Hugh Masekela
Monday 1.28
Clyde Stubblefield Band
Madison's, 10 pm
The "Funky Drummer" checks out a temporary Monday home across the street while the old King Club gets reformatted.
Tuesday 1.29
Shazy Hade
High Noon Saloon, 5:30 pm
The eclectic pop-rockers head up a varied bill that includes throat singing, comedy, country-folk and more. DB Pedersen, Aaron Scholz, the Real Jaguar and Bart Tulpo are also scheduled to appear.
Editors
Majestic Theatre, 7:45 pm
Navigating a moody path that touches on the gray-toned post-punk of the Cure and Joy Division, Editors are the latest U.K. revivalists out to make a big impression on these shores. Energetic openers Hot Hot Heat are far more frivolous but just as enamored with the late '70s and early '80s. L.A. glam-poppers Louis XIV sashay with a vengeance at the bottom of the bill.
Jeffrey Siegel
Mills Hall in the UW Humanities Bldg., 8 pm
The classical pianist returns for another enlightening "Keyboard Conversation" -- performance combined with patter. His subject is "Russia: Rebels on the Red Carpet," featuring three composers who ran afoul of the Communist regime: Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich.
Tango Fire
Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 pm
The Argentine troupe is composed of 10 dancers, five musicians and a singer. The dancers perform spectacularly stylish choreography set to classics by Argentina's great tango composers.
Wednesday 1.30
Natalie MacMaster
Overture Center's Overture Hall, 7:30 pm
The Cape Breton fiddler is a Celtic-music superstar, topping world-music charts, scooping up awards and appearing on national TV. Her live performances are renowned for their boundless energy.
Down Lo
High Noon Saloon, 9 pm
Thanks to contributions from L.A. rapper Deploi, Down Lo have dialed up the funk and hip-hop references. That should help the genre-jumping Twin City jammers attract even more party people to their cause. Natives of the New Dawn open.
Thursday 1.31
Hugh Masekela & the Chissa All-Stars
Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 pm
Afropop's grand old man, the South African trumpeter is best known for his anti-apartheid activism (typified by the anthem "Bring Back Nelson Mandela"), his 1960s hit "Grazing in the Grass," and his distinctive mix of jazz, soul and African sounds.
Happy Apple
Annex, 9:30 pm
The Minneapolis band play forceful, rhythmic music that at times borders on free jazz but is definitely not just for purists. Saxophonist Michael Lewis' authoritative tenor is just one reason they've earned respect here and abroad.
