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(11/23/15 4:41am)
Fame is a monster. The public spotlight pointed at every celebrity, athlete and politician probably places more stress on them than any number of stage lights under which media figures thrive. But not every celebrity opens up under the harsh scrutiny of a reporter’s question or paparazzi flash bulbs. After releasing a seminal break-up album in 2011, Adele closed herself off, focusing on establishing a family and having a baby. As 21 remained on Billboard’s top album chart, Adele didn’t lavish in the spotlight. Instead, the singer-songwriter reflected upon the relationship which spawned her record-breaking album and crafted a follow-up.
(11/02/15 5:55am)
Freakfest provides attendees with an insane variety of options in terms of music throughout the night.While packing yourself against the crowds at the top of State Street may allow you to see a big-name band, it’s the smaller stages that can invoke a stronger sense of community and connection with the performers. The Frances Street Stage, sandwiched between The Towers and Statesider, exuded such an atmosphere, with a wide swath of genres to hold over the more transient crowd.
(10/22/15 6:57am)
Strands of red and white Christmas lights illuminate the dark East Mifflin basement. Remnants of a surprise birthday concert remain on the walls, including a “Happy Birthday” banner and a smashed piñata. Fire Retarded, a local four-piece band, sets up to practice, preparing for the 6th Annual Turkeyfest, taking place at Mickey’s Tavern Friday and Sunday, and at the Crystal Corner Bar Saturday. One of the members, Bobby Hussy, flits around the homemade stage, attempting to find an aux cord. This is one of six bands of which Hussy is a member, and he’s anxiously awaiting this weekend where he’ll take the stage three times at Turkeyfest.
(09/29/15 4:30am)
I don’t even know where to begin with my adoration for Azealia Banks’ talent as a rapper. After bursting out in 2011 with “212 (feat. Lazy Jay),” Banks quickly ascended as the “next big female MC.” Her acidic tone, fantastic lyricism and pleasing vulgarity hooked me in as a young college student. With a heavy heart this weekend, I opened iTunes and promptly deleted Banks’ catalogue from my library—what a difference four years makes.
(09/24/15 6:44am)
Early in the first season of Amazon’s series “Transparent,” Maura Pfefferman, the show’s protagonist, discusses the revelation that she is trans with her daughter, Sarah. The scene is a touching moment of a parent-child interaction, in which Sarah asks why Maura is dressing up as a woman. Maura laughs, and responds, “No, honey, all my life I’ve been dressing up as a man.”
(09/22/15 3:00am)
Rain can hamper any Friday evening. A torrential downpour, while fun to watch from indoors, can preclude people from venturing out into the great unknown for adventures and performances across the city. Luckily, for the sold-out crowd at The Sett Friday evening, the rain was an afterthought to a packed lineup of top-notch performers.
(09/15/15 5:14am)
Carly Aquilino’s first time on stage was short-lived: at her first ballet recital, when the curtains rose, Aquilino promptly jumped off stage. When her mother asked why, she said that she didn’t want people to look at her.
(08/31/15 11:17pm)
The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards stormed onto prime time Sunday, with Taylor Swift taking home two major awards and Kanye West receiving the Michael Jackson Vanguard Video Award. Miley Cyrus came back after her 2013 performance as host, but her tasteless jokes and awkward cutaways left much to be desired.
(07/13/15 1:16am)
There’s nothing like experiencing a music festival through a first-timer’s eyes. The sights and sounds, the myriad personalities of fellow festivalgoers and learning the tricks of the site’s security and management become an overwhelming sensory overload from time to time. This inundation of experiences, packed into a three-day experience, is unlike anything that bands and performers can offer their fans. This experience is what drives millions of people to attend festivals across the country each year.
(06/12/15 3:05am)
With the annual Spring Awakening Music Festival, known as SAMF on social media, starting in less than 24 hours, I'm positively vibrating with excitement for what this weekend will bring. While I've only been to a couple festivals, and this will be my first time at an EDM-focused festival, I've picked up some tips from seasoned attendees and concertgoers about how to make this weekend at Soldier Field much more easygoing.
(06/12/15 1:25am)
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(04/28/15 4:35am)
I remember the first time I was asked to state my personal gender pronouns. Sitting in a forum at “Engaged and Empowered: the Lieutenant Governor’s Conference on LGBT Youth” at UW-Oshkosh in March 2010, I had to ask for clarification what “PGPs” are. At that time, I was an ignorant, 16-year-old queer teenager who had never been asked to state his gender.
(03/23/15 3:00am)
The lineup for the 2015 Revelry Music and Arts Festival was released Sunday, with Chance the Rapper and the Social Experiment and the Chainsmokers among the headliners. The third annual festival will be held May 2, with stages on Library Mall and the Memorial Union Terrace.
(02/24/15 4:21am)
I’d been eagerly awaiting Friday night, when CRASHprez, the stage name of UW-Madison senior Michael Penn II, would hold his album release concert. CRASHprez announced through a Facebook event that he’d be performing his upcoming album, more perfect., in full for an audience at the Fredric March Play Circle. Fellow Catch Wreck Collective members Lord of the Fly and *hitmayng, along with the multi-instrumental group The BellHops, helped to celebrate the pre-release performance.
(02/23/15 5:00am)
The 87th Annual Academy Awards premiered Sunday night, with “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” taking home Best Picture and Best Director for Alejandro González Iñárritu. Both "Birdman" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" took home four awards, the most of the night. Julianne Moore won Best Actress for her portrayal in “Still Alice,” and Eddie Redmayne took home Best Actor for his role as Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything."
(02/09/15 4:52am)
The 87th Annual Grammy Awards aired Sunday night, with its normal mix of performances, both excellent and disappointing, with awkward interactions between presenters and somewhat heartfelt remarks from the winners. The buzz surrounding the Grammy’s started almost immediately after the nominees were announced, as Iggy Azalea’s nomination for Best Rap Album triggered flashbacks of Macklemore’s upset in the same category last year.
(01/29/15 4:35am)
Anthony Sanders and Danny Radovanovic, members of The Island of Misfit Toys, are performing at Live from the Nest this Saturday afternoon. The two, along with Spencer LaBute and University of Wisconsin-Madison student Andy Holsteen, compiled an assortment of their poetry into a zine called “Luck.” Sanders and Radovanovic are based out of Chicago, and Sanders is performing under the name Songlines/Dreaming Track, while Radovanovic is performing as Stutterbot.
(11/13/14 4:27am)
Remember in 2012 when every basement party south of Regent Street would play Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” at least twice every night? It was hard to get away from that song, which kicked off a vintage clothing craze and helped Macklemore receive accolades from VMA performances to winning the Best Rap Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
(11/10/14 3:25am)
Translating an epic to the stage is a daunting feat, with the task of adequately portraying the lengthy source material in a condensed time period. Northwestern University Professor of Performance Studies Mary Zimmerman did just this, taking Homer’s “The Odyssey” and creating a minimalist, yet grandiose, stage production. This is the University Theatre’s newest play, which premiered Friday, Nov. 7.
(11/06/14 4:46am)
The fall season for University Theatre is underway, and the student-run theater is entering into the month of November with two adaptations of Greek epic poems on their way. The first is Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of “The Odyssey,” opening Nov. 7.