Madison | Jonk Music

Video: PHOX In-Store
at Strictly Discs

07/17/2014

http://vimeo.com/jonkmusic/phox PHOX in-store appearance at Strictly Discs in Madison, WI on June 22, 2014. Directed, Shot, and Edited By: Alana Katz and Emily Dahm Produced by: Jonk Music Thanks: Stric...

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 ...

Slow Magic: “Girls”

Gretchen Tracy

07/15/2014

Madison, Songs

Although the man behind Slow Magic is elusive, and chooses to reveal neither his face nor his identity (he wears a tribal mask in concert), a few things are clear. He’s an excellent DJ who has remixed everythin...

Q&A with Speedy Ortiz’s
Sadie DuPuis

Ryan Thomas

07/14/2014

Interviews, Madison

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...

Essential Tracks:
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 (...

Reignwolf: “Lonely Sunday”

Gretchen Tracy

07/01/2014

Madison, Songs

Snarling guitar and a few wicked curls of distortion. There’s hardly any sexier way to open a track, and Reignwolf, a blues-inspired outfit fronted by Canadian Jordan Cook, knows it. And while Cook has been rec...

Show Announcement:
Solskinn 2014

Riley Beggin

06/26/2014

Concert Previews, Madison, Solskinn

Wisconsin summers are unique. Heat we can actually appreciate, looser schedules, and really cold beer. Add incredible live music in a barn and there's no better place on earth. Jonk Music is excited to announce...

Concert Preview:
Deafheaven

Andrew Mackens

06/20/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

After watching video interviews with Deafheaven founders George Clarke (vocals) and Kerry McCoy (guitar), I can now take solace in knowing that most every musician is a normal person offstage. Having said that,...

Concert Preview:
Make Music Madison 2014

Andrew Conley

06/20/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

Make Music Madison (MMM): a free, all-day, outdoor celebration of music in Madison. Sounds like a no brainer, right? Well, it just kicked off last year and tomorrow (June 21) will see the second iteration of th...

5 Questions with
Heavy Looks

Brandon Kenney

06/16/2014

Interviews, Madison

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

Ryan Thomas

06/10/2014

Interviews, Madison

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...

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 ...