Arts Extract

Tone Madison contributor Kailee Andrews catches up with Milwaukee-based director Carol Brandt, whose fourth feature, PET NAMES, screens on April 5 as part of the Wisconsin Film Festival.

Ezell and pianist Becca May Grant discuss their work on the 2018 album "Voices."

On this week's podcast short, Shaun Soman and Scott Gordon trade notes on upcoming Madison shows from Black Belt Eagle Scout, Paul Dietrich, Girlpool, and other touring and locally based acts. (Photo: Black Belt Eagle Scout. Photo by Jason Quigley.)

From the album "Plastic Mystery."

The prolific Madison jazz musician discusses his experiences playing music in Cuba and India.

Tone Madison contributor Reid Kurkerewicz discusses his reporting on The Winnebago, a new venue and café on Madison's east side.

Tone Madison contributor Kai Brito talks with Aaron Fai, one of the organizers of the Monsters Of Poetry reading series.

Sage Caswell is a Los Angeles native who makes dreamy yet hard-hitting dance music. He has released music on Spring Theory and 2MR. Topics include early L.A. parties, a Daft Punk conversion experience, moving from DJing to producing, and the Midwest.

I hadn’t met Sage before we talked, but we had some random Madison/L.A. connections and I liked what I had heard of his music. Madison is so small that I always want to get to know the people who are doing interesting electronic music here, even if they’re passing through. —Jordan Cohen

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Ariel Zetina is a Chicago-based DJ, producer, and playwright. She is a resident at the legendary Smartbar and runs many of her own club nights in the city. Ariel has released music on Boukan Records (including underground club hit “Addy:” feat. London Jade), Club Chai, Sweat Equity, and Knightwerk, with a 2019 EP forthcoming on Maija.

I wanted to talk to Ariel because she’s doing great things in Chicago, bringing both people and different kinds of music together. I went to one of her parties at the Hideout and had an amazing time, the music and the vibe were great and it was clear that both were very connected to who she is. And then she put out tracks like “Oil Rig” and “Chino” and I became a fan of her music. Also, I was very curious to ask about her work as a playwright. —Jordan Cohen

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A quick discussion of the recent issues at Art In, and electronic artist Sage Caswell's new album.