The Madtown Mannish Boys bring a fresh, authentic energy to Blues and Soul. The band delivers music that\u2019s at once raw and infectious. Known for their electrifying live performances and gritty sound, the band combines Chicago Blues influences with a modern twist, creating music that\u2019s simultaneously nostalgic and novel. Their exuberance and driving rhythms make you want to boogie!<\/p>\n
Paul Schwoerer wields his harmonica with a chip on his shoulder and his vocals are gripping and yet smooth. Jesse \u201cHoney Boy\u201d Steinberg injects melodic flurries of guitar riffs into the grooves laid down by Joe Iaquinto (bass) and John Sickerdick (drums). The band is rounded out by Todd Phipps, who is one of the most sought-after Blues keyboardists in the Midwest. He is a sponsored artist by Hammond Organ.<\/p>\n
AWARDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n PLACES WE’VE PLAYED:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Mannish Boys have played at a variety of joints and festivals, including Atwood Fest, B Bar, Bacon, Beer, & BBQ Festival, BB’s Jazz, Blues, & Soups, Big Bull Falls Blues Festival, Bos Meadery, Blooze Krooze: Classic Car & Blues Festival, Brink Lounge, Brix340, Breese Stevens Field, Capital Brewery, Chain O’Lakes Blues Fest, Cheel, Chief’s Tavern, Club Tavern, Come Back In, Concerts at the Portage, Covered Bridge Days Festival, Crystal Corner Bar, East Side Club, Edgewater Hotel, Evangeline’s Bistro and Music House, Fisher King Winery, Fiery Foods Festival, Flatted Fifth, Frequency, Full Mile Brewing Company, Gazebo Musikk Concert Series, Gibson Music Hall, Harmony Bar, High Noon Saloon, Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Knuckle Down Saloon, Lancaster’s Brews and Blues Festival, Liliana\u2019s, Live In the Park Concert Series in Waunakee, Lone Girl Brewery, Lyran Society Concert Series, Me & Julio, Majestic Theater, Memorial Union (at UW Madison), Midway Tavern, Monroe Balloon and Blues Festival, Mr. Roberts, Nakoma Golf Club, New Glarus Food Truck Festival, Nomad World Pub, North Street Cabaret, Oasis Cafe, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Orchard Lawn, Prairie Dog Blues Festival, Prairie Lakes Blues Fest, Red, White, & Blues Festival, Riverfront Rondezvous Festival, Rockin’ Marathon, Schwoeglers’ Bowling for Blues, Sun Prairie Blues Festival, Thirsty Badger, Three Lakes Center for the Arts, Tofflers, Tyranena Brewing Company, Up North Bar, Venue On Winnebago, Verona Concerts in the Park, Vintage Brewing Company, Wisconsin Brewing Company, Woodshed Ale House, Wood BBQ, WORT Festival, Yahara Bay Distillery, and many others.<\/p>\n REVIEWS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ve been getting fantastic comments about our shows.\u00a0Chris Kalmbach, the owner of the Knuckle Down Saloon, recently wrote:<\/p>\n The next big thing in Blues coming out of the Capital City!! Always a HUGE CROWD and always a great show!!\u2026It is a very rare thing, and more rare as the years go by, to have a new Blues Band come on the scene with such energy, purpose and talent. I haven\u2019t seen such a thing in many, many years. All of these guys have have very involved lives outside the band, but still throw everything they\u2019ve got into every show. These days we always seem to be looking for new champions to take up the torch for our precious brand of music. These guys wear that mantle like it was made for them. Madison\u2019s Blues scene owes these guys a debt of gratitude. Please support them wherever they play.<\/em><\/p>\n We\u2019ve had some positive attention in local papers and magazines as well.<\/p>\n Celebrate the release of\u00a0Live at the Knuckle Down Saloon\u00a0with this bluesy Madison sextet. Helmed by the vocals of Andy Smith and Paul Schwoerer, who also plays the harmonica, MMB recalls the style of greats like Muddy Waters, injecting it with fresh vitality. Their 2017 LP,\u00a0Old Dog, contains forlorn ballads such as \u201cLove Her With A Feeling,\u201d alongside brusque send-offs like \u201cGet Out Of My Life Woman\u201d (The Isthmus)<\/em><\/p>\n Borrowing their name from a Muddy Waters\u2019 song title, this local ensemble has become favorites across generations through a busy performance schedule, solid musicianship, and a variety of material with origins in the Blues\u2026 (Max Ink Magazine).<\/em><\/p>\n \u2026the Madtown Mannish Boys represent the new generation of blues musicians, delivering a passionate, respectful reflection of their forebearers\u2026 motivating dancers with music rooted in 1960\u2019s and \u201970\u2019s Chicago acts such as Junior Wells, Paul Butterfield, and Otis Rush (Capital Times).<\/em><\/p>\n Music Review Roulette (Radio Program out of Milwaukee) had strong praise too.<\/p>\n Immediately toe-tapping and makes you want to get up out of your chair\u2026 You guys are keeping the blues tradition alive and taking those influences and making it your own.<\/em><\/p>\n\n