Only a few seconds into "Art of "Almost" from Wilco's new album, The Whole Love , you know that you're in for an exciting listen. It's my favorite album the band's done in years and couldn't be more excited about their current tour, which includes Nick Lowe opening things up each night. It doesn't get much better than that. While I wait for the band to swing through Austin in December, Ed Oliver took in last night's show at Overture Hall in Madison and brought [...]
When Girls released their new album Father, Son, Holy Ghost earlier this month I was on the fence. I was somewhat of a fan of the band's previous output, but wouldn't consider myself a full-fledged true believer. That changed whenever the album hit the internet. The first two tracks, "Honey Bunny" and "Alex" set the stage for one of the year's most interesting releases. It converted me. While I wasn't able to catch the band personally, Ed Oliver brought photos from last night's show [...]
Megafaun's self-titled release is one of the year's finest and also showcases the band better than ever before. That's saying a lot considering how much we've appreciated their back catalog. The band returned to the High Noon Saloon in Madison last night. Ed Oliver was on hand to capture the night. [...]
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% [...]
By Tyler Fassnacht Zola Jesus , the brainchild of Nika Roza Danilova, has become an increasingly familiar name. In the last two years Danilova has gone from being a UW Madison student releasing lo-fi goth gems on the side to making headlines at nationally recognized publications like Pitchfork and NME with her haunting, yet melodic anthems. Riding on her burgeoning popularity, Danilova basically played a hometown show (She was raised up north in Merrill, WI) here in Madison at the High Noon Saloon as part of her current national tour. Even though [...]
Here are the Wisconsin, Illinois and Austin shows we recommend you take in this week. Check out the upcoming concerts below and let us know which ones you'll be attending or ones you think should really make our list. Upcoming Shows: 4/25 - Arcade Fire + The National - UIC (CHICAGO) 4/25 - Maserati + Twin Tigers - Empty Bottle (CHICAGO) 4/25 - Okkervil River + Dana Falconberry - Scoot Inn (AUSTIN) 4/25 - Foals + Freelance Whales + The Naked And Famous [...]
By Jeff Kollath A mid-April show in Madison should be preceded by a walk around the Capitol, a beverage or meal on State Street, not getting stuck in traffic or sloshing around in an inch of ice-flecked slush. Mother Nature's cruel tricks were not lost on the Decemberists – they opened with 'Raincoat Song' – while a late-set 'Calamity Song' made us wonder if the end times are actually near, as nearly everything that could possibly fall from the sky, save for frogs, pelted Madison on Monday afternoon. Despite the band's best efforts, they too fell [...]
Here are the Wisconsin, Illinois and Austin shows we recommend you take in this week. Check out the upcoming concerts below and let us know which ones you'll be attending or ones you think should really make our list. This week we're proudly presenting the return of Breathe Owl Breathe to the Cactus Club on Tuesday night. MP3: Breathe Owl Breathe - "Across The Loch" MP3: Breathe Owl Breathe - "Own Stunts" MP3: [...]
Words: Aliza Feder | Photos: Ed Oliver The University of Wisconsin-Madison opened the latest incarnation of its Union South with the fittingly ever-evolving (but not actually Canadian) artsy/soulful/poppish indie rock group, of Montreal. The brand-spanking-new Varsity Hall's acoustics proved fitting for Of Montreal's intricate musical arrangements. The performance opened with " Slave Translator, " a tasty preview of the soon to drop EP, "The Controller Sphere." The show then bounded through some favorites from the band's latest album, False Priest , and saved [...]
Here are the Wisconsin, Illinois and Austin shows we recommend you take in this week. Check out the upcoming concerts below and let us know which ones you'll be attending or ones you think should really make our list. Upcoming Shows: 4/11 - Civil Wars - Schubas (CHICAGO) 4/11 - Destroyer + The War On Drugs - High Saloon (MADISON) 4/11 - Robert Plant + North Mississippi Allstars - Riverside Theater (MILWAUKEE) 4/12 - Civil Wars - Schubas (CHICAGO) 4/12 - Kings Of Leon [...]
Photos by Ed Oliver Elsewhere: Watch videos of Sharon Van Etten performing " Don't Do It " and " One Day " from the Pabst Theater. Buy: Sharon Van Etten - Epic | Little Scream - The Golden Record ++ MP3: Sharon Van Etten - "Don't Do It" MP3: Sharon Van Etten - "Love More" MP3: Little Scream - "Cannons" [...]
Barracudas from Tonality Magazine on Vimeo . On Friday, April 15 , shed your tax day blues with Salt Lake City's The Devil Whale as they make their Madison debut with a house show at the North Mendota Supper Club . Featuring lyrics by frontman Brinton Jones, the band has a vintage, yet forward-looking sound that will appeal to fans of Destroyer, Ryan Adams, and Frontier Ruckus. Their 2010 EP, Young Wives , randomly showed up in our mailbox last [...]
Here are the Wisconsin, Illinois and Austin shows we recommend you take in this week. Check out the upcoming concerts below and let us know which ones you'll be attending or ones you think should really make our list. We highly recommend you see Sharon Van Etten and Little Scream this week. The Milwaukee and Madison shows are free ! Upcoming Shows: 4/4 - Yellow Ostrich + Blair - Der Rathskeller (MADISON) 4/5 - Liam Finn + The [...]
Breathe Owl Breathe have released the basketball-themed (and appropriately timed) song, " MVP " as a free download. We're thrilled to be bringing them back through Wisconsin in April. Check out the tour dates and don't miss them if they come to a city near you. MP3: Breathe Owl Breathe - "MVP" Breathe Owl Breathe Tour Dates: 04/13/11 - Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College 04/14/11 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark 04/15/11 - Mt. Pleasant, MI @ Central [...]
( Sad Songs & Waltzes is a recurring feature on Muzzle of Bees, where artists share their favorite sad songs. Previous contributors include Megafaun , Delta Spirit , Damien Jurado , Over The Rhine , Conrad Plymouth , Frontier Ruckus , Strand of Oaks , and Roadside Graves .) Few albums have retained their spot in heavy rotation like Sharon Van Etten's gorgeous 2010 release, Epic . I never tire of it. We're very excited for the upcoming tour dates [...]
Set: Via Chicago / One Wing / Pieholden Suite / Not For The Season / I Am Trying To Break Your Heart / She's A Jar / The Ruling Class / Hesitating Beauty / Radio King / You Are Not Alone / Born Alone (new!) / How To Fight Loneliness / I'll Fight / Jesus, etc. / Hummingbird / Theologians / A Shot in the Arm Encore One: The Late Greats / Candyfloss / Passenger Side / I'm The Man Who Loves You Encore Two: Walken / Acuff-Rose [...]
Here are the Wisconsin and Illinois shows we recommend you take in this week. Check out the upcoming concerts below and let us know which ones you'll be attending or ones you think should really make our list. Upcoming Shows: 3/28 - Jeff Tweedy + Snowblink - Capital Theater (MADISON) 3/29 - Destroyer + The War On Drugs - Lincoln Hall (CHICAGO) 3/29 - The Greenhornes + Hacienda @ Cactus Club (MILWAUKEE) 3/29 - James McMurtry + Bottle Rockets- High Dive (CHAMPAIGN) [...]
We're proud to be sponsoring tonight's Jeremiah Nelson's album release show at the Frequency in Madison. Drugs To Make You Sober comes with our highest recommendation and includes "Skin To Touch," which isn't only my favorite song Jeremiah's ever done, but one of my all-time favorite songs. Download it below. Tonight's bill is jam-packed with greatness including sets from Cedarwell , Surgeons In Heat and Oedipus Tex . Music starts at 9:30 and $8 gets you in the door. [...]
Photos: Ed Oliver Last night The Rural Alberta Advantage returned to the High Noon Saloon in Madison with James Vincent McMorrow and In Tall Buildings supporting the show. Ed Oliver was on hand to take photos. [...]
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