Arts

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Colleen Hoover’s series ‘It Ends With Us’’ portrays abuse with scary accuracy

By Vee Sridhar | Dec. 2

We’re all just people who do bad things. 

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‘It’s really timeless music’: A Q&A with Steely Dane’s Dave Adler

By Hope Karnopp | Nov. 30

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. 

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise (finally!) returns to Madison

By Joyce Riphagen | Nov. 30

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. 

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‘Andor’ is light years ahead of other ‘Star Wars’ TV shows

By Noah Fellinger | Nov. 25

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.

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Act A Lady: Navigating identity in respect to the performing arts

By Ace Filter | Nov. 21

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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Gotta patch these bugs! A review of ‘Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’

By Jackson Baldus | Nov. 21

Read about the good, the bad and the ugly in the latest entry to the series.

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Album Review: The Backseat Lovers ‘Waiting to Spill’

By Franchesca Reuter | Nov. 21

 We’ve been waiting to spill that this album rocks.

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A conversation with Daryl Hall

By Jeffrey Brown | Nov. 19

Half of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo Hall and Oates, Daryl Hall is on tour and spoke with The Daily Cardinal ahead of his Nov. 27 show in Madison.

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Why is Colleen Hoover slaying so hard right now?!

By Sylvia Miller | Nov. 17

Colleen Hoover is dominating the New York Times Best Seller list with seven of her novels in the top 10 spots for the Paperback Trade Fiction category. She has sold over 20 million books. Her best-seller “It Ends With Us,” has been on the list for 78 weeks straight. 

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It’s Magdalena Bay’s Mercurial World, we’re just living in it

By Ella Cunz | Nov. 16

Synth-pop duo Magdalena Bay brought the crowd with them on a journey into their surreal hyper-online multiverse of secrets on Nov. 6. Originally from Miami, the group is now based in Los Angeles, where they have gained a cult-like following from fans captured by their mixed media approach to creating. 

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‘Pretty Woman’: a show for the surface-level watcher.

By Breanna Bylak | Nov. 16

The “Pretty Woman” Broadway tour came to the Overture Center in downtown Madison from Oct. 18 to 23 and served as an entertaining way to spend an evening.

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Drugdealer deals tunes at the Sett

By Jackson Baldus | Nov. 16

The stage was “Sett” on Friday night as a crowd composed of hipsters warmed up in Union South, anxiously anticipating what would be an unforgettable show. Wisconsin Union Directorate’s (WUD) latest concert brought in a sizable group of fans.

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Gangubai: from pawn to player

By Sanjeev Anand | Nov. 15

Bollywood film "Gangubai Kathiawadi" reminds us that legends can emerge from society’s castaways.

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Carly Rae Jepsen really is ‘So Nice’

By Ella Cunz | Nov. 15

On Nov. 4, Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen stopped in at the Sylvee for one of the last nights of her “The So Nice Tour.” 

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Dead Horses gently liquidates the hearts of their audience

By Ace Filter | Nov. 15

Ducking into the lowly-lit stage room of the Bur Oak a couple weeks ago, I was greeted by a comfortable small stage with chairs and tables. I could feel the intimacy of the space when I first walked in, which was daunting at first.

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Florence Pugh dazzles in otherwise dull ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

By Noah Fellinger | Nov. 15

Olivia Wilde’s feminist thriller is flawed but doesn’t deserve its abysmal reputation.

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Open Studio Day showcases what UW-Madison Art Department has to offer

By Diti Belhe | Nov. 14

On a windy Saturday afternoon, I made my way down to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Lofts to attend the Art Department’s annual Open Studio Day. The event took place from 12 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 5 in the Art Lofts Studios and George L. Mosse Humanities building, each home to different areas of the UW-Madison Art Department.

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Yes brings the legacy of progressive rock to the Orpheum

By Hope Karnopp | Nov. 14

“What is prog rock?”

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Noah Kahan’s folk-infused indie tunes sell out the Sylvee

By Sylvia Miller | Nov. 14

The rain didn't keep a soul home on Friday, Nov. 4. Instead, fans swarmed the sold-out Sylvee to hear singer-songwriter Noah Kahan and his opener Adam Melchor. Madison was the 13th stop on Kahan's “Stick Season Tour,” which follows the mid-October release of his third and most popular album to date, "Stick Season."

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Feel the funk with Cory Henry

By Claire Zimmerman | Nov. 14

Thirty-five-year-old Brooklyn-born musician Cory Henry charmed a small audience in Memorial Union in early November. His performance highlighted his new album, “Operation Funk.”