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The 13th Annual Madison Area Music Awards are This Sunday, June 19th

The 13th Annual Madison Area Music Awards are This Sunday, June 19th If there is one best day of the year to choose to support local music it would have to be the date of the


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The Cheerful Insanity of Biff Blumfumgagnge

The Cheerful Insanity of Biff Blumfumgagnge   Sample some of Biff’s music here. The Gomers Shop Reptile Palace Orchestra CDs can be found here. Get Kicksville music here.   When Robert Fripp and the Chamber Orchestra


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BandSwap Lives!

BandSwap Lives!   “What’s up with BandSwap?” I’ve gotten that question quite a bit over the last couple of months. The answer is not a quick and easy one but the short story is that BandSwap


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In Times of Need, MAMA Cares Helps out Local Musicians and Their Families

In Times of Need, MAMA Cares Helps out Local Musicians and Their Families   It’s a pretty simple concept: If you are a Madison-area musician and have a mediacal crisis, which has become financially crippling to


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Rick’s Unnumbered Notable Recordings of 2015

Rick’s Unnumbered Notable Recordings of 2015   Click here to see all of Local Sounds Magazine’s CD reviews. This is just a sampling of the voluminous output of recordings in 2015. Every year there are well


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Madison Blues Legend Paul Filipowicz to be Inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame

Madison Blues Legend Paul Filipowicz to be Inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame   In Madison, we all know that Paul Filipowicz is the real deal and has been for forty some years. Now,


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Power 2 Give Project Raising Money for Clyde Stubblefield Scholarship Fund

Power 2 Give Project Raising Money for Clyde Stubblefield Scholarship Fund As the city readies itself to celebrate one of its most storied musicians, the Coalition for the Recognition of Clyde Stubblefield has launched a Power


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Coalition for the Recognition of Clyde Stubblefield Will Honor the Legendary Drummer

Coalition for the Recognition of Clyde Stubblefield Will Honor the Legendary Drummer Three Events Are Planned to Honor Madison Music Legend Clyde Stubblefield Scholarship Fund Drive Happening Now   It’s been a whirlwind of activity for


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Gabe Burdulis: A Young Man Sets Out to Conquer Nashville, and the World

Gabe Burdulis: A Young Man Sets Out to Conquer Nashville and the World   Gabe Burdulis has just returned from Summerfest where he made two appearances. This brings his total number of Summerfest appearances to nine.


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Rocker:  A Wisconsin Band Celebrates Four Decades and Counting

Rocker:  A Wisconsin Band Celebrates Four Decades and Counting by Teri Barr   What does it take to stay together for more than 40 years? And we’re not talking about a typical type of relationship here.


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