{"id":15502,"date":"2019-07-29T09:28:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T14:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=15502"},"modified":"2020-02-26T21:26:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T03:26:02","slug":"madison-calendar-july-29-august-4-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-calendar-july-29-august-4-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Madison: The Amazing Acro-Cats, The Dead South, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? There\u2019s no shortage of cool stuff to do in Madison&#8230; it\u2019s just figuring out which cool stuff best suits you. Here\u2019s what Madison is doing this week.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2018Mean Girls\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><em>Monday, July 29, Memorial Union Terrace (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/mean-girls-2004\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Harken back to a time when Lindsay Lohan was America\u2019s sweetheart with this screening of her best performance. Written by Tina Fey, 2004\u2019s <em>Mean Girls<\/em> follows Lohan\u2019s Cady Heron as she adjusts to an American high school after spending her childhood in Africa with her scientist parents. It\u2019s an endlessly quotable comedy classic that helped launch the careers of stars Lohan, Fey, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lizzy Caplan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mean Girls (2004) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oDU84nmSDZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Dale Watson<\/h2>\n<p><em>Tuesday, July 30, High Noon Saloon (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9296905\/an-evening-with-dale-watson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dale Watson is about as far from country radio as you can get. Perfectly coiffed and heavily inked, he plays his own sub-genre of music called \u201cAmeripolitan.\u201d It\u2019s a collection of country\u2019s roots, from western swing to outlaw, with none of the watered-down suburbanisms of today\u2019s mainstream stars. And that pandering doofus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoreader.com\/Bleader\/archives\/2013\/02\/26\/blake-shelton-and-that-old-fart-dale-watson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Shelton hates it<\/a>, so you know it must be good.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Gender Confetti<\/h2>\n<p><em>Tuesday, July 30, The Winnebago (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinnebago.com\/shows\/2019\/7\/8\/gully-boys-gender-confetti-miyha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been quite a summer for local queer punk duo Gender Confetti. They released a total ripper of an album (<a href=\"https:\/\/genderconfetti.bandcamp.com\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>We\u2019re Gay<\/em><\/a>) and will now hit the road with <strong>Gully Boys<\/strong>, a beachy emo trio from Minnesota. This show serves as their tour kickoff, but that\u2019s not the only reason it\u2019s notable. It\u2019s also the final gig for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/miyha-new-album-worlds-biggest-crush\/\"><strong>Miyha<\/strong><\/a>, the indie punk quartet whose swang song <em>World\u2019s Biggest Crush<\/em> came out earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=3914988770\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=51bcce\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/gullyboys.bandcamp.com\/track\/little-brother\">Little Brother by Gully Boys<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Concerts on the Square: Rockin\u2019 Rachmaninov<\/h2>\n<p><em>Wednesday, July 31, King Street corner of Capitol Square (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinchamberorchestra.org\/performances\/concerts-on-the-square-6-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s CotS series comes to a close with the help of Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev. The WCO and Yakushev will put together a \u201cfull symphonic program\u201d of Rachmaninov, Mozart and Stravinsky. These are the real heavy hitters of the classical music world. It\u2019s like Ozzfest, but with violins. That\u2019s what makes it Rockin\u2019.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Thames<\/h2>\n<p><em>Wednesday, July 31, Art In (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/411462546128374\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thames call themselves \u201cthe best boy band since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/new-music-brockhampton-robyn-youngthug\">Brockhampton<\/a>.\u201d That\u2019s a grand statement, but it\u2019s not far from the truth. The St. Louis quintet combines elements of The 1975\u2019s cultural malaise with Frank Ocean\u2019s soulful vocals, making for some seriously heady pop music. This is probably what Radiohead would sound like had they formed in the Tumblr era. Support comes from a pair of Madison acts: hip-hop\/rock hybrid <strong>The Grease Monkeys <\/strong>and troubadour <strong>Old Wolves<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>FINKEL<\/h2>\n<p><em>Wednesday, July 31, The Winnebago (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinnebago.com\/shows\/2019\/7\/31\/finkel-cullah-hypheria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>FINKEL is a new old band. The electro-pop duo was formerly an acoustic indie band known as Less is More. But last year they shed those constraints in favor of a more freewheeling, avant garde electro-pop. With the change came <a href=\"https:\/\/localspins.com\/michigan-bred-finkel-rebrands-its-electro-pop-amid-l-a-s-creative-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a new name<\/a>, and I can\u2019t begin to guess how vocalist Jane Finkel came out with it. But fear not: Finkel and her husband\/bandmate Brian Spencer are still as dynamic live as they ever were. The Band Formerly Known as Less is More will be joined by bluesy Milwaukean <strong>Cullah<\/strong> and Oshkosh blue-eyed soul outfit <strong>Horace Greene<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FINKEL - l e x i c o n (Official Video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VOOb8hIzk10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Scott Yoder vs. Solid Freex<\/h2>\n<p><em>Thursday, Aug. 1, Communication (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/329769104627179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This show is billed as \u201cversus\u201d but don\u2019t expect to see any steel chairs or elbow drops. It\u2019s more of a tag team event. In town from Seattle is <strong>Scott Yoder<\/strong>, a folk-glam wild card with a bombastic live show at odds with his intimate songcraft. And playing their first Madison date in a while is <strong>Solid Freex<\/strong>, a grungy punk act that never fails to whip the audience into a frenzy.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Buffalo Gospel<\/h2>\n<p><em>Thursday, Aug. 1, Memorial Union Terrace (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/buffalo-gospel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by touchstone songwriters like John Prine and Townes Van Zandt, Buffalo Gospel is a band with an old soul. Their throwback country is concise and evocative, able to say a whole lot without saying much at all. Maybe singer and songwriter Ryan Necci was born in the wrong era. But at least we get to reap the benefits. Buffalo Gospel will also perform Friday at the two-day <strong>Sugar Maple Music Festival<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/sugarmaplefest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aug. 2-3<\/a>) at Lake Farm County Park.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2018Mad Max: Fury Road\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><em>Thursday, Aug. 1, Cinematheque (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/cinema.wisc.edu\/series\/mad-max-40#2479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ride into Valhalla (shiny and chrome) with the most recent addition to the <em>Mad Max<\/em> saga. In this 2015 installment, Tom Hardy assumes the role of Max Rockatansky and finds himself helping liberate a group of sex slaves from post-apocalyptic warlord. It\u2019s a masterpiece of action filmmaking, in addition to being one of the most re-watchable films of the past 10 years. And each time, the thrill is the same: you live. You die. You live again.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mad Max: Fury Road - Official Main Trailer [HD]\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEJnMQG9ev8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Samuel J. Comroe<\/h2>\n<p><em>Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 1-3, Comedy on State (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncomedy.com\/event\/samuel_comroe\/2019-08-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tourette syndrome is not inherently funny. (What medical condition is?) That is, unless you\u2019re TS-afflicted comic Samuel J. Comroe \u2014 then it\u2019s hilarious. The Californian draws from his experiences in his routine, working double-time to both humanize it and point out its absurdity. He\u2019s appeared on <em>Conan<\/em> and won <a href=\"http:\/\/thecomicscomic.com\/2012\/11\/07\/samuel-j-comroe-wins-ricky-gervais-just-sayin-app-contest-will-perform-on-conan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricky Gervais\u2019 Comedy Competition<\/a> in 2012. More recently, Comroe appeared on Kevin Hart\u2019s <em>Real Husbands of Hollywood<\/em>. That\u2019s a lot of funny people who agree on him, just sayin\u2019&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Of Samuel J. Comroe&#039;s Full Performances On AGT - America&#039;s Got Talent 2018\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/klrl_8YsZCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>The Dead South<\/h2>\n<p><em>Friday, Aug. 2, Live on King Street (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/loks-2019-the-dead-south\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite having \u201csouth\u201d in their name, The Dead South actually hails from up north (Regina, Saskatchewan, to be exact). But their sound \u2014 a mixture of folk and bluegrass \u2014 is decidedly southern. And it\u2019s won them tons of acclaim; their 2018 album <em>Illusion and Doubt<\/em> won a Juno Award (Canada\u2019s version of the Grammys) for Best Traditional Roots album. It\u2019s the type of music you\u2019d expect to hear on a back porch in Kentucky rather than in the midst of Canada\u2019s oil fields. With the funky jams of Madison\u2019s <strong>Armchair Boogie<\/strong> and Eau Claire\u2019s bluegrass brothers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/them-coulee-boys-wise-beyond-their-years\/\"><strong>Them Coulee Boys<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dead South - Diamond Ring [Official Music Video]\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4cD85l48QOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Bashford<\/h2>\n<p><em>Friday, Aug. 2, Mickey\u2019s Tavern (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/488205485258574\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Though originally from Fond du Lac, Madison\u2019s Bashford sounds more like the came from early \u201990s Seattle. The grungy trio has huge hooks to go with their stomping brand of rock and roll. It\u2019s loud, angsty and definitely worth the trip. Especially given the rest of the bill. Milwaukee\u2019s arena rockers <strong>Heavy Hand <\/strong>will be there, plus a pair of locals: stoner rock duo-turned-trio <strong>The Heavy Parts<\/strong> and college rock revivalists <strong>Small Mediums<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Indie Jam 500<\/h2>\n<p><em>Friday, Aug. 2, High Noon Saloon (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9325025\/indie-jam-500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With the rise in music festivals, the jam and indie communities have seen a great deal of overlap. That fellowship is cemented here, as members of Madison\u2019s jam scene come together to interpret some of their favorite indie rock songs. Members of <strong>The North Code<\/strong>, <strong>Sweet Delta Dawn<\/strong>, <strong>Better Yeti<\/strong>, <strong>Fringe Character<\/strong> and more will honor a host of artists, from Radiohead to the pride of Baraboo, PHOX.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>The Amazing Acro-Cats<\/h2>\n<p><em>Friday through Monday, Aug. 2-5, Bartell Theatre (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bartelltheatre.org\/2019\/the-amazing-acro-cats-amaze-madison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cats make everything better, whether it\u2019s coming home after a long day of work or interspecies rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. The Amazing Acro-Cats focuses more on the latter, with a main attraction that includes <strong>Tuna and the Rock Cats<\/strong>, an all-cat band that has a chicken playing the tambourine. Yes, a chicken. The show also features the cats doing non-cat activities like skateboarding and hoop-jumping, but come on&#8230; Tuna and the Rock Cats.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet The Amazing Acro-Cats, an all-cat circus troupe\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1RE5OB38stU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>National Mustard Day<\/h2>\n<p><em>Saturday, Aug. 3, National Mustard Museum, Middleton (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/mustardmuseum.com\/annual-national-mustard-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is no condiment more deserving of its own holiday than mustard. And National Mustard Day pulls out all the stops for it: food and free mustard samplings abound in celebration of the yellow stuff. Plus, enjoy music from long-running Madison pop rock band <strong>Chaser<\/strong> and meet Brewers legend-turned-BBQ sauce maker (Stormin\u2019) <strong>Gorman Thomas<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Glitzo: Lizzo Drag &amp; Dance Party<\/h2>\n<p><em>Saturday, Aug. 3, Majestic Theatre (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/glitzo-lizzo-drag-dance-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you couldn\u2019t manage to get tickets to Lizzo\u2019s sold out show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/lizzo-sylvee-october-2019\/\">this fall at The Sylvee<\/a>, fear not. Glitzo will take the singer\u2019s hyper-catchy self-love and deliver it with some of the Midwest\u2019s drag all-stars. <strong>Windy Breeze<\/strong>, <strong>Mi Mi Sanchez<\/strong>, <strong>Anya Knees<\/strong>, <strong>Karizma Mirage<\/strong> and <strong>Bianca Lynn Breeze<\/strong> will all appear, with DJ <strong>Femme Noir<\/strong> on jam-supplying duty. Better brush up on your <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/thepitch\/lizzos-10-best-flute-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flute playing and\/or twerking skills<\/a>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Tony Hawk Appreciation Fest<\/h2>\n<p><em>Saturday, Aug. 3, High Noon Saloon (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9456535\/tony-hawk-appreciation-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For people of a certain age (read: us damned millennials), Tony Hawk is a cultural icon. I remember watching him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4YYTNkAdDD8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">land the first 900<\/a> at the \u201999 X Games, and his <em>Tony Hawk\u2019s Pro Skater<\/em> video game series helped spawn my interest not just in the sport but in punk rock as well. Hawk\u2019s influence will be celebrated here by some of Wisconsin\u2019s finest punk bands, headlined by Milwaukee\u2019s <strong>Direct Hit!<\/strong> Also slated to drop in (like on a halfpipe, lol) are <strong>Why Not<\/strong>, <strong>Coasting<\/strong>, <strong>Nectar<\/strong>, <strong>Delinquents<\/strong>, <strong>Middle Aged Overdose<\/strong>, <strong>Mud Dog<\/strong>, <strong>Schmoolio<\/strong> and <strong>Dear. Mr Watterson<\/strong>. And if one of those nine bands doesn\u2019t cover \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nt9bkgRQbLs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superman<\/a>,\u201d that is one huge missed opportunity.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><em>Sunday, Aug. 4, Memorial Union Terrace (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/jurassic-park-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By now, we all know the plot of 1993\u2019s <em>Jurassic Park<\/em>: man creates dinosaurs, dinosaurs try and destroy man (woman inherits the Earth). So instead of rehashing the plot of Steven Spielberg\u2019s all-time classic, let me implore you to follow the film\u2019s star Sam Neill on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwoPaddocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media<\/a>. The 71-year-old actor \u2014 who plays cranky paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant \u2014 mostly spends his days on his vineyard in New Zealand, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.avclub.com\/sam-neill-is-the-worlds-proudest-duck-dad-1835803990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hanging out with his ducks<\/a> and generally being an all-around joy. We must protect him at all costs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jurassic Park Official Trailer #1 - Steven Spielberg Movie (1993) HD\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QWBKEmWWL38?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Patio, Pints &amp; Punchlines<\/h2>\n<p><em>Sunday, Aug. 4, High Noon Saloon (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9356835\/patio-pints-and-punchlines-presented-by-third-space-brewing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Two of the funniest guys in Madison \u2014 hosts <strong>Charlie Kojis<\/strong> and <strong>Adam McShane<\/strong> \u2014 invite you to drink beer and laugh at this outdoor comedy showcase. The headliner is Denver-based comic <strong>Sam Tallent<\/strong>, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2019\/07\/just-for-laughs-new-faces-2019.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently named<\/a> one of Just for Laughs\u2019 \u201cNew Faces\u201d for 2019. Also performing are local stand-ups <strong>Nina Davis <\/strong>and <strong>Cosmo Nomikos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Tallent: Crazy Uber Driver\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HXa8dwGK09U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? There\u2019s no shortage of cool stuff to do in Madison&#8230; it\u2019s just figuring out which cool stuff best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":15520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5155,5151],"tags":[9227,686,19,377,28,54],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.3 (Yoast SEO v18.5.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What to do in Madison, July 29-August 4, 2019 - The Bozho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Dead South actually hails from Saskatchewan, but their sound (a mixture of folk and bluegrass) is decidedly southern. 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