Music

Start your compulsive weekend planning way early with a sneak peek at this year’s summer festivals.

Austin seems to be the theme of many of this week’s local live shows.

Hannah Newman loves songs by R. Kelly and Seal about Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes playing basketball against the Nerdlucks. We do too.

It’s like machine-gun fire: Drool Brothers, David Bowie, Seth Augustus… rat-a-tat, one after the other.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow stopped by the Mike ‘N Molly’s upstairs on Tuesday night. See what all the fuss is about.

In his debut hip hop column, Troy Brundidge would like to clear up a few things.

This Friday night, the Shadowboxer Collective provides an officially great lineup.

Scandinavian metal, ahoy!

There was cake!

Avoid the druken undergrads this week by heading inside to these shows.

After Wednesday’s performance, Annie is confused about Joe Pug the persona, but she has no doubts about Joe Pug the musician.

After five years of slowly building their following, the Duke of Uke and His Novelty Orchestra get some well-deserved attention for their new album This Way Up.

Wilson Hensleigh gets very specific when we ask about his favorite local specialty.

Joe Pug’s new album suggests tonight’s show could be a good one, as long as the vocals aren’t turned up loud enough that you can understand the lyrics.

Look out for new stuff from Quasi, Xiu Xiu and the triple-album insanity that is Joanna Newsom.

C-U’s up and coming Dubstep scene celebrates it’s one year anniversary. See what all the fuss is about.

Retribution Gospel Choir and New Ruins made everyone in the crowd last Thursday night feel like they had stumbled into a wonderful secret.

You can either keep watching the U.S. curling teams choke or you can go out an enjoy a great week for music in C-U. It’s up to you.

Kelly McMorris enlightens us on where to get the best chicken strips and why you might want to oil up your belly this Saturday night.

We kick off our new locally-focused Q & A. Trumpeter Jeff Helgesen is the first victim.

It’s a day late, but it’s never too late to find the new album (or ep) that tickles your fancy.

A new week brings new editors and a few changes to the Overture. Oh yeah, and some awesome shows.

In advance of this Thursday’s concert, we talk to Retribution Gospel Choir frontman Alan Sparhawk about the band’s new album 2 and their burgeoning live reputation.

Plenty of new stuff this week, plus some cool re-issues.

Annie got a taste of Elsinore on their new EP, enough to know that she’s excited for their full-length.

Many Upper Midwestern bands roll through town this week, and they’re bringing snow with them, so make ’em feel at home.

The new Midlake arrives, among other highlights.

Cristy’s back with machine gun-quick reviews of new releases from Eels, The Scruffs, and Woodpigeon.

The release show isn’t until Friday, but Amanda makes her SP debut with this approving review of the local band’s first LP.

Hey, there are probably a bunch of CD release shows going on this week that we don’t even know about!

So it has been written, so it shall be. Elsinore and World’s First Flying Machine are both celebrating months (years?) of work tomorrow night. Let’s party!

C-U’s World’s First Flying Machine unveils their first album, Annie reviews it, and you can see their CD release show Saturday at Canopy.

Hey, hey, this week’s lead album features ice piles on the cover: seasonally appropriate! More synergy awaits you within.

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin invades the Courtyard Cafe on Friday night, and Annie files this preview.

A couple of local record release shows dominate the weekend, but that’s not all that’s happening this week on the music scene.

Everyone seems to be talkin’ about the new Spoon release, but there’s more than that in this week’s new releases.

Maybe it’s time you left the house and saw what’s going on, live music-wise. Here’s a place to start.

Doug put together this kickass history of the Cover Up last year, and it’s definitely worth a re-post with updates from last year’s extravaganza.

Finally new releases are happening again, really happening. Plus we’ve listed up some of the gems that have sledded in through the snow in the last couple weeks…

The weather’s still cold, but the music scene is warming up this week; see what’s on tap besides the Cover Up.

2010 is here, and it wants you to play it a song. What? Did you think C-U had nothing happening in its music venues this week? Pshaaaw…

Hey, remember a couple of weeks ago when we ran a bunch of interviews? Well, this one slipped between the seat cushions. Terribly sorry.

Skalalitabs are out to prove they’re not your run of the mill ska youngsters. 

The Fall Semester Showdown profiles continue a bit after the fact, but you know you want to learn more about the Withershins.

The fall semester is winding down, so get ready for holiday shows a-plenty this week.  Dive in to learn more.

These fine young gentlemen crack wise and even get in a dig on WPGU. Good times!

Two of C-U’s four (four!) Brazilian-inspired bands will be playing at Canopy Saturday night.

Their performance is precise, as are their interview answers.