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These United States will kick off tonight’s Thao and Mirah show at The High Noon Saloon, and they’ve generously offered a free download from their latest album, What Lasts, to our blog readers as a preview. If you like what you hear, we hope you’ll be able to make it out to see them perform live later this evening.
The show will get rolling around 8:30pm tonight (June 29th), followed by a collaborative set by Thao & Mirah with The Most Of All. Tickets are still available here, and at the door.
(P.S. 77 Square‘s Jessica Gressa recently chatted with the two fabulous headlining ladies. Read her full interview here.)
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 for each show, so read on to find out how to get your sweet little tune lovin’ paws on ‘em…
What’s been going on in the world of music lately? Read on to get the scoop on your favorite artists, and start some discussion about current music-related events!
What’s been going on in the world of music lately? Read on to get the scoop on your favorite artists, and start some discussion about current music-related events!
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You want weird? We’ve got weird. Bet you never thought you’d see the names James Iha, Taylor Hanson, Adam Schlesinger and Bun E. Carlos in the same sentence, did you? Now what if we told you they were all members of a brand new supergroup called Tinted Windows? Yeah. Seriously.
The members of Tinted Windows
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are heading back to the studio to record the follow-up to their award-winning album, Raising Sand.
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Hey Anglophiles! Want full coverage of the BRIT awards? Point that mouse riiiiight here for photos, vids, results and more!
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Kings of Leon‘s Only By The Night album was a massive hit with fans and critics alike last year. Eagerly anticipating new tunes from the Followill brothers? The good news: the songs are indeed on their way. The bad news: you’ll have to wait another year to hear them.
Kings of Leon
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For a long time, if you wanted to make money being a musician, you had to set pen to paper and WRITE! A new bill called The Performance Rights Act would ensure that studio musicians, band members and songwriters would all receive compensation in the form of radio airplay royalties for their work.
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Naomi Klein, author of the brilliant book No Logo, is undoubtedly cringing at this latest perversion of art by the folks at Bacardi. First SoCo, now this? There was, however, an artistic victory worth noting regarding the estate of Jimi Hendrix and its battle with Hendrix Electric Vodka. Baby steps…
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Want to get schooled in the fine art of maximizing sound quality from your headphones? Look no further.
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Thao Nguyen will hit the road with Samantha Crain! Click here for the tour dates plus a video from the always amazing Miss Nguyen herself!
Dane101′s Steve Furay pays tribute to the late legendary hip hop producer J Dilla.
J Dilla
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The Grammy Awards are hardly relevant in the eyes of many music fans, but the increased presence of indie artists taking home awards this year has got to be a good thing, right?
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Fans of Noah and the Whale will want to check out this video (part 1 of a series) filmed for La Blogotheque. Also, in case you missed our review of their gorgeous debut album, Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down, you can read it here.
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The individual accused of threatening to kill Men At Work frontman Colin Hay was arrested in Los Angeles last week. Who can it beeeee now? The band’s own guitarist, Ronald Strykert!
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Calexico‘s Joey Burns recently took the time to participate in an interview for MOG TV.
Calexico
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On March 7th, alt-country singer-songwriter Haley Bonar will roll into Madison. Get a preview of what’ll be in store at the show here, and while you’re at it, you can head over here to grab your tickets in advance!
What’s been going on in the world of music lately? Read on to get the scoop on your favorite artists, and start some discussion about current music-related events!
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NME is already placing bets for who they think the biggest artists of 2009 are going to be. New York indie dance band The Virgins (who will play Madison Feb. 3rd) made the cut–see who else they are predicting good things for this year!
The Virgins
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Deadheads, get ready to hit the road this spring! The surviving members of the Grateful Dead are planning to head out on their first tour in nearly five years. The specific gigs haven’t been announced yet, but will be revealed in the coming weeks.
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A new bill is expected to be passed in Brazil, protecting fans of funk music from legal discrimination. Some critics of the genre claim that the music encourages drug use, underage sex and other criminal actvity, and would like to see funk parties banned. Under the new bill, discrimination against such events featuring the music would be made illegal.
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Check out Bruce Springsteen‘s brand spanking new video for “Life Itself,” the single off his upcoming album, Working on a Dream.
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It’s being reported that Prince will independently release not one, not two, but an ambitious three new albums this year.
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Dirty on Purpose, who gave an impressive opening performance at The Wedding Present‘s show at the Annex last year, have called it quits, but fans can look forward to its members’ side projects.
Dirty On Purpose
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Wisconsin’s own Bon Iver created one of the most beloved albums of 2008 withhis deeply moving For Emma, Forever Ago. Fans curious to hear what beautiful music he’ll make next are getting a sneak peak, with his new EP, Blood Bank.
Animal Collective has a new ablum (Merriweather Post Pavillion) out this month. Fans of the band will be ravenously devouring the new sounds from what is already being praised as a remarkable album, but they might also want to take a listen to some live gems from their ’05 Lexington, KY show.
