Here at True Endeavors we’re blessed to work with a talented cast of music lovers. From indie rock to hip-hop and metal, their musical preferences are as diverse as their skills. Since they contribute so much work to Madison’s music scene we thought it might be interesting to see what they listen to [...]
December 3, 2008
Categories: Sounding Board Blog . Tags: beatles julia, beatles white album, dirty business, dresden dolls, hours of wealth, hours of wealth opeth, jo stafford, julia beatles, madison wi music, mike patton, mike patton pink cigarette, mix tape metal, mix tape music, mr. bugle pink cigarette, mr. bungle, music in madison wi, nile, nile Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve Its Posse, opeth ghost of peridition, Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve Its Possessor, Pink Cigarrette, Sharon Jones, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kins, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, true endeavors blog, true endeavors mix tape, white album, wisconsin music, you belong to me . Author: kjcrubaugh . Comments: No Comments
Steve Sperling, general manager of the Barrymore Theatre, is no stranger to hosting amazing concerts, but Wednesday’s upcoming Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings show moved him to write the following letter, singing special praises of the band’s soulful funk. This is a show that you won’t want to miss!
Get your tickets HERE!
Friends,
In all [...]
December 2, 2008
Categories: Sounding Board Blog . Tags: Madison WI Live Shows, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings . Author: shellpeckham . Comments: No Comments
Ingrid Michaelson’s “The Way I Am” reached #31 on US pop charts, without the aid of a record company. Instead, her music has been featured on the sitcom Grey’s Anatomy and Old Navy commercial.
Her poetic singing paired with acoustic guitar and piano hit at just the right level of sentiment without venturing into the land [...]
November 12, 2008
Categories: Free Tickets & Downloads, Sounding Board Blog . Tags: Barrymore Theatre, Barrymore Theatre Ingrid Michaelson, Barrymore Theatre Madison WI, david ford, Ingrid Michaels Live, Ingrid Michaelson, Ingrid Michaelson Ice Ice Baby, ingrid Michaelson Madison wi, Ingrid Michaelson Raps at show, Ingrid Michaelson remix The Way I Am, Ingrid Michaelson The Way I am, Ingrid Michaelson ticket giveaway, ingrid michaelson wisconsin, newton faulkner, The way I am grey's anatomy . Author: kjcrubaugh . Comments: 4 Comments
As the world celebrates Obama’s victory some folks have gone the extra mile to share the joy; Radiohead’s Thom Yorke remixed one of his Eraser tracks and is giving it away for free on Radiohead’s Web site.
He said: “In celebration of November 5, Jonny’s birthday amid bonfire and fireworks in the UK and the dawn [...]
November 12, 2008
Categories: Free Tickets & Downloads, Music News & Reviews, Sounding Board Blog . Tags: Radiohead, Barack Obama, free download, Thom Yorke . Author: mjmama . Comments: No Comments
Mama Africa died on Sunday.
Grammy-award winning Miriam Makeba suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after her performance at a benefit concert in Italy. Makeba, who had been exiled from her native South Africa for 30 years before her triumphant return in 1990 at the behest of Nelson Mandela, was 76 years old.
In 1993, I had [...]
November 11, 2008
Categories: Music News & Reviews, Sounding Board Blog . Tags: Barrymore Theatre Madison WI, Blue Plate Diner, Common Council Madison WI, Harmony Bar, Madison WI, Madison WI cultural life, Madison WI Music Scene, Mama Afrca, Miriam Makeba, True Endeavors . Author: mjmama . Comments: 2 Comments
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Ten Percent Society we took a moment to check in with Co-President Kia Block about the history and mission of the organization.
Tell us a little bit about the history of Ten Percent Society:
The Ten Percent Society was formed in 1983, shortly after the state legislature passed a [...]
November 11, 2008
Categories: Sounding Board Blog, This Weeks Shows . . Author: mjmama . Comments: 2 Comments
Friday November 7 9:00pm (doors at 8:00)
High Noon Saloon 18+ show
“One bus, one band and a bunch of friends on the road.”
Hotel Cafe Tour, named after the Los Angeles coffee shop they all first met, is built on the promise of “No cookie cutter corporate American Idols, just real music, written by real artists, [...]
November 5, 2008
Categories: Music News & Reviews, Sounding Board Blog, This Weeks Shows . Tags: alice russell, Hotel Cafe, hotel cafe tour, hotel cafe tour info, Hotel Cafe Tour Wisconsin, jaymay, Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund, Keep Wisconsin Warm Fundraiser, Live Music Madison, Live Music Madison WI, Live Music Wisconsin, meiko, Rachel Yamagata, thao nguyen, true endeavors blog, True Endeavors events, True Endeavors music . Author: kjcrubaugh . Comments: No Comments