Local grunge rock quartet Garbage of ‘90s fame will make its way back to Madison as part of the Pondamonium music festival Aug. 9. We caught up with them during the European leg of their 2012 tour to discuss their past, their present tour and their upcoming Madison date where… Read more »

As separate artists, Grieves and Budo seem to have arrived from two entirely different ends of the spectrum: Grieves is a hip-hop artist originally from Colorado, while Budo is a Brooklyn-based composer and multi-instrumentalist. But as a collaborative team, they create a musical style that is seamless and distinct. The… Read more »

3.5 stars out of 5 Admittedly, it is no small task for a local theater company to attempt to put on a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. The expectations of both critics and casual theater-goers alike will be much higher than usual. Fortunately, Madison’s own Strollers Theatre has put on a production… Read more »

Sweden is so underrated in spite of all its creative outpourings and innovations. The Swedes have introduced the Nobel Prize, dynamite, loads of death metal, ’70s pop-group ABBA and, of course, indie-rock trio Peter Bjorn and John. This trio’s hit “Young Folks” exploded onto the American indie-rock scene in 2006.… Read more »

For nearly three years, fans of Fleet Foxes have waited in anxious anticipation for another full-length album. The band’s self-described “baroque harmonic pop jams” instilled a sensational new hunger in many — a desire for more of this refreshingly original and beautifully-crafted music. At last, the wait is over. Helplessness… Read more »

FOUND Magazine, the brainchild of Michigan native Davy Rothbart, is almost like an unwitting PostSecret. People from across the country send random notes, photos, stories and scraps of paper that they’ve found to Rothbart, who then assembles them in a magazine. The magazine is also a central subject in filmmaker… Read more »

Rob Matsushita, Madison-based playwright and filmmaker, has got something to say about controversial titles. Case in point: his latest play, entitled “Hitler Was Right (The German Shepherd is a Great Dog! He Loved Dogs!).” It’s not the kind of title most people would feel comfortable repeating out loud, but there’s… Read more »

So Brits and Americans really can get along. And thank God for that, because when they come together in the name of music, wonderful things happen. The Kills, comprised of American singer Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince, is an up-and-coming rock group whose earlier albums have already earned… Read more »

3.5 out of 5 stars Bright Morning Stars is what good folk music should sound like. It’s got all the right instrumentation — acoustic guitars, ukuleles, banjos and, of course, a little whistling. It’s also jam-packed with entrancing, though occasionally overbearing, three-part harmonies. The album gets its title from… Read more »