madison, wi // music, culture, and strong points of view.
madison, wi // music, culture, and strong points of view.
The Madison-formed band celebrate a new EP on July 15 at Art In.
Ankur Malhotra explains the business behind Amarrass Records' small-scale record-pressing operation.
Two road-dog artists explore American identity through visuals and sound.
Portland, Oregon-based musician Vern Avola makes immersive but blistering synth-centered instrumentals under the name EMS.
One of Madison's favorite punk bands return in a burst of glitter and chest hair.
The Iowa folk artist's voice stands out in cavernous dirges and more accessible songs alike.
The Madison/Milwaukee duo create planetarium-worthy experimental music.
Preview a long-in-the-works documentary about racial disparities in Madison.
The genre-hopping San Francisco band plays fierce and acrobatic live shows.
The Madison band features members of The Gomers and Killdozer.
A fitting introduction to Radley Metzger's vision of high-quality soft-core smut.
Five formidable Chicago jazz, classical, and avant-garde musicians join forces.
Chris Marker's 1962 short offers a harrowing take on time travel.
The Madison surf-rock institution celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Two very different, but very good, Madison metal bands share a bill.
The Vancouver post-punk band has an alluring mix of melody and bite.
Paul Verhoven's violent satire holds up as one of the best American films of the 1980s.
The veteran Madison-based DJ and Orchard Lounge member spins an outdoor sundown set.
Tone Madison presents an experimental guitarist in a solo set.
Tone Madison presents an experimental percussion master leading an ambitious ensemble project.
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A few fresh events worth adding to your calendar.
The Madison-formed band celebrate a new EP on July 15 at Art In.
Screamin' Cyn Cyn And The Pons, False, Half-Stack Sessions, William Elliott Whitmore, and more events of note in Madison this week.
The instrumental-rock band unearths and remixes a gentle film soundtrack from its past.
Join us for a Tone Madison-presented show on June 24 at Art In.
The Portland-born punk label starts a new chapter in Wisconsin.
Ankur Malhotra explains the business behind Amarrass Records' small-scale record-pressing operation.
The Madison-formed band celebrate a new EP on July 15 at Art In.
A conversation with Milwaukee Record's Matt Wild and Tyler Maas.
An audio preview of a couple stories we're writing about the Madison Music City program.
The Madison comedian explains why he takes an unconventional approach to stand-up albums.
Checking in with the founders of 702WI and Arts + Literature Laboratory.
A quick catch-up on a few noteworthy releases Madison musicians have put out so far in 2017.
Revisiting our February 2017 conversation with UW-Madison’s Don Moynihan.
Madison’s feminist sci-fi convention turns 41 this year.
The Wisconsin-based artist discusses how both science and romanticism inform her work.
A look at some of the best work national comedians have recorded recently in Madison.
Volunteers work to preserve late sculptor Sid Boyum's work and East Side home.
The Madison duo play an April 14 show at Mickey's Tavern.
Our classic essay on pedal pubs, now in audio form.
A conversation about the impending 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival.
Madison producer Jordan Cohen discusses his club-oriented new EP.
