Arts Extract

This is the first episode of Tone Madison's new live podcast, recorded October 20 at the High Noon Saloon. In this first installment of The Tone Cluster, we tackled the many social, cultural, and economic changes in progress in downtown Madison with the help of four guests: Mike Martez Johnson, elections co-chair of Progressive Dane and contributor to Madison365.com; Lindsay Christians, who covers the arts, food, and drink for The Capital Times; André Darlington, who also covers food and drink for his Farmers Market Report podcast and for numerous outlets including Isthmus; and ​Tone Madison​ contributor Chris Lay.

The writings of H.P. Lovecraft have influenced the forbidding, amoral universe of modern horror. But as Laura Felley explains in a Nerd Nite Madison talk recorded in September at the High Noon Saloon, it took a devoted Wisconsinite named August Derleth to keep Lovecraft's work from fading into obscurity.

Madison Print & Resist co-organizer Sarah Tops Rogers talks with us ahead of the annual DIY-print-culture event's return on Saturday, October 31 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Central Library. Segment produced by Dylan Brogan for WORT-FM.

Madison musician and artist Silas Ritchie joined us at WORT-FM studios to discuss his new electronic EP under the name Silas Be. Silas also tells listeners what to expect when he DJs at Nattspil on October 19 and November 30. Segment produced by Dylan Brogan for WORT.

A new compilation called Mesmerized In Madison celebrates the strange and abrasive side of Madison music, gathering tracks from local acts including thrash-lords Panther, electronic wanderer Samantha Glass, and country misanthropes Those Poor Bastards. Curator Jason Hartman (whose band Vanishing Kids also shows up on the comp) talked with us about what inspired him to put it together. Segment produced by Dylan Brogan for WORT-FM.

From the album "Toxic Consonance." Read more: tonemadison.com/articles/song-debut-lovely-socialite-humus/

Longtime Madison musician, filmmaker and activist Wendy Schneider talks with us about her monthly show series An Evening At Maria's at Art In (1444 E. Washington Ave.), which combines music, visual art, spoken-word performances, and involvement from local non-profits. The next one is this Saturday, September 26 at 6 p.m. and features Kleptix, Thax Douglas, Cowboy Winter, and the Dane County Time Bank Youth Court project. Segment produced by Dylan Brogan for WORT-FM.

Horticulturist Christy Marsden discusses the many wondrous varieties of deadly plants in a talk recorded at the August 26, 2015 edition of Nerd Nite Madison.

Madison band Wood Chickens joined us at WORT studios this week to discuss their music--an ever-shifting blend of country melody, punk aggression, and psychedelic experimentation. The band's next show is Saturday, September 26 at Mickey's Tavern. Segment produced by Dylan Brogan for WORT's In Our Backyard news show.

Madison's Ankur Malhotra, aka DJ Spincycle, has shared with us part of a DJ set he performed on August 28, 2015 at the Madison Children's Museum. The night featured craft beers paired with edible insects, so Malhotra's vinyl-based set combined dub, techno and a bit of Kraftwerk with an assortment of insect noises. Tracklist: 1) DC12 (Remastered) - Deepchord: Echospace Archival Edition (2012 Echospace) 2) Environments - Racker & Orphan: Sounds of Insects (2015 Hood Faire) 3) Autobahn - Kraftwerk: Autobahn (1974/2009 Klingklang Parlophone) 4) The Flight of the Bumblebee - Ruth White: Short Circuits (1971 Angel Records) 5) Tanzmusik - Kraftwerk: Ralf and Florian (1973 Philips) 6) Environments - Racker & Orphan: Sounds of Insects (2015 Hood Faire) 7) Vitamin - Kraftwerk: Tour de France Soundtracks (2003 EMI) 8) Too Many Kids Finding Rain in the Dust - Nicolas Jaar: Space is Only Noise (2011 Circus Company) 9) Formula Dub - Den Sorte Skole III (2014 artist self released) 10) The Killer Bees - Superman (1977 Pet

Bianca Martin, Chris Lay, and Scott Gordon discuss Madison's Micro-Wave Cinema Series, which kicks off its fall season on Sunday, September 13. Thanks to Dylan Brogan at WORT for producing this segment.

An appreciation of the introductory spiel Joe Buettner gives before shows at Madison's Comedy Club on State.

Troy Peterson, who performs under the name Kleptix, joined us at WORT-FM studios to talk about his whimsical approach to electronic music. Thanks to WORT's Dylan Brogan for producing the segment.

Tom Yoshikami recently moved away from Madison after more than 10 years curating art-house film events here, including roles with UW CInematheque, the Wisconsin Film Festival and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's Rooftop Cinema series. Yoshikami spoke with us by Skype from his new home in Vancouver to share his perspective on film culture in Madison. Read a longer version here: http://bit.ly/1hxac0l Segment produced by Dylan Brogan for WORT-FM and aired on WORT's In Our Backyard news show.

UW-Madison zoology grad student Meghan Fitzgerald discusses the Nephila genus of spiders at the April 2015 edition of Nerd Nite Madison at the High Noon Saloon.

Madison-based violinist and sound artist Troy Schafer talks with us about his many collaborations and adventures in experimental music, ahead of his Sunday, August 16 show at the High Noon Saloon. Produced by Dylan Brogan for WORT-FM. A shorter version aired previously on WORT's In Our Backyard news show.

Tone Madison writer Chris Lay digs into the strengths and weaknesses of a new documentary about Madison-born comedy legend Chris Farley. Read his review of the film here: http://bit.ly/1MYpZSD Segment produced by Dylan Brogan for WORT-FM. The segment also aired on WORT's In Our Backyard news show.

Madison trio Autographite combine spoken-word with avant-garde improvised music. Two members, spoken-word artist Daiquiri Rene Jones and producer Coby Ashpis, will be moving away soon, but they'll be playing one final show on Saturday, August 1 at Good Style Shop. Jones, Ashpis and guitarist Spencer Bible sat down with us this week at WORT-FM studios. Segment produced by Dylan Brogan. A shorter version aired this week on WORT's In Our Backyard news show.

Two members of Madison metal outfit Zebras joined us at WORT-FM to discuss their new album, "The City Of Sun," and their upcoming July 15 show opening for Melt-Banana at the High Noon Saloon. Segment produced by WORT's Dylan Brogan. A shorter version aired July 18, 2015 on WORT's In Our Backyard news show.

From the forthcoming album "The City Of Sun." More info: http://bit.ly/1KXV2vs