“Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation” by Nick Seaver breaks down how the music industry thinks, including how engineers reject the “girl with headphones” cliché.
Alternative rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise blows fans away during an electrifying show at the Sylvee.
Graduating senior at UW says goodbye to past while embracing upcoming music career.
I went through films released this year, found spurious connections between them and pitted them against each other. Let’s go.
The Badger Film Group made action-comedy “Watch Out” in an effort to raise filmmaking presence at UW-Madison.
The sold-out Sylvee was the place to be on Sunday night for fans of one of the defining acts in indie rock this century, Modest Mouse. The Grammy-nominated group is touring their latest studio album, “The Golden Casket,” which dropped last year.
In his new book, Sheldon Epps discusses his career highs and lows in the American theater as a Black man in a predominantly white industry.
Amazing performances give life to a script that fails to decide if it is a comedy or a drama, ending up as a mess of a musical performed with undeniable prowess.
“A League of Their Own” is a period sports comedy-drama television series co-created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson. This rendition of the 1992 movie “A League of Their Own,” which featured Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Tom Hanks and other stars, is wonderfully done and has a new explicit feature: queerness. The 2022 series stars Abbi Jacobson, D’Arcy Carden and Chanté Adams from “Broad City,” “A Good Place” and “Roxanne Roxanne,” respectively.
Writers submitted their favorite tracks released in 2022.
The team reports back on their favorite movies, music and more from the year.
After a two-year hiatus, the Tudor Holiday Dinners filled Memorial Union’s Great Hall with feasts and festivities Nov. 30 to Dec. 4.
Fun, trust and stardust: the recipe to a stellar show.
The Alliant Energy Center was a popular destination for Madisonians looking for a night out on Friday, Dec. 2. The arena was nearly full by the time the show kicked off, with seats packed all the way to the back of the venue. The double-feature tour that passed through Madison brings together two unassuming acts — bro-country star Brantley Gilbert and metal legends Five Finger Death Punch.
With a theatrical run limited to just one week and in under 700 theaters, Netflix prevented one of the year’s best films from the reception it deserved.
We’re all just people who do bad things.
Steely Dane is not your average tribute band. Their fourteen musicians fill the stage with multiple keyboards, a horn section and backup vocalists committed to reproducing Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s signature sound.
Alternative indie-rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise will return to Madison for the first time since 2019, performing a sold out show at the Sylvee on Sunday.
Since the critically acclaimed first season of “The Mandalorian'' debuted on Disney Plus in late 2019, succeeding Star Wars shows have fallen into a familiar pattern — overindulgent cameos, mediocre writing and artificial sets. I assumed showrunner Tony Gilroy’s 2022 show “Andor'' would be much the same — imagine my excitement when I was proven wrong.
Bartell Theater’s newest queer-centered production “Act A Lady” graced the stage earlier this month in a flourish of feathers and exaggerated French accents. The production presents a real mind-bending viewing experience.
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