shows

date
time
town/place
venue
info
Sunday, June 6th4-10 PMMadisonJust Coffee Warehouse
1129 East Wilson Street
Thistle and the Thorn, bass player Ben Willis, will play at this kick-off party for the bike ride of resilience to Detroit. Other entertainment: The Taki Allstars, the Raging Grannies and an SUV pinata for smashing!
Friday, June 11th7 PMMilwaukeeCream City Collectives
732 E. Clarke Street
I will perform a set within the Grassroutes Caravan Variety Show
Monday, June 14th7-9 PMGrand Rapids, MichiganBlandford Nature Center
3143 Milo St. NW
Grassroutes Caravan Variety Show!
Wednesday, June 16th4-midnightLansing, MichiganLansing Bike co-op,
B414, alley behind the Nuthouse
Another performance with the Grassroutes Caravan Variety Show.
Saturday, June 19th8 PMWhite Lake, MichiganTall Trees Community Farm
7600 Hitchcock Road
call Terry Kelley for directions: 248 515 7784
We will be joining Tall Trees' Summer Solstice celebration at this outdoor festival.
Wednesday, June 233:30-3:45 PMDetroit, MichiganUS Social Forum
The Pyramid
This will be a very short set performed at the US Social Forum
Performance History
November 14th
2009
TBA Madison Glass Nickel Pizza on Willy Street. Thistle and the Thorns will play a show with Testament, hip hop artist from Canada.
October 13th
2009
7 PM Madison Goodman Community Center
149 Waubesa Street
Thistle and the Thorns sharing the stage with David Rovics and Anne Feeney.
September 19th
2009
8 PM Madison Loth Lorien Coop
244 West Lakelawn
This will be a rock and roll party with Scarlet Veil and their friends.

May 3rd
2009
afternoon Madison
Lakeside Press Back Garden

Mayday Celebration and Bar-B-Q

July 3
2008
8 PM Madison
Loth Lorien Coop
244 LakeLawn
opening for Froseph on The Deep Breath Tour
myspace.com/twinklepig
www.crimethinc.com
benefit for the GrassRoutes Caravan
July 26 11-1 Madison Madison Labor Temple South Park Street South Side Farmer's Market
June 27th
Emma Goldman's birthday!
9 PM Milwaukee Darling Hall
601 South 6th St.
with Dites Donc benefit for the People's Networking Convention
April 5 10-4 p.m.  I play at noon  Madison Holy Redeemer Auditorium 120 West Johnson Midwest Immigrant Rights Conference
April 13, 2008 TBA Madison Just Coffee
1129 E Wilson
Madison Consulta on organizing protests of  the RNC
April 26th TBA Baraboo Baraboo Municipal Arts Center benefit for Family Farm Defenders
May 3rd 1-6 pm Fitchburg Drumlin Community Gardens
2849 Oregon Rd.
rally and information sharing about saving Drumlin Farm from developers
May 4 5 p.m. Madison Lakeside Gardens
1334 Williamson
with Ken Keeley on bass
in celebration of workers' rights at Lakeside Press
May 9 6:30 Madison Madison Infoshop
1019 Williamson St.
spring celebration and film. Ken Keeley on bass
Madison Infoshop
June 14
2008
7 PM Madison Jewel In the Lotus
821 E. Johnson
Album release party with local raw foods mandala, wine selection from the cellars of Roger Pettersen and  back-up by cellist James Waldo and bass player Ken Keeley
November 11, 2007
3:00-7:30 p.m.I play at 6:30
Madison, Wisconsin
High Noon Saloon
70 E. Washington Ave.
benefit for Madison Area Peace Coalition
June 23, 2007
8 p.m.
Madison, WI
Just Coffee
1129 East Wilson
with cellist James Waldo
a show to benefit the La Fem women's coop in Nicaragua

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