MAD TOAST LIVE!

DAVE IRWIN

Active as an original arranger and composer on the fingerstyle contest circuit, Dave Irwin brings his brilliant amalgam of fingerstyle Brazilian folk-pop-jazz to Mad Toast Live!

Episode 2 of 2

South Korean-born Sony BMG recording artist, Jangeun JB Bae, began her professional career as a keyboardist and a composer for Korean pop artists. Jazz studies at North Texas State has lead to appearances at major jazz festivals in the US and abroad and tours with jazz great, Greg Osby, who will be featured on her second CD release. Osby says, "JB is a brilliant musician who is forging an honest and original path in modern jazz."

www.myspace.com/jbfunkyjazz

Episode 1 of 2

South Korean-born Sony BMG recording artist, Jangeun JB Bae, began her professional career as a keyboardist and a composer for Korean pop artists. Jazz studies at North Texas State has lead to appearances at major jazz festivals in the US and abroad and tours with jazz great, Greg Osby, who will be featured on her second CD release. Osby says, "JB is a brilliant musician who is forging an honest and original path in modern jazz."

www.myspace.com/jbfunkyjazz

Due to nasty weather, Lojo's last MTL appearance never happened, so we're excited to finally try it again! Her band history reflects her style of music--a little bit of everything. From psychedelic jam bands to Celtic and every kind of funk, folk, jazz, and jam combination you can imagine. Through it all she combines her sense of music with her sense of humor - sometimes outrageous, sometimes intense, always original.

www.lojorusso.com

A major force in the Women's Music movement, Tret returns to MTL with new songs from her up-and-coming CD, "The Horizon". Her award-winning music career spans four decades and includes work with Lowell George and recording at Carnegie Hall. We're honored to have her back on MTL!

www.tretfure.com

Combining the intimacy of Chamber Music with the boldness of Rock, Fermata brings power and honesty to each piece they perform. This union of traditional string instruments with new songwriting structures creates a sound that can best be described as Chamber Rock, or "Chamber pop for goths-who-smile."

www.myspace.com/fermata

Hailing from St. Louis, MO, the soft-spoken Thomas finds his place in the stories and words he finds in music, film, literature and life. His influences range from Tom Waits, Dylan, and Gram Parsons, Ralph Stanley, Cash, Paul Simon, and Otis Redding, to Jeff Buckley, Nina Simone, Ryan Adams, and the Velvet Underground.

www.myspace.com/everettthomasmusic

Marty's new CD, "The Good Life", is now available! Marty conjures the best of the 70s folk-pop-rock songwriters in his own tunes--a touch of Nilsson in the night, a little T-Rex, and bit o' Graham Parker for good measure.

ANDREW BELLE www.myspace.com/andrewbelle A Chicago native and recent Nashville transplant, Belle was the 2009 MTV VMA award recipient for 'Chicago Breakout Artist of the Year'. His song "I'll Be Your Breeze" has garnered nationwide radio airplay and placement on several major network TV shows.

ALLEN STONE www.myspace.com/allenstone Currently on a major college tour with Belle, Stone's album, "Last to Speak" speaks for itself. His self-expressed influences (Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, EW&F) are soulfully apparent.

THESTELLANOVAS, featuring Mad Toast Live hosts Gaines & Wagoner, will be performing in a rare Madison quartet appearance with Ed Fila on guitar (Ed is also a member of Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble), and Mr. "Groovy" Jim Huwe on drums.

www.thestellanovas