Concerts on the Square (and elsewhere)

On Wednesday Susan and I went to the Cafe Montmartre to see Tim Easton play. Living in the DC area for so long, it had taken us a while to get used to being able to go to a concert near show time and still find places to park, and to sit for the show. But on Thursday we left much later than we would normally, and much to our surprise, there was no parking to be had... the scoop, it seems, is that the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra's annual summer Concerts on the Square are a VERY popular event, drawing about 20,000 each of its 6 weeks; here's a hysterical article in the Capital Times about the competition for lawn space!

In any case, we ended up parking a whole 4-5 blocks away from the club (and the capitol), and still got our favorite table at the cafe. And stragglers still filled the cafe fairly well very close to show time. I love this town!


If you have any interest in roots music (rock. blues, folk,...), I encourage you to you go to Tim Easton's site, where you can hear his new album, "Ammunition," with short interview clips introducing each song. "I Wish You Well" is my favorite so far, but check out "New Blackout" for a taste of his more blues-y material. This acoustic outing is a change of pace for him, so consider having a listen to his earlier work as well (you can find clips of those on Amazon.com.)