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Before we look ahead to all the great shows True Endeavors will be bringing to us in 2009, maybe we should look back at some photos from 2008. The gallery below includes an assortment of images from the shows that I was fortunate enough to attend. From American Music Club to That 1 Guy, KT Tunstall to SusanTedeschi, Buckethead to Lyle Lovett and BRMC to EODM…it was a terrific mix of great music and interesting subjects to shoot. The full galleries for each show can be found via the “Live Concert Photos” link. Have a safe and happy new year!
Nowhere else but True Endeavors will you find FREE Lucinda Williams or Missy Higgins tix! First person to request tix to either of these shows by leaving a comment specifying the band wins a guest list spot + 1.
Missy Higgins is a hot up-and-coming singer/songwriter from Australia. Her beautifully orchestrated songs pair her voice equally with acoustic guitar and keys.
with special guest JOSHUA RADIN Monday, October 20, 8pm Majestic Theatre
608.255.0901 $16 – $23 – all ages BUY TICKETS NOW! Tickets also available at the Majestic Theatre, by phone (1800-514-ETIX),
at Context (next door to the Majestic, 113 King Street), Strictly Discs, Pipefitter
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Lucinda Williams sings beautifully about love lost and love found. Her new album, Lost Highway, proves to be more “darker, leaner, rawer, sexier, sadder, more twisted through its depths of desire and obsession.”-Salon.com
October 25 True Endeavors presents
105.5 Triple M welcomes LUCINDA WILLIAMS
Need a break but lamenting the price of gas and the tumbling economy? No need to leave town- experience the world through your local music venues. This week in Madison offers up country, bluegrass, jam band, acoustic, americana, ska, reggae ,pop-punk, indie, folk, hip-hop, alternative, and surf from all reaches of the world. Feel better? Thought so.
Friday, October 17
YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND
Genre: Country, Bluegrass, Jam Band
“With little radio support, Yonder Mountain has become one of the fastest rising touring bands in the country, its fanbase having ballooned over the past five years through steady gigging and high-profile festival sets, all of which are full of improv and none of which feature the same set list.” -yondermountain.com
Similar to: The String Cheese Incident, Railroad Earth, Phish, Old Crow Medicine Show
9:00pm @ Orpheum Theatre (608.255.6005) Tickets $25 adv $30 dos — all ages
Saturday, October 18
An Evening with PERT ‘ NEAR SANDSTONE
Genre: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass
“They call themselves a ‘new-timey string band,’ but if you see them in action you would say they’re a steamroller of energy. Pert’ Near Sandstone plays bluegrass, both original and traditional, but they bring the old music to a young audience with their enthusiasm, tight harmonies and class.” -Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole, Minnesota Public Radio
and B FOUNDATION with OUTLAW NATION 8:00 pm @ Barrymore Theatre (608.241.8864) $20 adv $25 dos – all ages BUY TICKETS NOW !
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JENNIFER O’CONNOR
Genre: Indie, Folk
“Over the past 6 years, Jennifer’s gotten scary good at this sort of thing, so much so that most other contenders for the hypothetical Nobel prize for Witty Pop Songs W/ Heart are either former members of this label’s roster (we’re thinking Manning/Phair/Daniel but if you wanna nominate someone more contemporary, please go right ahead) or they’ve already been embalmed in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.” -highroadtouring.com
Similar to: Elliott Smith,, Kathleen Edwards, Liz Phair, Kimya Dawson
with PATCHWORK 9:00pm @ Cafe Montmartre (608.255.5900) $8 adv, $8 dos – 21+ BUY TICKETS NOW !
“He may not have either the Democratic or Republican nomination, but California indie-hip-hop mainstay Murs (an acronym for “Making Underground Raw Shit”) is throwing his hat into the election ring with his seventh solo album and major-label debut, Murs For President, out tomorrow on Warner Bros. Murs For President finds the underground-rapper-gone-big-time retaining his verbose and engaging flow while sticking to the soulful, jazzy beats that have marked his best records, notably 2004′s Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition.” – SPIN
Similar to: Aesop Rock, Atmosphere. Brother Ali
with KIDZ IN THE HALL 9pm @ High Noon Saloon (608.268.1122) $14 adv $16 dos – 18+ BUY TICKETS NOW !
“It wasn’t just that Missy Higgins played piano, or that she was barefoot. It was that she was, in her approach, doing what [Carole] King did in the 1970s: shunting aside any notions of how she ‘should’ look or what she “should” sound like, and focusing instead on strong melodies and earnest lyrics.” – Jon Gilbertson, JS Online
Similar to: Katie Melua, Norah Jones, Ingrid Michaelson, Kate Nash
with special guest JOSHUA RADIN 8:00pm @ Majestic Theatre (608.255.0901) $16 – $23 – all ages BUY TICKETS NOW!
“Anyone who’s ever been to an Expendables show knows what Weers is getting at. To say that the band goes all out is a severe understatement. By the end of every performance, the band appears physically deflated–drenched in sweat, hoarse and half-drunk. But that’s the Expendables: balls to the wall, no exceptions.” -Garrett Wheeler, metrosatacruz.com
Similar to: The Aggrolites, Sublime, Pepper
with special guests OPM and REBULATION 8:00pm @ The Annex (608.256.7750) $12 adv $14 dos – 18+ BUY TICKETS NOW !
This just in: Queen of indie, feminism and indie feminists Ani DiFranco has announced a return to the isthmus as part of her fall tour. DiFranco will appear at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Sunday, October 5, with tickets going on sale this morning, Friday, June 20, at 11:30 AM. The new mother, who is currently working on her latest release, Red Letter Year, last appeared in Madison in October 2006. Given the timing of the show, one day short of a month before this year’s presidential election, the concert should provide an excellent outlet for those of you who wish Dennis Kucinich was still in the candidate pool. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to see a truly inspiring, Grammy Award-winning artist.
If you’re craving some gold ole’ female singer-songwriting, but can’t hold onto your (ironically striped, polka-dotted, argyle or perhaps even mismatching) socks until the fall, consider checking out Australian performer Missy Higgins, who will be coming to the Majestic Theatre on Thursday, July 10. Higgins has taken the down-under by storm, recently winning multiple ARIA Awards (the Australian equivalent of the Grammys). Check out this interview from LiveDaily to learn more about the talented musician.
Also freshly announced in the past week was The Dandy Warhols‘ soiree at the Barrymore, scheduled for Wednesday, September 10, in support of the physical release of …Earth to the Dandy Warhols…, the band’s latest offering, which was digitally released in May. Tickets for the show, which will also feature openers Darker My Love and The Upsidedown, go on sale tomorrow, Saturday, June 21. To read more about the band’s brave step into the digital age, check out this interview from Wired earlier this week.
As always, stay tuned to the True Endeavors concert calendar and TrueEndeavors.com to keep up-to-date on all of the latest concert announcements, which also included Tapes ‘n’ Tapes, Ralph’s World and several others this past week.
Finally, if you weren’t unable to snag tickets to the sold-out Swell Season (i.e. Once stars Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova and Hansard’s band, the Frames) show this past Monday, check out some of the links to catch a glimpse of what you missed, including a link to purchasing information for an audio download of the entire show from PlayedLastNight.com.
