Madison County, a dynamic country show band from Madison, WI is proud to accept the 2014 Madison Magazine (www.MadisonMagazine.com) Best Local Band Award. Each year fierce and loyal fans vote on all of their Madison favorites and 2014 was the year of Madison County.To follow up this award, the band has scheduled an exciting and high profile summer tour schedule that Madison County fans are destined to enjoy.
Madison County 2014 Summer Tour:
Jun, 25 Quaker Steak and Lube
Jun, 26 Bowl-A-Vard
Jul, 01 Honda Wing Ding Party
Jul, 11 Jefferson County Fair
Jul, 12 Lodi Ag Fair
Jul, 19 Dane County Fair
Jul, 25 Memorial Union Terrace
Jul, 26 McFarland Fire Street Dance
Aug, 01 Utica Festival
Aug, 02 Door County Fair
Aug, 06 Wisconsin State Fair
Aug, 09 Belleville Community Picnic
Aug, 27 Quaker Steak and Lube
Aug, 30 Sheboygan County Fair
Aug, 31 Taste of Madison
Sep, 13 Belmont 100th Anniversary
Bio:
Madison County is a 7-piece Country Showband, based out of Madison, Wisconsin, that has been voted as Local Group of the Year 9 years running at the Q106 MCMA (Madison Country Music) Awards Shows, Favorite Local Group at the 96.3 Star Country Awards, Country MAMA (Madison Area Music Association) Artist of the Year, 6-year WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) People’s Choice Award Winner, Isthmus Readers Favorite Local Country Band for 2013 and MADISON'S BEST Local Band winner of 2014.
Mike Zibell, 4-year Q106 MCMA Male Vocalist of the Year, and 96.3 Star Country Male Vocalist of the Year, along with his uncle Augie Zibell, also a winner of the Q106 MCMA Male Vocalist of the Year, give the band very rich harmonies that go with this very talented and versatile group of instrumentalists which includes Ron Granberg on drums, Scott Mitchell on bass, Dan Mahieu on keyboards, Angel Salinas on lead guitar, and Jess Lex on fiddle.
Madison County has shared the stage with many National artists over the years including, Little Big Town, Sugarland, Montgomery-Gentry, Blake Shelton, Brantley Gilbert, Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett, Toby Keith, Travis Tritt, Gary Alan, Andy Griggs, Love and Theft, Neal McCoy, Rascal Flatts, Justin Moore, Chris Cagle, Phil Vassar, Bellamy Brothers, Joe Diffie, Dwight Yoakum, David Allan Coe, and Alan Jackson. Madison County has also performed at Chicagoland Speedway for the Nextel Cup Nascar Pre-Race Ceremonies.
Discography:
Diamond In the Rough (Album)
Make My Way Back Home (Album)
Enjoy the Ride (Album)
Perspective (EP)
Website:
www.MadCounty.com
Media Contact:
Michael Zibell
mike.zibell1211@gmail.com