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Heartbreaker
 		 Heartbreaker
An experienced group that provides quality dance rock, classics to contemporary, with energy, fun and a charismatic female lead singer.
 

 

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LUBE   -Plays Current, classic and original rock

    

Band Bio

Lube is a five-piece band based out of Madison, Wisconsin that plays current, classic and original rock. Lube formed in the summer of 1999 originally as a basement band. Over the last nine years Lube has moved from the basement to playing South-Central Wisconsin's top clubs and festivals.

Lube's live shows are a high energy affair designed to get people moving. They keep the music flowing constantly, barely coming up for air, keeping the in-between-song banter to a minimum and letting the music do the talking!

Lube has performed on the same bill with several national touring acts such as: Vince Neil, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Seven Mary Three, Sponge, Slur, Spineshank, Endo and Speak No Evil.

Beverly Hills

 

Bad Romance

 

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Charm School Rejects

 

Charm School Rejects
 

 

ABOUT

Members: Sharona-Lead Vocals, Johnny Sparkle-Bass/ Vocals, Ray Hubbard-Guitar/ Vocals, Jason Phelps-Lead Guitar/ Vocals, Chuck Philyaw-Keys/ Vocals, Vinnie "Vo...

Bio: Charm School Rejects was released from detention in May of 2010. We were warned by the principle that starting a band that covered newer pop/ rock songs not covered by other local cover bands would wreak havoc among the school. We risked expulsion but started the band anyway.

 

Pop, Rock , Classic Rock

 

 

 

 

 

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Cherry Pie

 

 

The Music - The Hair - The Experience!

 

Out of the arenas of the 80's comes the music that rocked your world. Wisconsin's own CHERRY PIE recreates that sound with all the extravagance of the era. Their show is BIG - with ultimate lights, fog, theatrics and explosions along with outstanding musicianship, tight-fitting clothes and, of course, plenty of hairspray. 

Be sure to bring your lighters because these five strapping young men provide enough energy, charisma, sex-appeal and humor to take you to another place and time. You'll dance to monster hits, rock to memorable "Big Hair" pop-metal and get cozy with that special someone to the greatest power ballads of all time.

CHERRY PIE brings it all alive with credibility and style. It's like experiencing a concert by Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Warrant and Bon Jovi - All at the same time!

 

 

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ROAD TRIP

 

 

 

Road Trip has developed a huge regional following by mastering the two key elements of rock and roll: diversity and energy.

Road Trip's musical diversity is made evident by their extensive song list. Their cover songs encompass music from the birth of rock and roll in the fifties right up to the best music of today. This diversity can also be heard in the band's original material found on their 2001 release Please Disturb, 1999's Cowboys and Maniacs, and their two previous releases (both out of print), as well as Amy's 2005 release Murry Tracks. The variety of material performed is greatly enhanced by having both a male and a female lead vocalist: Rich Plath and Amy Johnson.

Road Trip is also in a class by itself when it comes to the energy of each performance. Continuous scheduling has made these musicians more comfortable on stage than anywhere else, they have a great time when they're performing and that energy becomes infectious. Every member of Road Trip is a consummate professional and the integrity of the music is never compromised, when you watch Road Trip the fun and energy coming off stage are complimented by some of the Midwest's finest music being performed by some of the Midwest's finest musicians - there are no weak links in this band. In addition, the unexpected is always possible as the members all believe in letting their creative spontaneity show through. Their down-to-earth attitude is never phony, and the members love to mingle with the crowd during breaks meeting new people and making new fans and friends.

Road Trip: Playing music of the past with the energy of the present and writing songs for the 

 

 

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Kings of Radio Logo

 

Band

Kings of Radio are a high-energy 6 piece rock, pop, country and Top 40 cover band, featuring both male and female lead vocalists, playing hits from the 80's to today. The band was formed in the spring of 2010 and consists of veterans and familiar faces on the southern Wisconsin music scene that have worked together in one band or another over the years.

Whether you love to throw your fist in the air, bob your head, and sing at the top of your lungs to tunes by AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Journey, or you like to shake what your mama gave ya to Lady Gaga, Pink and Katy Perry - the Kings have you covered!

Sample Set List

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kings of Radio ...Old Black Betty

 

Kings of Radio ..Living on a Prayer

 

 

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Eddie Butts Band

The Eddie Butts Band has delighted audiences at festivals and on the concert and night club circuits for many years. The Eddie Butts Band is also one of the longest-running, most successful bands in Wisconsin and the Midwest. 

Eddie is also known as one of the city’s premier vocalists. When you combine his smoky baritone with the sweet tones of the band’s two female vocalists, the fantastic musicianship and a delicious blend of jazz, pop and R&B, well, it’s easy to see why the Eddie Butts Band is considered a Milwaukee & Wisconsin favorite year after year. 

Enjoy an evening of entertainment, dancing and fun with Milwaukee's MUST SEE BAND, THE EDDIE BUTTS BAND!

 

 

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The Love Monkeys

 

LoveMonkeys. Wisconsin. Synonymous.
Their reputation of non-stop energetic performances keep them among favorites all over Wisconsin & the Midwest. Performing a vast array of Pop, Rock, Reggae & anything else from multi-generations of a Billboard catalog, The LoveMonkeys simply love to be on stage - and it shows.

3 CDs of original material, Multiple Live CDsand lots of fun lovin' music familiar to everybody.

Monthly Mailing Circulation: 7800
Weekly E-Mail Circulation: 2700
Webhits: 10,000 per month
Annual Performances: 100 Approximately

 

 

 

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 5th GEAR - Wisconsin's BEST Top 40 Country

 

 

 Winner of the 2013 Q-106 "Hodag Pick-Off" Regional Competition
                 
                  Winner at the 2012 Star Country 96.3 Music Awards:  "Favorite Local Group" 
                                 "Favorite Live Performance"    "Best Male Vocalist - Tim Thielbar" 
                                                                  "Entertainer of the Year"     
                      
                       Winner of the 2012 Star Country 96.3 "Rock the Ark" Best Video Competition!  

 

5th Gear Song List

 

 

 

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SuperTuesday

 

Formed in 1996 as a four piece alternative rock band, SuperTuesday cut their teeth performing around Madison at influential house parties, barns & loading docks. So they've been hosting some of the largest parties around Southern Wisconsin for awhile. Now they're bringing their drink-raising, dance-a-billy, funfest skills to the next level. 
Welcome to the SuperCircus.

Today, SuperTuesday takes their cues from artists like Bon Jovi, Jason Aldean, Journey, Little Big Town, Bryan Adams, Sugarland, Michael Jackson, Poison, and Bruno Mars just to name a few. Performances are more fun than a barrel of monkeys, thanks to slightly crazy fans and a fair amount of Bud Light and 
Captain Morgan.

With Shane Sparby, Chris Bengry, Jeff Hermans, Tony Stella, Maryellen Jenson and Karri Daley.

 

 

 

 

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About the band

Mellencamp…

Ask any of the thousands of people throughout The Midwest who have witnessed a Pink Houses show and it’s likely that you’ll get a reply suggesting that this eleven-piece band is the next thing to the real deal.

Consider this…

How many self-described tribute bands actually get to perform for their particular artist’s hometown fan-base under the guise of that artist’s “Ultimate Tribute Band” and then pull it off not just once, but two years in a row?

Pink Houses has.

While being billed as "The Ultimate Tribute Band- From Cougar to Mellencamp”, they took their show and The Man’s music directly to Chestnut Street in Seymour, Indiana- winning The Small Town’s adoration, both 2010 and 2011.

Make no mistake. This Band ROCKS!

And for a Small Town dentist from Edgerton, WI who thought big, spent countless hours recruiting and rehearsing the right musicians, promoting and then leading Pink Houses to the top of the game, it all came as really no surprise…

As a twenty-year veteran of The Midwest’s ruff and tumble Rock & Roll and Metal scene, Tom Reitz knew first-hand of the many challenges faced in trying rise to the top of that genre of music.  In looking for something different, he wanted to put together a larger show, with more musicians, which in turn, would get broader audience attention and ultimately bigger and better gigs. 

“We liked the idea of a larger band and when everything was said and done, it came down to Mellencamp because he has such a wide audience appeal,” Reitz said back in 2003 adding, “plus we’d be the only game in town.”

Over the years since, that decision has proven to be the right one time and time again. As other acts have come and gone, Pink Houses continues to pay- and play, tribute to the music that has been immortalized within ourAmerican Fabric.  Just before the band’s sound check in Seymour back in 2010, Guitarist P-Jay Johnson, described it to a local reporter this way: “…there’s a little bit of all of us within the themes of his songs and the music is very cleverly laid out, which seems to be the catch…we can all relate to it.”

Several of their Seymour fans, (who actually know The Man), summed up the Pink Houses 2011performance there with- “those guys played Johnny’s music right” …

                                                                                                                                     …shouldn’t they know?

And More…

As The Pink Houses Family began to evolve over the years, the one constant has always been toproduce a professional show with all of the trueness of The Classic Mellencamp Live Performances.

This natural evolution has included many fine musicians along the way, who in turn have brought in their own distinct personalities and styles to the Pink Houses show. Always aware of the “what have you done lately” aspect of the business, Reitz began to look at ways to leverage this factor towards the show’s musical content, while maintaining that trueness which has made Pink Houses a Midwest Favorite.

“It seemed like at every show we’d play someone would come up and ask if we knew this tune or that tune,” Reitzstates, adding “and at times for tunes that are not from the Mellencamp Catalogue. But with some of them, we’d all look at each other for a second like; well that’s not a bad idea..…so it kind of got me thinking, you know?”  Loppy Loppnow, Pink Houses drummer, is quick to add that “This guy (Reitz) is like a blender when it comes to ideas…add the right ingredients and some good material will always pour out!”

Loppnow’s comment describes exactly how some of the recently-added and non-Mellencamp material made it onto this year’s tour set list- that includes some medleys that Reitz enthusiastically describes as “of Super Nova proportions!”  “Pink Houses has always had some really great players and singers (including Tom’s brother Jeff on percussion and sax for five years)…the chemistry has always been great …they’ve all helped get this band to where it is now and that’s not always easy with eleven players and a four-man sound and lighting crew…”

Looking ahead, Reitz is especially excited about the current Pink Houses line-up, which includes more than a few players that are of solid professional pedigree.  “I can throw anything at this bunch and they’ll nail-it” he proudly exclaims, adding that “as I keep raising the bar they just keep on clearing the height…it’s phenomenal!  The possibilities seem endless!”

When pressed if this new chapter of Pink Houses could somehow compromise the trueness of “The Ultimate Tribute Band- From Cougar to Mellencamp,” Reitz is quick to reply “Not at all. The audience will still hear the favorites…all of the tunes that they come out for in the first place.”   After a short pause he offers this analogy: “Do you know the tune R.O.C.K. In The USA?... the spirit of that song lives in just about any band” emphasizing “and probably more so in Pink Houses because of who we are and what we do….

                         …and believe me when I say that same spirit lives within our audiences and fans too!”

 

 

 

 

 

Lonley Ol Night Pink Houses

 

Live & Let Die, Magical Mystery Tour Pink Houses

 

 

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Madison County

 

 

Band Biography

This 7-piece country showband based out of Madison, Wisconsin and voted as Local Group of the Year for 9 years running at the Q106 MCMA Awards Shows and Favorite Local Group at the 2011 - 96.3 Star Country Awards  as well as Country Artist of the Year at the MAMA Awards Show, and  WAMI People’s Choice 6 years in a row, has acquired a fan-base like no other!

Mike Zibell, 4-year Q106 MCMA Male Vocalist of the Year, and 2011 Favorite Male Vocalist from 96.3 Star Country Awards, along with his uncle Augie Zibell, also a winner of the Q106 MCMA Male Vocalist of the Year, give the band very rich harmonies that go with this very talented and versatile group of instrumentalists which includes Kevin Hendrickson on drums, Scott Mitchell on bass, Dan Mahieu on keyboards, Angel Salinas on lead guitar, and Jess Lex on fiddle.

In 1999, they completed their first original CD, entitled "Diamond In the Rough," and in 2002 released their second CD, entitled "Make My Way Back Home". The title track single "Make My Way Back Home" later was awarded as "Best Country Song" (single) at the MAMA Awards. In 2003, Madison County released their single about Nascar’s 2003 Winston Cup Champion (and former schoolmate) Matt Kenseth called, "Lookin' At the Back of #17," which they sold a limited supply of 1,500 copies in just 8 months.

“Enjoy the Ride,” which they recorded with Nashville Producer, Shane Decker, was a recording of songs from hit writers out of Nashville, along with three songs written by Mike Zibell.  This enhanced CD, which contains the group’s first music video (Enjoy the Ride), was released in 2008, and eventually had three local radio releases, including "Nobody's Emily", "Enjoy the Ride", and "Breathless".

Their latest CD, released in February of 2012, is a 6-song EP entitled "Perspective". This CD was recorded with producer Ric Web, on a new Indie label in Nashville called Splashmatter. "Girl Like You" was the first local radio release off of this EP, followed by the most recent single "Perspective". To this date, Madison County has sold over 10,000 total CDs.

Madison County has landed on several Big Ticket Venues over the years, with acts like Little Big Town and Sugarland at the Q106 St. Jude Coliseum Show; Montgomery-Gentry at the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Party; Andy Griggs, Neal McCoy, and Ty Herndon at Country USA; Rascall Flatts, Justin Moore, and Chris Cagle at the Taste of Madison; Phil Vassar, at FM106's Care-a-van for Kids Benefit; Bellamy Brothers, Joe Diffie, and Confederate Railroad at Watertown Riverfest; Blake Shelton and Lonestar at Waukesha Countryfest; Brantley Gilbert, Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, and Dwight Yoakum at Milwaukee Summerfest; Keith Urban, Lee Ann Womack and Alan Jackson at Cadott Country Fest; Brad Paisley and Toby Keith at Star Spangled Celebration; Travis Tritt, Gary Alan, Sawyer Brown, and Jake Owen at Jefferson County Fair; and David Allan Coe at Evansville's Wild Ride Saloon. 

One of their highest profile shows would have to be when Madison County performed at Chicagoland Speedway for the Nextel Cup Nascar Pre-Race Ceremonies. 

There is no doubt that you will enjoy this action-packed group. 
Their incredible fan base will testify to that!

"You don't have to like Country music to enjoy this group.........It's just an added bonus"

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Gypsy Holler is a high-energy, sass-kickin’ country/rock band based out of Madison, Wisconsin. Fronted by two of the area’s HOTTEST female singers and backed by only the most talented musicians, Gypsy Holler is one band you do not want to miss! They’ve got four part harmonies that are second to none, a tight rhythm section, and guitar licks that will make you HOLLER! 

 

 

 

Opened for:  Brett Eldredge, Kip Moore, The Farm

Accomplishments:  Amber Dawn - Favorite Female Vocalist - 2011 Star Country Music Awards

                                    Nominated for Best Local Band - 2011 and 2012 Star Country Music Awards

 

 

Erika Reed - Lead Vocals
Erika Reed grew up listening to her father play in multiple bands, and realized at age 9 that she wanted to follow in his footsteps. From various choirs, to auditions and competitions, Erika has been chasing her musical dream ever since. She even moved to Los Angeles where she enjoyed a moment in an all-girl group. Since returning to her midwest roots, Erika finally has the opportunity to do exactly what she's always wanted to do...sing in a country band with her father, Lance! She is so excited to be on this journey, and she can't wait for everyone to hear what Gypsy Holler has to offer.



Amber Dawn - Lead Vocals
Amber has been singing her whole life and began classical voice training at age 11. She was involved in countless performing groups, musical productions, and competitions from preschool through college.
Amber's country music influences include a broad range of artists such as Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Katrina Elam and Trisha Yearwood.

Before moving to Madison in 2008, Amber performed in Columbus, OH in the WNCI 97.9 Morning Zoo's "Diva's" competition and on "Gimme The Mike Columbus" which aired on WSYX (ABC 6) and WTTE (FOX 28).  Amber also spent time in Nashville recording at Omnisound Studio.

Some of Amber's local work includes singing lead vocals with Milwaukee based group "Genuine Drive" and Dubuque based group "Missbehavin".  She has also been a repeated featured artist with "Chick Singer Night" hosted by multi MAMA award winner Beth Kille.


Lance Hanson - Bass Guitar
Lance is a well-known veteran of the music scene. He has established himself as a formidable player and writer developing interest both regionally and nationally in his performing and studio work.





Mike Johnston - Lead Guitar/Vocals
Mike started playing guitar at 8 years old.  By the time he was 12, he was playing full time in his father’s country band.  For the past 25 years, Mike’s “day gig” has been running Paradise Guitars, a guitar specialty store in Beloit, WI, which he owns.  Alongside the store, he has played in various musical projects ranging from southern rock and metal bands to currently being the newest member of Gypsy Holler.  Mike invites you to come out and experience a high-energy show that you won’t soon forget!!!



Eric Jazdzewski - Drums/Vocals
Eric, at 6 years old, persuaded his father to teach him a few chords after hearing him play Chet Atkins, Glen Campbell, and Jerry Reed songs on acoustic guitar.

He continued with guitar and harmony singing, but at age 10 started playing drums as well.  After his first band at 20, and several rock, pop, and country bands later, (including many years with "Wade Vincent Root"), Eric continues to be held in high regard because of his multi-instrument and harmony singing talents.  He is very excited to ultimately be a part of the energetic, musically artful, and highly vocally talented, "Gypsy Holler".



David Sage - Rhythm Guitar
David has been playing guitar in various southern Wisconsin bands for the past 25 years.  Some of the groups he's played in include The Narly Barly Boys, Shiloh, The Joe Slam Band, Whiskey Station, Pink Houses and The New Rebels.


Video Clip Demo Gypsy Holler


 

 

 

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Shotgun Jane

 

 

 

 

Shotgun Jane is full of energy and is ready to blow your mind. From the amazing vocals and musicianship, to the fun stage performances, you'd think you were at a high energy rock show. Formed in 2011 and based out of Janesville, WI, they sit at the top of the country band list even though this is a young band. Their collective experiences take them to a level that some never reach. With a blend of pop/rockin' country they are sure to bring you to your feet and are ready to keep you dancing all night long.

Video Clip Shotgun Jane - Living on a Prayer

 

Video Clip Shotgun Jane - Pontoon

 

 

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Denim N Leather  - Rocks!

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Denim N Leather

The Ultimate Tribute to the 80's Classic "Headbangers Ball"

 

 


Denim n Leather The Ultimate Tribute to the 80's Classic "Headbanger's Ball" era - 
We play the deep cuts and much more

 


 

The Ultimate Tribute to the 80's Classic "Headbanger's Ball" era - 
We play the deep cuts and much more

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Honeyshot Band

 

HoneyShot is a high energy cover band based out of Madison, Wisconsin that plays all the SWEET HITS from the 70's through today!  Honeyshot caters to night clubs, themed events, parties and weddings.  With five exceptional players and a vast song list, Honeyshot hits you in the sweet spot!

 

 

 

 

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