{"id":16314,"date":"2019-09-16T10:44:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=16314"},"modified":"2019-09-23T10:32:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T15:32:46","slug":"madison-calendar-september-16-september-22-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-calendar-september-16-september-22-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Madison: &#8220;The Book of Mormon,&#8221; Black Mountain 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<h3>The Head and the Heart<\/h3>\n<p><em>Monday, Sept. 16, The Sylvee (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesylvee.com\/events\/the-head-the-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Head and the Heart\u2019s melodies are pristinely crafted and lend to massive singalongs \u2014 the kind that always sound better with a big crowd. And their 2019 album <em>Living Mirage<\/em> really swings for the fences. It\u2019s practically an arena rock record, loaded with hooks and power chords that are gloriously \u201980s. This is their second night at The Sylvee after a sold out show on Sunday. With <strong>The Moondoggies<\/strong>, Washington state\u2019s answer to The Band.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Head and the Heart - Missed Connection (Official Music Video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Myi1bABePlQ?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<h3>You Oughta Know Trivia: \u201990s Hip Hop<\/h3>\n<p><em>Tuesday, Sept. 17, High Noon Saloon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9780835\/you-oughta-know-music-trivia-90-s-hip-hop-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 1990s were a golden age of hip hop. Tupac and Biggie were still alive and cranking out synapse-snapping rhymes. Snoop Dogg hadn\u2019t become a cartoon character yet. Jay-Z was still young and hungry and gave a shit. (This was back before he \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8y-zr038dOI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">couldn\u2019t rhyme no more about crime no more<\/a>.\u201d) So test your knowledge of rap\u2019s halcyon days, and enjoy a live performance afterward from local rapper <strong>LilChief<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Castle Black<\/h3>\n<p><em>Tuesday, Sept. 17, The Wisco (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2123865847906152\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When your band shares a name with one of the most brutal locations in the <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> universe, the music needs to follow suit. This Brooklyn trio combines thundering drums with riffs as jagged as dragonglass, making for a sound that\u2019s a perfect soundtrack to an unexpected wildling raid. Support comes from a pair of local bands: post hardcore outfit <strong>Since When <\/strong>and sludgy rockers <strong>Lunar Moth<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018The Book of Mormon\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Tuesday through Sunday, Sept. 17-22, Overture Hall (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.overture.org\/events\/the-book-of-mormon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you would have told teenage me that the <em>BASEketball <\/em>guys would someday win a bunch of Tonys, I probably would\u2019ve laughed in your face. But with <em>The Book of Mormon<\/em>, Trey Parker and Matt Stone established themselves as no joke on Broadway. Their comic musical became a cultural phenomenon, and the original production helped launch the careers of actors Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells and Brian Tyree Henry.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Generationals<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Sept. 18, High Noon Saloon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9431575\/generationals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Long-running New Orleans indie rockers Generationals are nu-new wave. They carry on many of the digitized wall-of-sound ethos of bands like New Order and Tears for Fears, but with more recording toys at their disposal. Their latest album, <em>Reader as Detective<\/em>, was released this year on Polyvinyl Records. Rounding out the bill is New York pop group <strong>Gemma <\/strong>and their sparkling brand of indie pop.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Generationals - Breaking Your Silence [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/55v4qfvsxBA?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<h3>Bashford<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Sept. 18, Mickey\u2019s Tavern (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2362418180752944\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The \u201990s never ended for Bashford, and we\u2019re all the better for it. The local rockers play a throwback take on grunge that stomps like <em>Bleach<\/em>-era Nirvana. This band is one one of Madison\u2019s best kept secrets. Joining them all the way from Arkansas is <strong>Ankle Pop<\/strong>, a lo-fi punk duo for fans of Twin Peaks and Japandroids. A pair of darkwave groups \u2014 Minneapolis\u2019 <strong>Avida Dollars<\/strong> and Madison\u2019s <strong>Cave Curse<\/strong> \u2014 will also perform.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018Lore\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Sept. 19, Barrymore Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/barrymorelive.com\/event\/lore-podcast-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The only thing I like more than being scared is learning about scary things. Aaron Mahnke\u2019s podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lorepodcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Lore<\/em><\/a> checks both boxes, taking deep dives on urban legends and folklore in a way that both informs and terrifies. Here, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lorepodcast.com\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mahnke will be delivering<\/a> \u201crare and exclusive tales that won\u2019t be found on the podcast.\u201d And every story Mahnke presents is at least partially rooted in truth \u2014 so no matter how fucked up and weird it may seem, there\u2019s still a bit of veracity to it. Better sleep with the lights on after this show.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: solid 1px #dedede;\" src=\"https:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/splayer\/f\/67127\/63927652\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/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<h3>Lola Kirke<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Sept. 19, Memorial Union Terrace (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/lola-kirke-w-odetta-hartman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Is Lola Kirke an actress who\u2019s also a musician, or a singer\/songwriter who can act? It\u2019s hard to know for sure, because she\u2019s good at both! Here, the 28-year-old <em>Mozart in the Jungle<\/em> star will perform her hazy take on Laurel Canyon country. Maybe she\u2019ll even bust out her \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/lola-kirke-wore-a-f-k-paul-ryan-pin-at-golden-globes-962446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fuck Paul Ryan<\/a>\u201d pin for the occasion. Supporting her is the anachronistic folk singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/best-opening-acts-madison-september-2019\/\"><strong>Odetta Hartman<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lola Kirke - Omens (Official Video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6zxtE5Jq7cg?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<h3>Immigr\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Sept. 19, High Noon Saloon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9750855\/immigr-ep-release-show-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Madison Afrobeat collective <strong>Immigr\u00e9 <\/strong>is releasing a new EP and wants you to celebrate with them. That shouldn\u2019t be a hard sell \u2014 the band is a captivating live act that draws as much from pop and funk as it does from traditional African music. With <strong>Midtown Social<\/strong>, a California band whose sultry, classicist take on soul is underlined by contemporary production flourishes.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Bert Kreischer<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Sept. 19, Orpheum Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/madisonorpheum.com\/event\/bert-kreischer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bert Kreischer is to partying what Michael Jordan was to basketball: He\u2019s so good at it that it may as well be in his DNA. At Florida State, Kreischer was the inspiration for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-features\/bert-kreischer-the-undergraduate-240847\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Rolling Stone<\/em> article<\/a> that served as the basis for <em>National Lampoon\u2019s Van Wilder<\/em>. Now older and presumably wiser, Kreischer mines his anarchic antics for comedy gold (which he almost always performs shirtless). Perhaps you\u2019ve heard his story about getting involved with the Russian mob and being nicknamed \u201cThe Machine\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Machine - Bert Kreischer: THE MACHINE\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/paG1-lPtIXA?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<h3>Ari Shaffir<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 19-21, Comedy on State (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncomedy.com\/event\/ari_shaffir\/2019-09-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ari Shaffir was religious early in life before becoming pretty much the opposite. He grew up in an orthodox Jewish community and attended a seminary in Israel before returning to the U.S. and abandoning his faith altogether. Now, Shaffir is performing a show aptly called \u201cJew.\u201d The comedian will seek to discuss one of the world\u2019s oldest religions from both his insider and outsider perspectives. And undoubtedly, it will be very, very funny.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ari Shaffir - The Holy Spirit - This Is Not Happening - Uncensored\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VVEkelTK1fI?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<h3>&#8216;Evil Dead: The Musical&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 19-22, Vilas Hall\u2019s Mitchell Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/artsticketing.wisc.edu\/Online\/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=AE89EFD3-0A63-48FF-9C71-49DB3F554658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I had the good fortune to see <a href=\"http:\/\/evildeadthemusical.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Evil Dead: The Musical<\/em><\/a> in 2014, and it turned my conception of musical theatre on its bloody, undead head. The show importantly maintains the gory, mind-bending brilliance of Sam Raimi\u2019s original 1981 film, but it also turns its camp factor up to the max through the power of song and dance. Guests seated in the first few rows should bring a poncho, lest they fall victim to the fake-blood \u201csplatter zone.\u201d Groovy. This University Theatre production opened last month and concludes next Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 26-29.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>The Budos Band<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday, Sept. 20, Majestic Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/the-budos-band\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Daptone Records is full of virtuosic musicians, but few are as eclectic as The Budos Band. The nine-piece instrumental group veers from Afrobeat to soul to heavy metal without ever breaking a sweat. Imagine if Booker T &amp; the M.G.\u2019s jammed with Black Sabbath. But instead of guitars, it\u2019s bombastic, pointed horns doing the riffing. Each song sounds like the theme music for some 1970s action movie badass. The haunting folk of <strong>Paul &amp; The Tall Trees<\/strong> will open.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Budos Band - Old Engine Oil (Official Audio)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cHWQ88ODtLQ?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<h3>The Moth: GrandSLAM<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday, Sept. 20, Barrymore Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/barrymorelive.com\/event\/moth-grandslam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This event will bring together some of Madison\u2019s best storytellers to tackle the theme \u201cNow or Never.\u201d Basically, these tales will all be about \u201cseize the day\u201d scenarios \u2014 acting with minimal thought, in other words. Performers will include comedian <strong>Charlie Kojis<\/strong> and ex-mayoral candidate and environmental activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-mayoral-primary-primer-2019\/\"><strong>Raj Shukla<\/strong><\/a>, among others. Music will come from teenage piano wunderkind <strong>Leo Dreis<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Michigan at Wisconsin<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Sept. 21, Camp Randall Stadium \/ FOX (<a href=\"https:\/\/uwbadgers.com\/schedule.aspx?schedule=439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Time to bust out that \u201cMuck Fichigan\u201d shirt your old roommate thought was the funniest thing in the world. After a week off, the Badgers will take on the 11th-ranked Michigan Wolverines in their first conference game of the season. The Wolverines also enjoyed a bye this week, so look for these two teams to come at each other refreshed. (It could also be a chance for the 13th-ranked Badgers to move up in the national polls.) And after back-to-back pummelings of unranked non-conference schools, it\u2019ll be fun to see the Badgers square off against another perennial Big Ten powerhouse.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018Criminal\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Sept. 21, Barrymore Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/barrymorelive.com\/event\/criminal-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Given her name, Phoebe Judge couldn\u2019t have found a more perfect job than hosting a crime podcast. In a compassionate, almost soothing manner, <a href=\"https:\/\/thisiscriminal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Criminal<\/em><\/a> presents the stories of wrongdoers, victims, and those in that nebulous area between. Judge\u2019s live show includes evidence photographs, court documents and original animation by artist Julienne Alexander.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: solid 1px #dedede;\" src=\"https:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/splayer\/f\/45335\/46548330\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/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<h3>Video Age<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Sept. 21, Memorial Union Terrace (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/video-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Somewhere between Devo and Talking Heads sits Video Age. The New Orleans duo pulls the Eighties\u2019 wiggly synths and booming drum machines into the 21st century. It\u2019s like vaporwave without the irony. Their excellent sophomore album, <em>Pop Therapy<\/em>, was released in 2018. And if you want a really good song stuck in your head, give \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=53Cxvqq51ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Days to Remember<\/a>\u201d a listen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video Age - Is It Her? (Official Video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G_sSn-Oz_QM?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<h3>Helliphest<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Sept. 21 High Noon Saloon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9676615\/helliphest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of Madison\u2019s most unhinged hard rock bands is back, and so is their equally unhinged festival. Stoner demigods <strong>Helliphant<\/strong> will be throwing their Helliphest party, which is set to feature such activities as chainsaw carving, tarot reading, belly dancing and caburlesque. Besides your hellraising hosts, entertainment will come from <strong>Drunk Drivers<\/strong>, <strong>Sons of Kong<\/strong>, <strong>20 Watt Tombstone<\/strong>, <strong>Foxy Veronica\u2019s Peach Pies<\/strong>, <strong>The Earthlings<\/strong>, and DJs <strong>Lovecraft <\/strong>and <strong>Juan Wick<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Drew Holcomb &amp; the Neighbors<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Sept. 21, Majestic Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Drew Holcomb makes Americana that\u2019s downright life-affirming. His lyrics are like pep talks for the listener, all warm platitudes and great advice. It makes sense that Holcomb\u2019s band is called The Neighbors. In many ways, he\u2019s like a musical neighbor; someone you can turn to whenever you need a little help. His 2019 album, <em>Dragons<\/em>, includes songs co-written by Lori McKenna, The Highwomen\u2019s Natalie Hemby and The Lone Bellow\u2019s Zach Williams.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Black Mountain<\/h3>\n<p><em>Sunday, Sept. 22, High Noon Saloon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9576465\/black-mountain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Black Mountain is like a musical blacklight poster. They cater in gloriously geeky imagery, like a Dungeons and Dragons campaign set to muscular riffs and cosmic aesthetics. Fans of Led Zeppelin\u2019s Tolkienist hard rock and Mastodon\u2019s resin-soaked jams will find a lot to like about Black Mountain. And their videos, like this year\u2019s retro-futurist \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bZ0XcOJFAY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Licensed to Drive<\/a>,\u201d are delightfully weird experiences that wear their geekiness on their sleeve. Support will come from <strong>Dommengang<\/strong> \u2014 who our own Brandon Clementi says \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/best-opening-acts-madison-september-2019\/\">embody the spirit of motorcycle-riding, pool-shooting psych rock<\/a>\u201d \u2014 and Pittsburgh spaceman <strong>Majeure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Mountain - Licensed To Drive (Official Video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZ0XcOJFAY4?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<h3>Chastity Brown<\/h3>\n<p><em>Sunday, Sept. 22, The Winnebago (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinnebago.com\/shows\/chastitybrown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tennessee native Chastity Brown has been described as a \u201crocking, rolling encyclopedia of roots music.\u201d A banjo-playing soul singer, Brown\u2019s music shifts from the back porch to the church, oftentimes in the same song. At once restless and relaxed, Brown is one of the most inventive performers in Americana. She last released <em>Silhouette of Sirens<\/em> in 2017 on Red House Records.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Dumb Vision<\/h3>\n<p><em>Sunday, Sept. 22, Mickey\u2019s Tavern (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1680270112107048\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This one\u2019s for you if you like punk caked in grime \u2014 like, actual grime, not the British rap subgenre. Madison\u2019s Dumb Vision play fast and loud, but still retain a plainspoken hookiness that recalls kindred spirits like Guided by Voices. Joining them from Auckland, New Zealand is <strong>Warm Leather<\/strong>, a band that combines beachy riffing with unhinged chaos and Iggy Pop screams. And from Green Bay comes <strong>Garbage Man<\/strong>, a smoked-out hardcore punk unit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dumb Vision - Modern Things (Official Video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fGDaivOdZAc?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<h3>Captured! By Robots<\/h3>\n<p><em>Sunday, Sept. 22, Crucible (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2865906253482720\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I would like to preface everything I write about this band by saying that is all, 100% true. Captured! By Robots is a California-based grindcore trio comprised of two robots and their human slave. That slave is Jay Vance, a former member of third wave ska band Skankin\u2019 Pickle. Vance here is \u201cJBot,\u201d the creator of his own captors and architect of one of the most aggressively strange bands in recent memory. And speaking of robot-related names, Madison stoner rock legends <strong>Droids Attack<\/strong> will provide support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? 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