CHARLEMAGNE – Detour Allure (2005 SideCho Records) Charlemagne’s Detour Allure finds our heroes outgrowing some of the down-home Americana charm of their debut record and replacing it with some serious big-city-style polish. No, they haven’t left
BLAKE THOMAS & THE DOWNTOWN BROWN – Real Like Theater (2005 Self-Release) If instead of growing up Irish on a diet of Van Morrison, David Gray had been raised somewhere in rural America listening to Johnny
BASCOM HILL – Maybe (2005 Arrival Records) Written by John Payne According to their press release, Bascom Hill, a Madison band named after the large hill in front of the UW’s most well-known building, have a
WISCONSIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Momentum (2005 WCO Records) Written by Judy Brady Some historians like to consider the chamber orchestra to be a slightly rebellious cultural entity that arose in response to the development of the
SEVENONEFIVE – We Don’t Feel Like This For Free (2005 Crustacean Records) Written by Joe Price “Don’t let them make your decisions for you,” rasps SevenOneFive singer Douglas Bredlau on “Seat Belt.” The entire song is
BRAINERD – Animal Mother (2005 Party Records) Written by Joe Price Brainerd has an ambiguous style. Animal Mother opens with a blistering metal assault of tribal drum rhythms and heavy guitars. Singer Deitrich barks “Jesus!” repeatedly
KILLDOZER – The Last Waltz (2005 Crustacean Records) There is something innately Madisonian about missing something incredible that’s festering right under our collective nose. The juxtaposition of Killdozer and Crustacean Records seems to illustrate that point
THE BRACELETS – The Bracelets (2005 Sector Five Records) My God, where the hell did this music come from? No disrespect to the German Art Students or Burr Settles or the other couple of artists who
STONERING – Samhain (2004 Self-Release) Written by Andy Ziehli StoneRing’s latest CD, Samhain (pronounced SAH-win) is a collection of traditional Celtic and multi-regional folk songs arranged and performed in what is now a familiar StoneRing fashion;
DAFINO – Deus est Nullus ex Machina (2005 Self-release) Dafino took home the MAMA last March for Best New Band and if sheer moxie were rewarded there’s little doubt they’d be in the running for most
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