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Madison may be stuck between Minneapolis and Chicago, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its fair share of quality concerts, plays and the like to keep an arts addict occupied. The Daily Cardinal Arts Staff compiled a list of the shows they are most looking forward to this semester, and thankfully this spring Madison offers a wealth of options to choose from.
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As we approach the Ides of November, the temperature will inevitably keep dropping and make for some breezy, cold nights. Regardless of the temperature this weekend, however, Madison students should find a hot and lively atmosphere inside the Orpheum Theatre, where one of the country's most dance-inducing jam groups, Lotus, will hit the stage this Saturday night.
As a Minnesota native, I often chuckle when fellow students tell me which Wisconsin city is they're from. Do they really expect me to remember the difference between Mukwonago and Muskego? And no, pointing out where the city is located using your hand as a map doesn't help.
When I was in high school, I saw the glam-rock revivalists The Darkness in concert twice. They were the best. Lead singer and guitarist Justin Hawkins wore flamboyant outfits, crowdsurfed while soloing, hit really high falsetto notes and cursed a bunch in a British accent. It was pure lightning in a bottle and I guzzled it down whole.
You know what they say—""Mo' money, mo' problems."" I've had considerably more experience with the opposite, though, and I can personally attest that the logic still holds—""No money, mo' problems."" Being wealthy certainly has its hang-ups (where on EARTH will you even park that thing?!), but the same is true for people who are forced into buying knockoff ramen noodles and stealing kitchenware from local taverns.
Blending dance music and heart-wrenchingly honest lyrics, the five-piece indie-pop outfit Stars will grace Madison with their presence at the Barrymore Theatre this Friday night. With ten years of touring and five albums under their belt, these rockers have set out to ""make the live show better and more compelling, more fun to watch.""
The members of Meteorade keep their plates fuller than an early '90s Roseanne Barr at the buffet table.
I've got a short attention span. Real short. So while I can certainly appreciate long-winded mixtapes and extended double LPs, I usually skip around or occupy myself elsewhere while Sonic Youth keeps track of time in the background. Generally speaking, I prefer music pocket-sized, often in the form of EPs or 7"" records.I guess I'm not the only one, either. In the past calendar year, more and more artists seem to be embracing the art of the extended play record.
I did a lot of things this summer, but mostly what I did was work. For the last year and a half or so I've worked at a deli about a block off campus, but most of our clientele is older people from the local business park. I make sandwiches, I slice meats, and we deli-men get to choose what music we listen to on the stereo.
There is nothing better than a day when you have the time to pull your favorite book off the shelf, bask in the sun and relish the carefree nature of a perfect summer afternoon. Wavves' third full-length release, King of the Beach embodies the nostalgia and displeasure that is inevitably felt as summer ends.
Bethany Cosentino is dreamy. Whether she's looking for lost love or hiding from it by way of marijuana, her head always seems to be stuck in the clouds. Over the last year, Cosentino—alongside buddy Bobb Bruno under the moniker Best Coast—has released a slew of EP's and 7""s that capture the dreary-eyed blankness of a recluse in love and forge a middle ground between pop culture's romanticism and the real world's despair. The California trio's debut LP, Crazy For You, stays the course, but in a deliberately sunnier way that pays dividends in its directness.
Five years ago she might have had a Monday morning to herself. Maybe she could pick up some groceries, balance her checkbook or set up a lunch trading gossip with a classmate. But nowadays, Ellen Campesinos! can't even make a trip to the post office without her phone ringing.
A lot of words have popped up to describe the trending penchant to flood ears with a sound so oversaturated that it drips beads of sunshine. Chillwave, chill-house, glo-fi, no-fi and even hypnagogic pop have all been pegged to describe bands that create a wall of fuzz to keep an arm around almost childishly adventurous hooks. But what makes Brooklyn-based Small Black's Small Black EP such a milestone is how the band manages to escape the overtly pretentious tags and formulate purified pop music that compartmentalizes all of the genre's more off-putting tendencies.
Cloud Cult is a band known for its unique blend of rock, classical, electronica and even folk music. In the past, they've released albums ranging from the emotional They Live On The Sun to their magnum-opus, Advice From The Happy Hippopotamus.
Crêpes: For the enthusiastic diner, the thought alone induces a Pavlovian-esque salivation, but for most who have considered cooking them, crêpes conjure up images of burned batter and battered egos—a fruitless foray into a French cuisine shrouded in mystery. Nonetheless, while brainstorming ideas for this week's episode of ""What's in the Fridge,"" I decided that demonstrating a crêpe recipe (along with the appropriate fillings and side dishes) might provide some motivation to, some small confidence booster for those who have forever feared to try to cook like the French. Sticking to the true French tradition, I started off with a pound of butter, some quality vin blanc, and a fridge full of FRESH ingredients. After much experimentation (most of which occurred on camera), I wound up with a savory serviette piled high with shrimp and portabella stuffed dinner crêpes, a brown- sugar glazed vegetable sauté, and an assortment of god-sent, chocolate-laden dessert crêpes. Bonne chance!
Back in 2001, a little known band named Fridge released their album Happiness.The album consisted of nine tracks with titles such as ""Cut Up Piano and Xylophone"" and ""Sample and Clicks,"" exemplifying the band's ability to make musical ideas out of chopped and looped fragments. Although Happiness lacked full-fledged songs and barely registered a blip on the radar of the American music scene, the album demonstrated Fridge frontman Kieran Hebden's capacity to craft gorgeous melodies and truly unique grooves.
When Cold War Kids released Loyalty to Loyalty in the fall of 2008, it was met with mixed reactions. There was no doubt the group had changed its tone since their first full-length album, 2006's Robbers & Cowards, but reviews wavered on whether these changes were any good. A common critique was that the band's tempo had slowed, giving them a more low-key sound. Those who deemed this a positive transformation will be pleased with the group's latest release, Behave Yourself EP. Those who thought otherwise won't be as thrilled.
From the ashes of Madison Avenue rises an under-21 hot spot that even the police—or at least the Alcohol License and Review Committee—can get behind. In contrast to the troubled history that the defunct Madison Avenue left behind, Segredo is clean, elegant and tasteful. Owner Michael Hierl said he has strived to create a venue that those above and below the drinking age can enjoy at night.
Of course, a lot of bands released great albums in the 2000s, and TV on the Radio certainly is one of them. They released 3.5 albums during the decade to increasing popular and critical success, and the content of those 3.5 albums is almost ceaselessly creative, sometimes seeming as if they've assimilated the entirety of music to formulate their own pot-clanging, jury-rigged harmonies. From rock 'n' roll to doo wop, electronic and post-punk, they produce a synthesis that feels often gauzy but precise, electronic but warm and ambitious but still natural. They are one of the most unique, interesting and potent bands currently making music, and have been since their debut 2003 EP (Young Liars).
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