http://www.thedailypage.com/music Music content from ISTHMUS | The Daily Page webmaster@isthmus.com (Webmaster) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:56:33 CST Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27293 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27293 Alison Margaret's arms are adorned with as many tattoos as the punk and metal musicians who play at venues like the Annex or the Frequency. But Margaret leads a jazz quartet backed by a soothing vibraphone and a stately upright bass. She gigs at places where wine and fine dining are in vogue, the Brink Lounge and Restaurant Magnus. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27227 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27227 Many local concertgoers know Andy Brawner as the original bassist of chamber-pop heroes Pale Young Gentlemen. Many don't know that a couple of years ago, Brawner traded his bass for a guitar and launched his own project, Time Since Western, which blends Midwestern alt-country with West Coast indie rock and daydreams about cross-country car chases, Pacific Ocean-bound railroad tracks and other westward-ho themes. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27297 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27297 Some know Bassnectar founder Lorin Ashton from the miasma of out-there creativity known as the Burning Man festival, others from his Bassnectar Transmission podcast on iTunes. No matter where you've encountered his electronic cocktails, one thing's for sure: This guy can combine almost any type of melody, rhythm or bass line -- ska, metal, ragtime, gangsta rap, you name it -- in a ridiculously fun way. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27187 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27187 Many 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. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27117 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27117 It'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. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27230 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27230 At the dawn of the new century, ex-<i>Village Voice</i> jazz critic Gary Giddins called Big Apple songstress Jane Monheit, then making her debut, a wannabe. Monheit's come a long way. Her last two CDs, <i>Surrender</i> (2007) and The Lovers, the <i>Dreamers and Me</i> (this year), both on Concord, put her in the big leagues. Monheit appears Oct. 23 at the Wisconsin Union Theater with her regular band of hubby Rick Montalbano on drums, Michael Kanan on keys and Neal Miner on bass. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:03:51 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27137 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27137 How wonderful to approach this new season with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra thankfully freed of the labor disputes that disrupted the last one. Friday night at Overture Center's Capitol Theater, there was a palpable mood of festivity as the reinvigorated ensemble offered its first concert of the season. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27294 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27294 Across 16 tracks, this Minneapolis rapper laments the double lives of gays, racial minorities and children of divorce. He professes his love for his family and his God. He even brags a little about being a bad motherfucker. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27295 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27295 There's no shortage of indie rock circulating in 2009. Most of it is dense, impressionistic and gently psychedelic. That's not the road Built to Spill travel on their seventh full-length CD. Tracks such as "Life's a Dream" put the brakes on the tempo while maintaining the salience of verse-chorus-verse songwriting. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:24:07 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27382 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27382 The Mountain Goats clamored onto the High Noon stage Friday night like four lovable brothers-in-law arriving late for Thanksgiving dinner. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27375 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27375 In Madison, we're lucky to still have a wide variety of places where those who want to browse for music can do so the old fashioned way, in person. Occasionally, there's even special events that draw hordes of serious and casual collectors, such as St. Vincent de Paul's annual collectible record sale, which started Thursday and runs through Saturday. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:45:44 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27348 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27348 One week ago, the Band to Band Combat ballot featured 38 songs from 38 bands. That's a lot of music and you're forgiven if you didn't listen to every song. But there's no doubt that eight songs are significantly easier to listen to than 38, especially if you're doing that listening at work. The expectation here is for some informed decision making, voters! Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27321 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27321 Music/art space the Project Lodge was relatively quiet over the summer after the founders moved back to Portland, Oregon. But a group of new owner-coordinators have worked through the transition process, and the venue's calendar is beginning to fill up. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=26993 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=26993 Luckily, this fall has a roster jam-packed with artists to help keep both your body and spirit warm, whether it's by sweating up a storm at a rock show or by pondering themes of change with a seasoned singer-songwriter. Here are a few of the season's highlights. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:27:31 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=26957 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=26957 The relaxed, cool vibe differentiates Forward Music Festival from similar events like New York's annual CMJ showcase. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27192 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27192 On a recent long-delayed field trip to Fox Music Company in Watertown to dig through the store's thousands of 45s, disappointment reigned upon learning that they had sold the whole works to someone in Michigan just a few weeks previously. So I settled for digging through the thousands of LPs, and uncovered several obscure items to take a flyer on. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27307 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27307 Experienced Madison musicians have been put on the spot on stage more than once. They've learned the art of thinking on their feet (and on their stage pedals) to survive haywire engagements with common sense and a little luck. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27308 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27308 In Madison, these havens run the gamut from posh to paltry. Talk to any gigging musician and you're liable to hear all sorts of green-room horror stories, and even the occasional glowing review.