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Conner Owens
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Sat Jul 31
8 pm
Heidi Spencer And The Rare Birds at Circle-A Cafe
Here's one thing Milwaukee musicians don't seem to need when it comes to getting record deals: media coverage. Similar to how garage-pop group Jaill was virtually ignored locally for years before signing with Sub Pop in 2009, singer-songwriter Heidi Spencer parlayed a career playing under-the-radar gigs in area bars into a deal earlier this year with celebrated indie label Bella Union, known for working with acts such as Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Beach House, and Radiohead's Phil Selway. Now, with Spencer poised to make a big splash with her third record, Under Streetlight Glow (due out sometime early next year), those outside of her small circle of local fans are scrambling to play catch-up with Spencer's beautifully sad and quietly heart-wrenching songs.
Circle-A Cafe 932 E. Chambers St., Milwaukee, WI
Here's one thing Milwaukee musicians don't seem to need when it comes to getting record deals: media coverage. Similar to how garage-pop group Jaill was virtually ignored locally for years before signing with Sub Pop in 2009, singer-songwriter Heidi Spencer parlayed a career playing under-the-radar gigs in area bars into a deal earlier this year with celebrated indie label Bella Union, known for working with acts such as Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Beach House, and Radiohead's Phil Selway. Now, with Spencer poised to make a big splash with her third record, Under Streetlight Glow (due out sometime early next year), those outside of her small circle of local fans are scrambling to play catch-up with Spencer's beautifully sad and quietly heart-wrenching songs.
Updated 07/18/2011
