Previous Events
Great Musicians / Great Venues / Great Causes
Mama Cares 10th Anniversary
Date: 3/30/2025
Venue: High Noon Saloon
Musicians: The Jimmy’s, Gin Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, Sam Ness
Charity Sponsored: Mama Cares
Local Talent Showcase -2024
Date: 11/9/2024
Venue: High Noon Saloon
Musicians: The Racing Pulses, The Remedy, Two Dragons, and special guest Mane Thompson
Charity Sponsored: Dane4Dogs
Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks
Date: 3/30/2024
Venue: The Bur Oak
Musicians: Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks, Aaron Williams & The Hoodoo
Charity Sponsored: Cap Times Kids Fund
Atwood Fest 2024
Date: 7/27/2024 – 7/28/2024
Venue: Atwood Fest
Musicians: Various
Charity Sponsored: proud sponsor of Mama Rökker‘s Band Bistro, the backstage hospitality for artists performing at AtwoodFest
Fete de Marquette – 2024
Date: 7/11/2024 – 7/14/2024
Venue: Fete de Marquette
Musicians: Various
Charity Sponsored: the backstage hospitality for artists performing at the fest
Local Talent Showcase -2023
Date: 12/2/2023
Venue: High Noon Saloon
Musicians: Foo Foo Dolls, The Mersey Brothers, and Bruised Orange
Charity Sponsored: Catalyst for Change
Atwood Fest 2023
Date: 7/29/2023 – 7/30/2023
Venue: Atwood Fest
Charity Sponsored: proud sponsor of Mama Rökker‘s Band Bistro, the backstage hospitality for artists performing at AtwoodFest
Celebration of Black Music
Date: 2/18/2023
Venue: The Majestic Theater
Musicians: Don’t Mess with Cupid, Rob Dz, Raquel Aleman, Juciee Monroe, Soup (of Supa Friends), Eli Blakely, DJ Phil Money, and more!
Charity Sponsored: Kujichagulia Madison
Kerosene Kites
Date: 12/17/2022
Venue: Ovation 309
Musicians: Award-winning acoustic Americana songwriting duo, Beth Kille and Erik Kjelland, known also as Kerosene Kites
Charity Sponsored: Girls Rock Camp
Local Talent Showcase – 2022
Date: 12/3/2022
Venue: High Noon Saloon
Musicians: Don’t Mess With Cupid, Gin Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, and Sam Ness
Charities Sponsored: Community Action Coalition For South Central Wisconsin, Inc.’s Winter Glow, and Alliant Energy’s Hometown Care Energy Fund
Moors & McCumber
Date: 8/20/2022
Venue: Nicolet College Theater, Rhinelander, WI
Musicians: Moors & McCumber
Charity Sponsored: WXPR Local Public Radio
Kris Lager Band
Date: 3/31/2022
Venue: The Bur Oak
Musicians: Kris Lager Band, Sam Ness
Moors & McCumber
Date: 9/2/2021
Venue: The Bur Oak
Musicians: Moors & McCumber, Hanna Busse
Charity: The Rainbow Project – Child & Family Counseling
Complete The Song Competition
Date: 4/15/2021 – 5/14/2021
Venue: Virtual Competition over 6 weeks (Covid)
Musicians: Various – 16 entrants
Charity Sponsored: Various Musicians
Battle of the Bands Competition
Date: 6/4/2020 – 7/17/2020
Venue: Virtual Competition
Musicians: Various Artists (16 entrants)
Charity Sponsored: Competition Winner – Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, Mama Cares, and Middleton Outreach Ministry
MMAD Board Award Winners:
- Best Video – Erik Kjelland with “Give it Away”
- Best Original Song – One Human Band with “I Can’t Breathe”
- Best Cover Song – Wurk with “Superstition”
- Best Fan Support – Tent Show Troubadours
Amazing fans helped raise over $24,000 to support our local musicians!
Moors & McCumber
Date: 1/17/2020
Venue: Ovation 309 Sky Bar
Musicians: Moors & McCumber
Charity: Shelter from the Storm Animal Rescue
Local Band Showcase – 2019
Date: 12/13/2019
Venue: The Bur Oak
Musicians: Primitive Culture Band, Mal-O-Dua, and Panchromatic Steel
Charity Sponsored: Savory Sunday
Soul Doctors
Date: 11/16/2019
Venue: Ovation 309 Sky Bar
Musicians: Soul Doctors
Charity Sponsored: Girls Rock Camp
The Black Lillies
Date: 10/5/2019
Venue: The Winnebago
Musicians: The Black Lillies, Wes Urbaniak & the Mountain Folk, and John Lensing
Charity: Friends of Starkweather creek
Jack Williams
Date: 7/19/2019
Venue: Threshold Bar
Musicians: Jack Williams, and Kari Arnett
Charity Sponsored: Operation Fresh Start
SistaStrings
Date: 5/1/2019
Venue: The Threshold Bar
Musicians: SistaStrings
Charity Sponsored: Threshold Community Program
Moors & McCumber
Date: 1/24/2019
Venue: Ovation 309 Sky Bar
Musicians: Moors & McCumber, and Mark Croft
Charity: Dream Bikes
The Dead South
Date: 11/7/2018
Venue: Majestic Theater
Musicians: The Dead South, The Hooten Hallers, and Wheelhouse
Charity Sponsored: Home Town Energy Fund & MGE Energy Fund
Peter Mulvey
Date: 8/9/2018
Venue: The Threshold Bar
Musicians: Peter Mulvey, and Nickle & Rose
Charity Sponsored: Open Doors for Refugees
Webb Wilder & the Beatnecks
Date: 7/21/2018
Venue: Crystal Corner Bar
Musicians: Webb Wilder & the Beatnecks, and Beth Kille Band
Charity: Friends of the State Street Family
Cash’d Out
Date: 2/9/2018
Venue: The Brink Lounge
Musicians: Cash’d Out, and Dana Perry
Charity Sponsored: Reap Food Group
Moors & McCumber
Date: 1/19/2018
Venue: Ovation 309 Sky Bar
Musicians: Moors & McCumber, and Jeffrey James
Charity Sponsored: Dane County Humane Society
Gin Chocolate & Bottlerockets
Date: 10/12/2018
Venue: Ovation 309 Sky Bar
Musicians: Gin Chocolate & Bottlerockets
Charity: Girls Rock Camp
Kris Lager Band
Date: 10/5/2017
Venue: Crystal Corner Bar
Musicians: Kris Lager Band, and Sam Ness
Charity: Friends of the State Street Family
Moors & McCumber
Date: 8/18/2017
Venue: Ovation 309 Sky Bar
Musicians: Moors & McCumber
Charity Sponsored: Bethel Lutheran Homeless Ministry