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The High Noon Saloon opened on May 5, 2004 (Cinco de Mayo), 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.[2] 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. ...