Astronautalis. Picture by T.J. Matzen. All pictures by T.J. Matzen were edited by Steven Spoerl.

Have we told you lately that you guys rock? At the Astronautalis show, along with our stellar Badger attendees we had visitors from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and all over Wisconsin who came to see the traveling rhyme-slinger do the things that only he can do. Over 300 of you saw him perform songs from his albums (and appropriately screamed the lyrics back at him), two freestyles about fan-submitted subjects from Cinnamon Toast Crunch to the George Clooney, and tell off-the-cuff jokes that make you confident that he could have a successful stand-up comedy career if he ever wanted to give that a shot. Openers Bi-Polar Bear did a great job of complementing his hip-hop side while Hewn delivered energetic, Tom Waits-praising growl-rock.

It was a party in every sense of the word. These pictures do a great job of showing that (though there’s nothing like the real thing, which is why y’all should hit our free shows at Der Rath and The Sett). If you have pics from this show or the Advance Base and Poison Control Center / Sat Nite. Duets / The Fatty Acids shows that you think the world should see, please send them to wudmusiccom@gmail.com. Check out the photos and video below. Click to enlarge. More after the jump.

Bi-Polar Bear. Picture by T.J. Matzen

Hewn. Picture by Steven Spoerl.

Video of Astronautalis by Steven Spoerl.

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