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SUMMARY:Matt Ulery Nonet at Café Coda
DESCRIPTION:Matt Ulery’s Mannerist 11 performs at Constellation Chicago in September 2021 as part of the Ear Taxi Festival. \nLast I caught up with Chicago bassist and composer Matt Ulery in the late 2010s\, his Woolgathering Records label had begun to take off as a platform to spotlight not only his own prolificacy and ever-evolving projects but also the endeavors of his colleagues Russ Johnson\, Tim Haldeman\, and Leslie Beukelman. \nAfter a memorable set at Arts + Literature Laboratory with trio Triptych back in spring of 2018\, Ulery has been both figuratively and literally expanding his repertoire in a myriad of configurations that include a string sextet (Become Giant) and special orchestra with more than 20 members (Sifting Stars). \nFor this BlueStem Jazz-presented show\, a regional collaboration between Ulery’s core rhythm section (pianist Paul Bedal and drummer Jon Deitemyer)\, plus six other Midwestern-based woodwind and brass players (Dave Cooper\, Allen Cordingley\, Hunter Diamond\, Tom Gullion\, Chad McCullough\, and Ryan Shultz)\, the collective nonet will be performing pieces at Café Coda from the upcoming Mannerist record. Like all the sweeping\, swooning chamber jazz Ulery has been making for more than a decade\, the music here\, as conceived for this larger ensemble\, captures Ulery’s predilection for duality—resonantly vast in sonic palette\, but delicately intimate in scope. The slower tempi of his precise songcraft tend to build with silken elegance\, stirring romantic pangs for slow-waltzing in an ethereal ballroom. \n“The Brink Of What\,” one of Mannerist‘s absolute standouts\, at first feels like a quietly pensive nocturne\, but then quickly hits with the force of overwhelming emotion and instrumental interplay—the richness of its polarity forged from the same aura as the tortuously gorgeous\, subtly dissonant horn and woodwind arrangements on These New Puritans’ best record\, Field Of Reeds (if artsy post-rock is your kinda thing). As with several other compositions on Mannerist\, like “Another Book Of Ornaments\,” Ulery harnesses his best impulses in steadily reaching for a transcendent\, ineffable intensity through sound dynamics\, while at once trying to pierce the veil of universal human yearning. \n—Grant Phipps \n \nThis event preview was updated on March 1 to reflect a change in the nonet’s lineup.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/matt-ulery-nonet-at-cafe-coda/
LOCATION:Café Coda\, 1224 Williamson St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Proud Parents\, Scrunchies\, Graham Hunt\, Jane Hobson at Crystal Corner Bar
DESCRIPTION:A few dozen bands played the Dirtnap Records Super Show Extravaganza at the High Noon in June 2022\, Madison’s biggest punk show of recent memory. One of the newer acts that played the two-day event was Minneapolis’ Scrunchies (pictured above)\, an indie-punk trio who will be making their return to Madison on March 4 at the Crystal Corner Bar. Proud Parents\, Graham Hunt\, and Jane Hobson will play as the night’s local support. Each of those three local acts has left an impression on Tone Madison‘s coverage over the past few years\, with each claiming well-deserved spots in our year-end coverage of Madison music. \n\nHobson’s solo project has steadily evolved since debuting but hit a new high with 2022’s crushingly beautiful\, bittersweet single “If You Ask.” Historically\, Hobson’s recorded output has flittered between quiet\, introspective folk and something more aggressive and sinister. Recent footage of Hobson playing live demonstrates that her band’s live show gains some punch when the gloves come off. (This video of Hobson covering The Cranberries’ “Zombie” at Mickey’s neatly encapsulates that willingness to lean into brute force.) Softness isn’t entirely absent in Hobson’s live show\, though\, and does still elevate the material. At Crystal Corner\, it’ll also provide some balance amid an inordinately high-energy slate of indie-punk bands. \n\nArtistic restlessness has driven Graham Hunt’s work for over a decade. From Midnight Reruns to Sundial Mottos\, Midwives\, The Reptile Fund\, and everything in between\, Hunt’s been a consistent force in Wisconsin’s punk community—which remained true even after a brief relocation to Chicago. Three records into a solo career (2019’s Leaving Silver City\, 2021’s Painting Over Mold\, 2022’s If You Knew Would You Believe It) that’s shown virtually no signs of slowing\, Hunt’s consistently proven to be a versatile artist who excels in attention to detail. Each of Hunt’s records is stylistically distinct\, yet couldn’t have come from anyone else. Live\, Hunt’s band—a rotating cast of musicians that includes members of Disq\, Cult Of Lip\, Sat. Nite Duets\, and more—is a powder keg of volatility and exacting precision. Whenever Hunt’s name is on a bill\, it’s a non-negotiable\, can’t-miss occasion. \n\nSimilarly unmissable are Proud Parents\, who have been consistently invigorating Madison audiences with their distinct brand of sugar-rush indie-punk/power-pop catharsis since the mid-2010s. Everyone interested in attending this one should know what to expect from the jittery quartet by now\, and subsequently know how infectious their unfettered joyfulness has always proven. Scrunchies are likely to be the biggest question mark to most of the audience\, but as they ably demonstrated last year\, they are a wrecking ball of a live act. Heavy\, melodic\, discordant\, and unapologetically punchy\, they are perfectly suited to the Crystal Corner Bar’s punk-leaning aesthetics. \n\nAll four of the bands on this bill are worth seeing on their own\, but packaged together make up an incredibly enticing prospect. If you haven’t been to the Crystal since they started hosting live music again—or haven’t been at all—there may not be a better occasion to finally take foot inside.  \n—Steven Spoerl
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/proud-parents-scrunchies-graham-hunt-jane-hobson-at-crystal-corner-bar/
LOCATION:Crystal Corner Bar\, 1302 Williamson St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Laminal Animil\, Pawan Benjamin at Communication
DESCRIPTION:In a mood-lit gallery space\, Laminal Animil (L to R: Tim Russell\, Ari Smith\, and Luke Leavitt) improvise. Photo by Grant Phipps. \nSince their live debut last summer as part of the Madison Jazz Festival\, Laminal Animil have become veritable sonic explorers of our fair city. While each member of the trio—Luke Leavitt (on Fender Rhodes electric piano and Roland Juno-106 synth)\, Tim Russell (on drumset\, percussion\, and Novation Launchpad)\, and Ari Smith (double bass and percussion)—has a background in jazz study\, their performances are less tethered to those identifiable modes than free improvisation with all the explosive discordance\, softened textural interplay\, and sudden\, harmonious synchronizing that follows. \nA commitment to extended technique has allowed the group to sort of fit the bill for any experimental occasion\, whether it’s part of a jazz or electroacoustic lineup\, or even something altogether more eclectic (as so often happens at DIY spaces around town). Laminal Animil share a versatility with another experimental trio\, Brennan Connors And Stray Passage (Geoff Brady\, Brian Grimm)\, who\, as of 2023\, should be regarded as a Madison mainstay. \nListen to Leavitt\, Russell\, and Smith chat about their backgrounds\, methods\, motivations\, and academic preoccupations (especially during this silly\, witty Laminal Animil interview from a few months ago)\, and you’ll ascertain just how their personalities interact in a musical setting with such playful intention. \nAt this Communication show\, saxophonist\, shehnai player\, and Bansuri flutist Pawan Benjamin will open with a solo set that’s equally inspired by Western jazz disciplines\, Hindustani\, and ceremonial Nepalese music. As a former member of the Brooklyn Raga Massive\, New York-based composer Benjamin has a knack for seamlessly blending a diversity of influences\, as heard on his last record Tinte Baja. \nWhile the latter is composed and adeptly arranged with an ear for a “jazzier” sound\, it often feels fundamentally rhythmic\, with all three players (drummer Sean Mullins and double bassist Martin Nevin) credited with malleted\, auxiliary percussion on some of the pieces like “Prayer.” But if you’re also attending for the Indian raga side of Benjamin’s repertoire\, he’s sure to indulge. \n—Grant Phipps
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/laminal-animil-pawan-benjamin-at-communication/
LOCATION:Communication\, 2645 Milwaukee Street\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Let There Be Light Art Market at Bur Oak
DESCRIPTION:Ethan Jackson is perhaps best known around Madison for his dazzling electro R&B project Mr. Jackson. Enmeshing visuals from close collaborators like artist Terrence Adeyanju and videographer Michael Doyle Olson\,  Jackson has always treated his music as part of a bigger vision. Recently\, he’s been introducing the world to more of his mixed-media art and fashion projects\, including a clothing line called Dripsphere. At this afternoon art market\, he’ll be showcasing Dripsphere’s exuberantly adorned shirts and hats\, but more importantly\, keeping all his work tethered by bringing in more than a dozen fellow artists\, retailers\, and musicians. \nVendors slated for the Let There Be Light Art Market include Milwaukee-based jewelry maker Wrapped Up\, CBD shop Herbal Aspect\, Madison vintage outlet Good Style Shop\, the recently opened Boneset Records\, and the electronic-focused JiggyJamz Records. Artists\, both selling and showing\, range from tattoo artist Derek Anderson\, to off-the-wall clothing brand MartianMucus\, to From Scratch Comics. At 8 p.m.\, the event turns into a ticketed dance party\, with DJ sets from techno-centric Madison staple Kitty Spit and Milwaukee’s Jules\, and video projections by VJ and digital artist arktik.foxtrix. Plus\, Ahan is right there inside the venue\, and they’ll be serving chef Jamie Hoang’s recently James Beard Award-nominated Lao-Thai cuisine.  \n—Scott Gordon \n \nPulse · Kitty Spit – Live @ Pulse Sep ’22\nIllustration by Shasya Sidebottom.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/let-there-be-light-art-market-at-bur-oak/
LOCATION:Bur Oak\, 2262 Winnebago St\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Music
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SUMMARY:Four Star Video Subscriber Drive Celebration Party at Four Star Video
DESCRIPTION:Throughout February\, Madison movie-rental institution Four Star Video Rental has been calling on customers to sign up for subscription plans\, which enable customers to check out three or more titles at a time for a flat monthly rate. It’s a continuation of the good work co-owner Lewis Peterson has done to keep Four Star alive through multiple twists and turns\, including a move that happened just before the pandemic hit home. (Full disclosure\, Peterson writes for Tone Madison\, as do two of the DJs playing this event.) \nAnd Four Star—always Four Star Video Heaven in my heart\, though the “Heaven” dropped out of the official name when the store briefly became a cooperative—is not an endling in the streaming-fueled extinction of video stores. It survives because it’s dedicated to maintaining a deep selection of DVDs\, Blu-rays\, and even some VHS tapes\, embodying an infectious love for everything from prestige cinema to the most unhinged genre gems. \nIf the movie you were planning to watch suddenly vanished from one of your streaming services\, or was never available on streaming or VOD in the first place\, you can probably find it at Four Star. In the meantime\, you should probably go sign up and subscribe. \nOn Saturday\, March 11\, hang around after Four Star’s usual business hours as they wrap up the subscription drive with food\, music\, and movie conversation. A true home for local weirdos\, Four Star has brought in Madison DJs Destructo\, Emili Earhart\, Evan Woodward\, and Mu to spin throughout the evening. Their selections run from post-punk to techno to far-flung ambient. Whatever they play\, it’ll be a fitting sonic companion to an eclectic Four Star browsing experience. \n—Scott Gordon  \n\nIllustration by Shasya Sidebottom.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/four-star-video-subscriber-drive-celebration-party-at-four-star-video/
LOCATION:Four Star Video Rental\, 459 West Gilman Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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SUMMARY:Line Breaks Festival at Memorial Union and A Room of One's Own
DESCRIPTION:The annual Line Breaks Festival offers an ever-shifting testament to the bold visions of the students in UW-Madison’s First Wave program. Rooted in hip-hop and spoken-word\, First Wave attracts artists who tend to mix together all sorts of disciplines\, from theater to dance to fashion to visual art. As a result\, the alumni who’ve come through the program since it launched in 2007 cover extensive ground: Poet Danez Smith\, Black Arts Matter Festival founder Shasparay Irvin\, writer/musician Hiwot Adilow\, dancer/rapper/filmmaker James Gavins\, blisteringly focused MCs like Defcee and CRASHprez\, and that’s barely scratching the surface. \nThe Line Breaks schedule is a bit different each time out\, but you can always count on showcases of multiple works from current First Wave students\, alums\, and some exciting guests. Visiting this year from Chicago is poet and scholar Eve L. Ewing\, whose published works include the poetry/visual art collection Electric Arches and the nonfiction book Ghosts In The Schoolyard\, which examines the decimation of Chicago’s south-side public schools under the mayoral administration of Rahm Emanuel. Another can’t-miss guest this year is Chicago singer-songwriter\, poet\, and playwright Jamila Woods—if you haven’t heard her expansive take on R&B on 2019’s LEGACY! LEGACY!\, do yourself a kindness and catch up. \nRegistration is already full for a March 30 talk with Ewing and poet/UW-Madison professor Paul Tran at A Room of One’s Own—but you can still register for the waitlist. Either way\, don’t fret: The real heart of Line Breaks is the performance showcases\, taking place this year on March 31 and April 1\, both nights at 6 p.m. in the Union Theater. Across these two nights\, performers will include Diya Abbas\, Azura Tyabji\, Jackson Neal\, Shasparay Irvin\, Nate Marshall\, Woods\, and Ewing\, among others. Trying to succinctly sum up just what you’ll be seeing here is beside the point. Instead\, just set aside any expectations and get ready to embrace a remarkably fertile overlap of words\, movement\, music\, narrative\, and the myriad ways they can be combined. \n—Scott Gordon \nIllustration by Shaysa Sidebottom.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/line-breaks-festival-at-memorial-union-and-a-room-of-ones-own/
LOCATION:Wisconsin Union Theater\, 800 Langdon Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Music,Poetry
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