Concert Reviews–The Walkmen, White Rabbits, Ra Ra Riot, The Virgins, National Beekeepers’ Society, Basia Bulat, Pale Young Gentlemen

In addition to starting a blog, I’ve begun writing concert reviews for Madison’s Isthmus under a new whacky pseudonym.

I’ll pay you a dollar if you leave an agreeable comment.

Here they are:

• The Walkmen (yay), White Rabbits (yay): A tour for an album that hasn’t been released comes with risk…
• Ra Ra Riot (yay), The Virgins (nay), National Beekeepers’ Society (yay): The venue which is no club at all, but a cafeteria at Union South can make you feel like you’re crashing a junior high lock in…
• Basia Bulat (yay), Pale Young Gentlemen (yay): “I love it when people say ‘yay!’ for sad songs,” bubbled Canadian chanteuse Basia Bulat midway through her Madison premiere at the High Noon Saloon on Friday night…

 Basia plays the autoharp. Photo credit: Brooke Jackson