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Dirtknap and Headwork are playing at Cheryl’s Club this Saturday, Jan. 9th.

The show starts at 9pm.

Cheryl’s Club is at 3545 State Road 175 in Slinger (map).

9mm Solution is playing at the Rave on Friday, January 8th which will be webcast.

Watch this video from Hobbes for more info:

In 2008 experimental West Bend masterminds Canyons Of Static recorded a Christmas EP live in their basement. It consists of five classic Christmas compositions featuring Canyons Of Static’s signature ambience, progression, and dripping reverb.

Not only is the overall sound and feel beautiful and ethereal like you would expect from Canyons Of Static, but it also makes these traditional Christmas songs strange and interesting again.

Here is the track List:

01. My Favorite Things
02. Silent Night
03. Do You Hear What I Hear
04. O Holy Night (featuring vocals by Steev Baker)
05. Ukrainian Bell Carol

Canyons Of Static have made this release available to download free until the end of year, and were gracious enough to offer it up here on Wisconsin Sickness as well.

Click the link below to download it now:

Download Canyons Of Static Christmas EP

Listen to more of Canyons Of Static here:

Myspace: myspace.com/canyonsofstatic

Facebook: Click here

Members

Paul – Drums
Alexis – Guitar
Derek – Guitar
Brice – Bass
Mark – Vocals

Location: Madison

MySpace: myspace.com/thekillerdolphinwithrabies

Bio

The Killer Dolphin with Rabies formed in late 2006. The band consists of five musicians, each member having distinct musical experience, adding to the complexity of the band’s unique and experimental sound. Over the past three years, the band has made their mark on the Madison music scene with live, energetic, performances and continue to branch out to other Wisconsin communities. Due to the musical diversity, the band has been able to recruit listeners from all genres, from jazz to metal.

The Killer Dolphin With Rabies completed their full length album Be Human in August of 2008, an intricate, genre blending series of song manipulations and numerous, quick, offset changeups that has developed over the past two years of personal and interpersonal musical growth. Having become a staple of Madison music, the band hopes to engage in a new passionate pursuit of further musical creation, placing the band at the forefront of each member’s life, in goals of touring the U.S.

Releases

The Killer Dolphin With Rabies – Be Human
Download: Amazon – Amie Street

The Killer Dolphin With Rabies also has two songs from Be Human available to download free on Wisconsin Sickness Vol. 1

On December 12th seven bands will be playing at the West Bend Music Academy (map), including:

Hail Archer
Skylines
Sleep Serapis Sleep
Conductors
Surviving Your Birthday
Diemertus
Lucidity

The show starts at 3pm and costs $7 to get in. That’s a buck a band.

Check out Skylines and Lucidity on Wisconsin Sickness Vol. 2

You can hear Diemertus on Wisconsin Sickness Vol. 1

Unprotected Sex is playing at The Annex in Madison (map) on Friday the 13th with special guests Kill Junior and Minnesota band Ambassador Gun.

It will be a 21+ show.

Cost is $6

Doors open at 9pm. The show starts at 10pm.

Come out, check out some brutal bands, and party with Freakshow from Madison Horror!

Unprotected Sex on myspace: myspace.com/sexunprotected

Kill Junior on myspace: myspace.com/killjuniorband

The Annex: www.intheannex.com

The 3rd annual birthday show for the Wonder Twins will be at the Liquid Lounge in Fond du Lac on Saturday, November 21st.

The show is free and starts at 9pm.

21+

The bands playing are:

Rictus Grin – myspace.com/rictusgrin

Dark Grave – myspace.com/darkgrave

Collysion – myspace.com/collysion

Repeated Trauma – myspace.com/repeatedtrauma

On Thursday, October 29th we embarked on what surprisingly did not become a suicide mission into the heart of this great fucked up state’s capital to catch Unum Machina playing their second-ever show at The Frequency.

This was our first real excursion into the Wisconsin underbelly to film the denizens and debauchery in the name of Wisconsin Sickness. I thought it would kill me for sure, so I enlisted some help. Because no one likes to die alone.

My first thought was James. Together we are no strangers to things that will most assuredly kill us. He’s been my willing victim…I mean, partner in crime, through vehicular mailbox assassination, giant deer skunk attacks in the woods, indoor match and firecracker warfare, assault and battery on a Laz-E-Boy by way of machete, and psychosomatic Lime’s Disease from Ed Gein’s ticks, to name a few.

But in the end I was too damn broke to go get him. So I had to turn to two people I was somewhat less fond of killing.

Luke didn’t seem to mind risking his life with me, but Jay had to work at the last minute. I don’t blame him. Would you hop into a car with a mildly agoraphobic, anxiety-ridden shut-in for a two-hour drive into shear madness?

When I informed him that I had only written down partial directions, and we refused the use of his map, I’m sure he breathed a sigh of relief that he had to work. The kind of relief that only comes with a new lease on life. His dinner that night, which happened to be at my house, with my wife while I was in Madison, was probably the greatest meal of his life.

Though he claims he really had his heart set on pizza.

So Luke and I set off into the great unknown, armed with only our half-assed directions, a pocket full of change, the expensive equipment Jay probably sold his soul to the devil himself to afford, and Jack keeping it all company in the trunk.

We got into Madison right on schedule, when suddenly the directions went hazy, we made a few too many loops around the capital, caught a glimpse of the gleaming Majestic Theater, and ended up running late to meet with Mute Grey.

But we did meet up with them across the street from The Frequency, where we talked to them in a spider-infested stairwell about their new music and full-length album slated for a February 2010 release. Unfortunately, singer Meagan Dunham wasn’t able to make it, but the rest of the band was really cool.

Then we moved the car to save twenty-five cents an hour on the parking meters, let Jack get some fresh air for a few minutes, and met up with Unum Machina to shoot an interview in the alley behind the Frequency over the sounds of traffic and drums pounding through the walls.

They recommended we check out another band playing that night called The Wake. I wish I could have talked to those guys before they played about filming a few songs for the site. The music was fast and full of crazy dynamics. They put on a great show. If you get the chance, don’t miss The Wake.

Unum Machina was the next band up, and they put on a killer show despite being sick. It seems the Wisconsin Sickness that night was H1N1. They cut the set short by one song because it was “more painful than they thought it would be,” but it was still amazing.

An Unum Machina set is a little like a rollercoaster ride, with all the right ups and downs to keep the energy level going strong. They take you through thick and abrasive hardcore, soft blues with dueling solos, and upbeat rock that the band just recently learned girls in Janesville are stripping to.

I suck at writing reviews, so just go see Unum Machina for yourself. These guys have real talent and creativity that will hold your interest and keep you wanting more.

Also, the Frequency is a great place to see a show. It’s a small, cozy place with huge sound. The show fliers and band stickers lining the walls and bar, not to mention all the beautiful girls, will give you something to look at while you’re waiting for the next band.

Luke was in charge of the still camera. Here are his photos from the night:

Note the Meth Tooth sticker on the toilet paper dispenser in the bathroom. They are on both volumes of Wisconsin Sickness comps and huge supporters of the site, so it was cool to find that.

Mute Grey, Unum Machina and Meth Tooth have a some badass songs on Wisconsin Sickness Vol. 2 and the Unum Machina song Infected, which isn’t about the swine flu but should have been dedicated to it that night, is featured in the Wisconsin Sickness Vol. 2 promo video.

The live videos and interviews from that night will hopefully be finished and posted up next week.

Members

Hobbes – Lead vocals
Dave – Guitar/Backing vocals
Chad – Bass/Backing vocals
Joe – Drums

Location: Milwaukee

MySpace: myspace.com/9mmsolution

Facebook: 9mm Solution

Bio

For years, the fearsome foursome known as 9mm SOLUTION has been turning heads and eradicating eardrums, leaving bloody, barely moving masses as they tore across the Midwest’s music scene. After the physical intensity of their performance, it’s easy to see that this band is on a mission to prove themselves as one of the hardest-working stage acts in the biz.

One of the many things that has always set 9mm SOLUTION apart from other acts has been their seemingly effortless ability to cover the spectrum of today’s heavy metal sound. With songs like Suicide Letter and Below, you get a very real sense of loss with a hint of hope. Add to that the guttural, smashing assault of One In The Chamber and Belly Up, and you have the total package.

When the band formed in 2003, it was clear that these boys had a very real goal in mind. In spring of 2006, the band shocked fans, reintroducing themselves by taking the stage at Milwaukee’s Rave dressed in matching suits. It was around this time when SOiL bassist Tim King came into the picture and kicked things up a notch by producing the band’s music, which piqued the ears of industry greats like Ulrich Wild (Static X, Deftones, Tool), and Sterling Winfield (Pantera, Hellyeah), who also signed on to mix various projects for the band.

9mm SOLUTION released their first full length album, One Shot… One Kill, in the summer of 2006 through King’s Mortal Music. It gained wide recognition throughout college and mainstream radio. It wasn’t enough. The band set their sights even higher. They turned up their game, playing even more shows alongside bands like Five Finger Death Punch and Hellyeah.

These days, it’s business as usual for 9mm SOLUTION. Whether it’s one person or entire crowds, these guys will take out anyone and leave them screaming. When these crowd killers suit up, stand back: when they’ve got a job to do, there’s not a force in the world that’s going to stop them. Just ask their fans, the Bulletheads.

This summer marks the culmination of the band’s efforts. They’ll take aim on the world when they release their second album, The Dream Is Dead, through Rock Ridge Music. But, rest assured, the dream is never dead with these guys.

Releases

9mm Solution – The Dream Is Dead

The big Naych reunion show with special guests Headwork will be happening on Saturday, November 7th at Jug’s Hitching Post (map).

The show starts at 9pm.

Jug’s Hitching Post is west of West Bend on Hwy D in Kohlsville.

9mm Solution will be playing at the Double Door nightclub in Chicago (map) on Thursday, October 29th with Kazy, Mechina, and Chainwax.

The show is 21+ and don’t forget your costume!

There is a big Halloween show happening at the Logemann Community Center in Mequon (map) tomorrow night, Friday, October 23rd.

The lineup includes The Analyst, Apophis, Gabriel Hunter, Chapter Black, Micawber, Cain & Abel, This Ship Will Sink, Arsenal Of Blasphemy, and Lying Still.

The show starts at 6pm and costs $9 to get in – $7 if you come in costume.

Sounds crazy. Don’t miss it! And send some pictures or video over!

Unum Machina will be playing at The Frequency (map) in Madison on October 29th with The Body Thief and another band TBA.

The show starts at 9pm.

Also, if all goes according to plan, which it already has not, I should be out there to film the show, talk to Unum Machina about their hard-hitting new debut album, and catch up with Mute Grey about life in the studio as they work on their latest masterpiece.

So if you’re in the Madison area drop by to say hi, support the sickness, catch what is sure to be a badass show, and maybe help me haul some cameras around!

Milwaukee experimental indie rock band Hail Archer has released their new EP Leave Your Body Behind to download free for a limited time.

Give Hail Archer a listen here: myspace.com/hailarcher

Download Leave Your Body Behind right here.

After a long hiatus The Sky And The Execution have announced their return, as well as the release of the album …and we choke down the eucharist of venom through Union 414 Records in the US and Dead Tree Records in Europe.

They will also be returning to the studio to write and record the follow-up soon.

More The Sky And The Execution: myspace.com/theskyandtheexecution