If you find yourself in a bit of a time warp while listening to The Flavor That Kills, you are not alone. The Madison-based band formed in 2012 from members of Awesome Car Funmaker, Hum Machine, and Screamin’ Cyn Cyn & the Pons – bands that operated with a wink and a nod to the musical stylings […]
Swamp Thing reunites for WORT benefit Thursday
Madison, prepare for a time warp. Swamp Thing reunites this Thursday, June 30th, in a WORT benefit at the Crystal Corner Bar, 1302 Williamson Street. They’ll perform the entirety of their 1985 debut album Learning to Disintegrate, in addition to covers and other Swamp Thing classics. The quirky ’80s alt-rockers, featuring WORT’s own Jonathan Zarov […]
His & Her Vanities’ warped and humane post-punk
There’s a slanted, high-wire energy that runs through all of Madison band His & Her Vanities’ music, but the emotional ends it serves have changed since the project started in 2001. Guitarist/vocalist Ricky Riemer and bassist/vocalist Terrin Riemer wrote much of His & Her Vanities’ 2002 self-titled debut album in nighttime basement jams after putting their […]