Show #79: Madison Music
A couple weeks ago I put a call out on the forum of our local alternative weekly to local bands asking for them to donate tunes for show featuring music from Madison. The response was underwhelming but I've gotta work with what I've got.
Part of my motivation for asking for donations is that I'm really out of touch with the Madison music scene. It's probably been 8 years since I had a anything near a working knowledge of local acts. And to prove this, I'm starting this show with some Texas Horse Crippler. I've included a 4-song performance of theirs recorded live in the studio of our local community radio station WORT. I honestly can't remember when it's from but April 2000 or 2001 seems to sound right. A former roommate of mine was good friends with two-thirds of Tongue, the precursor to Texas Horse Crippler. When I yanked this bit from my archives, I had this flashback to a time when guitarist/singer Shad Williams came over clutching Black Sabbath's Never Say Die and raving about it. Texas Horse Crippler folded at some point or another and Shad reemerged in Brickshithouse who play around town occasionally.
Next up is Kaya Richmond. Right after Kaya e-mailed me saying that I could use the songs up at her MySpace page, I replied asking for more info about her and she never wrote back to me. So here's what I know about her:
She used to write for one of the university's student newspapers; she used to front a rock band; and now she's in an acoustic phase which has apparently ground to a halt because she's all happy these days. Apparently she's one of those types that's only creative when depressed and drinking heavily.
Anyway, this will make more sense when you listen to the two songs here, "Take Off Your Shirt" and "Madison Waltz". The songs just slunk along with her mournful vocals in tow. I like her voice quite a bit but it would be nice to hear it pulled out of the bourbon glass.
Lastly we have Reptile Palace Orchestra. It's odd to think that I've been a fan of RPO for something like 10 years. I'm flattered that they put my review of their last album, We Know You Know, up at their MySpace page. "Balkan Lounge Funk" is the phrase most often used to describe them. After the addition of the trap kit to their arsenal of instruments on their third album, Hwy X, the music gained a little muscle. At times the Balkan is traded in for the everything-including-the-kitchen-sink weirdness but it's all good. The band was kind enough to allow me to present to you "Catwoman" from We Know You Know.
You can catch RPO tomorrow at the Atwood Summerfest. Click on the picture below for a wee bit of RPO video goodness recorded last spring.
Download show**
Also check out the shows here at UtD featuring fellow Madisonians:
Roscoe Mithcell
Natty Nation
Locals already know to listen to WORT so, if you're not a Madisonian, check out Music Made In Madison, an Internet radio station that plays tunes by folks from Madtown.
**N.B. - Tangy were originally nice enough to all me to include a couple of their songs but I've since been asked to remove them by the band themselves. I wasn't informed that I was not allowed to express an opinion on their music (that wasn't wholly positive) as a condition for podcasting it. If you're interested in hearing them (and I recommend you do), there are samples up at their webpage linked above. Click on the orange slice in the upper-left corner of the page.
Part of my motivation for asking for donations is that I'm really out of touch with the Madison music scene. It's probably been 8 years since I had a anything near a working knowledge of local acts. And to prove this, I'm starting this show with some Texas Horse Crippler. I've included a 4-song performance of theirs recorded live in the studio of our local community radio station WORT. I honestly can't remember when it's from but April 2000 or 2001 seems to sound right. A former roommate of mine was good friends with two-thirds of Tongue, the precursor to Texas Horse Crippler. When I yanked this bit from my archives, I had this flashback to a time when guitarist/singer Shad Williams came over clutching Black Sabbath's Never Say Die and raving about it. Texas Horse Crippler folded at some point or another and Shad reemerged in Brickshithouse who play around town occasionally.
Next up is Kaya Richmond. Right after Kaya e-mailed me saying that I could use the songs up at her MySpace page, I replied asking for more info about her and she never wrote back to me. So here's what I know about her:
She used to write for one of the university's student newspapers; she used to front a rock band; and now she's in an acoustic phase which has apparently ground to a halt because she's all happy these days. Apparently she's one of those types that's only creative when depressed and drinking heavily.
Anyway, this will make more sense when you listen to the two songs here, "Take Off Your Shirt" and "Madison Waltz". The songs just slunk along with her mournful vocals in tow. I like her voice quite a bit but it would be nice to hear it pulled out of the bourbon glass.
Lastly we have Reptile Palace Orchestra. It's odd to think that I've been a fan of RPO for something like 10 years. I'm flattered that they put my review of their last album, We Know You Know, up at their MySpace page. "Balkan Lounge Funk" is the phrase most often used to describe them. After the addition of the trap kit to their arsenal of instruments on their third album, Hwy X, the music gained a little muscle. At times the Balkan is traded in for the everything-including-the-kitchen-sink weirdness but it's all good. The band was kind enough to allow me to present to you "Catwoman" from We Know You Know.
You can catch RPO tomorrow at the Atwood Summerfest. Click on the picture below for a wee bit of RPO video goodness recorded last spring.
Download show**
Also check out the shows here at UtD featuring fellow Madisonians:
Roscoe Mithcell
Natty Nation
Locals already know to listen to WORT so, if you're not a Madisonian, check out Music Made In Madison, an Internet radio station that plays tunes by folks from Madtown.
**N.B. - Tangy were originally nice enough to all me to include a couple of their songs but I've since been asked to remove them by the band themselves. I wasn't informed that I was not allowed to express an opinion on their music (that wasn't wholly positive) as a condition for podcasting it. If you're interested in hearing them (and I recommend you do), there are samples up at their webpage linked above. Click on the orange slice in the upper-left corner of the page.
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