Mike & Friends and Two Cat Productions would like to announce:  “The January Circus Tour” Saturday, January 10th 2026 Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI  & Saturday, January 24th Gamma Ray Bar, Madison, WI Mike & Friends is a party band that plays an eclectic mixture of Grateful Dead and other popular music from an eclectic mix of artists and original music composed by both Harty and Scieszinski.  Mike Scieszinski is notable for fronting Wisconsin’s favorite Phish Tribute: PHUN. (PhishPHUN.com) He has fronted Mike & Friends on the side for nearly 10 years.  At these two exclusive performances you will be met with an 8 piece Gospel/Soul/Blues band that gives you all the Dead you know and love, while surprising audiences at every performance with song selection, audience participation and musical antics.  International recording Artist Josh Harty’s  (https://www.joshharty.com/) career as both a frontman and a solo artist uniquely qualify him to share the lime light with Mike. Josh and Mike have been friends for 20 years, and this collaboration kicks off a new era of them finally making music in the same band. Supporting Mike & Friends will be Door County folk duo Wagon Roots who will open both shows, and solo virtuoso guitarist Chip Cruz from Madison who will play between sets.  This not to miss production is only running twice.  An 8-piece party band with a Grateful Dead twist: Mike & Friends has been gigging for more than decade around Wisconsin.   Mike Scieszinski - Guitar, Vocals Josh Harty - Guitar, Vocals Barrett Taske - Organ, Vocals Rick Becerra - Bass Matt Hund - Drums Sarah Clark - Vocals, Tamborine Mike Bleck - Vocals, Supportive comments Jen Polster - Vocals, Posters, Being awesome