‘Concerts for Hope’ brings classical music to a Wisconsin prison
A lot of things aren’t allowed through the doors of Wisconsin’s prisons. Cell phones are banned and even underwire from ...
Wrapping up Concerts on The Square with “Home to Madison,” just off Highway 51
Picture this: you're sitting on a blanket on the Capitol Lawn in Madison. It's a warm summer evening, and you're ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
A Day In The Life Of The UW Marching Band
On a cloudy, balmy weekday afternoon, the University of Wisconsin-Madison marching band was preparing for something a quarter of them ...
High School Musicians Talk Differences, Shared Love Of Music
There are two students at Monona Grove Liberal Arts Charter School, or MG21, that are really talented. They’re both seniors ...
Polka Smugglers: How One Man Connected With Wisconsin’s Music
Polka always left writer Alex Bledsoe cold. That is until he discovered the musical connection between his old home in ...
Symphony Celebrates Fifty Years of Music In Ashland
The Chequamegon Symphony Orchestra recently celebrated 50 years of performing in northwestern Wisconsin. Danielle Kaeding reports the orchestra has tied ...