Bands
Rising Phoenix
Wisconsin’s FAVORITE 80’s Party Rock Band
Joining us on Sunday night–RISING PHOENIX delivers a fun, professional, high energy stage show
filled with all the biggest rock hits of the 70s and 80s.
WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) People’s Choice Award WINNER 2023!
Guitarist Craig Mitchell a Finalist for 2023 & 2025 WAMI Guitarist of the Year
Drummer Jerry Anderson a Finalist for 2018, 2024, 2025 WAMI Drummer of the Year
Ashley Wineland
We are so happy that Ashley Wineland will be making a stop at Boogie Fest as our Saturday night headliner as part of her national “Love & Heartbreak” tour.
National touring country singer and songwriter Ashley Wineland is on a quick ascend. The powerhouse vocalist’s combination of electrifying stage presence and immersive storytelling has enabled her to carve her own unique trail as an independent artist with nearly a million fans engaged online. Because of her relentless work ethic, Ashley is an artist in full control of her career’s destiny, and her accolades achieved to date underscore just that. The Arizona-based artist has also taken the reins as her own booking agent, landing 60+ headlining shows across the country and spots on multiple festival and fair stages.
Ashley Wineland’s arena-ready vocals and energetic performances have already drawn early comparisons to country icons like Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and Gretchen Wilson — and she’s excited to hit the road for her 2026 tour, after celebrating a highly-successful national tour with her “Moments in Time” Tour, bringing her music and live performances to the fans across the country.
With the experience of opening for artists like Lainey Wilson, John Michael Montgomery, and Sawyer Brown, Ashley absorbed invaluable lessons in professionalism and the power of connecting with her audience.
Tom Katalin and Highway 41
Tom Katalin and Highway 41 is a country band from the U.P. of Michigan with an all-star line-up of highly experienced and talented musicians. The band was formed in 2017 and has fast become a regional favorite across Upper Michigan and Wisconsin. This group of musicians is no stranger to the music scene. Tom has played nationwide from stages in Las Vegas, tiki bars in Florida, barns in Iowa, many of your favorite honkey tonks in Nashville and also in the great state of Texas. Paul is a Nashville recording artist who has collaborated with singer-songwriter and record producer “Cowboy” Jack Clement. Scott is a rocker gone country and a solid bass player. If you’re at a show and request a rock tune, the band might whip out some AC/DC or Metallica with Scott on vocals and will blow your mind. The newest addition to the band, but certainly not a newbie on the music scene, Mike Hauswirth (“The Hozz”), has been playing professionally for over 25 years including with the bands Uncle Ugly, Slave to Gravity and Iron Daisy. Hozz is not only a talented singer and songwriter, with over 80 original tunes recorded, he is a bad ass drummer, lead, bass and keyboard player! He does it all. Highway 41 has recently opened for national headliners Blackhawk, David Allen Coe, Ricky Skaggs and more. Tom Katalin and Highway 41 play current country, classic and everything in-between. Put your dancin’ shoes on and catch Highway 41 live at Boogie Fest–Saturday 1 pm!!
The Tinker Boys
The Tinker Boys are a blend of musicians from an assortment of backgrounds, strung together to form a highly versatile band that explores the many sides of the acoustic genre. Their travels throughout the Midwest, along with years of pro-level touring experience, have made them seasoned.
The Tinker Boys instrumentation may include vocals, guitar, fiddle, bass, accordion, mandolin, and harmonica.
Besides originals and traditionals, Tinker solo and Tinker Boys perform a variety of folk rock and country material from artists such as The Beatles, CSNY, Rolling Stones, John Denver, CCR, Jim Croce, Tom Petty, Simon and Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Steve Earle, Otis Redding, The Eagles, and many more. Many Celtic/Irish songs are in the potential set list as well and feature tunes by The Dubliners, Flogging Molly, Gaelic Storm, The Pogues, The Saw Doctors, The Waterboys, and others.
The Tinker Boys have performed at pubs, festivals, traditional and non-traditional parties, corporate events, and wedding receptions and ceremonies. Past appearances have included Milwaukee Bastille Days, Milwaukee Irish Fest, Harley-Davidson events and rallies, county park events around Wisconsin, Port Washington Maritime Heritage Days, and shows with Gaelic Storm.
The Tinker Boys will be joining us from Milwaukee, WI and will hit the Boogie Fest stage on Sunday afternoon!
Boots & Sandals
From a chance meeting with a singing clerk in a Marquette, MI store, a first date with one wearing boots and the other wearing sandals, and then toss in some well-seasoned, talented, musicians that have been playing for years–you get Boots & Sandals!!.
Boots & Sandals plays a whole lot of country with a little bit of soul and rock ‘n roll.
From Loretta to Lainey; Cash to Stapleton; Patsy to Stevie; and Eagles to Skynyrd, Boots & Sandals, covers country and classic songs through the decades.
If you haven’t been introduced to Boots & Sandals you don’t want to miss them. An amazing addition of the music scene out of Marquette, MI.
Copper Box
Join us on Saturday afternoon to see this unforgettable act!!
Copper Box is a quartet based in Oshkosh, WI and was started in 2002 with co-founders, Danny Jerabek & Michelle LL (Jerabek). Recently Copper Box has won 2025 Album of the Year, 2025 & 2024 Folk Rock Band, and 2024 Artist of the Year from the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI)! Danny grew up performing in his dad’s band at the early age of 9 and was self-taught on button accordion (currently endorsed by Hohner Accordions), drums, trumpet, sax, etc. He married Michelle L Thull, who also performed in her dad’s family band and together they started Copper Box. The name implies, “the squeeze box being a great conductor of energy!” With the help of some incredible talented musicians, Copper Box continues to deliver a punch in entertainment and musicality, playing familiar songs with a twist in a multi-genre accord (polka-rock-blues), as well as their own originals for concerts and events.
Doozy
Your unaverage U.P. rock band.
“Rock” is a pretty bland term for these five brothers—so let’s break it down a little more for you.
Jon Pepin:
The singer. From sweet, sinful screams to raging, raspy lows, he covers it all—and everything in between.
Brett Moberg:
He doesn’t just play guitar—“shredding” is an understatement. He’s taken a robotic egg beater out of his nightstand and strapped it to his fingers, programming it for more Metallica, more Ozzy, and a little Slash. He is not responsible for broken egos or broken hearts… they just happen.
Tate Thompson:
Picture Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Page, and Sugar Blue having a love child—and throwing it in a mud puddle. A guitar and a harmonica are only a couple of his favorite tools.
Ryan Belanger:
The “large guitar.”
Picture the Parliament mothership crashing into the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ backyard and being recorded as a bass line. He commands the bottom end.
Jacob Stewart:
Percussion.
Chops? No—that describes his meat when he’s cooking. He’s a beat factory, created by a mad doctor with a large hammer set to stun… if that’s even possible. His groove runs just as deep as his rage.
