Concert Previews | Madison

Concert Preview:
G. Love & Special Sauce

10/31/2012

Do you dig the laid-back blues? Do you have a pair of shoes? This Saturday, choose to schmooze with G. Love & Special Sauce at the Majestic Theatre, where they'll be taking the stage after Giant Panda Gueri...

Concert Preview:
Sleigh Bells + AraabMuzik

Drew Curtis

10/30/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

This Thursday night the electro-pop duo known as Sleigh Bells and the brilliant DJ AraabMuzik will unquestionably be sending shockwaves through the walls of the Majestic Theatre. These budding artists have spen...

Concert Preview:
Hey Rosetta!

Ryan Thomas

10/24/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

Canadian indie rock group Hey Rosetta! began in 2005 as the brainchild of singer/guitarist Tim Baker. Their sound is diverse and difficult to categorize, but some critics have drawn comparisons to Arcade Fire a...

Concert Preview:
Eric Hutchinson

Erica Matlin

10/20/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

Eric Hutchinson's "Almost Solo Tour" will be swinging by the Barrymore Theatre on Tuesday (buy tickets here), and Madison is lucky to have him. The coconut water-drinking singer — his vocal coach has him on it ...

Concert Preview:
Bryan John Appleby

Max Simon

09/27/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

On Friday, Bryan John Appleby will open for Blitzen Trapper and The Head and the Heart at the Capitol Theatre in the Overture Center. Luckily, the concert was moved from the Orpheum to the Overture Center and t...

Concert Preview:
Kathleen Edwards

Kathryn Doers

09/23/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

The sounds that Kathleen Edwards produces are typical of folk/rock musicians like Brandi Carlile and KT Tunstall, but there is a quality to her voice that sets her apart from all the rest. She sings honestly, a...

Film: Dirty Projectors
Hi Custodian

Jonk Music

09/16/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

Below is Hi Custodian, a short film written and directed by Dirty Projectors' David Longstreth, featuring music from the band's new album Swing Lo Magellan. It stars Longstreth plus band members Amber Coffman, ...

Concert Preview:
Mutemath

Max Simon

09/13/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

Singer/keyboardist Paul Meany, guitarist Todd Gummerman, bassist Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas, and drummer Darren King translate to the band we know today as MuteMath/Mute Math/MUTEMATH. Together, there's an unmistaka...

Concert Preview:
Mount Eerie

Kathryn Doers

09/05/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

Mount Eerie, the Washington-based indie/folk/rock creation of Phil Elverum, will grace UW-Madison’s Music Hall tomorrow night, September 6. And in my opinion, the old architecture and large clock tower is the p...

Concert Preview:
Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps

Kathryn Doers

08/20/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

When Caroline Smith was merely 16, she started performing in her hometown of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota with nothing but her guitar and beautiful voice. Family had a huge part in motivating Caroline to play, but ...

Concert Preview:
PHOX

Kathryn Doers

08/13/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

"You can try and hide away, from all the things that people say, that you need to be okay, but you'll just stay the same." — "Laura (Oh, Girl)" by PHOX Hypnotic. Fascinating. Beautiful. Powerful. All are w...

Concert Preview: Pondamonium
Garbage + Flaming Lips and more

Lizzie Kirch

08/06/2012

Concert Previews, Madison

Wisconsinites and music lovers of the world rejoice: Garbage is touring again and is stopping in Madison, the town where they first assembled in 1994. The first fresh album put out since 2005's Bleed Like Me by...