Presidential punk? Listen to Beto O'Rourke's '90s band Foss

Written by Rick Panneck on March 24, 2019.

Beto O'Rourke in Foss

Watch Monica Martin jam in the van with new track "Say"

Written by Rick Panneck on March 15, 2019.

Monica Martin

Madison bands perform at SXSW in search of the elusive buzz?

Written by Rick Panneck on March 8, 2019.

SXSW

Proud Parents, Disq, Seasaw, Slow Pulp and Labrador are gearing up for a trek to Austin.

Forward documents Wisconsin’s independent music scene

Written by Rick Panneck on February 13, 2019.

Former Madison resident Mike Krol worships power chords on new Merge Records release

Written by Rick Panneck on February 10, 2019.

Mike Krol

Sax god Leo Pellegrino of Too Many Zooz navigates Internet fame

Written by Rick Panneck on February 9, 2019.

Too Many Zooz

Club Crawl

Mtn Air,
Scam Likely,
Blue County Pistol,
Toll Booth
High Noon Saloon
Mon, Mar 20

Indigo Girls
w/ Kevin Kinney
Orpheum Theater
Tue, Mar 21

Charlie Parr
Stoughton
Opera House
Thu, Mar 23

Dead Horses
Stoughton
Opera House
Fri, Mar 24

Godcaster
w/ Such Jam Much Chill
The Sett
Union South
Sat, Mar 25 (free!)

THUMBS UP FEST
Featuring:
American Beauty,
Ben Quad,
Bicycle Inn,
Arlen Gun Club,
I Hate It Too,
Honey Creek,
Excuse Me,
Who are You?,
Tiny Voices and Nosebleeds
High Noon Saloon
Sat, Mar 25

Steve Forbert
The Bur Oak
Sun, Mar 26

Ryan Adams
Barrymore Theatre
Tues, Mar 28

Andrew Bird
w/ Ted Poor
The Sylvee
Wed, Apr 5

Mae Simpson
& Rare Element
High Noon Saloon
Sat, Apr 8

Dawes
w/ TBA
Majestic Theatre
Fri, Apr 14

Trapper Schoepp
Kiki's House of
Righteous Music
Sat, Apr 15

100 Gecs
w/ Machine Girl
The Sylvee
Sun, Apr 16

Seasaw
Album Release
w/ The Earthlings,
Social Cig, Vombom
Majestic Theatre
Fri, Apr 21

Heavy Looks,
Uncle Jim,
Def Sonic
Harmony Bar
Fri, Apr 21

Wristwatch,
System Exclusive,
Pink Halo, Carrellee,
Monica LaPlante
Crystal Corner Bar
Sat, Apr 22

Feist
The Sylvee
Tue, May 2

City and Colour
w/ Courtney Marie Andrews
The Sylvee
Fri, May 5

Matthew
Logan Vasquez
w/ Danny Golden
High Noon Saloon
Fri, May 12

Indigo De Souza
w/ TBA
Majestic Theatre
Wed, May 17

Cursive
w/ Neva Dinova
High Noon Saloon
Wed, May 17

Hippo Campus
w/ Gus Dapperton
The Sylvee
Tue, May 23

Weezer
w/ Modest Mouse,
Momma
Breese Stevens Field
Wed, Jun 14

Rodrigo Y Gabriela
w/ Ondara
Orpheum Theater
Wed, Jun 14

Noel Gallagher's
HIgh Flying Birds
& Garbage
w/ Metric
Breese Stevens Field
Wed, Jun 28

Big Thief
w/ Nick Hakim
The Sylvee
Thu, July 27

Bon Iver
w/ TBA
Breese Stevens Field
Sat, Aug 5

The National
w/ The Beths
The Sylvee
Tue, Aug 8 (sold out!)

The Head
and the Heart
& Father John Misty
The Sylvee
Mon, Aug 21

Father John Misty
& The Head and
the Heart
The Sylvee
Tue, Aug 22

Amyl and
the Sniffers
w/ Die Spitz
The Sylvee
Thu, Oct 19