number of drawn-out Hammond organ solos (er, no more, no less). Appropriately, the music has a thick coat of domesticated foreign percussion, but there’s more competence than novelty in the group’s jams. Fellow Iowans Public Property bring an American brightness to reggae and ska influences (though they do boast a “six-man rhythm section”). Thousands of dollars of equipment was recently stolen from Public Property’s van, and the band is taking Paypal donations through publicprop.com.

On The Rocks: Babe’s American Grill, 8pm
Karaoke: Badger Bowl, 8pm
John Chimes: Bourbon St. Grille, 6pm
Tin Can String Band + Shauncey Ali: Brocach, 9pm
Ellis + Julie Wolf: Café Montmartre, 8pm
DJ Scrump Boogz: Capital Hill Grill, 10pm
Con Sabor Latino + DJs Chamo Candela, Salsabor, El Macizo: Cardinal Bar, 9pm
Robert J: Cheeseburger In Paradise, 7pm
Global Dance + Top 40, DJ Prizm: Club Frida, 10:30pm
Sass El Diablo + Clovis Mann: Club Tavern, 9pm
Band In A Box Karaoke: Dry Bean Saloon, 8:30pm
Sara Yervand: Fyfe’s Corner Bistro, 6pm
DJ Chuck Money: Genna’s, 9pm
The Mighty Short Bus: Great Dane Pub, 10pm
Burn + Future Rock, Tripod: Inferno, 9pm
Roots, Reggae, Dancehall: Sankara Sound System + DJ Agbeko: Jolly Bob’s, 10pm
DJ Velocity: Kimia Lounge, 10pm
Office Hours (CD Release) + Jack Cracker, El Guante, Memory, Observe: King Club, 9pm
Easy Data + Lovecraft: Klinic Bar, 9pm
Ruben: Mexicali Rose, 5pm
The Yokanizu Project: Mr. Roberts, 9pm
DJ A S A: Nattspil, 10pm
Michael Hanson: Otto’s, 5:30pm
Catfish Stephenson: Up North, 9pm
Neil Reed: Warehouse Stage, 9pm
Open Mic: ZuZu Café, 7pm

COMEDY
Jamie Lissow + Prescott Tolk: Comedy Club, 8:30pm

FILM
Spotlight Film & Video: Seeing Double: Madison Museum Of Contemporary Art, 7pm

MISC
Wright Lecture Series: A Collaborative Design Process to Create Environments That Inspire: Monona Terrace Lecture Hall, 7pm*
Art & Seek—LeWitt Edition: Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 6pm

THEATER
University Theater: The Arabian Nights: Vilas Hall, Hemsley Stage, 7:30pm*
Madison Repertory Theatre: Bad Dates: Overture Center, Playhouse, 7:30pm


FRIDAY DECEMBER 1
MUSIC
Michael Massey
Café Montmartre, 7pm
Michael Massey has been a vital member of the Madison’s music scene since the late ’70s as a member of Chaser, Boys In White, and more recently as a solo artist and key participant in the Mad Cabaret troupe. A pair of 2005 albums demonstrate his diverse nature: Be Careful How You Say Pianist is a laid-back set of solo piano instrumentals, and Attack Of The Delicious is a lush, highly produced pop-rock album with strings, synths, guitar, and Massey’s weathered, slippery voice. Even more sides should be on display here as Massey celebrates the release of an instrumental Christmas album, The Present, featuring original arrangements of traditional holiday carols.

Greeley Estates + Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Alesana
The Loft, $8/$10*
With oppressively whiny emo-screamo hybrids invading MTV, a little space had to open up eventually for bands that match that description yet aren’t too stultifying. Greeley Estates is restrained and tasteful compared to many of its peers. Maybe the screamo part of its sound is done with just enough weirdness and conviction, or maybe the production on the recent Far From The Lies manages not to be totally ham-fisted. If you’re already rolling your eyes at this kind of stuff, it’s best to stay away, but if you don’t, it won’t be entirely what you expect (maybe 80 percent, but that’s what passes for originality in that niche). If Greeley Estates fit in the bearable middle of this musical vein, the lumbering metal of openers Drop Dead, Gorgeous fills the bill out with extra heaviness, and Alesana will indulge fans intent on doing some serious moping. Opening: Oregon Falls, Pasiflora.

Acquire The Fire: Alliant Energy Center, 7pm*
Heartbreaker: Badger Bowl, 9pm
:Brad Pregeant’s New Orleans Revival: Bourbon Street Grille, 10pm
The Currach: Brocach, 5:30pm
Disco and Retro ’80s Night + DJs Corey Lee: Cardinal Bar, 8pm
Madison Hardcore Fest: Club 770, Union South, 9:30pm*
Salsa Night + DJ Chamo: Club Frida, 11pm
Tim Whalen Trio: Concourse Hotel Bar, 8:30pm
Mighty Electric: Dry Bean Saloon, 9:30pm
The Mike McIntyre Band: Essen Haus, 8:30pm
Bluegrass Jam + Trails End String Band: Harmony Bar, 9:45pm
Rock Star Gomeroke: High Noon Saloon, 5pm
The Kissers + German Art Students: High Noon Saloon, 10pm
Reverend Raven And The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys: Hody Bar & Grill, 9pm
Spoil: Inferno, 9pm
Last Call With Richard: The Ivory Room Piano Bar, 1am
Mucho Mambo: Bachata, Merengue, Reggaeton + DJs Latin Fresh, Ken: Jolly Bob’s, 10pm
The Crashers: JT Whitneys, 9pm
DJ Surprise: Kimia Lounge, 10:30pm
The Motorz + The Penthouse Sweets: King Club, 9pm
Axiom + Cutting Room Floor: Klinic Bar, 9pm
Sounds Of The Rat Pack + Joe Scalissi: Maduro, 9pm
Perpetual Groove: Memorial Union, Rathskeller, 9:30pm*
Ruben: Mexicali Rose, 6pm
Charlie Cheney + Hot Heels Records: Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse, 8pm
The Blue Heels: Mr. Roberts, 9pm
DJ Jeremy T & Drew G: Nattspil, 10pm
Friday Night DJ Ballroom + Tom Choudoir: Olde Towne Ballroom, 7pm
Madison Symphony—Christmas Spectacular: Overture Hall, 7:30pm*
Richard Shaten: Quivey’s Grove Stable Tap, 8pm
Caravan Gypsy Swing: Restaurant Magnus, 9pm

COMEDY
Lisa Lampanelli: Barrymore Theatre, 8pm
Jamie Lissow + Prescott Tolk: Comedy Club, 8 & 10:30pm

FILM
Cinematheque: Damnation
Vilas Hall, 7:30pm, free*
Those a little wary of spending eight hours immersed in grey, spiritually drained rural Hungary in Béla Tarr’s Sátántángo, or even four hours in Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies, should consider Damnation a relatively brisk two-hour introduction to the highly distinct—and culturally significant—vision of Tarr and novelist László Krasznahorkai, his three-time collaborator. All the Tarr trademarks appear: the long, slow tracking shots, the hangdog hero, and the ink-black, decrepit locations. But Damnation is less overtly obscure than the two films that followed, and its story of a jilted lover and his melancholy pub crawl, while slow as chilled molasses, is easy to understand and hypnotically beautiful, even at its bleakest. At the least, neophytes will be able to experience firsthand the style that directors around the world have been ripping off for the last decade or so.

MISC.
Opening Reception: Healthy—Craig Grabhorn: drunknBUTTERFLY, 7pm*
Gallery Talk—Melanie Herzog: Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 6:30pm
International Conversation and Coffee Hour: Memorial Union, 12pm*
Opening Reception: Winnebago Studios Artists Art Show and Sale: Winnebago Studios, 5pm*

THEATER
University Theater: The Arabian Nights: Vilas Hall, Hemsley Stage, 7:30pm*
CTM Theatre: A Christmas Carol: Overture Center, Capitol Theater, 7:30pm*
Madison Repertory Theatre: Bad Dates: Overture Center, Playhouse, 7:30pm


SATURDAY DECEMBER 2
MUSIC
The Wood Brothers
The Annex, 9:30pm, $10
The Wood Brothers team Medeski, Martin & Wood bassist Chris with his sibling Oliver. Though both became professional musicians after graduating from high school, their paths diverged: Guitarist Oliver moved to Georgia and focused on rootsy folk-blues, while Chris ended up in New York pushing the boundaries of jazz with MMW. But the brothers remained close, and eventually that connection grew into a full-fledged collaboration and debut album, the intimate and alluring Ways Not To Lose, produced by John Medeski.

**The Subdudes
Barrymore Theatre, 8pm, $20/$22
Nearly every band that draws on roots music is guilty of slathering on the masculinity a bit too thick, but not so much New Orleans’ traditional-yet-glossy Subdudes. Their mix of R&B, country, southern jazz, and even a touch of zydeco is secure in its unassuming pleasantry. Few of today’s younger country- and blues-tinged musicians would dare kick off an album with a bright “na-na-na-na” vocal hook, but that’s what the Subdudes do on this year’s Behind The Levee. They’ve been plying their friendly yet anonymous trade since the mid-’80s, and after parting ways briefly in 1996 they almost immediately began playing reunion shows, finally reforming in 2002.

WORT’s 31st Birthday Bash w/ The Rousers, Sean Michael Dargan
High Noon Saloon, 8pm, $10/$12
Have you seen the petition lamenting Clear Channel’s decision to pull the plug on 92.1 The Mic? It includes the preposterous statement “The Mic is the only voice covering progressive politics.” Seems someone is overlooking one of Madison’s most stalwart voices: 89.9FM WORT, which has been able to survive as a listener-supported independent voice for 31 years. Instead of whining to a mega-corporation, why not put that energy into helping WORT celebrate 31 years of do-it-yourself broadcasting with this show? The Rousers are a longtime Madison roots-rock favorite led by the powerful voice of Frank Furillo and the lightning guitar of Ernie Connor. Tongue And Groove offer up a dancey mix of blues and R&B, while Sean Michael Dargan convenes his trio for an energetic and offbeat take on heartland rock.

**Eric Sommer
Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse, 8pm, $6*
Folkie Eric Sommer lays down thick, warm grooves with his acoustic guitar, bringing new excitement to even battered blues chestnuts like “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” with a voice that’s smooth and light but never quite bland. While his delivery’s friendly and pleasant, his excellent fingerpicking carries an all-too-important touch of aggression, so don’t be surprised if a solo instrumental or two turns out to be as engaging as Sommer’s original songs. Sommer has shared stages with people like Buddy Guy and Dr. John, too, so he can certainly hold his own.

Acquire The Fire: Alliant Energy Center, 12pm
Bob Rocks: Badger Bowl, 9pm
Tight Like That: Bourbon Street Grille, 10pm
New Pioneers: Café Carpe, 8:30pm
Madison Hardcore Fest: Club 770, 9:30pm*
Old School And Hip Hop + Brook: Club Frida, 11pm
Pine + Muzzy Luctin: Club Tavern, 9:30pm
Jan Wheaton + Sada: Concourse Hotel Bar, 8:30pm
The Dirty Shirts + Owen Temple: Crystal Corner Bar, 9pm
Wild Heart: Dry Bean Saloon, 9:30pm
The Mike McIntyre Band: Essen Haus, 8:30pm
Alex Wilson Band: Harmony Bar, 9:45pm
The Visitors: Hody Bar & Grill, 9pm
Leather And Lace + DJs Mike Carlson, WhiteRabbit: Inferno, 9pm
Formula System Sound: Jolly Bob’s, 10pm
DJ James Rolland Band: JT Whitneys, 9pm
Sonic Sound DJs: Kimia Lounge, 10pm
Black Dog: King Club, 9pm
The Zen Machine: Klinic Bar, 5pm
Flat Atom + Harsh Reality, Reverend Agony, 88-D: Klinic Bar, 8pm
Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Sextet: Rathskeller, 9:30pm*
Ruben: Mexicali Rose, 6pm
Subliminal Overtones: Mr. Roberts, 9pm
Trim Records: Nattspil, 10pm
Madison Symphony—Christmas Spectacular: Overture Hall, 8pm*
Trance Halo + Before The Storm: Warehouse Stage, 9pm
Eddie Palmieri And His Latin Jazz Band: Wisconsin Union Theater, 8pm*
The McDougals: ZuZu Café, 7:30pm

COMEDY
Jamie Lissow + Prescott Tolk: Comedy Club
Atlas Improv Company: Electric Earth (W. Washington Ave.), 8 & 10pm

FILM
Cinematheque: My Young Auntie
Vilas Hall, 7:30pm, free*
Many Americans know the Shaw Brothers’ Hong Kong film empire indirectly through Quentin Tarantino’s simulacrum Kill Bill, which flashed the Shaw logo even before the opening credits, as much in winking homage as to relieve itself of the burden of influence. My Young Auntie, made by Shaw stable director Lau Kar-leung, is a 1980 kung-fu comedy of Chinese social mores conveniently set amid a succession struggle in a conservative martial arts family. Things are made interesting as much by the expertly choreographed combat as by the fact that much of it centers on a Kung Fu heroine in the person of Hui Ying-hung.

Midnight Movies: From Hell: Union South, Main Lounge, 12am*

MISC.
Madison Hours Holiday Trade Fair: High Noon Saloon, 11am

THEATER
University Theater: The Arabian Nights: Vilas Hall, Hemsley Stage, 7:30pm*
CTM Theatre: A Christmas Carol: Overture Center, Capitol Theatre, 2 & 7:30pm*
Madison Repertory Theatre: Bad Dates: Overture Center, Playhouse, 4 & 8pm


SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
MUSIC
Larkin’: Brocach, 5pm
Pro Arte Quartet: Brittingham Gallery III, Chazen Museum of Art, 12:30pm*
Blues Jam: Bru’s Anchor Inn, 9pm
DJ Prizm: Club Frida, 9pm
Clovis Mann: Come Back Inn, 9pm
Piccolissimo: Crystal Corner Bar, 3pm
Band In A Box Karaoke: Dry Bean Saloon, 8:30pm
Open Mic: Glass Nickel, 10pm
Zero Passes Through: Great Dane Pub, 10pm
Clyde Stubblefield Benefit: High Noon Saloon, 2pm
Clovis Mann + 56 Hope Road: High Noon Saloon, 9pm
Mark And Joni: Hody Bar & Grill, 4pm
DJ Velocity + DJ Kamiman: Kimia Lounge, 7pm
DJ Nick Costanzo: Nattspil, 10pm
Madison Symphony—Christmas Spectacular: Overture Hall, 2:30pm*

THEATER
CTM Theatre: A Christmas Carol: Overture Center, Capitol Theatre, 2pm*
Madison Repertory Theatre: Bad Dates: Overture Center, Playhouse, 2pm


MONDAY DECEMBER 4
MUSIC
**Burden Brothers
The Annex, $10, 8pm 18+
Toadies were one of the ’90s’ strangest and most gratifying alt-rock acts (at least in their brief moment of fame), and singer Todd Lewis pulled many of that band’s better ingredients—solid hard-rock hooks, weird lyrics, baritone-to-wail vocals—into the Burden Brothers. That’s not to say he hasn’t done anything new with it—the band’s latest album, Mercy, pulls in random bits of country, metal, and even Nick Cave-style morbidity into a sound that’s always welcomed playful experimentation. The Burdens should satisfy folks who thirst for the ballsier, weirder acts that warped the hard-rock scene circa 12 years ago. This show raises money for the family of Liz Williams, a local tattoo artist and bartender who died in October. Opening: 12 Gauge Pump, Kill Junior.

Tally Hall + Zox
High Noon Saloon, 9pm, $10 18+
Can a band whose members wear color-coded neckties and cram random-ass choral, hip-hop, and classical interludes into jaunty pop songs hold up as more than a novelty? Tally Hall has made it work for a few years, at least, and even if the group’s songwriting isn’t all that innovative at the core, it’s pretty enjoyable to listen to more than once or twice. (And you’ve got to admire any group of dorks who can lay down the occasional rap without making asses of themselves.) It may start to grate eventually, but the band handles it all with respectable chops and a redeeming ability to laugh at itself. The slightly more compact sound of Zox also makes good on what would otherwise just be a gimmick—in this case, spacey, rockable pop songs with spunky fiddle leads.

The Liebzeit Hour + Blake Thomas: Brocach, 8:30pm
Kissers Sideshow: Crystal Corner Bar, 9:30pm
Blue Grass Jam: Dry Bean Saloon, 6:30 pm
The Bones Band: Harmony Bar, 7:30pm
Clyde Stubblefield and Friends: King Club, 9:30pm
Chime Collective + Adam Gregory Pergament: Madison Center For Creative And Cultural Arts, 9pm*
Jazz Salad DJs: Maduro, 10pm
Hector Rubalcaba: Mexicali Rose, 5pm
The Real Jaguar: Nattspil: 10pm
Tim Whalen: Restaurant Magnus, 7pm

MISC.
Middle Eastern Dance, Music and Henna: The Casbah, 9pm


TUESDAY DECEMBER 5
MUSIC
The Bob Westfall Band: Angelic Brewing Company, 9:30pm
Hometown Sweethearts: Crystal Corner Bar, 9pm
Piano Fondu: Dry Bean Saloon, 8:30pm
Benefits Of Being Paranoid: High Noon Saloon, 6pm
Rock Star Gomeroke: High Noon Saloon, 9pm
Merengue, Reggaeton + DJ Perroski: Jolly Bob’s, 10pm
Johnny Chimes: JT Whitney’s, 5pm
Brewhaus Blues Jam: JT Whitney’s, 8:30pm
Onken Jazz Expressions: Kimia Lounge, 9pm
Reggae Sunsplash + DJ Yoseph: King Club, 9pm
Open Mic: Klinic Bar, 9pm
Machiavellian Machine: Maduro, 10pm
Hector Rubalcaba: Mexicali Rose, 5pm
Karaoke: Mr. Roberts, 9pm
DJ MNeerB: Nattspil, 10pm
Westside Andy: Otto’s 5:30pm
Lefty Joe: Up North, 10pm
The Lonesome Rogues: Wonders Pub, 8pm

FILM
Real To Reel Cinema: Jesus Camp: Fredric March Play Circle Theater, 7:30pm*


WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6
MUSIC
**Shapes And Sizes + Thieves On Holiday
Café Montmartre, 9pm, $5
Whimsy is currency in certain indie-rock circles, especially the ones that Shapes And Sizes inhabits, having emerged from British Columbia to release its self-titled debut on the Asthmatic Kitty label. That comes through more engagingly in its music than in its marketing efforts (the band’s website describes the music as “a whale with wings and a tomato that tastes like a strawberry”). Though the songs can come off as twee, the hodge-podge of chirpy vocals, meandering guitars, and plonky piano (and much more random instrumentation) has a solid pop spine that keeps it from getting old too fast. New-ish local act Thieves On Holiday has already fashioned a dark, spacious sound that should make it candy for shoegazers and rockers alike—and probably worth keeping up with in the future. If you’re on the fence about getting there early, the songs on the band’s MySpace page might persuade you.

Goodtime Camper: Angelic Brewing, 10pm
Turner Collins: Brocach, 11:30am
Open Mic + Mark Croft: Brocach, 9pm
Club Caraoke + Capital Sound DJs: The Club Tavern, 9pm
New Breed Jam: Concourse Hotel Bar, 8:30pm
B-4 The Storm: Dry Bean Saloon, 9:30pm
Jazz Workshop + Kurt Lang: Harrissimo’s, 5pm
HaLO + DJs d20, Eurotic: Inferno, 9pm
DJ Perroski: Jolly Bob’s, 10pm
Josh Harty: The Local Tavern, 9pm
DJ Surprise: Kimia Lounge, 8pm
Remedy Born Musik + DJ Curfew, L.U.V., T.O.N.E: King Club, 9pm
Caberoke + Anthony Cao, Leslie Wojtak: Maduro, 9pm
Ruben: Mexicali Rose, 5pm
Open Mic + Adam Zierten and Friends: Mr. Roberts, 10pm
Yid Vicious: Monona Terrace, 5pm*
DJ Jeremy Thomas: Nattspil, 10pm
Gerri DiMaggio: Otto’s, 5:30pm
Jeff Larsen: Restaurant Magnus, 7pm
I Can’t Stop Loving You: Overture Hall, 7:30pm*
Moon House: Up North, 9pm

COMEDY
Funniest Comic In Madison Finals
High Noon Saloon, 7pm, $5
The Wisconsin Stand Up Comedy Project (WiSUC) presents Madison’s Super Bowl of comedy, whose field has been narrowed to six local comedians that will compete for the title of Funniest Comic In Madison. The contenders: Tim Egan, Fletch, Kendra Frank, KeeLyn Kees, Aaron Quinn, Dan Krieg, Chris Woldt, and Mickey Schroeder. Judges will be chosen from the audience, adding an interesting twist. Post-show music will be provided by The Shabelles, a keyboard-and-guitar-driven power-pop side project led by Adam Shabow of The Kites.

THEATER
Madison Repertory Theatre: Bad Dates: Overture Center, Playhouse, 7:30pm



DAILY ART
Healthy: Craig Grabhorn: drunknBUTTERFLY, Daily (Opens December 1)*
Magic Theater: Randy E Welch: Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse, Daily (Through November 30)*
Unique Postcards—Collage Style Prints: Erin Fite: Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse, Daily (Opens December 1)*
Children’s Games: Jean Roberts Guequierre & Where Truth Lies: Diane Sheehan: Overture Center James Watrous Gallery, Tues. – Sun. (Through December 3)*
Day of the Fantastic Day: Pickle Bear Art Club: Overture Center, Gallery 1, Daily (Through January 3)*
Filter Translation Device: Emerging Painters: Overture Center, Galleries II & III, Daily (Through January 3)*
LeWitt x 2: Sol LeWitt: Overture Center, Main Galleries, Daily (Through January 14)*
Photography: Tsai Ya-Ling: Sunroom Café, Daily (Through December 30)*
Winnebago Studios Holiday Art Show and Sale: Winnebago Studios (Friday, December 1 & Saturday, December 7) *
On Common Ground: Two Hundred Years Of Wisconsin History: Wisconsin Historical Museum, 3rd and 4th Floor, Daily (Permanent)*
People Of The Woodlands: Wisconsin Indian Ways: Wisconsin Historical Museum, 2nd Floor, Daily (Permanent)*
Toy Stories: Wisconsin Historical Museum, Tues. – Sat. (Through May 26)*



COMING SOON
12/7: Gov’t Mule + Donavon Frankenreiter: Orpheum Theatre, 7pm, $26*
12/8: Madison Pop Fest w/ Chin Up Chin Up + Sleeping In The Aviary, Hockey Night, Wax On Radio, Maps And Atlases, Mason Proper: Club 770
12/8: Blueground Undergrass: Orpheum Theatre
12/8: Madison Pop Fest w/ Yawo: Rathskeller
12/8: Waverly Consort: Wisconsin Union Theater, 8pm
12/9: Heroes Of The City Of Dope Tour w/ Zion I + Grouch, CX Kidtronix, Deuce Eclipse: The Annex, 10pm, $10 18+
12/9: The Dorothy Heralds (CD Release Party) + DJ Anonymous: Café Montmartre, 9pm, $5
12/9: Madison Pop Fest w/ Brother Ali + Horton The Irrelevant: Club 770
12/9: Spitalfield + Punchline, Over It, Valencia, Boys Like Girls, Nathaniel Le Marin: The Loft, 7pm, 12*
12/9: Madison Pop Fest w/ Joanna Newsom + Smog, Ambulette, The Bracelets: Memorial Union Great Hall
12/10: Mulberry Lane: Barrymore Theatre, 7:30pm, $17-$20
12/10: Truckstop Honeymoon: High Noon Saloon, 8pm, $8
12/10: El Vez + Human Hands: Palace Music Club, 8pm, $12/$14, 18+
12/11: Piccolissimo: Harmony Bar, 7:30 and 9pm
12/21: Judy Collins: Overture Hall, $22-$29, 7:30pm, 6+
12/22: Music As A Weapon Tour w/ Disturbed + Flyleaf, Nonpoint, Stone Sour: Alliant Energy Center
12/30: BoDeans: Barrymore Theatre, 8pm, $37/$40
12/30: SwitchFocus: High Noon Saloon, 9pm
12/31: BoDeans: Barrymore Theatre, 9pm, $50/$55
12/31: Awesome Car Funmaker + Screamin’ Cyn Cyn And The Pons, Road Agent Spin, Qwaad, Helliphant, Charlie Don’t Surf: High Noon Saloon, 9pm
1/12: Dakota Dave Hull: Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse, 8pm*
1/17: Peter Mulvey: High Noon Saloon, 7pm, $10
1/18: Leo Kottke + Leon Redbone: Barrymore Theatre, 7:30pm, $27
1/18-1/20: Emo Philips + Paul Wiese: Comedy Club on State
1/20: Kurt Elling: Capitol Theater, 8pm, $25-$29
1/26: Caroline’s Spine: High Noon Saloon, 9pm
1/29: Cougar: High Noon Saloon, 9pm, $6 18+
2/14: John Mayer + Mat Kearney: Alliant Energy Center, 7:30pm, $40*
2/15: Dianne Reeves: Wisconsin Union Theater, 8pm, $18-$32*
2/16: Glen Phillips + Craig Cardiff: Majestic Theatre, 7:30pm
2/17: Marty Stuart: Majestic Theatre, 8pm
2/22: Jorma Kaukonen + Rob McNurlin: Barrymore Theatre, 7:30pm, $25
3/7: Reverend Horton Heat + Murder By Death, The Tossers: Palace Music Club
3/16: Brian Regan: Barrymore Theatre, 7:30pm, $36.50
4/10: Blue Man Group: Kohl Center


* All Ages
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