Here are the Wisconsin and Illinois 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, we catch you up on some recent releases that we’ve been listening to including new offerings from Townes Van Zandt
Upcoming Wisconsin Shows:
11/30 – The Books – Majestic Theatre, Madison
12/1 – King Kahn BBQ Show + Those Darlins – Mad Planet, Milwaukee
12/3 – Weezer – Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee
12/5 – The Hood Internet – Todd Wehr Auditorium, Milwaukee
Upcoming Chicago Shows:
12/1 – The XX + Friendly Fires – Bottom Lounge
12/2 – King Khan & BBQ Show – Logan Square Auditorium
12/3 – The Hidden Cameras – Empty Bottle
12/3 – The Swell Season – Auditorium Theatre
12/3 – Eyedea & Abilities – Reggie’s Rock Club
12/4 – Nellie McKay – Chicago Cultural Center
12/5 – Nellie McKay – Schuba’s
12/6 – Nellie McKay – Schuba’s
12/6 – Arctic Monkeys – Riviera Theatre
Upcoming Champaign/Urbana Shows:
12/4 – Santa, Common Loon, The Hood Internet, The Smoking Popes – Canopy Club
Just Announced:
1/28 – MF Doom + Mos Def + Mike Relm – Congress Theater, Chicago
1/30 – Ben Gibbard + Jay Farrar – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee
1/28 – Alberta Cross – High Noon Saloon, Madison
2/1 – A.A. Bondy – High Noon Saloon, Madison
2/18 – State Radio – Majestic Theatre, Madison
3/15 – Norah Jones – Overture Hall, Madison
3/18 – The Appleseed Cast – High Noon Saloon, Madison
3/19 – Norah Jones – Riverside Theater, Milwaukee
3/21 – Experience Hendrix – Riverside Theater, Milwaukee
4/8 – Henry Rollins – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee
New Releases:
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – The Live Anthology (4 CD)
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Greetings! Just wanted to notify you about an upcoming concert at the Y-NOT III in Milwaukee on Saturday, December 5th.
1. Headliner: Jeanna Salzer Band
Start Time: ca. 12am CST
Home Town: Milwaukee
Genres: Rock, jazz, roots, world
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jeannasalzer
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#/jeannasalzertrio?ref=ts
Newsworthy facts:
Genres: Soul, Jazz, Pop, Indie
* Jeanna Salzer was voted Milwaukee’s Best Acoustic Musician and Female Vocalist of 2009
* With her first single, “Take it All,” which hit the airwaves this past fall, Salzer’s rich voice has been compared to artists such as Fiona Apple and Feist.
* Debut EP, “Raindrops” was featured in the Shepherd Express. Salzer’s latest CD “Breaking Point” will be released on December 5th.
* Hear “Take It All” on 88.9 Radio Milwaukee
2. Middle: I’m Not A Pilot
Start Time: ca.11pm CST
Home Town: Milwaukee
Genres: Classically infused, indie pop rock
Homepage: http://www.imnotapilot.com/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/imnotapilot
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/imnotapilot
Newsworthy facts:
* Cellist, Peter Thomas, performs concurrently with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
* Self-title EP received 12 weeks of consecutive play on Milwaukee’s 89.7 WUWM
* Bruce Winter of WUWM 89.7 comments, “Local Music Magic”
* Mario Quadracci of Milwaukee Magazine comments, “Milwaukee chamber-rock ensemble I’m Not a Pilot shows a huge amount of potential… From the opening bass on curtain-raiser ‘No Heart’ to the creeping piano outro of ‘Disappear,’ the band moves through five tracks of heart-bare, disillusioned earnestness with elysian grace.”
3. Opener: Identity Crises Inc.
Start Time: ca. 10pm CST
Home Town: Chicago
Genres: Rock, jazz, roots, world
Electronic Press Kit: http://www.sonicbids.com/idcinc
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/idcinc
Facebook: http://www.fbook.me/idcinc
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/idcinc
Newsworthy facts:
* Lead vocalist and guitarist (Jacob Heiss) is the brother of the keyboardist and background vocalists (Adriel Harris) of Appleton, Wisconsin’s Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons.
* International ensemble with local flavor; geographic representation includes: Chicago (vocalist & guitarist, JacobHeiss), Bolivia (drummer, Juan Pablo Salazar), Florida (vocalist & trumpeter, Richelle Sowers), Puerto Rico (bassist, John John Garcia), and Madison (keyboardist, Jay Barbeaux, pending final confirmation)
* Steadily booked through the winter with a majority of headlining dates in Chicago, Madison, and Milwaukee; currently confirmed shows include Y-Not Y-Not Y-Not (Milwaukee; 12/5), The Elbo Room (Chicago; 12/21), and The Red Line Tap (Chicago; 1/20) with date holds extending through the end of March.
4. Cost: Just $5 for all three bands
5. Recap D/T/L: Saturday, 12/5/2009; 10pm; Y-NOT III in Milwaukee