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crush is a Downtown Waukesha wine bar built around wine, cheese, chocolate, and the radical notion that friends should gather somewhere with better lighting than a parking lot. Live music lands Friday and Saturday, making this a weekend lounge date rather than a high-volume club shift. Public review excerpts praise the small, welcoming atmosphere, wine range, tastings, and attentive service. The room sounds intimate, social, and built for detail. Booking is handled through the venue’s contact-booker route, and the calendar runs five to six months ahead. Performers provide their own sound system and all necessary gear. That means an artist should bring a compact, polished setup rather than a touring rig that makes the cheese board fear for its structural integrity. Advance power, speaker placement, volume limits, stage or floor area, load-in, parking, set length, breaks, payment, food or wine arrangement, merch, and settlement. The natural musical fit is solo artists, duos, jazz, acoustic roots, singer-songwriters, standards, or any act with enough nuance to make a wine-bar room feel more alive without turning it into a sports arena. Send direct music or video links, preferred dates, lineup size, rate, and a concise note about the show. No house-production or financial details are published, so get them before the date turns into an expensive wine-soaked mystery. crush is a strong small-room weekend opportunity for artists with graceful volume and good repertoire. Bring a tidy rig, a warm set, and songs capable of making people linger over one more glass.

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Paul
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Talent Buyer

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Capacity
55
Capacity notes
seated.
Age policy
21+
Genres
Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Roots Music, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock
Sound & production
No house sound system
Address
378 W. Main Street, 53186, United States

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