Dolores to amicably split
Psych-rock band Dolores is calling it quits as two members move away from Madison. Though they’d only been a band for a shade over a year, Dolores had built a solid reputation as an energetic live act....
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It’s tough being a “buzz band,” and few understand the experience better than Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. In 2005, their debut album garnered almost universal acclaim and won them fans as high up as...
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Drawing from a career that’s included everything from punk rock standards to eclectic collaboration, Elvis Costello & the Imposters delivered a spirited show that had the crowd seated in silent...
View ArticleThe duality of the Southern thing
Few things influence Water Liars more than their Southern roots, which singer and guitarist Justin Kinkel-Schuster says is both a blessing and a curse. It’s something they have consciously attempted to...
View ArticleIsthmus Live Sessions: Cloud Cult
Rather than concentrate on any one part of their prolific career, Duluth, Minn,. art pop collective Cloud Cult chose to play four songs from four different albums at a recent Isthmus Live Session.
View ArticleIsthmus Live Sessions: San Fermin at Bright Red Studios
San Fermin is a band that commands the stage. At a recent Isthmus Live Sessions at Bright Red Studios, the Brooklyn, N.Y., octet turned an intimate setting into funky, wall-to-wall raucousness.
View ArticlePhillip Phillips on life after “Idol,” aging like the Boss and music that...
Phillip Phillips missed his college graduation in 2012 due to “American Idol” duties. The no-show turned out to be a small price to pay as the singer/songwriter won the competition’s 11th season. He...
View ArticleFall music preview 2015
Our fall music preview includes nearly 100 concerts, ranging from local up-and-comers to national touring acts and venues as tiny as Dragonfly Lounge to as gigantic as the Kohl Center. On the Madison...
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Erasing the boundaries between high and low, serious and silly, our fall arts preview has something for everyone.
View ArticleIsthmus Crash Course: The Decemberists
From their beginnings as baroque poppers to their current incarnation as folk rock heroes, the Decemberists have been identifiable by their hyper-literate, lushly produced catalog of songs. They visit...
View ArticlePunk godfathers
If fame were measured by influence, Dillinger Four would be one of the biggest bands on the planet. The Minneapolis-based punk quartet have become the unlikely elder statesmen of a scene populated by...
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New York-born standup and former “Daily Show” correspondent Wyatt Cenac has a laconic delivery and offbeat sense of humor.
View ArticleIsthmus Crash Course: Masked Intruder
Madison four-piece Masked Intruder will host the “Punk Rock Maskerade” at the Majestic Theatre on Nov. 7 — a masquerade ball for people who love breakneck pop punk songs about crimes and misdemeanors....
View ArticleDolores to amicably split
Psych-rock band Dolores is calling it quits as two members move away from Madison. Though they’d only been a band for a shade over a year, Dolores had built a solid reputation as an energetic live act....
View ArticleBringing back the buzz
It’s tough being a “buzz band,” and few understand the experience better than Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. In 2005, their debut album garnered almost universal acclaim and won them fans as high up as...
View ArticleTheir aim was true
Drawing from a career that’s included everything from punk rock standards to eclectic collaboration, Elvis Costello & the Imposters delivered a spirited show that had the crowd seated in silent...
View ArticleThe duality of the Southern thing
Few things influence Water Liars more than their Southern roots, which singer and guitarist Justin Kinkel-Schuster says is both a blessing and a curse. It’s something they have consciously attempted to...
View ArticleIsthmus Live Sessions: Cloud Cult
Rather than concentrate on any one part of their prolific career, Duluth, Minn,. art pop collective Cloud Cult chose to play four songs from four different albums at a recent Isthmus Live Session.
View ArticleIsthmus Live Sessions: San Fermin at Bright Red Studios
San Fermin is a band that commands the stage. At a recent Isthmus Live Sessions at Bright Red Studios, the Brooklyn, N.Y., octet turned an intimate setting into funky, wall-to-wall raucousness.
View ArticlePhillip Phillips on life after “Idol,” aging like the Boss and music that...
Phillip Phillips missed his college graduation in 2012 due to “American Idol” duties. The no-show turned out to be a small price to pay as the singer/songwriter won the competition’s 11th season. He...
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