Meridene’s Farewell Show /w Laarks + The Heart Pills
Meridene said goodbye, playing a farewell show with Laarks and The Heart Pills. They were waved off by a filled-to-capacity House of Rock, marking the end of a chapter in the Eau Claire indie music scene. Read our show review and see a gallery of photographs.
WHYS Radio Benefit Concert @ House of Rock
February 4th, 2012 – The Heart Pills, Do It Yourself Daisy, Chaos Revolution Theory and The Blue Room filled the bill for a benefit concert in support of WHYS Radio 96.3 FM. “WHYS Radio is an independent, progressive, community radio station operating out of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. WHYS is a volunteer-operated, non-commercial radio station financed...
Poliça, Marijuana Deathsquads @ House of Rock
Minneapolis' ultra-hyped Poliça, supported by Marijuana Deathsquads, played Eau Claire's House of Rock on January 11th, filling the tiny venue to capacity with fans eager to check out the next big thing.
Laarks, The Gentle Guest, Holly Newsom @ House of Rock
After a lengthy hiatus, Laarks finally made their triumphant return to Eau Claire, storming the House of Rock on a frigid Thursday evening.
Bon Iver packs Zorn Arena for two sold-out homecoming shows
It’s been nearly three years since local-favorites-turned-Grammy-nominees Bon Iver have played a show in their hometown of Eau Claire, but on December 12th and 13th, the band took to UW-Eau Claire’s Zorn Arena for two sold-out shows.
Adelyn Rose, Moro @ The Cabin
December 10th, 2011 - Adelyn Rose played UWEC's The Cabin with Moro and a solo opening set by Ian Jacoby. Listen to 'Tails' by Adelyn Rose and view photographs from the show.
Collections of Colonies of Bees, The Ronald Raygun @ House of Rock
Friday at the House of Rock was of few words. There wasn’t much in the way of stage banter, The Ronald Raygun set was lyrically sparse (fewer of these were clearly decipherable) and COCB featured no vocals at all. But despite the lack of words there was plenty being said.
DDCW, CSGS, Kalispell @ House of Rock
December 1st, 2011 - The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Caroline Smith & The Goodnight Sleeps and Kalispell played House of Rock.
We Are The Willows, Whale House @ The Cabin
Photographs and a brief description of We Are The Willows and Whale House playing The Cabin on November 12th, 2011. "The lead guitar and backing vocals expanded and contracted with vaporous echo, pumping volume in and out of the atmosphere..."
The Gentle Guest @ The Cabin
The Gentle Guest played outside of a bar, and it was good. As it turns out, the monster isn't fueled exclusively by whiskey and drunk audiences.
The Small Cities, The Heart Pills, Good Grief @ Bottle & Barrel
Love me a drummer with pipes, a bass player that's not afraid to put his hair up, a custom built guitar, dudes that mean it when they play. The Small Cities have those things and more, count me in, I'm locked-on.
Kalispell in-store @ Revival Records
Revival Records celebrated their 1-year downtown birthday with an in-store show featuring Wisconsin Built and Kalispell. Greeted with vinyl deals on the sidewalk, and inside with cupcakes and candy, patrons lined the record aisles to listen.
Wisconsin Built, Temple @ The Cabin
The Cabin continued its fine Fall/Winter schedule with Wisconsin Built and Temple. We've got a video of Wisco Built covering Elliott Smith's "Whatever (Folk Song in C)" and photographs of each band.
Icarus Himself hits Pedals Plus, Mousetrap with new album
Madison's Icarus Himself came to EC to play a double-feature, hitting both Pedals Plus Music and The Mousetrap in the same night. This marked the second stop on tour promoting Career Culture, their new album released October 11th.
Whale House CD release w/ Merlin Monroe @ Acoustic Cafe, Menomonie
I haven't seen Whale House live for nearly a year. Since then, the local experimental rock outfit has added a new drummer and drastically fine-tuned their sound. Their new album, From the Traps...
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