Arts Extract

Poet and vocalist Hiwot Adilow talks with Tone Madison contributor John McCracken about her work and reads a poem from her forthcoming book "In The House Of My Father."

Formerly Madison-based artist Katie Garth discusses her new show "No More Second Guessing," running October 9 through 13 at the Common Wealth Gallery.

Tone Madison's Scott Gordon, Emili Earhart, Emily Mills, and Henry Solotaroff-Webber discuss the many changes at work in Madison's music-venue landscape.

The Madison-based poet discusses and reads from his debut collection, "Trouble The Water."

Madison-based poet Rita Mae Reese discusses her work and reads a few poems.

Madison-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Olyvia Jaxyn discusses their recently released debut EP, "Lyv."

Chicagoan and former Madisonian Connor Camburn talks with us about the music he makes under the name Litüus.

Abby Sherman and Jordan Zamansky of Madison band Trophy Dad discuss their second EP, Dogman.

Artists Alaura Seidl and Wendi Kent talk with Tone Madison contributor Brett Schlough about their work on a recently unveiled public art project in Madison.

Madison musician Hendrix Gullixson talks about his ambient project @syneva's new album, Limbo Victorian.

Tone Madison contributor Henry Solotaroff-Webber and editor Scott Gordon sit down to discuss the state of hip-hop production in Madison.

Artists Cassils and Adrián Regnier Chávez talk with Tone Madison contributor Brett Schlough about their works in Digital Aura, an art show at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and Arts + Literature Laboratory. Photo by Guido Mencari.

Tone Madison contributor Brett Schlough brings us the first in a two-part series on the Digital Aura art show (mmoca.org/exhibitions/exhibits/digital-aura. In this installment, we'll hear conversations with curators Simone Doing and Max Puchalsky and artist Laura Kim.

We revisit a 2015 conversation with Madison-based musician about his power-pop project Rocket Bureau.

The editors of @milwaukeerecord join us to talk about the challenges and opportunities Wisconsin's two largest cities have in common.

Tone Madison's Scott Gordon previews a couple of upcoming stories on music initiatives the City of Madison has been funding over the past few years.

Madison-based comedian Dan Bacula discusses his new stand-up album, "You Know What I Mean," with @tonemsn contributor Chris Lay.

Tone Madison contributor Sarah Witman talks with the founders of two places that aim to offer space and support for artists, writers, and other creative types in Madison, 702WI (702wi.com) and Arts + Literature Laboratory (http://artlitlab.org/).

Chris Lay reads his 2014 essay about World's Largest Brat Fest and its brush that year with religious and social controversy. Illustration by Claire Warhus, snaggletootharts.com.

A quick catch-up on a few noteworthy releases Madison musicians have put out so far in 2017.