Alternative version of The National’s “Terrible Love” featuring lots of footage from the band’s recent stop Madison for performances at the Orpheum Theatre and Obama rally.

Previously: My 15 Favorites Songs From The National

Buy: The National – High Violet

There was a ton of great music going on in Madison last night. The Cool Kids returned to Madison to a huge crowd at the Majestic Theatre. Muzzle of Bees photographer Ed Oliver was there and brought back the stunning images you see here.

Discuss: Who did you see last night? What were the highlights of what you saw?

I’m thrilled to be co-presenting tonight’s fantastic triple bill of The Rural Alberta Advantage + Roadside Graves + The Daredevil Christopher Wright with my friends at the WUD Music Committee. Anyone who caught The Rural Alberta Advantage last night at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee will tell you they put on an amazing show. It was one of the best I’ve seen all year. Easy.

This free event lifts off around 8:30 and I would highly encourage anyone not familiar with the opening bands to get there early. I promise you’ll be impressed. There is a ton of great music going on in the city of Madison tonight, so choose wisely and enjoy whatever you check out.

Buy: The Rural Alberta Advantage – Hometowns
Buy: Roadside Graves – My Son’s Home
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MP3: The Rural Alberta Advantage – “Don’t Haunt this Place”
MP3: The Rural Alberta Advantage – “Frank, AB”
MP3: Roadside Graves – “Far And Wide”
MP3: Roadside Graves – “Ruby”
MP3: The Daredevil Christopher Wright – “The East Coast”

It had been some time since we’d been to the Annex for a show in Madison. The great double bill of The Starlight Mints & Evangelicals came to Madison and Muzzle of Bees photographer Ed Oliver was on hand to capture some photos. If you’re a Starlight Mints fan, new record Change Remains is out digitally now, with a physical release to follow on July 21st. I’m hoping there is a new offering from the Evangelicals soon. It’s been some time since The Evening Descends, and I’m hungry for some new material.

Drop us a comment if you caught the show last night.

Previously: Review: Evangelicals/Headlights – High Noon, Madison
Previously: 5 Questions with Evangelicals

Myspace: The Starlight Mints
Myspace: Evangelicals
MP3: The Starlight Mints – “Zoomba”
MP3: Evangelicals – “Skeleton Man”

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:

6/8 – Grizzly Bear – Pabst Theater, Milwaukee
6/8 – Fleetwood Mac – Bradley Center, Milwaukee
6/9 – Starlight Mints/Evangelicals – High Noon Saloon, Madison
6/10 – Starlight Mints/Evangelicals – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee
6/10 – Daredevil Christopher Wright, Trapper Schoepp Band Cafe Montmartre, Madison

Upcoming Chicago Shows:

6/7 – Telekinesis – Schuba’s
6/8 – Art Brut – Schuba’s
6/9 – Art Brut – Schuba’s
6/10 – Art Brut – Schuba’s
6/10 – Pink Mountaintops – Empty Bottle, Chicago
6/11 – Art Brut – Schuba’s
6/11 – Vic Chesnutt/Jonathan Richman – Empty Bottle
6/12 – Art Brut – Schuba’s
6/12 – P.J. Harvey John Parish – Riviera Theatre
6/12 – Amanda Blank – Sonotheque
6/13 – Decibully – Bottom Lounge
6/13 – Phoenix – Park West
6/14 – Passion Pit – Empty Bottle

Just Announced:

7/8 – William Fitzsimmons – Majestic, Madison
7/29 – Steve Earle – Pabst Theater, Milwaukee
9/26 – Kings of Leon/Glasvegas – Bradley Center, Milwaukee
10/4 – The Gaslight Anthem/Murder By Death – Turner Hall Ballroom

New Releases:

The Low Anthem – Oh My God Charlie Darwin, Roadside Graves – My Son’s Home, Sonic Youth – The Eternal, Mos Def – The Ecstatic,

+Bookmark our Wisconsin and Chicago shows pages for all your concert announcements+

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 for either band last night. Both bands were great, best in show goes to School of Seven Bells, but best in moving pictures goes to Black Moth Super Rainbow whose mixture of the obscure and frightening provided many WTF moments.

Check out the photos from Ed Oliver and, as always, drop a comment with your thoughts/reviews on the show.

Buy: School of Seven Bells – Alpinisms & Black Moth Super Rainbow – Eating Us
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Myspace: School of Seven Bells
Myspace: Black Moth Super Rainbow
MP3: School Of Seven Bells – “Connjur”
MP3: Black Moth Super Rainbow – “Happy Melted City”
MP3: Black Moth Super Rainbow – “Forever Heavy”