LINE, Uncle JIM
Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:00PM
$8
LINE
An indie pop band unafraid to stretch and play with labels, LINE weaves singer-songwriter sensibilities with multigenre arrangements. Vocalist Maddie Batzli works with bandmates Austin Lynch, Esther Chun, and other collaborators to create songs that include multi-part harmonies, intricate slap basslines, folk instrumentation, and electronic synth tracks. LINE’s songs seek to span a wide range of emotion, often within a single verse, with personal reflection, queer love, and social commentary showing up as common themes. As a queer band, LINE’s willingness to explore paradoxes extends to playful stage aesthetics and lyrics centering philosophical questions, at once campy and achingly sincere. By sharing the vulnerability of holding multiple truths at once, LINE aims to invite listeners to live more deeply into their own experiences. From daring to acknowledge (and contain) multitudes comes much needed space for possibility, rare in a time when pessimism and hope can often feel like a binary.
Uncle JIM
Uncle JIM is a Madison folk pop act formed with a common bond for music that makes you feel at home. The group is led by Janie Triebold who is both the lead singer and creative inspiration to Uncle JIM's folk-pop sound. The musicians around her help build on the intricate dynamics and subtle messages of her singer/songwriter style. With songs that can cause tears to form or make feet start a tappin', one is bound to find something to connect with when sitting down to listen.