Essential Tracks | Madison

Essential Tracks:
Dum Dum Girls

10/21/2014

Dum Dum Girls may have started as the confessional-as-bedroom project of Dee Dee Penny in 2008, but they’ve blossomed into one of the most consistent bands of the last decade, churning out more lovesick singalo...

Essential Tracks:
Yelle

Gretchen Tracy

10/17/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

French electropop trio Yelle have a lot to celebrate with the release last month of their third LP, Complètement fou. For one thing, vocalist Julie Budet's voice is still dizzyingly fresh seven years after the ...

Essential Tracks:
Delta Spirit

Lexy Brodt

10/14/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

I’m in love with Delta Spirit. Really, I am. It helps that they’re from my native San Diego. That the indie rock band’s founders discovered their lead vocalist and guitar player, Matthew Vasquez, while he was b...

Essential Tracks:
S. Carey

Andrew Brandt

10/14/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

Sean Carey, first and foremost, is a student. After earning a performance degree in classical percussion at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, he studied Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago to a T and wound u...

Q&A/Essential Tracks:
ODESZA

Monica Grogan

10/09/2014

Essential Tracks, Interviews, Madison

I have been an avid fan of ODESZA since their beginning. I remember one of the first times they visited Madison, opening for Michael Menert at High Noon Saloon with only a few hardcore fans there to watch. Now ...

Essential Tracks:
The Mowgli’s

Lexy Brodt

08/24/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

The Mowgli’s is a happy-go-lucky group of friends with a generic but sweet musical agenda. They aim to put a smile on our faces. The Mowgli's MisterWives Sunday, August 24, 2014 High Noon Saloon 8 PM; $1...

Solskinn 2014 Preview:
Jeremiah Nelson

Mary Sullivan

08/14/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison, Solskinn

If I were to construct a calendar of music, Jeremiah Nelson would have the August page on lockdown. Humid days, breezy sunsets, kids catching fireflies, cold beer, and apple pie; all the perfectly cliché aspect...

Essential Tracks:
Sharon Van Etten

Andrew Brandt

07/16/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

Sharon Van Etten’s music has always exuded both feelings of escape and imprisonment. Over three full-lengths and a mini-album, she’s split her time covering her horrid past and looking ahead at what the future ...

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The Weeks

Mary Sullivan

07/09/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

Jackson-raised, Nashville-based The Weeks is a southern rock/alternative/soul/bluegrass/blues band that doesn’t conform to categorical genres and attracts crowds from all demographics. Comprised of twins Cyle (...

Essential Tracks:
PAPA

Riley Beggin

05/29/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

Childhood buds Darren Weiss and Danny Presant formed PAPA under the burning intensity of the Los Angeles sun. And weirdly enough, that’s what they sound like. I’m not talking about the jangly beach rock that’s ...

Essential Tracks: Communion
Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas and More

Mary Sullivan

05/21/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

Communion Madison: Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, Neulore, Bootstraps, Busy Living, Boom Forest (solo) Wednesday, May 21, 2014 The Frequency 8 PM; $9.50/$15 Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas Jessi...

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Revelry Music and Arts Festival 2014

Ben Siegel

05/01/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

Revelry Music and Arts Festival Saturday, May 3, 2014 UW Campus at Langdon Street Noon-10 PM; $5-$30 Sky Ferreira: “I Blame Myself” Sky Ferreira’s transfixing ballad comes off her first full-length album...