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This weekend, Kentucky singer-songwriter Daniel Martin Moore will be performing twice in Wisconsin. On Friday night, July 29, Moore will be part of WMSE Radio Summer Camp at Linneman's Riverwest Inn in Milwaukee, hitting the stage around 11pm. Tickets for Summer Camp (including Sunday's Backyard BBQ) are availble here . The next night, Saturday, July 30, Moore will hit the stage at the North Mendota Supper Club in Madison for an intimate house show. Doors open at 8pm, with opening act Count This Penny starting around 830pm. Tickets are $10 each and 100% [...]

This weekend, Kentucky singer-songwriter Daniel Martin Moore will be performing twice in Wisconsin. On Friday night, July 29, Moore will be part of WMSE Radio Summer Camp at Linneman's Riverwest Inn in Milwaukee, hitting the stage around 11pm. Tickets for Summer Camp (including Sunday's Backyard BBQ) are availble here . The next night, Saturday, July 30, Moore will hit the stage at the North Mendota Supper Club in Madison for an intimate house show. Doors open at 8pm, with opening act Count This Penny starting around 830pm. Tickets are $10 each and 100% [...]

Muzzle of Bees is presenting both of Backyard Tire Fire's Wisconsin shows this week. It kicks off tonight at the Majestic Theatre in Madison where they're joined by Rev. Payton's Big Damn Band and Juniper Tar . Tomorrow night they're at Club Garibaldi in Milwaukee with Mark Olson of The Jayhawks fame. We caught up with Ed Anderson of Backyard Tire Fire for a quick chat before they hit the state line. You released Good To Be [...]

By Jon Stone Elsinore , one of our favorite bands from Champaign-Urbana, is celebrating the release of Yes Yes Yes with Parasol Records today and we couldn't be more excited for them. Lead man Ryan Groff was nice enough to sit down and answer some questions for us about the band, his history and influences as a musician, and the music scene here in CU. We wish them all the luck we can muster! A few weeks after I moved to C-U in the summer of [...]

By Jeff Kollath In advance of their upcoming show at the North Mendota Supper Club in Madison, Nate Lacy of Mimicking Birds sat down with MoB to discuss their record deal, being from the Pacific Northwest, and what it will be like playing at Lollapalooza this year. Not only is the band gearing up for this big show, they are also breaking in a new guitarist, Ian Luxton, who replaces the recently departed Tim Skellenger. For a crash course on Mimicking Birds' ethereal, atmospheric folk-rock hybrid, check out the above clip and be sure to watch the video - it is [...]

By Jeff Kollath Claude Coleman is a busy, busy man. As the drummer for Ween and the front man for the underrated and underappreciated rock/soul outfit Amandla , Coleman is spead pretty thin, but found some time to sit down with MoB and answer a few questions about Amandla's upcoming Midwest tour, their new record, and his role as a music teacher. Ever since suffering life threatening injuries in a 2002 car accident, Coleman has pushed himself musically, personally, and professionally, creating incredible music in numerous forums. Check out Amandla over the next three [...]

By Jeff Kollath This Wednesday night (4/21), singer-songwriter Jill Andrews will be in Madison to play an intimate, acoustic show at a house on the north side of town. Tickets to the show are $10 - doors at 8pm, show at 830pm. Drop a line to nmsc1402@gmail.com if you are interested in attending - hurry, limited spots remain . Jill was kind enough to take some time to answer a few questions about her busy 2009, her upcoming tour, and her future as a solo artist. [...]

We're excited to present White Hinterland and Dosh at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Get tickets here . We talked to Casey Dienel about her new album, the books she loves, and albums she's excited about this year. Let's talk about the recording process of KAIROS? Where and how was it recorded, and were there any lessons learned towards future recording sessions? KAIROS was recorded over the course of three or four months at Liophant Studios in [...]

By Jeff Kollath Since 2007, ABX (Aaron Brant) and DJ STV SLV (Steve Reidell) have performed, mixed, and mashed as the Hood Internet . Based in Chicago, the duo began putting tracks on the web, but eventually began performing live at clubs around the city. 2009 saw ABX and STV SLV hit Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, and has much bigger things on the horizon for 2010. In the coming months, they will hit the road with Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow ), heading out West for a series of dates, before finishing back in [...]

By Alex Schaaf If you missed Sharon Van Etten's 2009 release, Because I Was in Love , then you missed out on an album that got a lot of year - end nods . In addition to her own album, she contributed guest vocals to The Antlers' Hospice , which landed at #9 on our list of favorite albums from last year. Sharon Van Etten has two upcoming Wisconsin shows that we highly recommend. She's supporting Bowerbirds at the [...]

By Jodi Root There's no question that Ryan is the go-to-guy for all things repping the Wisco music scene, and I like to think I know a thing or two about the Chicago vicinity, but it seems our Midwest sister metropolis Minneapolis seems to get left in the waste side time and time again. Up and coming indie rockers We Became Actors hail from the land up north, and just because it might get a little colder up there around this time of year, it's no reason to overlook their approaching heat in the [...]

By Jodi Root Thinking it would be a wise idea to coincide a long overdue trip to NYC to visit some friends this past October along with discovering some cool new tunes, I worked my vaca days around CMJ. I gotta say, I'm either getting older or the party scene this year was severely affected by the draining economy – because the lure of back-to-back showcases and parties just wasn't there for me this year. (Definitely no Arcade Fire/David Bowie in Central Park for this girl in 2009, oh how I yearn for my days of [...]

I've dropped the ball on sharing the greatness of Roman Candle with you earlier. Their 2009 release Oh Tall Tree in the Ear has to be in consideration for most underrated album of the year . The Chapel Hill group carries the North Carolina torch from Whiskeytown to the present day with their own blend of folk and Americana. Below, we're happy to present 5 records Roman Candle enjoys via Skip Matheny : John Hartford - Aereo-Plain [...]

• Roman Candle - They Say

The place to be tomorrow night is at Club Garibaldi in Bay View. We'll be hosting a double bill with our friends at 91.7 WMSE that we're extremely proud of. The double dose of rock and roll includes These United States and Eau Claire natives The Daredevil Christopher Wright . I caught These United States for the first time at SXSW this year and they put on my favorite set of the entire week. Since then I've been regularly including their jams on our [...]

To say that I'm a fan of The Low Anthem would be an understatement. I've played Oh My God, Charlie Darwin more than any other album this year. If you've ever tuned into our podcast you are certainly familiar with appreciation of this group. I had some time with Ben Knox Miller en route to this weekend's Newport Folk Festival . Not attending the festival? You can listen via Milwaukee's own 89.7 WUWM . The Low Anthem play a one-hour set [...]

I've given up in questioning why it takes me so long to get into certain bands. Sometimes I'm on top of things, sometimes I fall far behind. I'm cool with that. I'd been familiar, at least by name, of Bloodkin . I knew their sound would probably lend itself to a fan of other Georgia-based bands like the Drive-By Truckers, but I just never made the purchase. Earlier this week I was watching " Road Trippin with Ice Cream Man " that contained footage of Bloodkin performing at AthFest . [...]

• Bloodkin - Little Margarita

By Jodi Root It's no secret to anyone that I'm a huge fan of the Handsome Furs. I've checked them 3 times in the past 3 months alone, and I still can never get enough of their addictive, energetic dance party live action. This Canadian husband/wife duo brought their killer mad beats to Chicago's Do the Division Street Fest a few weeks back, along with Viva Voce and Chicago natives Flosstradamus. Later that same night, I had the pleasure of chatting with Alexei and Dan at the Holy Fuck/Crocodiles show at the Empty Bottle. I can [...]

I spoke with Jay Farrar of Son Volt about his upcoming album, American Central Dust , which drops July 7th on Rounder Records . It was an honor to be able to speak to someone whose music I've enjoyed so much for over a decade. If you consider yourself a Son Volt/Farrar fan, you're going to be very pleased with American Central Dust . Could you lend some information on the recording process of the [...]

Tim Easton just released his new album, Porcupine via New West Records . The album is "a myriad of guitar riffs rooted in blues, country, rockabilly and campfire folk set the color for observational lyrics capturing life from the desert to the sea." It's been in heavy rotation of late, so we caught up with Tim on tour for a little 5 Questions with Muzzle of Bees action. Could you lend some information on the recording process of the Porcupine ? Where and [...]

One of my favorite records of the year was released yesterday. Do yourself a favor and place The Wooden Birds debut record Magnolia on your highly recommended by Muzzle of Bees list. I know you got one. It's a record that arrives just as the weather is becoming perfect, and, if you're like me, you're looking for those go-to records to match sound track the season. This is that kind of record. I'm thrilled and honored to have Andrew Kenny join us [...]

• The Wooden Birds - False Alarm