Well, we've had April showers. What's next?
As per yer entertainment options, certain area music makers are preparing for a season of fiddlin' around, outdoors or otherwise. Some highlights include:
The Birddog Blues Band gets down to business this summer. The band starts setting the tempo for a busy season at The Bur Oak, hip and happening venue on Madison's east side. (see calendar below)
The two-man acoustic Blues outfit Mel Ford & the Fairlane pops up in Monticello and The Pink Heifer. (see calendar below)
Big Wes Turner's Trio begins what may be their final farewell tour at Vintage Brewing in Sauk City. That's not a threat OR a promise, but it IS a rare opportunity to enjoy this legendary outfit. (see calendar below)
Faux Fawn, the alt-folk outfit fronted by singer/songwriter Paul Otteson will present brand new songs and open for the infamously original Free Dirt in the bucolic outdoor setting at Madison's Eastside Club. (September 2)
The McMusical Calendar
Friday,
May 5
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
plays
the beautiful
Bur
Oak
(2262
Winnebago Street).
Move
and groove with the “Doggies” and fortify
yourself with brews,
cocktails, and scrumptious
Lao cuisine from the acclaimed
AHAN
restaurant
under the same roof. 7
to 10 pm
Saturday,
May 6
Mel
Ford & the Fairlane
make two-man
music
that's a
little more
laid back than
the hard-driving Birddog Band, more appropriate
for
digesting
the
fine food and imbibing of benevolent
beverages
at Monticello's
classy
Pink
Heifer.
Music from 7 to 10 pm.
Sunday,
May 21
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
plays
WORTstock.
Celebrate
and support Madison’s community supported radio station at this
all-day event in Warner Park. The “Doggies” play from 4 to 5 pm.
Monday
(Memorial Day), May 29
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
does
an
afternoon
holiday hang at
Madison's
eastside Club
La Mark,
1525
N. Stoughton Rd (Hwy 51, a
half block
north of East Washington Ave). 2 to 5 pm
Friday,
June 2
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
hits
it inside
the
park
for Verona Hometown
Days
at Verona's Hometown USA Festival Park.
5:30
to 7:30
pm
Saturday,
June 3
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
whoops
it up at
Schumacher
Farm Park
Music
Festival
5682
Hwy 19 in
Waunakee. 3
to 5 pm
Thursday,
June 8
School's
out for the summer, but The
Birddog
Blues
Band
will
be blowing
and wailing the evening
away
on
the
UW
Madison
Memorial Union Terrace
on the shore of Lake Mendota.
Evening pm
Friday,
June 16
The
backyard at Tyranena
Brewing
in Lake Mills is where lovers of beer and Blues want to be,
especially
when the The
Birddog
Blues
Band
lets
loose
from
6 to 9 pm.
Saturday,
June 17
Beer
Heaven or Beer Nirvana? You decide
while bopping to
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
at
Wisconsin
Brewing
Company,
just south of Verona.
6
to 9 pm
Saturday,
June 24
One
week later and further
on down the road, The
Birddog
Blues
Band
plays
the
Paoli
Mill
Stage (at
The
Hop
Garden).
5 to 8 pm
Friday,
June 30
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
plays
the Lake
House Inn
in
Edgerton (1612
E. Hotel Drive).
7 to 10
Saturday,
July
8
Sample
some "squeezins"
with The
Birddog Blues Band
at Doundrins
Distilling
in Cottage Grove (300
Progress Drive).
6:30 to 9:30
Thursday,
July 13
Check
out the spacious lawn and panoramic
views
on the shores of Lake Monona while The
Birddog
Blues
Band
entertains
at
the
East
Side Club
(3735
Monona Drive).
5:30 to 8:30 pm
Saturday,
July
22
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
returns
to
Edgerton and
the Lake
House Inn
(1612
E. Hotel Drive).
7 to 10 pm
Wednesday,
July 26
The
Birddog
Blues
Band
entertains
at Swan
Park Bandshell
in Beaver
Dam
from
7 to 8:30
pm.
Thursday,
July 27
Enjoy
food and drink whilst overlooking the mighty Wisconsin River and
enjoying the
return of Big
Wes Turner's Trio
(featuring Billy Flynn). Big
Wes's musical chameleons offer eclectic and eccentric tunes from R&B,
RocknRoll, and C&W traditions
at Vintage
Brewing
in Sauk City.
6
to 8
pm
(come early, stay late)
(Fair weather dependent; check your radar.)
There's more! Check back often for updates, additions, and gigs in August and beyond.
