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A Double Kick Drum By The River In The Summer!

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Whoops! I forgot to do this yesterday. I know you have all been waiting with bated breath for the next installment of Club 770: The WUD Music Hour playlists.

So without further ado…

The Eleventh Episode! [download]

  • Bonita – The Pimps of Joytime
  • It’s All Good – Andrew Ripp
  • Family Affair (Sly and The Family Stone cover) – David Ford
  • Fast Forward Regrets. – The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt

Requests/Sing-a-long/On Rotation In The Office

  • Trigger Cut/Wounded-kite at :17 – Pavement (for Brandon Clementi)
  • Heartbeats – The Knife
  • Let Go – jj
  • Train Song – Feist and Ben Gibbard (for Peter Allen – IN THE NETHERLANDS)
  • Time – Beach Fossils (it’s new!!)
  • Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits (excellent to belt out alone in a studio)
  • Thirteen – Big Star (ditto)
  • Heavy Metal Drummer – Wilco (ditto x2)
  • Your Protector – Fleet Foxes (ditto x3)
  • This Town – Whispering Pines (I would sing along if I knew the words.)

Con amor,

Brigid

xx (I like hugs.)

indian summer

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actually i don’t think today counts as indian summer. that only lasts through october. this weather is what i call a miracle. it’s nicer than most of the summer was. as a tribute to the sunshine i decided to post few videos from my favorite summer 2009 albums. enjoy.

radiohead kid a: collector’s edition

blk jks mystery- ep

of montreal for our elegant caste- ep

bower birds upper air

edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros up from below
click here for the video.
sorry you have to go to npr.org for the last video but it’s totally worth it.

only 225 days until the first day of summer. how sad. at least it hasn’t snowed yet.

rock on folks,
margaret kaye

Noteworthy

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I wanted to post something up here. I’ve been meaning to but haven’t had much to say as I’ve gravitated between both busy and lazy days but mostly, countless long nights.

I wanted to provide you, the reader, with music I’ve been enjoying throughout the summer (that I think you should know about):

Toro Y Moi

I first came across Toro Y Moi, like so many other things, on Gorilla vs. Bear. The first song to really grab a hold of me was “Talamuk.” It’s a mellow, bassy dance track that’s a bit chopped n’ screwed towards the end. With another look at the band’s Myspace, I found a set of older songs, “109″ and “Ekleton,” which really got me excited. At some point Toro Y Moi made the transition from lo-fi, guitar pop to mostly mid-tempo house. It doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense but either hat fits on Toro Y Moi’s head.

http://www.myspace.com/toroymoi

Jap f. Young Dro + Big Kuntry “How We Get”

I don’t really listen to rap music, but I know a good song when I hear one and this is one. I love the lines “Kush is what we smokin’ / Patron is what we sippin’.” This is an all-around, great party track and in some ways reminds me of “Country Grammar.” Call me crazy, if you want.

http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/01/jap-f-young-dro-big-kuntry-how-we-get-mp3/

The Drums

I’ve seen this Brooklyn-based via Florida band twice this summer as they’ve gigged around NYC constantly. They initially took me by complete surprise as I went to go see them on a whim. They have this 80′s New-Wave meets surf-pop aesthetic that I think works for them. “Me and the Moon” is my favorite song by them. It’s as dark as a sunshine pop track about unrequited love could be.

http://hypem.com/#/track/710576/the+drums+-+me+and+the+moon

Drake

This could be filed under the “guilty pleasure” section but I won’t do it. I unabashedly enjoy this former teen actor’s work. I was a big fan of R&B in elementary school and middle school (even though I didn’t understand half the sexual references made in the music). It always seemed like a natural transition to move from listening to R&B, which centers on soulful musings of unrequited love and being really good at sex, to Emo, which centers on more depressed musings of unrequited love and being bad at sex (?). Does Drake straddle the line? Thanks to Gabe and Peter K. for this discovery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPAmhN4yeck&feature=related

http://www.thefader.com/2009/6/10/freeload-trey-songz-f-drake-invented-sex-mp3/

Lessins

Lessins is the House project of Toro Y Moi brain child, Chaz Bundick. Bundick puts on his dance shoes for Lessins and doesn’t look back. The song “Lina” is a damn good dance track that doesn’t overwhelm (sorry Gabe and Matt). More music like this should be played at parties because it doesn’t annoy you or force itself upon you.

http://www.myspace.com/lessins

Ganglians

Ganglians are not for the faint of heart. I’m going to forewarn you that it takes a bit of effort to listen to this band. I think they get their name-sake from the fact that the lead man is tall and “gangly” and doesn’t appear to have an ass. Start with the song “Hair.” It is reminscent of a WAVVES’ track but more psych and a little more thought out. I saw these guys and was in the midst of a food coma while they played their set so I didn’t fully appreciate their performance. I’m definitely going to catch their performance at Forward Music Festival this September.

http://www.myspace.com/ganglian

Little Gold

Another Brooklyn-based band, but they’re not what you think. Little Gold play folk delights not replete of violin or catchy hooks. Take a listen. I promise it’s good.

http://www.myspace.com/littlegoldsongs

Other notable mentions: Passion Pit, Miike Snow, Desolation Wilderness, Air France, Patrick Watson, Foreign Born

I can’t think of anything else to give you. This should hold you over for now. 3 1/2 more weeks and I’m back in the homeland. Can’t wait to see some familiar faces and cause a little trouble.

Tell me what you’ve been enjoying this summer- bands, albums, songs, etc.

-Patrick

Getting Green with Paul Cebar

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Thanks to Engineers Without Borders, WUD Music was able to bring you a show powered entirely by bike power! As part of the Madison community, we are constantly aware of the impact we have on the environment. But in addition to being conscientious world citizens, we are also committed to bringing you great music, so eliminating the carbon footprint of a show like Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound seemed only natural…

cebarstage

Cebar’s band, the present incarnation of the R&B Cadets and Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans, got the whole Terrace crowd on their feet and dancing with their soulful version of world music. From funk to zydeco, including their “one that sounds like a ska song,” their lively music was the perfect complement to a gorgeous midsummer night.

saxcebar

dancerscebar

The best dancers to ever grace the Terrace

brandoncebar

Brandon Clementi doing his part

If you didn’t get to hear it, I suggest you do so now.

- Brigid Hogan

Phoenix: “This is your time”

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I’ve been feeling the pressure to post something insightful about summer music here in Madison, but I have been coming up short. Definitely wasn’t enough “whiskey in my whiskey” to truly appreciate that the Felice Brothers had a washboard player who doubled as an MC or psychedelic drugs to fully get in touch with Ozric Tentacles, and the even sadder part is that I have been to more shows outside of Madison than actually on or around campus.

Probably letting someone down because of that, but it isn’t me because I have gotten to see some fabulous acts in Milwaukee and Chicago so far this summer. The rumblings on the fifth floor of the Union have led me to believe, though, that there are even better things heading to much closer venues in the very near future…

But because I can’t write about shows I’ve yet to see, let me share with you one I did get to see! Last weekend, I trekked down to Chicago to fulfill a dream I have carried for a very long time: seeing Versailles-based pop band Phoenix live.

deck d'arcy

Phoenix, while fun and accessible, never really garnered the critical acclaim in the US earned by closely related acts Daft Punk and Air. That hasn’t gotten in the way of the crowds who have flocked to see them all perform all over the country following the release of their latest album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, which fueled appearances live on MTV and numerous late night night talk shows. (And let’s not forget the “Brat Pack Remix” video of “Lisztomania” with footage from everyone’s favorite 80′s high school films… even vocalist Thomas Mars thinks it is the best Phoenix video.)

I was lucky enough to attend the sold out show last week at Park West in Chicago. I’m not sure I can say enough how surprised I was at the sheer talent they brought to the stage. Phoenix is a band that I have enjoyed – even loved – since roughly 8th grade, but I never realized the high level of musicianship they possess. Each song was perfectly transitioned into the next with lingering notes and lyrical flow – until the very end of the set when “1901″ dropped into silence in a single note. It seemed raw in the moment, but when the band reappeared for the encore and segued seamlessly back into the song to finish it, the intention was clear and effective.

Even more surprising, and wonderfully so, was the mid-set feature of “Love Like A Sunset,” a nearly-epic, almost entirely instrumental piece. The band was vibrant, and Mars took the opportunity to lean back and appreciate their tight, energetic sound.

mars naps

The whole show was vivid and electric in a way that could have made even Five Times August covers seem like a treat to hear. The band interacted with each other and with a participating crowd, breathing life into every note and turning the venue, which at first felt like a disco converted into a cabaret bar, into the perfect setting for their particular brand of Euro pop.

thomas mars and laurent brancowitz

And any show that closes with the frontman singing from the middle of a sold-out house, standing on a table – that’s got to be a great night.

Hopefully those planning to catch them on their remaining tour dates have a night as good as mine (which would include helping Mars from the stage during the encore and shaking hands with Laurent Brancowitz as well).

- Brigid Hogan

Beach Fossils

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Things have been pretty quiet around here lately. I think everyone is headlong into their summers and with that our Web 2.0 is neglected (except here).

I wanted to quick comment on New York’s own latest lo-fi noise maker to rear his head above the din of the rest, Beach Fossils. See Real Estate or Desolation Wilderness for reference- a lot of reverb-soaked guitars and vocals and themes of lazy days, stoner nights and summer. It is no secret that I’m a fan of Real Estate and Beach Fossils continues where my love affair with them has left off- a perfect foray into your summer activities. Look at the song titles: “Vacation,” “Daydream” and “Lazy Day.” As if those aren’t telling enough.

On “Vacation,” Dustin Payseur’s vocals are tinged with a watery delay that justifies his name and his obsession with well, the beach. It must be hard for this young Brooklynite to satisfy his tropical urges. He’s got The Rockaways and not much else (I guess he could swim at Coney Island). Maybe that’s why he sings “I’m getting on that bus / got to get out of town” and then concludes “I might not come back home.” Sounds like the musings of a displaced and restless twenty-something.

Beach Fossils is sure to make a lot of waves this summer, at least amidst the concrete of New York. He recently played Todd P’s Unamplified Acoustic BBQ at Fort Tilden Beach with Ponytail, Phosphorescent, Real Estate and a slew of other bands and is set to play the Captured Tracks/Woodsist Festival in Bushwick over the Fourth of July weekend.

Here’s some other Beach Fossils press:

No Pain in Pop
The Fader
Chocolate Bobka

-Patrick

Big Apple Bound

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Although this is a committee blog and Madison-based, I would be remiss if I didn’t take the opportunity to use this as a forum for my summer adventures. With this in mind, I hope to bring you the full WUD Music experience from half way across the country. I’m about 13 hours away from a flight to New York City where I will spend a good portion of my summer.

I am currently fighting a bout of sleeplessness and maybe some nerves as I venture into the unknown. I will thankfully have some fellow music committee members, both current and former, by my side now and then to enjoy the ride, er…whirlwind.

Please check back frequently for concert updates and updates in the music world as they happen in the center of it all.

palomo

First up is VEGA at Studio B on Sunday night. No work on Memorial Day, so a party is in order. I happened to see VEGA in Chicago last weekend, and although he only played a 4 song set, the set was pop bliss from start to finish. I’m going to give Mr. Palomo another chance and see if he has any tricks up his sleeve for the Brooklyn and pre-Memorial Day crowd.

Other shows I hope to attend this week:

May 27 : Real Estate @ The Annex

May 28: Those Dancing Days @ Union Hall

May 29: Grizzly Bear @ Town Hall (w/ Here We Go Magic)

May 30: The Hood Internet @ The Bell House

May 31: caUSE co-MOTION! @ 40 Skillman Ave

I hope this city doesn’t eat me alive and I hope I don’t spend all my money on booze and concert tickets.

 -Patrick