The weekend is so close. I’ve been looking forward to Saturday night for a long time. Our good friends The Daredevil Christopher Wright are in town opening for Trampled By Turtles at Turner Hall Ballroom. I would highly recommend any fan of The Avett Brothers, Charlie Parr, Megafaun, or Mumford and Sons to find a [ ... ] ...
Back in the saddle of the Wednesday night gig ... I even played a little cowpunk and roots rock on the '80s at 8:30. Here's the list, yo ... New trax ... 6 pm hour ... Jaill -- Everybody's Hip ... Love Language -- Horophones ... The Joy Formidable -- Austere ... Lou Rhodes -- Circles ... Wovenhand -- Denver City ... Black Keys -- Howlin for You ... Hot Hot Heat -- Zero Results ... Recurrent (4-12 months old) ... Galactic w/ Rebirth Brass Band -- Boe Money ... 7 pm hour ... Sleigh Bells -- A/B
Consider us excited. Earlier this year we were elated to find out that Hurray For the Riff Raff was opening for Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy while we were in New Orleans. The show was fantastic. We returned home to Wisconsin with a copy of Hurray For the Riff Raff’s brilliant new album, Young Blood Blues on [ ... ] ...
Saturday: Milwaukee’s own Jaill is celebrating the release of their Sub Pop debut, That’s How We Burn at Turner Hall Ballroom. Come out and support these guys and be proud of our music community! MP3: Jaill – “The Stroller” Baseball: A Master of Timing, Uecker Returns to the Booth (New York Times) Check out the [ ... ] ...
The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger – a collaboration of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl – release their debut album, Acoustic Sessions in October of this year. I haven’t heard anything from the forthcoming release, but did pick up a Jardin du Luxembourg, a two-song collection that showcases their affinity for pop music [ ... ] ...
The great Charlie Parr snuck an album out last month that I totally missed. It’s called When The Devil Goes Blind, and is currently available on his website. If this is your first introduction to Charlie Parr, prepare to be amazed. It was just over a year ago that I was introduced to Parr’s excellence [ ... ] ...
We missed the Tallest Man On Earth at the Pitchfork Music Festival this year, but his show at the Pabst remains one of the finest we’ve attended this year. Our friends at Yours Truly captured the beautiful video above, a cover of Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “My Journey to the Sky.” Seriously, this is stunning. Previously: [ ... ] ...
It’s been too long since we’ve talked about Blair here at MoB. If you’re unfamiliar with her album, Die Young, you’re missing out on one of the year’s best. Check out the video of “Rampage” from “a bar/flower shop in Brooklyn” via Van Lou Media. Great stuff Buy: Blair – Die Young ...