Author: Sophia Stio Perhaps you are most familiar with actor Alec Baldwin from his work on the hit NBC comedy series, 30 rock, or as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live. Regardless of where you know him from, Baldwin has …

Author: Shaun Soman On Saturday, October 6th, the Senate confirmed an (alleged) rapist to the Supreme Court. Later that evening, my fifteen-year-old sister and I saw Mal Blum sing about “sad, gay shit” as they opened for Welcome to Night …

Author: Joshua Moser Reel Big Fish brought Madison its own little slice of Orange County this past Sunday by showcasing their iconic brand of goofy 3rd wave ska at the Majestic. The stage was taken first by their drummer, who …

Author: Alecsandra Fitzwater Lights gleamed. Hands raised. Grounds shook. The Chicago native and LA based DJ, Whethan, put on an extraordinary show at The Sylvee last Thursday, October 4th. Whethan photo courtesy of Chris Lotten Whethan’s composure as he ran out …

Author: Gavin McCauley Borgore’s Buygore University Tour brought three incredible DJs to Madison’s Majestic Theatre on Sunday, October 7th. Borgore, GG Magree, and Benda all delivered hard-hitting EDM mixes. The show’s focus was dubstep, but branched out into bass house, …

Author: Petey Wehrle On September 27th Jenn Champion opened up for Scottish indie rockers, We Were Promised Jetpacks for a some-what mismatched night of music. Champion, touring in support of her latest disc “Singler Rider” brought a poppy edge to …

Author: Allison Seigler   In its second season, the Gimlet Media podcast Crimetown explores racism in an undercover police force in Detroit.  Its season premiere episode, “Stop the Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets” tells the story of how a young black …

Author: Shaun Soman STRFKR photo courtesy of Holly Schaal.   From the opening splash cymbals of “Florida” to the lingering drone of “Maps,” hipster pop four-piece STRFKR dazzled an effervescent crowd at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall on Tuesday, October 2nd. Gathered …

Author: Ben Farrell From the speaker-knocking performance from rap duo Run the Jewels, to the blood-soaked antics of veteran metal collective Gwar, Riotfest 2018 did anything but disappoint. Over three days, Chicago’s Douglas Park was filled with freaky festival goers. …

Author: Izzi Bavis   Japanese Breakfast brought an out-of-this-world performance to the Majestic Theatre this Sunday. Michelle Zauner kicked of her set with a blank stage, vacant of musicians. The opening track “Planetary Ambience” filled the theatre as concert goers …

Author: Allison Hartwig   The Majestic Theatre was sent a blast of the past with the funky, 80’s inspired Chromeo, who lit up the stage with their groovy dance tracks. After an opening chant of “CHROM-E-O” from the crowd, everyone …

Author: Jordan Jerabek I don’t want to jinx anything, so I’m not going to claim that we’re amidst a “noise rock renaissance.” What I will say, though, is that we have been getting a ton of great noise and noise-adjacent …