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Waxahatchee brings peaceful ambience to the Sylvee

By Emily Knepple | Sep. 23

With roses wrapped on microphone stands and a sweet, cloud-filled blue sky backdrop, Waxahatchee took the stage at the east side venue. 

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Japanese Breakfast, Luna Li rock the Majestic with pure joy

By Seamus Rohrer | Sep. 23

The complementary styles of Japanese Breakfast and Luna Li lead to a memorable night at the Majestic.

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Freakfest canceled again

By Addison Lathers | Sep. 17

Freakfest will be canceled again this year as city officials cite rising COVID-19 cases.

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Bartees Strange tears up the Terrace

By Amelia Zollner | Sep. 17

Strange’s genreless, or maybe genre-full, performance held the audience captive Sunday night. 

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Shows to get excited about this fall

By Seamus Rohrer | Aug. 18

The Madison concert scene will return in full force this fall. 

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Artists grapple with new reality as tours turn digital

By Emily Knepple | Aug. 20, 2020

COVID-19 forces creatives to be unique in how they keep connected with fans and stay relevant in testing times.

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A Music Trilemma: Is more the merrier?

By Emily Knepple | Nov. 14, 2019

The World War Joy tour came to Madison, showing three widely different acts that prove there may be more to personal taste when it comes to music.

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Arts Preview: November events to be thankful for

By John Everman | Nov. 7, 2019

The Daily Cardinal highlights a handful of amazing events and shows coming to town this month!

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Freaky talented: Catching up with musician Alexander Kain

By Megan Girod | Oct. 31, 2019

Kenosha, Wisconsin’s own Alexander Kain — a rising hip-hop musician and entertainer — performed at this years Freakfest. He caught up with The Daily Cardinal’s Megan Girod and discussed his experience performing that night, as well as his current projects.

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Big Thief returns to Madison for a memorable night out at the Sylvee

By Emily Knepple | Oct. 22, 2019

Big Thief took the stage for their second time in Madison this past Saturday at the Sylvee. Their new album Two Hands is their second to come out this year, following U.F.O.F., which dropped in early May. 

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Lollapalooza 2019: Four-day Festival Highlights

By Francisco Velazquez | Aug. 20, 2019

The Daily Cardinal's Francisco Velazquez went down to Lollapalozza for the first time. Many of the most popular artists in the world were present for this year's festival. From Normani to Childish Gambino, here is a breakdown of the highlights from the four day music event.

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Superorganism wows at the Majestic with eccentric, captivating theatricality

By Emma Hellmer | May. 13, 2019

Superorganism is a well-oiled machine (assuming in this metaphor that machines are coalitions of incredibly theatrical, talented and artistic people and “well-oiled” refers to their well-put-togetherness and not to the amount of oil on them). The quirky octet displayed their musicianship with a multi-faceted and highly entertaining show at the Majestic on May 1. 

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Breaking Benjamin sparks embers with a fiery performance in Madison

By John Everman | Apr. 1, 2019

Now a five-piece well-oiled machine, many fans, critics and even founder Ben Burnley himself feel the band is heavier and more complete than in the past. With their headlining performance at The Sylvee last Monday in mind, I can only attest that this perception of the band’s current state is correct: Breaking Benjamin is simply the best it has ever been.

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Follow the Flock: Michael Makowski's insights on SXSW 2019 artists

By Michael Makowski | Mar. 28, 2019

The Daily Cardinal's Michael Makowski travels to this year's SXSW and highlights several musical acts from another successful festival.

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Aglow and alive, Hippie Sabotage electrifies Madison

By Sam Jones | Mar. 6, 2019

Hippie Sabotage, the EDM duo consisting of brothers Kevin and Jeff Saurer, infected the Sylvee last Wednesday with one killer jam sesh. As someone who doesn’t frequently indulge in EDM and rave culture, this concert was a really interesting step into that world. 

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise serves up mellow Monday soul food at the Sylvee

By Sam Jones | Feb. 15, 2019

As I rushed to the Rainbow Kitten Surprise concert at the Sylvee this past Monday night, I had high expectations after their gig at Majestic Theatre last year, which was full of head-bang worthy rock-inspired renditions of their classics and an intimate feel despite Sam Melo’s overwhelmingly energetic stage presence. However, this show was quite different from the last time I saw RKS — mellow undertones dominated, and I felt as though I was digging into a giant, steaming bowl of soul food during their set. 

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Francis, Wonderland kick off 'Lost My Mind' tour with spectacular show at The Sylvee

By John Everman | Feb. 4, 2019

Braving the fierce, dangerous conditions were some 2,000 plus fans of EDM royalty Dillon Francis and Alison Wonderland – two of the genres biggest and best acts performing today.