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(01/25/16 12:00pm)
In the basement of The Brink Lounge, in a space distinguished from the large club-like room where noticeably mature guests drank and danced to a live band, Dina Nina Martinez gave a striking performance to an intimate crowd. After a brief introduction to the stage, Martinez, with a humorously loose voice and leaning shoulders, opened her show explaining that she may be a bit hungover and said that “the hardest part about being a heterosexual woman is having a dick.” The audience was immediately shocked into laughter, and I imagine some reacted like me with an upright back and tilted head wondering if I heard her correctly. I did, of course, and by the end of the show came to understand that no other opening statement would be appropriate for “Confessions of A Wannabe Soccer Mom.” Martinez spoke that phrase with beautiful pride as an unapologetically transgender woman.
(11/11/15 4:40am)
The Marquee Film Festival will take place in Union South this weekend.
(11/10/15 12:47am)
Students taking classes housed in Vilas Hall, including those in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, received an email Monday alerting them of “an incident of bias and racism” that occurred a few weeks ago in Vilas Hall.
(11/05/15 3:45am)
UW-Madison’s premier a cappella group, The MadHatters, will make their big return to the Capitol Theater at the Overture Center for their fall show Nov. 13. Quite an impressive reputation precedes these men. They performed at the White House in 2011 and 2012, Lambeau Field in 2014 and the PGA Championship this past summer. They have recorded six studio albums and toured across the United States and Mexico. The Hatters sold out the Overture Center when it reopened back in 2004, and have done so numerous times. They haven’t performed in the Capitol Theater since Spring 2014.
(10/08/15 2:08am)
Glass Animals’ performance at the Orpheum Tuesday night had everyone in attendance thankful for the difficulty of medical school. Lead vocalist Dave Bayley, the brains behind their psychedelic indie sounds meshing with soul and R&B, was, incidentally, once upon a time a student in medical school. Lucky for us, he soon realized his calling lay in creating music that attracts one of the most eclectic music crowds I’ve ever seen in Madison. Perhaps one reason perhaps why this concert brought together fans of such different genres is the addictive quality of Bayley’s music. Anyone who has ever experienced the first slow wave of getting tipsy or high would have been able to recognize that same feeling when Bayley launched into their first number, “Walla Walla,” and the wave climbed from there.
(10/01/15 5:16am)
Many students take advantage of the free movies at the Marquee.
(09/24/15 5:57am)
On Friday, Sept. 25, Zappa Plays Zappa is set to take the stage at Madison’s Barrymore Theatre.
(09/21/15 4:41am)
What makes a great musical? More importantly, what makes a musical great when it’s already set in New York, has the turbulence of when the city was developing and masterfully reveals to us the beginnings of it being the place where dreams are heralded. “Newsies” simply adds the whimsical charm of misunderstood rebellious young men, leading a ragtag group of lost boys to a cause that marks the beginning of change. The musical is based on the 1992 Disney movie that starred a young Christian Bale, which sadly paled in comparison to other Disney masterpieces of the time such as “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “Tarzan” etc. So considering its history you would think the musical stood no hope of being such a hit, that is if it hadn’t immediately generated a large cult following that called themselves “Fansies.” The rest, as the cliché says, is history.
(03/24/15 7:22am)
Members of the UW-Madison Teaching Assistants' Association protest the Union Theater in September 1980, voicing their concerns over a lack of say in educational policy.
(03/20/15 5:41am)
Members of Young, Gifted & Black march toward Thursday's mayoral debate at the Barrymore Theater, protesting the racial inequality in Madison.
(02/24/15 11:44pm)
Doomtree is an indie hip hop collective with a Minneapolis base and a massive following of dedicated fans. The band consists of seven members, five emcees, each with successful solo careers, disc jockey Paper Tiger and producer Lazerbeak. Doomtree sold out the Majestic Theater Saturday night with an electrifying performance, which had almost every crowd member on their feet and jumping.
(12/03/14 4:13am)
In a time when we have to be able to laugh at ourselves to survive, John Oliver is a comedic genius. Where other satirists stick to roasting our media or political leaders, Oliver excels at poking fun at all of us (and often himself too) for our ridiculous mannerisms and weird obsessions. He’s set to take the stage at Madison’s Orpheum Theatre for two shows this Sunday, Dec. 7.
(12/02/14 7:00am)
Flogging Molly are (almost inexplicably) a cornerstone band for me. They were a common bond between many of my friends in high school, central to nearly any playlist we had while driving through Minnetonka, Minnesota. We headbanged to “Requiem for a Dying Song.” We blared “Rebels of the Sacred Heart.” It’s kind of strange, looking back as a college senior, but the memories stick.
(11/24/14 3:04am)
“No hocus pocus, you simple suckers been served a notice,” Killer Mike raps on Run the Jewels 2 highlight, “Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1.” “Top of the morning, my fist to your face is fucking Folgers.”
(11/17/14 5:12am)
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, two Upright Citizens Brigade alumna and downright unapologetically funny women are owning comedy right now and for good reason. They’re absurd, casually uncut, relatable, confident and auspiciously intriguing.
(11/13/14 5:00am)
While driving on the road to their next show, Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci of Garfunkel and Oates described their busy lives, including a new TV show on IFC, working on a new album and the beginning of a nationwide tour.
(11/11/14 6:50am)
Smashing windows with a fire extinguisher ended badly for one man who was arrested for criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct early Sunday morning.
(11/04/14 6:41am)
The era in which Bo Burnham was reigning over YouTube and Vine with comedic brilliance and scathing (yet joyfully crude) social commentary with “Words, Words, Words” was an era that unfortunately completely bypassed me.
(10/27/14 4:38am)
For anyone who grew up in the ’90s and 2000s, you’re probably familiar with Dave Chappelle. The trailblazing comedian is most famous for spending two seasons hosting his own sketch comedy show “Chappelle’s Show” on Comedy Central before abruptly leaving in 2006 with no explanation. Since then no one has really known what Chappelle has been up to until seemingly out of no where he announced a stand-up tour which brought him to Madison’s Orpheum Theatre for a total of six shows this weekend.
(10/23/14 3:30am)
For almost a decade, The Glitch Mob have been on a mission to bring their unique brand of electronic music to life on stage, on their own terms, in a way that seems to reach out to a wide variety of music fans. Sunday, Oct. 19, they brought their new live show to the Orpheum Theater. The moment I entered the Orpheum, after walking past the monochromatic display of black clothing at The Glitch Mob’s merch table, I was greeted by an audience that was as eclectic as it was energized. Neon and tie-dye-clad EDM fans shared a dance floor with mohawk-sporting punks in black leather jackets, everybody equally excited for a show that had been preceded by months of anticipation.
