The Madison Area Music Association is proud to announce the finalists for the 18th Annual MAMA Awards. Second round voting is now open at www.themamas.org/awards. Artist of the Year Dana Perry The Jimmys Kat and the
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The Madison Area Music Association is proud to announce the finalists for the 18th Annual MAMA Awards. Second round voting is now open at www.themamas.org/awards. Artist of the Year Dana Perry The Jimmys Kat and the
FERMATA – Ever Colder (Self-Release 2021) Fermata is doing two shows in Madison: September 25 at the Bos Meadery on the patio with Matt DeBlass and Sunday, September 26 at the Burr Oak. The last time
MARS HOLLOW – Is Anybody Out There? (2020 Self-Release) Mars Hall music and merch can be purchased here Some bands just know how to do things right, whether it’s from years of experience or just being
CHRISRTY’S LANDING SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 Ever stop to consider your luck? I first met Robert J 39 years ago, just as he arrived in Madison. It was the Stag & Hound (later Boar’s Head) restaurant located
THORNBURG / MANOR – Tempest 2021 (Self-Release) Buy the album here. Followers of Madison music know Bob Manor and Greg Thornburg as members of the Getaway Drivers, a rock-Americana group that has had significant success. But
If you are an area musician, and especially if you take part in the MAMA Awards, here is a little-known fact: In most cases artists are determining who is winning MAMA Awards. This has been true
New Normals We all have experienced dramatic shifts in what is considered normal. Even though it’s fair to say that the concept of normal is an illusion, it does seem as though we’ve had a series
June 28, 1966 Wisconsin Conservation Department photographer, Dean Tvedt, with camera equipment doing field work. Copyright The State of Wisconsin Collection, UW-Madison Libraries One of the Lucky Ones Feb 9, 2021 I am one of the
SHAWNDELL MARKS – Punk Ballads The videos that accompany the songs can be viewed here. The EP can also be streamed here. Read another review: Shawndell Marks – Broken Dam Shawndell Marks does not outwardly appear
THE MIDNITE RUM ORCHESTRA Voodoo Shakedown (2020 Self-Release) Two Madison music legends combine forces “We do more more than just play drums,” says Tony Cerniglia when asked about the instrumentation on the debut album by the
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