Returning to his native home, Chicago, was the catalyst for his newly released sol debut, “Midwest”, which features a highly seasoned group of musicians including violist Eyvind Kant (Bill Frisell, Beck), multi-instrumentalist Mark Spencer (Son Volt),

Micah Olsan the OCD Big Band is an indie folk ensemble that likes to explore as much musical territory as possible. You'll hear bits of jazz and funk and world music interwoven through any given set. http://www.reverbnation.com/micaholsan video http:/

Singer-Songwriter Zachary Scot Johnson http://www.zacharyscotjohnson.com/ video http://youtu.be/ZdS3POQxj8YDownload Standard Podcast

The multi-award winning Lucas Cates Band is back!   These guys deliver a powerful acoustic set. http://www.lucascates.com/index.html video http://youtu.be/-fxzFhyoRl0Download Standard Podcast

Arkadiy ARKAN Yushin is guitarist-virtuoso of American-European musical background, a master of several guitar styles. http://www.arkanmusic.com/ Video http://youtu.be/B5EMxAiDXiUDownload Standard Podcasts

(part two) Jazz meets hip hop as Madison’s most celebrated spoken word poet, Rob Dz, joins forces with the New Breed Quartet, one of Madison’s top jazz bands.  Like a jazz artist, Mr. Dz composes spontaneously using words instead of music, and his l

Jazz meets hip hop as Madison’s most celebrated spoken word poet, Rob Dz, joins forces with the New Breed Quartet, one of Madison’s top jazz bands.  Like a jazz artist, Mr. Dz composes spontaneously using words instead of music, and his latest collab

Mark Adkins returns to Mad Toast Live with a new lineup in his band Subvocal.   The group is described as "Folk Noir." www.subvocal.net/home.html Download Standard Podcast

Dakota Windancer is best described as a “Man of Spirit” , with gifts of spiritual wealth to share.   He plays an assortment of beautiful native flutes and is joined by percussionist  Jesse Warmka. peacefulheart.net/dakota-windancer/Download Standa

Local group Field 8 James (Field Stark and James Eisele) recently released a new recording, I Get the Best of You. http://fieldandjames.com/ video http://youtu.be/bGu1xS8Klx0Download Standard Podcast