Monday, 3 Aug 2009
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. This week’s new releases are highlighted by Jim James (aka Yim Yames) Tribute To George Harrison and a new one from Throw Me The Statue.
Upcoming Wisconsin Shows:
8/3 – Lewis & Clarke – Sugar Maple, Milwaukee
8/4 – Tori Amos – Riverside Theater, Milwaukee
8/5 – The Decemberists/Heartless Bastards – Overture, Madison
8/6 – Lykke Li – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee
8/6 – Dan Deacon/Deerhunter/No Age – Terrace, Madison
8/8 – Sam Roberts Band/Invade Rome/The Championship- Cream City Music Fest, Milwaukee
8/9 – The Builders & The Butchers/John The Savage/Crane Your Swan Neck – The Annex, Madison
Upcoming Chicago Shows:
8/3 – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Schubas
8/3 – Pete Yorn – Park West
8/3 – Tori Amos – Chicago Theatre
8/4 – Pete Yorn – Park West
8/5 – Early Day Mineres + Tacoma Narrows – Bottom Lounge
8/7 – Lollapalooza – Grant Park
8/7 – Band of Horses – House of Blues
8/7 – TV On The Radio + Chairflift – Double Door
8/8 – Lollapalooza – Grant Park
8/8 – Deerhunter – Epiphany
8/8 – Fleet Foxes – Metro
8/8 – The Low Anthem/Joe Pug – The Hideout
8/9 – Lollapalooza – Grant Park
Just Announced:
9/24 – Chairlift /Micachu & the Shapes/The Soft Pack – Der Rathskeller, University of Madison
9/26 – Trail of Dead – Majestic, Madison
10/30 – Monsters of Folk – Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
New Releases:
Yim Yames – Tribute To George Harrison, Throw Me the Statue – Creaturesque
, Lightning Dust – Infinite Light
, Fruit Bats – Ruminant Band
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August 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 am
The Soft Pack is opening for Chairlift / Micachu & the Shapes on 9/24. Free, as per usual.
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Just so everyone is aware, you can download the new Throw Me the Statue on Amazon for $3.99!
August 4th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Illinois is not opening for The Buiders & The Butchers this Sunday at the Annex in Madison…John The Savage is playing the middle slot, and the opener is Crane Your Swan Neck.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:43 am
The Mountain Goats and Final Fantasy are playing at the Metro on the 5th of November, and at the High Noon Saloon on the 6th