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They Might Be Giants
Oct 23
Barrymore
They Might Be Giants
Barrymore

The beloved, playful art-rockers put on a show for adult fans.

Barrymore
Bisbee '17
Oct 24
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Bisbee '17
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

Robert Greene's daring film unpacks a tragic 1917 mining strike.

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
The Illinois Parables
Oct 25
Arts + Literature Laboratory
The Illinois Parables
Arts + Literature Laboratory

Brutality and beauty combine in a 2016 experimental film from Chicago director Deborah Stratman.

Arts + Literature Laboratory
Ben Allison And Think Free
Oct 25
Café Coda
Ben Allison And Think Free
Café Coda

A versatile jazz bassist visits in conjunction with a UW-Madison residency.

Café Coda
Michelle Wolf (multiple showtimes)
Oct 25
Comedy Club on State
Michelle Wolf (multiple showtimes)
Comedy Club on State

Michelle Wolf might be new to controversy, but has been an excellent stand-up for a long time.

Comedy Club on State
Hitter, Red Museum, Darker N' Darker (free)
Oct 25
Mickey's Tavern
Hitter, Red Museum, Darker N' Darker (free)
Mickey's Tavern

A newer Chicago band featuring members of Lil Tits and Meat Wave crafts raw and filthy metal anthems.

Mickey's Tavern
Basket Case (free)
Oct 26
Vilas Hall
Basket Case (free)
Vilas Hall

This newly restored low-budget horror classic should be a Halloween highlight.

Vilas Hall
Tune-Yards, U.S. Girls
Oct 26
Majestic
Tune-Yards, U.S. Girls
Majestic

Merrill Garbus' project explores darker territory on its latest album.

Majestic
Displaced Horizons (free)
Oct 27
Humanities Building, 7th floor
Displaced Horizons (free)
Humanities Building, 7th floor

Music and multimedia combine in a one-night art show exploring humanity's relationship with water.

Humanities Building, 7th floor
Freakfest 2018
Oct 27
State Street
Freakfest 2018
State Street

Big Freedia and Solid Freex are among the highlights at this year's big Halloween blowout on State Street.

State Street
Anders Svanoe Double Trio
Oct 28
Arts + Literature Laboratory
Anders Svanoe Double Trio
Arts + Literature Laboratory

A Madison saxophonist and his "double trio" celebrate the release of a new album.

Arts + Literature Laboratory
Shannon And The Clams, Dirty Fences, The Hussy
Oct 30
High Noon Saloon
Shannon And The Clams, Dirty Fences, The Hussy
High Noon Saloon

John Waters' favorite band brings some darkness to its Bay Area garage-surf on a new record.

High Noon Saloon
The Dead Zone (free)
Nov 1
Central Library
The Dead Zone (free)
Central Library

This Stephen King adaptation pushed David Cronenberg's filmmaking into subtler territory.

Central Library
Paul Metzger, John Saint Pelvyn, Drone Orchestra
Nov 1
Communication
Paul Metzger, John Saint Pelvyn, Drone Orchestra
Communication

Two idiosyncratic stringed-instrument explorers visit from the Twin Cities.

Communication
Kamasi Washington, Butcher Brown
Nov 2
Sylvee
Kamasi Washington, Butcher Brown
Sylvee

Kamasi Washington's generous, maximalist jazz demands to be heard live.

Sylvee
Low
Nov 17
High Noon Saloon
Low
High Noon Saloon

The humble Duluth heroes return behind their most sonically punishing album yet.

High Noon Saloon
Lewis Black
Nov 29
Orpheum
Lewis Black
Orpheum

The ever-pissed-off comedian offers perspective and deflates hypocrisies.

Orpheum
Black Narcissus (free)
Dec 1
Vilas Hall
Black Narcissus (free)
Vilas Hall

A lurid psycho-sexual battle of the spirit and the flesh.

Vilas Hall
Being There (free)
Dec 6
Central Library
Being There (free)
Central Library

Peter Sellers stars in this slow-burning and haunting dramedy about a humble gardener who unwittingly becomes a pundit.

Central Library

The best shows, screenings, talks, and other cultural events around town, selected and previewed by Tone Madison's writers and editors.

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Madison calendar, October 18 through 24
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