High Noon Saloon
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The High-Noon Saloon is a live music
venue located in Madison, Wisconsin
, built to replace O'Cayz Corral
.
), at 701 E. Washington Avenue, Madison Wisconsin. Home to The Gomers
, who perform weekly performances there, the High Noon features rock, metal, alternative, punk, alt-country, pop, indie, bluegrass, blues, and folk music, hosting national acts, smaller touring bands from around the globe, as well as local music groups. The High Noon was built for owner Cathy Dethmers to replace O'Cayz Corral
. The High Noon has a country-western vibe, and is named after the western themed Gary Cooper film, High Noon
. The building previously housed the "Buy & Sell" shop, a Madison resale shop with an unusually large neon
colored fish
on its roof. Numerous national and local bands practiced and recorded in the basement of the Buy & Sell shop who would eventually play upstairs in the High Noon Saloon. Turbonegro
recorded two songs of their Ass Cobra
album with Sean Bovine at Green Room studios in the south-east corner of the basement. No Name printing would churn out their flyers in the basement, also home to Rhetoric Records. Brainerd
recorded their first album, "There's No Eye In Pussy," in the two central studios, directly under the dance floor for the High Noon. Ivan Klipstein also recorded his third album "Lifestyle!" there. Brickshithouse, Trin-Tran, as well as X-OR and countless others recorded and practiced there. The basement is currently home to "The Brink," which features jazz music and wedding reception catering, and the first floor is also home to "The Brass Ring" pool hall and eatery. Prior to being the "Buy & Sell Shop," the building was an automobile repair garage.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
venue located in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, built to replace O'Cayz Corral
O'Cayz Corral
O'Cayz Corral was a downtown Madison, Wisconsin bar and music venue that featured local and national punk, rock, and grunge musical acts.- History :...
.
History
The High Noon Saloon opened on May 5, 2004 (Cinco de MayoCinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla...
), at 701 E. Washington Avenue, Madison Wisconsin. Home to The Gomers
The Gomers
The Gomers are a Madison, Wisconsin based comedy rock/experimental music/progressive rock band. Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, and former Mayor Sue Baumann both proclaimed February 1 as "Gomer Day" in Madison...
, who perform weekly performances there, the High Noon features rock, metal, alternative, punk, alt-country, pop, indie, bluegrass, blues, and folk music, hosting national acts, smaller touring bands from around the globe, as well as local music groups. The High Noon was built for owner Cathy Dethmers to replace O'Cayz Corral
O'Cayz Corral
O'Cayz Corral was a downtown Madison, Wisconsin bar and music venue that featured local and national punk, rock, and grunge musical acts.- History :...
. The High Noon has a country-western vibe, and is named after the western themed Gary Cooper film, High Noon
High Noon
High Noon is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. The film tells in real time the story of a town marshal forced to face a gang of killers by himself...
. The building previously housed the "Buy & Sell" shop, a Madison resale shop with an unusually large neon
Neon
Neon is the chemical element that has the symbol Ne and an atomic number of 10. Although a very common element in the universe, it is rare on Earth. A colorless, inert noble gas under standard conditions, neon gives a distinct reddish-orange glow when used in either low-voltage neon glow lamps or...
colored fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
on its roof. Numerous national and local bands practiced and recorded in the basement of the Buy & Sell shop who would eventually play upstairs in the High Noon Saloon. Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
recorded two songs of their Ass Cobra
Ass Cobra
Ass Cobra is the Norwegian punk rock band Turbonegro's 1996 studio album, their third full-length. It was first released on Amphetamine Reptile Records in Europe in early May, then on Boomba Records in Germany and in 1997 on Sympathy for the Record Industry in the USA...
album with Sean Bovine at Green Room studios in the south-east corner of the basement. No Name printing would churn out their flyers in the basement, also home to Rhetoric Records. Brainerd
Brainerd (band)
Brainerd is an American hard rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 2002 by lead singer and bass player Daniel Dieterich. Current members include Shawn Blackler , Mike Henry , and Jon Chvojicek .- History :...
recorded their first album, "There's No Eye In Pussy," in the two central studios, directly under the dance floor for the High Noon. Ivan Klipstein also recorded his third album "Lifestyle!" there. Brickshithouse, Trin-Tran, as well as X-OR and countless others recorded and practiced there. The basement is currently home to "The Brink," which features jazz music and wedding reception catering, and the first floor is also home to "The Brass Ring" pool hall and eatery. Prior to being the "Buy & Sell Shop," the building was an automobile repair garage.