Smiley Gatmouth
UW Memorial Union-Terrace 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Smiley Gatmouth (real name: Elijah Lynch) returns to his alma mater for a headlining show on the Terrace with fellow First Wavers. Since he graduated from UW-Madison and moved to Denver, Lynch has built on his 2016 LP Carousel and its explorative and verbose style with two singles. "The Letters" has the former slam poet tucking clever wordplay and poetic waxings about love over a charming, harp-plucking beat. More recently, "The Roaches" shows a darker, more turbulent side of an artist battling with inner demons.
Free.