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    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.

The Latest

  • 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

  • Could an exhibition like “Guiding Ethos” find a home in Madison?

    A group show at Appleton’s Trout Museum stands up for “political” art in an era of cowardice and compliance.

    Culture, Politics

    ·

    December 22, 2025

    ·

    Christina Lieffring

    Could an exhibition like “Guiding Ethos” find a home in Madison?
  • Small Bites: How much garlic is too much garlic?

    With “double the garlic” dominating social media, it’s time to reevaluate your recipes.

    Culture, Small Bites

    ·

    December 19, 2025

    ·

    Jesse Raub

    Small Bites: How much garlic is too much garlic?
  • Beltline expansion proposals suggest dead-end logic

    “Another lane will fix it” still reigns at WisDOT, but the public is pushing back.

    Politics

    ·

    December 17, 2025

    ·

    Juan Carlos Garcia Martinez

    Beltline expansion proposals suggest dead-end logic
  • Fear and queer hunger in the Northwoods of Melissa Faliveno’s “Hemlock”

    The new novel from the author of the “Tomboyland” essay collection finds its footing in the dark corners of Wisconsin’s forests.

    Culture

    ·

    December 15, 2025

    ·

    Emily Mills

    Fear and queer hunger in the Northwoods of Melissa Faliveno’s “Hemlock”
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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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