Weekend Agenda: Aug. 7-9
A storied confrontation in Broom Street's Minglewood Blues.
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The best of this weekend:
FRIDAY
OK, so we're not being entirely backhanded when we say Canada's The Trews (playing a free show at the Majestic Theatre) aren't bad for being pretty straight-up "let's get on the radio and get laid!" rock, or when we say Bible Of The Devil and Slough Feg (sharing a bill at The Frequency) do pretty well for bands somewhere near the respectable middle of the metal heap. That said, a couple of new play openings have us a lot more curious than any music event on offer Friday: Local playwright Doug Holtz and Mercury Players Theatre bring back the bathroom-sex drama Tearoom Tango at the Bartell before taking it to the New York International Fringe Festival, and Broom Street Theater's Minglewood Blues inventively delves into the shifty characters of American folk music.
SATURDAY
Don't neglect the daytime options. Outdoors, the Terrace's Blues Fest offers a slate of mostly Wisconsin-based blues acts, including well-liked local buskers Boo Bradley. Indoors, Willy Street record shop Mad City Music Exchange hosts a free show from Green Bay-spawned noise-pop act Pink Reason. Experimental spirits can venture in yet another direction with the Summer Music Summit's showcase of Madison jazz artists at Capitol Lakes Grand Hall. Sleeping In The Aviary and Pale Young Gentlemen make yet another Midwestern indie-rock sandwich at the High Noon, this time with Minnesota's Vampire Hands in the middle. Speaking of cool bands from Minnesota, the wonderfully ridiculous duo Awesome Snakes is among the bands playing The Frequency to help say goodbye to Jake Shut, a good local dude who's done a lot of work for Madison label Crustacean Records in his time here and is heading off to the University Of Minnesota.
SUNDAY
As if the August air weren't icky and sticky enough already, JJO Band Camp returns to Willow Island with a bill of hard-rock downers. One place to take refuge and perk up is The Annex, with The Builders And The Butchers.
