ize ▁bands ▁while ▁giving ▁them ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁con greg ate ▁and ▁pool ▁resources . ▁ ▁One - man ▁death ▁metal ▁project ▁Put rid ▁P ile ▁( S ha wn ▁La Can ne ) ▁res ides ▁in ▁R ac ine , ▁Wisconsin . ▁Put rid ▁P ile ▁has ▁sold ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁albums ▁world wide ▁since ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Mad ison ▁has ▁a ▁v ibr ant ▁St on er ▁Rock ▁culture , ▁producing ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁B ong z illa , ▁J ex ▁Th oth , ▁and ▁Rom ero . ▁ ▁Ind ie ▁ ▁Bon ▁I ver ▁from ▁E au ▁Cla ire ▁and ▁C ory ▁Ch is el ▁are ▁from ▁App leton . ▁ ▁H ip ▁hop ▁▁ ▁Well - known ▁hip ▁hop ▁artists ▁from ▁Wisconsin ▁include ▁Co o ▁Co o ▁Cal ▁I sh D AR R ▁B rew ▁City ▁Ball as ▁and ▁Street z - n - You ng ▁De u ces . ▁ ▁Electron ic ▁Music ▁ ▁Hay wy re ▁res ides ▁in ▁Mil w au kee , ▁W I . ▁ ▁Loc ales ▁ ▁App leton ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁this ▁city ▁hosted ▁the ▁first ▁annual ▁M ile ▁of ▁Music ▁festival , ▁a ▁hand craft ed ▁art isan ▁festival ▁featuring ▁among ▁other ▁gen res , ▁Amer icana ▁and ▁folk ▁rock ▁music . ▁The ▁festival ▁draw s ▁in ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁over ▁four - days ▁and ▁features ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁artists ▁and