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Lucy Dacus is finally content. She’s letting everybody know it

By Lydia Picotte | Apr. 14

On her latest album, the feeling of love, queerness and forever take center stage.

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Energetic and relevantly political, Bright Eyes takes over The Sylvee

By Sonia Bendre | Apr. 10

Bright Eyes visited The Sylvee Thursday, playing hits from their recent album “Five Dice, All Threes” along with old favorites like “First Day of My Life.”

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The Bur Oak hosts cozy local, national artists, through shared experience

By Julia Walkowicz | Apr. 10

The Madison venue hosted performers Bright Arcana, Will Orchard and Lost Lakes Saturday.

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‘Grabando Historias’ uses art of printmaking to portray the told, untold stories of American migrants, immigrants and family

By Lillian Mihelich | Apr. 4

The “Grabando Historias” Exhibition by Christie Tirado demonstrates how art can help rewrite migration history. 

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German immigrant culture survives, spreads through 170-year-old choir

By Bryna Goeking | Apr. 3

The Madison Maennerchor has kept singing since 1852, keeping German culture alive in Madison.

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Madison Symphony Orchestra brings tears to audience, delivering Mozart, Strauss performance

By Isaiah Trice | Mar. 20

Strauss’s “Don Juan” and “Four Last Songs,” combined with Mozart’s “Requiem,” left concertgoers entranced. 

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Mother Monster dips her paws into melodic ‘Mayhem’

By Bryna Goeking | Mar. 20

Lady Gaga’s seventh studio album saw a return to the singer’s pop-dance roots, with new influences of funk and romance. 

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‘Cabaret’ lights up Madison College with timely production of the classic

By Bryna Goeking | Mar. 13

Set in 1920s Berlin, “Cabaret” runs through March 15 at the Mitby Theater at Madison College.

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Atwood Music Hall to open in June with a month of shows honoring local artists

By Julia Walkowicz | Mar. 13

Located at 1925 Winnebago St., The Atwood Music Hall will showcase performing arts and host private events, while also serving as a community space.

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Mac Miller’s legacy floats on with ‘Balloonerism’

By Avery Chheda | Mar. 10

Rap legend Mac Miller leaves fans with his second posthumous album, “Balloonerism.” 

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‘The Wild Bunch’: Sam Peckinpah’s blood-gushing epic neo-Western

By Lance Li | Mar. 8

A look at the 1969 classic ahead of its showing at UW Cinematheque March 8 as part of the series “Sam Peckinpah Centennial.”

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2025 Oscars: Winners and highlights from the 97th Academy Awards

By Oliver Ehrhardt | Mar. 6

Missed the Oscars? Here’s what you need to know.

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‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’: An immersive time capsule of American history

By Eloise Slipper | Mar. 6

The August Wilson classic runs from Feb. 27 to March 9 in the Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre.

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And the Oscar goes to…

By Joseph Panzer , Emma Schieffer , Marit Erickson , Jake Piper , Brendan Wolf , Rebekah Irby , Brooke Horowitz , Molly Sheehan and Cameron Schneider | Mar. 2

The Daily Cardinal takes a look at the 10 films nominated for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. 

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Mead Witter School of Music brings war and peace in diverse spring program

By Isaiah Trice | Feb. 27

The UW Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” and Prokofiev’s“Piano Concerto No. 3” provided great challenge and reward for student musicians and concertgoers.

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A microphone for materials: Campus gallery showcases the many lives of textiles

By Lillian Mihelich | Feb. 27

“Afterlives: Material Stories” from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection shares the dazzling stories of materials that pack more than what meets the eye. 

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What is love? The Madison Shakespeare Company offers many answers

By Julia Walkowicz | Feb. 20

Through a collection of eight of the bard's most iconic love scenes and related works, the production used comedy to explore unrequited love, female sexuality and corrupt power.