The Week: April 21-24, 2008

April 21, 2008

3:06 PM

Line Breaks: The Remix

Monday 4.21

Reverend Horton Heat
Majestic Theatre, 7:30 pm
The good reverend's annual Madison appearance is sure to bring the rockabilly kats and kitties out in force. With Nashville Pussy warming him up, the vibe should be sufficiently down and dirty long before the headliner sashays to the mike.

The New Pornographers
Orpheum Theatre, 8 pm
Just can't seem to get the entire cast of the New Pornographers together on stage very often these days. Tonight, alt-country songbird Neko Case wass scheduled to add her full, dulcet pipes to the mix, but she broke her ankle and had to cancel, while Dan Bejar will be elsewhere, performing under the Destroyer moniker. Okkervil River opens.

The Bravery
High Noon Saloon, 9 pm
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Colin Meloy
Barrymore Theatre, 7:30 pm
Away from indie giants the Decemberists, brainy front man Meloy has covered Morrissey, interpreted traditional material recorded by '60s folkie Shirley Collins, and pretty much gone his own way. His recent full-length solo debut is a collection of live performances. Laura Gibson opens.

Great American Taxi
High Noon Saloon, 9 pm
The Leftover Salmon spinoff pick, grin and provoke smiles with their easygoing approach to mountain music.

Natalia Zukerman
Cafe Montmartre, 9:30 pm
The guitar whiz has a pleasant voice and a knack for composing hooky blues and folk.

Thursday 4.24

Line Breaks Showcase
Wisconsin Union Theater, 7 pm
This hip-hop concert is the culmination of "Line Breaks: The Remix," a symposium on spoken word, hip-hop and the academy. It features spoken-word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, poet-activist Staceyann Chin, and dancers Rennie Harris and Rokafella & Kwikstep.

Bassnectar
Majestic Theatre, 9 pm
What better way to get in the warm-weather spirit than funking it up with the groove-savvy Bassnectar, the addictive art/music creation of San Francisco DJ Lorin Ashton? Eliot Lipp also appears.