UPDATE: The Walkmen are now opening for Okkervil River on the same date at the Barrymore Theatre!

I’m looking forward to the upcoming new record from The Walkmen, who return to Madison on Sunday, September 14th for a show at the Annex. New York’s Golem will open things up. I had the misfortune of missing them the last time they swung through the city, and by all accounts I remember hearing it was a show to remember.

The Walkmen release You & Me later this year and you can currently listen to their first single “In The New Year” via their myspace page. If it’s any indication of the rest of the record, we’re in for one of the year’s best releases.

Tickets: $15 / Ages: 18+

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MoB favorites Langhorne Slim and Centro-Matic will play the Orpheum Stage Door in Madison on Friday, Sept 12th. Anyone who caught Langhorne Slim at his recent High Noon Saloon performance knows what a special live performance he truly brings. It’s been some time since we’ve seen Centro-Matic grace a Madison stage. The last time I caught them was at the now-defunct King Club. It will be great to hear the new Dual Hawks material.

Tickets: $10 Advance / $12 Day Of Show / All Ages

Myspace: Langhorne Slim
MP3: Langhorne Slim – “Rebel Side of Heaven”
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Myspace: Centro-Matic
MP3: Centro-Matic – “I, The Kite”

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Remember Benji Hughes? I couldn’t get enough of his EP, A Little Extreme, and now with the full-length A Love Extreme coming July 22nd on New West, I wanted to share some more MP3′s with you.

Gotta love a tune called “I Went With Some Friends To See The Flaming Lips.” Recommended for fans of Beck and the Eels.

Photo: Dylan Chorneau
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Myspace: Benji Hughes
MP3: Benji Hughes – “The Mummy”
MP3: Benji Hughes – “You Stood Me Up”
MP3: Benji Hughes – “I Went With Some Friends To See The Flaming Lips”
MP3: Benji Hughes – “Why Do These Parties Always End The Same Way?”

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If you’ve made the trek to Bonnnaroo you’re familiar with Murfreesboro, TN. I’ve spent my fair share of hours, sometimes in traffic, sometimes scouring the isles of oddities (read: bobbleheads) that some of the more local gas stations carry.

Today, I bring you Glossary from Murfreesboro, who I came to know after finding out they’ll be holding down opening duties for Justin Townes Earle and Lucero this summer. Pretty good company, and deservingly so after listening to The Better Angels Of Our Nature, which is currently available as a 100% free album download.

Highly recommended for fans of Centro-Matic, Drive By Truckers, Lucero, etc.

Myspace: Glossary
MP3: Glossary – “Shout It From The Rooftops”
MP3: Glossary – “Gasoline Soaked Heart”

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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.

Upcoming Wisconsin Shows:

6/30 – Matisyahu – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/1 – Freshwater Collins – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/1 – State Radio – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/1 – Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/3 – Drive-By Truckers – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/3 – Thievery Corporation – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/3 – Alejandro Escovedo – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/3 – Gomez – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/3 – Dead Confederate/Rock Plaza Central – High Noon Saloon, Madison
7/4 – Headlights – Cactus Club, Milwaukee
7/4 – Stone Temple Pilots/Frank Black – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/4 – The Roots – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/5 – Tom Petty – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/5 – Cracker – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/5 – JJ Grey & Mofro – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/5 – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/5 – The Cocksmiths – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/6 – Jakob Dylan – Summerfest, Milwaukee
7/6 – Trapper Schoepp Band – High Noon Saloon, Madison

Upcoming Chicago Shows:

7/2 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – United Center
7/3 – Kaiser Cartel – Schuba’s Tavern
7/3 – Matt and Kim – The Hideout
7/4 – Alejandro Escovedo/Gomez/Garaj Mahal (Taste of Chicago) – Grant Park

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I got plenty of Southern sun this morning before the sky opened up and dumped buckets of rain all over as I raced towards my rental car. I’ve crossed the state line from South Caroline into Georgia, currently in Savannah. Sometimes it takes a lengthy road trip to sort through your iPod and rediscover old favorites. That’s exactly what happened today with Visiter, the hard-to-resist recent offering from The Dodos.

I caught these guys based solely on word of mouth buzz at South By Southwest earlier this year, and wasn’t disappointed. Ok, it didn’t hurt that the singer/guitarist was rocking and old school 49ers t-shirt. I was in the front row for their entire Hot Freaks set at The Mohawk.

The Dodos play a free show at the UW Madison campus on Wednesday, July 9th. I’m hoping that scheduling will allowing being able to catch the band and then head over the Majestic in time to catch Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Photo: Chromewaves
Daytotter: The Dodos
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Myspace: The Dodos
MP3: The Dodos – “Fools”

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