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Onion Events Newsletter - Madison (May 27-June 2)
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| MADISON | Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Monday, June 2, 2008 | |
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| This Week In A.V. Madison | ||
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In the Madison print edition of The Onion: When the announcement for an event promises "lavish displays of Jell-O," who can help but save the shit out of that date? A recent art exhibition, HouseWork, turned a house on East Washington Avenue into a multi-artist conceptual meditation on domestic life. Lisa Sikorski presented her red, pink, and green dessert-sculptures, "Confectionary #3," more as decorations than as edibles, a nearby label warning that what looks nice and shiny today will soon go bad. Nahyun Kim sat in a chair on the three-season porch, apparently trying to surround herself with red yarn. A video installation by Marina Kelly ran in an upstairs bathroom. Attendees helped themselves to cookies made solely from ingredients that Angela Richardson, Deb Shapiro, and Sikorski borrowed from their neighbors. In the backyard, Megan Katz painted sheets of newspaper white and hung them up on clotheslines, explaining, "I?m doing laundry." A few folks sat around a table and sipped tea from an heirloom tea set belonging to Nicole Gruter, who kept the conversation going with topics written on place cards (The A.V. Club drew "FEAR"). In a piece simply called "Sausage Party," Tyler Robbins served sausage off a nearby grill. Got an event? Submit it to madcalendar@theonion.com no later than the Wednesday of the week before publication, and preferably two weeks or more in advance. Got a CD or anything else you'd like us to check out? Mail it to 551 W. Main St., #100, Madison, WI 53703 | |
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| Sunday, June 1, 7:30pm | Buckethead + That 1 Guy At Barrymore Theatre | |
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For those who can't look past the bucket on his head, Brian "Buckethead" Carroll will remain a novelty. But over the past 20
years, the guitarist has redefined rock virtuosity with a body of work that spans from avant-garde to hair metal. Granted, it can be a highly annoying body of work?with past collaborators like John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Mike Patton, and Les Claypool, Buckethead's high-octane, high-concept noodling
still sounds like, well noodling?but the guitarist's sheer talent and idiosyncratic style have vaulted him to the top of the ax-for-hire pantheon. Buckethead's biggest claim to infamy was playing in Guns N' Roses from 1998 to 2004, though he was famously turned down by Ozzy Osbourne because he
wouldn't "get rid of the fucking bucket." Also playing: That 1 Guy.
Barrymore Theatre |
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| Saturday, June 7, 9:30pm | Big Gig Music Series: The Kissers At High Noon | |
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The Kissers, Madison's Celtic-rock institution, are saying farewell. Catch their blend of Irish traditionalism, American roots
music, and pinch of British punk one last time at this show.
High Noon Saloon |
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| June 7-8 | Marquette Waterfront Festival | |
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This year's Waterfront Festival at Yahara Place Park features family-friendly entertainment, a diverse musical line up, cold beer and tasty food from neighborhood eateries. For the entertainment schedule, registration information for the canoe race and other sporting events, and additional details, visit www.marquette-neighborhood.org. | |
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| Tuesday, June 10, 6pm | The A.V. Club's Area Band Tuesdays: Sleeping In The Aviary + Brown Derby At Memorial Union Terrace | |
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In this summer's Area Band Tuesdays series, The A.V. Club brings some of Madison's finest acts to the Terrace for a series of eight early-evening shows. Some bills will have an eye toward unusual pairings, including
our kickoff with the unpredictable Sleeping In The Aviary and young honky-tonkers Brown Derby. SITA may have debuted with an album of wiry, catchy punk tunes (2007's Oh, This Old Thing?), but judging by recent
live sets, that doesn't necessarily indicate what'll happen on a new disc it's in the process of mixing. Shows this year have included a Lee Hazelwood cover, musical saw, and a taste of folk- and country-inspired sounds, and releases from side projects Whatfor and She Is So Beautiful/She Is So
Blonde veer into everything from vintage pop to lo-fi bedroom experiments. This will be the band's last show before singer-songwriter-guitarist Elliott Kozel moves to Minneapolis, but SITA plans to go on for the time being. Brown Derby isn't completely bound to one sound either, though its male-female vocals and twanging Telecaster nail down a vintage Bakersfield charm. Singer-songwriter John Kunert doesn't seem to have tired of that sound (or honky-tonk stage getups), but he's often said he wants
to experiment a little more, and the band recently did some recording with former Son Volt member Dave Boquist on steel guitar and fiddle. Other upcoming Area Band Tuesdays include: Those Poor Bastards and Zebras (6/17); The Arge (7/1); El Valiente and National Beekeepers Society (7/8); and His & Her Vanities and The Grizzlies (7/29). Memorial Union Terrace |
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| Wednesday, June 11, 6-8pm | June Meeting Of The Onion League Of Literature And Libations: A Discussion Of A Clockwork Orange By Anthony Burgess | |
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Because only alcohol can save adult literacy, The Onion invites you to the June meeting of its monthly book club, the League
of Literature and Libations. We'll convene upstairs at Brocach Irish Pub, and after a brief social hour, our moderator will lead a book discussion. Brocach will provide complimentary appetizers and drink specials for book club attendees. Set in a dismal dystopia, Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange is the first-person account of a juvenile delinquent who undergoes state-sponsored psychological rehabilitation for his aberrant behavior. The novel satirizes extreme political systems that are based on opposing models of the perfectibility or incorrigibility of humanity. Written in a futuristic slang vocabulary invented by Burgess, in part by adaptation of Russian words, it was his most original and best-known work. Alex, the protagonist, has a passion for classical music and is a member of a vicious teenage gang that commits random acts of brutality. Captured and imprisoned, he is transformed through behavioral conditioning into a model citizen, but his taming also leaves him defenseless. Burgess' 1963 novel stands as a classic of twentieth century post-industrial alienation, often shocking us into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of free will and the conflict between good and evil. The meeting will be open to all, but to RSVP and receive a few questions to guide your reading, send an email to litandlibations@theonion.com. For July's meeting (to be held on 7/9), we'll be reading The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano. Brocach Irish Pub |
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| Thursday, May 29, 8pm | Win Tickets To Joel Paterson's CD Release Party At High Noon Saloon | |
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Pedal- and lap-steel guitar is among the most fluid and flexible of instruments, or at least guitarist Joel Paterson makes them sound that way on Steel Is Real, a new instrumental CD released here. With delicate
vibrato and easygoing pluck, the Madison native and current Chicagoan leads his trio into ragtime, western swing, country, and of course a bit of Hawaiian music. Paterson doesn't seem interested in making a radical departure from any of these Americana reference points, whether writing his own
tunes or covering Cole Porter or Django Reinhardt (or playing in one of his other bands, Devil In A Woodpile). Luckily, he's got a natural feel for their charms, and shows it with consummate class. For a chance to win a pair of tickets, send an email to madpromo@theonion.com and put "Joel Paterson" in the subject line. High Noon Saloon |
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| Friday, May 30, 9pm | Win Tickets To French Kicks + Frightened Rabbit At High Noon Saloon | |
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Crafting rough-hewn janglers that imbue its plaintive kitchen-sink lyrics with a charming immediacy, Glaswegian trio Frightened
Rabbit doesn't strive for stardom. The band's members go only by their first names, and are often photographed in masks or sleeping face down. Such coyness can be off-putting, but not when it's channeled into songs as endearing on those on the band's recent second album, The Midnight Organ
Fight. New York's French Kicks headline. Also playing: Brighton, MA, One For The Team. For a chance to win a pair of tickets, send an email to madpromo@theonion.com and put "French Kicks" in the subject line. High Noon Saloon |
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| Monday, June 2, 8pm | Win Tickets To Nels Cline Singers + Painted Saints At High Noon Saloon | |
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Much has been made of Wilco's experimental tendencies over its past few albums, but in reality, those sounds aren't much more than window dressing for (admittedly fantastic) alt-country-ish pop. For current Wilco guitarist
Nels Cline, though, experimentation is an end in itself. A former member of The Geraldine Fibbers and founder of numerous collaborative projects, including his ironically named instrumental combo The Nels
Cline Singers, Cline has brought his edgy, dynamic style to over 100 albums, including those by the likes of Thurston Moore, Lydia Lunch, and Mike Watt. Pick up this week's issue of the The A.V. Club to read an interview with Paul Fonfara, who masterminds Minneapolis-based openers Painted Saints' cryptic brew of Balkan and spaghetti-western experimentalism. For a chance to win a pair of tickets, send an email to madpromo@theonion.com and put "Nels Cline" in the subject line. High Noon Saloon |
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| Tuesday, June 3 | Win Passes To An Advance Screening Of The Foot Fist Way At Westgate Art Cinemas | |
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The Foot Fist Way, the tale of self-deluded Tae Kwon Do instructor Fred Simmons, is the first project from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay?s Gary Sanchez Productions. The film follows Simmons as he struggles to pick up
the pieces of his life in the wake of his wife's affairs. A chance to resurrect himself by battling his hero, Chuck "The Truck" Wallace, gives Simmons? life purpose as he winds up on a wild journey that will take him from egomaniacal bluster all the way to becoming the man of his delusional
dreams. For a chance to win passes to an advance screening, send an email to fistmadison@hotmail.com and put "Foot Fist Way Screening" in the subject line. Westgate Art Cinemas | |
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| Sunday, June 8, 7:30pm | Win Passes To Charles Band's Full Moon Horror Road Show | |
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Cult horror film director Charles Band, of Puppetmaster series fame, has built a reputation as a prolific producer and director of entertaining low-budget films. Band packs his Full Moon Horror Road Show to the brim with puppets, creatures and rare film clips. This event will feature trailers for the new Puppetmaster release, celebrity guest appearances, question and answer
sessions with Band and his cast, original puppet and doll auctions, audience participation and interaction, and live special effects demonstrations. For a taste of what Band has in store, check out the trailer here. For a chance to win passes, send an email to madpromo@theonion.com and put "Charles Band" in your subject line. Barrymore Theatre |
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