Concert Previews | Madison

Concert Preview:
Black Joe Lewis, Pickwick

02/25/2014

Tomorrow night the High Noon Saloon will cease to exist. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears plan to tear down the ceilings and walls and create one big orgasmatron. Ripping a page out of Woody Allen's perc...

Concert Preview:
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Ryan Thomas

02/18/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

Stephen Malkmus' name is synonymous with indie rock royalty. The Stockton, CA-bred singer/guitarist fronted one of the most critically revered groups of the '90s, Pavement. In a time where grunge was the alt...

Concert Preview:
Jeremy Messersmith

Andrew Brandt

02/12/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

Since 2006, Jeremy Messersmith has spent a lot of time writing, recording, and performing tales of heartbreak around the Twin Cities. A lot has changed since he released his sparse, home-recorded debut — namely...

Concert Preview:
The Black Angels

Ryan Thomas

02/03/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

Austin, TX's finest psychedelic bandits, The Black Angels, will storm Madison tomorrow night. Their sound is kaleidoscopic, dunked in '60s haziness (think 13th Floor Elevators and Velvet Underground) and '90s B...

Concert Preview:
Patty Griffin, Anais Mitchell

Rebecca Edwards

01/28/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

You're welcome, Madison. Folk soul queens Anais Mitchell and Patty Griffin will be playing High Noon on Wednesday and pretty much I expect you to be there if you have a soul. I grew up listening to Patty Griffi...

Concert Preview:
Superchunk

Chris Lay

01/16/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

Old school Madisonians might remember that the last time Superchunk stopped here, back in the mid-'90s playing at the mighty "CBGB's of the Midwest," O'Cayz Corral. The list of bands that played O'Cayz from 198...

Concert Preview:
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

Maia Pujara

12/12/2013

Concert Previews, Madison

If you've never heard the name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, or if you've heard the name but are less familiar with the man he represents, then there are at least three things you should know before you go see him at ...

Concert Preview:
Tennis

Ryan Thomas

11/20/2013

Concert Previews, Madison

Indie poppers Tennis are led by the husband/wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley. After meeting as philosophy students in Denver, the two went on an extended sailing trip along the East Coast and formed t...

Concert Preview:
MGMT

Ryan Thomas

11/12/2013

Concert Previews, Madison

Madison's Orpheum Theater will be filled with psychedelic glory tomorrow as Brooklyn's MGMT is coming to town. Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser released their third, self-titled album as MGMT earlier t...

Profile:
The Spring Standards

Monica Grogan

11/08/2013

Concert Previews, Interviews, Madison

The Spring Standards started their journey as mere teenagers only 14-years-old when they began to play as a group in high school. College led them to drift away but years later, after much needed time apart, th...

Concert Preview:
Toro y Moi with Classixx

Max Simon and Mike Schuerman

11/01/2013

Concert Previews, Essential Tracks, Madison

Toro y Moi He pours out his pineapple mango smoothie. Takes a sip. He pours out his chocolate banana milkshake. Takes a gulp. Chaz straps on his helmet, boards the Bundick Explorer, and blasts off to the potas...

Concert Preview:
of Montreal

Chris Lay

10/29/2013

Concert Previews, Madison

Halloween night is a perfect time to see of Montreal. Kevin Barnes and crew bring a very intense Flaming Lips vibe to their stage shows with costumes, props, and showers of glitter-explosions. Much of their mus...