TosaFest 2025 Music Lineup

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Line-up on Friday, Sept. 5

  • Soulercoaster

    Friday, Sept. 5, 5 pm
    Crivello Nichols & Hall State Street Stage
    Soulercoaster is a Feel-Good-Funk/Neo-Soul band out of Milwaukee, comprised of members who are all from various backgrounds, ages, and playing experiences.

  • Blind Fiction

    Friday, Sept. 5, 5:30 pm
    Exterior Pros Root Common Stage
    Blind Fiction is an original blues/rock jam band composed of some of Milwaukee's most talented and seasoned musicians.

  • Valley Fox

    Friday, Sept. 5, 5 pm
    Wire & Vice Underwood Stage
    Valley Fox is a Midwestern folk power trio made up of Laura Bomber (guitar), Joe Wais (mandolin) and Tori Yocum (upright bass). With a focus on delivering bold, haunting harmonies, the trio seamlessly blends pristine vocals with gritty string music to create a forceful yet thoughtful sound, blurring the lines of folk, bluegrass and country music.

  • Radio Radio

    Friday, Sept. 5, 8 pm
    Crivello Nichols & Hall State Street Stage
    Great danceable music with a punchy rock and roll edge. That's New Wave. That's Radio Radio. From Bowie to Berlin, Nick Lowe to New Order, The Cars to The Cure to The Clash, a Flock of Seagulls, with a flock of b-sides and one-hit-new-wave wonders.

  • Old Sam & the Teardrops

    Friday, Sept. 5, 8 pm
    Exterior Pros Root Common Stage
    Old Sam & the Teardrops are Wisconsin's Premiere Swing Jazz
    Band.

  • Landline

    Friday, Sept. 5, 8 pm
    Wire & Vice Underwood Stage
    Landline is your live alternative jukebox playing favorites from bands like REM, INXS, Weezer, The Cure, Foo Fighters, The Killers, U2, Pearl Jam and many more.

Line-up on Saturday, Sept. 6

  • Betsy Ade & the Well-Known Strangers

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 12 pm
    Crivello Nichols & Hall State Street Stage
    Cello-infused acoustic pop-rock collaboration from SE Wisconsin. WAMI 2019/2023 best Rock/Pop Band.

  • Meadowers

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 1 pm
    Wire & Vice Underwood Stage
    A local band that plays music.

  • Wire & Nail

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 2:30 pm
    Crivello Nichols & Hall State Street Stage
    MKE HONKY TONK ROCK N ROLL

  • Wildered

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 3 pm
    Wire & Vice Underwood Stage
    Originally beloved for their ambient folk and melancholy songwriting, Wildered continues to push the boundaries by fusing together acoustic folk music with electric instruments and experimental sounds. While Wildered is spearheaded by singer-songwriter Nate Bjorge, they are proud of their rotating cast of artists and creatives.

  • Kirk Tatnall Trio

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 3 pm
    Exterior Pros Root Common Stage
    The Kirk Tatnall Trio turns popular tunes into vehicles for improvisation. Classic and modern rock, soul, pop, funk, jazz, and R&B all unite with the universal power of the blues. In other words, good time party music for all! Since he was just three years old, Milwaukee-area musician Kirk Tatnall has been chasing music via his favorite vehicle: the guitar. Kirk continues to perform, compose, record, and teach.

  • Hot & Dirty Brass Band

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 5 pm
    Crivello Nichols & Hall State Street Stage
    The Hot and Dirty has been bringing visceral performances to the Midwest since it's debut in 2017. The band's stage presence and energy is fueled by their desire to share the uplifting and inspirational spirit of music with others. The Hot and Dirty’s goal is to make the world a better place through the experience of music and inspire audiences to enjoy life in a positive way.

  • Wisconsin Space Program

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 5 pm
    Wire & Vice Underwood Stage
    Formed in the winter of 2024, Wisconsin Space Program is a three-piece psych-rock band from Milwaukee, exploring sounds ranging from sixties psych pop to heavy, fuzzed-out stoner metal. Known for their electrifying live performances, fans can expect lush harmonies, unpredictable grooves, and a relentless energy that evokes rock bands from a bygone era.

  • Donna Woodall Group

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 5:30 pm
    Exterior Pros Root Common Stage
    Donna artfully blends the musical styles of artists such as Carole King, Cassandra Wilson, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, Sting, Marvin Gaye, and Tracy Chapman with elements of traditional jazz and blues for a fresh, new twist on familiar pop songs. Audiences are delighted by her eclectic song selections, cool originals, creative renditions of classic hits and jazz standards, and her bold moves into different music genres- all the while staying grounded in her jazz roots. 

  • Something To Do

    Saturday, Sept. 6, 5 pm
    Crivello Nichols & Hall State Street Stage
    A long lasting, great smelling rock & roll & ska band from Milwaukee USA.

  • Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound

    Saturday, Sept. 7, 8 pm
    Exterior Pros Root Common Stage
    Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound are the latest in Fresh Venerable. Benefitting from years of unassuming and understated hipness, they bring forth a funky, lyrically charged racket that sits comfortably with soulful sounds the world over. Intricate but free-swinging, explosive yet intimate, fresh and green as grass.

  • Ben Mulwana and the Village

    Saturday, Sept. 7, 8 pm
    Wire & Vice Underwood Stage
    Ben Mulwana is a Ugandan-born and raised artist residing in Wisconsin. With songs about love, loss and everything in between, Ben’s band project “Ben Mulwana and the Village” is made of a groovy, rock and soulful sound from a group of amazing musicians.

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