Q&A with EMA
I was a bit nervous for this one. Erika M. Anderson, the South Dakota-based artist otherwise known as EMA, has an uncompromising tendency that’s clear in both interviews and her current and former bands. But, t...
Q&A with Golden Donna’s
Joel Shanahan
Snake on the Lake Music Festival is tonight at The Sett at Union South. Thrown by eclectic student-run radio station WSUM, the event has featured All Tiny Creatures and Collections of Colonies of Bees in the pa...
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Building on Buildings
“Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star. That’s the song Erin Fuller was singing the first time Connie Ward saw her perform, at a bar in Spring Green on karaoke night. The connection was instantaneous—or, as Ward states ...
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Fargo
Like most high school relationships, most high school bands call it quits when the diplomas get passed out and the tassels get turned. As band members say goodbye, they move on to careers playing in different g...
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GGOOLLDD
GGOOLLDD wants you to have a good time. They are, as their Bandcamp wryly proclaims, “awesome, if you’re into that sort of thing.”
The Milwaukee-based six-piece independently released their debut EP, $TANDAR...
5 Questions with
Trails and Ways
Trails and Ways of Oakland, California have raised the bar for dreamy electro-pop with their debut EP, Trilingual. With sassy bossa nova beats and a penchant for catchy hooks, their fresh sound makes for a warm...
Q&A with Speedy Ortiz’s
Sadie DuPuis
Massachusetts’ Speedy Ortiz are one of the most exciting guitar bands to emerge in the past few years. Ignoring the reverby haze that plagues many of their guitar-wielding peers, Speedy Ortiz breathe new life i...
5 Questions with
Heavy Looks
For those who don’t know, the label and promotional organization Communion is bringing its renown brand to Madison on June 18 at The Frequency. They have held club shows in much of England as well as places lik...
Q&A with Stagnant Pools’
Doug Enas
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are one of the most idiosyncratic bands to come from mid-2000s indie rock. And, in the era of Broken Social Scene, Wolf Parade, and Arcade Fire, that’s saying a lot. While all those oth...
Q&A with PAPA’s
Darren Weiss
Think of the biggest thing in the whole world. Think hard. I want this thing to be BIG. OK, did you think of it? Take that thing and multiple it by nine bazillion and it still won't be as big as PAPA frontman D...
Q&A with
Victor Wooten
Chances are, you have heard of Victor Wooten. You may have seen his confusing/mind-blowing bass techniques under his name or with Belá Fleck and the Flecktones. Not only is he a five-time Grammy Award winner an...
Q&A with The Dodos’
Logan Kroeber
Ladies and gentlemen of Madison: the Dodos have thrown down the gauntlet. They challenge us to make this one of the most memorable events of their tour. After hearing about all the enthusiasm they have for the ...