Pink Lightning featuring Kitty Rhombus, Dharmonic Deluxe, and Tickle Torture at the High Noon Saloon
On Friday, May 18th at 10:00pm the High Noon Saloon will host a full night of music featuring Pink Lightning, Kitty Rhombus, Dharmonic Deluxe, and Tickle Torture!

"Aside from being knock-you-on-your-ass great, Lips and Arms (Kitty Rhombus’s studio album) is well thought out through the melody and production. A lot of credit should go to Dustin Sisson who took what could have amounted to a great deal of racket but turned it into a great album. I believe Lips and Arms should prove to be a Madison music beacon. While there aren't many people making the type of music Kitty Rhombus is turning out I can only hope it might inspire more bands to explore their sound." –Josh Trinkner Dane101.

"Pink Lightning's members include a lead guitarist with surfer-style shredding abilities, a solid bass and drums rhythm team, a singer reminiscent of Nick Cave and a man armed with an accordion. As elusive as Pink Lightning may be, it is our hope and ambition here at Real Detroit Weekly to change the fact that very few have heard of this mysterious quintet. For those of you hunting for Pink Lightning, sightings include P.J.'s Lager House and Dally in the Alley."

The Manginas are a brother-sister/girlfriend-boyfriend/sister's boyfriend-girlfriend's brother trio of whatever the hell you want it to be. We're not trying to fit, just have fun. Eat our musical defecation. Dharmonic Deluxe is a Madison four piece band and will be exciting the crowd at the High Noon Saloon in Madison tonight. Come out and show your support!!

Tickle Torcher will wow the High Noon audience with sexpop music tonight. Sweet, sweet sexpop.



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Joe Pug with Bailiff and Robby Schiller (of the Blueheels) at the Frequency
Joe Pug along with Bailiff and Robby Schiller of the Blueheels will be playing a show at the Frequency on May 16th at 8:30pm!

The day before his senior year as a playwright student at the University of North Carolina, Joe Pug sat down for a cup of coffee and had the clearest thought of his life: I am profoundly unhappy here. Then came the second clearest.

Pug packed up his belongings and drove the longest route possible to Chicago. Working as a carpenter by day, the 23 year-old Pug spent nights playing the guitar he hadn't picked up since his teenage years. Using ideas originally slated for a play he was writing called "Austin Fish," Pug began creating the sublime lyrical masterpiece that would become the Nation of Heat EP.

The songs were recorded fast and fervently at a Chicago studio where a friend snuck him in to late night slots other musicians had canceled. He was short on money, but his bare-boned sincerity didn't require much more than a microphone and it dripped off of each note he sang.

In May of 2008, Pug played the first headlining slot of his young career to a sold out crowd at Chicago's storied Schubas Tavern. Two weeks later he released the Nation of Heat EP, which has garnered near-universal critical acclaim and established him as one of the most respected songwriters of his generation. Pug has since played shows with Todd Snider, Susan Tedeschi, Kasey Chambers, and James Hunter.

Pug released his first full-length album, Messenger, in February 2010. Later in 2010 he went to the United Kingdom and played the main-stage of the Cambridge Folk Festival.




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Alejandro Escovedo at the High Noon Saloon
The High Noon Saloon will be hosting Alejandro Escovedo on May 20th at 8:00pm!

As much as we like to hear what our fellow youngsters are contributing to the world of music, it's often the older, more reliable folks who really keep up our morale. A classic case would be Texan singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, who seems to be kicking as much ass in his late 50s as most guys do in their 20s. His shows in recent years have re-connected with his punk-rock past, but also with country and melodies from south of the border. Plus, he's pretty cool about keeping Madison on his tour route.


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Kurt Vile and the Violators featuring Black Bananas and True Widow at the High Noon Saloon
On May 21st at 8:00pm the High Noon Saloon will host a show with Kurt Vile and the Violators as well as Black Bananas and True Widow!

Kurt Vile is a lo-fi indie rock singer/songwriter from Philadelphia who made his commercial recording debut in 2008 to much critical fanfare. Based in Philadelphia, Vile grew up outside the city in the nearby town of Lansdowne. His father, a bluegrass aficionado who bought him a banjo, encouraged his passion for music. Vile eventually advanced from the banjo to other instruments, primarily guitar, and began writing songs that he would record at home. These lo-fi home recordings, often featuring drum machines and other one-man-band, lo-fi adornment, were compiled on a series of CD-Rs that Vile would release in limited editions. Meanwhile, in addition to his solo work, Vile began collaborating musically with singer/guitarist Adam Granduciel in 2003.


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Ben Sollee at the Majestic Theatre
On May 25th at 7:00pm, Ben Sollee will offer a rare performance at the Majestic Theatre!

Ben Sollee wants you to experience all the beauty and banality that life has to offer. It’s a serious request, and his enthusiasm is genuine. Armed with a cello, Sollee is canvassing the country, sometimes by bicycle, imploring folks to rediscover the connections between music, art, film, dance, their community, and personal relationships.

These factors ultimately translate to the mindset and making of Ben’s new project – Inclusions. Beyond bridging genres and demographics with earnest, dynamic songwriting and passionate performances, Ben Sollee seeks to intertwine his music with art and life. The theme of Inclusionsis large, humanistic and universal – how relationships influence us all whether intentional or not.


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Reptile Palace Orchestra at the High Noon Saloon
Reptile Palace Orchestra will play a CD release show at the High Noon Saloon on Friday, May 25th at 5:30pm!

They broke the mold after they made the Reptile Palace Orchestra. There's absolutely no one like them, able to tread freely, humorously, and with great aplomb, around world music, as comfortable with klezmer, Eastern European rhythms, and Maghrebi melodies as they are with a cover of the jazz-rock classic, "Vehicle." That they do it with such a smile of their faces is the icing on the cake, because underneath is some stunning musicianship, easily heard in pieces like the demanding "Sandankso Horo" or the opener, "Kochari."


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Jimmy Murn and the Heymakers with Bes Monde at the High Noon Saloon
The High Noon Saloon will host Jimmy Murn and the Heymakers along with Bes Monde on May 26th at 9:30pm!

Jimmy Murn & the Heymakers is a new wave rock band from Madison, WI. Check them out at the High Noon Saloon tonight and have a blast!

Loosely translated Bes Monde means "to kiss the world", but the aim of this group is to destroy it. Short and sweet rock & roll inspired by 80's post-punk and the concept of "Beastmode", Bes Monde's live shows are full blown revivals. A tribute to days gone by with hope for a better tomorrow. Fans of primal catharsis should get off their collective asses and dive in.


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Film Screening of "Better Than Something: Jay Reatard" at the High Noon Saloon
Come out to the High Noon Saloon on May 29th at 6:30pm for a very special screening of the move "Better Than Something: Jay Reatard"

BETTER THAN SOMETHING is a feature documentary about the controversial and prolific garage rock icon Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, better known to the world as Jay Reatard. This intimate portrait, captured just months before his untimely passing, brings us incredibly close to Jay's complicated punk-rock world in Memphis, Tennessee. BETTER THAN SOMETHING eloquently interweaves cinéma vérité, interviews, and archival concert performances, and features scenes from an insightful and candid week spent with Jay, who reveals personal childhood stories and the struggles of life in Memphis.


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Sleeping in the Aviary featuring Caroline Smith And The Good Night Sleeps along with Icarus Himself at the High Noon Saloon
On May 31st at 9:00pm, the High Noon Saloon will host a CD release party for Sleeping in the Aviary's "Vomit on Vinyl". The opening acts will be Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps along with Icarus Himself.

The garage-rock vagrants (Sleeping in the Aviary) seem to have also hit a creative stride musically too. Their forthcoming album is a retro hodgepodge of freewheeling rock ‘n’ roll and proto-punk crunch that sees the band sounding more focused and realized than ever before. Perhaps Sleeping in the Aviary’s most commendable feat is their ability to take some of the most basic elements of early rock ‘n’ roll and mold their music into something that sounds entirely original. Balancing the old with the new, there are dashes of fuzz and aural bluster that sit beneath all the traditional chord progressions and lush harmonies. For instance, “So Lonely” opens like any other assembly-line surf-rock ditty, only to explode into a swirl of screeching guitar solos and psychedelic noise.

In addition, the garage-rock vagrants (Sleeping in the Aviary) will be celebrating a not-so-new, but so-very-exciting release for this show. In 2008, the band had explored its heavily acoustic-based, fiery freak-folk which has been described as sounding like Jeff Mangum listening to a shitload of Bob Dylan before recording "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea." This record was released by local label Science of Sound in 2008, but only on CD... and now... "Vomit" is being pressed on vinyl, and will be available for purchase at the show! The digital download that comes with the album also comes with several previously-unreleased bonus tracks. Come get your vomit while it's hot!


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Shakey (Neil Young Tribute) at the High Noon Saloon
Shakey, the Neil Young Tribute, will play ther High Noon Saloon on June 8th at 5:30pm!

Madison band Shakey's shows aim not only to cover Neil Young's songs, but to please the biggest of Neil Young dorks, often focusing on specific periods of Young's vast career. They aren't afraid to switch up arrangements, often performing in a three-guitar lineup that draws more from Drive-By Truckers than from Crazy Horse.


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Euphony: The Pale Noir Experience featuring Aaimon, I††, Preteen Pornstar, Channel 4Four and Textbreak at the High Noon Saloon
Come out to the High Noon Saloon on June 8th at 9:00pm for Euphony: The Pale Noir Experience featuring Aaimon, I††, Preteen Pornstar, Channel 4Four and Textbreak.

ΔAIMON This male/female duo from Southern California have been getting recognition and at an accelerated rate! They have been booked to play an array of events including the recent SXSW in Texas. ΔAIMON defy their sunny locale in exchange for beautiful, grim and sometimes harsh occult soundscapes; with compositions built on anxiety and paranoia giving way to a heightened feverish sexuality and erotic ritualism. Coming from an extremely wide set of influences, their music is its own unique blend of slow and menacing conjurations. Generally connected with the ‘drag‘ and ‘witchhouse‘ genres, ΔAIMON uses unconventional sound-design and tension within often pop oriented song structures to instill unnerving sensation.

Noise echoes and ghost drones from this husband and wife’s dark and bloody ground… I†† is a lo-fi hyper sigil casting spells in various mediums. There is a familiarity within their influences tying back to the early days of extreme experimentation in sounds from such groups as Coil, Death In June, and Throbbing Gristle. Though don't be mistaken. I†† is a sound all of their own. The name itself is a sigil for magickal workings, but if it must be pronounced it is eyedoublecross.

Preteen Pornstar is an art group that started in 2002 using analog synthesizers and synthesized analgesics. Through live shows in South and North California the project solidified into a core group of permanent members with more or less steady roles, and a cloud of 40 or so occasional collaborators. Since 2002, the project has put out 5 'normal' full length albums, as well as a scattering of other releases including remixes, s3m kits, found audio tapes, and an illustrated children's book. The only consistent threads are that any Preteen work must feature at least one of the core members, and must be available for free online. All releases of the project are available on either direct download or through bit torrent.

Blending the lines between music, video, and performance art, Channel 4Four is a bit of an enigma to the electronic and art scene. His live performance is a complete audio/visual wacky circus experience. You will be shocked. In awe. And most likely won't understand what just happened to your mind when it is over. On this night he will be accompanied by live drumming by the one known as Buddha from their old band Sinistra 317.

Textbeak has always straddled the line between experimental industrial and dance. Hailing from the early ‘90s Columbus, Ohio rave scene he was a member of Body Release with Titonton Duvante (Residual Records), Todd Sines (Frankie, Planet E, Peacefrog, YORE), and Charles Noel. Through the mid ’90s and early 2000’s with his band Bath, to his current endeavors, he has always pushed the envelope with his compositions, artwork, text collages, and genre-blasting DJ sets. He host a weekly internet radio show that features guest mixed sets from producers and label owners all over the world in the dark electronic world.



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Chez Bouche at the High Noon Saloon
Chez Bouche will be playing a show at the High Noon Saloon on June 10th at 8:00pm!

Chez Bouché: A Dance/Comedy Revue now touring the Midwest with a “bawd-villian” blend of physical and stand-up comedy, irreverent puppetry, unexpected magic, glam rock-like artistry, precise lip sync, outrageous celebrity impersonations, intricately choreographed high-energy dance numbers and bold sex appeal. Chez Bouché is a provocative, edgy variety show that is sure to please and intrigue you with its naughty and neo-burlesque feel.


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PROG at the High Noon Saloon
On June 11th at 8:00pm, PROG will be playing a show at the High Noon Saloon!

PROG plays the music of Genesis, the EARLY years, Rush, the somewhat early years, YES, the very early years, and Jethro Tull, most of the years.

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Katie Powderly featuring Pioneer and Small Houses at the High Noon Saloon
Katie Powderly along with Pioneer and Small Houses will be playing the High Noon Saloon on June 13th at 8:00pm!

Katie Powderly’s music permeates the boundaries of genre, inhabiting a space somewhere between alt-country and folk. It transcends the confines of linear chronology, as well; it is vintage and current, nostalgic and prophetic. Respectful of tradition while remaining relevant, Powderly presents a promising musical hybrid in her painstakingly hand-hewn tunes.


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Houses In Motion (Talking Heads Tribute) at the High Noon Saloon
The High Noon Saloon will host the Talking Heads tribute band Houses in Motion on June 15th at 10:00pm!

Houses in Motion is a Talking Heads cover band from Madison, WI / Chicago, IL. A typical performance features a set as a four-piece dedicated to Talking Heads' earlier material, and another set with additional musicians focusing on the Heads' later material. The result is a dance party that lasts all night long!


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Witch Mountain and Lord Dying at the High Noon Saloon
On June 17th at 8:30pm the High Noon Saloon will host Witch Mountain and Lord Dying!


For fifteen years, Witch Mountain has flown the flag of doom over its cloudy hometown of Portland, OR. Formed in 1997 by guitarist/songwriter Rob Wrong (M99, Iommi Stubbs) and drummer/manager Nathan ‘Nanotear’ Carson (Point Line Plane, Two Ton Boa), the group has stayed loud and proud through a variety of lineups and musical epochs. Today, the band is recognized as a leader in some of the most renowned metal communities in the world—locally alongside Agalloch, YOB, and Red Fang—and internationally as part of the Profound Lore label and Nanotear Booking rosters.


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