Tony Stark and friends light up the big screen both figuratively and literally in “Iron Man 3.” Director Shane Black has made the Marvel films everything a superhero movie can and should be.  The newest “Iron Man” deals with a popular theme that has hit the entertainment business: terrorism. Some… Read more »

Merge reggae, funk, afrobeat and a dash of jazz catchiness and you’ve got yourself Euforquestra, a band ready to ignite the dance floor at The Frequency this Thursday. Hailing from Fort Collins, Colo., this tour-heavy band comes prepared for anything. Originally from Iowa City, Iowa, these guys have seen change… Read more »

You may not have heard of them, but Five Knives is ready to pack a punch opening for Twenty One Pilots this Friday at the Majestic Theatre. Don’t let Five Knives’ Nashville roots fool you. Their music is a solid blend of electronic, hip-hop and punk. The band consists of lead… Read more »

Love him or hate him, Lil Wayne is back with his 10th studio album, I Am Not a Human Being II. His angsty rap styling clashes with the various genres of background music creating a conflicting experience for listeners throughout the album’s entirety. Lil Wayne returns in I Am Not… Read more »

Jayne Jones and Alicia Long spare no juicy details in their latest novel “Capitol Hell.” Jones and Long open a window on Washington, D.C. and reveal all the chaos and absurdity that goes on behind politicians’ closed doors. “Capitol Hell” follows new college graduate Alison Amundson in her D.C. staffer… Read more »

​Reflective, engaging and challenging all describe Madison local Sam Savage’s newest short novel, “The Way of the Dog,” due out this February. ​Savage’s latest follows a doubtful and dying artist, Harold Nivenson, in his old age. With Nivenson as narrator, the novel bounces back and forth between Nivenson’s past and… Read more »

An evening of “decadence and debauchery” was promised to the audience at Overture Hall, and the cast of Rock of Ages delivered. Directed by Kristin Hanggi and based on the book written by Chris D’Arienzo, the “Rock of Ages” roused the teeming musical goers from their seats with ’80s arena… Read more »

Fa la la la la, la la la PSYCHE. Students who are looking to brighten the end-of-semester blues and are tired of the same old carols and stories will have the opportunity for local holiday magic turned on its head during the next few weeks. StageQ company has a show… Read more »

Imagine a mysterious disease striking mass amounts of people in the community without warning. There is no knowledge of how it is spreading or who it will hit next. Imagine the chaos, the confusion, the unavoidable sense of loss and helplessness. This is where you’d find yourself in the plot… Read more »

The Beach Boys. Bob Dylan. Tech9. Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band. What do all of these musicians have in common? All of them, at one time or another, has had a performance at The Overture Center. Adjacent to the Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts, the Overture Center has… Read more »