Author: Corey Murphy

Upcoming! Our David Lynchian alter-ego, “Leo Johnson and the New Shoes” will be performing on 5/21 for the Riverwest Public House (815 E. Locust St, Milwaukee) Twin Peaks Party to celebrate the premier of the new season of favorite tv show…Twin Peaks.

6pm: “Hawt daaaaamn, that’s good pie!” Pie/ dessert potluck. Bring pies, donuts, cookies, etc.

7pm: “Leo needs a new pair of shoes.” In this case, a special rare performance by Leo Johnson & the New Shoes. Yes, they are an Angelo Badalementi/ Twin Peaks music cover band! PLUS Twin Peaks inspired burlesque performance by Vee Valentine and others TBA

8pm: Twin Peaks premiere.

Also: Is that gum you like going to come back in style? Find out with tarot readings from the mystical Skully Sati!

Dress like your favorite Twin Peaks character!

Free event!  FACEBOOK EVENT LINK

This summer we’re going back to the Shitty Barn in Spring Green.

Yes!  We love it here and are beyond excited to return.  Please join us on September 20th as we play with Dosh.  Tickets are $15.  Bring a lawn chair and some friends and have some fun with us.

Follow this link for more information and ticket sales:

http://www.shittybarnsessions.com/session/show/209

And check out what else Spring Green has to offer this summer…

Well, we just had a blast at the Sh*tty Barn.  What a fantastic place to play.

For more photos, check out the Shitty Barn photo album by Connie Ward

This Friday we’ll be playing at the High Noon Saloon in Madison with two great Brazilian bands, Wolbaianos and Metabaque.

From the official Facebook event for the show:

Come celebrate the opening night of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the High Noon Saloon! Consisting of some of Madison’s top Brazilian musicians, Wolbaianos will perform its first concert by bringing you the classic Brazilian album Acabou Chorare, by Novos Baianos, as well as a handful of other songs from the Brazilian popular music canon. Metabaque and Lovely Socialite will kick off the night with delightful tunes to groove to.

Released in 1972, Acabou Chorare, by the Brazilian popular music group, Novos Baianos, has endured as one of the most seminal and widely-loved albums to ever come out of Brazil, topping Rolling Stone’s list of Top 100 Brazilian albums of all time. The album combines various Brazilian music styles and synthesizes them through the psychadelic Tropicalist lens that was dominating Brazilian music at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acabou_Chorare
Listen to the album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlmmaqWrUUU

Tickets are 10$ in advance or 12$ day of the show. Show is 18+
Tickets can be purchased at https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1200085?utm_medium=bks

Wolbaianos are: Jacob Wolbert, Elena Wittneben, Will Zolecki, Tom Ross, Richard Hildner, Kevin Knapp, Matt Manske, and John Beard

https://www.facebook.com/metabaque/

https://lovelysocialitemusic.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LovelySocialite/

If you’re looking for a happy hour activity before this show, head to the Cardinal Bar from 5:30 to 7:30 to catch Josh Pultorak and the Madison Choro Ensemble! That show promises to be fantastic and if you haven’t caught the Choro Ensemble before, it is highly recommended that you see them. https://www.facebook.com/events/921198157991386/

We’ll be hitting the road in two weeks.  Here are our stops…

6/26 – The Frequency, Madison, WI
9p  $8-11 | w/ We Are The Willows & Mr. Jackson

6/27 – Elastic Arts, Chicago, IL
9p  $10 | Anagram Series w/ Gerrit Hatcher Trio

6/28 –  The Spot Tavern, Lafayette, IN
Details TBA

6/29 – Space Bar, Columbus, OH
9p  $5 | w/ Us, Today & Radarhill

6/30 – MOTR Pub, Cincinnati, OH
10p  Free | w/ Us, Today

7/1 – Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI
8p  $10  general admission

7/2 – Trinosophes, Detroit, MI
8p  $10 |  w/ Salim Washington

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