FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: SXWI BRINGS MADISON TO SXSW 2011
They came by car loads and U-Hauls, traversing state border after state border with acoustic guitars in tow, leaving a frosted Wisconsin for heat and sunshine during spring break. In Austin, you could locate them by the distinct smell of Janesville’s Blue Farm and Watertown’s Detjen’s Meats-or
INTERVIEW: CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING (BROOKLYN)
Christopher Paul Stelling astonished the Project Lodge in Madison a short few weeks ago, leaving an imprint as deep as his foot stomping and fiery singing could go. With a dead stare, foreboding, emboldened or impassioned, Christopher came out of nowhere. If it wasn’t the rooted lyrics, his gui
REVIEW: SIRIUSMO – MOSAIK (2011)
Since 2008, electronic has leisurely paced itself into the forefront of what I listen to with deliberate confidence. Since 2009, a leader of this sea change usurped Ratatat’s charged six years of reign with an undeniable combination of glitch and electro pop. To me, Siriusmo was somewhat
VIDEO: FREEDOM OR DEATH’S “THIS CROWDED ROOM”
In case you don’t know, each Monday swing on over to our Facebook page at facebook.com/mezzic for #MusicMonday. Join us to start the week off with a few music video selections, such as the newly unveiled video from Ontario’s Freedom or Death. Hit up their official website&nbs
PHOTOGRAPHY: GUILTY SIMPSON AT 7TH STREET ENTRY (MINNEAPOLIS)
Guilty Simpson (Detroit), Muja Messiah (Minneapolis), DJ Turtleneck (Minneapolis), Mally (Minneapolis) and So Gold (Minneapolis)May 7th, 20117th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota May 7th was busy busy. Yelle at First Ave, Guilty at 7th. It was the fi
Review: Love Inks – E.S.P. (2011)
Something is happening. You can never put your finger on it, nor that it is occurring until years later. It starts unknowingly when a friend or two disappears from your city. You hear word of where they end up, and it’s a conundrum. “Why?” is the most response. Then as seasons approach a
INTERVIEW: MYNAMEISJOHNMICHAEL (NEW ORLEANS)
Ever since autumn, two friends have been gradually leaving traces of info about NOLA (New Orleans, Lousiana) and the state itself. Just like giving limited edition tidbits that are soon pulled away before given back, a general buzz has been building through their-and I quote-“subliminal messag
REVIEW: TELEPATHIQUE – ALL YOUR LOVERS EP (2011)
A few months back in Logan Square, everyone had started to trickle out of Logan Square Auditorium to catch cabs, the L and buses back home. I was going to join some friends, but instead started talking with the drummer. Congratulations turned into talk about, unexpectedly, another band. Unexpected b
INTERVIEW + SHOW PREVIEW: DARK DARK DARK (AT THE SATELLITE WITH Y LA BAMBA IN L.A, APRIL 28TH)
Dark Dark Dark (Minneapolis)Y La Bamba (Portland)Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship? (New Orleans) April 28th, 2011 at 8:30 PM21+, $10-$12The Satellite, Los Angeles, California Eclectic folk quartet Dark Dark Dark will be coming to Satellite in Silverlake on April 28 w