The very first Sounds Like Summer Concert Series concert of 2013 when down on Thursday, June 6 – down in Phoenix Park in downtown Eau Claire, of course. Billy Krause opened it up with a pre-show set, followed by The Jim Pullman Band and ...
On Friday, May 24 the Freak Kings and the band, Mindgraft, performed at the House of Rock. The Freak Kings are guaranteed to amaze, scare, disgust and keep you laughing the entire time.
S. Carey and The Pines played at the Back Stage Concert series on Thursday, May 9 at the State Theater. S. Carey is the moniker of musician Sean Carey, best known as the drummer and supporting vocalist of Bon Iver. Sean's 2010 album "All We Grow" an
Mu Daiko performs a variety of traditional and contemporary works, ranging from traditional taiko repertoire to original pieces composed by its members. The group regularly premieres new work at its annual performances, continuing to stretch the boun
Wynonna’s career has always revolved around telling stories, often by using her rich, commanding voice to sing one of her countless hits. In her latest venture, the 28 year music veteran, Wynonna has created an entirely new high energy show with her
UW-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble 1 played with Claudio Roditi and Geoffrey Keezer while a Honor College Big Band and Combo opened for the Jazz Festival on Friday, April 5.
On Thursday, April 4 Belle Amour performed a mix of American 20s and 30s jazz standards at the Mabel Tainter Theater in Menomonie. The band is anchored by the very talented husband and wife duo of Jason and Katie Craft.
Local folk'n roll band Beacon James has been on the scene for a few years now. Melodic lines and intricate harmonies, you'll have their original songs stuck in your head for days. They released their debut CD on Saturday, March 30 at the Acoustic Cafe in Eau Claire.
Country and bluegrass stars Shad and Jesse Cobb share a love of old time, bluegrass, and Celtic music with mind-bending fiddling, mandolin shredding, funny stories, heartfelt songs and improvisational artistry. Profits benefit Hagar USA, a multi-nati
On Friday, March 15 Laarks, Adelyn Rose and River Dames, along with other high school and local bands participated in an event called "U-Ghana Rock." All money raised- tickets, t-shirts and concessions sales- were donated directly to a women's and
Presented by ECRAC, WUEC, and Volume One, the Back Stage Concert Series takes place behind the curtain on the stage at the State Theater. More a ragtag group of classic Irish troubadours than a local folk ensemble, the Shillelagh Lads play an assort
The Gentle Guest is Eric Rykal and friends featuring stomping outlaw folk punk set against a backdrop of Americana folklore greased over with trombone harmonies. Local filthy blues rock duo DIY Daisy (not pictured) and local tin can folk punk band Th
The Eau Claire House of Rock hosted the city's largest local music festival, Decadent Cabaret 2013, across February 28, March 1, and March 2 – with area artists and bands doing cover sets on all three nights. These shots are from Saturday, March
The Eau Claire House of Rock hosted the city's largest local music festival, Decadent Cabaret 2013, across February 28, March 1, and March 2 – with area artists and bands doing cover sets on all three nights. These shots are from Friday, March 1.
Chris Porterfield's Field Report, Shane Leonard’s Kalispell , and Sarah Krueger's band hit the Back Stage Concert Series on Friday, February 15 at the State Theatre.
The 2nd annual "Nuthin' But Cash" featuring over 25 area musicians performing their renditions of Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and Roseann Cash songs to benefit the non-profit organization Blues on the Chippewa took place on Sunday, February 17 at
Acclaimed band Trampled by Turtles continues to receive praise for their new album Stars and Satellites available now on Thirty Tigers/RED. Since forming in Duluth, Minnesota in 2003, Trampled by Turtles always felt they were able to attain an energy
On Saturday, January 19 The Dweebs performed after the North American Ski Jumping Championships at Silver Mine Hill. The Dweebs are a one-of-a-kind family rock band based in Wisconsin.
On Saturday, January 5, Minneapolis sister duo The Ericksons paid a visit to Revival Records in downtown Eau Claire, with Ben Lester and Shane Leonard (of Kalispell and Field Report) sitting in.
Comprised of local music scene veterans, both the Kingsnakes and the Eau Claire Blues All Stars contain members of the area’s finest bands, both past and present. Each member of the ensemble is a master with his instrument. This reunion show ...
On Saturday, December 22 Laarks, Sarah Krueger Band & Adelyn Rose performed at the House of Rock. Laarks are an Eau Claire-based four-piece indie rock band featuring keyboards up front, plus guitar, bass, drums, vocals. Sarah Krueger has appeared on
On Friday, December 14 UAC Concerts and Cabin Committees threw a Holiday Show with Jeremy Messersmith, Peter Wolf Crier, and Night Moves at the Ojibwe Ballroom in the New Davies Center at UWEC. Pictured are Jeremy Messersmith and Peter Wolf Crier.
Phil Cook is one-third of Megafaun and all of Phil Cook and His Feat – a blend of folky instrumentation and the literal tapping of feet. On Saturday, Dec. 15, Phil filled the Volume One Gallery for an installment of the Jingle Jams Concert Series.
On Saturday, December 8, QuinnElizabeth brought their bright, explosive vocals, colorful lyrics, bursting djembe beats to The Volume One Gallery for an installment of Volume One's Jingle Jams holiday concert series.
For the third year in a row, local keyboardist and music scene veteran Billy Angell organized Stage Fright: A Tribute to The Last Waltz – The Band’s legendary Thanksgiving Day concert from 1976, starring a cast of Chippewa Valley musicians ...
Minneapolis-based Pert Near Sandstone rejuvenates American stringband music with raw energy; they play tightly-crafted original material that lends itself to the modern audience, as well as being stewards of the old-time and bluegrass traditions. Thi
Eau Claire's favorite funk outfit Duncan Ninja reunited with some new faces on Friday, November 9, at The Mousetrap in downtown Eau Claire. Sloslylove and Softly Dear opened.
On Thursday, October 11 Jon Sunde (of Daredevil Christopher Wright), Jerrika Christiansen (of QuinnElizabeth), and Strawberry Heritage from Grand Rapids played solo sets at the Mousetrap. Pictured are Jon Sunde and Strawberry Heritage.
On Friday, September 28 Basic Physics and TeaWhy B performed at the House of Rock. Basic Physics is a progressive EDM electro house producer living in Minneapolis, originally from Eau Claire. Tyler “TeaWhy” Baumgart is a hip hop artist from Green Bay
On Friday, Sept. 7, UW-Eau Claire's all-new Davies Student Center needed to break in The Cabin's (also all new) stage , so they called up Eau Claire rockers Laarks.
On Friday, August 31 local rock band The Michael Rambo Project's "Things Within" EP release was held at the Gilbert Garage. Local pop rockers The Frenettes and poet Noel Kroeplin also perform with special flutist Kateri "Katie" Farrell.
Ten bluegrass bands united for this annual music event celebrating Eau Claire's community radio WHYS 96.3FM – Stoop Singers, The East Hill Bluegrass Band (shown), The Roe Family Singers, U.K.E., and Mother Banjo to name a few. It all happened ...
The Sounds Like Summer Concert Series continued to march across the summer of 2012 with an acoustic set from No Loving Place and the Dead Dogs showing up with a small marching band. Nancy Dawn Olson (not shown) handled the pre-show.
On August 4-5, the special 5th Anniversary of Blues on the Chippewa took place at Memorial Park in Durand, Wis., with Tommy Castro and the Painkillers headlining the festival.
The Sounds Like Summer Concert Series continued to entertain on July 12 with the Jayson Collins Sextet, the Eggplant Heroes, and a pre-show from Justin Jay Arnold.
On Tuesday, June 26, The Daredevil Christopher Wright stopped by the reopened Local Store at the Volume World Headquarters to perform in the Volume One Gallery (the gallery's very first gig). The event was to celebrate the release of their new ...
On Friday, June 22 at the Grand Theater, the Daredevil Christopher Wright played an all ages show to celebrate the release of their new album, The Nature of Things. Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps and Prairie Empire opened things up.
Hymn For Her played on Friday, June 8 at The Mousetrap. This raw-sounding and stripped-down group (with the stage names Wayne Waxing and Lucy Tight) shreds a blend of blues, rock, and punk all their own.
The very first Sounds Like Summer Concert Series concert of 2012 when down on Thursday, June 7 – down in Phoenix Park in downtown Eau Claire, of course. Sarah Krueger opened it up with a pre-show set, followed by QuinnElizabeth and The Frenettes.
On Saturday, May 26 Madison rockers Little Legend played at the House of Rock. Their style involves rock n’ roll with touches of blues, 1960s pop, and a few shots of Southern whiskey. Other bands included Moro and WI Built (not pictured).
This unique weekend festival features two distinct cultural events benefiting the Menomonie Theatre Guild. Experience lots of local art, self-guided tours, food and lots of free music at the Raw Deal, Waterfront Bar, Acoustic Cafe and The Buck. See w
The world’s ultimate '80s rock impersonation act, Hairball, rawked the Ramada Convention Center in downtown Eau Claire on Friday, March 30. Hairball recreates the good-time party atmosphere of a decadent decade with unmatched authenticity ...
Held on Sunday, March 11, this year's Lust for Blues benifit for the Chippewa Valley Blues Society featured Mary Cutrufello, Howard "Guitar" Luedtke, and Ross William Perry.
Saturday, March 3 closed out the 2012 installments of Decadent Cabaret at the House of Rock. It was the third night of Eau Claire's longest-running locally-focused rock music festival, notorious for landmark moments and phenomenal performances in the
Friday, March 2 saw one of the 2012 installments of Decadent Cabaret at the House of Rock. It was the second night of Eau Claire's longest-running locally-focused rock music festival, notorious for landmark moments and phenomenal performances ...
On Saturday, February 25, UW-Eau Claire's student radio station held a local showcase concert which featured artists from the area: The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Zoo Animal, Kalispell, Adelyn Rose, and Backward Thinker's Society ...
On Wednesday, February 15, local favorites Gaelic Storm returned to the State Theatre in downtown Eau Claire. Gaelic Storm's last release Cabbage held the #1 spot on the Billboard World Music Album Chart for three consecutive weeks in 2010 ...
On Saturday, Feb. 11, Dead Dogs and Bewilderebeest hosted their Cowboys & Indians Show at The Waterfront Bar & Grill in Menomonie. Artist Jason Anhorn painted live on stage.
On Friday, Feb. 10, The Island of Dr. Lee played one of their first live shows, this time at the Mousetrap in support of The Perennials and Electrolyte Empire. The band is local sound engineer and musician Jaime Hansen's latest experiment, tapping...
Local jam band legends Day Old Bread reunited on Friday, Feb. 3 at the Mousetrap on Barstow Street. Bill, Billy, Dave, Nate and Dan cordially invited fans and friends to a night of righteous guitar riffs served with a side of awesome.
On Sunday, January 29, "Nuthin But Cash" took place at Shari's Chippewa Club in Durand. A benefit for Blues on the Chippewa, this event featured area musicians offering their renditions of Johnny Cash songs, plus raffles and a silent auction.
On Saturday, January 7 Sue Orfield (sax), Luke Fischer (acoustic guitar, vocals) Olaf Lind (fiddle) and Randy Sinz (upright bass), performed at Obession Chocolates. They are an eclectic blend of Americana, jazz, and world music.
On Thursday, December 15, all were welcome to join the "Margaret and Malls" bus for an hour ride-a-long, sing-a-long Christmas cheer accompanied by two zany local accordion guys, aka Squeeze This.
On Thursday, December 15, Local electro indie pop rockers Laarks played their first show in Eau Claire in about nine months (we think). However long it was, welcome back Ian, Brian, Kyle, and Zach to the House of Rock. Also featured were ...
Some say the Drunk Drivers are the fathers of all Eau Claire party bands. Even if a band came and went before the Drivers existed, it was all a premonition of what the Drivers would someday be. While was have not data to back this up, we do know ...
Volume One was lucky enough to get a photographer into Zorn Arena to document Bon Iver's first hometown show since 2008. Check out sound check, the crowd, opener Lianne la Havas, and of course, the band.
On Friday, December 2, UWEC's top shelf jazz band (Jazz 1) took to the stage in the Gantner Concert Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center. And the jazz, just flowed, baby. The UW-Eau Claire Jazz Studies Area boasts five big bands and 20 combos.
Emulating the famous "Last Waltz" rock concert performed by The Band (originally held on Thanksgiving, 1976), more than twenty local musicians and performers – including Billy Angell, Sue Orfield, Noel Hanson, Trevor Ives, Sarah Maurer ...
From before daybreak to after sales began at 7am Friday morning – people waiting in line at UW-Eau Claire to buy tickets for Bon Iver's duo of hometown shows. The line sprawled through UWEC's Zorn Arena, out the back, and well beyond.
On Friday, October 21 Geoffrey Keezer, a 2010 and 2009 Grammy-nominated pianist and composer born in Eau Claire, played to benefit the ECASD. He has worked with virtually all the living legends of jazz and has appeared on countless recordings as both
Ghouls and ghosts delight in this dark carnival of fright. Loaded with haunted houses, amusement park rides, creepy merchants of the macabre, a human freak show, haunted hayride, an asylum, live bands and much more. The fun continues ...
Blues great James Solberg took to the stage behind the State Theatre's velvety curtains on Monday, Sept. 26 for the latest installment of the Back Stage Concert Series. Solberg was joined by local favorite Sue Orfield and he had Charlie Bingham ...
On Friday, September 23, Mike Perry performed material from the two CD Clodhopper Monologue release as well as new material from upcoming book projects at the Mabel Tainter in Menomonie.
On Thursday Sept. 8, the Back Stage Concert Series kicked off a new season with Eau Claire tin-can folksers The Heart Pills opening things up for Minneapolis favorites Halloween, Alaska. At the Back Stage Concert Series, the bands, the audience ...
On Saturday, July 30, Dead Dogs, (featuring local trumpet phenom Jeff Walk) and Adelyn Rose performed at the House Rock. Gentle Guest also performed (not pictured).
On Thursday, June 21, Meridene, The Michael Rambo Project and Greg Gilbertson played at the Phoenix Park labyrinth for Volume One's Sounds Like Summer Concert Series.
Even the super hot heat couldn't keep people away from the Phark on Thursday, June 29. The show featured Phil Circle in the pre-show, then Magic Mama took over, and the Milwaukee band (with EC roots) Conrad Plymouth closed the night.
On Thursday, June 23 Charlie Roth played at The Fire House in Eau Claire. Charlie Roth is a driving force of Americana, Folk, Blues, Country & Celtic. He is best at telling a story with his rich baritone ...
The 2011 Sounds Like Summer Concert Series in downtown Eau Claire's Phoenix Park kicked off on Thursday, June 2 with a stripped down South Farwell, Beacon James, and a preshow set from Brian Butler.
The Chippewa Valley Blues Society is presenting a summer of Blues Performances on Tuesday Night at Owen Park featuring great local and regional blues bands. Lucas K and the Coolhand Saints performed on Tuesday, May 31.
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