{"id":15628,"date":"2019-08-05T09:50:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T14:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=15628"},"modified":"2019-09-02T10:01:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T15:01:36","slug":"madison-calendar-august-5-august-11-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-calendar-august-5-august-11-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Madison: Great Taste of the Midwest, Old 97\u2019s 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>Little Fevers<\/h2>\n<p><em>Monday, Aug. 5, The Winnebago (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/452750105285737\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This Minneapolis band\u2019s buoyant indie pop falls somewhere on the spectrum between Vampire Weekend and Pavement. And for an indie rock dork like me, there couldn\u2019t be a better spectrum to be on. Little Fevers is currently working on the follow-up to their debut LP <em>Field Trip<\/em>, a masterful collection of jangly pop rock. With the \u201cslick and slightly rockin\u2019\u201d <strong>Thompson Springs<\/strong> and prog-rockin\u2019 folkie <strong>Chris Koza<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2018Lady Bird\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><em>Monday, Aug. 5, Memorial Union Terrace (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/lady-bird-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This film is for anyone who\u2019s ever overdramatically told their parents that they hate them. High school senior Christine \u201cLady Bird\u201d McPherson (Saorise Ronan) longs to leave her native Sacramento behind for a more cultured city. <em>Lady Bird<\/em> tracks Christine\u2019s last year under her parents\u2019 roof, including squabbles with her mother (Laurie Metcalf) as she tries to figure out what to do with her life. It\u2019s also the directorial debut of acclaimed actress and writer Greta Gerwig.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lady Bird | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cNi_HC839Wo?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 Amazing Acro-Cats<\/h2>\n<p><em>Monday, Aug. 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 Tuna and the Rock Cats, 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. This is the last of a four-day run at Bartell.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Fireside Collective<\/h2>\n<p><em>Tuesday, Aug. 6, High Noon Saloon (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9496365\/sugar-maple-music-festival-welcomes-fireside-collective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>North Carolinian group Fireside Collective has its feet planted in two different eras. They draw from folk\u2019s early, time-honored traditions while also spicing it up with more modern tendencies. It\u2019s old-timey music with a contemporary twist, as perfect for the rock club as it is for the campfire. And if we\u2019re being honest, I\u2019m a sucker for stand-up bass.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Old 97\u2019s<\/h2>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Aug. 7, McPike Park (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sessionsatmcpike.org\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The fact that Old 97\u2019s never became one of the biggest bands of the 1990s is a crime against humanity. The Dallas alt-country lifers married classic Texas country to skittish college rock \u2014 there are few bands more emblematic of the ramshackle, punky spirit of the genre when it came of age. And after 15 albums, Old 97\u2019s have become a well-oiled machine. Rhett Miller\u2019s shaggy locks may be starting to gray, but he\u2019s outpacing bands who weren\u2019t even born when Hitchhike to Rhome came out. They\u2019ll do two sets here. With the <strong>Driveway Thriftdwellers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Old 97&#039;s - Good with God (Official Video - ft. Fred Armisen &amp; Jenna Fischer)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7qy5bmcmuws?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 Bottle Rockets<\/h2>\n<p><em>Thursday, Aug. 8, McPike Park (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sessionsatmcpike.org\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Sessions at McPike Park are really killing it in the classic alt country band department. Bottle Rockets have never became rock stars, but the St. Louisans definitely should have. Their 1994 breakthrough album <em>The Brooklyn Side<\/em> is a landmark for y\u2019allternative. It also helped the band score a minor hit with their song \u201cRadar Gun,\u201d a cynical ode to small-town cops. Joining them are Madison\u2019s <strong>BingBong<\/strong> and Saratoga Springs, N.Y. power-poppers <strong>The Figgs<\/strong>, who once served as the backing band for highly underrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nVRNga6sjV8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pub rock lifer Graham Parker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Radar Gun\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ywFr0r5kyc0?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>Bird\u2019s Eye<\/h2>\n<p><em>Thursday, Aug. 8, Majestic Theatre (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/summerjam-birds-eye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Madison\u2019s Bird\u2019s Eye is a lot like a musical cypher session. In addition to the actual rapping, the instrumentation flows freely. It\u2019s like the funky tones are being plucked from thin air and happen to fit perfectly around MC Ra Fury\u2019s lightning-paced delivery. But don\u2019t let that mislead you \u2014 Bird\u2019s Eye\u2019s jams are actually meticulously crafted. Also in the house is<strong> Brahmulus<\/strong>, a soulful duo featuring Turrnt Vonnegut of Fringe Character.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Madison Night Market<\/h2>\n<p><em>Thursday, Aug. 8, West Gilman near State St. (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/madisonnightmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To paraphrase Mallrats\u2019 Brodie Bruce, \u201cI love the smell of commerce in the evening.\u201d Local vendors will display an array of arts, crafts and food stuffs. Plus, attendees can also enjoy live music and \u201cpop-up restaurant experiences.\u201d This is a chance to support local artisans and enjoy one of those fleeting Wisconsin summer nights.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Glitterer<\/h2>\n<p><em>Friday, Aug. 9, Memorial Union Terrace (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/glitterer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a member of the deeply loved post-hardcore band Title Fight, Ned Russin helped steer that band away from the mosh pit and towards a much more textured sound. But Title Fight is on hold, and Russin is throwing his energy into Glitterer. Now it\u2019s just Russin and a wash of electronics, creating a dreamy pop sound that\u2019s about as far from his old band as one could get. <a href=\"https:\/\/glitterer.bandcamp.com\/album\/looking-through-the-shades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Looking Through the Shades<\/em><\/a>, Russin\u2019s second full-length as Glitterer, was released in July.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glitterer - &quot;Destiny&quot;\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8IFgzl3Y88k?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>Rod Tuffcurls &amp; the Bench Press<\/h2>\n<p><em>Friday, Aug. 9, Live on King Street (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/loks-2019-rod-tuffcurls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rod Tuffcurls &amp; the Bench Press plays here enough that at this point they might as well be honorary Madisonians. The Chicago cover band generally puts on a raucous live show where beer flows freely and singalongs aren\u2019t so much encouraged as they are unavoidable. The band has no genre restrictions and are pretty quick to pick up new songs. From classic rock radio staples to chart-topping hits, Tuffcurls plays it all.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Lyrics Born<\/h2>\n<p><em>Friday, Aug. 9, McPike Park (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sessionsatmcpike.org\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tom Shimura, aka Lyrics Born, is one of the few rappers who seems to have known exactly who he is from the jump. Starting with his 2003 debut <em>Later That Day <\/em>\u2014 featuring the undeniable earworm \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2-kV6TRs8PU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Callin\u2019 Out<\/a>\u201d \u2014 the Bay Area emcee has combined heavy funk influence with an elastic flow. And over the last 16 years, Lyrics Born has only gotten more assured. His latest, <em>Quite a Life<\/em>, sees the rapper making observations on gender and racial representation without ever losing his permeating groove. Plus, his support here is the equally funky and much harder to classify New Orleans group <strong>The Iguanas<\/strong>. With Madison\u2019s <strong>Panchromatic Steel<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Black Restaurant Jamboree<\/h2>\n<p><em>Friday, Aug. 9, Badger Rock Neighborhood Center (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisonblackchamber.com\/events\/black-restaurant-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Get excited for <strong>Black Restaurant Week<\/strong> (Aug. 11-18) by trying out a few of this year\u2019s participating restaurants. For $2 per sample, you can easily figure out which specific eateries you want to throw your money at in the coming week. And with live music and family activities also on top, this sounds like a pretty fun Friday night. (And a good way to get some food in your belly before Glitterer or Rod Tuffcurls.)<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads Dance Party<\/h2>\n<p><em>Saturday, Aug. 10, Majestic Theatre (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/talking-heads-dance-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unless you\u2019ve figured out the physics of time travel, you probably won\u2019t get to experience <em>Stop Making Sense<\/em> firsthand. But here\u2019s the next best thing: a dance party\/screening of Talking Heads\u2019 Jonathan Demme-directed concert film. And this isn\u2019t just any showing. The film will also feature concert sound and lighting, so it\u2019ll be like being at the Pantages Theater with David Byrne and company. Make sure to get that oversized suit to the cleaners!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Talking Heads - Life During Wartime - Stop Making Sense 1984\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s3A5CKkbH1o?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>Mad with Power Fest 3<\/h2>\n<p><em>Saturday, Aug. 10, High Noon Saloon (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9214345\/mad-with-power-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Heavy metal goes full tilt for the third Mad with Power Fest. Attendees can enjoy a variety of free play arcade and pinball games, and music from some of the heaviest underground bands in the country, including Madison natives <strong>Lords of the Trident<\/strong>. Also entering the game are <strong>Theocracy<\/strong>, <strong>Judicator<\/strong>, <strong>Helion Prime<\/strong>, <strong>Novareign<\/strong>, <strong>Widow<\/strong> and <strong>Fiakra<\/strong>, plus a special guest appearance by <strong>Dr. Phillip Ahn<\/strong>. If that last one sounds a bit weird, let me assure you it\u2019s not. Ahn \u2014 a physician from Chicago \u2014 was the voice of Shang Tsung in <em>Mortal Kombat II<\/em>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Fringe Character<\/h2>\n<p><em>Saturday, Aug. 10, The Winnebago (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2824642317606446\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no right or wrong way to describe Fringe Character. They are a rock band, a jam band and a hip-hop group, plus a soul outfit and funk crew. The Madison collective takes so much influence from so many different places that they\u2019ve carved a space in the musical landscape that only seems to fit them. But that\u2019s just fine, because Fringe Character is so captivating that they warrant that singular status. Their support is similarly eclectic: local Brazilian hip-hop fusion act <strong>Metabaque<\/strong> and the funky, rap-inflected rock of <strong>The Grease Monkeys<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fringe Character \u2013 Fantasy Trouble (feat. Daewong)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PVGc8tElpZk?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>Geiger Counter<\/h2>\n<p><em>Saturday, Aug. 10, The Wisco (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2341776686062541\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If HBO\u2019s <em>Chernobyl<\/em> taught me anything \u2014\u00a0other than that RBMK reactors do, in fact, explode \u2014\u00a0it\u2019s that Geiger counters are pretty fucking metal. So it makes sense that Twin Cities crusters Geiger Counter would take their name from the radiation sensor. Their sound is somewhere between hardcore punk and thrash metal. Basically, the sonic version of a total nuclear meltdown. With a trio of Madison heavies: <strong>Tubal Cain<\/strong>, <strong>Ossuary<\/strong> and <strong>Warbastard<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Great Taste of the Midwest<\/h2>\n<p><em>Saturday, Aug. 10, Olin Park (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/greattaste.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Almost 200 craft breweries will be on hand for one of the country\u2019s largest beer festivals. But there\u2019s more to it than the sampling. (Though that\u2019s definitely the most fun part \u2014 usually over 1,000 different brews are featured.) The Great Taste also features beer education and \u201cbrew-ins,\u201d where hobbyists come together to swap techniques. If you\u2019re a beer geek, heaven is on the banks of Lake Monona.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great Taste of the Midwest beer tasting event\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ewDieV36y9Q?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>Madison\u2019s Biggest Bloody Mary Bar<\/h2>\n<p><em>Sunday, Aug. 11, High Noon Saloon (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9571455\/high-noon-saloon-and-indeed-brewing-presents-madison-s-biggest-bloody-mary-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cure your post-Great Taste hangover with a bloody mary of your own design. A wide array of meat, cheese, veggies and various spices and garnishes will be available, plus a complimentary beer chaser from Indeed Brewing in a commemorative cup and food from The Brass Ring. Live music will include a <strong>tribute to Jimi Hendrix<\/strong> featuring an all-star cast of local musicians, plus the funky organ jams of Chicago trio <strong>JB3s<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h2>Curdfest<\/h2>\n<p><em>Sunday, Aug. 11, Breese Stevens Field (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/breesestevensfield.com\/curdfest-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>info<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spend any amount of time away from Wisconsin and you\u2019ll learn to appreciate the cheese curd a lot more. This festival celebrates the majesty of fried cheese (and unfried \u2014 the squeaky stuff will be there too). Curds from all over the state available for purchase, and Curdfest will also crown the state\u2019s finest. Who will come out on top? No one knows, but it\u2019s all going to taste <em>great<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? 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