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SUMMARY:John & Dan\, Tekla Peterson at Arts + Literature Laboratory
DESCRIPTION:Guitarist Dan Kaufman and percussionist/multi-instrumentalist John Bollinger have covered some truly sprawling territory with each other over the years in the NYC-based outfit Barbez. Since the early 2000s\, that band has twisted its way through eerie experimental rock full of aching melody\, drawing on elements of Eastern European folk music and jagged free jazz with equal fluency. This is not merely a novel combination of surface touches\, either. Technical daring and a deep sense of history run through Barbez’s discography\, which includes multiple projects celebrating the anti-fascist resistance movements of the mid-20th century. (Kaufman is a Madison native\, and indeed we’re talking about the same Dan Kaufman who has chronicled the modern history of Wisconsin politics in his journalism for The New Yorker and The New York Times\, and in his 2018 book The Fall Of Wisconsin.)  \nBollinger and Kaufman also play together as a duo\, simply named John & Dan\, with the kind of expansive looseness that can only come from years of collaboration and focus. On “Rainy Day In Bern\,” Bollinger’s vibraphone cascades gently over Kaufman’s wiry guitar trills and loops\, occasionally giving way to outbursts of dense chords and restive drumkit. The two dig deeper into jagged instrumental rock on the frenetic “Fear Of Midtown” and the downright furious “D&D\,” which begins with a calming vocal interlude before Bollinger lunges in with a bass part of nearly Jesus Lizard proportions—the kind where the impact of pick and string kind of hurts—over the bristling turbulence of his own drums. \nJohn & Dan recorded these and several other tracks in sessions for the project’s forthcoming debut album. They began working on the recordings several years ago with producer Martin Bisi (who has worked with artists including John Zorn\, Brian Eno\, and Sonic Youth)\, and finally finished the tracking in April 2023. They’ll be drawing on that material at this show\, perhaps also incorporating some of Bollinger’s playfully odd videos into the set.  \nOpening up here is Tekla Peterson\, the romantic and tormented synth-pop alter ego of Madison-based musician Taralie Peterson. A veteran of formidable avant-garde projects like Spires That In The Sunset Rise and Louise Bock\, she debuted the Tekla Peterson moniker with the 2022 release of Heart Press. Its six songs blend sugary hooks with the anguished yearning of Peterson’s vocals. \n—Scott Gordon \n \nJohn and Dan · Rainy Day In Bern\n  \nPhoto by Gabrielle Plucknette.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/john-dan-tekla-peterson-at-arts-literature-laboratory/
LOCATION:Arts + Literature Laboratory\, 111 South Livingston Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Feestet (ft. Frank McKearn IV) at North Street Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Feestet—who have finalized their name after previously appearing as Feest\, Helen Feest Quartet\, and Helen Feest Quintet—have covered a lot of ground as an eccentric jazz act that’s not afraid to take risks. Made up of vocalist Helen Feest\, pianist Luke Leavitt\, bassist Ari Smith\, guitarist Anthony Utehs\, and drummer Matty Benjamin Allen\, Feestet’s musical imprint should be familiar to anyone versed in Madison’s jazz scene. For their forthcoming show at North Street Cabaret\, Feestet will be joined by Frank McKearn IV on EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument). An ancestor of the EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument)\, the EVI has a fascinating\, tumultuous history that ultimately ends with its production being abandoned in 1996. As a result\, the instrument—created by studio musician Nyle Steiner in the early 70s—is now considered a relative rarity. \n\nMcKearn—a Beloit native—is presently a Chicago-based audio engineer who has a long history with Madison-based jazz musicians (McKearn cites Darren Sterud as a significant mentor). While McKearn is most often regarded as a trumpet player\, his work of late with the EVI has allowed his reputation within the jazz circuit to take on an additional dimension. On May 11\, Feestet and McKearn are set to perform “a special blend of arranged jazz classics\, collaborations\, and original music\,” per the show description on their website. For attendees\, it’ll be a chance to familiarize themselves with a bit of musical history.  \n—Steven Spoerl \n 
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/feestet-ft-frank-mckearn-iv-at-north-street-cabaret/
LOCATION:North Street Cabaret\, 610 North Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison Office Hours at Forward Craft & Coffee
DESCRIPTION:Tone Madison‘s Office Hours are back!  \nJoin us at Forward Craft & Coffee at 2166 Atwood Ave. from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday\, May 12\, 2023. Enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of craft beer while you get to meet our new Fundraising and Finance Director\, Micaela Magel\, and chat with the rest of our crew to see what we’ve been up to and share your feedback. We will have swag to give and will graciously accept donations\, but no pressure. We want to meet with our readers and hear what you have to say! \n—Micaela Magel
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-office-hours-at-forward-craft-coffee/
LOCATION:Forward Craft & Coffee\, 2166 Atwood Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Fool's Paradise at Marcus Point Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Wearing a blazer and fedora\, Latte Pronto (Charlie Day) sits in an office and stares forward with a confused look on his face. \n“Fool’s Paradise” is also screening at Marcus Palace Cinema and AMC Fitchburg. \nFool’s Paradise\, the newly released comedy written\, starring\, and directed by It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s Charlie Day\, plays against Day’s strengths so much that you have to wonder if it’s some kind of meta-prank on the public. Maybe Day is just seeing if he can garner praise from Sunny loyalists for a movie that isn’t funny at all\, despite much of the dialogue having at least the rhythm of jokes. It’s currently getting a fairly sizable theatrical push nationwide; and\, while it’s hard to endorse rushing out to the theater to see it\, you may get the chance to commiserate with other Sunny superfans\, and hopefully give Day the chance to get another swing that will connect next time\, or simply see a beautiful face\, huge. \nThe premise is a mix of The Prince And The Pauper and Being There (1979) (which Day freely admits to stealing from): a mute\, institutionalized man (Day) is dumped on the streets of Los Angeles\, and immediately is recognized as identical in appearance to huge movie star Sir Thomas Billingsly (also Day). He’s immediately whisked onto a movie set by an impatient producer (the late Ray Liotta)\, and begins his ascent to stardom despite not uttering a word\, unable to discern acting from reality or stop himself from looking directly into camera at all times. He’s accidentally dubbed Latte Pronto\, and a sweaty and desperate publicist Lenny (Ken Jeong) immediately latches onto him. \nEvery character Latte encounters is too self-involved to notice that the guy is completely blank;  they just project whatever else they think is needed onto him. Here\, Day is robbed of his signature\, manic line deliveries\, and prevents himself from making any facial expressions beyond bewilderment or a weak smile\, which leave the whole affair completely flat. (For a better use of silent-film era acting in a more modern context\, I’d recommend 1989’s Sidewalk Stories.) The initial setup gives a vague promise that Latte’s mute condition will be explained\, but that scene must have been left on the cutting room floor (to use a somewhat hackneyed phrase in keeping with a hackneyed movie). \nThe film was apparently filmed pre-pandemic\, and has been languishing in post-production since then. The extended editing time results in many scenes that have the bizarre feeling of comic staging\, but with the punchlines excised. The cast is stacked with celebrities that Day surely had to cash in some favors to get: Kate Beckinsdale\, Adrien Brody\, Jason Sudekis\, Edie Falco\, Jason Bateman\, Common\, and John Malkovich all make appearances. And of course Sunny regulars like Day’s wife Mary Elizabeth Ellis\, Jimmi Simpson\, Artemis Pebdani\, Lance Barber\, David Hornsby and Glenn Howerton round out the who’s who. \nDay has certainly had the most successful film career of the four main Sunny cast members (and recently voiced Luigi in the Super Mario Bros. Movie)\, but Fool’s Paradise feels closer in tone to Howerton’s appearance in the abysmal Coffee Town (2013) than something that plays to his strengths. After 18 years on TV\, presumably Day knows what he does well\, so it remains a mystery as to why he would write a vehicle for himself that does none of that. Without the mean streak that presumably rests more with Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney than Day (on Sunny)\, you get something so toothless you can feel some very sentimental gums nibbling your ear. \n—Lewis Peterson
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/fools-paradise-at-marcus-point-cinema/
LOCATION:Marcus Point Cinema\, 7825 Big Sky Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Storytelling As Advocacy In The Beloved Community at A Room of One's Own
DESCRIPTION:Madison-based author Tegan Nia Swanson’s 2022 debut novel\, Things We Found When The Water Went Down\, starts with the basic elements of a murder mystery: a body\, the cops\, a suspect. From there\, Swanson spirals into the tangled lore of a family and a place. The decaying mine town of Beau Caelais and the Inland Sea it sits on are familiar stand-ins for any number of post-industrial places along the Great Lakes. The map Swanson provides in the book will also remind Madisonians of a less-great but still beloved lake.  \nSwanson fills this setting with an uncanny blend of small-town grudges and righteously wrathful magic. As teenage protagonist Lena Abernathy tries to understand why her mother was arrested for the murder (then escaped from jail and disappeared)\, she uncovers her share of petty human secrets\, but connects with forces far more vast and terrible and beautiful. Swanson’s non-linear storytelling approach lets the reader get richly immersed in the book’s overlapping themes: deep-seated cultures of misogynist violence\, environmental degradation\, and the resilient chosen families queer people build in a hostile world. \nThat’s all just a hint of the depths\, and the depths beyond the depths\, that the novel explores. Things We Found When The Water Went Down reads like a scrapbook of its own mythology. Between passages that Lena narrates in first-person\, other characters leave behind interview transcripts\, newspaper clippings\, cryptic notes\, stately poetic declarations. It’s an approach that may gradually draw in readers who enjoy fantasy novels\, or immersive piece-together-the-story video games like Gone Home and What Remains Of Edith Finch.  \nAt this event\, a fundraiser for Freedom Inc. and UNIDOS (a Madison non-profit serving Latino survivors of domestic violence)\, Swanson will take part in a panel discussion with Freedom Inc.’s Jessica Williams\, UNIDOS’ Virginia Gittens Escudero\, and City of Madison Poet Laureate Angela Trudell Vasquez. Swanson and Vasquez also both work at End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin. The panel\, titled “Storytelling As Advocacy In The Beloved Community\,” will likely draw connections between the novel’s exploration of violence against women and all the panelists’ day-to-day work.  \nOn May 18\, a Room of One’s Own will also be donating 10 percent of all its in-store and online sales to Freedom Inc. and UNIDOS. \n—Scott Gordon \n \nWORT 89.9FM Madison · Madison Book Beat: Tegan Nia Swanson on “Things We Found When The Water Went Down”
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/storytelling-as-advocacy-in-the-beloved-community-at-a-room-of-ones-own/
LOCATION:A Room of One’s Own\, 2717 Atwood Avenue\, Madison\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture
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SUMMARY:WisCon 46 at Madison Concourse Hotel and Central Library
DESCRIPTION:WisCon launched in 1977\, with the goal of tackling “feminist and pointedly left-leaning topics” in science fiction\, that other sci-fi gatherings barely acknowledge. Over the years\, it has welcomed to Madison several of the all-time great sci-fi and fantasy writers: Octavia E. Butler\, Samuel R. Delany\, Nnedi Okorafor\, Kim Stanley Robinson… and the list really does go on. Just as importantly\, WisCon has become a community in and of itself. Attendees from all over gather in Madison annually over Memorial Day Weekend for readings\, panels\, workshops\, and the bestowing of the annual Otherwise Award. It was abundantly clear just how many people in how many places care deeply about WisCon when\, in 2021\, organizers held an emergency fundraising campaign. The fundraiser succeeded\, with vocal support from across the diverse ranks of SFF writers working today. \nSince then\, convention organizers have worked to make the convention more inclusive. They’ve also announced that the con will take a break in 2024 to let its all-volunteer leadership recharge for the future. But for 2023\, the schedule is packed with sessions in the Madison Concourse Hotel’s conference rooms. This year’s WisCon will also keep up the tradition of an opening-night reading\, featuring two guests of honor\, that is free and open even to those who aren’t registered for the con proper. That’s Thursday\, May 25 at 6 p.m. at the Central Library.  \nThis year’s guests are Rivers Solomon and Martha Wells\, and I’m particularly excited to finally get to hear Solomon read. Their 2017 debut novel\, An Unkindness Of Ghosts\, takes place on a generation ship where theocratic tyrants rule over a stratified society of rich whites and a brutally exploited Black underclass. It’s very explicitly the antebellum South in space—humanity recommitting to hierarchy\, cruelty\, and control even as it seeks a second chance among the stars. Its protagonist\, Aster\, is a queer\, neurodivergent outsider among the oppressed\, rebelling against the ship’s viciously regimented social order. It’s devastatingly powerful. So are the two novels that followed An Unkindness Of Ghosts\, 2019’s The Deep (great as a standalone book\, also great as part of a multi-media collaboration with hip-hop group clipping.) and 2021’s Sorrowland. Wells’ body of work spans dozens of sci-fi and fantasy novels\, including the Murderbot Diaries series\, whose 10th installment\, System Collapse\, is due out in November. \n—Scott Gordon \n \nPhoto of Rivers Solomon by Wasi Daniju.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/wiscon-46-at-madison-concourse-hotel-and-central-library/
LOCATION:Madison Concourse Hotel\, 1 West Dayton Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture
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SUMMARY:Vintage Event and Record Sale at Communication
DESCRIPTION:Communication and Tone Madison are partnering up to host a sale with a range of local vendors selling vintage wares\, records\, and more. A small percentage of sales will go toward supporting Communication and Tone Madison‘s work\, and the rest goes straight to the vendors. We’ll have DJs spinning records throughout the event\, and you can also stop by Tone Madison‘s table to grab some swag and say hi to our staff. You may even have a chance to buy some whimsical crocheted creations from our own News and Politics Editor\, Christina Lieffring. We do still have some spots open for sellers\, so please fill out this form if you’re interested in joining the vendor list! \n—Scott Gordon
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/vintage-event-and-record-sale-at-communication/
LOCATION:Communication\, 2645 Milwaukee Street\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison Office Hours at Giant Jones Brewing
DESCRIPTION:During our summer 2023 fundraising campaign\, we’d like to invite you to join us for a casual evening of drinks and good conversation! That’s right\, Tone Madison Office Hours is back on Friday\, July 28. Our staff and freelancers will be hanging out at Giant Jones Brewing Company (931 E. Main St.\, enter from Brearly Street) to hear your feedback and answer your questions. We love meeting our readers face-to-face\, so please stop by any time between 5 and 9 p.m.! Oh\, and we’ll have some free pizza from Ian’s Pizza to share! \nAs always\, we’ll have some Tone Madison swag to share. We’ll also have information on how you can donate to our summer campaign and help us reach our goal of raising $5\,000 to support independent local media. Giant Jones will have a tip jar out on the bar if you’d like to throw us some extra help. It all goes toward producing more fiercely independent coverage of culture and politics in Madison—and your help makes it possible. 
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-office-hours-at-giant-jones-brewing/
LOCATION:Giant Jones Brewing Company\, 931 East Main Street\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Tatsuya Nakatani Gong Orchestra at Garver Feed Mill
DESCRIPTION:We at Tone Madison are excited to partner with Arts + Literature Laboratory\, Communication Madison\, and Garver Events to present renowned percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and his extraordinary Gong Orchestra project. Nakatani has spent about 30 years tirelessly collaborating\, touring\, and developing his solo work in the worlds of avant-garde and improvised music. He’s developed a wholly distinctive vocabulary of techniques\, textures\, and harmonics. To see one of Naktani’s solo performances is to see an artist marshal that vocabulary into masterful\, thrilling improvisations\, using drumkit\, gongs\, singing bowls\, bows\, and even breath. It’s different every time\, but Nakatani always gives his audience a new appreciation for both the physical heft of percussion and its capacity for delicate\, ethereal sound. \nNakatani has played solo in Madison many times over the years\, but a stop on one of his Gong Orchestra tours is truly a special occasion. At each show\, he works with a group of local players to coax subtle and powerful layers of sound from an array of gongs\, using bows of Nakatani’s own making. The 2012 Taiga Records release Nakatani Gong Orchestra is an immersive document of the sonic possibilities of this project. That said\, the NGO is best experienced in in-person\, and here all those rumbles and ethereal harmonics will be reverberating throughout the massive space of the Garver Feed Mill Atrium. Tickets are $20 for the general public\, $15 for Tone Madison Sustainers and Arts + Lit Lab members. —Scott Gordon \nNAKATANI GONG ORCHESTRA by Tatsuya Nakatani
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tatsuya-nakatani-gong-orchestra-at-garver-feed-mill/
LOCATION:Garver Feed Mill\, 3241 Garver Green\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison December Office Hours at Giant Jones Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Come hang out with Tone Madison’s staff and freelancers at our final Office Hours of 2023! We’ll be gathering at one of our favorite local spots\, Giant Jones Brewing Company\, to talk with our readers and share some Tone Madison swag.  \nWe’ll also be entering the home stretch of our year-end fundraising campaign\, during which your donations will be automatically doubled through the NewsMatch program. (If you have the means to make a larger gift as part of an additional community match fund we are putting together\, please reach Publisher Scott Gordon\, scott@tonemadison.com.)  \nWe love getting to meet our readers face-to-face\, so come on by with any feedback\, questions\, or suggestions. Giant Jones will have its excellent slate of craft beers on tap; non-alcoholic options and snacks will be available as well. Help us cap off another year of fiercely independent coverage of Madison politics and culture.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-december-office-hours-at-giant-jones-brewing/
LOCATION:Giant Jones Brewing Company\, 931 East Main Street\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tone Madison Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241011T210000
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison October 2024 Office Hours at Giant Jones Brewing
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: WE HAVE MOVED THE DATE OF THIS EVENT. IT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY\, OCTOBER 11. \nCome hang out with Tone Madison’s staff and freelancers at our first Office Hours event of 2024! We’ll be gathering at one of our favorite local spots\, Giant Jones Brewing Company\, to talk with our readers and share Tone Madison swag like shirts\, koozies\, stickers\, and more. \nWe love getting to meet our readers face-to-face\, so come on by with any feedback\, questions\, or suggestions. Giant Jones will have its excellent slate of craft beers on tap; non-alcoholic options and snacks will be available as well. Help us continue engaging with our invaluable audience as a fiercely independent local publication.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-october-2024-office-hours-at-giant-jones-brewing/
LOCATION:Giant Jones Brewing Company\, 931 East Main Street\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison 10-year anniversary party
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe’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 close out the night\, have to drop off the show due to an unexpected illness. We hope the band returns to good health soon. \nBefore and between bands\, DJ Mu and Evan Woodward will be spinning in the front room. DJing will start at 6:30. \nProceeds from the show will go towards sustaining and supporting Tone Madison. Because this is happening right in the middle of our crucial year-end fundraising drive\, the impact of your support will be multiplied\, thanks to the NewsMatch initiative. \nThree of the six acts performing feature members who have contributed pieces to Tone Madison. The remaining three have released a record that’s been selected as one of our year-end favorites over the past few years. Every act performing is part of Tone Madison‘s history. You can be a part of that history\, too\, by coming out and supporting the show! \nYou can RSVP here and purchase advance tickets here.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-10-year-anniversary-party/
LOCATION:Gamma Ray Bar\, 121 W Main St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:"The Hivemind Swarmed" book talk at A Room of One's Own
DESCRIPTION:Tone Madison is excited to welcome oral historian and journalist David Wolinsky to Madison on Thursday\, March 6\, for a discussion about his 2024 book The Hivemind Swarmed: Conversations On Gamergate\, The Aftermath\, And The Quest For A Safer Internet. The event\, at A Room of One’s Own Bookstore\, 2717 Atwood Ave.\, starts at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public. \n\n\n\nAt the event\, Tone Madison publisher Scott Gordon (that’s me!) will interview Wolinsky about this long-in-the-works oral history book\, and the work leading up to it. The Hivemind Swarmed draws on hundreds of interviews to bring together a multitude of perspectives about Gamergate\, an online harassment campaign\, which started in 2014\, and targeted women and minorities in the video gaming world. But it goes far beyond that episode\, exploring the depth of its impact and  implications for the wider world of culture and politics in the ensuing decade. (As the collapse of social media plays out in 2025\, part of the mourning should involve passing the mic to gamers\, who sounded the alarm over a decade ago.) Renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns blurbed the book\, writing: “Out of the transient and ephemeral effluvia of the internet comes something ivied\, revelatory\, permanent. Bravo.” \n\n\n\nI’ve known Wolinsky since 2008\, when we both worked at The A.V. Club\, and he’s also contributed to Tone Madison\, including a 2017 report about the local game-development world. Wolinsky\, who is based in the Chicago area\, has focused for more than a decade on independently holding up a much-needed mirror to the video game industry as a whole. His Don’t Die oral history series has gathered long-form interviews he conducted to surface conversations across a kaleidoscope of fields\, contrasting a wide array of game developers and player perspectives with those of journalists and other cultural figures. In 2016\, he self-published a series of in-depth reports on labor practices in the games world. (Full disclosure: I edited that series.) This was ahead of the curve: at the time\, not a lot of publications were interested in this kind of reporting. Today\, unions are a much more prominent force in video games. And it’s become more common to find great journalism about labor in games\, both in legacy media outlets and small upstart publications like the mighty Aftermath. One of the pivotal developments happened right in our backyard\, when workers at Middleton-based Raven Software successfully organized a union in 2022. \n\n\n\nSo\, we’ll have plenty to talk about. Even if you don’t pay much attention to video games\, chances are you’ll find the conversation about online subcultures and their sometimes frightful\, outsized power interesting. (Especially if you’ve been concerned about questions like\, “What is the internet doing to us?”) We hope you can join us. For now\, if you’re curious to learn more\, you can also listen to Sara Gabler’s October 2024 interview with Wolinsky for WORT-FM’s A Public Affair. —Scott Gordon \n\n \nWORT 89.9FM Madison · Searching for Accountability in the Gaming Industry
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/the-hivemind-swarmed-book-talk-at-a-room-of-ones-own/
LOCATION:A Room of One’s Own\, 2717 Atwood Avenue\, Madison\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Politics,Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Madison Print & Resist Zinefest 2025
DESCRIPTION:We’ve been experimenting with print media here at Tone Madison\, so we’re thrilled to be a part of this year’s Madison Print & Resist Zinefest. The annual celebration of short-form print media features dozens of vendors from across the Midwest showcasing zines\, comics\, art prints\, and beyond. At Tone Madison‘s table\, we will be debuting a brand-new print issue that builds on one of our ongoing in-depth reporting projects. We’re not spilling all the details yet\, but you can expect a 12-page edition in half-letter zine format. It boasts a short guest essay we’re very excited about\, plus all-new design and illustrations from Tone Madison contributors Kay Reynolds and Andrew Mulhearn. \nWe will also have some free copies left of our December 2024 print edition\, which commemorates Tone Madison‘s 10th anniversary\, plus assorted merch. Stop by and talk with Tone Madison‘s editors throughout the day. And don’t be shy about sharing your feedback—it just might help us figure out where our adventures in print take us next. —Scott Gordon
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/madison-print-resist-zinefest-2025/
LOCATION:Central Library\, 201 West Mifflin Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Politics,Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison May 2025 Office Hours at Giant Jones Brewing
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to announce the return of Tone Madison‘s Office Hours on Friday\, May 30. \nGiant Jones Brewing Company will once again play host to the event and Ian’s Pizza will be providing some free(!) slices for the occasion. \n\nIf you’ve ever had a question about one of our pieces\, wanted to scoop a small piece of Tone Madison swag\, been eager to talk about something we’ve published\, or wanted to make an in-person donation (appreciated\, but certainly not required)\, then this is your stop. From 5 to 9 p.m.\, our editors will be available to field questions\, hand out Tone Madison merch\, and engage in conversation. \n\nOffice Hours allows us to continue to strengthen our connections with readers\, sponsors\, or anyone who is curious about what keeps pushing this small\, scrappy\, fiercely independent operation forward. \n\nSo come on out for a drink (non-alcoholic options will be available\, as always)\, a selection of Ian’s Pizza\, some laughs\, great conversation\, and community-building. \nWe’d love to see you. 
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-may-2025-office-hours-at-giant-jones-brewing/
LOCATION:Giant Jones Brewing Company\, 931 East Main Street\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison November 2025 Office Hours at State Line Distillery
DESCRIPTION:Tone Madison Office Hours return on Wednesday\, November 12\, for our first partnership with State Line Distillery since 2022. \nIf you have a question about one of our pieces\, want to make an in-person donation during our NewsMatch campaign\, or simply want to pick up a piece of Tone Madison swag\, then we’d love to see you. From 6 to 9 p.m.\, our editors will be available for conversation. Come hang out with the team and buy some raffle tickets\, too! You could win a copy of our body-camera zine and a voucher for four tickets to any of The Moth’s “StorySLAMs” in Madison. \nEvents like Office Hours allow us to continue to strengthen our connections with readers\, sponsors\, or anyone who is curious about what keeps this small\, scrappy\, fiercely independent operation pushing forward. \nCome on out for a mixed drink or a beer (non-alcoholic options will be available) and some community-building.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-november-2025-office-hours-at-state-line-distillery/
LOCATION:State Line Distillery\, 1413 Northern Court\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tone Madison Events
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison at Scorpio Market
DESCRIPTION:Tone Madison will be tabling at Scorpio Market on Sunday\, November 23\, from 1 to 6 p.m. Come say hi and pick up a copy of our body camera zine or some Tone Madison merch. \nThis Scorpio Market will be the largest of the year\, featuring 60+ artists and local orgs\, free workshops\, fundraisers\, and some extra surprises to celebrate its first anniversary and the community that has supported it along the way. Organized by and for local independent artists\, Scorpio Market aims to improve vending opportunities and accessibility for BIPOC\, queer\, disabled\, and emerging artists while making a positive impact in our community and beyond.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-at-scorpio-market/
LOCATION:The Tinsmith\, 828 E. Main St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture
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SUMMARY:Tone Madison Presents: MAMA New Artist Listening Room
DESCRIPTION:Tone Madison is thrilled to partner with MAMA to bring NEW and lesser known bands and artists to your attention!  \nJoin 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.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/tone-madison-presents-mama-new-artist-listening-room/
LOCATION:Harmony Bar and Grill\, 2201 Atwood\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Madison Music Radar and Tone Madison present: Madison Rising Artist Showcase
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, March 14\, we’ll be co-hosting a “Madison Rising Artist Showcase” at Gamma Ray with Madison Music Radar (MMR)! Thanks to Aaron Grych at MMR for organizing this show and for giving a platform to some of the most exciting new artists in the local music scene\, who either have made album debuts in the past year or have one coming out later in 2026. \nThe show will feature Bloodroots\, Alewives\, Sapsucker\, and Dicot—a sampler of what the scene has to offer. From folk\, alt-country\, indie rock\, to shoegaze\, the show will capture a broad array of sounds\, all with a touch of twang. All proceeds will be donated to a Minneapolis rent relief fund in solidarity with our Midwestern neighbors. Tickets are $10 in advance\, and $12 at the door. Showcase is 21+.
URL:https://tonemadison.com/event/madison-music-radar-and-tone-madison-present-madison-rising-artist-showcase/
LOCATION:Gamma Ray Bar\, 121 W Main St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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