MAD TOAST LIVE!

Count This Penny is an Appalachian pop trio based in Johnson City, Tennessee and Madison, Wisconsin.   Their songs are born of time spent walking old dogs and doggedly traveling to and from the hills of home.  Their warm harmonies, plaintive lyrics, and organic percussion create a front-porch sound that invites you to pull up a chair.

www.countthispenny.com

Born Mike Musikanto on Chicago's Northside in 1983 (but performing under only his last name), he grew up listening to his fathers obscure folk and roots rock records like Fraser and Debolt and Jerry Hahn.  Musikanto's songs have the bite of a Chicago winter. Celebrating elements of orchestral music, country and jazz, Musikanto's narratives rattle the core of the human spirit. musikantomusic.com

Joe Jencks joins Kim and Reggie Harris on stage for powerful combined third set of the night. joejencks.com

www.kimandreggie.com

International touring folk artists, Kim and Reggie Harris combine a strong folk and gospel legacy with a solid background in classical, rock, jazz and pop music. Creative curiosity, years of road and stage experience and interactions with performers such as Pete Seeger, Ysaye Barnwell, Jay Leno, Tom Paxton, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Harry Belafonte and others, has led them to produce music that entertains and inspires. With numerous recordings on the Appleseed Recordings and the Folk Era labels they are also featured on a number of compilations, films and educational projects worldwide.

www.kimandreggie.com

Seattle-based songwriter, Joe Jencks is also an international touring performer, songwriter, entertainer, and educator. From venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, to coffee houses, festivals, spiritual communities, and schools, Joe Jencks has spent the last nine years touring full time. He is noted for his unique merging of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration. joejencks.com

According to New York City’s Jazz Gazette, "All About Jazz", The Mara Rosenbloom Quartet “plays music that renders believable a future for jazz.”  A Madison native, Rosenbloom and her quartet will be performing hits from the group’s premier release "School of Fish", as well as showcasing new music for their upcoming album "Songs from the Ground". www.mararosenbloom.com/live

According to New York City’s Jazz Gazette, "All About Jazz", The Mara Rosenbloom Quartet “plays music that renders believable a future for jazz.”  A Madison native, Rosenbloom and her quartet will be performing hits from the group’s premier release "School of Fish", as well as showcasing new music for their upcoming album "Songs from the Ground". www.mararosenbloom.com/live

Madison ex-patriate, Tony Brown's music affects the broad spectrum of diverse social and cultural influences, encompassing a wide range of styles from old-school Blues through R&B, Soul, Ska, Reggae, Jazz, Funk and Latin flavors.  A true Madison music icon!

www.myspace.com/tbrown608

Madison ex-patriate, Tony Brown's music affects the broad spectrum of diverse social and cultural influences, encompassing a wide range of styles from old-school Blues through R&B, Soul, Ska, Reggae, Jazz, Funk and Latin flavors.  A true Madison music icon!

www.myspace.com/tbrown608