Practicing in the margins
What happens to musicians’ rehearsal spaces as Madison redevelops?
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Latest in Music
Practicing in the margins
What happens to musicians’ rehearsal spaces as Madison redevelops?
Photography’s myriad costs produce a conflicted picture
Too many parts of an entire industry remain out of focus.
Madison and the music world mourn Richard Davis, towering bassist and professor
His impact cuts across multiple decades of modern music, and generations of students.
Latest in Film
Enter the glitchy, experimental world of Alex T. Jacobs’ video art
Catch the premiere of his new short “Hdyk,” starring Bianca Martin, at Project Projection at Art Lit Lab on September 20.
Tod Browning celebrated the “freaks” in his subversive silent and early sound cinema
“The Unknown” (1927) and “Freaks” (1932) screen in new restorations at UW Cinematheque on September 16 starting at 6 p.m.
A whimsical childhood world lost within adulthood: Dustin Guy Defa on “The Adults”
We talk with the indie writer-director about his new personal dramedy, which premieres locally at UW Cinematheque on September 7.
