Tone Madison
802 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Deeper conversations about arts and culture in Madison.
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"Downtown '81" captures the NYC avant-garde scene's triumphs and frustrations
February 20, 2020 17:00Sunday, March 1, Chazen Museum of Art, 2 p.m., free.
Madison calendar, February 20 through 26
February 19, 2020 15:51The low-budget sci-fi classic “Primer,” new music from Johannes Wallmann, and more events of note in Madison this week.
Let's be blatantly political about Wisconsin Supreme Court races, please
February 18, 2020 15:15The concept of impartial judges was cute for a while, but now it hurts us.
Pianist Johannes Wallmann takes another leap with a 14-piece orchestra
February 17, 2020 17:36Thursday, February 20, Hamel Music Center, 8 p.m., free.
The apocalypse team (video)
February 17, 2020 06:00A short documentary about Ellie Erickson and Koriana Kent, the steadfast fix-it team of Madison music.
Shane Carruth's microbudget wonder "Primer" is still a pillar of sci-fi cinema
February 16, 2020 18:51February 21 through 22, Union South Marquee, multiple showtimes, free.
Dorian Electra pushes pop music to captivating extremes
February 16, 2020 18:45Saturday, February 22, Union South Sett, 9 p.m., free.
A brief immersion at Tandem Press
February 14, 2020 06:00In Microtones, our newsletter-first column.
"American Factory" chronicles modern labor and callous capitalism
February 13, 2020 17:00Wednesday, February 19, Union South Marquee, 6:30 p.m., free.
A visit to Tarek Sabbar's patch playground
February 13, 2020 06:01 - 42.6 MBOn this episode, we share with you an evening over at the home studio of Madison musician Kenneth Tarek Sabbar, who records and performs his solo music under the name Tarek Sabbar. He has been creating a lot of music lately on modular synthesizers, including an EP he released last year called Water Creatures, which ended up on our top 20 Madison records of 2019 list. I wanted to learn more about his creative process, so I spent a couple hours just being a fly on the wall, asking the occasion...
Madison calendar, February 13 through 19
February 12, 2020 17:30Fire-Toolz at the Rathskeller, “The Hours And Times” at UW Cinematheque, and more events of notes in Madison this week.
The loose-wrapped memoirs of a flower-shop temp
February 12, 2020 15:36Over one Valentine's Day season, I found labors of love in a fleeting workplace.
Ratboys' patient evolution pays off in explosive fashion
February 12, 2020 06:00Friday, February 21, Memorial Union Rathskeller, 9 p.m., free.
Fire-Toolz's brave and beautiful overstimulation
February 11, 2020 20:56Saturday, February 15, Memorial Union Rathskeller, 9 p.m., free.
Burnidette is a mess and hopes you like it
February 11, 2020 14:53Friday, February 14, Communication, 7:30 p.m.
100 Gecs feed on the hyper-referential chaos of the internet
February 10, 2020 22:54Friday, February 28, Union South Sett, 9 p.m., free but ticketed.
Francesca Carletto-Leon's world of sparkly space adventures and demon couches
February 10, 2020 06:00The Madison-based game developer co-created "StarCrossed," due for release on February 11.
Does tragedy plus time equal comedy in "Joker?"
February 10, 2020 05:14February 14 through 16, Union South Marquee, multiple showtimes, free.
"The Hours And Times" is a speculative queer Beatles drama
February 09, 2020 17:00Saturday, February 15, 4070 Vilas Hall, 7 p.m., free.
Ingesting the Madison airport birding scene
February 07, 2020 06:00In Microtones, our newsletter-first column.
Madison calendar, February 6 through 12
February 05, 2020 14:12Frail Body at Communication, “Varda By Agnès” at UW Cinematheque, and more events of note in Madison this week.
Pianist Michael Mizrahi on NOW Ensemble’s persistent search for fresh interpretations
February 04, 2020 13:47The contemporary classical outfit performs on Monday, February 10 at Audio For The Arts.
LINE's Maddie Batzli writes songs that embrace uncertainty
February 03, 2020 06:01The Madison band celebrates its debut EP on February 9 at Bos Meadery.
When a metal-jazz-metal lineup makes perfect sense
February 02, 2020 20:05Saturday, February 8, BarleyPop Live, 9 p.m.
Free the 350 Bail Fund hosts its first hip-hop fundraiser of 2020
February 02, 2020 17:25Saturday, February 8, Art In, 7 p.m.
Frail Body headlines a triple threat of Midwest post-hardcore
February 01, 2020 06:00Sunday, February 9, Communication, 7:45 p.m.
On "Blasphemy," avant-rockers Kayo Dot are still innovating
January 31, 2020 18:27Thursday, March 5, Communication, 7:30 p.m., presented by Tone Madison.
"A Boy And His Dog" envisioned a tasteless dystopia
January 31, 2020 06:01Saturday, February 8, 4070 Vilas Hall, 7 p.m., free.
Anders Svanoe builds a world around the baritone sax
January 30, 2020 14:44 - 56.5 MBWe start this week’s podcast episode with "Long Runways,” from saxophone player, composer, and Madison resident Anders Svanoe’s 2019 album Solo Flight. The record is the fourth in an ongoing series of albums called State Of The Baritone. Svanoe want to show the baritone sax in a whole range of styles, from free jazz to modern classical music, and he's trying to show that it can serve as a lead instrument, not just holding down the lower end of a bigger horn section. Obviously this latest rel...
"Varda By Agnès" concludes a great filmmaker's tireless journey
January 30, 2020 06:01Friday, February 7, 4070 Vilas Hall, 7 p.m., free.
The cutting but empathetic post-punk of Fiddlehead
January 30, 2020 06:00Friday, February 7, Memorial Union Rathskeller, 9 p.m., free
Madison calendar, January 30 through February 5
January 29, 2020 17:30“Sátántangó” at Cinematheque, Octo Octa at The Sett, and more events of note in Madison this week.
Dirtnap Records to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a stacked Madison weekend
January 28, 2020 16:46The punk label will showcase 20 bands across June 12 and 13 at the High Noon Saloon.
Wisconsin primary voters, don't read too much into the Iowa caucuses
January 27, 2020 06:00Iowa’s system excludes too many people.
Octo Octa, Eris Drew, and Ariel Zetina crack open a few dimensions of dance music
January 26, 2020 20:53Friday, January 31, Union South Sett, 9 p.m., free.
Chris Bucheit and Dave Cooper bring another twist to Mr. Chair's cosmic ambition
January 26, 2020 19:12Thursday, January 30, North Street Cabaret, 8 p.m.
Art In to close at the end of February
January 23, 2020 05:17The East Wash space has played an important role for local music amid a rapidly changing landscape of venues.
Madison calendar, January 23 through 29
January 22, 2020 16:33Free screenings of “The Lighthouse,” record-release shows from Wilder Deitz and Woke Up Crying, and more events of note in Madison this week.
The surreal, trance-inducing dread of "Sátántangó"
January 21, 2020 19:00Saturday, February 1, 4070 Vilas Hall, 1 p.m., free.
Wilder Deitz and band find their contemplative side on "Y'all"
January 21, 2020 18:44Thursday, January 23, North Street Cabaret, 8 p.m.
Project Projection pulls together a program of adventurous local films
January 21, 2020 15:59Thursday, January 23, Central Library, 7 p.m., free.
No Question's second release drags out the pain
January 21, 2020 06:01The Madison hardcore band's current lineup comes together powerfully on "Internal Bleeding."
Woke Up Crying releases an EP of tough and tender queercore
January 20, 2020 23:18Saturday, January 25, Communication, 7:30 p.m.
The sun sets on 1969 in Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood"
January 20, 2020 04:47January 31 through February 2, Union South Marquee, multiple showtimes, free.
Crowned in cockle shells
January 17, 2020 20:43January 24 through 26, Union South Marquee, multiple showtimes, free.
Madison calendar, November 21 through 27
November 20, 2019 13:45Alain Resnais’ “Wild Grass,” sonic mischief from William Z. Villain and Sinking Suns, and more events of note in Madison this week.