Wisco: A Tribute To Wilco’s Summerteeth — a music compilation featuring our favorite Wisconsin artists each covering a track off of Wilco’s 1999 LP, Summerteeth.

I am honored to provide you with our labor of love. The state of Wisconsin is overflowing with musical talent. So much more than could ever be captured in just one compilation like this. That being said, I thought about the records that meant the most to me. Ones that I absolutely could not live without. That record, for me, without a doubt is Summerteeth. But this creation is more about the musical talent within our state lines fleshing out these songs and making them their own. This compilation shines a bright light on Wisconsin’s finest by way of one of my favorite records.

The tracks are available for free as a high-quality digital (320kbs MP3) download/stream below, or grab the whole thing as one zip file. This project would absolutely not have been possible without the amazing help of every one of the musicians showcased here. Big thanks also go out to Dan Brielmaier for creating the artwork and Justin Perkins for mastering the project.

This is our gift to you, please enjoy it and share it with your friends. We would love for you to show your support of this project with a donation in any amount to the Wisconsin Humane Society. There’s tons of animals that could use our help. Thanks and enjoy the music.

1. Can’t Stand It – Invade Rome
2. She’s a Jar – Jeremiah Nelson and the Arrogant Derelicts
3. A Shot in the Arm – The Selfish Gene
4. We’re Just Friends – Decibully
5. I’m Always in Love – The Celebrated Workingman with Caity Guzkowski
6. Nothing’severgonnastandinmyway – Conrad Plymouth
7. Pieholden Suite – Pezzettino
8. How to Fight Loneliness – Time Since Western
9. Via Chicago – Juniper Tar
10. ELT – Blueheels
11. My Darling – The Championship
12. When You Wake up Feeling Old – Flight
13. Summerteeth - Surgeons In Heat
14. In a Future Age – The Daredevil Christopher Wright
15. Candyfloss – Chris DeMay with Edward Burch
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Bonus Track: “Summerteeth” (Alt Version) – Pezzettino + Allen Cote

Download: Wisco: A Tribute To Wilco’s Summerteeth

Today is an exciting day for fans of Milwaukee based Decibully. Their brand new album, World Travels Fast is now available on vinyl, cd, and high-quality (pay what you want) digital download at Listening Party Records.

Vinyl Giveaway: We have one (1) very special test pressing copy of World Travels Fast on vinyl to giveaway to the Muzzle of Bees faithful. This is from a limited run of 5 and comes with a very special hand screened cover art. It is cool, and will sound superb. To throw your hat in the drawing, drop a comment with your favorite local band in your city.

In the meantime, you can stream/listen to the entire new Decibully album via the player below. Don’t miss their record release show on Friday, December 18th at Bayview Brew Haus with Invade Rome and Fable and the World Flat.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Cactus Club last night for our first night of bands at Radio Summer Camp. It was one of the best nights of the summer, if not the year.

Tonight, we get local, showcasing two of my favorite Milwaukee bands, Decibully + The Celebrated Workingman plus The Smith Westerns in town from Chicago.

Of course, that’s not all that’s going on. You should also make the Radio Summer Camp Backyard BBQ your mid-day destination for free BBQ and jams courtesy of Paul Cebar, Cedarwell, The Championship, Joe Pug & Justin Townes Earle. That’s a free event folks taking place at Cathedral Square Park in downtown Milwaukee.

I became a fan of Early Day Miners with their 2005 release, All Harm Ends Here. That was such a perfect record. Since that release I somewhat lost touch with the group.

Today, I received word they have an upcoming album, The Treatment arriving September 22nd on Secretly Canadian. You can download “So Slowly” from the upcoming album below and catch the band on tour with MoB favorites and Milwaukee’s own Decibully!

Tour Dates:

8/05/09 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge w/ Tacoma Narrows
08/07/09 Bloomington, IN – The Root Cellar w/ Yardwork
09/02/09 Bloomington, IN – Russian Recordings – (Live on WFHB 91.3FM)
09/17/09 Urbana, IL – Pygmalion Music Festival w/ BLK JKS and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
09/18/09 Madison, WI – Forward Music Festival w/ Andrew Bird and Waaves
09/19/09 Milwaukee, WI – Mad Planet w/ Decibully
09/20/09 Columbus, OH – The Treehouse w/ Decibully
09/21/09 Brooklyn, NY – Bruar Falls w/ Decibully
09/22/09 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bears w/ Decibully
09/23/09 Philadelphia, PA – TBD w/ Decibully
09/24/09 Arlington, VA – IOTA w/ Decibully
09/25/09 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe w/ Decibully
09/26/09 Cincinnati, OH – MidPoint Music Festival

MP3: Early Day Miners – “So Slowly”

A couple nights ago I got turned onto The Celebrated Workingman, a Milwaukee brewed outfit fronted by Mark Waldoch and comprising members of MoB favorites Freshwater Collins. I wouldn’t even feel comfortable admitting how many times I played “We’re Numb” on their myspace page yesterday, seriously one of my favorite tunes right now, so go take a listen.

The Celebrated Workingman will release their debut album Herald The Dickens on Tuesday, August 19th, followed by a very special CD release party at Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee with Decibully + The Championship on Friday, August 22nd. Be there.

Photo: Joe Kirschling
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Myspace: The Celebrated Workingman