Arts Extract

A conversation with Jessica Williams of the Free The 350 Bail Fund. Photo by BobbyLight on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobbbylight

Gender Confetti’s Elyse Clouthier (all pronouns) and Sylvia Johnson (they/them and she/her) drop by the studio to talk with the Dropouts about their new full-length album, We’re Gay. The pair reflect on their July 20 album release show at The Wisco (3:20), share the history of their latest song “No Borders” (9:31), dig into the lyric zine for We’re Gay (25:40), and chat about their love for skatin...

City of Madison arts administrator Karin Wolf discusses her latest piece for Our Lives Magazine.

The poet discusses his work in an interview co-produced with The Adroit Journal.

From the album "We're Gay." More info: https://genderconfetti.bandcamp.com/album/were-gay

It’s Cancer Season and the Dropouts are all up in their feelings. Alex and Shaun review Mariee Sioux’s latest tearjerker, Grief In Exile, and take a deep dive into their favorite sob-worthy albums (6:26), share lessons they’ve learned about personal and historical grief, and lighten the mood with a game of Astrology Vespucci (25:52). After the break, Shaun talks with Mariee Sioux about the cover d...

The Madison event booker and DJ discusses the return of the Hot Summer Gays series.

Mike Cammillerri Organ Trio, Sea Foam In My Swimsuit, and others help soundtrack the season.

The Dropouts interview a mixed media artist and talk about some events happening around Madison.

Producer and podcaster Jordan Cohen joins us for a conversation recorded at the Corral Room in May.

The hosts of our sister podcast, Record Store Dropouts, expand on a discussion from a recent episode.

Revisiting a heady work of sound collage from the mid-aughts.

Former Madisonsian Shane O'Neill charts his journey from punk rock to the New York Times.

Why is Madison's Live Nation subsidiary investing in a locally developed music app?

The Dropouts discuss building safer concert spaces and talk with Black Belt Eagle Scout’s Katherine Paul. (Photo by Eleanor Petry.)

The saxophonist plays a Tone Madison-presented solo show on June 6 at Café Coda.

The musician shares a demo and discusses her songwriting and approach to visuals.

A sendoff for one of our favorite illustrators. See more of Rachal's work at rachalduggan.com or instagram.com/radillustrates.

Hosts Alex Nelson and Shaun Soman reflect on Mitski’s April 3, 2019 performance at The Sylvee in Madison. Along the way, they recall past Mitski shows they’ve attended (1:34), rave about her chair-heavy new stage show (5:51), examine discourse around identity and music consumption (11:20), and formally analyze a few music videos from her transformative album Be The Cowboy in an extended segment of...

Record Store Dropouts is a music-adjacent podcast for music-adjacent people. On their quest for good conversation and trivial knowledge, hosts Shaun Soman and Alex Nelson explore how visual objects (e.g., album covers, music videos) are made and the extent to which they inform the listening experience. Having collectively worked at, erm, one different record store over three months, Shaun and Alex...

The week in events, video-store precarity, and post-mayoral blocks.

The Madison-based writer and storyteller discusses her first book, "We Are Staying."

We share some finds from Madison's annual celebration of zines and radical print culture.

Photographer Spencer Wells discusses his recently published book "Forward."

A brief journey through the Ex Hex leader's brilliant discography. Photo by Juan Bendana on Flickr(CC BY 2.0)