Much like every year, once the brutal winter months of December and January have passed, musicians feel like they can brave our environment and deliver some fantastic entertainment we've been deprived of for the past few months. And this coming Spring music season has a massive lineup of talent coming through Madison that I haven't really seen before.

Here's a list of upcoming events that I plan on attending:

Fri 2/18 - Phaded @ Mirimar, Milwaukee
Tue 2/22 - Skrillex @ Majestic, Madison
[Fri 2/25 - The New Deal, Nero, Conspirator @ Congress, Chicago]
[Sat 2/26 - Marcus Schulz @ Vision, Chicago]
[Sun 2/27 - Conspirator @ Majestic, Madison]
Sat 3/5 - Designer Drugs @ Majestic, Madison
[Sat 3/12 - Crystal Castles @ Rivera, Chicago]
Sat 3/12 - Sasha @ The Mid, Chicago
Fri 3/18 - OTT @ Majestic, Madison
Wed 3/23 - John Digweed @ The Mid, Chicago
Fri 4/8 - Bassnectar, Eskmo @ Orpheum, Madison
Fri 4/15 - Anamanaguchi @ Turf Club, St. Paul
Fri 4/15 - Wolfgang Gartner @ Epic, Minneapolis
Thu 4/21 - Rusko @ Orpheum, Madison
Fri 4/22 - Heyoka @ Miramar, Milwaukee
Tue 4/26 - Shpongle @ Majestic, Madison
Sat 5/7 - Beats Antique @ Majestic, Madison

And there's plenty of other events coming through that I can't attend. Most of these guys are on a North American Tour, so check your local venues for details if you don't see your city listed!