AV Club Madison reviews Tennis at the High Noon Saloon

Daniel Knox has his new album, Disaster up as a full album stream on Bandcamp.

NPR has a Tiny Desk Concert with Local Natives.

The New York Times has a great article on the Low Anthem and their new album, Smart Flesh

Girl Talk’s show in Madison on Monday, March 7th has moved to Exhibition Hall at Alliant Energy Center. Tickets can be purchased here.

Sat. Nite Duets are opening for Smith Westerns at the Frequency in Madison on Friday, February 25th. You can also catch Sat. Nite Duets for free at Lawrence University in Appleton on Saturday, February 26th.

Milwaukee’s Juniper Tar just recorded their first Daytrotter session over the weekend. The band is doing three dates with the Deep Dark Woods including a show we’re presenting at Cactus Club on Friday, February 25th.

elbow will release new album, Build a Rocket Boys on April 12th.

Bill Callahan will release his new Drag City album, Apocalypse on April 19th.

Cotton Jones have a new EP out today called Sit Beside Your Vegetables which you can download/stream here.

Last year Dawes released North Hills that landed at #5 on our list of favorite albums of 2009. We’re so excited to have them back in Wisconsin for two nights next month, (2/13 Madison, 2/14 Milwaukee) co-headlining with Cory Chisel.

Above, Dawes turns out a rousing cover of the Lennon/McCartney penned song that Joe Cocker gave life to, which the whole world came to know via the Wonder Years theme song.

News:

Some will recall the marathon show the Brian Jonestown Massacre put on in Milwauke last year. They’re back at Turner Hall Ballroom on Saturday, May 29th behind new album Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? (February 23). The band have released a song from the album (download below). I had a very brief chat with Anthony Bourdain about music last week. He name dropped BJM as a band that tops his current list of favorites. That raises the cool love of both Bourdain and BJM in my eyes.
MP3: The Brian Jonestown Massacre – “Let’s Go F*cking Mental”

Local Natives released a video for “Airplanes” off their forthcoming album, Gorilla Manor (February 16)

It’s hard to resist an album described as “a unique blend of rustic acoustic based folk, kitchen sink experimentalism, delicate electronics, and pop melodies that don’t let go.” That’s what’s in store on Tunng’s fourth album, …And Then We Saw Land. Check out the video for “Bullets” and the download below from the upcoming Thrill Jockey release.
MP3: Tunng – “Don’t Look Down Or Back”

One of our most anticipated albums of 2010 comes via the Carolina Chocolate Drops, whose Nonesuch release Genuine Negro Jig on February 16. They’ll be playing Schubas in Chicago on Sunday, February 28th. Not familiar, get introduced via this video preview to the new album.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel interviews Jay Farrar and A.V. Club Milwaukee chats with Ben Gibbard in advance of the duo’s performance in Milwaukee on Saturday.

The release date for Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings new album I Learned the Hard Way has been pushed forward to April 6, 2010.

NPR First Listen: The Knife, ‘Tomorrow, In A Year‘ Hear The Swedish Duo’s 90-Minute Electro-Opera In Its Entirety

OnMilwaukee.com lists the “100 Great Milwaukee music makers.“

I spent the majority of the Thankgiving holiday weekend back in Madison. It was hard to pass up the amazing triple bill featuring Local Natives, Fool’s Gold, and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. Our Milwaukee friends will recall the Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros show at Club Garibaldi in Milwaukee, which already cracked my list of favorite shows from 2009.

I have to say that walking away I was probably most impressed with Local Natives set. It reminded me a lot of seeing Fleet Foxes amongst a dismal early crowd at the High Noon Saloon so that live band Karaoke could throw down later that night. You just have a feeling in your gut you’re seeing a band that is on the cusp of big things. Of course, any band that trots out a cover of the Talking Heads “Warning Sign” gets major props from me.

Fool’s Gold set was a thrill to watch. It started when a single pretty girl jumped on stage and started dancing. One song later and the band disappeared amongst, by my count, double digit numbers of bodies dancing on stage. Anyone whose been to a show at the High Noon Saloon can understand that a band the size of Fool’s Gold and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros already leaves little room for surplus, so these added people made for quite the visual spectacle. People absolutely loved them and rightly so. Their sound, as you can see/hear embodies a lot of African influence which I’m sure will continue to get the easy Vampire Weekend/Paul Simon comparisons. To me, they reminded me a lot of seeing Rusted Root back in the 90′s – that’s not a bad thing at all – those shows were packed with energy and everyone in the audience was in a constant state of motion.

By the time Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros hit the stage after midnight the audience was pretty well tapped out. I think their set suffered as a result. It’s hard to argue against the brilliance of their album Up From Below, songs like “Home,” “Janglin” and “Carries On” were, and continue to be, rock anthems able to resuscitate the tiredest audiences back from their sleepy state. Overall, nobody could argue with the $10 price of admission. It was definitely the most-packed show I’ve ever been to at the High Noon Saloon. Good times.

Discuss: What did you think of Saturday night’s show in Madison? Who put on the best set? Drop a comment with your thoughts/reviews of the show.

Previously: Photos: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Club Garibaldi, Milwaukee
Previously: Fool’s Gold :: Surprise Hotel
Previously: Daytrotter :: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Buy: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below | Fool’s Gold | Local Natives

A not-to-be-missed triple bill lands in Madison on Saturday, November 28th with sets Local Natives, Fool’s Gold, and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. Our Milwaukee friends will recall the sold out Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros show at Club Garibaldi, which already cracked my list of favorite shows from 2009.

Update: Our winners have been notified by e-mail. Tickets are still available for only $10.

Giveaway: We’ve got three (3) pairs of tickets & three (3) copies of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Up From Below on CD to giveaway to the Muzzle of Bees faithful. To enter, drop a comment letting us know three of your favorite records from this decade. We’ll select three winners at random with each receiving a pair of tickets and a copy of the album.

Previously: Photos: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Club Garibaldi, Milwaukee
Previously: Fool’s Gold :: Surprise Hotel
Previously: Daytrotter :: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Buy: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below | Fool’s Gold | Local Natives