Remember that great double bill of Blitzen Trapper and Fleet Foxes we hipped you to in December? Well, it just got a whole lot better with the addition of Rogue Wave, whose Tuesday’s Gold stamped Asleep At Heaven’s Gate along with their recent Daytrotter Session have gotten a lot of attention on our iPod.
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Madison Concert Announcement: Rogue Wave
Madison Concert Announcement: Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy of the Decemberists will forage out onto the stage alone for a solo tour that includes a stop at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison on Wednesday, April 23rd. I was never much of a fan until I caught them at the Pabst in Milwaukee last April and became converted midway through their [...]
The New Pornographers/Okkervil River play Madison
Seems like only yesterday we were saying See You Next Time to Destroyer, and now comes the great news that The New Pornographers (with Neko, sans Dan) and Okkervil River play the Orpheum Theatre on Monday, April 21st.
Tickets: $22 Advance / $25 Day of Show
On sale Feb 9 at the Orpheum Box Office [...]
The Honeydrips support Jens Lekman in Wisconsin
We’re obviously thrilled to be presenting both of Jens Lekman’s upcoming Wisconsin shows at the Pabst Theater and UW’s Music Hall. Tour support can be a tricky combination in effort to find an artist or group to compliment the headliner. That being said, I couldn’t be happier with the selection of The Honeydrips [...]
From The Crowd | The Hold Steady “Chips Ahoy!”
A new feature here at MoB developed to share some our favorite past concert moments captured in video (albeit sometimes shakey and out of focus). Unlike some of our other scheduled features, these videos will be posted sporadically. Chances are you may have been in the audience, if so, please feel free to [...]
See You Next Time: Eels
Tour announcements steadily fill up our inbox. We are doing our best to keep you up-to-date on concert announcements in Wisconsin…but what about those bands whose tour buses pass through our state without stopping to taste the cheese or slam a PBR? With each tour announcement we hold our breath, click and [...]
See You Next Time: Destroyer
Tour announcements steadily fill up our inbox. We are doing our best to keep you up-to-date on concert announcements in Wisconsin…but what about those bands whose tour buses pass through our state without stopping to taste the cheese or slam a PBR? With each tour announcement we hold our breath, click and [...]
Megafaun :: Bury The Square
North Carolina has consistently been providing a great source of new discoveries here at Muzzle of Bees. Having been introduced to the Bowerbirds through Bon Iver and fellow North Carolina residents The Rosebuds, we just recently uncovered the beautiful (though complex) Megafaun, whose album Bury The Square should garner considerable attention in 2008.
Our favorite [...]
Video: The Whigs “Right Hand On My Heart” (Letterman)
Did you catch The Late Show with David Letterman last night? Obviously the highlight was Jessica Alba, but a close second was The Whigs performance of “Right Hand On My Heart” from their album Mission Control.
Video: The Whigs – “Right Hand On My Heart” (Live on David Letterman)
Muzzle of Bees is proud to present [...]
MoB Exclusive MP3: Freshwater Collins – “Pretty Demons”
The sound of maturity is immediately evident on first listen to “Pretty Demons,” the title track to the upcoming Freshwater Collins release scheduled for a spring arrival. Recorded over a week long stay at Madison’s Smart Studios, new material comes at a pivotal time for the Milwaukee based group who lose their SXSW virginity [...]
Tuesday’s Gold: What We Recommend #42
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 January 29th:
Artist: Thao
Album: We Brave Bee Stings And All
Label: Kill Rock Stars
Myspace: Thao Nguyen
MP3: Thao Nguyen – “Bag of Hammers”
MP3: Thao Nguyen – “Beat (Health, Life and Fire)”
Video: Thao Nguyen [...]
On Tour: R.E.M. / The National / Modest Mouse
With the upcoming release of R.E.M.’s Accelerate on April 1st, a supporting tour with indie heavy hitters like The National and Modest Mouse makes this a $150 ticket night to remember.
R.E.M., The National & Modest Mouse – 2008 Tour Dates
May 23 – Vancouver, BC – Deer Lake Park
May 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood [...]
Hot Chip :: Made in the Dark
Hot Chip take a break from remixing every song every where to release a new album, Made in the Dark, out Feb. 5.
They are known for the unique, infectious, tongue-in-cheek electro-pop. While still electro-pop and unique, this release is both less infectious and less tongue-in-cheek. There’s no real track that catches my ear and makes [...]
Hayden :: In Field & Town
My first exposure to Hayden came via his 2004 release Elk-Lake Serenade, which absolutely consumed me. From there, I backtracked through his catalog picking up Skyscraper National Park and Everything I Long For, discovering a new favorite artist along the way.
The release of In Field & Town earlier this month caught me by surprise. [...]
This Week: Concerts We Recommend
Here are the Wisconsin (and Chicago) 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.
1/29 – Editors/Hot Hot Heat/Louis XIV – Majestic Theatre, Madison
1/31 – Ben Nichols (solo) – Schuba’s, Chicago
2/1 – Lucero [...]
Lymbyc Systym :: Love Your Abuser Remixed
Starting Feb.1st, you can pre-order the aptly named Love Your Abuser Remixed from Lymbyc Systym, the followup to their 2007 Love Your Abuser disc. Glitchy, trippy electronic music is Lymbyc Systym’s forte. Here, they invite over some friends and produce a disc that captures the wide range of electronic, post-pop thats out there these days.
The [...]
MP3: No Kids – “The Beaches All Closed”
I was going to hold off on posting this track until the next version of Weekend MP3’s came around, but decided it needed its own post. We previously mentioned our liking of the upcoming No Kids record Come Into My House. Since that time the album continues to earn repeated plays and, though [...]
The Hive :: Weekend MP3’s :: Volume 4
In effort to raise awareness about upcoming releases as well as finding a place for the numerous submissions we get, this post continues our weekly purging of free and legal MP3’s for your listening enjoyment. The number of tracks will fluctuate each week depending on the songs uncovered or sent.
It’s our hope that you’ll [...]
Madison Concert Announcement: Phosphorescent
Only a few weeks ago we were saying See You Next Time to Phosphorescent, whose Pride was one of our 2007 favorites.
Phosphorescent will play The Project Lodge on Monday, March 31st, presented by Just Sayin’ Is All.
Tickets: $7
This news comes on the heels of the first video from Pride for the track “At Death, A [...]
Madison Concert Announcement: American Music Club
Here’s my proclamation: you are going to love the upcoming American Music Club record The Golden Age due out February 19th on Merge Records. Filled up with their trademark sound containing songs about their San Fransisco home base and drug use in bathrooms – tip of the iceberg, but you get the picture.
American Music [...]
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