It’s that time again where all your favorite music publications break down their favorite albums of the year. Instead of reading all of them, just trust your favorite WSUM DJs!     Antipop RTJ2 by …

Perfect Pussy: Say Yes to Love     Label: Captured Tracks Genre: Rock Punk doesn’t usually present itself as headphones music. With some exception, it’s not a producer’s genre. Punk gives short shrift to polish and studio trickery. For …

Those of us who were priviledged to see Mike Birbiglia at the Overture Center this past weekend learned quite a lot from the comedian, filmmaker and storyteller. For one, Birbiglia emphasized the importance of timeliness, beginning his show …

Although Hannibal Buress’s time in Madison was less than 24 hours (as he mentioned in his opening statement with concerns that he wouldn’t have the time to take a shit while he was in Madison) his performance was truly one …

You may know Mike Birbiglia from his 2012 film, Sleepwalk With Me, or his regular appearances on WBEZ Chicago’s This American Life. But now award-winning performer Mike Birbiglia is flying solo on his Thank God for Jokes comedy tour. …

I arrived at the concert one hour late during the first act, BRANCHEZ. I was pleasantly surprised when he dropped, Vic Mensa’s (Chicago hip-hop artist and friend of Chance the Rapper) new song “Feel That,” which was released earlier …

With the amount of bands and artists available at our fingertips in the digital age, it can be hard to hear someone and think to yourself, ‘now there’s a distinct sound.’ Luckily, there will always be artists, no, trailblazers, …

Noah Gundersen unplugged his guitar from his amp and then his sister, Abby, followed suit with her violin as everyone in the crowd quieted each other with scattered “shh”s. In the next moment, Gundersen’s unsettling and earnest voice broke the silence …

Paper Diamond’s first album, Levitate, produced under the Pretty Lights Record Label includes songs with unique beats  that flow well together, without any of the louder and obnoxious trappings largely associated with trap music. Since the release of …

Broken Bells, made up of producer-extraordinaire Danger Mouse and Shins songwriter/leading man James Mercer, return with a new album After the Disco, which improves on the sound of their 2010 self-titled collaboration. The album makes better use of …

The Majestic brought some feel-good reggae vibes to warm up Madison, with an excellent show by Iration, The Movement, Natural Vibrations, and Micah Brown! DJ Trichrome, a local reggae master, was on the 1’s and 2’s spinning rootsy …

As a connoisseur of catchy pop songs, I have been enamored with Real Estate since the first time I heard a needle drop on the single “It’s Real”. The song has been getting heavy play on all my …