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That both Frenette and Vernon connect music with the distinct flavors of Wisconsin's seasons might be a coincidence. But it's a cool one. Bon Iver's hugely emotive For Emma, Forever Ago was conceived in a deer shack during a long Wisconsin winter. Whatever the muse, [Justin Vernon] says Frenette has it going on: "He doesn't care what the 'right' thing to do is by others' standards. He does what is right for us."
"There isn't a 'sound,'" he says. "I think that's important to note. The bands here do what they want. They aren't trying to get famous. They're trying to make music.""This 'scene' didn't just happen," says Perry, who considers himself one of the "old guys." "This thing we're seeing now radiates from much hard work and forethought; much - not all, but much of it - coming from young people who decided to replace complaint with hustle."See the full content of this document
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Kindred Spirits
People in Eau Claire have been wrestling with esthetics from the beginning. The community was originally set off as the Town of Clearwater in 1855. A sturdy name. Reflective of the branch of the Chippewa River that flowed by A year later citizens gathered on a March day and renamed the town Eau Claire. Same meaning, much artier.
Today there is still a vital push-pull between the modest and the lofty in Eau Claire. Some the...See the full content of this document
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