Here are some Madison show announcements from this week that you may have missed. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 14 at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Saturday, July 28, Majestic Theatre
Ostensibly named after a song by timeless kween Aretha Franklin, R-E-S-P-E-C-T is a celebration of badass women throughout music history, as performed by a host of local musicians. This year’s lineup will include Liz Fleig as Adele, Lyndsay Evans as Debbie Harry, Leah Tirado as Chaka Khan, Ginny Kincaid as Gwen Stefani, Shawndell Marks as Dolly Parton, Amber Sebastian performing The Cranberries, Lo Marie as Amy Winehouse, Jen Farley as Janis Joplin, Hannah Baker Switzer as Bjork, and Toya Robinson as Sharon Jones. And they’ll all backed by The Big Payback, a near virtuosic band that is taking on the daunting tasks of learning songs by all those singers and rehearsing with all those performers.
Jeff Tweedy
Thursday, Sept. 20, Capitol Theater
The number of musicians this could be said about is dwindling, but Jeff Tweedy has been in this since the ’80s, maaaan. As co-frontman of alt-country pioneers Uncle Tupelo and the driving creative force behind Wilco, Tweedy has quietly become an icon of not just indie rock but of rock music in general. There’s a reason Wilco is often called the “American Radiohead.” Here, Tweedy will perform solo, drawing from his many projects for what’s bound to be an unforgettably intimate night with one of the all-time greats. Tickets go on sale tonight at 7 p.m.
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold, or A7X for the culture, is one of the most successful heavy metal bands in the world. Of their seven full-length albums, five have gone either gold or platinum, and their watershed 2005 album City of Evil more or less designed the template for modern metalcore. But unlike a lot of the bands currently filling out pages in Alternative Press, the members of A7X are all phenomenally talented musicians — lead guitarist Synyster Gates is actually classically trained. Your move, Black Veil Brides.
Tune-Yards
Sunday, Oct. 26, Majestic Theatre
Describing Tune-Yards’ music is like traveling at the speed of light — it’s just not possible. Merrill Garbus, the longtime driving force behind the project, mixes a host of genres to create music that’s as grand in scope as it is personally revealing. On this year’s I can feel you creep into my private life, Garbus explores feminism and race relations while musically exploring electronic flourishes. You know what, there’s the perfect way to describe Tune-Yards: exploration pop.
Ghost
The Sylvee doubled down on metal this week, also adding to its calendar the ghoulish band of Swedes known as Ghost. Carrying on a long tradition of headbangers in costume, Ghost plays a brutal, often trippy brand of doom metal, and they do it while dressed like characters from The Crow. But that’s not to say Ghost is just a gimmick; their single “Cirice” won their first Grammy in 2016 for Best Metal Performance. This is a band that must be seen live to be truly understood.
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Marriage is hard work, and balancing marriage with running an influential jam band is even harder. But Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks — the couple at the forefront of Tedeschi Trucks Band — do it with ease. Using elements of southern rock and blues, the group creates effortless, winding instrumentation that’s not just synonymous with the jam genre but with the personal musical pedigrees of its two leads: Susan Tedeschi has been nominated for six Grammys, and Derek Trucks is the nephew of former Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks and played in his uncle’s legendary band. For this one, tickets go on sale at 11 a.m.
Low
Saturday, Nov. 17, High Noon Saloon
Low is downer music quite literally, but that’s not a knock. With their inching instrumentation and melancholic vocal harmonies, the Duluth, Minnesota-bred trio makes music that sounds like a slow realization. A realization of what, however, is up to the listener. Their upcoming 12th album, Double Negative, was recorded at Justin Vernon’s April Base studio in Eau Claire and is due for release on Sept. 14. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m.
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