Tone Madison
802 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Deeper conversations about arts and culture in Madison.
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Growing up with, and outgrowing, Elvis Costello
November 19, 2019 06:01Two writers discuss their mixed feelings ahead of Costello's November 24 show at the Orpheum.
JAMS tries to transform Madison's role in electronic music
November 18, 2019 06:01The monthly series has carved out a consistent spot for out-of-town DJs of note and local support.
Podcast: The big old book of CDs
November 14, 2019 15:17 - 70.7 MBOn this week’s podcast, Ben Munson and Scott Gordon crack open a CD book they amassed between 2006 and 2012-ish while working at the local edition of The A.V. Club (RIP). It contains mostly local music released during that period. It’s an obviously incomplete but still very fun cross-section, spanning releases from Madison bands past, and some that are still going. Ben and Scott revisit music from artists including The Bracelets, Dumate, The Arge, Wilhelmina Baker, and Voltress, and reflect ...
Madison calendar, November 14 through 20
November 13, 2019 14:35A visit from documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert, a celebration of James Baldwin, challenging improvisation at Café Coda, and more events of note in Madison this week.
Clean Room closes out a gleefully rocking chapter
November 12, 2019 16:12The Madison band's current lineup plays its final show on November 16 at Mickey's Tavern.
Journey Mental Health Center's union says it's fighting for strained caregivers and clients
November 11, 2019 06:59The National Labor Relations Board is scheduled to take up a labor complaint against Journey in January.
Live from Wisconsin's strangest place
November 08, 2019 06:29In Microtones, our newsletter-first column.
Madison calendar, November 7 through 13
November 06, 2019 17:26A solid LGBTQ film fest at Union South, a much-anticipated visit from Angel Olsen, and more events of note in Madison this week.
Four Star Video Heaven confirms new location on Gilman Street
November 05, 2019 15:36The long-running video store has to vacate its current spot by November 30.
"The music scene zine that is ruining its own life"
November 04, 2019 06:11A look back at "Slander," a short-lived publication that razzed Madison bands in the 1980s.
Podcast: Performance art, menstruation, and dinner
October 31, 2019 09:00A conversation with artist Kel Mur and chef Francesca Hong about the Feast project.
Madison calendar, October 31 through November 6
October 30, 2019 14:35Cathartic noise-rock from Djunah, Julia Reichert’s “Growing Up Female,” and more events of note in Madison this week.
Help us publish Tone Madison and get our fifth anniversary sticker pack
October 29, 2019 13:00We're looking for 50 readers to sign up as Tone Madison Sustainers.
Following through on the climate strike in Madison and Wisconsin
October 29, 2019 08:15Activists push for a state and local response that matches the urgency of the climate emergency.
Tighter and looser with Mary Halvorson
October 28, 2019 08:33The MacArthur Award-winning guitarist plays in the Tomeka Reid Quartet for two shows on Halloween night at Arts + Literature Lab.
Following big money to strange places
October 25, 2019 09:35In Microtones, our newsletter-first column.
Madison calendar, October 24 through 30
October 23, 2019 14:41A “Night Of The Creeps” screening to benefit Four Star Video, vampire-western thrills in “Near Dark,” and more events of note in Madison this week.
East side venue’s name change decision follows months of quiet pressure
October 22, 2019 14:14The Winnebago's owners have said they will change the name, a derogatory term for the Ho-Chunk people.
"I was a jock growing up": an interview with Zia Anger
October 21, 2019 09:32The avant-garde artist visits Madison on October 23 for the multimedia performance “My First Film” at MMoCA's Spotlight Cinema series.
Podcast: The rise of Klack
October 17, 2019 16:10Hear the audio version of our interview with the Madison electronic duo.
Madison calendar, October 17 through 23
October 16, 2019 15:15The ethereal collaboration of Meg Baird and Mary Lattimore, a varied Wisconsin Book Festival, and more events of note in Madison this week.
Madison calendar, October 10 through 16
October 10, 2019 06:11Boy Harsher at Crucible, “Through The Olive Trees,” “Punk The Capital: Building A Sound Movement,” and more events of note in Madison this week.
Immigré makes quick work of its "Ali Shuffle" EP
October 08, 2019 09:18The Madison band plays October 12 at the North Street Cabaret.
Wisconsin Books to Prisoners creates a cookbook by and for incarcerated people
October 07, 2019 09:57Camy Matthay discusses "Canteen Cuisine," which combines recipes with the stark realities of food in the prison system.
Podcast: How Bookstores Against Borders became a phenomenon
October 03, 2019 19:07A Room Of One's Own staffer Misian Taylor reflects on the outsized impact of the store's campaign to raise money for immigrant legal aid.
An arts booster's guide to Satya's first budget as mayor
October 02, 2019 22:44If you're looking for bold new moves in city arts funding, this isn't your year.
Madison calendar, October 3 through 9
October 02, 2019 14:19“Seadrift” at UW Cinematheque, Pollinators at MIckey’s Tavern, and more events of note in Madison this week.
The Buck Naked On Parade Instagram account's abbreviated return
October 01, 2019 13:49After a mysterious ban, the account soldiers on with photos of naked people next to Bucky sculptures.
Written by the rain
September 30, 2019 09:36Artist Helen Hawley crafts a conceptual deluge at the Watrous Gallery.
Art literally under construction
September 27, 2019 10:22In Microtones, our newsletter-first column.
Madison calendar, September 26 through October 2
September 25, 2019 10:30Four avant-garde shorts from Mills Folly Microcinema, a visit from artist Lemi Ghariokwu, and more events of note in Madison this week.
Who's roaring for fighter jets in Madison, and who has to hear them?
September 24, 2019 15:37The planned F-35 installation at Truax Field threatens to steamroll people who bear the brunt of racial and class disparities in Madison.
Hal Hartley on the personal crises and inspirations that shaped "Trust"
September 24, 2019 08:32The acclaimed indie director talks with us ahead of the film's September 28 screening at UW Cinematheque.
On BC Grimm's "They're Still Here," loss is beautifully unresolved
September 23, 2019 14:45Multi-instrumentalist Brian Grimm's recently released piece is a varied meditation on grief.
Podcast: But what about a dead end?
September 19, 2019 14:49Four cinephiles discuss UW Cinematheque's four-part series on Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
Madison calendar, September 19 through 25
September 18, 2019 10:31A reading from Oliver Baez Bendorf, heavy adventures with Scaphe, and more events of note in Madison this week.
A one-day "guerrilla revival" for O'Cayz Corral
September 17, 2019 13:49Musicians will gather on Saturday, October 5 on the spot of the long-gone downtown venue.
But on this (soccer) field, no one wins
September 13, 2019 10:23In Microtones, our newsletter-first column.
Madison calendar, September 12 through 18
September 11, 2019 09:46Les Filles de Illighadad at the Madison World Music Festival, a trash-tastic Four Star Video benefit, and more events of note in Madison this week.
Four views of vegan activism in Madison and Dane County
September 10, 2019 15:20How activists have used complementary approaches to transform the discourse on animal rights.
Arts + Literature Laboratory plans a big move
September 09, 2019 22:43The non-profit gallery and performance space would more than quadruple in size at a new city-owned location.
Not doing very much with Woodman/Earhart
September 09, 2019 09:43The Madison drone duo plays a Tone Madison-presented show on September 11 at Communication.