Music
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Organ aficionados
Mike Cammilleri, Madison’s master of the Hammond B3, releases a groovy new album with his trio. You’ll never guess who’s on drums. Read more
Isthmus Picks Playlist: July 18-25
Listen to a curated list of tracks from artists playing shows in Madison this week. Read more
Martin Jenich
Rising stardom
She’s still working a day job at Exact Sciences, but Brianna Ware, winner of Overture Center’s 2017 “Rising Star” competition is playing and teaching — and entering UW-Madison’s doctoral program this fall. Read more
Isthmus Picks Playlist: July 11-18
Listen to a curated list of tracks from artists playing shows in Madison this week. Read more
Joel Larson
That’s a wrap
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society finishes a magical summer series with concerts celebrating the chamber works of cellists. Read more
Brooke Billick
Midwestern balladeer
Dan Tedesco, a polished alt-folk artist from Iowa, brings his quiet, personal ballads to The Winnebago on July 11. Read more
Isthmus Picks Playlist: July 3-11
Listen to a curated list of tracks from artists playing shows in Madison this week. Read more
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Alone with her thoughts
She’s living the dream in the city of dreamers. But Madison Malone hasn’t forgotten all that this city has given her. The LA transplant is back for a homecoming show at the High Noon Saloon with Seasaw and Paper Holland on June 28. Read more
Isthmus Picks Playlist: June 27-July 4
Listen to a curated list of tracks from artists playing shows in Madison this week. Read more
Darren McChristie
The maestro’s favorites
Madison’s summer music picnic begins on June 26 with the first Concert on the Square, featuring favorites from music director Andrew Sewell. And Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra expands to a Brookfield venue starting in January. Read more
Isthmus Picks Playlist: June 20-27
Listen to a curated list of tracks from artists playing shows in Madison this week. Read more
Chris Lotten
Live on East Wash
The Sylvee is already finding success as the shiny new venue on the booming East Washington corridor. But State Street businesses wonder if fewer music bookings at the Orpheum are having a negative impact. Read more
Isthmus Picks Playlist: June 13-20
Listen to a curated list of tracks from artists playing shows in Madison this week. Read more
Dropping names
With zany titles and serious national talent, the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society launches its ambitious summer festival June 14-30 in Madison, Stoughton and Spring Green. Read more
Jazz is everywhere!
After getting bumped from its usual spot last year, Isthmus Jazz Festival organizers improvised, spreading the festival out over 10 days and multiple venues. They liked the results so much, they’re sticking with it for the 32nd annual fest. Read more
AMY STOCKLEIN
Live from east Madison
BingBong didn’t want to record its next album in a boring studio. So they invited their friends and threw a party in a secret, undisclosed space on the east side. Read more
Isthmus Picks Playlist: June 6-13
Listen to a curated list of tracks from artists playing shows in Madison this week. Read more
“Eating music”
Michael Holt has spent the last couple of decades refining the art of the house concert. Now the troubadour applies these principles to a traveling workshop and forthcoming book, “Eating Music.” Read more
Travis Shinn
Brotherly rock
We knew them when the kiddos played Freakfest. Greta Van Fleet, the band of brothers dominating the world with their Led Zeppelin-inspired rock, wraps up a tour at Breese Stevens Field on June 4. Read more
MJ Kim
(Still) getting better all the time
Paul McCartney is more than just a has-been cashing in on Beatles hits. But he does play a lot of Beatles tunes at his concerts. Michael Muckian looks at McCartney’s legacy. Read more
