Madison Week In Music + Ticket Giveaways (6.23-6.29): Melvins and Thao & Mirah with The Most Of All

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Shelley Peckham

As if hearing the announcement that Stars, Citizen Cope and The Walkmen will all be playing in Madison later this year wasn’t enough to start your week out on the right foot, how about some free tickets to see Melvins or Thao and Mirah with The Most Of All?  Yup, we’re giving away a pair [...]

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NPR Has Bonnaroo Covered

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Shelley Peckham

If you weren’t able to make it down to Manchester, Tennessee this year, don’t worry.  You can still check out the sights and sounds of Bonnaroo on NPR.  Their festival pages feature photos and live concert recordings of artists like The xx, Regina Spektor, She & Him, The Gossip, The National, The Flaming Lips, The [...]

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Just Announced Madison Concerts: Melvins and Everybody Was In The French Resistance…Now!

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Shelley Peckham

An Evening with MELVINS **2 Sets** Saturday, June 26, 10 pm High Noon Saloon $17 adv $19 dos, 21 + Tickets on sale soon on our Music Calendar. _______________ EVERYBODY WAS IN THE FRENCH RESISTANCE…NOW! featuring members of Art Brut and The Blood Arm Wednesday, May 5, 9pm The Frequency $10 — 21+ Tickets on [...]

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A Local Band’s Golden Rule: Show Up

Posted on July 24, 2008 by MJ

Jimi Hendrix gained attention by joining Eric Clapton onstage in London in 1966; The Stooges were signed when a record company went to scout out the headlining band MC5; Nirvana’s success helped catapult the Melvins. The Toadies got their start when fellow bands Decadent Dub Team (Cottonmouth TX), Last Rites, and the Buck Pets helped [...]

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