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Lykanthea on constantly revising memories through music

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Lykanthea, the project of Chicago-based musician, multidisciplinary artist, and academic Lakshmi Ramgopal, explored a mix of ambient music, carnatic music, and a healthy bit of pop on the 2014 EP Migration. But since Migration came out, Ramgopal has been working on all kinds of different performances and installations, including “A Half Light Chorus,” a project at Chicago’s Lincoln […]

August 14 Primary Date Effects Madison Student Voters

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In 2018, the Wisconsin partisan primary falls on August 14th. Political cynics, or, if you prefer, political realists, have noted that if you wanted to make it difficult for college students to vote, you couldn’t pick a better date than the day tens of thousands of University of Wisconsin students are homeless. Every year, on […]

Satya Rhodes-Conway Announces Run for Madison Mayor

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Satya Rhodes-Conway is one of three candidates so far who hopes to replace Mayor Paul Soglin in next year’s mayor’s race. The mayoral election will be April 2, 2019, with a primary scheduled for February. Soglin announced yesterday that he won’t be seeking another term after 22 combined years in the office. His most recent turn […]

Madison Alder Maurice Cheeks Launches Run for Mayor

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Madison Alder Mo Cheeks launched a campaign for mayor last week, taking on Mayor Paul Soglin. Cheeks has represented his diverse west side district, which includes the Allied Drive Neighborhood as well as Nakoma area neighborhoods, since 2013. Former Alder Satya Rhodes Conway has also announced her run for Madison Mayor earlier this spring. Mayor […]