Music - Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts

June 3, 2021

The Milbillies

WAMI nominated New Artist of the Year (2020), The Milbillies are a 5-piece string band that trades vocals like a fifth of bourbon and solos like a bull on a rope, slinging high-energy bluegrass stripped raw with Americana grit. …

June 10, 2021

Pocket Kings

The Pocket Kings are a crack unit of elite musicians trained in the fine art of igniting guerrilla dance parties and whipping crowds into a groove-inspired frenzy. Their weapon of choice? The best R&B, Soul, and Funk music of the…

June 17, 2021

Copper Box

Don’t miss this THELMA favorite! Roots/Americana quartet loaded with energy and a mountain of instruments, influenced by blues, jazz, rock, polka, etc. Enjoy music, drinks, and have fun with friends! The street is closed in front of THELMA on Sheboygan…

June 24, 2021

Barbaro

Barbaro’s musical vision explores their collective life experiences through intricate instrumentation, creatively bending traditional music into a style that is all their own. The Minneapolis-Winona based rising stars have created their eclectic sound through original songwriting craft, with inspiration derived…

July 1, 2021

Radio Radio

Great danceable music with a punchy rock and roll edge. That’s New Wave. That’s Radio Radio. You will see and hear a band of top musicians playing songs no other band is covering, and in a way that makes you…

July 8, 2021

Tweed

Part of the “soul-revival” movement with their own style of Memphis flavored soul, roots, and blues! 2019 WAMI nominee for R&B/Soul Artist, Tweed has appeared at some of the top festivals and blues rooms in the Midwest, South, and Northeast.…

July 15, 2021

Brother Elsey

The trio from Detroit express themselves in their Southern Rock and Contemporary Americana music. Brother Esley has performed in various places such as Gruene Hall, Saint Andrews Hall, and more. They also performed with notable musicians such as Lord Huron…

July 17, 2021

The Mavericks En Español World Tour

Gates open at 5 pm The Jimmys perform at 5:30 pm The Mavericks perform at 7:30 pm General Admission: $30 ($15 for THELMA Members) Premier Access Section: $90 ($45 for THELMA Members) TICKETS Day-of Pricing General Admission: $30 for…

July 22, 2021

VIVO

Warren Wiegratz, Pam Duronio & Tim Stemper combined their creative passions to form a lively & contemporary jazz·pop bossa·samba music ensemble called VIVO. Although Warren is famed for his saxophone work, you’ll also have the opportunity to experience his flute…

July 29, 2021

Armchair Boogie

Armchair Boogie is a four-piece Bluegrass Folk band formed in the heart of Central Wisconsin. Conceived and brought to life by Fond du Lac’s own Ben Majeska (guitar/vocals) and Augie Dougherty (banjo/vocals) in the Fall of 2014. A rhythm section…

August 5, 2021

Maple Road

Enjoy music, drinks, and the performing arts with friends! The street is closed in front of THELMA on Sheboygan St. Maple Road is a high energy, four piece band out of the Washington County area that has been delivering a…

August 12, 2021

Cathy Grier and The Troublemakers

A professional musician since 1978, Cathy Grier’s undeniably powerful voice accompanied by tasty Blues guitar stylings, both acoustic and electric, affirms her place on the world stage. Trailblazing at an early age as an MTV Basement Tapes winner, Cathy has…

August 19, 2021

Throwback Stereo

Do you miss the 90’s? Throwback Stereo is a 90’s cover band, bringing a high-energy show from the best of music’s most popular decade. This band is doing it the right way! Playing the hits and putting a tight band…

August 26, 2021

The WhiskeyBelles

Hank Williams passion, Carter family harmonies, with a little Hee Haw mixed in for good measure. The WhiskeyBelles (nominated for 2018 Bluegrass/Americana Artist of the year) are an all-female traditional country and Americana trio featuring pitch-perfect three-part harmonies and their…

September 2, 2021

Bascom Hill

Bascom Hill is a trio of lager-loving, joke cracking, Wisconsin-raised musicians in the truest sense of the word. As veterans of the music scene, a lot has changed for them personally and in the biz over the course of 4…

September 9, 2021

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun is a high energy power trio that plays upbeat and danceable Rock, Pop and Country hits spanning several decades. With their full sound and rich harmonies, you would expect to see more than just the three of them…

September 11, 2021

Chicken Wire Empire

Chicken Wire Empire began as a four-piece traditional bluegrass band. Half of the group is rooted in bluegrass and the other half is steeped in jamband music. With the addition of Jon Peik (banjo), Ernest Brusubardis IV (fiddle), and Greg…

September 16, 2021

Hot and Dirty Brass Band

Don’t miss this THELMA favorite! It’s the Hot & Dirty Brass Band! Nominated for 2019 Horn/Big Band Artist and 2018 New Artist of the Year, it’s the Hot & Dirty Brass Band! When the house lights go down and the…

September 23, 2021

Unity the Band

Don’t miss this THELMA favorite! Unity the Band is an award-winning original roots reggae group based in Wisconsin. They have been nominated for 2018-2019 Artist of the Year and 2019 World/Reggae/Ska/Latin and are the 2018 WAMI winner for World/Reggae/Ska/Latin. Their…

September 30, 2021

Copper Box

Don’t miss this THELMA favorite! Roots/Americana quartet loaded with energy and a mountain of instruments, influenced by blues, jazz, rock, polka, etc. Enjoy music, drinks, and have fun with friends! The street is closed in front of THELMA on Sheboygan…