Thursday: Muzzle of Bees SXSW Day Party

Thursday: Muzzle of Bees SXSW Day Party

Join us Thursday, March 18th from 11am – 5pm at Habana Calle 6 for our favorite bands across two stages. Get there early, we’ll provide free breakfast burritos at the start and will have plenty of KOSS headphones to give away too.

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MP3: Conrad Plymouth – “Fergus Falls” (Unmastered)

Conrad Plymouth has been recording at Howl Street Studios in Milwaukee for an upcoming release. We’ve shared the song “Fergus Falls” before in a variety of video formats. Yesterday, the band released an unmastered version of the song that has been shined up and ready for for an initial listen. The song [...]

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Strand of Oaks – House Show, Milwaukee

Last night Strand of Oaks sat down in front of a fireplace inside a Wauwatosa home. Using a borrowed guitar he kept the attentive crowd of about 30 people in his gentle music grasp. Actually, it was more like a hug. The night was easy-going, filled with laughter, storytelling, and plenty of [...]

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Titus Andronicus :: The Monitor

By Tyler Fassnacht
“As nation of free men, we will live forever, or die by suicide.” This is the end of the quote by Abraham Lincoln that kicks off Titus Andronicus’ sophomore album, The Monitor. Through our actions and sacrifice, we will be the cause of our own demise and without surrender, without compromising our integrity, [...]

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She & Him :: Volume 2

I’m quite excited for the forthcoming She & Him Volume 2 album. I’ll be honest that it took me awhile to come around on this duo, but I’m a full-fledged believer now. The band has been confirmed for a Milwaukee show on Friday, June 4th at the recently announced Verge festival.
Today, NPR [...]

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This Week: Concerts We Recommend + Announcements

Here are the Wisconsin and Illinois shows we recommend you take in this week. Check them out below and let us know which ones you’ll be attending or ones you think should really make our list.
Upcoming Shows:
3/15 – Strand of Oaks – House Show (Milwaukee)
3/15 – Electric 6 – High Saloon (MADISON)
3/15 – [...]

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Strand of Oaks :: Milwaukee House Show

Strand of Oaks :: Milwaukee House Show

SXSW bound Timothy Showalter aka Strand of Oaks will be in Milwaukee next week before heading South to Austin. Never one to miss a beautiful opportunity, we’ve arranged a very limited, 25 person house show on Monday, March 15th at 8pm. Cost is $10. Drop a comment or send me an e-mail [...]

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Video: The National – “Terrible Love” (Jimmy Fallon)

The National performed “Terrible Love” on Jimmy Fallon last night. The song will be on their forthcoming release, High Violet, due May 11th. That date can’t come soon enough.

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Milwaukee Concert: Matt Pond PA + Bobby Long

Pretty excited about this one. In 2004, I played Matt Pond PA’s Emblems non-stop. Next month they release The Dark Leaves (April 13), which, judging by the information I’m reading, sounds like a pretty emotionally heavy album. “These are the far flung stories of heartache and pain and redemption. These are stories [...]

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Megafaun + The Tallest Man on Earth cover Bon Iver

We can’t help but share favorites covering favorites. Above, Megafaun, The Tallest Man on Earth & Jaw Lesson cover Bon Iver’s “Creature Fear” at FabrIQ Festival.
News:
Video: She & Him – “In The Sun” | She & Him perform the new Milwaukee Verve Music Festival on Friday, June 4th that was announced today.
NPR [...]

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club :: “Beat the Devil’s Tattoo”

By Pete Donahue
Since I latched on to their 2001 single “Whatever Happened to My Rock ‘n’ Roll (Punk Rock Song),” I’ve always held Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in high regard. I don’t own a motorcycle or a leather jacket, but when I listen to the band’s ragged amalgam of rock and roll, blues, americana and [...]

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Review: The Morning Benders – “Big Echo”

Review: The Morning Benders – “Big Echo”

By Alex Schaaf
I first became familiar with the morning benders – lowercase intentional — through a video they posted of themselves performing “Excuses,” the opening track off of their new album “Big Echo.” The video was shot live in-studio, as the band assembled a group of friends – including John Vanderslice and one of [...]

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My Morning Jacket :: Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ (Bonnaroo)

We’re big fans of My Morning Jacket. A couple weeks ago we download a free “Best of Bonnaroo” compilation from Music For Action supporting new legislation for Clean Energy and Climate Change. We can get behind that. The said collection isn’t bulletproof, but does contain some nice gems, none finer than My Morning [...]

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SXSW :: Muzzle of Bees Backyard BBQ

We’re throwing a free backyard bbq in Austin on Friday, March 19th from 12pm – 7pm with some of our favorite bands during SXSW. The event will be held at a private residence, with limited admittance. Please RSVP (full for now) for the address. Food and beverage will be provided. Bring [...]

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Muzzle of Bees & WUD Music Present: Peter Wolf Crier

Muzzle of Bees & WUD Music Present: Peter Wolf Crier

We’re pleased to co-present Peter Wolf Crier + Conrad Plymouth at the Rathskeller in Madison on Friday, April 9th with our friends at WUD Music.
Having just signed to Jagjaguwar, Peter Wolf Crier are taking SXSW by storm, including our showcase on Thursday. Also on the bill is one of our favorite Milwaukee bands (who [...]

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This Week: Concerts We Recommend + Announcements

This Week: Concerts We Recommend + Announcements

Here are the Wisconsin and Illinois shows we recommend you take in this week. Check them out below and let us know which ones you’ll be attending or ones you think should really make our list.
Upcoming Shows:
3/9 – Vetiver + Jaill – High Noon Saloon (MADISON)
3/9 – Califone (with film) – Lincoln Hall (CHICAGO)
3/10 [...]

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Review: Zola Jesus – Project Lodge, Madison

By Tyler Fassnacht
I have been reading about the Madison band, Zola Jesus, the synthy noise-goth child of Nika Roza Danilova, all over the internet for months now. Her debut album The Spoils garnered some much-deserved buzz from the indie giant Pitchfork Media and they have reviewed several of the tracks off her new EP, which [...]

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Review: Gomez – Majestic Theatre, Madison

By Jeff Kollath
Debuting in 1997, Gomez came along in the post-Radiohead, post-Oasis ‘British Invasion’ of pop-rock bands that dominated AOR stations for nearly a decade. While Coldplay rose to the top and still continues to dominate, bands like Doves, Beta Band, and Gomez filled roles that the Hollies, Animals, and Small Faces had previously filled – [...]

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Review: Love is All – Two Thousand and Ten Injuries

By Jodi Root
It’s no secret that Swedes do it better. While I may not know too much of the traditional Swedish culture, their music scene is insanely ahead of the indie curve, leading the international pop craze left and right. (See: The Knife. Annie. Peter Bjorn and John. Shout Out Louds. Fever Ray. Robyn. Etc.). [...]

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grass|roots :: Punch Brothers – Punch

By Jon Stone | @jwstone
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Tomorrow night the Pabst will welcome The Punch Brothers to Millwaukee for a second of three Wisconsin stops on what front-man Chris Thile has been calling the third annual “Hypothermeanderings Tour.” (Madison, they’ll be at the UW Union Theater tonight and at the UW Platteville Center for the Arts [...]

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