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 ...
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 ...
Filling The Church With Song For Over 80 Years
For nearly eight decades, one Wisconsin farm girl has followed the music along the back roads of the bluffs high above ...
Violinist Makes Grand Return To Green Bay Stage
Green Bay’s Weidner Center for the Performing Arts is marking its 25th Anniversary this season. It will celebrate the milestone with ...
Musician Peter Phippen Plays Flutes From Around The World
The flute is one of the oldest instruments in the world, after the human voice. Almost every culture has their ...
The Poster For The Otis Redding Show That Never Was
Posters for concerts are a common sight around central Madison, particularly along State Street, near the UW campus and on ...
Jay Anderson’s Life In Music And Food
It’s hard to imagine that any musician could be as prolific as Jay Anderson. The saxophonist performs nearly every night, ...
Songwriter Shane Leonard Blends Diverse Musical Styles As Kalispell
Kalispell is the solo project of Shane Leonard, a musician out of Eau Claire. Leonard’s has an eclectic musical background, ...
The Incomparable Hildegarde
She was a vaudeville performer, fashion icon, radio star, and an exotic musical performer. Norman Gillland brings us the story ...
Musician Raphael Baez One Of First Mexicans To Call Milwaukee Home
Raphael Baez was one of the first Mexicans to call Milwaukee home. Trained as a classical musician in Mexico, Baez ...
Musician Anna Vogelzang Pushes Herself To New Songwriting Heights
This story is produced in collaboration with Set List, WPR's home for new music. Discover more music from Set List ...
Celebrating bassist and Madison jazz legend Richard Davis
Editor's note: Legendary bassist Richard Davis of Madison, Wisconsin passed away in early September 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. ...