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    by Web manager
  • Post Date
    Tue Sep 17 2013

SAVAGES are coming to town this Wednesday. They are an intense group of four women from London who play post-punk music that will rock your face off.  Nothing about them is unintentional; from the declarative, almost prophetic statements they post on their website to their music itself, everything about Savages aims to make you WAKE UP.

Jehnny Beth's wailing, guttural voice floats high over guitar soaked in feedback and thrumming bass, giving the illusion that you're bobbing your head in a basement club in the eighties. Their music is beautiful in a dark, threatening sort of way.

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If you Google Image search the band you'll see four really cool women with serious faces in mostly black clothing. Their song “Husbands” reminds me of “Horses” by Patti Smith.  THEY PLAYED DAVID LYNCH'S EXCLUSIVE CLUB IN PARIS, WHICH IS CALLED SILENCIO, WHICH IS ALMOST THE TITLE OF THEIR ALBUM (it's actually Silence Yourself) (!!!)

Opening for Savages is Duke Garwood.  He was hailed as a “rock'n'roll shaman” by Robert Plant, which I think means he must be pretty good.

As for the venue, you can't get any better than the High Noon, arguably the best in all of Madison.  For those ready to mosh, there's an abundance of standing room and almost every spot on the floor provides a direct eyeline to the stage.  If you'd rather sit, there are tables and chairs on the upper floor.

If you aren't already convinced, here are some of their songs:

Husbands

She Will

Eric Wiig and I will be tag-teaming the review section of this Preview/Review, so get ready for plenty of wrestling analogies come this Wednesday.  C U @ da show!!

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