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Jul 21

Jul 21, 2017 7:00pm – 9:00pm19:00 – 21:00 free, film Ian Adcock Vilas Hall

Choose Me (free)

Jul 21, 2017 7:00pm – 9:00pm19:00 – 21:00 free, film Ian Adcock Vilas Hall

Perhaps the prototypical Alan Rudolph film.

Jul 21, 2017 7:00pm – 9:00pm19:00 – 21:00 free, film Ian Adcock Vilas Hall

Jul 21

Jul 21, 2017 8:00pm – 11:00pm20:00 – 23:00 music Scott Gordon Café Coda

Lesser Lakes Trio

Jul 21, 2017 8:00pm – 11:00pm20:00 – 23:00 music Scott Gordon Café Coda

The Milwaukee-Madison jazz outfit balances subtlety and rawness.

Jul 21, 2017 8:00pm – 11:00pm20:00 – 23:00 music Scott Gordon Café Coda

Trebino, Jay B. Coolin & DJ Sixteen, Genesis Renji, Zed Kenzo, King Retro, Ice, Duck, DJ Dee Franko

Jul 21

Jul 21, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Lothlorien Co-op

Trebino, Jay B. Coolin & DJ Sixteen, Genesis Renji, Zed Kenzo, King Retro, Ice, Duck, DJ Dee Franko

Jul 21, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Lothlorien Co-op

A big bill of Wisconsin-based hip-hop artists.

Jul 21, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Lothlorien Co-op

Syneva, Velleitie, Shikimo, Forest Management

Jul 22

Jul 22, 2017 7:30pm – 10:30pm19:30 – 22:30 music Joel Shanahan Art In

Syneva, Velleitie, Shikimo, Forest Management

Jul 22, 2017 7:30pm – 10:30pm19:30 – 22:30 music Joel Shanahan Art In

A solid night of ambient music from around the Midwest.

Jul 22, 2017 7:30pm – 10:30pm19:30 – 22:30 music Joel Shanahan Art In

Jul 26

Jul 26, 2017 7:00pm – 9:00pm19:00 – 21:00 film, free Chris Lay Vilas Hall

The Grifters (free)

Jul 26, 2017 7:00pm – 9:00pm19:00 – 21:00 film, free Chris Lay Vilas Hall

Stephen Frears' 1990 film wraps up UW Cinematheque's tribute to writer Donald Westlake.

Jul 26, 2017 7:00pm – 9:00pm19:00 – 21:00 film, free Chris Lay Vilas Hall

Jul 26

Jul 26, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon High Noon Saloon

Bounce Back Wednesday

Jul 26, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon High Noon Saloon

The Urban Community Arts Network's summer hip-hop series takes a rare trip indoors.

Jul 26, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon High Noon Saloon

Jul 27

Jul 27, 2017 8:00pm – 11:30pm20:00 – 23:30 music Emili Earhart Art In

OTHERsound: Jimmy Sugarcane, Asumaya

Jul 27, 2017 8:00pm – 11:30pm20:00 – 23:30 music Emili Earhart Art In

A Nigerian dancehall artist helps kick off a new music series.

Jul 27, 2017 8:00pm – 11:30pm20:00 – 23:30 music Emili Earhart Art In

Laith Al-Saadi, Aaron Williams & The Hoodoo

Jul 27

Jul 27, 2017 8:30pm – 11:59pm20:30 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Majestic

Laith Al-Saadi, Aaron Williams & The Hoodoo

Jul 27, 2017 8:30pm – 11:59pm20:30 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Majestic

The former Voice contestant approaches blues with finesse and charm.

Jul 27, 2017 8:30pm – 11:59pm20:30 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Majestic

Brother Ali, Fringe Character, Lucien Parker (free)

Jul 28

Jul 28, 2017 7:00pm – 11:00pm19:00 – 23:00 free, music, outdoors David Wolinsky 100 block of King Street

Brother Ali, Fringe Character, Lucien Parker (free)

Jul 28, 2017 7:00pm – 11:00pm19:00 – 23:00 free, music, outdoors David Wolinsky 100 block of King Street

The Minneapolis MC returns behind his latest album, All The Beauty In This Whole Life.

Jul 28, 2017 7:00pm – 11:00pm19:00 – 23:00 free, music, outdoors David Wolinsky 100 block of King Street

Jul 28

Jul 28, 2017 8:00pm – 10:00pm20:00 – 22:00 music Emili Earhart Arts + Literature Laboratory

Weatherman, Dosh

Jul 28, 2017 8:00pm – 10:00pm20:00 – 22:00 music Emili Earhart Arts + Literature Laboratory

Chicago trio Weatherman make music that's at once crisp and cloudy.

Jul 28, 2017 8:00pm – 10:00pm20:00 – 22:00 music Emili Earhart Arts + Literature Laboratory

Finite Fidelity, Rae, Heavy Looks, Carbon Bangle

Jul 28

Jul 28, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Art In

Finite Fidelity, Rae, Heavy Looks, Carbon Bangle

Jul 28, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Art In

Madison's Heavy Looks play sharp and bittersweet power-pop.

Jul 28, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Scott Gordon Art In

Zebras, The Hussy, Absolutely Not, Forsake Ya To The Snakes

Jul 28

Jul 28, 2017 – Jul 29, 2017 8:00pm20:00 music Emili Earhart High Noon Saloon

Zebras, The Hussy, Absolutely Not, Forsake Ya To The Snakes

Jul 28, 2017 – Jul 29, 2017 8:00pm20:00 music Emili Earhart High Noon Saloon

Madison's Zebras revisit their spazzy past at what may be their last show.

Jul 28, 2017 – Jul 29, 2017 8:00pm20:00 music Emili Earhart High Noon Saloon

Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Help Desk, The American Dead

Jul 28

Jul 28, 2017 9:00pm – 10:00pm21:00 – 22:00 music Scott Gordon Frequency

Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Help Desk, The American Dead

Jul 28, 2017 9:00pm – 10:00pm21:00 – 22:00 music Scott Gordon Frequency

The gothic-Americana band possesses a sense of elevated, hallucinatory drama.

Jul 28, 2017 9:00pm – 10:00pm21:00 – 22:00 music Scott Gordon Frequency

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A Celebration Of Women In Music

Jul 29

Jul 29, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Emili Earhart Majestic

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A Celebration Of Women In Music

Jul 29, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Emili Earhart Majestic

More than a dozen women in local music honor female performers from across music history.

Jul 29, 2017 8:00pm – 11:59pm20:00 – 23:59 music Emili Earhart Majestic

And Illusions, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate, Solid Freex (free)

Jul 29

Jul 29, 2017 – Jul 30, 2017 10:30pm22:30 free, music Scott Gordon Mickey's Tavern

And Illusions, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate, Solid Freex (free)

Jul 29, 2017 – Jul 30, 2017 10:30pm22:30 free, music Scott Gordon Mickey's Tavern

Madison's newest noise-punk band, Solid Freex, is a family affair.

Jul 29, 2017 – Jul 30, 2017 10:30pm22:30 free, music Scott Gordon Mickey's Tavern

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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