Concert Reviews | Madison

Concert Review:
Shakey Graves

12/06/2014

Seeing Shakey Graves live is magical. He’s a perfect one-man act: personable, witty, with a foot wringing the bass drum and his hands winding away on acoustic. Graves, whose real name is Alejandro Rose-Garcia, ...

Concert (P)review:
The Preatures

Riley Beggin

10/16/2014

Concert Previews, Concert Reviews, Madison

It appeared to be an average, autumn Wednesday night outside the Triple Rock in Minneapolis. The leaves crunched underfoot, the parking was nearly impossible, and the sullen looking boys in mock-army jackets su...

Concert Review:
Bonobo

Chris Kraemer

09/22/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

Long before his most recent Madison stop, Bonobo had already achieved the status of a flawless dance party host. The addition of new electronic visuals to his current tour gave an extra boost of energy to an al...

Concert Review: Cherub,
Ghost Beach, Gibbz

Rachel Schroeder

09/16/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

If you weren’t at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday night, you missed a massive party. Full of funky beats, good vibes, and mimosas, night two of Cherub was the happiest rager one could ask for. Straight out ...

Concert Review:
Deer Tick (Live on King Street)

Lexy Brodt

08/23/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

Deer Tick brought the summer heat to Madison on Friday evening (not that they needed to in 90-degree weather), rocking King Street with one bluesy indie song after another. With beers up, collectively dripping ...

Concert Review:
San Fermin

Andrew Conley

08/04/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

One of the more special things about Madison is the UW's Memorial Union Terrace. It beats the pants of the student union at my alma mater (sorry IU). And if you're into music, you won't overlook the worth of th...

Concert Review:
The Best Things at Revelry 2014

Ryan Thomas

05/05/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

WUD Music's second annual Revelry Music Festival was a success. The annual event, in comparison to last year's modest, testing-the-waters approach, featured both a bigger lineup and a more accommodating venue. ...

Concert Review:
Trust

Lexy Brodt

05/05/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

Trust is magnetic. Robert Alfons, the man behind the Canadian technopop band, stands before us like an alien: blurred by the smoke and intense stage lights, he’s just a strange, lean figure making unfamiliar no...

Concert Review:
Lost in the Trees, All Tiny Creatures

Andrew Conley

04/22/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

The pairing of bands last night made sense: both highly produced and polished sounds intermixed with strikingly similar vocal styles. It's no wonder they're on tour together. Though both experienced moments of ...

Concert Review:
Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds

Max Simon

04/14/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

Beyond one acoustic-to-electric transducer, a friendly mouth organ lived half of his life at The Frequency obscured. Saliva-drenched, beard-battered and hidden, the harmonica — let’s call him Franklin — soon th...

Concert Review:
The Wild Feathers

Lexy Brodt

02/16/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

Amidst the angry head-banging, strobe lights, and a feeling of euphoria that can only result from either heavy drinking or very, very good music, I realized that The Wild Feathers just may be my new favorite ba...

Concert Review:
Patty Griffin

Max Simon

02/06/2014

Concert Reviews, Madison

Yesterweek's opportune fell under a new moon at the High Noon Saloon, where Patty Griffin led the swoon of middle-aged buffoons. Immediately and throughout, she set the stage for what the night was about. "I kn...