http://www.thedailypage.com/music Music content from ISTHMUS | The Daily Page webmaster@isthmus.com (Webmaster) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:36:57 CST Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27421 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27421 Whitney Mann grew up the daughter of a grain farmer in tiny Camden, Mich., a town with a population of 500 lodged between the Saint Joseph River and the Indiana state line. In Camden, one school building houses all students, kindergarten through high school. The post office and the community park are the sum of all local landmarks. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27391 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27391 The music of Madison was transformed this decade in ways that mirrored broader changes in the identity of the city itself. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27420 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27420 Like his granddad, Hank III has struggled with alcoholism and marital strife, as well as the suits who call the shots in the recording industry. He's also made a name for himself as a honky-tonk artist, just as Hank Sr. did, but his up-yours attitude isn't just genetic. He got his start banging drums and bucking authority in punk bands, and he never exchanged his hardcore roots for cowboy boots. He manages to have both. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27399 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27399 Madison metal-rockers Helliphant aren't shy about their love affair with Glenn Danzig. Their song "Dark Surf," the third track on their new disc <i>Powdered Tusk</i>, 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. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27268 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27268 Mad 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, <i>Born To Be a Trucker</i>. 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. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:13:52 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27248 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27248 Friday night in Overture Hall, the Madison Symphony Orchestra opened its second concert program with the ebullient overture to Glinka's opera <i>Ruslan and Ludmilla</i>. The well-drilled string players brought off their fiendishly fast parts triumphantly. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27422 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27422 Here's the best thing about mp3s: They've reestablished the song as the preeminent musical form. Pop music began its slow decline soon after CDs killed the 45. There was no way to buy a song, no way for three minutes of music to stand on their own anymore. And it took the implosion of the recording industry to change all that. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27423 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27423 The problem with Weezer has always been: What is there to love after the novelty wears off? On <i>Raditude</i>, Rivers Cuomo and company embrace the angst of geek love right away. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:04:39 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27505 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27505 Sleek, solemn rock trio The Selfish Gene prevailed last night at the Frequency in the final round of <i>Isthmus</i> Band to Band Combat, the local-music contest staged by your favorite Madison alternative newsweekly. The runner-up was The Midwest Beat, the quartet whose brisk pop songs are drenched in Mersey Sound jangle. The winner was chosen by club patrons, who cast votes. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27481 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27481 Madison'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: <i>Fleurs</i> by Former Ghosts. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27458 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27458 Folk-rockers Daniel and the Lion have built a local following in less than a year, and they will offer an opportunity for fans to put their audience skills to use at a live DVD filming at the High Noon Saloon on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:43:13 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27448 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27448 For its 50th anniversary concert, Saturday night in Overture Center's Capitol Theater, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra presented three works of the twentieth century, and one not. 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. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:51:14 -0500 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27315 http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27315 People often joke that the Midwest is a few years behind the coasts when it comes to adopting the newest cultural trends, overlooking that many of these innovations stem from the Midwest in the first place. A fine example is the work of Sufjan Stevens, who visited the Project Lodge Friday night to share his film about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. 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. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27390 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27390 Carl Johns brought all the sensibilities of indie rock to Madison music, first through NoahJohn, then through Charlemagne. His impressionistic pop-rock meandered from acoustic folk to psychedelic rock, and national music websites like Pitchfork took notice. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27389 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27389 After O'Cayz Corral burned on Jan. 1, 2001, Cathy Dethmers spent more than three years planning a replacement. When she opened the High Noon Saloon in 2004, the venue instantly defined the Madison club scene. The large, well-appointed room became a haven for indie-rock touring bands, and Dethmers kept her commitment to booking local shows, too.