Arts Extract

The saxophonist plays a Tone Madison-presented solo show on June 6 at Café Coda.

The musician shares a demo and discusses her songwriting and approach to visuals.

A sendoff for one of our favorite illustrators. See more of Rachal's work at rachalduggan.com or instagram.com/radillustrates.

Hosts Alex Nelson and Shaun Soman reflect on Mitski’s April 3, 2019 performance at The Sylvee in Madison. Along the way, they recall past Mitski shows they’ve attended (1:34), rave about her chair-heavy new stage show (5:51), examine discourse around identity and music consumption (11:20), and formally analyze a few music videos from her transformative album Be The Cowboy in an extended segment of “A.V. Club” (28:41). Oh, they also express grief over a missed opportunity to grab a very elusive Mitski matchbook and invite you to join them both in mourning (47:11).

ecord Store Dropouts is a music-adjacent podcast by Shaun Soman and Alex Nelson, presented by Tone Madison.

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Record Store Dropouts is a music-adjacent podcast for music-adjacent people. On their quest for good conversation and trivial knowledge, hosts Shaun Soman and Alex Nelson explore how visual objects (e.g., album covers, music videos) are made and the extent to which they inform the listening experience. Having collectively worked at, erm, one different record store over three months, Shaun and Alex complement their "expertise" by inviting musicians, visual artists, and writers to discuss how music has influenced their work.

On their first episode, Shaun and Alex reflect on Santigold's debut album (1:29) before Native Essence Art creator Natalie Ergas drops by to discuss her artistic process (16:09), what’s on her Western zodiac energy playlist (28:17), and how collage functions in Santigold’s discography (41:03).

The podcast's theme music is "Communication" by a cool Madison band called Disq, which has also played the song at a venue and arts incubator called Communication, Tone Madison's physical home. Shaun and Alex understand "Communication" isn't about Communication, but they like to believe otherwise. Thanks again to Disq and Saddle Creek Records for the use of the song.

The week in events, video-store precarity, and post-mayoral blocks.

The Madison-based writer and storyteller discusses her first book, "We Are Staying."

We share some finds from Madison's annual celebration of zines and radical print culture.

Photographer Spencer Wells discusses his recently published book "Forward."

A brief journey through the Ex Hex leader's brilliant discography.

Photo by Juan Bendana on Flickr(CC BY 2.0)