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    The meanings of Tone Madison

    Microtones, Misc
    April 3, 2026

    Scott Gordon

    ,

    Christina Lieffring

    ,

    Steven Spoerl

    ,

    Grant Phipps

    ,

    Oona Mackesey-Green

    and

    Juan Carlos Garcia Martinez

    Current and former editors reflect on the publication’s life and legacy.

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  • Creating a music community on the isthmus with “Evan’s style”

    April 2, 2026

    Aaron Grych

  • “Limerent Pittsburgh” intricately constructs a folkloric affection of place

    April 1, 2026

    Grant Phipps

  • Good birding in all seasons with the storied Charles “Chuck” Henrikson

    March 31, 2026

    Amelia Zollner

  • Lea Jacobs sheds new light on an old master in “John Ford At Work”

    March 30, 2026

    Lance Li

  • Small Bites: How I would fix Madison dining

    March 27, 2026

    Jesse Raub

  • Inspiriting radical communal aspirations: an interview with Ben Balcom on “The Phalanx”

    March 25, 2026

    Grant Phipps

  • Achieving a broader focus through music photojournalism in 2025

    The fourth installment of our live music photo essay series centers a more personal vantage point.

    Microtones, Music

    路

    January 30, 2026

    路

    Steven Spoerl

    Achieving a broader focus through music photojournalism in 2025
  • USRowing’s trans-exclusionary policies only divide us all

    Amid institutional erasure of their autonomy, trans athletes deserve to be openly embraced by their teammates and representatives.

    Culture, Politics

    路

    January 28, 2026

    路

    Cam T.B.

    USRowing’s trans-exclusionary policies only divide us all
  • What do we owe each other?

    Reggie and Anne navigate life without housing after the closure of Dairy Drive.

    Politics

    路

    January 26, 2026

    路

    George Clyde

    What do we owe each other?
  • Small Bites: The moral cost of meat

    How a bad dream prompted more intentional eating in the new year.

    Culture, Small Bites

    路

    January 23, 2026

    路

    Jesse Raub

    Small Bites: The moral cost of meat
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Tone Madison

Tone Madison was a journalist-owned, reader-supported website covering culture and politics in Madison, Wisconsin. We launched in October 2014 and kept publishing our journalism until April 2026, when Tone Madison’s worker-owners made the painful decision to close the publication.

The site remains online as an archive of the work we created over nearly 12 years, but Tone Madison is no longer actively in operation.

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