A.V. Club: Best of the Decade
  • Mike McLaughlin

Majestic Theatre

115 King St.
Madison WI 53703
608-255-0901
all ages $17/$20
  • Thu Nov 5 8:30 pm,
    Bouncing Souls, Bayside, and Broadway Calls at Majestic Theatre

    They may have named themselves after an advertising tagline for Dr. Martens, the world’s premier shit-kicking boots, but the New Jersey punks in Bouncing Souls have always been more interested in melody than bloodletting. Lyrically, too, the band is focused on observation rather than rabble-rousing—but while its lyrics dissect, analyze, and occasionally skewer the punk scene, the group remains very much ensconced within it. Now out on their 20th-anniversary tour, the Souls have been releasing one new song per month this year, presumably in preparation for an album to follow 2006's The Gold Record. For a chance to win a pair of tickets to this show, e-mail rsvpmadison@avclub.com with "Bouncing Souls" in the subject line.

    Majestic Theatre 115 King St., Madison, WI

They may have named themselves after an advertising tagline for Dr. Martens, the world’s premier shit-kicking boots, but the New Jersey punks in Bouncing Souls have always been more interested in melody than bloodletting. Lyrically, too, the band is focused on observation rather than rabble-rousing—but while its lyrics dissect, analyze, and occasionally skewer the punk scene, the group remains very much ensconced within it. Now out on their 20th-anniversary tour, the Souls have been releasing one new song per month this year, presumably in preparation for an album to follow 2006's The Gold Record. For a chance to win a pair of tickets to this show, e-mail rsvpmadison@avclub.com with "Bouncing Souls" in the subject line.

Updated 11/06/2009

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