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Tom Curry's hand extends out over an array of white effects pedals on a pedalboard. The hand is centered in the image. He's wearing a military-green long-sleeve, and a silver wedding band is visible on his ring finger. He has a black watch. All of the background is in soft focus.

Madison’s musical odds and ends of 2024

Eclectic eccentricites abounded in a memorably varied year.

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Photo of cuts of meat in a display case. An illustrated tablecloth with food items including pasta, cheese, a hamburger and more frame the photo. In the lower left corner a drawn small chef in a spoon says “Small Bites.”
Small Bites: This holiday season, pay more for your meat

Good habits start small (bites).

Three stills from a video show police officers arresting a man in the doorway of a restaurant. In the first two stills, the man is on the ground in the doorway with officers straddling him and handcuffing him. In the third still, officers surround the man as they stand on a sidewalk outside, with police cars in the background.
You would think we would care

A violent arrest on Willy Street and our unconscionable blind spots.

A collage of four historic color photos shows a large, blazing fire in an industrial facility.
From the archives: Butter where butter shouldn’t be

As Tone Madison's 10th anniversary approaches, we look back at some highlights from the past decade.

A landscape photograph shows a lake with greenish water from atop a cliffside. A large cropping of trees appears on the opposite part of the lake. The sky is nearly a clear off-white color, and the general color palette of the image is muted on a late fall day.
What will be left, if anything?

The true Midwestern world at unrest.

A photo shows a street mural depicting three Black women. The figure in the middle is wearing a face masks with "#BLM" printed on it and a T-shirt reading "#SAYHISNAME #SAYHERNAME #SAYTHEIRNAME." The figure on the left looks toward the side, holding a camera. The figure on the right appears to have her hand raised in a gesture of solidarity.
From the archives: Layers of art, plywood, and privilege accrue on State Street

As Tone Madison's 10th anniversary approaches, we look back at some highlights from the past decade.

A photo shows the exterior of Madison's Overture Center building, as seen from the intersection of State, Fairchild, and Dayton Streets. Above a broad, historic facade, a more recently built, bubble-like skylight can be seen rising above the roof.
Finally, more details on Madison’s largest arts subsidy

How the Overture Center uses its annual chunk of City money.

An illustration shows two snails sitting in chairs in front of a bar.
From the archives: Snails at midnight

As Tone Madison's 10th anniversary approaches, we look back at some highlights from the past decade.

A photo shows ingredients for a Caesar salad arrayed on a wooden cutting board in a home kitchen, including a tin of anchovies, bunches of lettuce, a cheese rind, a lemon, a garlic bulb, a bottle of mustard, a bottle of mayonnaise, and a piece of bread. An illustrated frame around the photo depicts a checked tablecloth pattern with various items of food. In the bottom left corner, a small caricature chef stands on a spoon with the speech bubble, "Small Bites."
Small Bites: There’s always Caesar salad

Whatever the news, you still have to eat.

A painting by John Wilde depicts nude figures in a surreal landscape of orange-red columns and a blue-green sky.
From the archives: The lingering mysteries of John Wilde

As Tone Madison's 10th anniversary approaches, we look back at some highlights from the past decade.