Regardless of what day of the year anyone plays, great musicians will always perform a good show, and of course Griz will naturally follow this tacet. While many people mistake him for being a member of Pretty Lights …

Fall 2013 is shaping up to be one of the greatest seasons for the Madison music scene I’ve ever experienced. The Meat Puppets were show #2 in a long line of eclectic offerings I’ve got lined up this …

“Thank you so much. This is the best concert and best audience I’ve had in years. I love you all. Am I back? …Yeah, I’m back, baby.” – This proclamation will forever line the walls of the Majestic …

“People all around you gotta come get it,” half-sings Aaron Carter in what can only be described as the greatest lyrical exemplum capturing the 21st century American cultural zeitgeist. Aaron Carter, younger brother of Nick who was a …

“Welcome to the inner workings of my mind / so dark and foul I can’t disguise,” soars Lizzy Plapinger’s icy vocals over “Hurricane” the first track off MS MR’s debut album, Secondhand Rapture. MS MR, the New York …

“And yet                                                   If the world would shut up Even for a while Perhaps We …

Rejoice! After passive-aggressively checking WUD Music’s and the band’s own website for the last couple weeks, I was thrilled to hear that Bleached, a four-piece punkish-rock “girl band” (more on this later), is FINALLY coming to Madison. For …

When Justin Vernon comes to Madison this Friday, it won’t be to perform with Bon Iver, the solo passion project that cultivated a mythology out of the creation of an outstanding album, then expanded into a Grammy-winning mini-orchestra …

Riot Fest is potentially the most polarized festival out there. Walking into the grounds on Friday, the contrast between Hot Topic tweens with My Chemical Romance back patches and graying, chill punk dads was hilariously stark. The contrast between having …

SAVAGES are coming to town this Wednesday. They are an intense group of four women from London who play post-punk music that will rock your face off.  Nothing about them is unintentional; from the declarative, almost prophetic statements they post …

I had few expectations as I walked into the Majestic last night to see Cherub. First, I did not expect the lead singer to sound that great. Second, I did not think the crowd would be familiar with much …

Elephant Revival is a quintet of five incredibly multi-talented musicians, all contribute vocals and writing in addition to playing a wide range of instruments.  Sage Cook on banjo, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, bass and fiddle; Bridget Law on fiddle and …