On the Friday 8 O'Clock Buzz, Ankur Malholtra shares his picks for the best music events happening around Madison the next week.

Elon Musk-backed federal cuts eliminate AmeriCorps in Wisconsin, ending vital services and displacing 430 workers.

The Trump administration announced draconian cuts earlier this month to the National Endowment for the Humanities.

That marked the end of federal grant funding for Wisconsin Humanities, a loss of nearly 85% of their budget.

But some recent good news could prevent them from shutting down completely.

On today’s show, host Allen Ruff is joined in the studio by Armando Ibarra to celebrate International Workers Day or May Day, a day that has long been one of working class mobilization. Initiated in Chicago in 1886, May Day commemorates organized workers’ strength against oligarchs of the past and present.

Featured image: a Worker’s May Day Rally in Chicago in 2018 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Down on Main Street by WORT 89.9FM Madison

On Tap in the Midwest by WORT 89.9FM Madison

May is for Mental Health by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Madison Roller Derby by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Forecast From Wednesday 4-30-2025 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

A look back at the highs and lows of former Mayor Paul Soglin's first administration (1973-1979), part 2