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 A Thousand Words at the Overture Center Promenade HallThe art world is ecstatic when a box of stunning black and white photos from the ’30s is discovered amongst some long-lost possessions of Ernest Hemingway. A curator from the Metropolitan Museum of Art immediately lays claim to them, but so does a woman who might be the granddaughter of the photographer, Walker Evans. As the stories unfold, both in the 1930s and the present day, one question remains: What’s a picture worth?
The cast will feature American Players Theater actress/Forward Theater advisory company member Sarah Day; UW Madison MFA alum Josh McCabe; and Milwaukee actors Molly Rhode, Stacy Hicks, Georgina McKee, and Libby Amato.
This exceptional theater experience will be held at the Overture Center Promenade Hall starting January 19th and running through February 5th.
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of Forward Theater Company and Isthmus! Website: www.forwardtheater.com/ | | |  Emancipator with special guest Little People at the Majestic TheatreCome out to see Emancipator at the Majestic Theatre on February 16th!
To some, it must seem like this young electronic producer came out of nowhere this year, but those in the know have been following Emancipator since he self-released his first album, “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough,” at the age of 19 in 2006. His agile melodies layered over headnodic, immaculately-produced beats captivated fans across the internet and across the world. “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough” was picked up by Japanese super-producer Nujabes, pressed in Japan and sold 5,000 copies in the first six months. Emancipator landed a Puma sponsorship, gave an interview to Rolling Stone Japan, and even had his song “Maps” played at the Bejing Olympics.
His latest album “Safe In The Steep Cliffs” blends new instrumentation and organic samples with the signature Emancipator style of clean production, silky melodies and addictive drums. Dense layers of choirs, horns, American folk instruments such as the banjo and mandolin, violin and some distinct Asian influences make for a playful but refined album built out of intricate tracks listeners can enjoy on as many levels as they want. Dance to it, chill out to it, immerse your mind in it.
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the Majestic Theatre and Isthmus! Website: www.majesticmadison.com/ |  Distill AmericaThe Edgewater Hotel will host the Malt Society of Madison's 4th annual Distill America on February 18th.
Distill America celebrates the American distilling tradition.Join us for a sampling experience featuring legendary American spirits, unique craft offerings and meet the personalities that bring them to life!
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the Malt Society of Madison and Isthmus! Website: www.distillamerica.com/index.html |  2 Nights of Carnaval at the Majestic TheatrePerfecting a decade long Madison tradition, the Handphibians bring you Carnaval, showcasing the best party and dance music from around the world. Other guests include Mama Digdown's Brass Band, Grupo Um Dois Tres, Evolucao Dance Company, and Capoeira Crew. Dress to impress in your flashiest attire. Sparkles, sequins and beads are a must, and dont forget your dancing shoes. It's all happening February 17th and 18th at the Majestic Theatre.
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the Majestic Theatre and Isthmus! Winners will be chosen for both nights. Website: www.majesticmadison.com/ |  Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo at the High Noon SaloonOn February 20th, the High Noon Saloon will host the Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo performing their Live Soundtrack for the silent film "The Adventures of Prince Achmed".
Combining the sounds of steel- and nylon-string acoustic guitars in a stew seasoned with multifinger attacks, percussive beats, and heavy Serbian and Greek influences, Kapsalis and Ivanovic have created one tasty experimental dish… Kapsalis’s two-handed steel-string parts frequently create the illusion of three guitars instead of two… Ivanovic is no slouch on the nylon, either, wringing out lithe melodic lines throughout.
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the High Noon Saloon and Isthmus! Website: high-noon.com/ |  Todd Clouser's A Love Electric at the High Noon SaloonOn February 21st, the High Noon Saloon will host Todd Clouser's A Love Electric.
Baja, Mexico-based—by way of Minneapolis—guitarist Todd Clouser and his band, A Love Electric, make their Royal Potato Family recording debut with 20th Century Folk Selections. The album, which is part of a series of releases planned for 2012 by the much buzzed about young jazz artist, collects eight interpretations of songs he calls “folkloric in nature.” Ranging from his anthemic take on protest singer Malvina Reynolds “Little Boxes” to a psychedelicized, guitar freak out on the Beastie Boys iconic “Gratitude,” Clouser displays a muso’s appreciation of songs and styles through the lens of jazz-inspired improvisation. His reading of Neil Young’s “The Needle And The Damage Done” deconstructs its haunted melody to uncover even deeper sorrow in the storyteller’s tale, while a gorgeous straight-ahead take on Nirvana’s “All Apologies” replaces Kurt Cobain’s classic lyric with the dark moan of a trumpet. Special guests joining A Love Electric on 20th Century Folk Selections include trumpeter Steven Bernstein and percussionist Cyro Baptista.
Todd Clouser—a revered jazz name south of the border in his adopted home of Mexico—spent the majority of 2011 on the road touring the U.S. In doing so, he worked his band into a razor sharp unit capable of telepathically melding jazz finesse spiked with rock energy into its own instantly identifiable sound. As the results captured on 20th Century Folk Selections prove, a major new voice in the idiom is on the rise.
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the High Noon Saloon and Isthmus! Website: high-noon.com/ |  Johnny Cash 80th Birthday Bash at the Majestic TheatreThe Man in Black would have turned 80 years old on Sunday, February 26th. I think we owe him a birthday party, don’t you? We’ll celebrate the man and his music with Johnny Cash tribute sets by some of Wisconsin’s best and brightest musical talent, including: Liam Ford, Josh Harty, The Midwesterners, Whitney Mann, Earl Foss and the Brown Derby, and Robby Schiller.
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the Majestic Theatre and Isthmus! Website: www.majesticmadison.com/ |  ZoSo - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience at the Majestic TheatreCome out to the Majestic Theatre on February 29th to see Zoso, a Led Zeppelin cover band!
In 1995, Zoso was formed to create the most mesmerizing and accurate portrayal of “the biggest band of the 1970’s” - Led Zeppelin (Rolling Stone Magazine). If you missed Led Zeppelin live in the 70’s or are looking for a great chance to relive the “Hammer of the Gods” phenomenon, you must experience what the St. Petersburg Times calls “the most exacting of the Zeppelin tribute bands in existence.”
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the Majestic Theatre and Isthmus! Website: www.majesticmadison.com/ |  The Reverend Horton Heat at the Majestic TheatreCome out to the Majestic on March 1st to see the Reverend Horton Heat: Stewed Screwed and Tatooed. With special guests Larry and His Flask & The Goddamn Gallows.
Without a doubt, the mighty Reverend has won a cult following around the world these past 20+ years with a nearly endless touring ethic and musical style that’s equally as rooted in tradition as it is in breaking it. He’s one of the lynchpins of the neoroots movement and responsible for moving the genre forward and garnering it a whole new generation of fans. Mix that with a mythic stage presence and you’ve got a live act that turns rock clubs into psychobilly tent revivals across the country 300 days a year.
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the Majestic Theatre and Isthmus! Website: www.majesticmadison.com/ |  Daniel and the Lion / Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts at The High Noon SaloonDaniel and the Lion/Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts will be performing at the High Noon Saloon on Thursday March 1, at 8:00PM!
This event is 18+ to enter.
Consider them a musical mystery which still manages to sound both fresh and familiar. Whatever you choose to think going in, Daniel and the Lion will control the space between your ears for as long as you listen before managing to force yourself to pull away. This is music for anyone who loves bands from Stephen Kellogg’s Sixers to Ryan Adams, competently recorded by a band which knows how to craft a pop-laden hook without selling out to lowest common denominator bullshit.
et it snap, let it roll, hand claps, drums crash,, tele-tones and solos. Somewhere between a bar and the recording studio, Miles Nielsen's stirs up his own pop rock brand of Beatles-eque Cosmic Americana. Pop rock arrangements and sunny melodies tucked between a long lost country folk steel guitar floating through speakers around crashing drums, bouncing bass lines and smooth as butter keys. Born in Rockford, IL, home of Cheap Trick and 'Symbol', power pop DNA runs through the veins of his songs and performances.
Please click on the event name above to enter to win tickets to the show courtesy of the High Noon Saloon and Isthmus! Website: high-noon.com/ |
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