A Local Blog

Someone just emailed me a link to a local Madison site that said this:

I've been communicating with a great band out of Toronto called The Ghost is Dancing. One of their members asked me what the Madison music scene was like. I sent him a rather lengthy response that really got me thinking. Here I sit often struggling to find something original to write about and I live in one of the most vibrant music communities in the country. You know the cartoons where the guy steps on a rake and it up and smacks him in the face? That's how I feel right now. Why am I not writing about Madison bands? So, from here on out I am going to make a greater attempt to profile a new Madison act at least once a week. There is at least 400 of them, so I shouldn't have a problem. To start things off here is just a selection of five songs from an eclectic mix of different Madison genres.

Charlemagne :: August Evenings
From the self-titled 2003 album
Website: http://www.beholdcharlemagne.com
MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/charlefuckingmagne

Lorenzo's Music :: I'm Doing Fine
From the 2005 album Solamente Tres Palabras
Website: http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/lorenzosmusic

The Buffali :: Yer Late
From their 2005 album Kerfuffle No. 10
Website: http://www.buffali.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thebuffali

German Art Students :: Civil War Re-Enactor
From their 2005 album Name Droppers
Website: http://www.thegermanartstudents.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thegermanartstudents

el guante :: collateral Damage
Website: http://www.guante.net/
MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/elguante

So thanks to calistan for listing us as one of his five top Madison bands among these other great artists.