
------------------------------ --- Today's guest blog comes from one of my fellow Lucero message board cohorts, Christopher Klibowitz . Remember how I said we are an awesome group of people on that message board? Well, this guy is the exception.......I'm kidding...He is the perfect example of the awesomeness over there...Anyhow, hope y'all enjoy it. ------------------------------ --- I've been accused of a lot of things in my life, and being a music snob ranks on the top of that list. What [...]
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among the tuesday releases for tomorrow, january 23rd, is the dvd wide release of the puffy chair , a film by the duplass brothers . starring and written by mark and directed by jay, the film is an unflinching, brutally honest take on relationships (romantic and otherwise), from creation to maintenance to--well, i won't spoil it for you. the performances are exquisite, with mark duplass and real-life girlfriend kathryn aselton playing their on-screen counterparts josh and emily, and rhett wilkins playing josh's brother rhett in a turn that can only be described as 'rad'. [...]

Decibully stoped by Club 770 on Friday night for a free show with The Headlights . I caught up with William Seidel, who was kind enough to bring us up to date from their first show on tour. Q. You guys are on tour with the Headlights that spans 26 dates and ends right back in your home state of Wisconsin. Are there any places you're looking forward to playing? Milwaukee, our hometown. Champaign, Headlight's hometown. Our favorite shows are always where our friends live like La, Seattle, [...]

Last Thursday night I decided to check out my neighbor's band ( Friday Mile ,) based on the fact he's a good guy , and the fact they were playing with Headlights and Decibully . Both Headlights (Champagne, IL) and Decibully (Milwaukee, WI) shared bandmates through their sets, highlighted by the multi-instrumental work of Nicholas Sanborn (solo as Made of Oak .) But the real enchantment of the [...]

Gentleman Auction House at The Lot/photo: Jim Courrier It's no secret that I have much love for Gentleman Auction House , who played a great set at The Lot last weekend and are playing with Milwaukee's Decibully at the Hi-Pointe tonight, which will also serve as one of your last opportunities to go to the Hi-Pointe, which is closing next weekend (see previous post ). During their performance at the Lot (I will have lots of pictures of it for you in the near [...]

Decibully is a group of seven Milwaukeeans who create a variance in their sound by including vast instrumentation (banjo, steel guitar, synthesizers, etc.) and vocal stylings which gives their work several facets. The group's music can generally be considered indie-pop, but often times gives a country and also folk appeal especially when considering the sometimes somber vocals of vocalist William Seidel. Their latest release Sing Out America! was released on Polyvinyl Records . Tour Dates: 4-27 Iowa City, IA - The Mill 4-28 Eau Claire, WI - House Of Rock [...]