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Good Madison events announced this week: Tyler, The Creator, Jens Lekman, etc.

A few fresh events worth adding to your calendar.

A few fresh events worth adding to your calendar.


Tyler, The Creator.

Tyler, The Creator.

We’ve always got our eyes peeled for shows being announced in Madison. Here’s what stands out from the past week’s newly added events. Keep up with more events, thoughtfully previewed by our writers, in our Calendar section.

Ken Vandermark. Jan. 12, Arts + Literature LabSaxophonist and consummate improviser Vandermark has been through Madison a couple times recently, and returns here with an ensemble that includes guitarist Terrie Hessels of legendary punk band The Ex.

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Rory Scovel. Jan. 25 through 28, Comedy Club on StateA perennial comedy club favorite who gets more mileage than most from charmingly unhinged absurdism.

Elysia Crampton. Feb. 2, RathskellerThe boundary-smashing electronic producer was just here in August for a solid performance at the Gates of Heaven, so it’s a pleasant surprise that she’s coming back so soon.

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Jerry Seinfeld. Feb. 2, Overture Hall.Riding in on a recent Netflix special that’s equal parts stand-up act and documentary, Seinfeld is still capable of observational-comedy perfection.

Jens Lekman. Feb. 7, High Noon Saloon. The Swedish singer-songwriter has a gift for fusing the trivial with the wondrous.

Tyler, The Creator, Vince Staples. March 1, Alliant Energy CenterRapper Tyler, The Creator plays here behind his multi-dimensional 2017 album Flower Boy, and perhaps even more importantly, we get to see Vince Staples again.

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Scott Gordon co-founded Tone Madison in 2014 has covered culture and politics in Madison since 2006 for publications including The A.V. Club, Dane101, and Isthmus, and has also covered policy, environmental issues, and public health for WisContext.

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A longtime Tone Madison contributor and former archivist for the Wisconsin State Journal, Chris Lay has also been referred to as a “cool ninja” by the Insane Clown Posse.