MADTRACKS
 MadTracks: 'Hold On' by Former GhostsBob Koch on Thursday 11/19/2009 12:00 pm, (1) RecommendationMadison's Nika Roza Danilova has been very busy with music the past couple years. She has released solo recordings as Zola Jesus, and another album featuring Danilova appeared in October on London's Upset the Rhythm label: Fleurs by Former Ghosts. >More  MadTracks: 'Moving On' by Flame SharkBob Koch on Wednesday 11/11/2009 1:00 pm, (1) RecommendationJustin Jahnke came to the Madison area from Louisiana, so Flame Shark's sound has always had some Southern roots. This time around, the band took the extra step of recording the basic tracks for Raw Flowers live during a 20 hour session at Piety Street Recording in New Orleans. >More MadTracks: 'Dark Surf' by HelliphantJessica Steinhoff on Tuesday 11/10/2009 1:00 pm, (2) Comments, (4) RecommendationsMadison metal-rockers Helliphant aren't shy about their love affair with Glenn Danzig. Their song "Dark Surf," the third track on their new disc Powdered Tusk, dives into the guts of the best stuff by the musician's legendary metal band and finds a bit of shrapnel from the Misfits as well. >More MadTracks: 'That's That' by Mad Trucker Gone MadJessica Steinhoff on Wednesday 10/28/2009 12:00 pm, (6) RecommendationsMad Trucker Gone Mad's name might sound redundant, but it's a fitting description for music that starts out one shade of crazy and morphs into white-hot insanity. This is especially true of their latest love song, "That's That," the third track on their new album, Born To Be a Trucker. >More MadTracks: 'We Will Bury You' by OptometriBob Koch on Tuesday 10/20/2009 4:00 pm, (2) RecommendationsPart of the fun of being in a band is developing a stage presence, be it slightly different or wildly divergent from one's usual personality. Madison's been graced with many performers dedicated to onstage antics and fanciful band back stories; currently one of the most developed "biographies" surfaces on stage a few times a year in the form of Optometri. >More MadTracks: 'Hits Like Hail' by His & Her VanitiesJessica Steinhoff on Thursday 10/15/2009 3:00 pm, (5) RecommendationsMany parents of infants are ready to pass out -- and understandably so -- after tending to their kid all day. But when Terrin and Ricky Riemer put their baby in his crib for the evening, they didn't pass out: They started to rock out. >More MadTracks: 'Exorcist' by The AntiprismBob Koch on Thursday 10/08/2009 1:00 pm, (4) RecommendationsIt's just about showtime on a Wednesday night at the Frequency, and the stage room contains only a few folks with pints ... and a band dressed in hooded black capes, forbidding sunglasses and a bit of dark makeup. >More MadTracks: 'It's Our Time' by Fortune and GloryJessica Steinhoff on Tuesday 10/06/2009 2:00 pm, (4) RecommendationsWhile the name of local pop-punk five-piece Fortune and Glory conjures up images of war heroes and perhaps pirates, their song "It's Our Time," off of their about-to-be-released debut EP S/T, is more about partying than pillaging. >More MadTracks: 'Rattled' by FlatbearJessica Steinhoff on Tuesday 09/15/2009 1:00 pm, (5) RecommendationsConfidence is a great thing to have, but only if it's balanced by a little self-doubt. Occasional bouts of less-than-optimal self-esteem can give you the humility you need to empathize with others and keep you from becoming a snob -- if you don't let them get the best of you. >More MadTracks: 'Get Over It' by Solid GoldJessica Steinhoff on Sunday 09/13/2009 8:00 am, (5) RecommendationsSolid Gold started in Madison back in 2001, but they're not a local band anymore. They're not a Twin Cities band either, despite living in Minneapolis these days. They're a band from the moon, if the moon is a giant disco ball laced with rainbows and radio waves from a not-so-distant past. >More |
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