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Madison’s Project Lodge seeks funds to grow creative class

The Project Lodge

Arts and music incubator, The Project Lodge, has a Kickstarter fund raising campaign in progress to meet an $8,000 capital outlay goal for the non-profit DIY upstart. Known as a beacon for Madison's aspiring artists, musicians and all-around creative types, the Project Lodge has hosted a wide variety of events over the last four years in its East Johnson Street location.

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Grandpa reviews new Delta Spirit album

Delta Spirit

Our Barnstormer buddies, Delta Spirit, are set to release a new self-titled album with a supporting tour in March. The first track off the album called “California" will be available for download on iTunes January, 31st. Lucky Grandpa Ashcraft is one of the first to hear the new material. I think he likes it.

Straight from the band:

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Rock of the Arts seeks writers, photographers

  We Want You 

Rock of the Arts, a Madison, Wisconsin-based indie music blog, is seeking talented writers, photographers and all-around music junkies. We're looking to expand coverage from one of the Midwest's most eclectic music cities.

Creative writers and photographers that want to push boundaries and redefine the indie blogoshpere are welcome. Don't worry, you won't have to suck-up to advertisers or push crappy shows. Sense of humor required.

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Rock of the Arts top ten Madison albums 2011

One thing can be said for Madison's music scene in 2011. It was the emergence of the city as a bona fide lo-fi mecca. Maybe you had to have your ear to the ground of the indie music blogs, like we do, to see the numerous mentions of Madison artists like Peaking Lights, Julian Lynch, All Tiny Creatures, Dead Luke and Slow Loris across the country. Something is going on here. Can someone please tell the Madison Area Music Awards?


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01/24/12 - Cloud Nothings Attack on Memory (Carpark)
01/24/12 - Craig Finn Clear Heart Full Eyes [Vagrant]
02/07/12 - Dr. Dog - Be the Void [Anti]
02/07/12 - 
Royal Baths - Better Luck Next Life [Kanine]
02/07/12 -
Sharon Van Etten Tramp (Jagjaguwar)
02/14/12 -
Tennis, Young and Old (Fat Possum)
02/14/12 -
Heartless Bastards Arrow [Partisan]
02/14/12 -
Polica Give You the Ghost [TGNP]
02/14/12 - Young Magic Melt [Carpark]
02/21/12 - The Project Lodge 2012 Compilation (MAM)
02/21/12 -
Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour [Electric Blues Records/Vagrant]
02/21/12 - Sleigh Bells Reign of Terror [Mom & Pop]
02/21/12 - Grimes - Visions [4AD]
02/28/12 - 
School of Seven Bells - GHOSTORY [Vagrant]
02/28/12 - Memoryhouse - The Sideshow Effect [Sub Pop]
03/06/12 - The Magnetic Fields - Love at the Bottom of the Sea [Merge]
03/06/12 -
Andrew Bird Break It Yourself [Mon & Pop]
03/06/12 - 
Bowerbirds - The Clearing [Dead Oceans]
03/06/12 - White Rabbits - Milk Famous (tbd/White Vinyl)
03/06/12 - Yellow Ostrich Strange Land (Basurk)
03/13/12 - Lucero - Women & Work (ATO)
03/13/12 -
Delta Spirit Delta Spirit [Rounder]
04/03/12 - Bear in Heaven - I Love You, It's Cool (Dead Oceans/Hometapes)
04/10/12 - Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls (ATO)
04/13/12 - Sat. Nite Duets - Summer of Punishment (Uninhabitable Mansions)
05/01/12 - Lower Dens - Nootropics (Ribbon)

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