Under construction, permanently -- we present the official page of VO5, the funk/disco/dance band. VO5 plays many cover songs from the 70's along with a few originals. Our only aim is to make you dance. Sure, we'll play at your party or wedding...if you've got some moolah for us! You may also become our best friend in MySpace or Facebook.
<<Demo Reel>> VIDEO MEDLEY ... AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS ... ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT ... Isthmus article ... Tons of photos
<<Studio MP3's>> I Want to Be a Woman ... Wonder Woman ... Wisconsin Rap ... You Should Be Dancing
Live MP3's (recorded by Bear Sound at the Forward Music Fest): Fire ... Baku ... Getaway ... Love Hangover ... It's Your Thing ... Shining Star
VIDEO CLIPS from the Majestic Theatre ... 20 SONG MEDLEY from Cafe Montmartre ... ME & MY MONKEY video from the Weary Traveler ... LOVE MACHINE Fan Video ... WISCONSIN RAP video for x-mas ...WISCONSIN FILM FEST party at the Orpheum ... DISCO INFERNO Festivus Video ... WANNA TAKE U HIGHER AND THEN I SHOT THE SHERIFF at the King Club
<<Upcoming Show>>
Saturday, Novermber 15th -- WORT Benefit at the Frequency. Opening band: The Low Czars (9pm til close)
Friday, December 5th -- Disco Party Benefit for the Pleasant Ridge Waldorff School at the Greenman Music Hall - Viroqua
New Years Eve, December 31st -- Cafe Montmartre's glorious end of the year party. Don't miss it.
<<Past
Shows>>
Friday, Oct 31th -- HALLOWEEN! at The Frequency 9:30pm til 2am. Costume contest at midnight.
Saturday, Oct 4th -- Memorial Union Rathskeller (or Terrace if nice!) World Rabies Day Awareness Party! FREE!
Prize for most rabid 70's outfit. Free t-shirts to first 25 people.
Wednesday, September 17 -- High Noon Saloon $7 Willy Street Fair Pre-Party, a disco & samba fundraiser for the organizers of Madison's best street fair. All proceeds go to the Marquette Neighborhood Association. Pagee GoGo starts at 8:30pm, VO5 at 9:30pm.
Friday, September 19 -- Forward Music Festival Wisco Disco Party, Orpheum Theater Stage Door after Neko Case (around 10pm)...Steez plays after VO5.
Saturday, September 6 -- The Frequency $7 The Gomers will rock you at 9pm then VO5 will discofunkefy you at 11pm at Madison's newest cool-spot-to-be-seen-at.
Friday, July 25 -- Cafe
Montmartre $8 Midsummer's Night Disco Party!
Friday, June 27 -- Majestic Theatre Brew & View featuring the classic disco movie Car Wash (watch trailer) (Chicago Tribune Review) (NYT Review), the movie that will empty your ashtray, fill your tank, and hot wax you from butt bumper to rear end. Movie starts at 8pm...VO5 dance party follows, including a dance/outfit competition for prizes and a grand trophy (around 11:30pm). $7 admission (plus $3 no-costume-or-wig service charge if you don't even try).
05/31/08 -- TerraceFest! ... Memorial
Union lakefront
05/10/08 -- Crave Restaurant & Lounge
04/11/08 -- Cafe Montmartre
02/11/08 -- Boogie for Obama!, Majestic Theater Article
01/26/08 -- Saturday Night Fever, Majestic Theater.
12/07/07 -- Festivus Celebration, Weary Traveler
11/31/07 -- Hoofers Buccaneer's Ball, Memorial Union
11/27/07 -- Wonder's Pub w/Motor Primitives and Sigourney Weavers
12/31/06 -- Cafe Montmartre w/ Big Mouth Cooperative Band
12/16/06 -- King Club with the Vilas Park Sniper
11/17/06 -- Weary Traveler
10/31/06 -- Wonders Pub w/Getaway Drivers &
Motor Primitives
10/31/06 -- Jim & Tom's Big Halloween Bash
09/04/06 -- Mazomanie, Wisconsin River Cycropia party
07/19/06 -- Union Terrace, Hoofers
06/17/06 -- Corral Room, private wedding
04/08/06 -- EVP Coffee moving party
04/01/06 -- Slipper Club, UTA, Big Brother/Big Sister fundraiser
03/31/06 -- Orpheum Lobby, Wisconsin Film Festival
01/26/06 -- Slipper Club w/ Swim Team, Sunshine for the Blind
01/25/06 -- High Noon w/ The Entertainment
07/27/05 -- Rathskeller w/8889 & Bipolar Orange
06/29/05 -- Portal, w/ The Entertainment
06/26/05 -- Private birthday party w/ firetruck
04/07/05 -- Slipper Club, w/ Mad Cabaret
<<Bootleg recording from the Wisconsin Film Fest Party at the Orpheum>>
(this MP3 has about 20 short song clips recorded by an audience member....tons of reverberation and best listened to with headphones)
<<Original songs... rough
drafts>>
Snipe Hunt.mp3 ... (SNIPE VIDEO)
<< For more info, adoring fan mail and bookings contact: vo5@caculo.com >>
We will do weddings but just don't make us play YMCA-- or you will have to pay dearly. We are from Wisconsin, but willing to fly to Vegas, baby, and guarantee a good dance party.
This website was lovingly constructed and is still maintained using Microsoft FrontPage 2000. An under-construction Dreamweaver student site is available here.
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