Organizers of Madison’s Lost City Music Festival talked with Brian Standing on Monday August 5th about the upcoming four-day music and comedy event featuring performers from around the Midwest.
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INTERVIEW: John Praw of Pushmi-Pullyu on the Murfie Podcast
Pushmi-Pullyu @ Memorial Union Terrace, 2012.
Pushmi-Pullyu founding member John Praw recently sat down with Kayla to discuss music marketing strategies, online streaming music, and – most importantly – their upcoming album Never Love A Stranger. After a successful week streaming via a Madison Arts Extract album preview, Never Love A Stranger is due for release next week.
As a special treat, the album is available a week early, exclusively via Murfie.com. Once you’ve purchased your copy on Murfie, you can stream, download or request the physical disc. Murfie has given a number of Mine All Mine artists coverage on their blog, and they were the primary sponsor of last year’s Lost City Music Festival. For that reason, we’re incredibly happy and grateful to partner with them again!
Listen to the Podcast here.
NOW STREAMING: Pushmi-Pullyu – Never Love A Stranger
We’re happy to announce that Pushmi-Pullyu’s upcoming album, Never Love A Stranger, is now streaming for a limited time on Madison’s own Arts Extract. Until the release on July 2nd, you can stream Never Love A Stranger in its entirety here.
Here’s what Arts Extract’s Scott Gordon had to say about the album:
Madison’s Pushmi-Pullyu has evolved over the years from a sparse electronic-pop solo project to a full-band vehicle for John Kruse’s wandering, frequently morose songs. The five-piece comprises Kruse on keyboards, glockenspiel and vocals; Corey Murphy on keyboards; Luke Annear on drums; Tom Teslik on guitar; and Sam Ludwig on saxophone. Stream the band’s first album, Never Love A Stranger, for free in its entirety until its release on July 2. The album is available through Mine All Mine Records, and the band will celebrate with a July 24 show at the Memorial Union Terrace.
Check it out while you can, and thanks to Arts Extract for the feature!
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PREVIEW: Softly, Dear’s “Portico” EP Release Show (Eau Claire)
Softly, Dear “Portico” EP Release Show
The Volume One Gallery
205 N. Dewey St., Eau Claire, WI
7:00 PM / FREE / ALL AGES
If you’re in Eau Claire tonight, you better have a good excuse not to see Softly, Dear release their new EP. Portico is the debut effort from the band, who formed late summer 2012. After brewing for a while, it’s ready to breathe.
Softly, Dear is made up of Tyler Hart, Josh Frederick, Alex Adkinson, Ben Possi and Addie Strei. Even though Addie joined after the EP was recorded, I think she’s going to be a great addition to the band. Addie’s previous work (most notably as the driving force behind Adelyn Rose) has always been top notch, and Softly, Dear is quickly climbing to the top of my list of favorite Madison bands.
Softly, Dear has a very ‘Wisconsin’ sound, and I was lucky enough to check out Portico before it’s release tonight. The band has a pretty wide stylistic range, but Portico never falls apart because of it. Beyond all else, it just feels like guys you’ve known forever playing tunes for you.
Check out a stream of Better Times below, the first single taken from Portico. I’ve also included two recent press quotes in case you need any more convincing. Don’t miss it!
Softly, Dear is a fairly recent indie-folk addition to the already rich Eau Claire music scene that loves jam sessions, exploring their stylistic range, and refining their sound. Their musical influences range from a broad variety of acts such as Miles Davis, Radiohead, and The Avett Brothers to local ones, including Laarks and Meridene. – VolumeOne.org
Better Times starts off as all good US guitar bands do. Jangly, distorted guitars backed by an angry synth and a disco beat. It’s nothing new but perfectly pleasant. If these chaps hailed from Camden this would sound a whole lot less cool. It’s indie rock by numbers until the song takes a squealing left at the lights. Banjos descend, group vocals wail, honky-tonk piano, plinks-and-plonks and suddenly we’re drunkenly swinging from the chandeliers. – GoldPaintFlakes
BUZZ: Pushmi-Pullyu on Mixtapes|Heartbreaks
As you may know, Pushmi-Pullyu has been working on new album – for a very long time. Word is, that album is nearing completion. (FINALLY!)
In related news, the Mixtapes|Heartbreaks blog recently featured Pushmi-Pullyu’s “In the Bleak Midwinter” in their March MP3 Roundup. “In the Bleak Midwinter” was originally arranged for a performance a few years back on WYOU’s Just Say Ho! Telethon, which required local bands to play at least one holiday tune. Pushmi-Pullyu chose an old Christmastime hymn, turning it into a sort-of love song. (We then released it as mam233.)
Check out “In the Bleak Midwinter,” as well as Mixtapes|Heartbreaks’s other March picks here. For updates on the album, follow the band on Facebook and/or Twitter.
Buzz: Cribshitter featured on Jalopnik. People don’t get it…
Click here to check out what Jalopnik has to say about Cribshitter’s new video for Mint Car.
While it’s an honor to see it there, and the video is getting thousands of views, the comment sections of Jalopnik and YouTube are where the real fun begins. People don’t really seem to get what Cribshitter is about. It’s not surprising, but it’s still interesting.
Buzz: Six-Gun Rhythm’s debut reviewed
The pinnacle interest of the album, however, is Palmer’s wailing drunken slur; equal parts Gerard Way, Julian Casablancas, and Dolly Parton.
~ Jimmy Roxy, Mezzic
Head over to the music blog Mezzic, where they’ve given Six-Gun Rhythm’s debut self-titled release some love. They gave it an 8.3/10. You can also stream or purchase “Six-Gun Rhythm” here.
The Dragonfly Lounge (So Far)
Photo by Roy Dean Miller.
As you may know, we’ve recently begun working closely with Madison’s newest venue, the Dragonfly Lounge. Located below the beautiful Bellini Italian Restaurant (401 E. Washington), Dragonfly has been a small space for private events since Bellini was converted from a church (built in 1897) into one of Madison’s finest Italian restaurants. Now, the space serves as an intimate venue, and Mine All Mine has partnered with Dragonfly to fill the space. So far, our winter series has shown that Madison is more than ready to support a new venue with friendly faces.
Read on below for videos and photos from our launch party (Pioneer, Pushmi-Pullyu, Ugly Brothers and Lovely Socialite), as well as live audio featured on WORT 89.9FM (Cap Alan, Golden Donna and Lovely Socialite). At the end, grab some info on booking with Mine All Mine at the Dragonfly Lounge, as well as our upcoming shows (see the sidebar to the right). Continue reading
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