Primitive Culture
Celebrating the Green Bay Packers and their Super Bowl victory is the first order of business this week, the first of the rest of a long winter. The calendar also includes: a screening of The Secret to a Happy Ending; live music from The Wailers, James Hunter, and Primitive Culture; and, a talk about the relevance of WikiLeaks.
Monday 2.7
NOTEWORTHY: Beatles invade New York to launch first U.S. tour, 1964.
BIRTHDAYS: U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), 1935; actor-comedian Chris Rock, 1966.
High Noon Saloon, 7 pm
Athens, Ga., rockers the Drive-By Truckers have graced Madison stages many a time, and here's a chance for fans to see an acclaimed documentary about the band in an exciting nightclub setting.
Tuesday 2.8
NOTEWORTHY: Anna Nicole Smith dies, 2007.
BIRTHDAYS: Underappreciated actress Brooke Adams, 1949; actress Mary Steenburgen, 1953.
Majestic Theatre, 8:30 pm
Though they're most famous for their work with Bob Marley, the Wailers have performed their legendary reggae with Sting, the Fugees, Stevie Wonder and Burning Spear, plus many others. See how their historic sound resonates in Madison's oldest theater. With Tomorrow's Bad Seeds, Duane Stephenson and Tropical Riddims Sound System.
Wednesday 2.9
NOTEWORTHY: U.S. forces defeat Japanese at Guadalcanal, 1943.
BIRTHDAYS: Author Alice Walker, 1944; heavyweight boxer Lennox Lewis, 1965.
Majestic Theatre, 8:30 pm
Watch the live show of this Grammy-nominated English R&B and soul sensation and you'll understand why Van Morrison chose him to collaborate on his 1994 album A Night in San Francisco. Expect to hear lots of tunes from Hunter's bluesy 2008 release, The Hard Way, which reached number five on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. With Jesse Dee.
Thursday 2.10
NOTEWORTHY: U.S. House of Reps passes Civil Rights Act, 1964.
BIRTHDAYS: Diet for a Small Planet author Frances Moore Lappé, 1944.
Overture Hall Lobby, 5:30 pm
Funk, blues and reggae are just a few of the ingredients in Primitive Culture's world-music stew, which won four Madison Area Music Awards last year. Enjoy their tunes for free at the Overture After Work series.
WikiLeaks: Where Do you Stand?
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 5:30 pm
Julian Assange's controversial document dump sure is an ethical humdinger, ain't it? The issues get hashed out tonight by UW faculty members Anne McClintock (English), Lewis Friedland (journalism and mass communication) and Robert Glenn Howard (communication arts). Moderating is Wisconsin Public Radio's Steve Paulson.
