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Marisa Kasriel (Sturgeon Bay, WI) singer-songwriter / acoustic With one highly-acclaimed album under her belt from 2006, Marisa is ready to get back in the studio. A long-time friend of Steel Bridge SongFest, we are thrilled to have her performing this year her witty, edgy and thought-provoking songs! Mark Raddatz (Bailey's Harbor, WI) acoustic / folk Mary Mattson (Green Bay, WI) folk  Oustanding rhythmic performance poet and back up singer in Lost Mothra Band Matt Hendricks (Chicago, IL) Blues Polishing the past into something new, Matt Hendricks is a must see. He has the ability to convey the spirit of past music while bringing his own style to the mix. Ask Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Lil' Ed, Lonnie Brooks and Tinsley Ellis among others with whom Matt has shared the stage with. "Matt Hendricks is the real deal." Matt Olson (Sturgeon Bay, WI) folk  When Matt started rolling into the open mics in Sturgeon Bay in the dead of winter armed with a mandolin and sporting a dark tan and bleach blonde hair from his adventures on the high-seas, heads turned and all wondered what this guy was about. It was quickly evident that "this guy" carried the purest loving spirit towards making music and talent to match. Matthew Haeffel (Milwaukee, WI) Acoustic / Jam Band Groove-oriented, improvisational-minded folk rock with a smattering of world music flavors. Haeffel and his percussionist, Cody "C-Note" Calderon, come from the shadows of Dave Matthews and Rusted Root. If you're into a jam band-ready acoustic picker/singer in a heavy a mindset, Haeffel is your man. The Maybenauts (Chicago, IL) pop / rock / indie / silly fuse to become the backing track to clever, insightful, and often hilarious lyrics. The aggressive, grooving rhythm section provides the groundwork for catchy riffs and killer three-part harmony from this versatile and lovable group of musical misfits. The Maze (Milwaukee, WI) Rock / Folk / Soul Megan Eatough (Door County, WI) spoken word/ singer - songwriter  melaniejane (Milwaukee, WI) rock Mike Bleck (Sturgeon Bay, WI) Experimental / Acoustic / Roots Music Mike Bleck attended the first Steel Bridge Songfest songwriting "Construction Zone." His song 'Tender Man' appears on Steel Bridge Songs Vol. 1. His experience with Steel Bridge led to an invitation to record and perform at the St. John Songwriter's Festival in the Virgin Islands where two of his songs were chosen for the "Songwriter's in Paradise" CD. Mike Mangione (Milwaukee, WI/Chicago, IL) Acoustic / Soul / Folk Rock Mike Mangione creates music that speaks to the masses in a brutally honest tone. His art of live performance--with the addition of violin and cello--showcases a subtle, organic, yet dynamic and expressive sound. Molly Kate (Sturgeon Bay, WI) acoustic / folk performers. From the earliest age, she discovered that music was her niche and she is excited to make her debut performance this year at Steel Bridge SongFest! Mo Rose (Green Bay, WI) Folk / Country / Blues until i came up with some songs...for good or ill, they let me live to write some more. though it smacks of the "stockholm syndrome," i thank them. Muddy Udders (Green Bay, WI) Garage / Rockabilly / Other Three pieces of ethnically-challenged prosumer Amero-trash. Recommended for dancers, but all are welcome. Muddy Udders' shows rock!!! Musikanto (Chicago, IL)  Musikanto is the spinoff of the series, Sleeper Car. With the lyrical weight of artists like Tom Waits and Elliott Smith, Musikanto's narratives rattle the core of the human spirit. Celebrating elements of orchestral music, country and jazz, Musikanto manages to maintain the continuity of the American Folk tradition with undoubting ease. my dear alan andrews (Chicago, IL) Indie / Folk / Americana  There is a wild range of dynamic music that has yet to reveal itself to us, which will henceforth be shared with all who come to share the human experience, as a reincarnation of the beauty of yesteryears. See the universe in a grain of sand; it is waiting to be explored. Become what you are. Safe Travels. Nick Matthews (Madison, WI) mixed genre  A guitarist/singer/songwriter since seeing KISS in 1975, he has played with top shelf jazz/blues players and writes songs ranging from punk to ballads... Nicki Sims (Green Bay, WI) acoustic / folk / pop With a soulful, unique style Nicki performs with warmth and passion. His dynamic stage Breakbeat / House / Drum & Bass Breakbeats // Drum n Bass // Minimal Tech // Techno // Downtempo // Dub-Step // House(of all kinds) // Jungle // Underground Hip-Hop Ocean's Next Victim (Brussels, WI) Experimental Created over a span of seven years, Ocean's Next Victim is a project that spans genres and mindsets. Singularity is key, and destruction is imminent. ODE (Chicago, IL) roots / pop / indie but neither description adequately sums up their sound, which i s full of dark, sweet melodies and tinges of influence from their native Bosnia, largely in the form of odd time signatures, minor keys, and crying accordion. OMg! I'm Famous!!!! (Sturgeon Bay, WI) Indie / Comedy / Pop Punk of reggae and punk. Always a good time and never to be missed. Zak V of Authority Zero puts it over the top with his smokin' lead lines. palmer shah (Green Bay, WI) Acoustic / Folk / Blues pat mAcdonald (Sturgeon Bay, WI) stomp rock / swamp blues / gothic americana  "A fuzzed-out, gut-thwack of a show" --MILWAUKEE JOURNAL “Lowdown, swampy, sexy, menacing…” –AUSTIN CHRONCLE "Dark Sexy Dangerous and completely Spellbinding. Deep hypnotic grooves oozing with lustful throbbing and undeniable intelligence..." -- RACINE JOURAL TIMES The Peacocks (Sturgeon Bay, WI) Rock / Pop / Glam  If John Lennon, Marc Bolan, and Jimmy Page, were to have found each other at some unknown date in the 60‘s, met in a dirt paved ally, with their instruments strapped on, opened a bottle of whiskey, and started recording what flew from their minds, you’d have a rough idea of what you could expect to hear somewhere lurking inside The Peacocks music." Pezzettino (Milwaukee, WI) Indie / Folk / Hip Hop Pezzettino is a force of nature. Their music is ethereal and haunting, bringing a fantastically different, textural sound to what is decidedly not what you would expect to hear coming out of an accordion. An unexpected combination of grace and gravity and an engaging sense of humor... Pfeifer Sam (Sturgeon Bay, WI) Phil McCarthy (Milwaukee, WI) Alternative  Phenomenecronomicon (Brussels, WI) Metal / Metal / J-POP http://www.myspace.com/thenom1 PhoeniX (Algoma, WI) rock .... if Bill Withers and BB King made music on acid, its blues rock in a metal mind set... PitchWork (Milwaukee, WI) PitchWork mixes various genres including trance, house, and breakbeats into their own style of electro house. Play It Cool Pop Suicide (WI) Rock / Punk / Other PopSuicide is'heavy pop' and is influenced by styles ranging from the Foo Fighters to Black Sabbath and Nirvana. PopSuicide is direct, simple rock music that is raw, urgent, and at the edge of control and chaos Profane (Appleton, WI) Rock / Metal / Industrial PurgAtory Hill (Heaven/Hell, WI) Rock / Blues / Experimental An altar ego of singer/songwriter/one-man-band pat mAcdonald, Purgatory plays a Hill Harp, basically a cigar box and two poles with three guitar strings and a bass string attached. Slide guitar, banjo, and bass seem to leap from its enormous amplified sound. Add neck-rack harmonica, electric foot stomp, and melaniejane on tambourine, maracas, keyboards & backing vocals and you have, in the words of one critic, “a sexy little freak show of a duo!” Pushmi-Pullyu (Madison, WI) Pop / Electronica / Indie Pushmi-Pullyu is an electronic synth-based pop and shoegaze duo. Together, Pushmi-Pullyu makes "morose synth-pop numbers, but with a careful touch" as Decider Madison puts it. The Quasars (Green Bay, WI) Funk / Fusion / Freestyle The Quasars are a jam, fusion, rock band playing music that is fun to listen to, and the live shows are a great time. Quinn Scharber and the... (Milwaukee, WI) Pop / Rock / Soul Rock / Blues The Ragadors’ guitar driven, foot-stomping tunes are layered with classic melodies, catchy hooks, and a lyrical maturity that is not often heard from a group of four young punks. Randy Bruce (Sturgeon Bay, WI) Americana / Country / Folk Rock Randy's music has elements of social consciousness, spiritualism, and largely reflect his own personal struggles. Randy's new CD, "An American Anthem", was released on April 7, 2009 Red Herring Society (Fish Creek, WI) Funk / Metal / Jam Band "...every single song I have listened to is a powerful, imaginative, original and exceedingly energetic example of tasty electric rock and roll. This threesome puts out a very big and very accomplished sound." -WWW.DOORCOUNTYSTYLE.COM- Richard Whitney (Sturgeon Bay, WI) Right On John (Portland, OR) homemade outsiderpunkbluesfolkrock "Right On John is a one man wonder. Playing solo among a whole band's worth of instruments, ROJ wields some howlin', high energy blues and down-home, tambourine-timed rock'n' roll. His deep, twangy sounds are calculated but beautifully crude...." Robin Bienemann (Chicago, IL) folk / rock / old tyme An original blend of various American pop music, old and new. Poppy, punky, rockabillyish, jazzy, country, funky, funny, odd... throughly enjoyable!!! The Rowdy Prairie Dogs (Madison, WI) Americana / Roots Music / Southern Rock Bluesy, Country-Rocking, Storytelling, Swampy, South-western-style Americana music, these are northern boys with a southern heart. Their music takes you on a journey down the Dixie Highway from one end of the Mississippi River to the other. Their CD, "The Revenge of the Rowdy Prairie Dogs" CD was released to radio where it climbed to 19 on the Americana chart in Europe and to 14 on the Roots Rock Chart! Rocket Craig (Chicago, IL) One-man Band / Rock / Country / Garage saw hasil adkins in 1993 and the rest is history, like sooo history." Be on the lookout for the soon to be released one man band comp "ATTACK OF THE ONE MAN BANDS" on ROCK N ROLL PURGATORY RECORDS!!! Ryan Thompson (Raleigh, NC) Bluegrass / Americana / Country |
