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We've been less active on Twitter for a lot of reasons. What hasn't changed is our commitment to covering culture and politics in Madison. But we need your help to do it. We're still $5k short of our year-end fundraising goal—can you help us get there?
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to have a Tone Madison covering its culture."
—Dan Kaufman, journalist and musician
Our 10th anniversary party is just a week away! Join us at Gamma Ray Bar for a night of great, all-local music and help us raise funds to support independent media in Madison!
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Our 10th anniversary party is just a week away! Join us at Gamma Ray Bar for a night of great, all-local music and help us raise funds to support independent media in Madison!
Tickets here: gammaray.bar/show/tone-ma...
Sponsored by
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Poster by Shelby Floyd!
A flyer for Tone Madison's 10th anniversary show depicts a cake with a large orange number 10 on top, plus informational text: 12.06.24 GAMMA RAY BAR
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At Tone Madison, we punch above our weight. We’re not afraid to publish different perspectives and challenge power—and we take the time to get it right.
But we need your support to do it. Make a new monthly donation today to get it matched 24x:
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Just a reminder that we are (still) less active on this and other social platforms by choice, but would love to send you our very good email newsletters:
tonemadison.com/newsletters/
You're going to see a lot less of us on here—but that's a good thing! We're cutting down on social media so we can focus on growing Tone Madison and seeing you all in real life.
More on that decision:
tonemadison.com/articles/ton…
This election season, @tonemsn skipped the breathless rally coverage and horse-race reporting. We prioritized stories you’re not seeing elsewhere in Madison.
If you rely on our independent journalism, give Tone Madison a vote of confidence.
Donate here: tonemadison.com/donate/?utm_…
🚨 Tone Madison has an opportunity to get up to $36,000 in matching funds—but only with help from our readers! That’s no small amount, especially for a scrappy newsroom like ours. We’ve kept this going for 10 years—help us go another decade.
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ALT A close-up image of a completely band-stickered bar that Gamma Ray Bar restored from The Frequency, with the number "10" appearing in large text in the center in white. Below it are logos for Tone Madison and NewsMatch.
Reminder: Our next Office Hours is Friday, October 11 at @GiantJonesBeer! Stop by to talk with our staff and freelancers—and please note the new date!
tonemadison.com/event/tone-m…
Rooftop Cinema at @MMoCAMadison concludes its season this Thurs evening, Sept 5, with a screening of two transgressive, unforgettable Robert Downey, Sr. films—CHAFED ELBOWS (1966) and NO MORE EXCUSES (1968). @prohibitedart previews:
tonemadison.com/articles/rob…
ALT A woman with decayed teeth and long blonde hair (Elsie Downey) turns towards the camera, grins, and stares at the lens in a freeze-frame.
ALT A middle-aged man (Alan Abel) in a black suit and tie stares into a camera with a serious expression. He sits at a desk with a pamphlet in front of him with a cover that reads "Inside SINA" and displays an illustration of a horse wearing pants.
.@LukeLeavitt_ returns to Madison next week for a pair of collaborative release shows. His jazz trio, Cruel Optimism, performs at North Street Cabaret on Sept 1. Then, catch his yacht-rock ensemble, The Levitations, at The Rigby on Sept 5.
From 2023:
tonemadison.com/articles/spi…
Music Editor @steven_mps previews Vanishing Kids' upcoming show at The Bur Oak on August 16. The band says it will be their "last local performance for quite some time," and plan to go through another round of artistic calibration.
tonemadison.com/articles/van…
ALT A still from Vanishing Kids' "Midnight Children" music video depicts the band, clad in all black, having a tea party. The background behind them is pitch black. They are at a table with a white tablecloth with autumnal patterning as accents. From left to right: Jason Hartman looks to the right of the image, toasting with his small teacup. Nikki Drohomyreky is sitting down at the table, pouring a cup of tea. Her eyes are obscured by a tilted top hat. Jerry Sofran is returning Hartman's gaze as the rightmost figure in the image. He is reaching over to clink teacups with Hartman, above Drohomyreky's head. Sofran is wearing a brown leather top hat. An assortment of colorful balloons surround the table.
Although we did not preview the 2024 @FilmSogo, we encourage readers to take a look at the short film-centric lineup at multiple venues in Stoughton this weekend, August 16 and 17. sogo.film/
A little on the fest's origins from last year: tonemadison.com/articles/the…
The Legislative committee on the future of the UW System "is the latest chapter in a long-running plan to cut the UW and impose corporate priorities," Neil Kraus writes.
tonemadison.com/articles/the…
Illustration by Kristen Billings!
ALT A collage shows Bascom Hall being cut with scissors, a copy of the 2018 UW restructuring bill, the Capitol building, a fan of 100 dollar bills, Bucky the Badger with boxing gloves, and someone at a protest holding a sign that reads "Accessible Education for All." Illustration by Kristen Billings.
Five days before the August 13 primary, four of the five candidates in a Madison-area Assembly primary race laid out detailed allegations that the fifth candidate, Andrew Hysell, misused millions of dollars in federal funds, @stinadale reports.
tonemadison.com/articles/a-w…
ALT Distorted image of a boy reading while leaning against a library shelf.
one of the most rewarding interviews I've done. even in the slightly trimmed transcript, couldn't find room to include Peter's affection for @BlendoGames' GRAVITY BONE (a starred recommendation for the gamer-cinephile community)
In RUN AND JUMP, UW–Madison assistant professor Peter McDonald delves into design parallels between personally meaningful 2D video games, guided by his philosophical lens on their mechanics and functionality. @prohibitedart shares more on the new book:
tonemadison.com/articles/fun…
ALT A custom Game Boy era-inspired illustration made by Luke Smith for the jacket of Peter McDonald's book, "Run And Jump: The Meaning Of The 2D Platformer." In various shades of green, including a dominant light lime green background, tiny anthropomorphic animals stand in front of a chalk board that illustrates a character model jumping.
On Mon, Aug 12, at 9 p.m., @WUDFilm screens Jordan Peele's multifaceted NOPE (2022) at the Memorial Union Terrace. @jesseraub writes that the "extensive world-building up front makes the stakes feel higher than in any other contemporary horror flick."
tonemadison.com/articles/nop…
ALT At a medium shot, a man (Steven Yeun) in a red and white cowboy outfit faces away from the camera, looking away out at the rolling hills and desert valley beyond. The wind blows a black sheet off a stabled horse in a cage standing to his right.
We're taking a summer break to focus on long-term planning for Tone Madison's future. A little more info about that:
tonemadison.com/articles/ton…
ALT A photo shows an expanse of marsh water in Warner Park on a sunny day. Grass and trees are visible in the background and foreground, and a large stand of trees is reflected in the water.
For a second attempt at "cinemails," contributors Edwanike Harbour and Jason Fuhrman trade thoughts on one of the summer's biggest successes, @LonglegsFilm, which continues its theatrical run in Madison for a 5th week. Does it have cultural staying power?
tonemadison.com/articles/the…
ALT A woman in her late 20s (Maika Monroe) stands in a darkened room peering out the window in horror at something unseen. She covers her mortified expression with her left hand while reaching for a holstered gun on her waistband with her right hand. The daylight from the window softly illuminates the room.
In RUN AND JUMP, UW–Madison assistant professor Peter McDonald delves into design parallels between personally meaningful 2D video games, guided by his philosophical lens on their mechanics and functionality. @prohibitedart shares more on the new book:
tonemadison.com/articles/fun…
ALT A custom Game Boy era-inspired illustration made by Luke Smith for the jacket of Peter McDonald's book, "Run And Jump: The Meaning Of The 2D Platformer." In various shades of green, including a dominant light lime green background, tiny anthropomorphic animals stand in front of a chalk board that illustrates a character model jumping.