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Rock of the Arts top ten indie shows of 2011

As 2011 draws to a close, we take a look back at our top live shows of the year. A mixture of local and festival-curated performances that became etched into our memory banks. Madison lived up to its reputation as an indie rock magnet, pulling in a steady stream of cutting edge shows while the big festival experience added fuel to the fire. Let's get to it. Rock of the Arts top ten indie shows of the year: 

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Top 10 anonymous comments about Pitchfork’s top 50 album list

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Tis the season for end-of-year album lists sprouting up around the Internet. Who thought you would see the day when Rolling Stone and Spin would try to out-indie Pitchfork? You know, it’s a sign of the times. Indie rock has crossed over into the mainstream generating big bucks and attracting a corporate crowd that passionate indie fans find nauseating.
 
Yes, the big independent music blogs that so adamantly defended the right to practice the DIY ethos are now becoming the very thing they hated. The old-school music industry has invited themselves to the party and have infiltrated the music blogosphere with all the crass commercialism they can muster.

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Madison’s inaugural FRZN Fest with two-day indie line-up

Frozen Fest

If you like discovering new indie bands and keeping yourself sane in January, FRZN Fest might be just what the doctor ordered. The inaugural two-day indie music festival will take place Friday, January 13th and Saturday, January 14th at the High Noon Saloon in Madison.

With a cross-section of emerging artists from Sean Carey (of Bon Iver) and Polica (featuring members of Gayngs) to Class Actress (known as Brooklyn's Madonna), the multi-day festival will bring a much needed spark to a traditionally slow time of the year for live entertainment. According to Chairlift's Facebook invite, Active Child may also be added to the festival. The line-up so far:

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Sleigh Bells return with Reign of Terror

Sleigh Bells
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Brooklyn indie noise popsters Sleigh Bells are back with the track off their forthcoming album "Reign of Terror." The signature crunchy guitar sound explodes out of the speakers on "Born to Lose" with  pulsating riffs and sample-heavy percussion. A hypnotic attraction that increases your desire to hear the rest of the album Well, don't worry. "Reign of Terror" will be released on Feb 21st.

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Local Picks

Club Crawl

Netherfriends
w/ Asumaya
& Stephanie Rearick
Mickey's Tavern
May 25 (Free!)
 
Japandroids
w/ A Place to Bury Strangers
Turner Hall
May 27
 
Indians
w/ Cedarwell
& Asumaya
RSR Bar 
(Formerly The Annex)
May 31
 
Paulie Fest
w/ Solid Gold,
All Tiny Creatures,
Lorenzo's Music,
Cowboy Winter
High Noon Saloon
June 1
 
The Orwells w/ Twin Peaks
Memorial Union Terrace
June 6 (Free!)
 
Son Volt
w/ Colonel Ford
High Noon Saloon
June 6
 
The Delphines,
The Midwest Beat,
Dharma Dogs
Mickey's Tavern
June 7 (Free!)
 
The Hussy
w/ Digital Leather, 
Fire Retarded
& Trin Tran
Revolution Cycles
June 8 (Free!)
 
Czarbles and Control
Shitty Barn
Spring Green
June 12
 
The Cave Singers
w/ Blessed Feathers
High Noon Saloon
June 14
 
Maps & Atlases
w/ Mutts
High Noon Saloon
June 21
 
Make Music Madison
Various Madison Venues
June 21
 
Parquet Courts
High Noon Saloon
June 22
 
Mount Moriah
w/ Jesse Sykes
The Frequency
June 24
 
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Harley Davidson Stage
Summerfest 
June 26 (10pm)
 
ZZ Ward
Majestic Theatre
June 26
 
Field Report
Memorial Union Terrace
June 27 (Free!)
 
Mac Demarco
Memorial Union Terrace
June 28 (Free!)
 
Pretty Lights
& Yeasayer
Harley Davidson Stage
Summerfest
June 29
 
Oberhofer (Brooklyn)
Memorial Union Terrace
July 11 (Free!)
 
Dawes
w/ Shovels &  Rope
Barrymore Theatre
July 12
 
Die Kreuzen (Final Show!)
High Noon Saloon
July 18
 
Live on King Street
w/ The Smith Westerns
Tapes 'n Tapes,
& Kopecky Family band
Majestic Theatre (outside)
July 19 (Free!)
 
El-P w/ Killer Mike,
Despot, Kool A.D.
Memorial Union Terrace
July 20 (Free!)

 
 

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