I’ve really enjoyed my first couple spins through the new Son Volt record, American Central Dust. In fact, the song “Dynamite,” featuring the lyrics “this love is like celebrating the 4th of July with dynamite,” might be their catchiest song (in a good way) to date.
I’ve long positioned myself on the fence [...]
Archive | May, 2009
MP3: Son Volt – “Down To The Wire”
Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast :: Volume 10
Welcome to the 10th podcast/download I’m co-hosting with Ryan Schleicher at 91.7 WMSE. We dedicate this week’s podcast in tribute to Jay Bennett, who recently passed away, and whose musical lineage and contributions we will always remember.
Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast: Volume 10:
Wilco – “Cars Can’t Escape” / Jay Bennett – [...]
MP3: Magnolia Electric Co. – “Josephine”
Magnolia Electric Co. will release Josephine on July 21st via Secretly Canadian. Today, Pitchfork ran a revealing interview with Magnolia Electric Co. front-man Jason Molina, it’s essential reading if you’re a fan.
For my money, there are few live albums in the past decade that hold a torch to Magnolia Electric Co.’s Trials And Errors. [...]
Bay View Bash :: July 4th :: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Pabst Blue Ribbon is throwing down a indie rock celebration in Bay View to celebrate the 4th of July this year. The inaugural Red, White & Blue Ribbon will feature a headlining performance by Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks and will cost you nothing. That’s right, this day of music is brought to [...]
5 Questions with Tim Easton
Tim Easton just released his new album, Porcupine via New West Records. The album is “a myriad of guitar riffs rooted in blues, country, rockabilly and campfire folk set the color for observational lyrics capturing life from the desert to the sea.” It’s been in heavy rotation of late, so we caught up [...]
Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Aragon Theatre, Chicago
By Jodi Root
It was a very big happy birthday to me last night as I joined countless others in the dance party of 2009 at Uptown’s Aragon Theatre. I celebrated my 26th alongside super goddess Karen O, guitar mastermind Nick Zinner and percussion madman Brian Chase—dancing til I screamed myself hoarse and sweat out every [...]
Video: Bob Dylan – Girl From The North Country (1964)
A belated birthday post in honor of Bob Dylan, who graced 68 years of age on May 24th. Though Dylan and I have never gotten along too well in concert, his albums are in ever revolving rotation on a monthly basis. This month, as I habitually tend to do when warm weather breaks, [...]
Video: The National :: “The Runaway”
Considering both Alligator and Boxer landed at the #1 spot on our end-of-year lists, we’re pretty anxious for new material. Thankfully, they’ve been road testing new material which makes their upcoming appearances at the Pabst Theater and Pitchfork Music Festival all the more. Above, take a watch/listen to “The Runaway” (Live At Studio [...]
This Week: Concerts We Recommend + Announcements
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. Also, don’t miss the very solid week of new releases, including our recommended purchases below.
Upcoming Wisconsin Shows:
5/29 [...]
R.I.P. Jay Bennett (November 15, 1963 – May 24, 2009)
This is sad to watch and type out. Jay wrote and produced some of my absolute favorite songs on some of my favorite albums from one of my favorite bands. We’ll keep him in our hearts.
Video: Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett of Wilco stopped by the Austin Music Network
Video: Jay Bennett and [...]
Review: We Became Actors – Kitty Cat Klub, Minneapolis
By Jodi Root
I have a lot of friends who play in bands—as we all do–so I know I’m not the only one who’s been in the delicate position of walking the fine line of supportive friend and valid fan of the jams in question. It’s not that tricky of a situation, really, fun is never [...]
Chicago Giveaway: St.Vincent + Conor Oberst
Time to hook up our friends and Chicago readers. Muzzle of Bees has a pair of tickets to give away for both St.Vincent (Sunday, June 7th) + Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band (Tuesday, July 14th) at the Metro.
To enter, drop a comment with your name and which show you’d like to attend. [...]
Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast :: Volume 9
Welcome to the 9th podcast/download I’m co-hosting with Ryan Schleicher at 91.7 WMSE. Hopefully this can sound track your upcoming holiday weekend. Best served with cold beer and brats!
Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast: Volume 9:
Ez T – “Goodbye Little Doll” / Mumford & Sons – “Roll Away Your Stone” / [...]
Photos: School of Seven Bells + Black Moth Super Rainbow
School of Seven Bells showed up to the High Noon Saloon last night and ended up playing one of my favorite shows of the year. I was a skeptic at first because the inclusion of a giant visual screen backdrop can, at times, be a distraction, not an aid. That wasn’t the case [...]
DeYarmond Edison :: Silent Signs
If you’re a fan of Bon Iver and Megafaun, it’s only natural that you would eventually mine their collaborative back catalog, arriving first at DeYarmond Edison’s Silent Signs. Come summertime, I can feel a pull of this record, and, with the recent warm weather wave here in Wisconsin, it sounds simply perfect to these [...]
Lissy Trullie :: “Self-Taught Learner” EP
By Pete Donahue
If you have a penchant for late-70’s/early-80’s art/guitar pop like Television, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Pretenders, and Patti Smith, then you’ll probably like Lissy Trullie. Maybe more than her influences.
Like recent tour-mates and fellow Big Apple dwellers The Virgins, Lissy Trullie and her band’s sound proudly displays spoken/hardly-sung lyrics, simple guitar [...]
Summerfest Concert Announcement: Spoon
Our Summerfest announcements haven’t been as frequent as previous years. Thankfully, we’ve got a show to get excited about. Spoon will play the last set of the day (10pm) at the Harley-Davidson Stage on Monday, June 29th.
Discuss: Who are you looking forward to seeing at Summerfest this year?
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Video: Levon Helm :: Electric Dirt
We’re eagerly devouring our advance copy of Levon Helm’s Electric Dirt. A couple spins through and I’m pretty satisfied. It’s got big shoes to fill following up the Grammy Award-winning Dirt Farmer, but the cover of “Tennessee Jed” is worth the price of admission alone.
Above catch the EPK of the creative process that [...]
In Deference To A Broken Back
The Daredevil Christopher Wright release their new album In Deference To A Broken Back today via Amble Down Records. Last week, we dropped “A Conversation About Cancer” into our weekly podcast and today I’m happy to offer a free download of “The East Coast” for your preview pleasure.
This release marks a huge [...]
This Week: Concerts We Recommend + Announcements
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. Also, don’t miss the very solid week of new releases, including our recommended purchases below.
Upcoming Wisconsin Shows:
5/18 [...]
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