All Posts by Rick Tvedt

BINGBONG – Hip Eponymous

BINGBONG – Hip Eponymous (2024   Self-Release) You can find Hip Eponymous on Bandcamp here. Also available at:MadCity Music B-Side RecordsLive Shows The CD Release Party for Hip Eponymous is at the Bur Oak on Thursday, November


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JOHN CHRISTENSEN – Soft Rock

JOHN CHRISTENSEN – Soft Rock (2024   Shifting Paradigm Records) You can find Soft Rock by clicking here. In some circles in and around Madison John Christensen is a household name. Really though, those circles should be


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MICHAEL MASSEY – The Green Sessions ’94-‘99

MICHAEL MASSEY – The Green Sessions ’94-‘99 2024 Self-Release You can find the Green Sessions at https://www.mikemasseymusic.com/album/0 As a mainstay of Madison music since its golden days, and recently as an author, Mike Massey hardly needs


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What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been

What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been October 30, 2024 No, this is not a tribute to Phil Lesh, while I could easily pen one. This site is about local music although, for some time now,


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2024 MAMA Winners

OVERALL AWARDS Artist of the Year: The Jimmys Instrumentalist of the Year: Chris Wagoner (Violin) Album of the Year: Old Soul Society – Old Soul Society Performer of the Year: The People Brothers Band Song of


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AFTER AUGUST – First Sign of Trouble

AFTER AUGUST – First Sign of Trouble (2024 Self-Release) The CD Release Party for First Sign of Trouble takes place this Sunday, March 24th at the Harmony. It’s an early show beginning at 4pm www.afteraugust.net _____________________________________________________________


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WURK – (r)evolution

WURK (r)evolution (Self-Release  2023) You can check the album out (beginning 9/20/23) at the WURK Bandcamp page. Wurk’s Madison release event for (r)evolution is at the High Noon Saloon on October 21st. They’ll also be celebrating


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OLD SOUL SOCIETY – Old Soul Society

OLD SOUL SOCIETY Old Soul Society (Self-Release  2023) Old Soul Society is scheduled for a November 22, 2023 release. You can preorder the album and help fund its release here. The album’s first single, “Someday,” just


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<strong>RUTHIE McQUINN – Ruthenium</strong>

RUTHIE McQUINN – Ruthenium (2023 Self Release) You can get a taste of Ruthenium here. ______________________________________________________ Given the length of time they’ve been around, the Krause family may be one of the most criminally underrated music


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<strong>Madison Area Music Association Awards 2023 Winners</strong>

Madison Area Music Association Awards 2023 Winners LEGACY AWARDS Lifetime Achievement Award: Buzz Kemper (Audio for the Arts) SCHOLASTIC AWARDS Teacher of the Year: Luke Hrovat-Staedter (East High School) Student of the Year: Ana McCallum-Moore (East


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