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77 Square is the definitive arts, culture and entertainment guide for Madison, Wis., and the surrounding area.
Katjusa Cisar
December 2
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Feel the burn with Toki Wright at the Inferno
Emcee Toki Wright once walked out on Al Franken after the Minnesota Senate hopeful told a joke about Iraqis at a $200 per plate dinner. Wright brings that same sense of not-gonna-put-up-with-it moral outrage to his sociopolitical rhyming. more >>
Katjusa Cisar
December 2
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Zuzu's Petals singer blossoms as memoirist
Last summer, when Laurie Lindeen was in Madison doing a reading at Borders from her memoir "Petal Pusher," she looked out in the audience and saw people from every phase of her life growing up here: high school friends from La Follette, punk rockers from the '80s, old neighbors who remember what her mom's casserole tasted like. This fall, "Petal Pusher" came out in paperback. more >>
Jane Burns
November 27
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Country station Q106 expands into western Dane, Iowa counties
Madison's top-rated country music station is now broadcasting clearer in an area that seems to make a lot of sense: the country. Q106, WWQM-FM, expanded its coverage to western Dane County and Iowa County with a tower just over the county line. The station can now be heard at 106.7 as well as its Madison-area spot at 106.3. more >>
Katjusa Cisar
November 25
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After touring the globe, Natty comes home for Thanksgiving
Natty Nation will have some good stories to tell at its homecoming show this Friday, Nov. 28. In the month since its last show in Madison at Freakfest, the local group has been performing its funky, feel-good blend of reggae, dub and rock at U.S. military bases across Asia and Africa as part of an Armed Forces Entertainment tour. more >>
Katjusa Cisar
November 25
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Sharon Jones: Time for Madison to get 'funked up'
You get the feeling Sharon Jones knows what it's like to wait when she belts out "Ooh, baby, tell me how lo-o-ong do I have to wait for you, honey?" And not just for a two-timing lover. more >>
Katjusa Cisar
November 21
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Q and A with Sleeping in the Aviary: Back in Madison after a wild ride
Elliott Kozel compares touring with his band Sleeping in the Aviary to riding a roller coaster or the stock market -- sometimes the crowd loves you, sometimes they couldn't care less. But besides that, a van break-in in New York City and a few other highway mishaps, the fall tour in support of their second album, "Expensive Vomit in a Cheap Hotel," is going smoothly. more >>
November 19
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What does it take to make it in the Madison music scene? (with videos)
Tell your parents you want to major in music and the expectation is you'll never work, right? Except when you do, and suddenly everyone is jealous of you because you're living the dream. But what is it really like for everyday working musicians in Madison? more >>
Katjusa Cisar
November 19
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Joe Bernstein: Rock drummer stays home and keeps the beat (with video)
During the two years he was on the road with the Kissers, drummer Joe Bernstein would daydream of what his life would be like if he hadn't chosen the musician's life. more >>
Katjusa Cisar
November 19
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Hip-hop producer DJ Pain 1 spins a name for himself (with video)
DJ Pain 1 recently produced a track on an album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in September. But that doesn't mean he's living the high life. more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 18
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Trio Mediaeval sings the songs of Norway
For the gifted and imaginative women in Trio Mediaeval of Norway, singing songs in their native language is a thrill. more >>