The Project Lodge

Call for submissions: Spring ProLo Exhibition

2012-03-01T04:46:00.004-08:00

The Project Lodge is looking for submissions to participate in our Spring 2012 Exhibition! Any 2D medium is welcome.

It is FREE to submit and you may submit up to FOUR pieces.
The deadline is Sunday March 25th.

Your work will be displayed for a two week show starting April 8th and ending April 22nd. There will be a closing reception on Saturday April 21st (more details to come).

Submit a digital file in JPEG or TIFF format
In your e-mail include:
Name
Title of Works Submitted
Medium of Works
and
Dimensions

Email submissions to: projectlodgesubmissions@gmail.com

CraftLodge: March 11, PASTIES!

2012-02-28T12:58:00.005-08:00

6pm
$: Free, donations to ProLo happily accepted

Daisy Chains (https://www.facebook.com/chains.daisy) from Peach Pies Caburlesque is going to teach us the art of pastie making!

Supplies:

• Cross-stitch fabric (like this: http://www.joann.com/classic-reserve-aida-16-count-15-x18-box/prd35481/)
• About a half yard (that's way more than necessary, but it's good to have more) of whatever fabric they want to use on their pasties. I'd shy away from super shiny satins or stuff that frays easily, but anything else pretty much works.
• Heavy duty glue. I use either E-6000 or Fabri-Tac. Several people can share one bottle or tube of glue, too.
• A yard of sequins in whatever color they want. Sequins are .99/yard, so it's not as bad as it seems.
• Two bobby pins

Daisy will bring the patterns!

**A word of warning: the glue is really potent, and it takes off nail polish, so participants shouldn't care about their nails the day of the workshop.

After the workshop, Daisy said she's bring some liquid latex so we can all try on our pasties after we make them.

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FRIDAY: March 30, Eliza Rickman w/ Mega Deft + Cait Shanahan

2012-02-27T11:53:00.000-08:00

$5 cover
7:30pm

ELIZA RICKMAN
www.elizarickman.com
www.elizarickman.bandcamp.com
There is always a hint of menace and reservoirs of force haunting the corners of Eliza Rickman’s voice, whatever register it occupies. Her presence on stage—whether she wears flowers in her hair, or stuffed birds; whether she plays a toy piano or a grand piano—is an enveloping, soft darkness, impossible to ignore.

MEGA DEFT
www.facebook.com/pages/Mega-Deft/134877686526605
A local songstress Madison is proud to claim as it's own. Her beautiful voice and sense of pop sensibility are remarkable. Look out for Mega Deft's first full length album 'Wild Wind' release in March!

CAIT SHANAHAN
www.myspace.com/caitmusic
Her voice will sweep you off your feet and her lyrics will keep you close to the ground with an intamacy and honesty that can only come from a life of experiece and compassion. You may even hear yourself in her songs. Event on FB

SATURDAY March 31: Spiral Joy Band w/ Black Eagle Child + Noxroy + Jivas

2012-02-27T10:14:00.000-08:00

7:30 PM

Spiral Joy Band
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spiral-Joy-Band/131700913552185
Black Eagle Child
http://blackeaglechild.com/
Noxroy
http://restandnoise.com/releases/
Jivas
http://www.myspace.com/jivas

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THURSDAY: March 22, We Are the Willows w/ Dietrich Gosser + Ugly Brothers

2012-02-27T09:50:00.002-08:00

$5 cover

WE ARE THE WILLOWS
www.wearethewillows.com
"Miller has a voice that is reminiscent to Joel Thibodeau of Death Vessel, as it sparkles with ambiguity and a sweet, buttery topping, offering these tender sentiments like the steam from a life-preserving cup of morning coffee, on a morning when you can look out the window and see that everything's frozen solid." -Daytrotter

DIETRICH GOSSER
www.dietrichgosser.bandcamp.com
"Dietrich Gosser has been quietly amassing a Midwest underground following with his lush & sometimes haunting compositions. The Onion AV Club describes Gosser as 'folk-y bedroom pop that sounds big and inviting, often with the help of drummer and avant-percussionist Dan Kuemmel'." - Wisconsin Public Television

UGLY BROTHERS
www.uglybrothers.bandcamp.com

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CraftLodge, crafty time!

2012-02-27T09:11:00.000-08:00

The Project Lodge will now start having craft nights! 6pm.

If you would like to teach a craft email Daniella at khomuz at gmail dot com! Or if you have any ideas for craft related events!

Upcoming craft nights:
Tuesday March 6
Sunday March 11
Tuesday March 20
Sunday March 25

Thanks!!

FRIDAY March 23: Monsters of Poetry w/ El Valiente

2012-02-27T08:22:00.002-08:00

7:30pm

Monsters of Poetry is a contemporary poetry & fiction reading series in Madison, WI. It is given body at The Project Lodge, 817 E Johnson St, & given blood & brain & loin & heart & spine by its readers & audiences.

For more information on the series, please contact us: curators@monstersofpoetry.org

This event features: Adrian Matejka, Rebecca Lehmann, Ryan Walsh, Eric Caldera,& the music of EL VALIENTE

March events at the Project Lodge

2012-02-27T08:15:00.000-08:00

Fr March 2: Breathe Owl Breathe w/ Cedarwell + Pioneer
We March 7: Unicycle Loves You w/ Crane Your Swan Neck
Tu March 13: Doby Watson w/ Tom Teslik + The Ugly Brothers
Sa March 17: Dastardly w/ Icarus Himself + The Lonesome Savages
Th March 22: We Are The Willows w/ Dietrich Gosser + The Ugly Brothers
Fr March 23: Spring Monsters of Poetry w/ El Valiente
Tu March 27: The Steel Wheels w/ TBA
Fr March 30: Eliza Rickman w/ Mega Deft + Cait Shanahan

Sa March 31: Spiral Joy Band w/ Black Eagle Child + Noxroy + Jivas

& more! Keep checkin' in for more upcoming events!

SUNDAY Feb 26: LiL iFFy w/ Fambly Fun

2012-02-24T07:22:00.004-08:00

8pm

Knoxville TN's LiL iFFy (the greatest wizard rapper on earth) is coming to Madison, Wisconsin...where he has not ever been.

Let's get nasty, Madison.

We are bringing lasers, beats, jewelry, and wizardry to your Project Lodge. Your only job is to come and TAKE A BATH IN IT.Make it so, Badgers. Make it so.

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It's gonna be like this:

THANK YOU THANK YOU!

2012-02-21T07:37:00.000-08:00

With 208 backers the Project Lodge happily, gratefully, and excitedly reached our Kickstarter funding goal (plus some!). We can't begin to express our gratitude. Thank you to everyone who donated! Thank you to everyone who came to one of our benefit shows! Thank you to anyone who's ever come to an event at ProLo! We are so appreciative!

<3 ProLo

SATURDAY Feb 25: Tiny Riots, MegaDeft and deepfrieddolphin

2012-02-21T07:17:00.001-08:00

7pm-10pm
$5

Tiny Riots
Mega Deft
Deep Fried Dolphin

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SATURDAY March 17: Dastardly w/ Icarus Himself & The Lonesome Savages

2012-02-13T19:45:00.000-08:00

ST. PATTY'S DAY IN STYLE.
doors: 7:30
music: 8:00
cover: $5

DASTARDLY (Chicago, IL) - www.dastardlytheband.com
Best. Fucking. Band. Ever. Touring behind their new EP, "Bury Me In The Country." Hear a man croon and howl about death, booze and love over a band that seems to understand what he's going on about; harmonious voices and instruments of the past collide with a confused and desperate present.

ICARUS HIMSELF - www.icarushimself.bandcamp.com
"Whetro, guitarist Karl Christenson and drummer Brad Kolberg bring forth a sound that is a bottle of champagne prior to and after its violently shaken and had its cork popped. It's beautiful in its pretty green-glassed bottle for much of the time and then it gets all over the place." - Daytrotter

THE LONESOME SAVAGES - www.thelonesomesavages.bandcamp.com
"...a mighty punch-up of fiery, pre-Beatles rock ’n’ roll, where the spastic energy of early Jerry Lee Lewis collides with the filthy rockabilly lining of The Cramps, spitefully wrapped in a snakeskin jacket of wild reverb." - Onion AV Club

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WEDNESDAY Feb 15: Jon Dee Graham & Mike June

2012-02-13T17:46:00.000-08:00

JON DEE GRAHAM will be coming back to The Project Lodge on Weds., February 15th. Austin singer-songwriter Mike June will open. Graham, the only 3-time inductee of the Austin Music Hall of Fame, will be taking a break from recording his new record Garage Sale to go out and play some new songs to some old friends. The record's origins began when Graham started a co-op through his website, encouraging fans to purchase a monthly subscription in return for new art, drawings, videos and a new song from Graham. As a result, Graham found himself freed from the shackles of the traditional album format, and free to experiment with new directions. The results are wildly different: from the lush atmospheric balladry of "Yes Yes" to the Mexican Dub-step of "Venceremos," Garage Sale proves that Graham is still a vital creative force over 30 years into his storied career.

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WEDNESDAY March 7: Unicycle Loves You w/ Crane Your Swan Neck

2012-02-10T13:17:00.000-08:00

7pm
$5

UNICYCLE LOVES YOU (Chicago, IL) - www.unicyclelovesyou.bandcamp.com

In 2010, Unicycle Loves You stripped away the studio gloss of their self-titled 2008 debut and took a large step forward with the release of Mirror, Mirror. Once again handling the roles of songwriter and producer, Jim Carroll has dug even further into his Sebadoh/Guided By Voices-influenced home-recording roots for Unicycle Loves You’s latest record, Failure. Due for release on Valentine’s Day 2012, their Mecca Lecca debut contains all the pop sensibility of their earlier work but with a rawer, more focused sonic palette.

Loaded with buzzing guitars in the red, highly addictive melodies, and lush boy/girl harmonies, Failure combines the best elements of 90′s indie rock and dream pop for a refreshing Pop Art sound. While it may be the band’s heaviest, thrashiest album to date, songs such as “Garbage Dump”, “Sun Comes Out (And I Don’t Care)”, “Bitch Eye”, “Piranha” and “Wow Wave Cinema” are also some of their strongest and poppiest moments on record.

Unicycle Loves You are honored to have shared the stage with such acts as Weezer, The Raveonettes, Fiery Furnaces, Telekinesis, Generationals, Art Brut, Tapes ‘n’ Tapes, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bishop Allen & Crystal Antlers.

CRANE YOUR SWAN NECK (Madison, WI) - www.myspace.com/craneyourswanneck

"For being a mere quartet, the chamber-pop tunes of Madison’s Crane Your Swan Neck are impressively expansive. Anchored by the witty and deliberate songwriting of vocalist-guitarist Randall Luecke, Crane Your Swan Neck’s tunes are each peppered with the rippling hooks of cellist Pat Reinholz. Meanwhile, the rhythm section of drummer Shawn Pierce and bassist Kenny Monroe tastefully trudge underneath. Luecke’s crooning stays infectious and is often met with soaring back-ups from Monroe, who also hammers out auxiliary percussion and toy piano when not laying down his minimal bass lines." - The Onion AV Club

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Happy Valentines Day!

2012-02-10T12:30:00.000-08:00

Wanna give your sweetie somethin' different for Valentines day? Well, my friend, not only do you get the Pro Lo Compilation CD, a sweet postcard, BUT you'll get a singing telegram by one or more Project Lodge volunteer. We're less than $1000 away from our goal. Donate to the Kickstarter at the $50 level (or more), send some love and put us over the top!

SATURDAY: Feb 18 Le Roy, Echo Island, Tom Teslik & Fambly Fun!

2012-02-09T08:34:00.000-08:00

Tom Teslik, Echo Island, and Fambly Fun! welcome Le Roy in their first Madison Show in 2 Years. Join for an evening of spacey, nerdy, dirty, rip rap and jams. Echo Island will bring his electronic industrial jams to the party, and Tom Teslik will give a breath of fresh poprock air to the evening.

Le Roy - http://www.leroyrap.com/

Tom Teslik - http://tomteslik.bandcamp.com/

Echo Island - http://soundcloud.com/echo-island

Fambly Fun - http://famblyfun.com/

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Murfie interview

2012-02-05T08:15:00.000-08:00

Happy Sunday morning, ya'll.

The good people over at Murfie interviewed Tom about the Project Lodge and about our benefit show. Check it out.

Interview about Project Lodge [PODCAST]

PHOTOS: Evan Bradbury & Friends

2012-02-05T01:57:00.000-08:00

ARTS: Evan Bradbury & Friends

2012-02-03T07:39:00.000-08:00

Currently hanging at Project Lodge. Evan Bradbury & Friends

Reception at 7pm on Saturday February 4th

FRIDAY: March 2nd, Breathe Owl Breathe w/ Cedarwell & Pioneer

2012-02-01T10:28:00.000-08:00

$10
doors: 7:30pm
music: 8:00pm

(limited advanced tickets available, contact projectlodge.madison@gmail.com to reserve your ticket**)

Breathe Owl Breathe http://www.breatheowlbreathe.com
"As Breathe Owl Breathe, Michigan trio Micah Middaugh, Andréa Moreno-Beals and Trevor Hobbs sound as intimately familiar with woods and wild as their band name suggests, but there's an air of cosmopolitan sophistication, too. Their forest-paced, guitar-and cello-grounded "Playing Dead" has the careful, modern approach to folk production of rustic post-rock ensemble Califone, and Middaugh's weary vocal also braves Palace Brothers' Southern haints." - Pitchfork

Cedarwell www.cedarwell.com
Cedarwell’s Erik Neave well embodies his northern heritage. Sheboygan, Wisconsin, should be proud of such a wonderfully full beard, such tough flannel shirts and darkly twisted, acoustic-pop songs that seem to ride nature’s very rhythm. Crisp clarity and addicting genuineness hibernate Neave’s voice somewhere in the back of your memory, somewhere where it can stay for a long, long time, constantly reminding you that this is Wisconsin, and winter never really ends.

Pioneer www.pioneer.bandcamp.com"Dynamic ripples of Jacqueline Kursel’s cello rise and fall over Monroe’s wandering chord progressions, as his low, quivering croons float across the top. From the seasick waltz of “In Summertime” to the neo-folk sweetness of “I Like You,” it becomes clear that Monroe has still found a voice of his own within a crowded genre." - The Onion AV Club

**Reserved spots at the show will be good until 15 minutes after the show is scheduled to start (so until 8:15pm). Then spots will be given to people trying to pay at the door.**

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SATURDAY Feb 4: Evan Bradbury & Friends

2012-01-31T10:09:00.000-08:00

7pm

Opening reception of a collection of art by Evan Bradbury, Polly Elizabeth and Ada Ruiz.The show will be a mix of abstract and landscape paintings by Evan Bradbury, ceramic work and zen themed photography by Polly Elizabeth and Large-scale collages by Ada Ruiz.

The work will be up from February 1st to the 8th.There will be wine, hors d'oeuvres and live music!

First off will be Tucker Moore, Laura Hughes, Maggie Moore and friends followed by an impromptu quartet featuring AJ Grimm from Grimm Musik and The Watercourse Quartet, Charlie Painter, and Corey Murphy and Abe Sorber from Lovely Socialite.

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FRIDAY Feb 3: Monsters of Poetry

2012-01-31T08:21:00.000-08:00

7:30pm

Monsters of Poetry is a contemporary poetry & fiction reading series in Madison, WI. It is given body at The Project Lodge, 817 E Johnson St, & given blood & brain & loin & heart & spine by its readers & audiences.

For more information on the series, please contact us: curators@monstersofpoetry.org

Featuring Jason Bredle, Lauren Shapiro, Caryl Pagel, and Josh Kalscheur.

Photos from the Project Lodge benefit

2012-01-31T08:07:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the show at the High Noon last Sunday. It was a big success! Thanks to all the bands that played and to the comedians that made some funnies.

Photos by Daniella Echeverria

From the Project Lodge stage at Bookless

2012-01-30T08:10:00.000-08:00

VIDEO: Project Lodge Benefit this Sunday!

2012-01-28T05:19:00.000-08:00

High Noon Saloon this coming Sunday! January 29th!

Project Lodge 2012 Compilation CD Tracklist!

2012-01-26T09:11:00.000-08:00

Donate $25 to the Kickstarter to get your freakin' sweet compilation CD!

1. Julian Lynch - Natalie Barney Scene
2. Man Mantis - Plexippus
3. All Tiny Creatures - Higgs Boston
4. Control - Feast and the Seven Days Following
5. Crane Your Swan Neck - Comeback (Tonight We Won't Die Alone)
6. The United Sons of Toil - Mimetic Contagion
7. Pioneer - Memorial Day
8. Tom Teslik - I Always Thought You Figured Why I'm Blue
9. Asumaya - Declining Market Share
10. el-tin fun - honey dipped with watermelon gum
11. Slow Loris - People You Meet
12. Chants - Halogen
13. Anna Vogelzang - Die Trying
14. Jealousy - Voodoo
15. Giant People - The Steve Irwin
16. Venus In Furs - Disco Is Dead
17. Sinking Suns - Vicious World (Live in Chicago)
18. The Weather Duo - Decadodeca
19. Pushmi-Pullyu - Little Hedgehog (electronic version)
20. Land of Vandals - Wild Fire
21. Leonard the Comet - I'm Actually Very Interested in One of Your Aquariums
22. Yoinkles Gibraltar - Sony Mao : Washington Monument
23. Fambly Fun! - The Machine
24. Diamondogs - Left Brain v. Right Brain
25. Benjamin Cameron - Besame Mucho
26. The Hussy - Plantman
27. Brain Grimmer - CornCobb Paul ('87-'11)
28. John Praw - Throw the Young One O'er
29. Jeremiah Nelson - Show To Show
30. Cribshitter - Sign My Cast (Sleeping in the Aviary)
31. Lovely Socialite Mrs. Thomas W. Phipps - Rock It, Science (alternate take)

SATURDAY Jan 28: Terry N' the Front, Here Comes the Night, Isaac Pierce EARLY SHOW

2012-01-24T10:03:00.000-08:00

Mezzic Presents: ten-speed (Isaac Pierce) January 28th, 2012.

Terry N' the Front, Here Comes the Night, Isaac Pierce

Remember: Its an early show! 7pm!

FRIDAY Jan 27: Rebecca Light's Spelling Bee

2012-01-24T09:58:00.000-08:00

Get out your Merriam-Websters - it's spelling bee time! Not for the pre-adolescents: full grown 21+ nerds only. Beehives, costumes, and cheering squads encouraged. One kickass trophy awarded to the Queen/King Bee. $5 cover.

7pm

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SATURDAY Jan 28: DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez!

2012-01-24T09:57:00.000-08:00

Everything Is Terrible!'s third inner-eye opening feature, DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez!, is here!EIT!, as they have been lovingly dubbed by their followers, are the video collective responsible for some of the most intriguing and horrifying viral videos in the Universe. From cat massages to pedophile-hunting yellow dinosaurs, EIT! salvages the best VHS moments from thrift stores across the nation and posts their daily finds on the Internet for the world to see. Each year, the group edits thousands of these resurrected treasures into one mind-melting feature-length movie. With DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez!, EIT! has elevated their craft to new heights, creating a remake of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 Film, The Holy Mountain, using only dog-related found footage! After a grueling year of combing every Air Bud movie for something remotely worthwhile, the group is groomed and ready to tour the continent in homemade, full-body mascot costumes, delivering a psychedelic live show experience that can not be rivaled. This all-new “live in the fur” show picks up where Cirque Du Soleil and The Rock-A-Fire Explosion left off... finally. Oh yeah, and ARFFFF!

Show begins at 10pm and is $10

Feast your shade-covered eyes on this sneak peek!
DOGGIEWOGGIEZ! POOCHIEWOOCHIEZ! TRAILERWRAILER! from Everything Is Terrible! on Vimeo.

Thank you!

2012-01-22T07:22:00.000-08:00

Thank you so much to all the people who came out to the benefit show last night! And thank you to all the amazing bands who played.

What a great night!

We have another benefit show coming up on Sunday January 29th at the High Noon Saloon! We hope to see you there!

<3

P.S. We just made it over the halfway point on the Kickstarter! Yey!

THIS SATURDAY

2012-01-17T04:42:00.001-08:00

Hope to see you there!

Headbang & Ha-Ha to Help The Project Lodge

2012-01-16T09:55:00.000-08:00

Whaaat?! Two benefit shows! For the tunes we couldn't fit into our Benefit show at the Majestic on January 21st (this coming Saturday) and to make you giggle/rawk a bit, we've put together a second benefit show at the High Noon Saloon on Sunday January 29!! Show starts at 7:30pm. $6 cover. Ages 21+

Local Comedy Showcase
Hosted by: Chris Lay & David Leon

Dharma Dogshttp://www.myspace.com/dharmadogsmusic
Venus in Furshttp://venusinfursband.com/
The Faith Hills Have Eyeshttp://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Faith-Hills-Have-Eyes/120963701306907
Sinking Sunshttp://www.myspace.com/sinkingsuns

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KICKSTARTER!!

2012-01-06T18:04:00.000-08:00

Yup! That's right! We've launched a Kickstarter! Check it out HERE. We are so excited to have put this thing together and hope you're really excited too! We appreciate and love all your support over the last four years and hope you can help us reach above and beyond our goal (and get some pretty sweet prizes!).

And! Be sure to come to our big benefit show at the Majestic on January 21st!!
Thank you thank you!!

<3 Namaste, Daniella

The Project Lodge Benefit Show!!

2012-01-04T08:09:00.000-08:00

Wowzers, guys!

Our volunteers have organized a benefit show!

Who's playing?

Julian Lynch - http://julianlynch.bandcamp.com/

All Tiny Creatures - http://alltinycreatures.com/

Icarus Himself - http://icarushimself.bandcamp.com/

Whitney Mann - http://www.whitneymannmusic.com/

and Anna Vogelzang - http://theanna.com/

And also!

Vintage Madison and Good Style will be showing off their wares in a fashion show and will have a pop-up shop from 7-10pm!

The Majestic is also doing a dance party after the show!

Hope to see you on January 21st!

ANOTHER BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING LATER THIS WEEK!

*Poster design by Daniella Echeverria

ART: Hanging now at ProLo - Justin Gleicher

2012-01-03T18:01:00.000-08:00

“Photos from Peru” will run Thursday, December 22, 2011-Thursday, January 19, 2012. Project Lodge will host a closing reception January 14, 2011 from 7-10pm.

Gallery hours are by appointment, 608-658-4000.

WEDS Jan. 4 Brown Bottle Flu, Jerome and the Psychics, GIANT PEOPLE, Ferdinand the Bull

2012-01-02T18:20:00.000-08:00

The Brown Bottle Flu (Bloomington IN)
From their formation in early 2011, The Brown Bottle Flu has gained the attention of many in the greater Bloomington Indiana area. The trio consists of Sharlene Birdsong who pours her rage into the driving rhythm of the drums, Alex Molica capturing the simple and barbaric ways of playing the guitar, and Jared Coyle who ties it all together with the resemblance of a freight train on the Bass guitar. With each of their shows they bring the raw nature of T-rex's love child, late night drinking, broken hearts and liberation from anything that imprisons your soul.http://thebrownbottleflu.bandcamp.com/

GIANT PEOPLE (Madison)
Unassuming and adorable, Giant People play jangling, unhinged pop rock in the best way possible, without regard for blown-out vocal cords, stomping over empty cans at a basement show. On this year’s Giant EP, singer/guitarist Tyler Fassnacht bounces his charmingly ramshackle voice off every sonic wall, even summoning some Frank Black caterwauling on “The Steve Irwin.” But when the bass and drum find perfect lockstep behind the shambling guitars on the near-perfect “Hannah, Hannah,” it’s as pure of heart as any ’90s college radio rock you can find then or now. (the AV Club)http://giantpeople.bandcamp.com/

Ferdinand the Bull (Madison)
Self-described "Psychadelic Jungle Gospel Punk" dats wassup

Jerome and the Psychics (Bloomington IN)
Jerome and The Psychics are ex-patriots from Brazil and England, now existing and making music in Indiana. They play guitars and drums and anything else they can find in the basement of their house. The sound is proto-garage, with added pop sensibilities and a dash of spaz. The lyrics are in Portuguese, stuff about girls and religion and dreams and boredom. People are normally disgusted and confused by their live shows. They have released a tape only EP on NGR Records and have a bunch of cool new tunes prepared for public consumption. http://jeromeandthepsychics.bandcamp.com/

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THURS Kalispell + The Bears Of Blue River + Briar Pickers

2011-12-29T11:30:00.000-08:00

Touring bands Kalispell (WI) and
The Bears Of Blue River (IL) join local stringband the
Briar Pickers for an evening of sonic bliss!
$5 doorall ages

www.kalispellband.com
http://www.facebook.com/thebearsofblueriver
www.thebriarpickers.com

ART: Justin Gleicher's "Photos from Peru"

2011-12-21T08:25:00.000-08:00

Madison photographer Justin Gleicher and his traveling companion, Becca, traveled to Peru and documented the 4-week journey of adventure and exploration with his Canon 5d Mark II. “Peru is a place of bright colors, expansive vistas, and fun and playful people. The photos reflect the diversity of the country's natural heritage, and show a glimpse of its cultural heritage as well. As bold as some of the pictures are, they do not do justice to the creations of the Inca as seen in person”. Eleven photos will be on display and were taken at Machu Picchu, Arequipa, Lima, the Sacred Valley surrounding Cusco, the aqueducts outside Nazca, the small fishing village of Huanchaco on the Northern Coast, the Cordillera Blanca mountains near Huarez, and a few other locations.

“Photos from Peru” will run Thursday, December 22, 2011-Thursday, January 19, 2012. The artist will host an opening reception Friday, December 30, from 6-11 pm, and Project Lodge will host a closing reception January 14, 2011 from 7-10pm.

Gallery hours are by appointment, 608-658-4000.

MONDAY Dec 19th: Deconunisms, The Watercourse 4tet feat. Ephemeral Art Dance Troupe

2011-12-15T10:50:00.001-08:00

Monday, December 19 8:30pm

Surrounded By REality Presents and evening of jazz, new music, and free improvisation by two new bands: Deconunisms and the Watercourse 4tet.

Deconunisms is a new trio that explores extended improvisation within and without traditional forms. Features the talents of Luke Polipnick (guitar), John Christensen (double bass), Devin Drobka (drums + percussion).

An unconventional string quartet, the Watercourse 4et plays music that ranges from sparse and meditative, to pulsating and driving, to textural and unnerving. Consisting of Pat Reinholz (cello), Ben Willis (double bass), AJ Grimm (guitar), and Brian Grimm (cello and guqin 古琴), they draw from the traditions of Western classical, free improvisation, eastern meditative music, and flamenco. The members have extensive and diverse experience in improvisation, concert music, avant-garde performance, as well as composing for dance, theater and film. Enjoying the challenge of adapting to whatever space they perform in, they also incorporate performance art elements. shying away from no possibilities.

In a very natural pairing, Watercourse will be joined by members of the Ephemeral Art dance collective. Ephemeral Art is made up of exceptional students from the UW-Madison School of Dance, and they specialize in spontaneous creation and site-specific performance.

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FRIDAY Dec 16th: CONTROL Record Release Show w/Laarks

2011-12-15T09:09:00.000-08:00

Friday Dec 16th at 8:00pm

CONTROL will be releasing 'Grabhorn C', the first EP in a three-part art/music project. Out on Science of Sound Records.

There will also be a premiere of the CONTROL video for "The Facts", directed by Paul Schmidt.

Available at the show will be limited edition cassettes and screen prints featuring art from designer Craig Grabhorn. Both come with a digital download of the 4-song EP.

Playing that night will be Laarks. Dig on them here:http://laarks.com/

More from CONTROL, including streaming of the EP:http://wearecontrol.blogspot.com/

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Dec. 5 - Dec. 11 at ProLo

2011-12-05T21:37:00.001-08:00

Saturday Dec 10
8:30pm until 11:30pm
MadKings
Deck the Balls with Mustaches and Ukeleles!
Come one, come all and celebrate a holiday spectacular with the Madkings and friends!!! A Free Gift Package for every attendee! $5 all ages (Mature audience) show with Guest Kings, Hoola Hoopers, Ukelele artists and of course your favorite MadKings!!!
[Facebook event]

New website FTW! + 12/4 show

2011-12-04T01:04:00.000-08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to the new Project Lodge website! All brought to you by the amazing talented Daniella Echeverria. (Smashing logo, isn't it?? All D.)

We hope that this website ends up being a hub for all things Pro Lo. We'll have regular show announcements, updates, and reviews here, as well as news and cool other postings. Please check back regularly, and add us to your bookmarks or favorites even!

It's early in the morning on December the 4th, 2011, which brings us to the present. And so, you're all now officially invited to come and groove out hard to tonight's (Sunday night) 8pm show featuring Madison's own Golden Donna (Joel Shanrahan) plus three other don't-miss synth/glitch/noise/experimental acts: Nate Young, Drainolith, Troy Schaefer.

You can find more info at the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/329787760371513/

In sum, keep on checking the new website folks! Hope to see you at Pro Lo soon.

Tom Teslik
Sound & Door Volunteer

Anna Vogelzang, tonight at Project Lodge

2011-12-03T09:08:00.001-08:00

ANNA VOGELZANG http://theanna.com/
with
MOON HIGH (COLUMBUS OH) http://moonhighmusic.com/
DIETRICH GOSSER http://dietrichgosser.bandcamp.com/
PAGE FOSTER http://pagesings.com/

7:30 PM
6 bucks for the touring band!

ALL AGES

Event on Facebook

Nov. 28 - Dec. 4 at ProLo

2011-11-28T21:08:00.000-08:00

Friday Dec 2
Monsters of Poetry

Saturday Dec 3
Anna Vogelzang, Moon High, Dietrich Gosser, Page Foster

Sunday Dec 4
Drainolith (AIDS wolf), Nate Young (Wolf Eyes) & Golden Donna (Joel Shanahan)