Friday night's Blues Cruise will feature Bobby Rush. Bobby got his start as a bluesman playing Chicago clubs in the 1950s. His big break came with … [Read More]
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Chicago Jazz on Strictly Jazz Sounds
Chicago jazz is the theme for this Thursday’s edition of Strictly Jazz Sounds from 2-5pm. Host Steve Braunginn presents an offering of musicians who … [Read More]
Boombox the Lockdown Anytime!
Now you can enjoy all the music played to Boombox the Lockdown in just one archived show file - that's 5-1/2 hours of excellent, diverse tracks chosen … [Read More]
Specials on Blues Cruise & Two For The Blues This Week
Two For the Blues will feature Bobby Blue Bland this Saturday night starting at 8 PM Central time. This show originally aired April 3, 2004. Bobby … [Read More]
Live Classical Music Online Events
Here's a calendar of classical music performances compiled by our volunteer hosts Sarah Brailey and Alan Muirhead of Musica Antiqua (our Early Music … [Read More]
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Black and Latino Chambers receive support to help businesses through Covid-19
On Tuesday, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced the city will invest $35,000 in both the Madison Black Chamber of Commerce and the Latino … [Read More]
Dane County Board poised to approve $100,000 to fund the arts
Next month, the Dane County Board will vote on a measure that will provide $100,000 dollars to support independent artists throughout the county. In … [Read More]
Tattooing in the Time of COVID-19: How Three Tattoo Artists Are Getting By
In this first edition of Staying Artful, feature contributor KT Howard interviews the owners of Wayward Tattoo, which opened its doors in May 2019. … [Read More]
Wisconsin Elections Commission delays vote on new absentee ballot measure
Yesterday, state election officials punted a vote on whether to mail absentee ballot applications to millions of Wisconsin voters, among a number of … [Read More]
The Bird Way
Okay, we're in a pandemic, and we need to self-isolate at home as much as possible to protect ourselves and each other. But nature all around us goes … [Read More]
Latest Talk
Larry “Ratso” Sloman, “On The Road With Bob Dylan,” and more
Madison authors, topics, book events and publishers Stu Levitan welcomes The Rev. L. J. Sloman of the Last Exit Before the Freeway Church of God, as seen on WMTV’s The Weekend Starts now with Ben Sidran, a/k/a UW graduate student Larry Sloman, a/k/a … [Read More...]
Care Work and Our Responsibility to the Elderly
The front page of Sunday's New York Times featured a list of one thousand names of Americans who have died from coronavirus. At the time of publication, the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. was just over 96,000, which the Times described as "an … [Read More...]
The Dangers of the Radical Right in America
The recent armed protests at state capitol buildings around the country remind us of the dangers of the radical right in America. Today, we sit down with journalist David Neiwert to talk about the situation in Michigan, the rise of right-wing … [Read More...]
Masculinity During a Pandemic: How Haircuts and Face Masks Got Political
Look at the photos from the recent demonstrations at state capitols protesting stay-at-home orders. Amid all the signs warning against government tyranny or demanding that the economy reopen, you'll often see another kind of sign: "I want a haircut!" or … [Read More...]
