Late April reality check track listing

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Published April 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

So the weather sucked ever since I proclaimed an early summer a couple weeks ago. Looks like it's improving the next few days. Here is this week's new track list and '80s list ... New tracks ... 6 pm hour ... Drive By Truckers -- Get Downtown ... Drive By Truckers -- Drag the Lake Charlie ... The Apples in Stereo -- Next Year At About the Same Time ... Galactic -- Dark Water ... Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt -- Tokyo Drift ... Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -- Bad Blood ... Anders Osborne -- Killing

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Dylan makes a strong case for "Women and Country"

Published April 29, 2010 at 9:29 a.m.


From the get-go, Bobby Tanzilo is going to just say right up front that he went to Wednesday night's Jakob Dylan & Three Legs show at The Pabst Theater because of the words "Neko" and "Case." If Dylan was hoping that he'd win over some of their crowd by bringing Case and her sidekick Kelly Hogan along for the ride, he was right in at least one case.

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Review: Yeasayer + Sleigh Bells – Majestic (Madison)

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Published April 29, 2010 at 9:09 a.m.

Words: Tyler Fassnacht Photos: Ed Oliver The last time I had seen Yeasayer was on the Terrace last summer, long before Odd Blood, so I was excited to see what a new album would bring to their live show. I must also say that I had no idea Madison loved Yeasayer so much. It [ ... ] ...

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Castelaz signs Maritime to his Dangerbird label

Published April 29, 2010 at 8:32 a.m.


Milwaukee ex-pat Jeff Castelaz, who runs Dangerbird, a label and management company in Los Angeles has signed Milwaukee's Maritime to a record deal.

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Video: Delta Spirit – “Vivian” (KEXP)

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Published April 28, 2010 at 10:01 a.m.

There’s a lot to be excited about in Milwaukee tonight. We’ll be hitting up the Daytrotter Barnstorming Tour which includes performances by Ra Ra Riot, Delta Spirit, Nathaniel Rateliff, Free Energy, and Pearly Gate Music. I’m really excited about the entire line up, especially Delta Spirit, who I’ve never seen live. Go ahead and add [ ... ] ...

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American Idol tour will stop at Summerfest

Published April 27, 2010 at 8:29 p.m.


The American Idols Live 2010 Tour will visit Milwaukee for a Summerfest show on July 2.

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Video: Jónsi – “Grow Till Tall” (Pabst Theater)

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Published April 27, 2010 at 2:22 p.m.

If you’ve seen Jónsi on this tour chances are you were as wowed as I was last night. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting to be as blown away as I was. It was great enough to be carried in “show of the year” breath. Dan brought back a bunch of supreme HD video captures [ ... ] ...

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Kings Go Forth return home to share long-awaited Luaka Bop debut

Published April 27, 2010 at 8:55 a.m.


It's been a long time coming, but we Milwaukeeans knew the day would eventually come that we'd have to officially share Kings Go Forth with the rest of the country -- and the world. Read our conversation with vocalist Dan Fernandez and see the band play at Turner Hall Ballroom Friday, April 30.

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Verge updates and more Milwaukee music news

Published April 27, 2010 at 8:45 a.m.


This morning Summerfest officials announced that Manchester Orchestra, Madison's Locksley, Empires, The Loyal Divide and Violetness from Chicago, and L.A.'s Scarlet Grey have been added to the lineup for the Verge Music Festival, June 4-5, on the Summerfest grounds. And we have some more news, too.

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Review: LCD Soundsystem – “This Is Happening”

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Published April 27, 2010 at 6:53 a.m.

By Alex Schaaf Am I still cool? That’s the question you ask yourself as you stand across the street from the dance club. You were a regular here back in the day, back when disco reigned supreme and dances went until the early hours of the morning. But now you’re grown-up, you’ve got two kids, [ ... ] ...

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