Quick Hits

The Kentucky Waterfalls will be saying goodbye to the Madison country scene come July. There are still a handful of opportunities to say goodbye to Katie and Evan. The country music scene just got a lot less sweeter.

On March 18th in Lacrosse and on March 24th in Joliet, IL, Madison's own Whitney Mann will be opening for Willie Nelson. Hot damn, this is great news! Whitney has worked her tail off and this opportunity will take her far.

Earl Foss' Brown Derby is back at the Crystal Corner on Wednesday nights. Snow is melting, Madison is springing life from her bosom, and The Derb' is back. Life is good. Ghost Town Council and The Derb' will be playing together on March 31st at the aforementioned Corner of Crystal. As always, no cover and lots of fun.


Get out there and enjoy some music (country or otherwise).

Welcome to the Mad Country Blog

Hi there. I'm the Freakin' Deacon. I created this blog with the intention of keeping up with Madison, Wisconsin area Country (Alt-Country, Americana, Southern Rock, Bluegrass, Folk, etc.) music. It might wind up being just a vanity blog, I don't know.

Anyways...This first post will be dedicated to my favorite Madison band (country or otherwise) The Brown Derby. These guys are amazing...true country, fun loving, and the best part: they play every Wednesday night at the Crystal Corner. As a guy once yelled at them "That's Country Music!" Be sure to check out "This Drinkin' Life."

My main goal with this blog is to promote local music in all of its forms. If you don't dig country, at least try to get out and support local music.