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Concert Preview:
The Naked and Famous

03/10/2014

When New Zealand natives The Naked and Famous came to legendary Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles, they didn't know what to expect. After settling in the beautiful, serene place, the band decided to change up their ...

Q&A with
Dan Deacon

Ryan Thomas

03/08/2014

Interviews, Madison

Dan Deacon is a wizard. He's one of modern music's most fascinating, unique, and hard-working artists and he won't stop anytime soon. Deacon released his most recent set of kaleidoscopic, immersive electro-pop,...

5 Questions with
Cherub

Monica Grogan

03/05/2014

Interviews, Madison

"Doses and Mimosas" has been a love-at-first-listen for everyone, and the result for Cherub is a skyrocketed career for the Nashville native duo and a record deal with Columbia Records. Jordan Kelley and Jason ...

Q&A with GEMS’
Cliff Usher and Lindsay Pitts

Ryan Thomas

03/04/2014

Interviews, Madison

This Thursday, Classixx will once again bring their funky, disco-inflected electronica to Madison. The L.A.-based duo played a killer set last November opening for Toro y Moi at the Barrymore, and will now head...

Essential Tracks:
The Lonely Wild, Apache Relay

Lexy Brodt

02/26/2014

Essential Tracks, Madison

Ahead of tomorrow night's three-band bill at The Frequency, we take a look at a few songs to be on the hearout for. The Lonely Wild An indie folk band based in Los Angeles, The Lonely Wild is a sad yet lovel...

Concert Preview:
Black Joe Lewis, Pickwick

Max Simon

02/25/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

Tomorrow night the High Noon Saloon will cease to exist. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears plan to tear down the ceilings and walls and create one big orgasmatron. Ripping a page out of Woody Allen's perc...

5 Questions with
Lucius

Gretchen Tracy

02/21/2014

Interviews, Madison

Folksy harmonies. Anthemic jangle. Driving drums, lilting lyrics, and chugging guitars. These are just a few of the things you'll hear from Lucius, who will be stopping at the High Noon Saloon tomorrow night to...

Concert Preview:
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Ryan Thomas

02/18/2014

Concert Previews, Madison

Stephen Malkmus' name is synonymous with indie rock royalty. The Stockton, CA-bred singer/guitarist fronted one of the most critically revered groups of the '90s, Pavement. In a time where grunge was the alt...

Profile:
Johnnyswim

Riley Beggin

02/17/2014

Interviews, Madison

Johnnyswim — husband-and-wife singer-songwriter duo Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez — has been gracing the headlines of some of the most trafficked music news outlets in the country. VH1, NPR, and The Tonight S...

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...

Profile:
Jamestown Revival

Lexy Brodt

02/14/2014

Interviews, Madison

Jonathon Clay and Zach Chance are two grown-up boys on the run. The members of indie/country/rock band Jamestown Revival are a pair of soulful, down-to-earth buddies whose secret to friendship involves sharing ...

Building on Buildings: “Wheel”

Lee Gordon

02/13/2014

Madison, Songs

With help from Count This Penny's Amanda Rigell, long time collaborators Connie Ward and Erin Fuller carry a small dose of dissonance but put forth a big share of soft wondrous harmonies in Building on Building...