Bon Iver emerged last week with the announcement of their forthcoming album, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, due June 21st on Jagjaguwar. The band will kick off their US tour in support of the new album at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee on Saturday, July 23rd. Tickets are $32.50 (plus service fees) and go on sale Friday, April 29th at noon.

Pre-Order: Bon Iver, Bon Iver

The National return to Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater on Tuesday, April 26th with The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Twin Shadow (who join the bill from the previously announced show at Turner Hall Ballroom). General admission tickets are $29.50 and go on sale Friday, March 4th.

Last year, the National’s High Violet was one of our favorite albums of the year. The band also played two of our favorite concerts from last year as well.

MP3: The National – “Bloodbuzz Ohio”
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Buy: The National – High Violet

One of my favorite shows of the year thus far was The Low Anthem’s gorgeous set opening for the Avett Brothers last month in Milwaukee. Highlights included the new song “Apothecary,” which we previously saw via Take Away Show, a cover of “Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around,” and a slowed down version of “The Horizon is a Beltway.”

The whole show is currently available to download/stream at Archive.org.

MP3: The Low Anthem – “Apothecary” (Riverside Theater, 3-6-10)
MP3: The Low Anthem – “Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around” (Riverside Theater, 3-6-10)
MP3: The Low Anthem – “The Horizon is a Beltway” (Riverside Theater, 3-6-10)

The Low Anthem and Nathaniel Rateliff play Lincoln Hall in Chicago on Tuesday, April 6th.

Download: The Low Anthem :: Riverside Theater, Milwaukee (3/6/10) [whole show, flac/mp3]

Radio Milwaukee has a stream/download of Sunday’s Bon Iver show at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee. What a great night for a great cause. Thanks again for all of your generous donations to this site in support of AIDS Walk Wisconsin.

Download/Listen: Bon Iver – Riverside Theater, Milwaukee (10/11/09)

Also: Bon Iver – Simple Man (Live at Haldern)

Looking for the right band to help close out the aughts and ring in 2010? Spoon + Jay Reatard will play Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater on Thursday, December 31st.

Tickets: $55
On Sale: Friday, October 23rd

MP3: Spoon – “I Turn My Camera On”
MP3: Spoon – “The Way We Get By”
MP3: Spoon – “This Book Is A Movie”

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Bon Iver will perform a special show benefiting AIDS Walk Wisconsin at The Riverside Theater on Sunday, October 11th. Tickets are $25 (includes a $1 donation to AIDS Walk Wisconsin) and go on sale August 21st.

Fellow Eau Claire natives The Daredevil Christopher Wright open the show.

Photo: Ed Oliver
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Download:
MP3: Bon Iver – “Blood Bank”