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://youtu.be/1MiqB_YDfCU

Singer-Songwriter Zachary Scot Johnson

http://www.zacharyscotjohnson.com/

video http://youtu.be/ZdS3POQxj8Y

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/-fxzFhyoRl0

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/B5EMxAiDXiU

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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 collaboration with the New Breed will create original material that draws on contemporary characteristics of each genre while allowing generous space for improvisation.

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 collaboration with the New Breed will create original material that draws on contemporary characteristics of each genre while allowing generous space for improvisation.

www.subvocal.net/home.html

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/

Local group Field & James (Field Stark and James Eisele) recently released a new recording, I Get the Best of You.

http://fieldandjames.com/

video http://youtu.be/bGu1xS8Klx0

An active and exciting new songwriter on the Madison and WI scenes, Brandon Beebe was the recent recipient of a 2012 Madison Music Award for "Best New Artist". "Gently finger-picked acoustic guitar and vocals are deceptive; a close listen reveals layers of delicate sounds that are simply a joy to delve into. At times he can seem much older than his years. His lyrics are deeply felt and bear the mark of someone who has a lifetime of experiences to draw from." (Rick Tvedt / Local Sounds Magazine)

video http://youtu.be/iBKYHK0BIXA