Arts Extract

David Klein of lakefrontrow.com joins us to discuss how Wisconsin and Madison pride both help and hinder the conversation about arts and culture in the state. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with @wort-fm, wortfm.org

Madison electronic musician Beau Devereaux (@samanthaglass, @goldencloudtapes)takes us on an hour-long hip-hop excursion in this guest mix. Read more: bit.ly/1WTDC9u

Country singer and Cambria, Wisconsin native Owen Mays died in 2015 at the age of 32. This week, Mays' longtime friend Michael Smith talks with us about what he's doing to honor Mays' stark songwriting and honky-tonk traditionalism. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with @wort-fm, wortfm.org

Carrie Eaton of the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum details the scientific history of the mastodon in a talk recorded live on March 23, 2016 at the High Noon Saloon in Madison. For more information, visit madison.nerdnite.com and tonemadison.com.

Tone Madison's Scott Gordon talks with Madison post-punk duo Dick The Bruiser, who are working on a new EP and will play their first show in a good while on April 23 at The Frequency (show details: bit.ly/23BrFuq). Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with @wort-fm, wortfm.org

From the EP Meet The Jonesies. Read more: bit.ly/1SeBd9f

Music journalist and AllMusic.com senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine joins Tone Madison editor Scott Gordon to discuss the ups and downs of Record Store Day, which returns on Saturday, April 16. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with @wort-fm, wortfm.org Photo: Donnie Ozone on Flickr/CC-BY bit.ly/25P7sQl

Veteran Madison selector @dj-phil-money spans R&B, hip-hop, Malian music, Latin grooves, and more in this installment of the Tone Madison guest mix series. Read more: bit.ly/1MaZNp8

Madison instrumental-rock outfit El Valiente will play its final show on April 9 at the Crystal Corner Bar. Guitarist Eric Caldera, drummer/glockenspiel player Joe Bernstein, and Kris Hansen sat down with us to discuss the band's 10-year, three-album run. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with @wort-fm, wortfm.org

Wendy Schneider, director of the documentary The Smart Studios Story, joined Tone Madison editor Scott Gordon at the High Noon Saloon this week for a live conversation. The documentary gets its local premiere in April with two screenings at the Wisconsin Film Festival (wifilmfest.org/2016/#Event=16793). Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with @wort-fm, wortfm.org

Ben Taylor explores the sophisticated world of ants and the creatures who mooch off their success. Also, Alf. For more information, visit madison.nerdnite.com and tonemadison.com.

The Wisconsin Film Festival returns April 14 through 21, and the schedule is out today. Tone Madison contributor Chris Lay discusses some highlights in the 2016 festival's lineup of 150-plus films. Read Chris' rundown of his most anticipated WFF selections this year (http://bit.ly/1UCywx1) and look for more of his WFF preview coverage on tonemadison.com. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with @wort-fm, wortfm.org

Veteran Madison-based jazz pianist Dave Stoler sits down with Tone Madison's Scott Gordon to discuss how the support structure and economics of local music have changed over the years. Read Dave's guest column proposing a new jazz venue in Madison: http://bit.ly/1SFHNo5 Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with @wort-fm, wortfm.org

Brad Van, guitarist and vocalist for long-running Madison metal outfit Droids Attack, talks with @tonemsn's Scott Gordon about the band's fourth album, Sci-Fi Or Die. They'll be celebrating its release with a March 10 show at the High Noon Saloon. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with WORT-FM, wortfm.org

Ken Goldstein delves into the history of American comics, explaining how the self-censorship effort known as the Comics Code Authority changed the course of the medium. For more information, visit madison.nerdnite.com and tonemadison.com.

Journalism Jon Ronson catches up with us by phone ahead of his Tuesday, February 23 talk at the Wisconsin Union Theater (info: http://bit.ly/1OkgIiY). Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with WORT-FM, wortfm.org

Madison-based MC @richrobbinsmusic and several collaborators join us to talk about their ambitious show Nimbus 2.0, taking place Friday, Feb. 26 at the Memorial Union Play Circle Theater. Show details: http://on.fb.me/1oxhpRF Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with WORT-FM, wortfm.org

Madison rapper @crashprez and Tone Madison contributor Mike Noto sit down for a lengthy conversation about two huge hip-hop artists coming to Madison this month: Future (Feb. 17, Orpheum) and Fetty Wap (Feb. 20, Orpheum). Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with WORT-FM, wortfm.org

Three members of Madison punk outfit Dumb Vision sit down with Tone Madison's Scott Gordon to discuss their recently released cassette, their growth as a band, and juggling this project with their roles in several other local rock bands. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/1mL8vPk Co-produced with WORT-FM, wortfm.org

The Beatles' "Revolution 9," as reimagined by Madison producer Chants. Read more: http://bit.ly/1SkvIp6