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The Rebirth of Jazz Saxophonist Frank Morgan

Imagine making it as a musician not only once, but at two distinct moments in your life. That’s what happened ...

Madison’s Ricardo Gonzalez and the Cuban Salsa Band

(This story is an excerpt from the podcast, “WPR Reports: Uprooted.”) Ricardo Gonzalez was 12 years old the day the ...

Joni Mitchell Skates On Lake Mendota—And Into Music History

This story brings together a mid-winter ice storm, the southeast shore of Lake Mendota in Madison, ice skating, and a ...

The Heist In Ripon Fosters A Creative Community

There’s a place in Ripon that’s providing a space for musicians and artists to get as creative as they want ...

‘Music Is A Conversation’: Milwaukee’s Klassik On His Art, Being Subject Of Upcoming Book

Klassik is an artist with many talents: he’s a producer, mentor and activist. The Milwaukee musician is a singer, rapper ...

UW-Milwaukee Musicians Play On Amid Pandemic

On the stage of UW-Milwaukee’s Bader Concert Hall, clear rain ponchos hide clarinets, white cloths cover trumpet bells and special ...

Rapper Ted Park Talks Madison Roots, Finding His Creative Spark In South Korea

When he’s not on tour, the 25-year-old rapper Ted Park keeps busy making music videos on the streets of New ...

Live Music Returns To The Stage At The Jazz Estate In Milwaukee

Music stages across Wisconsin (and around the world) have been silent since March as the COVID-19 pandemic forced venues to ...

Musician Madison Malone On Her ‘Simple Love’ And Writing In Los Angeles

Musician Madison Malone got her start at 16 playing in her uncle Kevin's bar, Malone's Blarney Stone. It’s in her ...

Artist Zhalarina Sanders Explores Love, Identity With ‘The Light’

Zhalarina Sanders is an artist who does it all. Her craft is steeped in theater and music — so lyricist, ...

Musician Lou Shields Embraces Driftless Region, Sounds Of The Past

Musician and artist Lou Shields is much like the old school troubadours he sounds like. With his scraggly hair, work-jeans ...

What Was Milwaukee’s First Hip-Hop Song? ‘Backspin’ Podcast Digs Into History

If you’re a big music history nerd, you know there’s a ton of information out there about hip-hop’s roots in ...

The Music Of Circe Johnson

Monona Grove Liberal Arts Charter School freshman Circe Johnson expresses herself through poetry and music. She wanted to share a ...

Milwaukee Meets The Beatles

On September 4, 1964, the Beatles played their only show in Wisconsin. Writer Dean Robbins tells us about the madness ...

Eau Claire Native Turns His Photography Into Book About Local Music

Spencer Wells grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and attended college at UW-Madison. In his free time, he's always enjoyed ...