Tonight in Madison: Strictly Discs Customer Appreciation event – free beer, tequila, wine and 10% off everything in the store from 4-9.
Daytrotter offers sessions with MoB favorites the Bowerbirds and The Cave Singers. Don’t miss our 5 Questions with the Bowerbirds here.
Gorilla vs. Bear leads to a two-track stream of Jonny Greenwood’s original [...]
Archive | November, 2007
Friday Links / Wisconsin Concert Announcements
Bon Iver’s “For Emma, Forever Ago” Release Date/Tour
Look familiar? The cover for Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago “reflects the cold winter months Bon Iver spent recording the album in rural Wisconsin.” Cold winter is on its way, but luckily Jajaguwar has announced the official release date for the album, which can be in your frosty hands on February 19th, [...]
Looking Back :: Uncle Tupelo
A couple days ago a friend and co-worker, when prompted by my inquisition, responded that he was listening to Anodyne, the fourth and final album from Uncle Tupelo. Long overdue for a round with my ears, the album was a welcome trip down memory lane, reminding me just how important Uncle Tupelo (and their [...]
Revisited Adventures in Hi-Fi
Driven by this, wrangled in here, and travel plans arranged because of this, we’ve reacquainted ourselves with the R.E.M. catalog, specifically with the 1996 release New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
Hi-Fi was the come down record from the soaring heights and new direction displayed on Monster. It was the representation of a band on [...]
Videos: Michael Stipe with…
What started out as a post about Michael Stipe appearing with Bruce Springsteen for a great take on the 10,000 Maniacs “Because The Night” turned into something much more as we continued to uncover other collaborations including ones with Thom Yorke, Eddie Vedder, U2, Coldplay, and Natalie Merchant.
Bruce Springsteen w/ Michael Stipe – [...]
Pitchfork Review: Pale Young Gentlemen [6.9]
Pitchfork reviewed the Pale Young Gentlemen self-titled release today. The band found themselves at #27 on the Best Albums of 2007 according to Metacritic.
Despite the respectable score, Pitchfork does their typical tear down before building up in the opening paragraph:
…prepared to dismiss the blog-approved, self-released album from Pale Young Gentlemen on principle. Oh, if [...]
Muzzle of Bees: Best Concerts of 2007
2007 provided a bunch of memorable nights of live music here in Madison, nearby in Milwaukee, south to Chicago, and at various festivals and cities across the US. Below you’ll find my 25 favorite concerts of 2007. Inevitably, there are probably ones I forgot about, didn’t attend, or straight up didn’t know about. [...]
This Week: Concerts We Recommend
Here are the Wisconsin 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.
11/27 – Over The Rhine – Majestic Theatre, Madison
11/30 – Two Cow Garage/The Drams/Glossary- Club Garibaldi, Milwaukee
+Remember to bookmark our shows [...]
Tequila & Tunes: Strictly Discs Customer Appreciation
Mark your calendars for Friday, November 30th for the 2nd Annual Strictly Discs Customer Appreciation/Happy Hour Event. Stop by for fine tequila, cold Great Dane beer and best of all 10% off everything in store. This is a great opportunity to have some drinks, meet some Madison music lovers, and possibly pick up [...]
MP3: Spokane – “Thankless Marriage”
We’ve been spinning Spokane’s Little Hours around the MoB HQ these past couple of nights.
Their Jagjaguwar release embodies delicate folk instruments behind hushed vocals. Go ahead and prepare yourself for winter by taking in the lonesome imagery embodied within the first single “Thankless Marriage,” available below in MP3 and Video format.
Myspace: Spokane
MP3: Spokane – [...]
Milwaukee Concert Announcement: Cloud Cult/1900s
The Pabst Theater continues to bring quality live performances to Milwaukee with the recent addition of Cloud Cult and the 1900s to the Turner Hall calendar on Friday, December 7th.
MoB: 5 Questions with The 1900s
MoB: Review: Cloud Cult @ Orpheum Stage Door
Myspace: Cloud Cult
Myspace: 1900s
MP3: 1900s – “When I Say Go”
+Remember to bookmark our [...]
Tuesday’s Gold: What We Recommend #35
Each Tuesday stop by Muzzle of Bees for our recommended purchases for the week. Here is the album we suggest for the release date of November 20th:
Artist: James Murphy & Pat Mahoney
Album: Fabriclive.36
Label: Fabric
Myspace: LCD Soundsystem
Video: LCD Soundsystem – “Someone Great”
MoB: Here’s your chance to capture some of the magic that is James Murphy during [...]
Milwaukee Concert Announcement: Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen will play the Bradley Center in Milwaukee on Monday, March 17th.
Tickets will be $65.00 – $95.00 go on sale Monday, November 26th at 11am.
Myspace: Bruce Springsteen
+Remember to bookmark our shows page for all your Wisconsin concert announcements+
David Gahan :: Hourglass
Driving back from Chicago late last night I listened to Hourglass, the latest solo release from Depeche Mode front man David Gahan. While listening, it was hard to not hear the influence Gahan and his former band had on the current likes of The Knife and Nine Inch Nails. Perhaps, as much as [...]
Video: Blitzen Trapper – “Wild Mountain Nation”
We forgot to include Blitzen Trapper’s Wild Mountain Nation to our ongoing 2007 album list we mentioned yesterday. The following song and title track definitely has a similar sound to Wilco.
See and hear for yourself:
Blitzen Trapper – “Wild Mountain Nation”
Myspace: Blitzen Trapper
This Week: Concerts We Recommend
Here are the Wisconsin 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.
11/21 – db pederson – High Noon Saloon, Madison
11/24 – Against Me!/Sage Francis/World Inferno – Majestic Theatre, Madison
MoB: Homegrown: db pederson
+Remember [...]
Almost That Time Of Year…Suggestions?
We’re sorting through our thoughts and digging up some of the early favorites that needed revisiting, in compiling our favorite album list for 2007. In preparation we thought it would be fun to take a look at our favorites from last year and see which, if any, are still in any sort of rotation [...]
Review: Feist – Orpheum Theatre, Madison
Feist first made an appearance on the Orpheum Theatre stage briefly holding down drumming duties during opener Jason Collett’s folk-tinged set. Using a cane following what we would later hear was the result of a recent sidewalk accident in Nebraska, initially threw me into thinking it wasn’t her. Sure enough though as the [...]
Tonight: Feist w/Jason Collett
Tonight is the sold out Feist show at the Orpheum Theatre. Once again Feist brings along fellow BSS collaborator Jason Collett to open things up. If you’ll remember the last time they played in town together we got a pretty nice version of “Major Label Debut,” I certainly hope they do something similar [...]
Video: Rye Rye “Shake It To The Ground”
It wasn’t too long ago that we fell for Rye Rye’s song “Shake It To The Ground” that was blowing up her myspace page. Thanks to Chris for bringing the following video to our attention and the fact that Rye Rye is currently on tour with M.I.A.
Myspace: Rye Rye
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Thursday: Muzzle of Bees SXSW Day Party
- MP3: Conrad Plymouth – “Fergus Falls” (Unmastered)
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Strand of Oaks – House Show, Milwaukee
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Titus Andronicus :: The Monitor
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She & Him :: Volume 2
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