{"id":15278,"date":"2019-07-15T12:11:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=15278"},"modified":"2019-09-02T09:59:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T14:59:00","slug":"madison-calendar-july-15-july-21-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-calendar-july-15-july-21-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Madison: Gender Confetti, Margarita & Taco Fest, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? There\u2019s no shortage of cool stuff to do in Madison… it\u2019s just figuring out which cool stuff best suits you. Here\u2019s what Madison is doing this week.<\/span>\n

Mekons<\/h2>\n

Monday, July 15, High Noon Saloon (info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Punk, post-punk, alt-country or whatever you choose to call them, Mekons are one of the most slyly influential bands of the 1980s. Though never reaching the heights of fame some of their peers did, the British-American group were one of the first to country fry their angst and are consequently cowpunk royalty. Deserted<\/em>, their whopping 22nd and fittingly recorded at Joshua Tree National Park, was released earlier this year. The opener is a curious choice: local Mekons tribute act The Wekons<\/strong>. As far as I know, that\u2019s a first.<\/p>\n