The Riff's Poser, Roughneck Grace

press release: As part of our upcoming event series Summer In Your City, Madison Central BID is proud to present Live & Local, a FREE outdoor concert series that will highlight various local bands in the heart of Downtown.  Live & Local will be every Thursday from 5-7 pm through September in Lisa Link Peace Park 

The Riff's Poser is an electric ambient music duo featuring local Madison artists Jeremy Van Mill and Hallie Funk. Influenced by such artists as Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, Moby and many more they have created their own unique sound.  Don't know what electric ambient music is? Well we weren't so sure either, all the more reason to come on down and check it out! We do know that the music is cool, chill, and a near perfect musical sound to enjoy Lisa Link Peace park on a beautiful summer evening, as if the music itself is an expression of nature.

Rounding out the evening is Roughneck Grace, a four-piece roots rock band from the Madison, Wisconsin area, consisting of Susan Mathies (vocals, mandolin), Eric R. Drummer (drums, percussion, vocals), Jeff Funk (bass, vocals), and Jeremy Van Mill (guitar). All four members have been active in the Madison music scene for years, with ties to bands as varied as Calico Drifters, Marques Bovre and the Evil Twins, Anna Wang and the Oh Boys!, Doll, Tin Foil Helmet, Snowball's Chance, and Catch Kid.

In January of 2012, Roughneck Grace got together for the first time. Longtime friends Susan and Eric immediately sought out Jeff, with hopes of simply having fun writing, arranging, performing, and recording some cool original music. It became apparent very quickly that the 'fun' part of the equation would not be a problem. Susan brought several of her songs to share with the boys, and over the next several months the band began crafting them into their general form.