Upcoming Events

Tentatively returning to outdoor shows as COVID continues to unfold for a second summer.  Please respect the space and safety of musicians and other venue staff at all events.

Previous events

Feb22

Kid's Music with Kendra

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Brix Cider, Mount Horeb, WI

Kendra's first official Children's Program! Bring the kids out for brunch at Brix Cider! One of our favorite hometown musicians, Kendra, will be providing a fun musical program for kids, and we'll have great food and drink, including excellent coffee from MoHo's newest coffee roaster, Drift Coffee!

Nov9

Kendra@ Zenga's Open House

Zenga's, 208 W. Market, Mount Carroll, IL

Zenga's is having its highly anticipated open house!

  • LIVE MUSIC - Kendra Beth 2pm-5pm

  • RAFFLE - $100 gift certificate (enter with purchase)

  • RANDOM DRAW - % OFF of purchase

  • COLLECTOR APPRECIATION - free gift (for ALL of your years of support on this artful journey, that is my life)

  • REFRESHMENTS

  • FREE HUGS

Oct20

Kendra at Brix Cider

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Brix Cider, Mount Horeb, WI

Kendra is becoming a home town favorite! Her original tunes have a timeless feel that rings true to the Midwestern heart. A perfect accompaniment to farm to table food and locally grown, hand crafted hard cider.

Sep7

Sunshine Soul Festival 2019

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Capitol Brewing, Madison, WI

Sunshine Soul Festival 2018 - Benefit for Mercy House Orphanage in Haiti.

Live Music: 1:00 - 2:30 Kendra and the Feedbaggers - (Kendra Swanson and American Feedbag) 3:00 - 4:30 Water Street Jacks 5:00 - 6:30 Steal Your Phace 7:00 - 8:30 The Lower 5th

Live Sound provided by Red Square Audio Lights Video.

Crooked Oak Wood-Fired Pizza Company, LLC will be making pizzas on site!

Food, Beer, Vendors, Kids Activities, Pets Welcome! $10 Suggested donation.

Aug16

Kendra with The Chicories

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Larryfest, LaFarge, WI

This very special set by The Chicories (cousins Katie Fassbinder and Christina Dollhausen, plus Kendra Swanson) takes place at noon on Friday at Larryfest 2019! Expect tear-jerking harmonies, creative writing, and witty banter from this one-of-a-kind trio of ladies!

Aug3

Prohibition Freeport

Various, Freeport, IL

The headliners are booked, the locations are set, and Freeport is getting ready for the quintessential end of the summer party! Come find a pop up speak easy, ride around town and listen to some great live music! Three secret Speakeasy locations (revealed by email with password to get in, day of event) will keep the cops guessing and the live music lineup with local favorites and headlining acts featuring Kendra Swanson and The Basin Street Boys of Madison Wisconsin will keep you dancing on your feet all night!

Shhhh...Speakeasy...ok, just tell everyone you know.

Ticket pricing includes access passwords for all prohibition locations (sent via email), live music at all locations, a ride to each location and a drink ticket for Wagner House. $25

Wagner House will be hosting ball room dance lessons on the evening of the event also! Learn the style and then dance the night away! Tickets are $10

VIP ticket pricing includes all features of a normal ticket with the benefit of all-inclusive drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres at the Wagner House. This ticket also includes dance lesson admission. $50

This event WILL sell out. Get your tickets early at: https://eventsprout.com/event/prohibition-freeport-2019

Jul26

John Prine Tribute Night

Bos Meadery, Madison, WI

A serious cast of local musicians are going to honor John Prine's work. You probably don't want to miss it. People with a real diversity of musical styles will celebrate his songcraft. www.bosmeadery.com

Jul12

Sugar Maple Folk Fridays: Kendra Swanson & Bone Holler

Bos Meadery, Madison, WI

Join us for Second Folk Friday, our free folk showcase featuring only the finest local Americana, folk, and bluegrass musicians on the second Friday of each month!

This month we have Kendra Swanson & Bone Holler!

Kendra Swanson is a song-writer and performer of lively, folksome music: frailing banjo, rigorous guitar, soulful strings, and hearty vocals to boot. Her music distinctly embodies a truly Americana sound from (and about) the heartland, with intimate reflections on its flora, fauna, and people.

Bone Holler does dark multiple harmony songs about murder and mayhem.

Jun8

Kendra at Bonfire Music Fest

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Driftless Music Gardens, Hillsboro, WI

Driftless Music Gardens & The People Brothers Band welcome you to Bonfire Music & Arts Festival. This live music & camping festival is held June 6th-8th at our venue in Hillsboro, Wisconsin. Driftless Music Gardens offers a beautiful natural amphitheater on some of the most scenic land in the driftless region. Bonfire Music & Arts Festival host's some of the best local, regional & national bands of all genres. We offer a family friendly environment so fun can be had by all ages. Tickets and information available at driftlessmusicgardens.com.

Bonfire Music & Arts Festival tickets are on sale now at driftlessmusicgardens.com.

Bonfire has the same family friendly vibe as People Fest but offers a extremely diverse music experience by leaning a little towards Soul, Blues, Americana, Bluegrass, Country and Folk alongside our typical helping of Jam, Funk & the boogie woogie. Bonfire also features kids music & workshops.

New for this year, Bonfire will introduce additional rotating staging that comes right to your campsites during the day encouraging community building. It also offers more diversity in the way the music is presented and will make for a totally different feel than you’d expect at People Fest.

We’ve moved the weekend of Bonfire one week further into the summer to accommodate the kids and their school schedules. Bonfire is held June 6th-8th and People Fest August 8th-10th. A small number of season passes to both festivals and individual festival tickets are on sale now at driftlessmusicgardens.com.

2019 Music lineup The Motet The People Brothers Band (2nights) Chicago Farmer Eric Tessmer Wheelhouse Armchair Boogie Chickenwire Empire Erik Koskinen Porky's Groove Machine Feed the Dog Joseph Huber Feeding Leroy The Heavy Set Lost Lakes The Family Business Yellow-Bellied Sap Suckers Joe & Vicki Price The Monsters of Grass Wurk Craig Baumann & The Story Pat Ferguson & The Sundown Sound Driveaway Thriftdwellers Stanton West The Material Boys Gin Mill Hollow Medicine Brothers Flow Poetry Kendra Swanson Deece Productions tribute to Willy/Waylon/Cash & The Hanks Slippery People Tribute to The Talking Heads Kid Fun Music Parade

2019 sponsors included Branded Image - Wisconsin Public Radio - WORT -Pearl Street Brewery - WRJC- KQAL- WDRT- Supercharge Foods - Lanke Farms - Stalzy's - Up North Bar - Thunder Showers - There is still plenty of time for your company to get invloved as well.

Visit Driftlessmusicgardens.com for details

Jun1

Kendra at Riverwest FemFest

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Company Brewing, Milwaukee, WI

As a part of the Annual Riverwest FemFest in Milwaukee:

COMPANY BREWING (DAY ONE) 735 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212 venue wheelchair accessible
2PM - 2AM $10

2:00 Kati Katchever 2:30 Kendra Swanson 3 :00 Ghost in The Good Thing 3:30 Duzt 4:00 Nickel&Rose 4:30 crimesXnature
5:30 Auti Marie
6:00 TBA 6:30 WAVY V 7:00 Gentle Brontosaurus 7:30 Amanda Huff (Full Band) 9:00 Motes 10:00 L'Resorts 11:00 Saebra & Carlyle 12:00 Plague Walker 12:30 DJ DRiPSweat