The Asylum MKE

John Sieger Combo! The Rescheduled show!

We are so happy to welcome back John and the Combo! They need no introduction and you know it's going to be TIGHT! And we are also having a bit of an art show for John's work 😲 and you better hope you get to those sculptures

**Registration Closed** Up next...Duo Mercury!

“What if Ed Wood and Delia Deetz played chamber music?” That is Duo Mercury boiled down to its foundation. Pianist Kate Stocks and violist Adam Sterr first got together, initially as part of a piano trio, in early 2025. Their goal was to make haunting chamber music a regular part

Hi! We've got dak duBois & the flavor brigade for you in November!

We've been hoping to snag him since seeing him at Chill on the Hill in 2024. He finally relented! (I don't call myself Tenacious G for nothing) Below is a bit about him for the unfamiliar, and below that is the SIGN-UP FORM! Seats are not

The Asylum Pop-Up Model

Hello, friends!!! Hope you have been staying cozy! I'm sending out a post to announce a little shift in how we do things around here. We're going to start leaning in to what appears to be an organic demand (might be too strong a word, but

**Show Full** Helen Gillet (ji · lè) - An Asylum Pop Up show on Sunday, February 23rd!

Friends, Helen Gillet is like the wind...she breezes through towns, making beautiful sounds, and we are ever so lucky to be amongst her MKE contacts. But this time, we have another amazing show (Iris Marlowe) the night before she is in town, so guess what...Asylum friends Beth and

*POSTPONED* Iris Marlowe is coming in February!

Update - Iris woke up with a sore throat today, so hopefully we will reschedule for a future date. If you've sent money, I'm sending it back now. Thank you! Chicago-based Iris Marlowe is an alternative country singer that intertwines her love of classic horror films

*Registration closed* Crook & Company for your January 11th Show!

Hello and happy last day of 2024 to you! Hope your holiday season has left you feeling warm, relaxed, and all the way slowed down. For our first 2025 show, we are excited to welcome Arron Crook and his jazz trio to The Asylum! Read on for details and sign

Panalure & Denny Rauen

*Sold Out* Excited to share with you that Panalure will be right here at The Asylum for our November show! Panalure was recently nominated for 14 WAMI’S (Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards), including 7 awards for their 2023 critically acclaimed album, “Ear Elephant.” Panalure combines thoughtfully crafted storytelling with

*Sold Out* Another Fall Night with Charming Disaster & Professor Pinkerton!

Sometimes I just shake my head at our good fortune to not only have such a rich pool of local talent to host here at The Asylum, but that word gets out about us to incredible out-of-town acts that like to stop by when they're in town. We

UPDATE 8/14 - SHOW FULL - Alex McMurray & Glenn Hartman are Kings of the Small Time

***Not at The Asylum*** Attention, Good Folks! We are so very excited to tell you that - once again - we've got New Orleans hot shots breezing through our area in August!!!! Our NOLA --> MKE superhighway delivers! Accordionist Glenn Hartman and guitarist and vocalist Alex McMurray

Still No Tomatoes

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*Registration Closed* Still No Tomatoes!

Come on over and catch our last show before the summer break! We're so excited to find out what Hodgepop is! Still No Tomatoes blend diverse musical enthusiasms with inventive instrumentation as they pioneer the frontiers of Hodgepop. From folk to rock to Jamaican roots one drop, this

*FULL* The John Sieger Combo with Special Guest Robin Pluer!

We're excited to finally announce our May show for you! April was too busy around here, so we skipped it. The Combo is back and this time, they're bringing Robin Pluer! With decades of gigs, sessions and roadwork, the grown men in the John Sieger Combo

Shameless: Embracing the Unfiltered Tales of the Human Experience

****Registration Closed**** We're so excited to hit you with something a little different for your March show! These stories will get spicey, so please use your best judgement about whether this show is for you. Not for kids or faint of heart. Read on! Hosted by Eufelia Quintana

Father Sky Returns!

We're so thrilled to announce that the incredible, velvety-voiced, Anthony Deutsch is returning to The Asylum under his solo Father Sky project. If you missed him the first time, do not miss him again. Not only is he a top tier musician, he's a wonderful entertainer.

Chris Haise Band!

Sold Out We're so excited to officially announce the November Asylum show! Hailing from Milwaukee, WI, the indie/folk/rock band’s music has been described as “intense, thoughtful songcraft”* with “lyrics so vivid you can practically touch them, (Haise) is among the finer storytellers”**.   CHB’ songs are

Charming Disaster + Professor Pinkerton + The Asylum = Your Spooky October Show

This is a concert even Jamie Lee Curtis could love! It's our first MATINEE show!!!! Get your buns over for this Brooklyn (what?) goth-folk (what?) duo. This is so exciting I just don't even know where to begin with this so here's their bio:

Registration CLOSED -Troubadours Of Rhythm -Milwaukee debut!

A HUGE hello to all of you from us! We hope your summer has been spectacular! We're so excited to announce our first show back this fall! Look what we've got for ya! Based in Milwaukee, the Troubadours are the latest project of Jon Mroz (string

You know her, you love her...Helen's coming back!

We wouldn't be us if we didn't keep you guys guessing! We're thrilled to interrupt our summer hiatus because Helen's coming back through town! This time, it's an early Sunday evening show, folks, so don't be fooled. As

Father Sky - RECAP

Wow...what a beautiful show this was. I don't know about you all, but my soul really needed this slowed-down, soothing, and uplifting show. Anthony is an impressive musician (duh) and excellent performer and we were so delighted to have him. Mark my words...he'll be

Recap! Professor Pinkerton’s Irrelevant Orchestra 4/22

I know I say this about every show, but that's only because it's true; These nights are so special. Music in this sort of intimate setting where you can meet new people or old friends, eat, drink, laugh...well, like Pinkerton says, this is the way

Professor Pinkerton's Irrelevant Orchestra - Again!

Well, Asylum people, we're breaking our own rules again. We having been keeping these shows to once a month (or less), but as it turns out, these fine gentlemen are available to whip us into a frenzy on April 22nd. And you already know we're not

Father Sky checks into The Asylum MKE in May

Insanely talented and versatile musician, Father Sky, is joining us for our May show. Father Sky is heart-song music for the investigative human being. All original compositions by pianist/vocalist/composer Anthony Deutsch, the music is poetic in nature, while teasing at the wildly free attitude of improvisation, especially in

The Asylum Presents...An Evening with Jack Tell

We're over the moon to have Jack join us to fill the joint with his dizzying talent. Don't miss it! Jack Tell is a graduate from UWM Milwaukee studying contemporary Fingerstyle guitar performance and composition. With music inspired by the works of Andy Mckee, Pierre Bensusan,

The John Sieger Combo Returns!

~SOLD OUT~ You've got about 1 more month of hibernation before you need to check back into The Asylum for this bussin bussin encore show. My kid told me to say that. See here for definition. .....Anyway, we're THRILLED to have these guys back for a