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  • A publicity photo shows the members of the band Little Earthquakes posing against a bright-orange background, with a disco ball in the foreground.

    Little Earthquakes, Pink Halo at Bur Oak

    Bur Oak 2262 Winnebago St, Madison, WI, United States

    Madison band Little Earthquakes celebrates its genre-bending debut album, "Promises."

    $10 – $15
  • A cropped handbill displays the event information in the lower left corner. Individual photos of Spring's members form an image collage. Clockwise from top left: Chris Rottmayer, Charlie Palm, Pawan Benjamin, Ari Smith, and Henry Ptacek (at the center).

    SPRING (led by Henry Ptacek) at Café Coda

    Café Coda 1224 Williamson St, Madison, WI, United States

    Drummer Henry Ptacek brings together a sterling cast of local talent for another iteration of his SPRING ensemble, mixing free improvisation with an array of familiar tunes by celebrated jazz giants.

    $10

  • Feestet set up at Robinia Courtyard for the 2022 edition of Madiosn Jazz Fest. (Left to Right: Anthony Utehs, Helen Feest, Luke Leavitt.)

    Feestet (ft. Frank McKearn IV) at North Street Cabaret

    North Street Cabaret 610 North Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Feestet will appear with Frank McKearn IV on May 11. McKearn will be playing the EVI, an instrument that's become a relative rarity.

    $10

  • A promotional graphic shows a rainbow with smiling flowers at either end, with the words "Vintage & Record Sale @ Communication 6/17 II am - 3 p.m., 2645 Milwaukee St," and the logos for Tone Madison and Communication.

    Vintage Event and Record Sale at Communication

    Communication 2645 Milwaukee Street, Madison, WI, United States

    A percentage of proceeds from this sale will go to benefit Communication and Tone Madison.

    Free

  • A publicity photo shows musician Tatsuya Nakatani standing amid an array of gongs in a wood-floored room.

    Tatsuya Nakatani Gong Orchestra at Garver Feed Mill

    Garver Feed Mill 3241 Garver Green, Madison, WI, United States

    The renowned percussionist leads an ensemble of local players to coax extraordinary sounds from an array of gongs.

    $15

  • A Shelby Floyd-designed flyer for Tone Madison's 10-year anniversary party. Top right of the image reads "12.06.24 Gamma Ray Bar" with "10 years of independent culture and politics reporting" underneath. Top left of the image is Tone Madison's logo. Beneath those lines of text are the names of the event performers, which are presented in three lines of text. From left to right, in descending order: carisa, Evan Woodward, DJ Mu, Avoidancepolicy, Holly and the Nice Lions, Cult of Lip. A big number 10 with a birthday hat rests atop a birthday cake with 10 lit candles in the flyer's main illustration. The number 10 is in the same design as the Tone logo. The birthday hat is on fire. A QR code with underlining text that reads "$20 advance, $25 door," and a circle that says "Doors 6 PM," surround the main image. The bottom lines of text read "DJs 6:30, Bands 7, sponsored by union cab-cop." The Union Cab logo appears near the bottom right hand corner. Maroon confetti flecks are scattered through the image's entirety, which is set against a grayish backdrop.

    Tone Madison 10-year anniversary party

    Gamma Ray Bar 121 W Main St, Madison, WI, United States

    Tone Madison is thrilled to announce we'll be celebrating our 10-year anniversary with a show at Gamma Ray Bar on Friday, December 6. We're just as thrilled to announce our lineup of great Madison-based artists for the evening: carisa, Avoidancepolicy, Holly And The Nice Lions, and FRED REALLY. Unfortunately, Cult Of Lip, initially scheduled to […]

  • Tone Madison Presents: MAMA New Artist Listening Room

    Harmony Bar and Grill 2201 Atwood, Madison, WI, United States

    Tone Madison is thrilled to partner with MAMA to bring NEW and lesser known bands and artists to your attention! Join us as we gather at Harmony Bar to check out new music and talent, get to know the Artists, and get lots of fresh nominations in for the awards show next year.

    $10

Please note: For now, this is a listing of events that Tone Madison is hosting—including our quarterly-ish Office Hours meetups and occasional shows and workshops. We do not currently produce a listing of events around town, though we would like to in the future. But we do still preview shows, screenings, and other events around town in our stories.

If you are looking for a good local events calendar, we strongly recommend visiting our friends at Madison Minutes.

Want to send us info about an event? Email editor@tonemadison.com; please include all of the acts involved in the event, date, venue, showtime, ticket information, and any other information you think we should know. Send this information at least three weeks before the date of the event. We try to give everything fair consideration, but we do not and cannot preview all events, and we do not run submitted promotional copy.