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As promised, we have some more live concert photo action for your eyes to feast on. Armed with his camera, photographer Clayton Dewey headed over to the High Noon Saloon on August 5th to catch the helmet-headed, leather wearin’, blues playin’ Bob Log III and shot the evening away. He captured sets from openers Roboman and The Pork Torta as well. Check them out after the jump. (more…)
It must be Monday, because we’re giving away tickets to some pretty wicked shows. The New Pornographers, Bob Log III, Marc Cohn, and Minnesota’s own Jeremy Messersmith (pictured above) are all set to perform for Madison’s most discerning music fans (umm…that’d be you!) this week. We’re also pleased to be presenting yet another show of our Smoke Free Sounds Series. This time the setting is Shank Hall in Milwaukee, where some of our favorite bluegrass savants, Cornmeal, will help keep the smoke-free celebration rolling from city to city. We hope you’ll make the road trip with us.
Read on to find out how to enter this week’s ticket giveaways, and learn more about these fabulous upcoming shows.
They slice, they dice, they can chop a pineapple thrown in the air..well, never-mind. But the first person to request tix to any of these shows by leaving a comment specifying the band wins a guest list spot + 1.
It’s a full week around these parts, you can enjoy your Pitchfork and get the good stuff at home too..Bottomless Pit, Immortal Technique, The Hold Steady, Colour Revolt, Bob Log III, and Scott Biram all grace our city in the coming days, check it out.
Friday July 18
BOTTOMLESS PIT (featuring former members of Silkworm)
Genre: Rock/ Dub/ Folk Rock
May Sound Like: Yeasayer, Frog Eyes, Times New Viking, Evangelicals, Phosphorescent
“..edgy post-punk hooks and understated vocals” -Three Imaginary Girls
WORT-FM welcomes The 3rd World Tour IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
Genre: Hip-Hop
Similar to: Dead Prez, Non Phixion, Atmosphere, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Black Star
“..a Hip hop MC and political activist, he is of Afro-Peruvian descent and raised in Harlem, New York. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely a mixture of commentary on issues such as poverty, religion, and racism..” -immortal-technique.com
Immortal Technique- Dance with the Devil
with special guests DJ G.I. JOE, POISON PEN, THE CIRCLE, DJ ARCH
9pm doors 8pm High Noon Saloon 608.268.1122 $14 adv $16 dos
Pairs well with: The National, TV on the Radio, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sonic Youth
“The Hold Steady might just be the best bar band in America. With its riff-heavy mixture of classic rock and Craig Finn’s lyrically dense storytelling, the group crafts intricately detailed musical universes that have already made it a critical darling and fan favorite.” -NPR
The Hold Steady- 2005 Interview
with special guests THE LOVED ONES
8:00 pm Majestic Theatre 608.255.0901 $16.50 adv $18.50 dos
WORT-FM Hillgrass Bluebilly presents BOB LOG III + SCOTT H BIRAM
Genre: Blues/ Punk (Heads up: lyrics at the show will be of a “dirty blues” nature and may be offensive to some)
Also on this ipod: blues, blues, blues, and some Stray Cats
“..an American lo-fi punk blues musician, singer and songwriter who performs as a one man band. During performances, Log wears a blue full-body jumpsuit and a bubble-mask motorcycle helmet wired with a telephone microphone which allows him to devote his hands and feet to guitar and drums, respectively…” -Wikipedia
