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  • The meanings of Tone Madison

    The meanings of Tone Madison

    Microtones, Misc
    April 3, 2026

    Scott Gordon

    ,

    Christina Lieffring

    ,

    Steven Spoerl

    ,

    Grant Phipps

    ,

    Oona Mackesey-Green

    and

    Juan Carlos Garcia Martinez

    Current and former editors reflect on the publication’s life and legacy.

The Latest

  • Creating a music community on the isthmus with “Evan’s style”

    April 2, 2026

    Aaron Grych

  • “Limerent Pittsburgh” intricately constructs a folkloric affection of place

    April 1, 2026

    Grant Phipps

  • Good birding in all seasons with the storied Charles “Chuck” Henrikson

    March 31, 2026

    Amelia Zollner

  • Lea Jacobs sheds new light on an old master in “John Ford At Work”

    March 30, 2026

    Lance Li

  • Small Bites: How I would fix Madison dining

    March 27, 2026

    Jesse Raub

  • Inspiriting radical communal aspirations: an interview with Ben Balcom on “The Phalanx”

    March 25, 2026

    Grant Phipps

  • Lisa Low’s “Replica” grapples with racial alienation and whiteness

    Moving from childhood to adulthood, the author’s new poetry collection confronts and reconciles expectations in order to live authentically.

    Culture

    路

    March 23, 2026

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    Rodlyn-mae Banting

    Lisa Low’s “Replica” grapples with racial alienation and whiteness
  • Tone Madison is saying goodbye

    We are sad, but grateful too.

    Microtones, Misc

    路

    March 20, 2026

    路

    Christina Lieffring

    ,

    Grant Phipps

    ,

    Juan Carlos Garcia Martinez

    and

    Scott Gordon

    Tone Madison is saying goodbye
  • Wisconsin communities face scrutiny over data center secrecy

    The town of Beloit is the fifth Wisconsin community with an NDA for a possible data center.

    Politics

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    March 18, 2026

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    Tom Kertscher

    Wisconsin communities face scrutiny over data center secrecy
  • Eyeing voting rights, liberals aim to secure Wisconsin Supreme Court through 2030

    In the April election, Wisconsin liberals are hoping to expand their majority on a body that could be a critical backstop for voting rights during the next presidential race.

    Politics

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    March 16, 2026

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    Alex Burness

    Eyeing voting rights, liberals aim to secure Wisconsin Supreme Court through 2030
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Tone Madison

Tone Madison was a journalist-owned, reader-supported website covering culture and politics in Madison, Wisconsin. We launched in October 2014 and kept publishing our journalism until April 2026, when Tone Madison’s worker-owners made the painful decision to close the publication.

The site remains online as an archive of the work we created over nearly 12 years, but Tone Madison is no longer actively in operation.

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