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
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.