Adam Mackintosh (Portland, OR)
Rock / Classic Rock / Ghettotech

... a timeless classic... his impeccable songwriting and plaintive voice
can both bring you to tears or rock you out of your mind... be prepared
to leave with his songs stuck in your head for days and days....


aintree (Green Bay, WI)
experimental

ethereal, thought-provoking, hypnotic yet pulsating grooves....
a quiet, relective broken heart reaching towards a perfect summer sky...

aLETHIO (Green Bay, WI)
Experimental / Electro / Folk Rock

... cutting edge originality... brevity in taking chances that
open into uncharted musical galaxies...

American Fiction (Appleton, WI)
Americana/Blues/Folk Rock/Soul

Ethan Cook--also known as American Fiction--made an appearance recently
on NPRs Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Through a bleeding
vocal and a poignant word,  American Fiction walks a road of his own continuing
to sing truths amid an unrelenting sea of compromise and icy complications.

American Radio Police (Milwaukee, WI)
Punk

Punk at it's rawest, purest and finest....
Sid would be proud.

Andy Lubahn (Oshkosh, WI)
Country / Psychobilly / Western Swing


Andy could very well be a character from an old-tyme black and white
movie starring John Wayne or the hero from a Zane Grey novel except
for the fact that he and his music have collided with the 21st century;
A modern urban cowboy in the heart of the heartland.

Andy's Automatics (Oshkosh, WI)
Country / Psychobilly / Western Swing

...pure, unadulterated original blend of smooth-groove honky-tonk,
rockabilly, and REAL country music....


Anna Sacks (Santa Barbara, CA)
Acoustic / Folk / Other

A voice that is seductive and sweet... alluring delivery,
captivating stage presence.... an unforgettable artist
in every way....


A Royal Clark (Beaver Damn, WI)
Indie / Rock

 

a royal clark is a conversation between five abandoned songwriters,
all from various mid-western rock bands since the late 90's writing
about dying main streets, flooded marshes, and mixed-up plans...
a musical report on the scenes of small town wanderings and maturing rock n' roll ways.


Arto (Green Bay, WI)
Soul

Jamie - voice, acoustic & electric guitar, & noise
Cassidy - drums, voice, glockenspiel, tambourine, electric guitar, flutes, & noise
Myles - bass guitar, banjo, keyboard & piano, acoustic guitar, voice, Appalachian dulcimer, & noise

Bar Tab Duo (Green Bay, WI)
Americana / Rock / Country

Blue collar rock and roll combined with bluegrass and gritty country-rock .....

Before Dawn (Austin, TX)
Rock / Electro / Experimental

Before Dawn is a super hot, up and coming, DIY duo who makes sexy,
nerdy, dance/rock with heavy beats, epic guitars and experimental pop
aesthetics. Austin TX's bravest buzz band!!! - INsite Magazine

Ben Larsen (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
folk

"I play Old, Sad, Slow, Depressing songs that shouldn't be
played late at night in bars, where people have been Drinking"!!!
(I think I need a new agent!)

Ben Teegarden (Green Bay, WI)
Acoustic / Folk / Pop

Ben began shocking audiences less than a year ago
when he came to an open mic in Sturgeon Bay to debut
the first song he ever wrote. "I'm So Glad I Took a Chance
On You" was recorded shortly thereafter and can now be
heard regularly on The Lodge on 106.9FM in Door County.

Black Leather Massacre  (Sister Bay, WI)
rock / soul

The collaboration of heavy Rock n Roll guitar and vocals of 17 yr old Make Stone Keene and the stunning cello and bass guitar work of Lars Ribbens that screams original Rock n Roll and a whole lotta soul.

BLUEHEELS (Madison, WI)
Electroacoustic / Tropical / Breakcore

“A contender in the ever-evolving fight which shall inevitably force
country, rock, and even punk to finally face one another and come
 to some kind of compromise... Its worth your time to engrave this 
music into your memory.” –Craig Grossman of Green Room Booking

Blue Olives (Madison, WI)
Blues / Classic Rock / Funk

The Blue Olives are a Wisconsin's blues, funk, classic rock band who pride themselves
in their ability to improvise. They also posses an uncanney ability to meld together
the best of blues, classic rock and funk. This is one of Wisconsin's best!

Bobby Bryan (Brooklyn, NY)
Blues / Rock / Funk

For the past 20 years, Bobby Bryan has been captivating audiences
with his brand of "urban blues." He is a well seasoned guitarist
who has both chops and amazing feel. His playing and vocal style
is often compared to that of Robert Cray.


Bob Griffin (Milwaukee, WI)
pop / rock

Boheme '66 (Madison, WI)
Psychedelic / Garage / Blues

Boheme '66 ("Bo-emm," not "Bo-heem"): Punky and moodier blues,
unapologetic garage, noise, spoken word, and weird dulcet
psychedelia via the Absinthe Garage.

BonZai McPherson (Green Bay, WI)
Indie / Garage / Rock

Raw, rockin, earthy, gritty, jamin', bluesy, ballsy grooves...
now there's something to sink your teeth into!


Bruce Lee Rose (Neenah, WI)
Folk Rock / Alternative / Americana

Singer/songwriter, luthier (www.guitar911.net), and photographer
(www.newworlddigitalarts.com) will be performing  songs from his
“Old Man Songs” collection on guitar and ukulele.

Bruce Reaves (South Bend, IN)
Rock / Powerpop / Screamo

Call it cynical-folk music? Or maybe dark-cinema rock?
Nonetheless, it's music with meaning and storytelling
lyrics that examine the underbelly of America with wit
and a touch of cynicism that keep you laughing and smiling for days!


Cedarwell (Sheboygan, WI)
Indie / Acoustic / Pop

From the space between singer songwriters and
pop rock and roll comes Cedarwell; an acoustic pop
rock duo with really good songs. You will enjoy them.
 
 

Charlie Cheney (Freemont, MI)
Glam / Acoustic / Visual

...wonderfully delirious, off-beat, dead honest, wacky, and beautifully eery....


Chris Aaron (Denver, CO)
Blues

Born with the blues, Chris Aaron is a wicked rock and blues guitarist
as well as a soulful singer, prolific songwriter, and electrifying live performer.


Christine Flores Cozza (Chicago, IL)
Folk / Experimental / Folk

While pride in femininity is evident, Cozza’s sound has a broad and androgynous appeal that escapes many of the similarly cathartic and emotional singers of the folk and alt-country genres, to which she draws comparison. With words and music, Cozza deftly and fearlessly manipulates the sensations attendant to self-scrutinization.


City On The Make (Minneapolis, MN)
House / Hyphy / German pop

"If someone were to travel back to early 20th century Chicago
and scrape a serrated knife full of grit and grime off the floor
of an old blues club, they might be able to capture part of the
essence of City on the Make..."

Colin Gilmore (Austin, TX)
Rock / Americana / Alternative

Gilmore--self-described blend of “West Texas-style rock, with a country/punk/psychedelic/pop edge"--has toured with country with some of the legends of Americana including another Austin musical blueblood: his father, Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Sylvie Simmons of Mojo Magazine describes him as "A West Texas Nick Lowe."

Connor Sands (Green Bay, WI)
Folk Rock / Indie / Folk

Soulful, colorful and rich acoustic sets with unforgettable rhythms create
a powerful, unique sound. Inspired by Counting Crows and Damien Rice,
Connor Sands knows exactly the way in to amazing music.

Corinna (Green Bay, WI)

Corinna has opened each and every Steel Bridge SongFest with
one of her unique vocal renditions. In 2008, she was a
collaborator in the SBSF "Construction Zone". The song, "Passing
Over"--of which she was one of the writers--can be heard on
Steel Bridge Songs Vol. 4.

 

Corey Power (Houston, TX)
Rock / Country / Glam

http://www.myspace.com/raggedhearts

coverleague (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Acoustic

"Picked up a guitar in 1999 and never put it down.... Growing up on music like The Beatles,
Pink Floyd, The Johnsons (Fathers group when I was a child), music was everywhere for me...
There is NEVER a morning that I wake from sleep that I don't have some random song in my
head and I don't know why."


Craig Greenberg (New York, NY)
Rock / Pop / Other

Craig, a largely self-taught musician who writes and performs
on both piano and guitar, is known for his soulful, endearing
(and at times, in your face) vocals that run the gamut from light-hearted
and tongue and cheek, to quite dark and edgy.

Crush Proof Box (Gurnee, IL)
Rock / Funk / Metal

"... Playing live is our drug. Creating music is what keeps us all alive...”
 
 

Dangergrass (WI)
Alternative / Bluegrass / Roots Music

“Cosmic Folk with a Tribal Twist of Jazz” or simply “Feel Good Music”.
It's rustic, rural bluegrass that beckons to be enjoyed around a campfire
with grandma's special moonshine!

Danny Johnson (Nashville, TN)
Rock / Blues / Southern Rock

Discovered at age 19 by Rick Derringer, Danny quickly found his place playing with
Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper and VanHalen. So thereafter, he found himself filling the
shoes of Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai as the guitarist for Alcatrazz and also
as a touring guitarist with Steppenwolf. SBSF is proud to have Danny a part of
this years festival as he comes to perform in support of his new solo release.

David Cox (Madison, WI)
folk / bluegrass / humor

http://www.myspace.com/davidcox



Dead Horse (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Experimental / Acoustic / Roots Music

... sounds like that guy around the campfire at that festival, or in the hotel after the show,
or out on the street playing for change, or playing before the band that you actually
came to see, or one of your old buddies, or...

Delaney Davidson (New Zealand)
Folk / Blues / Roots Music

3rd Place Winner of the "World's Saddest Song Competition"
This thoroughly engaging wanderlust troubadour armed with
one guitar and incomparable wit--and a few tricks
left to be seen--casts dream-drunk spells on his audiences leaving
them to follow him waltzing into the aisles...

The Delta Jets (Green Bay, WI)
Blues / Roots Music / Americana

30's Delta Blues; blues-influenced rock; rock-influenced folk;
folk-influenced old-time rock & roll; rock&roll-influenced surf-guitar;
surf-influenced Hawaiian-slide guitar, and Hawaiian-influenced old-time,
1930's standards.

Derek Pritzel (Madison, WI)
Americana / Blues / Acoustic

"He's got that great kind of raw, soulful 'tar paper' voice that's
tailor-made for singing the blues and soul music...
he'll play for two or three hours without a break, without
sitting down or slowing down — he's intense."

Dichotic (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Metal / Hardcore / Progressive

Get thrown into a fray of thrash, hardcore, deep grooves, and soulful guitars.
Raging metal floods your ears with musical genius. A modern edge fleshes
out the boundaries of raw power!


Dirty Deuce (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
R&B / Rock

Dirty Deuce is the healing of a wounded soul in search of raw, sexy redemption.
Rob Atwood and Jayme Clark poses an indescribable power and a timeless
edge that the rock, soul and r&b forefathers would be proud of!

Dixie Jacobs (Chicago, IL)
Experimental / Alternative / Shoegaze


Whether performing solo or with her band white wrench conservatory,
Dixie always commands attention with her strong pop-alt sensibilities...

Dorothy Scott
Acoustic / Alternative / Pop

...a Dorothy Scott concert is an adventure, a journey into the mystical and back again.
A musical explorer whose works have incorporated blues, folk, rock and jazz,
Dorothy is widely credited by her fans and peers for blazing a path for meaningful music.


Dustin Welch (Austin, TX)
Rock

Bare-fingered, open tuning, Appalachian flavored grooves and melodies
coupled with literate lyrics, strange and beautiful... a mix of Roots Rock,
Progressive Songwriting, and Complete Artistry. The diverse delivery of
this young artist keeps the audiences hanging on every word.

Dylan Meinhardt (WI)
Acoustic / Rock / Pop

 

Though only 15 years old, Dylan's life experience come through
in his heartfelt singing and playing. His original compositions
nod to some of his favorite writers like Bob Dylan and The Beatles...

Early Thomas and the Lords of Altamont (Door County, WI)
Alternative / Indie / Rock

Rock and Soul Veteran "Early Thomas"--co/founder and front man
for the mighty Soul Patrol (Heartlander Records)--is a multi Instrumentalist
who has the ability to shift from funk and acoustic folk to ear splitting
indie rock. His intense live performances quickly shift gears from early soul
and blues roots to heavy ground pounding Rock.

Elf Lettuce (Madison, WI)
Rock / Blues / Roots Music

An eclectic mixture of many musical styles firmly rooted in rock and blues. 
One wouldn’t describe Elf Lettuce’s sound as strictly funk, gospel, or traditional,
but their sound does contain elements of each, as well as bluegrass and roots Americana.

Elliot Goettelman (Sturgeon Bay, WI) 



Elliot Michaud (Sturgeon Bay, WI)

Emilie Rose Bishop (Ain't No City, WI)
Other / Americana / Soul


Timeless, classic, the reincarnate of some of the greatest singers of our time
woven into a modern style all her own. Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald,
Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse, Emilie Rose Bishop... yes, all these
names fit together.

EMIKO (New York, NY)
Rock / Pop / Alternative

Indulging a rare breed of rock n’ roll of the biggest kind,
Emiko is a sensitive and introspective songwriter... she is a
trailblazer who sings, plays keys, takes her own solos, and is
unafraid to say what others only dare to think.

Eric McFadden (San Francisco, CA)
Alternative / Experimental / Other

Sounds like.... "Django Reinhardt and Jimi Hendrix meet Tom Waits
at a carnival in the south of Spain." -- Siren Magazine

Eric Wennerstrand (Brookfield, WI)
rock

High energy solo performer.... let him rock you solo or
with the band Von Din.

Erich Herbst (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Acoustic / Rock / Pirate

Famous Volcanoes (Minneapolis, MN)
Garage / Alternative / Country

The Famous Volcanoes proudly wear their influences on their
ragged shirtsleeves and put a uniquely Midwestern spin on a
Crazy Horse meets quirk pop sound.

Fatbook (Appleton, WI)
pop / rock / funk

Luscious grooves, sweet brass, tickling keys and vocals that seem to
whisper in your ear and your ear alone, these top-notch musicians
have developed a distinct sound that is astonishingly compelling.
In April of '09 Fatbook was awarded the downbeat magazine award
for best collegiate pop/rock/funk group.

The FlowBanditz & The Organix (Madison, WI)
Hip Hop / Jam Band / Jungle

A creative fusion brought together by the sounds of live hip-hop, jam,
and a bit of psychedelics The Flowbanditz & The Organix are truly a
fresh and new experience to the ear.

Freedy Johnston (Nashville, TN)
pop / rock

"Freedy Johnston writes songs finely crafted and sung in a clear tenor that echoes the
aching country voices he grew up listening to....
(they) snap like small but potent firecrackers.  Nobody sounds like Freedy Johnston.
He's an American original... incapable of writing a tune that doesn't stick"
-- BARBARA O'DAIR, Rolling Stone

The Form (Milwaukee, WI)
Rock / Blues / Jam Band

The Form injects the classic rock sound of the late 60's into a new wave body.
With their four-part harmonies, smooth dynamics and lyrical significance,
they cross over beyond rock's boundaries and into Funk, Country, Folk,
Pop, Anthem, Reggae, and more. They are the winners of the 2002 Milwaukee
Original Music Battle of the Bands.


Galynne and markondrums (Appleton, WI)
Acoustic / Lounge / Pop

When asked to categorize their style of music, "Lounge Rock" seemed
to be the best description of their smooth, dynamic, feel good music.

Gary White (Green Bay, WI)
Alternative / Acoustic / Melodramatic Popular Song

Gary was a founding member of the '80s North Carolina band Fetchin Bones, releasing several records on Capitol. Gary now plays solo and with his backing band The Rockets.

GeriX (St. Petersburg, FL)
Indie / Folk / Rock

"Bulgarian-born singer-songwriter, Geri X's classical training on piano
and guitar is infused with her emotional songwriting style. Geri's music is equal parts
pleasure and pain - as riveting and haunting as it is emotional and uplifting. It’s uniquely
hip and eclectic American post-folk, but sounds like it learned about love and heartbreak
somewhere unfathomably older than here." - Creative Loafing

Ghost Esophagus (Madison, WI)
Live Electronics / Ghettotech / Healing & EasyListening

A mash up of ambient and melodic casio loops held together by echoing
vocals and harp samples. uplifting, and soothing

George Sawyn (Chicago, IL)
Acoustic / Healing & EasyListening / Jazz

...I discovered Chet Atkins, and with him, a whole universe of musical styles,
including jazz, country, folk, ethnic, and classical music. My other musical
influences include jazz guitarists Wes Montgomery and Pat Metheny, jazz
pianist Marian McPartland, and classical guitarist John Williams.

The Grasshoppers
Psychedelic

When four turns into three and three adds one more. The Grasshoppers
continue to melt faces across the midwest with their brand of psychedelic prophecy.
Sounds Like a cross between a hurricane, and a ship that's run aground.


Hans Christian (Germany / Sturgeon Bay, WI)
EasyListening / Ambient / Trance

Cellist, record producer, and studio owner (STUDIO 330 in Sturgeon Bay).
Hans has worked with many high profile artists (Robbie Robertson,
Gene Clarke, Sparks, Billy Idol, Toni Childs, Krishna Das, Dave Stringer)
and will perform solo cello with loops and electronic textures.

Him&Her (Fox Valley, WI)
Hip Hop / Alternative / R&B

Styles ranging from hip-hop and alternative, to retro and r‘n’b,
this duo packs a punch and should not be missed!!!

Honky Tonk Twisters (Hooterville, WI)
Other / Country / Indie

Inspired by the music of Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and others,
The Honky Tonk Twisters are four brothers playing a straight-up honky tonk / roots country.

Ian Olvera Trio (Green Bay/Milwaukee, WI)
Folk Rock / Pop / Rock

catchy melodic tunes embedded in a roots rock/country rock/"popicana" vein....

Ifdakar (Appleton, WI)
Jam Band / Psychedelic / Progressive

Ifdakar create an experience not to be forgotten. This six piece band has garnered recognition
from their live performances where the band channels elements of psychedelic rock,
funk, jazz, reggae, electronica, and blues.

IfIHadAHifi (Milwaukee, WI)
indie / rock

Palindrome-obsessed indie rockers IfIHadAHiFi have developed a
sound that fuses squalling noise rock with dance beats and cheap electronics.

The Irish Washerwomen Blues Review
Blues & Irish

Growing up in a very musically inclined family, Jacob covers the gamut in musical
styles from love songs to rock songs, he makes each style his own.

James Hall (Atlanta, GA)
Rock / Gothic / Soul

Few can match Hall's charismatic delivery;
like a mythological siren, he draws listeners into his clutches.

James McMurtry (Austin, TX)
Rock / Acoustic

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 info 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

The Maybenauts' pop sensibilities, rock resumes, and anthemic motivations
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

Only 15 years old, Molly is joining the SBSF family of writers and
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

"...some of my influences held me hostage in my bedroom at gunpoint
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
presence and heartfelt live performances have been appreciated worldwide.  He has
toured with Grammy and Academy award winning artists and has himself won the Songprize
International Songwriting Competition.

Nolan Scott (Milwaukee, WI)
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
Their music has been called ork-pop and Balkan roots rock,
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

OMg I'm Famous!!! plays high energy rock dabbling in smatterings
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)

Influenced by the rave scene and the U.K trance movement,
PitchWork mixes various genres including trance, house, and
breakbeats into their own style of electro house.


Play It Cool


Pop Suicide (Orlando, FL)
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

The Ragadors (Milwaukee, WI)
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 Bruce is an ageless folk-rocker who began playing professionally in 1968.
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

"... couldn't find other people for a band for years and years.
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

Savage-a-Go-Go (Appleton, WI)
performance art

We are a performance art/dance group specializing in go-go dancing and also
a variety act that includes elements of burlesque, sideshow performing, and theatre.


Seth Raddatz (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Americana / Folk Rock / Country

A high schooler, Seth Raddatz has a steely edge to his voice
and guitar playing that belies his age. Growing up the son of
an active songwriter, Raddatz has clearly learned from his father
but is carving out a sound and following all his own. -- Jake Nyberg

Sid Brown (Los Angeles, CA)
rock

 

Sigmund Snopek (Milwaukee, WI)
rock / prog rock / experimental

In addition to his own successful solo career, Sigmund has toured with some

of the greatest names in rock: Dick Perry (Pink Floyd), The Violent Femmes

and Tom Paxton to name a few...."a pleasure dome of sound....
think of a post-modern "Scheherezade" and you’ll get the idiom."

-- The Milwaukee Journal

Skintones (Madison, WI)
Rock / Comedy / Punk

This is punk-metal at its most economical, a blunt thump of raw power
that draws blood with every thrusting power chord and steely bass line.
At times the bass is so present it threatens to punch holes in the subwoofer.


The Soggy Flats (Milwaukee, WI)
Alternative / Indie / Rock

The Soggy Flats write and record their own unique blend of music
influenced heavily by early blues and folk artists ranging from Bob Dylan
to Son House, although they also draw influence from more contemporary artists.
 

The Sommer (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Powerpop / Acoustic / Pop Punk

 

Sons of Crack Daniels (Jameson, KY)
Rock / Americana / Blues

"... Like time-warped Troubadours from a past with talent unlike todays....
Cracker and Blacker create something that Morphine, Primus and Hank Williams
would all hear in their waking nightmares." -Adam Mackintosh, Audiocinema

Stacy Puckett & the One Man Poverty Band (Chicago, IL)
Folk Rock / Alternative / Rockabilly

Stacy Puckett & The One Man Poverty Band is 50's Rock and country,
Old Johnny Cash records, straight ahead roots country, rock, and blues.
Sometimes it's glorious and beautiful, sometimes it's not. That's life, eh?

Steven P. Link (Madison, WI)
spoken word

"...How do we let go of the things closest to us?...
Vanity is not one of my strong points....
Once I wondered why, but then I fell asleep....
Sometimes it just hurts....
Can't help but wonder if this is all there is...."

Storitela (Washington, D.C.)
Hip Hop / Rap

Storitela is a solo artist, but big up to everyone he does music with:
Cheech, Paradoxx, Uno, Subkrew, J.C., Austin, Fraze....
Influences are Nas, Eminem, Guns N Roses, 60s 70s 80s Classics,
Run DMC, Beatles, Tom Petty...

Susan Howe (Austin, TX)
Acoustic / Alternative / Folk

Rhapsodic, bittersweet, spiritual, poignant; like Joni Mitchell
in prison allowed conjugal visits with her haunted prosecutor.


tafkaVINCE and Lauren Revival (Chicago, IL)
Country / Acoustic / Glam


... sly coffee-house pop purveyors with warm and wicked intertwining
melodies creep into your psyche like a good narcotic...

Take Solace (Milwaukee)
Indie / Blues / Folk Rock

Take Solace is an indie rock band involving guitars, banjo, mandolin,
toy pianos and occasional brass. Take Solace has recently cemented
themselves as one of the Milwaukee indie rock scene's most blazingly
dynamic & potent bands.

Tallan "T-Man" Latz (Elkhorn, WI)
Blues / Rock / Jam Band

Now 9 years old, Tallan is considered by musical standards a triple threat
player/singer/songwriter that seems to be destined for the big stage.  
¨When T-Man takes the stage, people stop what they're doing and collectively stare....
Everyone is saying the same thing ¨You gotta see this kid called T-Man!!!¨


Thacias Blue Rune (Appleton, WI)
Acoustic / Lyrical / Folk

Thacia's High Energy Rockin' Soul has people shouting for more!


They Leave Messages (Green Bay, WI)
Indie / Alternative / Rock
http://www.myspace.com/theyleavemessages


The Thompson Brothers (Raleigh, NC)
Bluegrass / Americana / Country

Ryan Thompson, and the Thompson Brothers, are an absolute jewel
of Door County! Ryan, who is ridiculously humble, is one of the BEST
pickers ANYWHERE!!! His brother, Leigh, backs the best of them!
From touring with Bill Jorgensen to Dale Watson, across the Americas
and beyond, Ryan is a talent unmatched! An absolute MUST SEE!!!!

Tireless Fred (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
cigarbox / blues

A pillar of the Door County community, Fred Young, aka. "Tireless Fred"
fell in love with the cigarbox guitar--he builds his own!--and has quickly
gained a reputation in the music community as someone who possesses
a natural talent that parallels his love for the instrument. Watch for him
sitting in with many artists this weekend! "Have cigarbox, will rock."
 
Todd Carey (Chicago, IL)
pop / rock/

As Glide Magazine reports, "With undeniable song hooks, a lively range that reflects
his sunny optimism, and most importantly – a real way with a six string,
Carey is a versatile live talent that can rock his way to pop stardom with just a couple of
lucky breaks.”  With Todd's next release already in the works and, once again,
working with the best of the best in the business, stardom is a just a breath away....


TOIVO (Fish Creek, WI)

Home spun fun back from the days we don't remember when the sun
shined forever, Toivo is New Bejiing AVant gaRDe pow-WOW. 
Four piece rock playing shore rolling stone stepping sunset music.

Tomorrow's Yesterday (Milwaukee, WI)
Punk / Pop Punk

 

Tony Brown (Madison, WI)
Tony Brown and the 608 Riddim Section (Madison, WI)
Reggae / Roots Music / R&B

Self is a necessary part of oneness. Prepare for the blessing and manifest
the unity of the oneness. If you walk with a weight on your shoulders you
cannot uplift the one within your self so the world's problem cannot be alter
because of your burden. Submit to the will of JAH and the power of LOVE.

Uncle Larry (Milwaukee, WI)
Grunge / Pop / Punk

A rollicking roller coaster of rip-roaring rambunctiousness!
Festooned and costumed, these guys are action-figures come to life,
get ready to have your head blown off by a sight-and-sound extravaganza
you have to see to believe!

Various Artists (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
alternative / ska / funk



The Vega Star (Milwaukee, WI)
Rock / Folk Rock / Psychedelic

"It's as if the band took pieces of folk, alternative, bluegrass and rock;
melding a sound both indescribably unusual and assuredly familiar.
The album plays a familiarity impossible to place but the complexity
of each song is alluringly addictive." - Maureen Post - OnMilwaukee.com


Victims of the American Dream (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Progressive / Black Metal / Experimental

This is a band with an intense unique style of their own....
But if you want to compare it to something it would be a heavy metal and thrash band..


Victor DeLorenzo (Racine, WI)
experimental / rock / avant-garde

Founding member of the Violent Femmes, current solo musician,
actor with Milwaukee's experimental theater group Theatre X,
owner of The Past Office Recording Salon and a staple to
the Steel Bridge Construction Zone family of writers. Look for Victor
all weekend long on many different stages!!!

Vinny Bex Dae (Wausau, WI)
Acoustic / Rock / Thrash

Vinny Bex Dae is a fiery young band with ambition, charm, and
creative approaches to showmanship and music composition.
They are a sure delight to any fan of any style of music with
their knockdown live performances!

Von Din (Milwaukee, WI)
Rock / Progressive / Alternative

When you go to a VonDin show, expect your adrenaline to flow with pumping,
catchy and intriguing music. With diverse playing styles and repertoire, VonDin
is a cornucopia of sound that often penetrates your mind and infects your soul.


Wally Ingram (West Hollywood, CA)


"I'm thrilled to finally be able to participate in SBSF along with my old pal and Timbuk3
band mate Pat MacDonald. This will be an incredible reunion with musical hero's of mine l
ike Tony Brown, Eric McFadden, Freedy Johnston, Chris Aaron, Bobby Bryan, Pauli Ryan,
Pie Cowan... and the list goes on & on! Brats, beers, walleye, drums and guitars makin' music
in beautiful Door Co.! You can't beat it."

The Wandering Foolz (Fox Cities, WI)
Jam Band / Psychedelic / Progressive

A lot of fun...one second it's straight rock, then to reggae, then they'll funk it out,
then maybe a little metal, then straight spaced out with some tight harmonies,
throw in some face melting leads and that's just one song from "The Foolz".


Weapons of Mass DeFunktion (Madison, WI)
Funk / Jazz / Neo-soul

Weapons of Mass Defunktion is creating a worthy buzz. Influences come
from all walks of music including funk, jazz, hip-hop, r&b, rock and reggae
and the overall sound brings a fresh and daring approach to the vibe on the
club scene. Their live show brings an intense, groove that fills the crowd with
energy and an all around positive vibe that makes your body rock!!!!!


WEREWOLF SEQUENCE (with Martin Jack Rosenblum) (Milwaukee, WI)
Folk / Blues / Shoegaze

Sonic text for all that is Freak Folk with Metal and Stadium periods as well,
not to mention alt.country. You need to understand all this. You need to know
what has been going on for forty years in the recordings and performances
of Dr. Martin Jack Rosenblum. The idea is to share it, not sell it. Take inspiration. Truth is priceless.
 

West Of East (Milwaukee, WI)
Americana / Acoustic / Folk

Simply put, it is two guitars, an amazing voice, and a bunch of
great stories about life and its many meanings...  borrows elements
from Folk, Country, Rhythm & Blues, and Rock & Roll.

The Whiskey of the Damned (Milwaukee, WI)
Celtic / Folk Rock / Punk


A five piece Celtic influenced rock group playing high energy, raucous concerts
filled with an unmistakable mixture of American and Irish rock.  Described as a
mix of The Pogues, Dropkick Murphy’s, and Flogging Molly you do not want to
miss this act perform live.

white, wrench, conservatory (Milwaukee, WI)
Experimental / Alternative / Shoegaze

keyboard, accordion, vocals, guitar and abusive drums.... .
very polite, party and like to hang with those who
will geek out with you about physics and gabriel-era genesis...
unless you're mean.


Whiskeybelles (Milwaukee, WI)
Country / Americana / Folk Rock

These three "belles" are all multi-instrumental soloists in their own right.
Together, armed with guitar, banjitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass and accordion,
they combine their talents for a sure-fire, hand-clapping, heel-tapping,
boot-stomping YEEHAWW time!

Whore du Jour (Madison, WI)
Experimental / Electronica / Garage

Two electric guitars and one bass guitar utilizing distortion and delay effects,
complemented by ginormo drums, freaky keyboards and childlike vocals.


X27 (New York, NY)
Rock / Punk / Alternative

"This sound, well embraced by both the incredibly miserable and
totally blissful masses, is dark yet delightful, heavenly but menacing,
and sinister yet wildly alluring. X27 makes me feel dirty just listening to them..."
X27's second LP was recorded by Steve Albini and released on Narnack
Records in Spring of 2007.


Year of the Scavenger (Milwaukee, WI)
Indie / Rock / Alternative

 

Z-Man (Green Bay, WI)
Acoustic

"As he evolved on the guitar Z-MAN began to develop his own style that many describe as
ONE OF A KIND. He brings a unique twist of skat acoustic funk to the world and isn't lookin' back.