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Madison’s Alter Metal Recycling has a panoply of nightmarish equipment. Industrial shears, shredders and balers stand in the yard amid 10-ton heaps of eviscerated beater cars, aluminum cans and other scrap. It’s a gorgeous spring day, crisp and bright. Chad Awbrey, facility manager, stands outside his office with his hard hat, safety glasses and vest. “These are the nice days when you like being in the scrap business, when you can get outside, walk around,” says Awbrey, who has worked at Alter for 11 years and has spent the last three in Madison. “It’s not so much fun when it’s 20 below.” Springtime is when business picks up here. This yard, about 15 acres on Madison’s east side, is a shredding facility. Feeder lots send truckloads of cans, cars and other less recognizable metals here to be ground up and processed. Alter gets metal from both industrial sources and peddlers.

“We can weigh rail cars along with trucks,” Awbrey says, gesturing to a massive scale where a pickup full of about a dozen clothes driers has just pulled up. The truck scale weighs in 20-pound increments, measuring the weight of the entire pickup and its cargo. After inspection and unloading, the driers are put onto a 30-foot-long conveyor belt, which delivers them into a fearsome shredder the size of a house, with a tower on top. “It drops down into the shredder itself,” explains Awbrey. “There’s an in-feed chute; it’s got a big rotor on it, with six rows, and there’s hammers that are in a bell shape, and then those hammers spin around and punch the material through grates.” “It’s a pretty violent operation,” he says. The final products are jagged pieces of steel the size of a fist, which are pulled from the detritus by massive magnets. These will then be shipped by rail to steel mills. One 100-pound drier might yield 80 pounds of steel.

“Everything that’s left over goes through another process downstream that can separate aluminum and stainless steel. We [also] have people on belts that pick copper out,” Awbrey says proudly. “At that point in time there’s virtually no metals left. And if there is, then it’s money that we’re losing because we’re not recovering enough.” Inside another warehouse, boxes of copper wait to be loaded onto another conveyor belt, into another chute, where a big ram will compress them. There’s a constant hum of machinery in this room, punctuated by crashes of clanging metal. Boxes of Christmas lights sit waiting to be stripped for their valuable copper. Next to the light boxes are 10-foot high piles of wire that have already been stripped out. Beer can tabs litter the floor. Outside there is a mountain of aluminum cans — Awbrey estimates that it weighs around 100,000 pounds. At 24 cans to a pound, that’s 2.4 million cans. “Our baler was down last week,” says Awbrey nonchalantly. “We’re a little behind.” n

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When Paul Reznikoff started working as an Uber driver shortly after the app-based taxi launched in Madison last February, it seemed like the perfect job. The money was great. He was getting paid to cruise around and listen to music, and he met interesting people. Perhaps best of all, he had complete control of his schedule. “In the beginning I had no complaints,” Reznikoff says. But as the months passed, his opinion of his employer soured. He started noticing discrepancies on his paychecks that contradicted the meticulous trip log he kept on a clipboard in his car. Uber drivers split their fares with the company 80/20, but Reznikoff says his compensation “wasn’t adding up.” Since Uber employees are classified as independent contractors, drivers get no benefits and must pay for expenses like vehicle maintenance and fuel. Those costs cut into drivers’ take-home pay. “There were times when I was spending more than I was making,” Reznikoff says. He also worried about the scope of the company’s insurance, which provides commercial liability coverage only when there is a passenger in the vehicle. While drivers are logged into the app and out trolling for fares, they must rely on their own personal auto insurance.

Finally, he grew frustrated with what he considered a lack of feedback and communication from Uber management personnel. He says they’d send out weekly email and text blasts to drivers, but when employees had issues, Uber support staff was hard to reach and often gave what sounded like “scripted answers.” “I think Uber is great from the passenger and client perspective,” says Reznikoff who quit his job with the company last month. “But from a driver’s standpoint, it’s very frustrating as a company on so many levels.” Uber spokeswoman Lauren Altmin says company support staff are available “24/7” to address concerns from both riders and “driver partners” and pointed to an Uber-commissioned study that found high levels of satisfaction among employees. At least one Madison Uber driver agrees. “I think [Uber] is one of the most reliable, dependable, safe and efficient forms of transportation that Madison has ever had,” says the driver, who requested anonymity because he fears retaliation from Madison’s traditional taxicab employees. He says Uber drivers are subject to verbal harassment, stalking and have had their license plate numbers reported to police. “We are at a state of war here,” he says. The San Francisco-based Uber, which is reportedly valued at $40 billion, launched as UberCab in 2009 and now has a presence in virtually every major U.S. city and has expand-

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ed to 56 countries. It’s wildly popular, with the number of rides provided and its share of the transportation market rapidly growing. But critics worry about the company’s aggressive, largely unregulated expansion and its impact on locally owned taxi companies. The company has also experienced bad press, including the death of a 6-yearold girl struck by an Uber driver in San Francisco, numerous rape allegations against drivers and an instance in which

What will become of King Street? Merchants worry about their buildings, while proposed hotel hits snag BY JUDITH DAVIDOFF

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This past summer Marty Rifken approached Tori Johnson, the co-owner of Ancora Coffee Roasters, to see if she’d be willing to cut short the lease on her flagship cafe at 112 King St. She wasn’t. “Ultimately I’d love to stay here for life,” says Johnson, whose lease runs through 2019. Johnson bought the cafe a few years ago from founders Sue and George Krug, who launched the coffee shop on King Street in 1994. Johnson says that Rifken, who is president of the Rifken Group LTD and one of the owners of 112-116 King St., mentioned the potential for sale or development of the property. Dino Maniaci, who owns Woof ’s bar,

says he recently renewed his lease at 114 King St., but only for five years. “I did want a Business owners say landlord Marty Rifken CAROLYN FATH longer lease,” Maniaci says, has sought to shorten leases . noting Rifken mentioned the potential for building something on the site “I like the people we have as tenants,” he says. “It’s in a great location. And the buildbut was vague. But Rifken says all is status quo, includ- ing has maintained itself very well. We’re ing for 116 King St., which currently houses still making improvements on it as we go, so Opus Lounge. “These guys all have leases, we’re happy with the building. There is no and we have no plans for the development reason for us to sell. And it’s certainly not for of the building.” development.” Rifken acknowledges that someone Rifken says a proposed project on the wants to buy the properties, but his group is corner of King Street has caused speculation not interested at the moment. about his property. “The fact is that the peo “We don’t want to sell unless we find an ple next door in the vacant lot are trying to do appropriate trade. I’m very happy with the some development, and so people logically property as it is now,” Rifken says, adding, think well, why not extend that to include that he is “a little ambivalent” about selling. our building? But it doesn’t make economic

a company executive threatened journalists. The ride-hailing company and its main competitor, Lyft, faced significant resistance from local officials in Madison, with police issuing citations to drivers working illegally and the city of Madison filing charges against Uber in January. And even as the Madison city council voted earlier this month to allow the ridehailing companies to operate under a set of strict regulations, legislators at the state level are voting this week on a bill that would impose statewide regulations that would override local ordinances. The legislation requires ride-hailing companies to purchase a $5,000 license, conduct background checks on drivers and maintain at least $1 million in liability insurance. The bill would also prohibit drivers from discriminating against passengers based on race, religion, gender or disability. The bipartisan bill was introduced last month in the Assembly by Reps. Cory Mason (D-Racine) and Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) and in the Senate by Sens. Paul Farrow (R-Pewaukee) and Julie Lassa (DStevens Point). On Tuesday, the Assembly approved the bill on a 79-19 vote. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure during the next floor period, which begins April 21. In a statement, Uber representatives called the bill a “progressive regulatory approach for ridesharing” and praised law-

makers for supporting it. “This legislation creates significant earning opportunities for Wisconsin drivers,” the statement said. “By recognizing the need for common-sense regulations in ridesharing, these legislators have not only made riders safer but also positioned Wisconsin for more economic growth.” But critics such as Rep. Lisa Subeck (DMadison) say the regulations don’t go far enough. “I have a lot of concerns,” Subeck says. She dislikes that the bill removes local regulatory control and feels that the standards proposed are “too minimal.” “It puts [Uber] on an unlevel playing field versus the locally owned, locally operated taxicab companies in Madison,” says Subeck, characterizing the company as the “Walmart of taxicab companies.” The ride-hailing companies should be held to the same standards as traditional cab companies, Subeck says, which in Madison means requirements for vehicle and driver permitting, inspections and the guarantee of 24/7 service to the entire city. If the proposed legislation had risen to those standards, Subeck says she would have considered signing on as a co-sponsor. Subeck also had sharp words for fellow Democrats supporting the bill. “It’s incredibly disappointing on a philosophical level,” she says. “I would think regardless of party we should all support small local businesses.” n

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years ago sets strict height limits for the 100 and 200 block of King Street — limits that can no longer be waived with a variance. Verveer says the code would have to be amended to allow the project as currently envisioned to go forward. Otherwise, the top couple of stories in the project would need to be “stepped back” to allow clear sight lines to the Capitol. “These view corridors are not allowed to be exempted,” Verveer says. “That’s why it would require an actual amendment to the zoning code.” Verveer says it would be up to him to introduce a zoning text amendment, which would ultimately need approval by the Common Council after a recommendation from the Plan Commission. He says he is unsure how supportive city staff will be of a “wholesale rewrite of that provision,” but has yet to have a “sit-down conversation” with them on the issue. Berkson, who met wiwth city staff April 7, is confident things can be worked out. “All the feedback we have gotten is positive. We’re continuing to work through city and staff to have discussions on whether these zoning changes that are specific to our site are amenable.” n

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Dude, where’s my cheap compost? Dane County ends program loved by gardeners BY MOLLY STENTZ

For more than 20 years, Madison and Dane County worked together to provide something local gardeners adore: cheap compost. Each year, city crews collected batches of leaves that residents raked into the parkways and curbs and delivered them to county parks. County workers rotated and managed the compost piles and ran the material through screens to remove trash. They made the finished compost available to the public – home gardeners and developers alike. The program kept the leaves out of the lakes and the landfill, and turned them into valuable garden nutrients or landscape material for new housing developments. Madison-area residents could buy the low-cost compost at sites in Verona and Westport. On many Saturday mornings in May, residents lined up waiting to fill trailers, trucks or even hatchbacks with compost. An entire pickup truck load ran just $10. But last year, Dane County announced it would be closing the compost sites after losing its main customer, the city of Madison. George Dreckmann, recycling coor-

dinator for Madison, says the city withdrew from the program after fees skyrocketed. “The county increased our annual fee from $51,000 a year to $250,000 a year,” he says. “So faced with that increase, we looked to see if there might be alternatives that cost less.” The city will still pick up leaves from the curbside and pay to compost them. Only now, it is delivering them to a local business, which makes and sells the compost. A three-year contract with DeForest-based landscape company Circle B will cost the city between $160,000 and $185,000 annually. “It was definitely going to be less than what the county would charge us,” Dreckmann says. Dane County solid waste manager John Welch says the county was subsidizing the program and had to charge more. “The rates were raised to reflect the true cost of operating the compost program,” he says. “We never raised rates in 20-plus years, despite our labor and operating costs going up. Our fuel cost went up 700% in that time.” The county compost sites were not supported primarily by tax dollars, but by the “tipping fees” that garbage haulers pay to dump waste at the county landfill. The county ran the compost sites, Welch says, “because it’s the better, more

responsible thing to do, composting these materials, rather than landfilling them.” There is also a 1993 state law banning the landfilling of yard waste. Dreckmann suspects the recent expansion of Dane County’s Rodefeld landfill prompted the $200,000 composting fee

increase. “This was an attempt to recoup some of the revenue they were anticipating but that was sacrificed during the landfill negotiation,” he says. Welch disputes that. “We had to look at the landfill expansion and the entire solid waste operation and say, okay, there’s a

‘The work that 21st century librarians do’ Saving our outdated media from the dump

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Last month, UW-Madison researcher Richard Bonomo found himself in need of a Betamax player. This might seem a strange equipment need for someone who works in the UW Fusion Technology Institute, where scientists are attempting to achieve nuclear fusion, which one day may prove essential to serving the clean energy needs of future generations. But Bonomo recently came across a forgotten cache of tapes containing research data on the mining of lunar helium 3 — a non-radioactive isotope used in advanced fusion reactions that’s rare on earth but abundant on the moon. “I wanted to digitize it before it became impossible to do so,” Bonomo says. Like other forms of magnetic storage media, Betamax tapes have a relatively short lifespan, lasting only a few decades before they deteriorate. The problem is, who the heck has a Betamax player anymore? Outdated and obscure, the technology was all but vanquished by VHS after an intense video formatting war in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Rather than trying his luck at the local

scrap yard, Bonomo turned to the UW TechPartners email list to see if any of its 1,000 or so members could help him out. Turns out a few technophiles had Betamax players lying around. Somebody even offered up an ancient U-matic (an analog recording videocassette format from the late 1960s). “These machines are disappearing very fast,” Bonomo says. In the meantime, data formats continue to progress, and the amount of data continues to increase. Do Bonomo’s Betamax tapes hold the secrets to lunar helium 3 mining that will help usher in a glorious new era of post-fossil fuel peace and prosperity? That remains to be seen. But thanks to the technology community at UW, the information he found will survive and benefit future generations. At a research institution the size of the UW, there’s a “staggering” amount of information in need of a digital archiving upgrade, says Dorothea Salo, a faculty associate in the UW School of Library and Information Studies. If people don’t act fast, many of the records will be lost forever to the garbage pile. “The thing about old media is, it’s sometimes impossible to get your hands on playback equipment,” she says. “It’s a huge and growing problem.”

And it isn’t just an academic problem — think of all the irreplaceable home movies and dusty boxes of precious photographs stored in attics and garages across the world. Google vice president Vint Cerf has recently sounded the alarm about this exact problem, warning of a “forgotten generation” brought on by “bit rot,” or the gradual, inevitable obsolescence of technology.

Luckily, Salo is working on a solution: She and her students have created a Rube Goldberg-type apparatus to help people save their outdated media by transitioning them into modern formats. The contraption, known as Recovering Analog and Digital Data (RADD for short), is tucked away in a back corner of the SLIS library in Helen C. White Hall.

new reality here. With all the services we are providing, and want to continue to provide, here’s the reality of what it costs. How do we pay for it between all the services we provide and all the revenues we collect? It made the most sense to say, this is what it costs to run the compost operation. It should be able to stand on its own. And the users of the compost program should be paying for the compost program.” Many residents who use community gardens lack their own land to grow food for their families. For years, they received free deliveries of the city-county compost, paid for by the nonprofit Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin and hauled for free by the city. Some gardeners now worry they won’t be able to get fertilizer. “I think the city really needs to support community gardens and the infrastructure that is needed,” says Sue Rosa, a gardener at Quann Community Garden on Madison’s south side. “People need access to land to grow food.” Joe Mathers is the former community garden coordinator for Community Action Coalition. The group no longer oversees

the garden program, but Mathers has been volunteering his time working with a group of gardeners to find resources. “Compost is going to happen this year, but it’s going to happen differently.” He’s getting bids from Purple Cow, a Middleton-based company that also makes plantbased compost from municipal leaf collection, as well as Circle B. The county will dispense the remainder of its compost for free on April 20 to 25 at both the Westport and Verona sites. Meanwhile, the city is still providing leaves to Olbrich Gardens to create leaf mulch. However, this is a much smaller program, and compost is a better fertilizer than mulch. Dreckmann stresses that Madison will still offer compost to the public, starting in May. It just costs more now. While a pickup truck load — roughly two cubic yards — used to cost $10 from the county, Circle B will sell a cubic yard of compost for $29.50 at 6402 Loftus Rd. in DeForest. For an extra $35, it will deliver a minimum of two cubic yards. A dumptruck load of compost, which used to cost $100, will now cost $200, says Dreckmann, adding the city can deliver. “We don’t charge to deliver it, but they have to pay the fee for the material.”n

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“People regret throwing away their [tech] garbage,” says Eric Schatzberg, a UW history of science professor. Vinyl LPs are back in vogue, high-end audiophiles covet tube amplifiers, and dirigibles may be making a comeback. But at the same time, lots of today’s technology still gets thrown away. People who swear that modern machines just don’t hold up as well as older models aren’t

making it up — as equipment gets more advanced, it often gets cheaper and harder to take apart and fix, Schatzberg says. As a result, people now more often replace their technology instead of repairing it. “We’re alienated from technology in the sense that it’s unfamiliar to us,” Schatzberg says. “We don’t open things up and take them apart anymore.” At the intersection of technology’s ubiquitousness and the design concept of “planned obsolescence” lies an odd paradox: Our relationship with tech is increasingly intimate, but our understanding of it is increasingly superficial. It’s the reason we don’t mourn a broken cell phone the same way we do a broken-down classic car. But even as devices seemingly fade into obscurity, old technologies never truly die: They serve as building blocks for future iterations. “It’s important to remember that technology has been around even before the human species,” Schatzberg says. “Early hominids had stone tools. It’s an essential part of what makes us human, but it’s also always been changing — sometimes slowly and sometimes more quickly.” n

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 n I t may be springtime, but it’s also flu season for dogs: The UW School of Medicine issues an advisory warning dog owners about the disease, which can be fatal. There’s at least one case confirmed in the Madison area. Careful what you sniff, pooch. FRIDAY, APRIL 10 n T he UW System Board of Regents approves a tuition hike for out-of-state students at nine campuses. The move draws criticism from some lawmakers (looking at you, Steve Nass), but when faced with massive budget cuts, what’s a regent to do? n B eloved UW basketball star Sam Dekker writes a heartfelt letter addressed to the “Badger Nation” announcing his plans to skip his last season of eligibility and enter the NBA draft. We hate to see you leave, but we love to watch you go.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 11 n A canoeist discovers a body near Governor’s Island in Lake Mendota. The body is later identified as 23-year-old Jacob Payne of Fitchburg, who police say was the victim of a homicide. MONDAY, APRIL 13 n M adison schools Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham proposes cutting $10.8 million and 110 jobs in order to close a $14.8 budget gap. That’s what happens when the state government defunds education.

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Gagging over global climate change BY RUTH CONNIFF

That’s where Adamczyk really gets into gear: “Well, it’s foolishness for the executive director of a board of public lands to engage in lobbying on global warming,” he says. “Ms. Nelson flew out to Washington, D.C., and spent the whole day out there testifying on global warming!” he adds. How, he demands, does that help the children of Wisconsin? Nelson responds with a detailed account of her day in Washington testifying — not lobbying — before Congress, but mostly meeting with Senate staff on land board business. “My recollection was it was a 12-hour day, and I spent 10 hours on BCPL business,” she says. “Well, I guess there’s no way to know that,” Adamczyk retorts. “I don’t want anyone in this agency to work on that topic again,” he says. Schimel introduces a motion prohibiting staff from engaging in future climate change work. Here La Follette breaks in: “I’ve never seen such nonsense. We’ve reached the point where we are going to try to gag staff from talking on an issue?”

Well, Adamczyk shoots back, “It’s ridiculous that we have to do this.” Schimel adds, helpfully, “I don’t believe this is a gag of any kind.” La Follette asks what happens if staff are asked to comment on how climate change affects forest land. “I find that would not be very likely,” Adamczyk scoffs. Actually, Nelson points out, “There are working groups up north looking at how climate change impacts certain timber species.

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It is far from inconceivable that I would be asked a question,” she says. Well, our climate-denier state treasurer tells her, she can just refer such questions to him and Schimel! Badump-bump. “If Tia gets one email question, she can forward it to us,” Adamczyk says. “I wish we didn’t have to prohibit this,” he says sighing, but “this wasn’t just one email.” Nelson has been spending “a lot of her time” on climate change. “Just for the record,” Nelson says, “I haven’t worked on this since 2008, or 2007, actually.” Adamczyk presses her: “Is this something you are actively lobbying on on state time?” Once again, Nelson patiently explains that she has never “lobbied” on the issue — only answered questions put to her by Congress and by the timber industry. None of that troubles Adamcyzk. As though speaking of global warming were akin to watching porn, he explains there are lots of topics state workers should not discuss on state time. But, he says, “I don’t want us to do a motion on everything.” Then Schimel and Adamczyk vote twoto-one against La Follette to prohibit land board staff from talking about or working on climate change. Earth Day turns 45 years old next week. Tia Nelson’s dad is rolling over in his grave. n Ruth Conniff is editor of The Progressive magazine.

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Welcome to Wisconsin, where April Fool’s Day lasts all year! How about Mike Huebsch, head of our state Public Service Commission, declaring that global warming is caused by volcanoes, not people? And check out our tea party state treasurer, Matt Adamczyk. Comedy fans should not miss the audio of a teleconference in which Adamczyk attacks Tia Nelson, daughter of the great environmentalist Gaylord Nelson and head of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, for daring to utter the words “climate change.” The land board, Wisconsin’s oldest state agency, manages public forests and a trust fund from their sale that finances school libraries and makes loans to municipalities. The state constitution states that the board shall be overseen by the state treasurer, the attorney general and the secretary of state. Secretary of State Doug La Follette has been on the board for 30 years. Recently, he’s been joined by Adamczyk, who ran on the promise to eliminate his own job, and Attorney General Brad Schimel, who is pressing Gov. Scott Walker’s lawsuit against the EPA for trying to enforce federal emissions rules. What fun! Adamczyk kicked off the April 7 meeting with this line of attack: “Tia did you ever get explicit permission from the board to lobby on global warming?” he demands. By “lobbying,” he means Nelson’s work on a climate-change task force to which she was appointed by former Gov. Jim Doyle. “It honestly never occurred to me that being asked by a sitting governor to sit on a citizen task force would be objectionable,” Nelson responds. “But I did notify board members, and none of them objected.” La Follette, who plays straight man throughout the meeting to the comedy duo of Adamczyk and Schimel, confirms that no one on the board thought there was anything fishy about Nelson serving on the task force. “This is foolishness,” La Follette adds.

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Guilty pleasure? I was struck by Mike Wyatt’s letter (Feedback, 4/9/2015) on the omission of the community section of the paper, and was interested to see what he meant by changed format. Gosh, he’s right about the abdication of public service responsibility in what you include or don’t in the new version and yet...I enjoyed and felt icky at my enjoyment of the new foodie section. I suspect I’ll have the same reaction to it as I do to many supermarket tabloids if this is Isthmus’ tryout of a new direction. By that, I mean I will unfortunately probably read a whole lot of it. One recent article reminded me that I want to take my 10-year-old niece to the new Sal’s Tomato Pies on Johnson Street, where we can eat delicious pies and talk about how the place is different now and what trendy means. I enjoy fluff, pizza and Isthmus still and implore you to please, please find a way to include important community information. Doesn’t matter what section it is. Come up with a way that gets people out to something other than restaurants. Or gets them to care about local issues. Meredith Alt (via email)

The southeast side could certainly use some love (Madland: “Avoiding Downtown Madison Is Not Necessarily a Bad Thing,” Isthmus.com, 4/8/2015). I’m still waiting for the Stoughton Road Revitalization Project (SRRP) to be enacted, and the SE side really lost out when the onceplanned Tradewinds entertainment district was abandoned. Matthew A. Matter (via Facebook)

Corrrections In last week’s Isthmus, the article “Phoning Home” incorrectly quoted Matt Reetz, executive director of the Madison Audubon Society, regarding the number of snowy owls that migrated here in the winter of 2013. Reetz said about 200 owls were spotted in Wisconsin that winter. The story also incorrectly located the Goose Pond Sanctuary — it is north of Madison, near Arlington. “Rejection Notice” incorrectly identified the James Klauser as a “chief legal counsel” to Gov. Tommy Thompson. Klauser served as “special counsel” to the governor from 1994 to 1996, in addition to being Administration Secretary from 1986 until 1996.

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There’s the glam side of Earth Day, where people plant trees, count birds and listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson speak on climate change. Then there’s the more unseemly side of saving the earth: garbage. What do we do with all the trash we generate? Where does it go, and does it go where it should? Are we doing our best to keep it out of the landfill? In this issue, we take a closer look at our complicated relationship with waste. We survey the scene at a local scrapyard (“Snapshot,” page 4), interview city recycling czar George Dreckmann (below), get up close and personal with compost (stories on pages 8, 18 and 19) and illustrate our garbage “by the numbers” (opposite page). Plus we sample some “trashy” dishes (page 24), catch up with Garbage, the band (page 23), interview a fashion upcycler (page 46) and take a look at those who are saving obsolete technology (page 8). Whatever you do, don’t throw this issue in the trash. Read, re-read, recycle!

‘Anything that can lighten our carbon footprint is okay.’ GEORGE DRECKMANN: THE INTERVIEW By Joe Tarr ISTHMUS.COM APRIL 16–22, 2015

George Dreckmann didn’t grow up wanting to be Madison’s garbage

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His first ambition was to be a teacher, but when he graduated from UW-

Madison in 1988, there weren’t many teaching jobs available.

A temporary job with the city’s streets department seemed like the perfect

place to cool his heels until a teaching job opened up. At the time, the city would pick up just about anything that fit into a trash bag left on the curb, including lawn and plant clippings. That year, the county banned yard waste from the landfill.

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Garbage by the numbers WHAT WE TOSSED IN 2014

By Allison Geyer

plastic bags 4 tons aseptic packaging 8 tons rigid plastic 62 tons milk jugs 197 tons other HDPE (#2 plastic) 158 tons

steel cans

348 tons

LEAVES AND YARD WASTE

#3-#7 plastic 197 tons

aluminum cans

225 tons

PETE (#1 plastic) 473 tons

other metal

household batteries 4.2 tons vehicle batteries 47 tons mattresses and box springs 38 tons Styrofoam 39 tons

102 tons

22,341 tons

computers, TVs and electronics

GLASS

188 tons

4,832 tons

UNRECYCLABLE MATERIALS

appliances and scrap metal 669 tons

food scraps

and other organics 239 tons

CARDBOARD

48,051 tons

2,816 tons

MIXED PAPER

3,622 tons

BRUSH AND LOGS 12,977 tons

NEWSPRINT 5,132 tons

to landfill 136,454 TONS

1,020 TONS

32,440 TONS

430 TONS

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of electronics collected and sent to a Janesville facility for recycling

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to recycle

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of asphalt shingles collected and sent for recycling into asphalt pavement

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George Dreckmann: ‘We can’t decide to recycle something because we think it’s going to be a good idea; we have to be able to make something out of it.’

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has given up waiting. George Dreckmann had hoped to have a citywide composting program up and running before he retires next January, but he knows the city will never make that deadline. “It’s been moved back a year every year for the last three years,” says Dreckmann, the city’s recycling coordinator. “I can’t gauge the political commitment to this. I just don’t know. There are other projects deemed to have greater importance in terms of the use of the city’s capital.” For the program, the city needs to build a biodigester — estimated at $12 to $18 million. It would pay for itself in about 15 years by reducing the amount of trash the city sends to the landfill (at a cost of around $50 a ton).

CURBSIDE COMPOSTING INITIATIVE WOULD RECYCLE FOOD WASTE By Joe Tarr In 2013, city workers collected 190,400 tons of garbage from 74,347 households and 500 to 700 businesses (many businesses and apartment buildings of eight or more units use private haulers for their trash). Of all the garbage the city collects, 69% — more than 131,000 tons — was kept out of the landfill by recycling in 2013, Dreckmann says. If the city had a full-scale composting program in place, it could keep 80% of its garbage out of the landfill, Dreckmann calculates. Were the program up and running, residents would separate food waste and soiled paper products like napkins, coffee filters and pizza boxes the way they now separate recycling. The food waste would then be put into the biodigester, where it would be turned into methane, which can be used to fuel vehicles or generate electricity, and fertilizer, which it can sell.

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program in 2011 to see how it might work. The project currently includes 500 households, 23 businesses and Emerson Elementary School, Dreckmann says. Their food waste is shipped to a biodigester at UW-Oshkosh. This early effort is not quite up to snuff. The refuse that the city is getting in the pilot is contaminated slightly with noncompostable plastic and small amounts of glass, Dreckmann says. Because of this, much of it is now going to the landfill. Dreckmann is working on a fix. If Madison had its own biodigester, it could easily deal with these contaminants. But the Oshkosh facility is trying to generate high-end fertilizer to sell to home gardeners, so it can’t have plastic or glass in it. “We wouldn’t be as dependent on the high-end market,” Dreckmann says. “We’d

be looking [at selling] to the agricultural market, the construction market, using it in highway road projects. In a lot of highways projects, you can have up to 30% contamination. I’d hope we wouldn’t be running that high. But it’s a much more forgiving market than for a rose garden.” If Madison had built the biodigester a couple of years ago, it would have been in the vanguard of eco-friendly cities. But now, many other cities have either built them or have plans to. “I know this process. I’m frustrated with it, but it is what it is. I wear blinders when it comes to how to spend our money,” Dreckmann says. “But I’m not paid to make those decisions. The project lost some of its urgency when we were able to get the landfill expanded.”n

➡ continued from page 16 Dreckmann was given the difficult task of going around and informing residents they could no longer dump lawn refuse onto the curb. “We were going to do something unpopular, and I was hired to stand in front of the fan,” Dreckmann explains. But he loved the education component of the job and found a way to sell the new policy without pissing off too many people. Driving around in his Ford pickup, he’d stop at houses and tell residents he would take their current load of yard trash, but after that, they’d have to stop. “I figured out a way to make it look good, which might be why I have the job I do now,” he says. Since then, Dreckmann has become a Madison institution. As the city’s recycling coordinator, he’s overseen the implementation of curbside recycling and helped pave the way for a proposed composting program. About to turn 65, Dreckmann plans to retire in January. Isthmus caught up with him to ask him what he’s learned about garbage during his unexpected career. When he started in the industry, the country was facing a garbage crisis, with alarms that there was no room left for land-

fills. That crisis turned out to be exaggerated, but it spurred a recycling boom, which had benefits. “For a lot of people, the shortage of landfill space was really secondary to the real reason for recycling, which is resource conservation,” Dreckmann says. “There’s no imminent crisis, partly because we’ve pulled all this stuff out of the landfills.” The rise of recycling in Dane County, for instance, has helped extend the life of its current landfill by 30 years. Still, even in a city like Madison, where people are devoted to recycling, plenty of things end up in the landfill that shouldn’t be. “Ten to 15% of the trash we [send to the landfill] could be recycled,” he says. “People put it in the wrong bin. We know, for example, that when the recycling cart is full, and people have some recycling left, they’ll put it in the trash.” So what happens when you throw the wrong thing in the wrong bin? “The garbage fairy comes up and slaps you silly,” Dreckmann jokes. Actually, trash that is dumped into a recycling bin will eventually be sorted out at the recycling center, although “there’s a cost to that.” During Dreckmann’s career, he’s seen a shift in which items are most valuable for recycling. Aluminum cans remain a big income generator, selling for $1,600 a ton. But, he adds, “Back

in the day, I never thought I’d be getting more money from plastic than aluminum.” Still, with the recent drop in oil prices, the amount of money plastic fetches has declined. Newspaper was once a big revenue generator for the city, but as physical newspaper subscriptions have declined, so too has this once-reliable market. “We aren’t going to have a paperless society, but we have a less-paper society,” he says. The changes demonstrate a reality of Dreckmann’s job. “We can’t decide to recycle something because we think it’s going to be a good idea; we have to be able to make something out of it,” he says. “We are not an environmental program, we’re commodity aggregators. We have to have a product we can produce from this material.” As easy-to-recycle materials get replaced, recycling programs face problems. For instance, the market for glass has declined, but Madison still uses a lot of glass because, says Dreckmann, “we like beer.” So the city has to ship its glass farther, at a higher cost. At the same time, new forms of plastic that are replacing glass often have multiple layers, which make them harder to recycle. Nevertheless, Dreckmann sees these changes as beneficial. They’re being done to reduce

packaging, which means it takes less fuel to ship them, reducing carbon emissions. “Climate change to me is the most pressing issue on the planet. It’s more dire than, ‘Will Iran get a nuclear weapon?;” he says. “Anything that can lighten our carbon footprint is okay, even if we have to put a little more in the landfill.” Although Dreckmann has loved his job, he’s ready to move on. He’d like to return to his earlier ambition, and give substitute teaching a try. He wants to climb Machu Picchu and raft through the Grand Canyon before he’s 70. He suffers from Crohn’s disease, a condition that is aggravated by stress. Dreckmann, as spokesman for the city streets division, also deals with snow emergencies, and those who complain about how the city deals with them. “If it wasn’t for winter, I’d probably stick around for a couple more years. It’s winter that wears me out,” says Dreckmann. “Crohn’s won’t kill me, but it can make my life miserable. That happens more in January than in July.” He adds: “I’m looking forward to just being a person who rolls his recycling cart out once a week.” n

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2008. She uses the yurt as a studio for her dance, Pilates and other classes. “When I built it, I wanted to make as many green choices as possible,” says Aldrich, who is passionate about water conservation. She started the Lake Monona Water Walk in 2012 to raise awareness. “In a time of global water shortage, we’re flushing away potable water, decent water. It’s a crime,” she says. Monona does not allow composting toilets per se, but Aldrich fought and received a variance by arguing that composting toilets don’t fall under Monona’s plumbing code because they don’t use water or require plumbing. The code is geared toward abolishing septic systems and outhouses in favor of modern sewage systems. Aldrich argued, moreover, that composting toilets aren’t producing waste that isn’t going into the sewer; they convert that waste into compost before it ever leaves the toilet.

Aldrich did a lot of research before she selected her self-contained model from Sun-Mar. She was so pleased with it, she became a local dealer for them. Waste goes into a drum below the seat, along with bulking material and enzymes that aid in breakdown. Turning the drum also aids in breakdown. A fan evaporates urine and carries away odors — there’s less smell than conventional toilets, Aldrich says. Most people use them in cabins, says Aldrich, but they’re also great for outbuildings like boathouses, or even “on a boat or in an RV.” “They’re simple. Not much can go wrong,” she says, other possibly than with the fan. “But you can replace the fan without replacing the toilet.”

A self-contained Sun-Mar composting toilet features a rotating drum and, below, a finishing chamber. Aldrich says that while the resulting compost is safe to use on a vegetable garden, Wisconsin law requires that it be disposed of at a landfill. That might also seem a waste. But Aldrich says the toilet is so effective at reducing what goes into it, not much compost is generated anyway. n

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from Madison residents demanding the right to install composting toilets. The toilets, which turn solid waste into compost, are lauded by proponents because conventional toilets waste water with each flush. Older toilets use 3 to 7 gallons of water per flush, and even new low-flow toilets use 1.5 gallons per flush. According to the EPA, toilets account for the largest percentage of household indoor water usage. But Madison does not allow composting toilets, period, says George Hank of building inspection. They violate both the health code (7.321) and the plumbing code (18.36). Basically, if there’s a sewer, you have to use it. The tiny house village on East Johnson Street initially wanted to use composting toilets, but were denied. Dianné Aldrich of Monona fought to have a composting toilet allowed in the yurt she constructed in her backyard in

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Not many bands take their name from a derogatory comment describing how a piece of music sounds. But that’s exactly what happened in the case of Garbage — a group with Madison roots that formed in 1993 during alt-rock’s glory days. “I was working on a remix for Nine Inch Nails,” recalls Butch Vig, 59, about one of the many projects he did for high-profile artists after producing Nirvana’s 1991 industryaltering album Nevermind. “There were a lot of distorted drum tracks and feedback, with really no music.” Someone at Smart Studios, the Madison recording facility Vig founded with future Garbage guitarist Steve Marker, walked in and said the remix sounded “like garbage.”

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Madison may well have a reputation as a holier-than-thou local food bastion, but it’s also proud home of the White Trash Burrito at Burrito Drive. This irreverent conglomeration of, admittedly, junk food wrapped in a tortilla celebrates the highly processed ingredients that food purists love to hate — Tater Tots, Spam, baked beans and Velveeta cheese. And that’s okay (once in a while). For one thing, it proves that Madison doesn’t always take itself so seriously. And it heads our list of Madison’s “trashiest” foods. This sampling of old childhood flavors melds into a sticky mass of surprising deliciousness. Plus, it’s served with an upscale chili ketchup salsa that has a nice spicy kick. The baked beans offer a little sweetness and give the whole burrito balance. It’s easy to find yourself liking this burrito far more than you’d expect. Famous Dave’s also has some fun with the concept with its All-American Feast — a smorgasbord sampling of nearly the entire menu, served cheekily on a large trashcan lid. A whole rack of smoked ribs a whole roasted chicken, pulled pork, brisket, corn, coleslaw, baked beans, and french fries.

The St. Louis-style ribs are nicely smoky and come out already well sauced, but Famous Dave’s also provides a nice array of sauces at the table. It takes a lot of work and care to make brisket tender, but the kitchen puts in that work. The smoke ring penetrates deep into the meat. The “Wilbur beans” have a lot of flavor from the flecks of smoked meat throughout; overall, there’s a satisfying balance of sweet, smoke and spice. It’s a platter to feed the whole family, and the family can still reasonably expect to take home a doggie bag. It may come on a trash can lid, but none of that smoked goodness will end up in the trash. Different in spirit are the dishes that began as ways to extend the life or usefulness of ingredients and keep food out of the refuse bin. Offal, skin, tendons, organs and stale starches are often treated like trash and thrown away, but in the right hands, they can be turned into beloved dishes. The French name for french toast is “pain perdu,” or “lost bread,” and the dish originated as a way to use up stale loaves. Madison Sourdough Co. makes an incredible french toast by soaking its day-old sourdough in va-

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nilla custard, which has a lot more sugar then most recipes call for. This gives the outside a satisfying caramelized crunch. Topping it with caramel apple compote, real whipped cream and toasty almonds makes this some of the best pain perdu in Madison. Bread pudding is another great way to use up stale bread. A Pig in a Fur Coat’s dessert Pandoro bread pudding is one of the finest in Madison. Originally from an old family recipe, it now changes with the seasons. The dried bread, transformed with custard, might also boast different nuts, spices and dried fruits, even caramel and white chocolate. The necessity of using the whole animal has always been a staple of peasant cooking. Heritage Tavern makes headcheese from their own farm’s pigs. Headcheese is a pig’s head that’s boiled until all of the meat and assorted bits are so tender that it falls off the bone. Then the bones are removed and the bits are cut up and placed into a loaf pan. The thick broth is added, and the whole loaf is chilled into a solid block. Heritage cuts these into slices, breads and fries them in one of the best presentations of headcheese around. Menudo is a classic Mexican dish utilizing parts of the cow most Americans would throw

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“the consumer has to have some knowledge of food. This isn’t for someone without cooking skills. They need to know how much to buy. There’s not going to be any instructions on those bulk bins.” And that, she notes, can be intimidating for some people. Willy Street, at least, has a proactive approach to this difficulty. It offers a free bulk cooking guide and a free bulk buying class for its members. And these days, instructions on cooking a cup of pearled barley are only a Google away. Zepeda adds that confidence in the kitchen is probably the main limiting factor in the growth of bulk. “Clearly a lot of people do like convenience,” says Zepeda. “As popular as cooking shows are, a lot of people really don’t cook, or don’t know how to cook, and so that is definitely going to be an impediment.” Even so, Zepeda says that buying in bulk is gaining in popularity every year. Grocery stores are expanding their bulk selections and a broader range of stores are offering the option. Locally, they’re in almost every grocery store, from Copps to Metcalfe’s to Hy-Vee, as well as Whole Foods. And highend specialty shop Vom Fass sells its oils, vinegars and wines mainly in bulk as well. Environmentally, this trend couldn’t come too soon — according to a 2010 EPA study, containers and packaging constitute 30% of municipal solid waste. Zepeda’s recommendations for the bulk buying novice: In addition to purchasing as many goods as possible in bulk, bring your own containers to the bulk area of the store, and develop expertise in planning meals. “This is our great legacy, the garbage we will leave,” says Zepeda. “If they can’t compost it, it’s going to be there pretty much forever.” n

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Ale Asylum has also been Gluten-free Common debuting one-off experimental Thread for 2015 batches made with differMadison’s Greenview Brewent combinations of hops as ing Company will release a its brewers determine which gluten-free version of this year’s create the best aroma, bitterCommon Thread, the collaboraness and flavor. Among the tive beer of Madison’s Craft limited draught-only releases Beer Week. The 2015 regular have been IPAs called Lemmy Common Thread is a Belgian (featuring Apollo and Amarillo Tripel made with barley, but hops), B2-D2 (Dr. Rudi and Greenview’s take is made with Amarillo hops), S’Poon (Pacific LINDA FALKENSTEIN sorghum, rice, millet, honey and Gem, Wakatu and Mandaa grain called teff. rina Bavaria hops), and Jaded Trevor and Maureen Barley contains gluten and Not Faded (Southern Cross, Easton is a problem for those with Waimea and Mandarina hops). celiac disease. Greenview co-owner Maureen Easton (who has the disease) and her husband, Welcome, Stillmank Trevor, brewed the beer on March 14, and it will The beers of Stillmank Brewing (owned by Madibe served at special events featuring Greenview son native Brad Stillmank) started turning up on during Madison Craft Beer Week, May 1-10. local shelves this month. The Green Bay brewery has been making beers for the past couple of Hops in many guises years, but only recently began Madison distribuEarlier this year Ale Asylum announced it would tion. The brewery’s most common offerings lobe releasing three new India Pale Ales in bottles cally are 16-ounce cans of Wisco Disco (a hoppy in 2015. The first was Velveteen Habit; the secamber ale), Bee’s Knees (a honey rye ale) and ond, High Coup, should be out within the next Super Kind (IPA). Seasonals and limited releases few weeks. might also be released in 22-ounce bombers.

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Sweet in a stew Green Owl Cafe, 1970 Atwood Ave.

The vegan groundnut stew, with sweet potatoes claiming the starring role, supported by ginger, peanuts and cilantro, is a warming dish on chilly spring evenings, in the friendly surroundings of Mad City’s only vegetarian restaurant. Served with brown rice and a side of steamed kale, it’s also vegan — and gluten free.

High on the fry Alchemy, 1980 Atwood Ave.

Sweet potato fries can be found almost everywhere these days, including Arby’s — but only at Alchemy can you find them housemade, fried twice for extra crispness, and served with tarragon mayo and local jalapeño and blackberry jam. Outrageous.

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Consider the Sweet Potato Drift — a full 1/2 pound of beef from Knoche’s for the hamburger patty, topped with toasted chestnut puree, a coulis of balsamic macerated Door County cherries, Saxony-Alpine cheese (from Saxon Creamery in Cleveland, Wis.) and a pile of thinly cut and fried sweet potatoes, all smooshed into a Parker House roll.

Beers to watch for Lake Louie is out with a new English-style mild brown ale called Nudge Nudge. It finishes at 4.9% ABV and 22 IBUs. n MobCraft’s latest crowdsourced beer is Aloha Dankeschön. It’s a 6.6% ABV Wit bier brewed with cocoa, coffee and coconut. n Hydro Street Brewing in Columbus gave its mug club members a sneak peek of its saffron ale recently. It’s a limited release, so those interested should plan a visit soon. n WBC in Verona previewed a trial batch of American wheat made with coriander (currently called Wisconsin Field Beer). It’s made with Wisconsin-grown wheat and oats, and is still being tweaked by Kirby Nelson, so won’t be out until summer. n Lakefront Brewery of Milwaukee just released an organic barrel-aged barley wine in 22-ounce bombers that ends up at 14% ABV. n n

A day’s worth of instructional sessions on DIY food projects, from baklava-making to brewing beer, cooking fish and baking lefse — and many more — from neighbor to neighbor. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Goodman Center, 149 Waubesa St. Register online (through 4/17, $17) at madisonfoodcamp. org, or show up at the door ($20).

More beer and poetry Monday, April 20

Fetch hither le fromage de la Belle France Tuesday, April 21

The Whole Foods cheesemonger will lead an in-depth discussion and tasting of French cheeses; register 48 hours in advance at wholefoodsmadison. eventbrite.com. The class costs $10, but participants do receive a $10 gift card. 6-7 p.m., 3313 University Ave.

Earthy plays on herbs and fruit Spring cocktails at Heritage Tavern

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The Milwaukee-based group Eat Local::Read Local aims to showcase “partnerships between local restaurants and poets from Milwaukee and Madison during National Poetry Month.” Poets Robin Chapman, Margaret Noodin, Nancy Reddy, Lauren Russell, Shoshauna Shy and Katie Vagnino will read at 7 p.m. at Craftsman Table & Tap, 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Middleton.

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Thor Messer, bar manager at Merchant, and Michael Anderson of Hawthorn Beverage Group will be mixing cocktails with un-aged and craft-distilled brandies from Copper & Kings American Brandy Co., and pairing them with the albums (from the Volcanoes and Swami John Reis & the Blind Shake) that inspired the drinks. 8 p.m., 121 S. Pinckney St.

The new spring cocktail menu at Heritage Tavern is a hit, with a number of impressively well-crafted drinks. Included in the roster is the winning punch entry from Slopig 2015, a balanced gin-based number with a hint of serrano chili spice. The drink is smoothed with a layer of grilled pineapple and basil foam on top that sinks into the drink, making for opulent mouthfeel and flavor. New bar manager Clint Sterwald, who cut his teeth at the Milwaukee bar Distil, is building on his punch success with another play on herb and fruit, the Sao Paolo Smash. This melds sage and blackberry with subtle rosewater notes, to great effect. Garnished with a sprig of sage inside a lime wedge, it’s a colorful patio sipper, perfect for April — the earthy sage flavor makes the drink successful when it’s just shy of summery. And lest we forget that there are still rogue cold showers that require a drink with a bit of fortitude, Templeton’s Orchard is a cocktail with some heft. Here the herb is rosemary, playing against apricot liqueur and lemon juice for a sour with added spice from Templeton Rye whiskey. The feathery blend is refreshing and easy drinking, a wonderful accompaniment to the menu and a strong sign that under Sterwald’s stewardship, Heritage Tavern has developed into a sure-footed craft cocktail bar.

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Roll out the organic barrel Beer Line Barrel-Aged Barley Wine from Lakefront Brewery

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In Milwaukee, the once-great breweries of Pabst, Blatz and Schlitz were served by a railroad spur known as the Beer Line that ran along the west bank of the Milwaukee River through the downtown. Today’s Lakefront Brewery has adopted the name for its organic barleywine, which this year is also available in a limited-release barrelaged version. The barrel-aged is bigger and bolder after aging for 18 months in organic rye whiskey barrels from the Catoctin Creek Distillery of Purcellville, Va. It’s made with Munich and caramel malts, rolled oats and rolled rye, along with Cascade hops. Brewery president Russ Klisch says the barrel-aged version is similar to the nonbarrel-aged, only with a higher malt bill, which makes it stronger in flavor and in alcohol (14% ABV compared to 12.5%). Lakefront claims this is the first USDAcertified organic barrel-aged barleywine in the U.S. It boasts a rich, boozy whisky beginning, with a firm malty background composed of fruits, caramel and toffee. The barrel qualities stick around for the big, bold, spicy finish, with vanilla and oak notes from the wood for some final spicy warmth. Serve Beer Line in a snifter or wine chalice and allow it to warm to room temperature to bring out its malt and spirit character.

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Vinyl strikes back Madison’s independent merchants embrace Record Store Day

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As independent record stores battle for survival, their best weapons are forged of vinyl. “Vinyl has saved us,” says Steve Manley, owner of B-Side Records on State Street. “The resurgence of vinyl, especially among young people, has really saved record stores from certain death,” he says. That’s the reason Manley and other owners of independent stores celebrate Record Store Day, an unofficial international holiday held every year on the third Saturday in April (April 18 this year) to celebrate purveyors of vinyl. On Record Store Day, many bands offer exclusive releases fans can only acquire at packed independent record stores that day. This year, artists such as Vampire Weekend, Tegan and Sara, Big Data, the Flaming Lips and Robert Plant are releasing albums. Metallica will release a special-edition cassette of No Life ’til Leather, the demo tape of songs that eventually became their first album, Kill ‘Em All. Manley says Record Store Day is the biggest sale day of the year. “I was overwhelmed the first year, and it’s grown every year,” he says. “We’re packed with people all day long.” In a special promotion that had more than 400 customers lined up (some of them before midnight) before last year’s Record Store Day, Ron Roloff of Strictly Discs is once again raffling off high-end turntables to customers. Roloff solicited donations from local businesses to support the marketing effort. And the event has grown so big that MadCity Music Exchange has expanded the event into a two-venue affair, teaming up with its neighbor Bandung to host live music. Owner Dave Zero says a line stretches all the way through the parking lot into the street. This year, both Triple M and WORT will have live broadcasts from the store. “We’ll have giveaways, prizes and special discounts throughout the store,” says Zero, “and a bunch of clerks who look they’ve been stuck in the high beams of an oncoming car by the time noon rolls around. It’s crazy busy.” Even with the proliferation of free streaming services like Spotify and Pandora, vinyl sales in the United States were 9.2 million in 2014, the most since tracking began in 1991. So why has a new generation embraced buying music in the same form that their parents did? “I think it’s that people want to connect more intimately with their music,” says Manley. “It’s a richer and deeper experience than just having a file on.” Manley has owned B-Side for less than 10 years, but began working there as an

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eager kid 31 years ago, when owning a record store was his dream career. Now he has firsthand knowledge of how music stores have coped in the digital age. When vinyl sales started to take off, he asked himself if they’d hold on. He hasn’t seen it slow down yet. Zero, who has owned MadCity since 2007 and worked there for “longer than he’d like to admit,” says vinyl has always been a big part of MadCity’s sales. “Vinyl never disappeared. Demand just went down,” Zero says. “Record labels told everyone that vinyl was going to go away, so everyone unfortunately believed them, and it didn’t. There were always people listening to it. It’s just the big ebb and flow of the record industry.” Gary Feest of Sugar Shack Records on Atwood Avenue agrees that vinyl is not just a flash in the pan. He should know: He’s owned Sugar Shack for almost 34 years. Surrounded by teetering stacks of CDs and boxes overflowing with records, Feest says, “People are discovering the better sound. A lot of people also like the graphics and artwork, and bands are releasing more of their albums on vinyl.”

Although it is experiencing an upswing, vinyl still represents a small fraction of overall music sales. That’s a reason for skepticism on the part of Eric Teisberg, owner of Resale Records, located in a tiny metal warehouse on Commercial Ave. “It’s overstated. I think last year the overall record sales were somewhere around four and a half million,” he says. “Back in the old days, a Peter Frampton LP, even it was a follow-up, would sell four million all by itself. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac sold 25 million copies, and Thriller sold eventually 100 million copies.” Teisberg has a point. In 2014, absolute record sales in the United States were just six million, adding up to only 2% of all album sales. Still, there’s no denying that a trend is under way — one that benefits the independent shops. Between 2012 and 2014, vinyl sales increased by 32%, and independent record stores like B-Side, MadCity Music, Ear Wax and Strictly Discs were responsible for 65% of vinyl sales. Despite that, Rob Cleveland of Ear Wax Records remains doubtful. “I don’t know. I think there are enough record collectors who are dedicated enough that they would ride out any low point, but I could easily see that on this mass scale that it would slow down or trickle off.”

Still, store owners and their customers agree that record stores have more value than simply being a place to get your tunes. Max Fisher, a frequent customer at Strictly Discs and MadCity Music, says that in an age when he can find anything he needs online, his record store addiction is actually impractical. But he won’t ever give it up. “The record store is just a physical space to indulge a hobby, and to feel like part of a community of others that share the same interest.” Andrew Hinkens, a regular at Strictly Discs, says, “Record stores are like people, diverse and storied, because they’re made up of people. And I think they’re important because no blog or streaming service or database will ever be able to give recommendations as well as someone who knows you or your tastes.” “It’s a vital element to any strong community,” says Roloff. “There’s such a wide range of music genres and styles of music. It’s very pervasive. That’s why it’s intertwined in the community. It’s part of our lore, part of our history. Where there’s people, there’s going to be music.” n

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Garbage has always steered clear of political statements. As Duke Erikson says, “We’re more into personal politics.” But it’s not the ’90s anymore, and bands that ignore the world around them do so at their own peril. “I have a 9-year-old daughter now, and I look at the world through different eyes than I did when I was in my 20s,” says Butch Vig. “I’d be nuts if I didn’t pay attention to the way the world is going.” Concerns about climate change and carbon footprints increasingly gnaw at the band. For now, though, Vig and Erikson say they’re not sure how to best incorporate environmental stewardship into what Garbage does. Benefit concerts? Speeches from the stage? Each has been mentioned in conversations. And with a more diverse fan base than ever, Garbage’s message — whatever it winds up being — would likely connect. “If there are ways we can contribute more toward change, we’re willing to consider them,” Erikson says. “Of course, that’s easy for me to say. I haven’t always done my share personally, either.”

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In 2012, the band released its fifth album, Not Your Kind of People, arguably Garbage’s best work since the ’90s, and followed that up with exclusive singles for Record Store Day in 2013 and 2014. On April 18, Garbage will issue two more new songs on 10-inch colored vinyl for this year’s Record Store Day, including “The Chemicals,” a track featuring co-vocals by Brian Aubert from Silversun Pickups, who cedes the song’s lower range to Manson. “That song will give you a good idea of what the album will sound like,” says Erikson, who still maintains a home in Madison but spends much of his time in New York, Los Angeles and London. Garbage also has about 20 songs that are 80% in the can (sorry), according to Vig. They are expected to be mixed and mastered by the end of May and officially issued in album form late this year. “Some of the songs sound like classic Garbage,” Vig says. “A lot of our songs become fully defined when we finish the final mix. That’s one of the fun things I like about this band.”

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Orchestral majesty A Bruckner symphony and an expert soloist make a season highlight

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The virtuosity of pianist Christopher Taylor, a nationally acclaimed star of the UW School of Music faculty, joined the Madison Symphony Orchestra to create one of the season’s finest concerts. Taylor, who performed with MSO April 10-12, is always a welcome soloist, and he demonstrated versatility in two contrasting concertos. J.S. Bach never wrote a concerto for piano and big-orchestra strings. It is believed that the original form of the Concerto No. 4 in A was for oboe and strings. Bach himself adapted it for harpsichord and string chamber ensemble, arguably justifying this modern misrepresentation. Taylor played strictly, avoiding any Romanticizing, but with aggressive percussiveness that left the reduced strings section (25 players) on another planet. Offering contrast to Bach’s disciplined writing, Franz Liszt’s Concerto No. 1 in E-flat showed flamboyant style and structure. Taylor found moments of poetry, but yielded to the temptations of extravagance.

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The orchestra’s assignment was Anton Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 7 in E.” This great composer’s magnificent works have long been dismissed or misunderstood, characterized simplistically as “mammoth.” But this “Seventh” is about as long as the uncut “First Symphony” of

Rachmaninoff, which the MSO played last season: Would anyone apply that label to it? The now-fashionable symphonies of Bruckner’s polar opposite, Gustav Mahler, are invariably longer, but audiences have come to adore them.

Contrasting with Mahler’s wild extroversion, the Bruckner piece offered tight construction, powerful manipulation of key structure and lovely thematic material in magnificent orchestral sound — works of architectural and rhetorical grandeur and uplifting spirituality. Bruckner completed the Viennese symphonic line of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert: Mahler broke away from that tradition. Long a devotee of Mahler’s symphonies, Maestro John DeMain is finally, after 20 years, addressing Bruckner. His choice of “Symphony No. 7 in E” was wise, for it is arguably both the most mature and approachable of its kind. Its opening theme is a wonderful arching melody that informs the entire score, while the deeply felt second movement was Bruckner’s tribute to Richard Wagner, from whom he learned so much. DeMain showed a true understanding of Bruckner’s style, drawing from the MSO truly Olympian sonorities. (He did succumb to the dubious cymbal-triangle insertion near the second movement’s end, though.) This was a landmark performance, offering inspiration to listeners. n

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Arts beat Baroque masterpiece The story of Pygmalion first appeared in The Metamorphoses by Ovid, the Roman poet born in 43 BC. A sculptor carves a woman out of ivory and falls in love her — and she comes alive. Shakespeare uses the metaphor in A Winter’s Tale; it’s also the story of Pinocchio. George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion was the inspiration for the musical My Fair Lady. And let’s not forget Weird Science and Lars and the Real Girl. In one of the classic interpretations of the tale, the Madison Bach Musicians will present the opera-ballet masterpiece Pygmalion by Jean-Philippe Rameau. First performed in 1748, the Madison production will feature a full baroque orchestra directed by early music maestro Marc Vallon, dancers and high-caliber vocal talent. Chelsea Morris, who plays the living statue, was praised for her “luscious soprano” by the Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times called Dann Coakwell (Pygmalion) “clear-voiced and eloquent.” Performances are Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. (6:45 lecture), and Sunday, April 19, 3:30 p.m. (2:45 lecture) at the First Unitarian Society Atrium Auditorium. Pre-concert lectures will be presented by Trevor Stephenson, director of the Madison Bach Musicians, and Rameau specialist UW-Madison professor Charles Dill.

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Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is one of the most refreshing plays of recent years, and Forward Theater Company’s production features a warm and funny cast that brings the title characters to life. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which plays through April 26 at the Overture Center’s Playhouse, won the Tony for Best Play in 2013. If the names sound familiar, it’s because they’re all drawn from the works of Anton Chekhov, with the exception of Spike, of course. Vanya (James Ridge), Sonia (Sarah Day) and Masha (Julie Swenson) are siblings, children of deceased college professors who moonlighted as amateur actors. In homage to the great playwright, they named their children after Chekhov characters. Durang plays in a delightfully self-aware way with the archetypes of Chekhov’s world. Sad sack siblings Vanya and Sonia live together in the country, near a cherry orchard, mourning their wasted lives, while accomplished Masha makes films and foots the bills. The action of the play begins when Masha visits home with new boy-toy Spike (Travis A. Knight), determined to sell the house once and for all, leaving her siblings to fend for themselves.

Audiences don’t need to be familiar with Chekhov to enjoy this play. Durang explains everything the audience needs to know. Even without the subtext, he provides straightforward laughs throughout the play. Housekeeper Cassandra (Marcella Kearns) does a delightful turn as a hippie fortuneteller that would be right at home on Willy Street, and visiting neighbor Nina (Alexandra Bonesho) brings fresh enthusiasm to the graying siblings, reminding them always, despite their circumstances, to have hope. But the real star turns are the four leads. Ridge’s curmudgeonly Vanya and Day’s chronically put-upon Sonia are the most depressing people you’ll want to spend all night with. Swenson’s Masha is an aging starlet just past her shelf life, and Knight’s Spike is infectiously clueless. Try taking your eyes off him as he flexes his muscles and brags about how he just almost landed the lead role in Entourage 2. Durang has many things to say about age, life’s purpose and the new versus the old generation. But mainly, he just hopes you’ll have fun. By the end of the night, you’ll want to draw up a chair on the beautiful set designed by Frank Schneeberger and spend a spring night with this wonderfully dysfunctional family. To paraphrase Sonia, if everyone took antidepressants, Chekhov — and Durang — wouldn’t have anything to write about. n

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No, vile harassment of feminists didn’t start with #Gamergate. In the documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, journalist Marilyn Webb and the late critic Ellen Willis tell a disturbing story about an antiwar rally protesting the inauguration of Richard Nixon. “We decided we would come together as women for the first time and announce we had a movement,” Webb says. Webb’s speech — “in front of this huge audience of New Left men,” Willis recalls — was greeted by catcalls and sexual threats. It wasn’t a proud moment for New Left men. A smart, engaging film, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry documents the women’s movement of the 1960s and ’70s with vintage footage and interviews with participants. It’s marvelous to see and hear these women, who include activists Kate Millett and Rita Mae Brown, author Susan Griffin and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. The film begins with the founding of the National Organization for Women in 1966 and continues through the student demonstration period when younger, radical activists sometimes were at odds with NOW and its more moderate strategy. Director Mary Dore’s film concludes around the time of the Roe v. Wade decision, and framing sequences show recent protests, such as a SlutWalk and a pro-choice rally in Texas. Some of what we see is lighthearted, including the antics of WITCH, the Women’s International Conspiracy from Hell, whose members wore pointed hats and playfully cast spells. Other interludes are more somber, like

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This is essential history, and She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry tells it well — except for the one historical reenactment, my documentary pet peeve. I do think the story would seem more complete if it incorporated thoughtful perspectives from people outside the movement. Some of the people captured in contemporary person-on-thestreet interviews appear to be clueless at best, hostile at worst. But She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry is mainly a celebration, and an important, informative one. n

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Five agonizing years In a tense courtroom drama, an Israeli woman struggles to divorce her husband Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsallem is the third part of a trilogy about Viviane (Ronit Elkabetz) and Elisha (Simon Abkarian), a now-estranged Israeli couple. It’s not necessary to have seen the first two films in order to appreciate this tense, finely calibrated courtroom drama. What you do need to know about Gett, which was written and directed by Elkabetz and her brother, Shlomi Elkabetz, is the fact of Israeli marriage law on which it hinges: Only husbands can request a divorce. Like a play or a 1950s anthology televiWE CAN SEND YOU THIS LIST VIA EMAIL: sion drama, Gett unfolds on one set, with Isthmus.com/newsletters/lists/ a small cast. The film plays out over five agonizing years, as Viviane and her lawyer

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The film list Newly released The Age of Adaline: Blake Lively stars as a woman born in the early 1900s who becomes immortal after an accident. Child 44: A Stalin-era Russian security officer (Tom Hardy) risks his career to investigate a series of child murders. Monkey Kingdom: This Disney nature documentary follows the struggles of a young monkey to care for and raise her new baby in the wilds of Southern Asia.

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Danny Collins: Al Pacino stars as an aging rock star galvanized by a lost letter from John Lennon. Pacino delivers his best work in a long time, but it’s contained within an utterly predictable redemption movie that only comes alive when he plays one-onone scenes with other cast members.

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Losing the West: Documentary about small ranching and farming in Colorado. Union South Marquee, April 22, 7 pm. Provincial Actors: Polish comedy-drama about the battle between the director and lead actor of a play. Cinematheque, April 17, 7 pm. To Kill a Man: A family man fights back against bullying criminals in the only language they understand. Ashman Library, April 17, 6:45 pm.

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Jennifer Morales: Discussing “Meet Me Halfway: Milwaukee Stories,” her new book, 6 pm, 4/16, A Room of One’s Own. 257-7888. Judith Claire Mitchell: Discussing “A Reunion of Ghosts,” her book, 7 pm, 4/16, Barnes & Noble-West Towne. 827-0809.

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My Life Is a Sitcom Thursday, April 16, Brink Lounge, 7:30 pm

William Elliott Whitmore Friday, April 17, Majestic Theatre, 9 pm With no more than his voice and a banjo, blues musician William Elliott Whitmore evokes a powerful sense of American struggle. And, having toured with acts like Modern Life Is War and Converge, he might just be the only banjo-toting troubadour with a fan base in the hardcore punk scene. With Esme Patterson, Christopher Gold.

Local theater group Broken Dart Players asked community members to submit sitcom-worthy stories to be translated to the stage for this new production, which will feature original music and live “commercials.” The two shows-within-the-show feature a Madison-area cabbie (“Palmer”) and a local band whose members must juggle music, family and day jobs (“Band for Life”). ALSO: Friday, April 17, 7:30 pm. Forward Theater Company’s “Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike”: Christopher Durang’s 2013 Tony Award-winning existential comedy, 4/9-26, Overture Center-Playhouse, at 7:30 pm ThursdaysSaturdays and 2 pm Sundays, plus 2 pm on 4/18 & 25 and 7:30 pm, 4/22; pre-show talks Thursdays and Sundays. $44/$38. 258-4141. Humorology: Musical comedy by students, 7 pm, 4/16-18, UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall. $38$23 benefits Boys and Girls Club. 265-2787. Bricks Theatre’s “Nuts in the Ballroom: After Hours”: Original stories by local raconteurs, 9:30 pm, 4/16-17, Brink Lounge. $15. 358-9609. InterMission Theatre’s “Sunday on the Rocks”: Three housemates facing troubles drink, joke and argue about moral decisions, 7:30 pm on 4/16-17 and 2 & 7:30 pm, 4/18, Bartell Theatre. $20. 661-9696.

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Majestic Theatre: The Main Squeeze, Steez, Super Doppler Wars, funk/rock, 9 pm. Merchant: The Melon Heads, free, 10 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Oh My Love, Shana Falana, Modern Mod, 10 pm. Natt Spil: DJ Golden Donna, free, 10 pm. Overture Center-Lobby: Anna Laube, Ida Jo, 6 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Chloe Webster, guitar, free, 9:30 pm.

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Verona Library: Hanah Jon Taylor Quintet, Greater Madison Jazz Consortium concert/lecture, free, 6:30 pm.

Buck & Honey’s, Sun Prairie: Derek Ramnarace, 6:30 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Jo-Z, Latin, 10 pm. Central Library: Devin Drobka, Greater Madison Jazz Consortium concert, 7 pm. Crystal Corner Bar: Bing Bong, 9 pm. Essen Haus: Midwesterners, Americana, free, 9 pm.

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First United Methodist Church: Madison Area Trombone Ensemble with bass trombonist Alan Carr, 7:30 pm.

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Kopecky Thursday, April 16, The Frequency, 8:30 pm

With an adjusted name and a new record on the way, the former Kopecky Family Band has gotten a second wind. The Nashville-based sextet, whose alt-pop has been featured on television programs like Grey’s Anatomy and The Vampire Diaries, is known for rocking yet intimate live performances. With Eagle Trace.

Five Nightclub: Willma Flynn-Stone, The Contessa Pirahna, Flexx Du’Avalon, Desiree Mathews, S. Suzie S., Willma’s Fund benefit drag show, 9 pm. Froth House: Get Scarce, Brett Schwartz, free, 7 pm. Harmony Bar: Backroom Harmony Band with Teddy Davenport, Americana, 8 pm. High Noon Saloon: Cham, Wayne Marshall, Christopher Ellis, Jo Mersa, Black Am I, Tropical Riddims Sound System, reggae, 9 pm. Hody Bar, Middleton: Troye Shanks, free, 9 pm. Ivory Room: Josh Dupont, Vince Strong, pianos, 9 pm. Kohl Center: UW Varsity Band, celebrating “The Wizard of Oz,” 7:30 pm. Also, 7:30 pm, 4/17-18.

Marc Maron Marc Maron is not only one of standup comedy’s living legends, but he’s also a successful author, TV series creator and, of course, podcast host. An honest, self-deprecating and thought-provoking performer, Maron was included on the shortlist of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in 2012.

Matt Braunger Thursday, April 16, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

Earth Day Bouquet: Environmentally-themed events & family activities, through 4/26, at various Dane County Nature Net locations. Schedule: www.naturenet.com.

Perhaps best known for his portrayal of Careco in the final season of MADtv, this Portland-raised comedian is the co-founder of his hometown’s annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival. A frequent panel guest on Chelsea Lately, the likeably raunchy comic has been a featured performer at other festivals from Montreal to Las Vegas. With Mike O’Keefe, Bryan Morris. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), April 17-18.

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SP EC IAL E VE NTS UW Engineering Expo: Biennial technology event, 9 am4 pm on 4/16-17 and 9 am-2 pm, 4/18, Engineering Campus buildings, with student exhibits, speakers, demonstrations. $5/day. engineeringexpo.wisc.edu.

Wisconsin Film Festival: Annual event, through 4/16, at Sundance Cinemas 608. $10/film. www.wifilmfest.org.

LG BTQ UW Drag Spectacular: With Shangela L. Wadley, 7 pm, 4/16, Memorial Union-Great Hall. 265-3344.

B O O KS Book Sale: 10:30 am-7 pm on 4/16-17 and 10:30 am2 pm, 4/18 ($4 bag sale), UW Memorial Library-Room 116. 265-2505.

Thursday, April 16, Atlas Improv, 609 E. Washington Ave., 9:30 pm

Kicking off with a Thursday sketch show, the Atlas troupe is hosting a four-day festival to coincide with its 11th anniversary. The fun continues Friday (8 & 10 pm) with performances featuring special guests, and the grand finale is an 11-hour improv marathon (Saturday 4 pm to Sunday 3 am). All events are free.

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Pygmalion Friday, April 17, First Unitarian Society’s Atrium Auditorium, 6:45 pm (lecture) and 7:30 pm (concert)

Witness the beauty of Rameau’s 1748 opera-ballet at this Madison Bach Musicians production. With enticing vocal performances from soprano Chelsea Morris and tenor Dann Coakwell, accompanied by a full baroque orchestra and skilled dancers, you’ll fall in love with this show much as sculptor Pygmalion fell in love with his creation in this classic tale. ALSO: Sunday, April 19, 2:45 pm (lecture) and 3:30 pm (concert).

Mr. Robert’s: Gary David and the Enthusiasts, 10 pm. Red Rock Saloon: Bella Cain, 10 pm. Rex’s Innkeeper, Waunakee: Universal Sound, 8:30 pm. Segredo: Heroes x Villians, Juno Moss, EDM, 10 pm. Stoughton Opera House: The Gibson Brothers, bluegrass, 7:30 pm. Tempest: Tony Barba Trio, jazz, free, 9:30 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Lurk Hards, Vanessa Tortolano, WORT-FM benefit, 9:30 pm. Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Rewind, 8 pm. True Coffee Roasters, Fitchburg: Jamie Lono & the Noble Heart, Matt Hires, Kieran McMullan, 8 pm. Tuvalu Coffee, Verona: Jim and Marc, free, 7 pm. Up North Pub: Gin Mill Hollow, free, 8 pm. VFW-Cottage Grove Rd: Dollar Bill & the Bucks, 8 pm. Willy Street Pub/Wisco: Sir! No Sir, Sons of Atom, Rotten Tommys, The Bottles, 10 pm. Wil-Mar Center: Lee Murdock, 8 pm.

SPECI AL E VE NTS Adult Swim: Enjoy the museum kid-free, 6-10 pm, 4/17, Madison Children’s Museum, with poetry/ word-themed activities, music, games, refreshments. $12 (21+ only). 256-6445.

FAI RS & FE ST IVALS Midwest Horse Fair: Annual event, 4/17-19, Alliant Energy Center-Coliseum & Exhibition Hall, with vendors, seminars, clinics & demonstrations; PRCA Rodeo 7:30 pm, 4/17; Epic Night of the Horse 7:30 pm, 4/18. $17 daily ($12 adv.; free ages 7 & under; evening shows $20-$7). midwesthorsefair.com. 920-623-5515.

The Soft Moon Friday, April 17, The Frequency, 9 pm

Luis Vasquez started the Soft Moon in 2009 as a kind of self-therapy, thinking that no ears but his would ever hear the songs. Though Vasquez’s post-punk records have continued to be bleak and personal, the Soft Moon is staged as a three-piece live and makes his already-intense songs somehow more cathartic. With Noveller. Alchemy Cafe: DJ Trichrome, 10 pm. Badger Bowl: Four Wheel Drive, pop/country, 9:15 pm. Brink Lounge: Alan Munde, Bill Evans, 7:30 pm. Brocach-Square: The Currach, Irish, free, 5:30 pm. Cardinal Bar: Golpe Tierra, jazz, 5:30 pm; DJs Wyatt Agard, Lovecraft, Luke Warm, house, 9 pm. Claddagh, Middleton: Ethan Cox, free, 8 pm. Crossroads Coffee, Cross Plains: Skip Jones, 7 pm. Delaney’s: Bob Kerwin and Dan Flynn, jazz, 6 pm. Essen Haus: David Austin Band, free, 8:30 pm. First Unitarian Society: Allisanne Apple, soprano, Jane Peckham, piano, free, 12:15 pm. High Noon Saloon: Rock Star Gomeroke, 5 pm; Cody Canada and the Departed, WheelHouse, 9:30 pm. Hody Bar and Grill, Middleton: 5th Gear, free, 9 pm. Inferno: DJs Hate Led, Tiny Robot Army, Gigantor, Rubber Soul, Dub Borski, AppleCountry, 9 pm. Ivory Room: Jim Ripp, Kevin Gale, Eben Seaman, dueling pianos, 8 pm. Johnson Public House: Ben Ferris Quintet, jazz, 6 pm. Lakeside Street Coffee House: Madison Classical Guitar Society Showcase, free, 7 pm. Locker Room Sports Bar: Big and Tall, 9 pm. Luther Memorial Church: UW Concert Choir, Chorale, Madrigal Singers, 7:30 pm. Merchant: DJ Phil Money, free, 10:30 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Lover’s Spit, free, 10 pm. Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse: Lillie Lemon, Gentle Brontosaurus, folk-blues, 8 pm. Our House: Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer, house concert (RSVP: annedave@chorus.net), 7:30 pm.

Emergence: Gaia Rising Friday, April 17, Overture’s Promenade Hall, 7:30 pm

Celebrate the unfurling of spring with this medley of dazzling modern dance compositions from Kanopy Dance Company, including works choreographed by Smartdance’s Maureen Janson, Madison’s own Kiro Kopulos and others. Inspirations for these pieces range from Monet masterpieces to Flamenco-ballet fusion to Scottish folklore. ALSO: Saturday (5 & 8 pm) and Sunday (2:30 pm), April 18-19. Madison Ballet’s “Repertory II: The George Balanchine Trust”: 8 pm on 4/17 and 2 & 8 pm, 4/18, Bartell Theatre. $30. madisonballet.org. 278-7990.

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Annual Juried Student Show Friday, April 17, UW’s Nancy Nicholas Hall, 4:30-6:30 pm

This annual exhibit, established in 1992, highlights the finest student projects from UW-Madison’s Department of Design Studies and Landscape Architecture in a showcase juried by textile and design professionals. Appreciate innovative design work and student achievement during this opening reception, when award winners will also be announced. Exhibition through April 30. Nancy Welch, Judith Landsman: Mixed media 3D assemblages, through 4/30, Capitol Lakes-Atrium & Henry Street galleries (reception & artist talk 7 pm, 4/17). 283-2003. Artisan Gallery Exhibits: Paintings by Kay BratholHostvet; “Sterling” group show; and sculptures by Victorian Nieman, 4/17-5/31, Artisan Gallery, Paoli (reception 5-9 pm, 4/17). 845-6600.

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Annual series of events coordinated by Rape Crisis Center and others, through 5/1. Sexual Health Fest with Sex Out Loud, 10:30 am-2:30 pm, 4/17, East Campus Mall. Also: Talk by Zerlina Mitchell, 6:30 pm, 4/21, Memorial UnionTripp Commons. danecountyrcc.org. 251-5126.

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Trivia Night: Paths to Healing Conference fundraiser, 7 pm, 4/17, Cargo Coffee-East Washington Avenue, with MC Contessa Piranha. $30/team ($25 adv.). RSVP: lgbtoutreach.org. 255-8582.

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Shook Twins Saturday, April 18, Stoughton Opera House, 7:30 pm

Identical twin sisters Katelyn and Laurie Shook grew up in the Idaho Panhandle but now call Portland home. Often described as “quirky folk,” the duo’s music pairs dreamlike harmonies with a host of instruments, including a giant golden egg.

José González Saturday, April 18, Majestic Theatre, 9 pm

This Argentinian Swede has gained an international fan base for his gorgeous indie-folk and masterful skills on the acoustic guitar. His live shows are strikingly intimate, and his self-produced new record Vestiges & Claws is his first in seven years. With Olof Arnalds. Alchemy Cafe: Red Rose, 10 pm. Badger Bowl: VO5, disco, 9:15 pm. Buck and Honey’s, Sun Prairie: Nine Thirty Standard, blues/country/rock, 7 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Chamo, 10 pm. Claddagh, Middleton: Ron Denson, free, 8 pm. Come Back In: The Blues Party, free, 9 pm. Covenant Presbyterian Church: Katie Lansdale, 1:30 pm. Crystal Corner: The Vipers, Chunkhead, Spaceship Parts, We Should Have Been DJs, Gubers, 9:30 pm. Essen Haus: David Austin Band, free, 8:30 pm. Farley’s House of Pianos: Martin Kasik, 7:30 pm. Frequency: Sexy Ester (CD release), Something to Do, Damsel Trash, rock, 10:30 pm. Grace Episcopal Church: Tairis, Celtic, free, noon. Harmony Bar: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, 9:45 pm. Hody Bar, Middleton: The Keepers, free, 9 pm. Ivory Room: Leslie Cao, Kevin Gale, Anthony Cao, dueling pianos, 8 pm. Kiki’s House: Micah Schnabel, house concert, 9 pm. Knuckle Down Saloon: The Jimmys, blues, 9 pm. Lazy Oaf Lounge: Saturday Morning Cartel, 10 pm. Liliana’s: John Widdicombe & Stan Godfriaux, 6:30 pm. Luther Memorial Church: Wisconsin Chamber Choir with guest soloists Tanya Kruse Ruck, Brian Leeper, Gregory Berg, UW-Whitewater Chamber Singers, Sinfonia Sacra, Brahms’ “Requiem,” 7:30 pm.

Madison College-Truax Campus, Mitby Theater: Madison College Community Big Band & Jazz Combo with guest trumpeter Jeff Claassen, UW Jazz Orchestra, Mount Horeb High School Tuesday Jazz Ensemble, big band, free, 7:30 pm.

Art of Note: Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras annual scholarship benefit, 6 pm, 4/18, CUNA Mutual, 5810 Mineral Point Rd., with music by student ensembles, silent and live auctions, food. $110 ($100 adv.). wyso.music.wisc.edu. 263-3320.

Merchant: DJ Nick Nice, free, 10:30 pm.

A Little Taste of Wisconsin: Madison Junior Woman’s Club’s fundraiser (for FairShare CSA Coalition), 6-9 pm, 4/18, Dream House, Fitchburg, with wine, beer & cheese tastings, silent auction. $45 ($40 adv.; ages 21+ only). RSVP: www.mjwcmadison.org.

Mother Fool’s: Yid Vicious, klezmer, 8 pm. Mr. Robert’s: Careful Q, Automatically Yours, Zinky Boys, Headplow, pop/rock, free, 10 pm. Paoli Schoolhouse: Mike McCloskey, free, 6 pm. Rex’s, Waunakee: Universal Sound, 8:30 pm. Tempest: Old Tin Can String Band, free, 9:30 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Miguel McQuade Trio, free, 10 pm. Tricia’s Country Corners: Funky Chunky, soul, 9 pm. Tuvalu Coffeehouse , Verona: Dan Stier, free, 7 pm. UW Humanities Building-Morphy Hall: Perlman Piano Trio with Keisuke Yamamoto, violin, Jeremy Kienbaum, viola, 3:30 pm; Performing French Baroque Opera, demonstration by Marc Vallon, Trevor Stephenson & Madison Bach Musicians, 6 pm. Willy Street Pub/The Wisco: The Gran Fury, Cold Black River, Body Futures, rock, 9 pm.

S P ECIA L EVENTS Record Store Day: Annual celebration featuring exclusive releases (see www.recordstoreday.com), instore events & giveaways, 4/18: local stores include B-Side Records (open early at 9 am, 255-1977); Ear Wax (open at 11 am; 257-6402); MadCity Music Exchange (open early at 8 am; 251-8558); Resale Records (249-4364); Strictly Discs (open early at 7 am; 259-1991); and Sugar Shack (256-7155). Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability Open House: Earth Day themed activities for all ages, 1-4 pm, 4/18, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, with tours, games, bake sale. Free. 845-8724. Party with the 100: 100 Black Men of Madison annual event, 7-11 pm, 4/18, UW-Extension Pyle Center, with DJ, dance, refreshments. $30 ($25 adv.). RSVP: www.100blackmenmadison.com. 205-8572. Urban Spoken Word: Final round of slam season, 7 pm, 4/18, Genna’s ($7); free 12th anniversary soiree follows at 8:15 pm, Harlem Renaissance Museum. 332-4643. RSVP for Slow Food UW Gala: Fundraiser dinner by Underground Food Collective, 7 pm, 4/25, Old Sugar Distillery, with music, silent auction. $75. RSVP by 4/18: www.facebook.com/slowfooduw.

FAI R S & F EST IVAL S Wisconsin Flute Festival: Madison Flute Club’s annual event for players & enthusiasts, 8 am-5 pm, 4/18, UW-Extension Pyle Center, with workshops, student competitions, vendors; concert by Peter Sheridan 6:30 pm, Humanities Building-Morphy Hall. $5 admission for concerts/observers; $30 for playing participants. www.madisonfluteclub.org.

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K I D S AND FAM ILY Half-Pint Resale: Kids’ clothing/gear consignment sale, 8 am-7 pm on 4/18 and 8 am-1 pm, 4/19, Madison Curling Club, McFarland. Free admission. halfpintresale.com.

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PlayTime Productions’ “Snow White”: Fairy tale adaptation, 11 am, 4/18, Warner Park Community Recreation Center. 437-4217.

FAR ME R S’ MARK E TS Dane County Farmers’ Market: First outdoor markets: 6 am-2 pm, 4/18, Capitol Square; 8:30 am-2 pm, 4/22, 200 block Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 455-1999.

DANCI NG Dairyland Cowboys and Cowgirls: Two-steps/line dancing, 6-10 pm, 4/18, Five Nightclub. $5 donation. www.dcandc.org. 255-9131.

Tickets $25 advance

USA Dance-Madison: Ballroom dance, 7:45-10 pm, 4/18, Prairie Athletic Club, Sun Prairie. 836-4004. Contra Dance: Music by Patt & Possum, 8-11 pm, 4/18, Grace Episcopal Church. 692-3394.

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This concert benefits the family of local musician Robert J. Conaway, whose 12-year-old son, Jacy, is recovering from brain surgery. Jacy was recently visited at the hospital by members of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, which is pretty awesome. With the Stellanovas, Lucas Cates Band, Beth Kille Band, Boys Town, the O’Bros.

Flexy Sexy

JONATHAN BURNS Rock Star Juggler

MARCUS MONROE Last Comic Standing

TOMMY RYMAN

World’s Most Dangerous Comic

MARK FAJE

Burlesque Bombshell

RAY RAY SUNSHINE For mature audiences Tickets $20 advance, $23 d.o.s.

THUR. APR. 30 - 8PM A Grateful Dead Pre-Party For GFF & GGG

Madison 420 Fest: Annual Madison NORML benefit, 4:20 pm, 4/18, Brink Lounge and High Noon Saloon. $25/all (or $20 per venue). Lineup: www.facebook.com/events/1564308927158943. 268-1122.

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Spooky Boobs Collective: “Loud and Clear,” feminist works on a microaggression theme, through 5/30, UW Humanities Building-Hi/Lo Gallery. www.spookyboobs.com.

F U N DRA ISERS Monroe Street Chocolate Walk: Annual Vilas Zoo benefit, with 15+ locations distributing gourmet treats & gifts, noon-4 pm, 4/18, 1500-3500 blocks of Monroe St. $15 tickets at Orange Tree Imports. 255-8211.

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They Might Be Giants Sunday, April 19, Barrymore Theatre, 7:30 pm

The iconic indie rock duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell is known for many things, including an epic three-decade partnership, a newly revived “Dial-a-Song” service and their successful branching out to create child-friendly tunes. Nevertheless, the band’s latest album, 2013’s Nanobots, is all about the throwback grownup appeal. Plan accordingly; this show has a 14-plus age restriction, so you can expect the Johns to bring their quirkiest heat.

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Impressions on a Dream Canvas: Works inspired by Ann E. Aswegan’s book “Awakening to the Song of Your Self,” through 5/31, Monona Library (reception 2 pm, 4/18). 249-9100.

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B OOKS Jackie Bradley: Playing music from the companion album to her novel “Postcards in the Attic,” plus readings by Sarah Whelan, noon, 4/18, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

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Alchemy Cafe: DJ Samroc, free, 10 pm.

Cardinal Bar: The Session, 5 pm; Los Chechos, 8 pm.

Frequency: Freakabout, Lazydeadpoet, Birds Eye, rock, 9 pm.

Crescendo Espresso Bar: Playathon, Monroe Street Arts Center scholarship fund benefit featuring student performances, 1 pm; Joy Ike, free, 6 pm. Edgewood College-St. Joseph Chapel: Edgewood Chamber Orchestra, 2:30 pm. Frequency: Gillen and Turk, Americana, 8 pm. Harmony Bar: Piper Road Spring Band, 5 pm. High Noon Saloon: Rock Workshop, Madison Music Foundry students, 11 am. Knuckle Down Saloon: Danny Feral Band, Tracks Outta Town, Bill Roberts Combo, Paul Filipowicz, Rob & Bob Corbit, benefit for Project Home, 2 pm. Rhapsody Arts Center, Verona: Leo Van Asten, Amber Bruns, DeLayne Doyle, Alaina Carlson, Meghan Hilker, Emily Worzalla, faculty recital, 2 pm. UW Humanities Building-Mills Hall: UW Gamelan Ensemble, 7:30 pm. UW Humanities Building-Morphy Hall: Beethoven Piano Competition Winners, 3:30 pm.

SP EC IAL E VE NTS World Extravaganza: International food, crafts, presentations & performances by students and guests, 2-5 pm, 4/19, Edgewood High School gym. Free. hikari.maekawa@edgewoodhs.org.

B O O KS The Growing Popularity of Young Adult Novels: Discussion by authors Angie Stanton, Jessica Salyer, Kelley Lynn, Lori M. Lee, Valerie Biel, Kelly Risser and Sandy Goldsworthy, 2 pm, 4/19, A Room of One’s Own. 257-7888. Linda Sartor: Discussing “Turning Fear into Power,” her new book, 2 pm, 4/19, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

DANC ING Sunday Dance Party: DJ Tim Parker, 7:15-10 pm, 4/19, Doubledays, Cottage Grove. $8 (lesson 6:30 pm). sundaydanceparty.com. 712-5483.

SP EC TATO R SP O RTS Monona Invite: Junior rowing regatta, 10:30 am-3:30 pm, 4/19, Lake Monona (Law Park). camprandallrc.org.

E NVIRO NM E NT Bird City Celebration: All ages activities, noon-4 pm, 4/19, Warner Park shelter, with dedication of Northside Nature Center 2 pm, music by Wingin’ It Bird Band, games, walks. Free. 698-0104.

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High Noon Saloon: Granite, After the Rain, 8 pm. Malt House: Oak Street Ramblers, bluegrass, 7:30 pm. Natt Spil: The Real Jaguar, free, 10 pm. Up North Pub: Gin Mill Hollow, free, 8 pm.

S P EC I A L E V E N TS Canstruction Madison: Middleton Outreach Ministry fundraiser featuring teams building structures with donated canned/packaged goods, 10 am9 pm, 4/20, West Towne Mall, with results on display through awards ceremony at 6:30 pm, 4/26. Donations of canned food encouraged. Team registration: canstructionmadison.org. 836-3414.

BO O KS & S P O K E N WO R D Cathy Barrow: Discussing “Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry,” her new book on food preservation, 7 pm, 4/20, Central Library. 266-6300. Eat Local::Read Local: Poetry reading by Robin Chapman, Margaret Noodin, Nancy Reddy, Lauren Russell, Shoshauna Shy, Katie Vagnino, 7 pm, 4/20, Craftsman Table and Tap, Middleton. 836-3988.

K I D S & FA M I LY David Landau: Family concert, 5:30 pm, 4/20, Glass Nickel Pizza-Atwood Ave. 245-0880.

HOME & GARDEN Madison Herbal Institute: Seed/seedling swap, 6 pm, 4/20, Pinney Library. RSVP: 224-7100.

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BUHU Tuesday, April 21, High Noon Saloon, 6:30 pm

BUHU is a pop-rock band that parties harder than your freshman-year roommate. Hailing from Austin, Texas, the three-piece specializes in weird synth tones, stadiumsized guitar riffs and electronic backing tracks. For anyone whose idea of a good time involves auto-tuned dance music, this show is a must. With Oh My Love. Crystal Corner Bar: Sam Lyons, 6 pm. Frequency: Mojo Radio, “The Jimmy K Show” podcast taping, 7 pm. High Noon Saloon: Rock Star Gomeroke, 9 pm. Ivory Room: Josh Dupont, piano, 9 pm. Liliana’s Restaurant, Fitchburg: John Vitale, Marilyn Fisher & Ken Kuehl, jazz, free, 5:30 pm. Louisianne’s, Middleton: Johnny Chimes, piano, 6 pm. Malt House: Onadare, 7:30 pm. Oregon Library: Hanah Jon Taylor Quintet, 6 pm. Up North Pub: Teddy Davenport, free, 8 pm. UW Humanities Building-Morphy Hall: UW Blue Note Ensemble and Contemporary Jazz Ensemble with David Berkman, Dayna Stephens, 7:30 pm.

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KURT ELLING : ELLING SWINGS SINATRA SAT, APR 25, 8 PM | $50+ With more GRAMMY nominations than it’d be polite to mention, he’s the “standout male vocalist of our time” (New York Times). He might just be the only man working today qualified to pay fitting tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes. OVERTURECENTER.ORG | 608.258.4141

Ana Tijoux Monday, April 20, Majestic Theatre, 8 pm

This French-Chilean musician pairs the nimble lyricism of a great rapper with a smoothly unique production that draws influence from international sounds. It’s no wonder critics at NPR and Rolling Stone have praised her most recent album, Vengo. On stage, she is backed by a full band, adding extra depth to an already fascinating musician. With Rebel Diaz.

UW Old Music Hall: University Opera Workshop, 7:30 pm.

TH E ATE R & DA N C E Four Seasons Theatre’s “Rodgers and Hammerstein: From Book to Broadway!”: Free musical revue, 7 pm, 4/21, Verona Library. 845-7180.

BO O KS & S P O K E N WO R D Vivian Probst: Discussing “Death By Roses,” new book, 7 pm, 4/21, Barnes & Noble-West Towne. 827-0809. Judith Claire Mitchell, Amy Quan Barry: Poetry reading, 7 pm, 4/21, Central Library. 266-6300.

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Thursday, April 23, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm

Few country-rock outfits have formed from the ashes of hardcore punk bands, but Hiss Golden Messenger isn’t your average group. As the band’s main narrative force, MC Taylor has used it as a vehicle to slowly reveal himself amid pleasing piano melodies and guitar chords. The band has released five records, including last year’s breezy Lateness of Dancers. With Phil Cook (Megafaun).

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Six Organs of Admittance Wednesday, April 22, The Frequency, 8 pm

Six Organs of Admittance is not your usual folk act. This project of finger-picking guitarist Ben Chasny has explored every nook and cranny of the new-folk genre over the last 17 years, and his latest release, Hexadic, finds the musician shifting past conscious thought and into an unknown, creative songwriting realm. With Elisa Ambrogio. 1855 Saloon, Cottage Grove: Ken Wheaton, 6 pm.

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Brink Lounge: Mark Croft & Greg Thomburg, 7 pm. Buck & Honey’s, Sun Prairie: Kevin Andrews, 6:30 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJs Wyatt Agard, Dub Borski, 9 pm. Claddagh, Middleton: Scott Wilcox, free, 6 pm. Liliana’s: Cliff Frederiksen and Ken Kuehl, 5:30 pm. Luther Memorial Church: Bruce Bengtson, organ, noon. Mason Lounge: Wunderkat, jazz/blues, free, 8 pm.

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Capital City Jazz Fest: Annual Madison Jazz Society showcase: Kickoff with Climax Jazz Band, 7 pm, 4/23 ($10); sessions 6:30 pm on 4/24, 11 am & 6 pm on 4/25 (sold out) and 11:30 am, 4/26, Wyndham Garden Hotel, Fitchburg, featuring Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Midiri Brothers Jazz Sextet. $35/session. RSVP: www.madisonjazz.com. 850-5400.

F U N D RA I S E R S Gala for Haiti: Wisconsin Microfinance project loans fundraiser dinner, 5;15, pm, 4/23, Harvest, with keynote speaker Nancy Metzger. $99. RSVP: www.wisconsinmicrofinance.com.

Thursday, April 23, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

Max Jury Thursday, April 23, The Frequency, 8 pm

Max Jury began playing piano at age 6 and turned 21 just this past year. When someone so young is already blending country, rock and soul like a classic American songwriter, you’re forced to wonder just how big the kid is going to get. With Sales, Bonzie. Alchemy Cafe: Jon Hoel Trio, jazz, 10 pm. Barrymore: Todd Snider, Rorey Carroll, 7:30 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Chamo, Latin, 10 pm. Central Library: Chinchano, GMJC concert, 7 pm. Froth House: Jim Barnard, Hannah Busse, free, 7 pm. Harmony Bar: The Maintainers, blues/rock, 8 pm. Hody Bar, Middleton: Philly and Cheese, free, 9 pm. Ivory Room: Jim Ripp, Vince Strong, piano, 9 pm. Merchant: Old Soul Society, free, 10 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Mal-O-Dua, 5:30 pm; Sweet Spirit, Disembodied Monks, Dumb Vision, Heavy Looks, 10 pm. Mr. Robert’s: Lost & Lonely Dogs, Fiendish Phantoms, 10 pm. Overture Center-Capitol Theater: T. Oliver Reid, 7 pm.

LG BTQ Spring Dinner Social: LGBT Senior Alliance event, 5 pm, 4/23, Madison Senior Center, with talk on state history by Dick Wagner. $10 donation. 255-8582.

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Best known as the host of Discovery Channel’s game show Cash Cab, Bailey has been performing standup for over 10 years. His one-hour special Road Rage premiered on Comedy Central in 2011. With Shane Torres, Aaron Haag. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm, April 24-25).

BO O KS & S P O K E N WO R D John Schissler: Discussing “Passage: The Making of an American Family,” his book, 7 pm, 4/23, Wisconsin Veterans Museum. 267-1799. Matthew Siegel, Christina Stoddard: UW Creative Writing Brittingham & Pollak poetry prize winners reading, 7 pm, 4/23, Helen C. White Hall. 253-3658.

L EC TU R E S & S E M I N A R S The Rise and Fall and Rise of Paramount Records: UW Center for the Humanities panel discussions: “Sounds Transformed: From Analog Capture to Digital Formats,” with Jeremy Morris, Craig Eley, Dean Blackwood and Amanda Petrusich, 3 pm, 4/23, University Club-Room 313; “Music in a Box: The Containment and Commodification of Paramount Records,” with Ann Smart Martin, Blackwood, Petrusich and moderator Steve Paulson, 5:30 pm, 4/23, Elvehjem Building-Room L140; “The Other Sides of Paramount Records,” with Tom Caw and Blackwood, noon, 4/24, Wisconsin Historical Museum; All-ages, hands-on workshop 9:30 am-1 pm, 4/25, Central Library, with music by Simon Balto, screen printing with Matthewincludes Bindert, art projects, listening stadrink tions. Free; all welcome. 263-3412.

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A double bill is always a steal, but these co-headliners are especially adept at giving audiences their money’s worth. Whether you’re going for the tasty guitar riffs or simply to bask in the glory of sweaty rock ‘n’ roll, this show will surely entertain. With Fire Retarded.

Hair Affair: The Art of Hair: Educational programs fundraiser with “Cirque des Cheveux” theme, 7 pm, 4/23, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, with coiffure & fashion show, DJ Nick Nice, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction. $70. RSVP: mmoca.org. 257-0158.

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Saving T-shirts from the trash Mo O’Grady upcycles discarded textiles into fashionable wears BY AIMEE OGDEN

You may have seen Mo O’Grady’s Mojowear clothing line during your Saturday visits to the Dane County Farmers’ Market or while shopping at Anthology on State Street. O’Grady has been on the local business scene for 10 years, first making printed T-shirts and then launching her own line of handmade upcycled clothing. She took some time away from her shears and serger to discuss the inner workings and inspiration behind Mojowear. What motivated you to start upcycling? A friend and I came up with the idea of making T-shirts with phrases on them. After she got another job, I took over the business, and I had this huge pile of messed up Tshirts. I thought it was a shame to just throw them away. So I started researching ideas for what to do with them, and I started making skirts. They did so well — it hit at a time when people were really interested in reuse.

Is the ecological impact of used clothes a big motivator for your work? I do pay quite a bit of attention to how I can use my entire item. People will give me bags of stuff and I reduce that down to an eighth of what they’ve given me, because I can use almost everything in my piece. I even turn the pieces that I don’t use into rugs. I try to use every T-shirt I can and do what I can to keep garbage out of landfills.

Where do you find your materials? At this point so many people know what I do that whenever I go out to meet people for a drink or dinner I come home with a bag of clothes. At times I’ll get a little picked over and I’ll go to Goodwill, especially in winter when I work with sweaters. But my workshop looks like a hoarder’s paradise right now!

Does the design for an item come first or the material? I wouldn’t really call myself a designer so much as that I get inspired by my materials. It’s a very organic process — I own a sewing machine called a serger that cuts and wraps the edge at the same time, so I don’t need to cut patterns. I don’t need to have a concept before I start; I’ll just take something that’s really interesting to me, cut out that piece, and add to it from there.

What’s your biggest seller in your clothing line? If I was to pick one thing, it would be Wisconsin-themed skirts. But it comes and goes; people just seem to be happy with what I make, which makes me happy. n

Mo O’Grady’s daughter, Neeva O’Grady, wearing her mom’s upcycled clothing, Mojowear, from the Wisconsinthemed skirt line.

O’Grady’s work can be found at the Dane County Farmer’s Market, at Anthology, 218 State St., or through her Etsy shop, which is accessible through her website berniesgirl.com.

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You may have seen the green, white and blue bins in area parking lots and figured them for another Goodwill pickup spot. It’s not unusual to see junked chairs and other household items leaned against them on Monday mornings. But the USAgain boxes are not for broken chairs or gently used toys. And it’s not Goodwill. USAgain, which describes itself as “a green for-profit company,” collects and resells textiles to keep them out of landfills. The company has 14,000 bins in 19 states, 10 in the Madison area. In addition to clothes and shoes, USAgain accepts hats, purses, gloves, belts, bedding, sheets, blankets, drapes and towels. According to its website, USAgain re-

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program; the company has bins at the city’s Badger Road and Sycamore waste sites. “The stuff we get is not very good, and they will take it,” says city recycling coordinator George Dreckmann, though he adds he would prefer working with a local concern. USAgain is not the only way to donate your used clothes and textiles in town. Nonprofits Goodwill, St. Vincent de Paul and the Community Action Coalition Clothing Center (1717 N. Stoughton Rd.) accept wearable clothing. Goodwill and St. Vinny’s also accept fabric for scrap that is “not wet, mildewed or chemically contaminated,” for eventual recycling. n

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New parents and those expecting might want to take a look at more than just their carbon footprint, and evaluate their “bottom� print, so to speak. According to the EPA, the average baby will go through about 8,000 diapers — which last for centuries in landfills. After giving birth to her first child in 2003, Nicki Maynard was committed to using cloth diapers, but wanted to wash them herself instead of using a diaper service. She had a hard time finding the kind of cloth diaper she wanted in Madison, so she started ordering them herself in bulk. This quickly caught the attention of other moms. That’s how Maynard wound up being a large-scale producer of cloth diapers and other reusable items. “I never really meant it to be a business,� she says, though her background was in business administration and finance. But her ad hoc diaper distribution grew from reselling diapers to manufacturing diapers and accessories and supplying a wide variety of products under five different brands. The company is owned by Maynard and her husband, Jesse, and operated out of a 12,000-square-foot facility in New Glarus. The original brand, Nicki’s Diapers, offers a variety of reusable diaper covers and cloth inserts, as well as swaddle blankets, all made in the New Glarus facility. The brand participates in a “Buy One, Give One� program where, for every diaper purchased, a baby item is donated to families in need. The Planet Wise brand specializes in reusable wet/dry bags, snack and lunch bags, and garbage bags, all of which have a waterproof lining patented by Maynard.

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