Starting tonight, music fans destined for Madison can catch a variety of acts across multiple venues for one low price thanks to the Forward Music Festival. There’s some great artists you won’t want to miss, and I encourage you to seek out new discoveries. In the event you’d like a road map, you can get our recommendations below:

Friday:

Bob Mould – Majestic Theatre (6:00 PM)
Patchwork – Frequency (7:30 PM)
Grampall Jookabox – Project Lodge (8:00 PM)
Giant Sand – Orpheum Theatre (8:00 PM)
Neko Case – Orpheum Theatre (9:00 PM)
Headlights – Cafe Montmartre (12:00 AM)
Detroit Cobras – High Noon Saloon (12:00 AM)
Dan Deacon – Majestic Theatre (1:00 AM)

Saturday:

Jentri Colello – Majestic Theatre (7:00 PM)
Mason Jennings – Majestic Theatre (8:00 PM)
Gentleman Auction House – Cafe Montmartre (8:00 PM)
Pale Young Gentlemen – Orpheum Stage Door (11:30 PM)
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down – Cafe Montmartre (12:00 AM)
Flosstradamus – Majestic Theatre (12:30 AM)

Take a peek at the complete schedule and all the artist info you could ever dream of here. I hope y’all took the day off, because waiting till the end of the work day will be torture to those attending. Have fun peeps.

Discuss: Are you going? Who are you seeing? Did you upgrade yourself to a VIP?