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Next Friday Madison will be treated to the devastatingly hip retro sounds of one of the Midwest’s greatest cover bands. Described as “combining girl-group hooks and harmonies with high-octane, Motor City garage rock, the Detroit Cobras conjure the 1960s era of Top 40 AM radio and vinyl 45s…singer Rachel Nagy has attitude to burn and the mixed-gender band plays with plenty of rough-hewn energy.” (Amazon.com) We’ve got the full story below, plus free mp3 downloads and a chance to win tickets to their show.
If you like Reverend Horton Heat or The Detroit Cobras then rock out to..
TH’ LEGENDARY SHACK*SHAKERS presents : SEVEN SIGNS with THOSE POOR BASTARDS
“Their image is self-proclaimed as “Southern Gothic”, and relies on mixing and mashing the sounds of punk, polka, and traditional hillbilly forms of music.” -LastFM
Video for Where’s the Devil by Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers
Wednesday 8:00 pm @ High Noon Saloon 608.268.1122 $15 adv and dos – 21+
A pre-show screening of the film Seven Signs will be featured, followed by a live set with Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers.
If you like Matt Pond PA, Stars, or Iron & Wine try..
MARGOT AND THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO’S with special guests CAMERON McGILL + JENTRI COLELLO
Genre: Rock/ Indie/ Folk
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s is an 8-piece indie-pop/orchestral pop band from Indianapolis, Indiana. The band’s sound, categorized as “chamber pop”, has been compared to the indie rock groups Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, and The Shins.
Quiet As A Mouse- Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s
9:00 pm @ Orpheum Stage Door 608.255.8755 $10 adv $12 dos – all ages
If you like Ryan Adams, Okkervil River, or Jason Collett try
JOSH RITTER with DAWN LANDES
Genre: Rock/ Indie/ Folk Rock
“Ritter’s off-the-cuff approach intersects with a winning pop melody..the neatly arranged horns, fiddles, and piano play against Ritter’s tumbling lyrics. -Onion AV Club
