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GO WITH THE FLOW

Lockmaster keeps Yahara boat traffic moving.

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NEWS

APARTMENT BLUES

Brentwood Village tenants cry foul after landlord boots them.

CRUELEST CUTS

Tenant Resource Center budget slashed.

11 OPINION

COVER STORY

JON KJARSGAARD, Isthmus’ music editor, grew up listening to the vast rock ’n’ roll music collection built by his dad, a former radio DJ in Eau Claire, and roadtripping with his family to northern festivals like Rock Fest near Cadott to hear nostalgia acts like Eddie Money, Cheap Trick and Foreigner. He started the Jonk Music blog in 2005 while a senior at UW-Madison and joined Isthmus in October 2014. He powered through Madison’s music calendar to put together this week’s cover story, a preview of not-to-bemissed fall concerts.

SNAPSHOT

ANDY MOORE retired his awardwinning Isthmus column Close to Home earlier this year, but he did not give up on his craft. Moore says he wanted to profile the keeper of the Tenney Park Locks for this week’s Snapshot because Greg Anderson is “one of those shiny persons doing one of those out-of-sight jobs that make Madison a unique place to live.” Moore is senior news editor at Wisconsin Public Television.

TOUGH LOVE

Incoming freshmen need less coddling, more rigor.

17 COVER STORY

INFINITE PLAYLIST

The Isthmus fall concert preview.

25, 34 MUSIC

BANJO X 2

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn strum their stuff.

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY

DJ Phil Money know how to please a crowd.

27-30 FOOD & DRINK

HUNGER GAMES

Finding the best food bang for your buck.

32-33 SPORTS

DOGTOWN DREAMS

Madison finally gets a skatepark.

Solidarity forever Mon., Sept. 7, Madison Labor Temple lawn, noon-5:30 pm Take a break from the daily grind to celebrate the hard-won rights of workers at LaborFest, with a Solidarity Roll Call, music by VO5 and Cris Plata & Extra Hot, magic by Scott the Great, food and family-friendly activities. Go ahead, take a load off; you’ve earned it.

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REBEL WITH A CAUSE

More s’mores!

Broom Street Theater’s still crazy after all these years.

Sat., Sept. 5, Keva Sports Center, 4-11:30 pm

42 SCREENS

Watch the Badgers season opener on a 24-foot screen at the Bonfire Bash. Activities include an attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for making the most s’mores and plenty of family sports. Plus game-time snacks and, of course, a bonfire.

THE MAN IN THE MACHINE

Steve Jobs documentary shows Apple co-founder to be both visionary and flawed.

51 EMPHASIS

ON THE WATERFRONT 28

An offshore guide to Madison’s Fourth Lake.

FOOD & DRINK

PHILIP ASHBY’S vibrant illustrations have graced our coffee reviews for a couple of months now. An animator and set designer for Wisconsin Public Television, the Tennessee-raised Ashby started doing illustrations while in his 20s for the alternative weekly Nashville Scene. He’s a tea drinker, but nevertheless goes “on assignment” to taste the roasts he is drawing. “I do some R&D on it,” he says.

IN EVERY ISSUE 7 MADISON MATRIX 7 WEEK IN REVIEW 12 THIS MODERN WORLD 13 FEEDBACK 13 OFF THE SQUARE

44 ISTHMUS PICKS 53 CLASSIFIEDS 54 P.S. MUELLER 54 CROSSWORD 55 SAVAGE LOVE

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The Taste of Madison is one of summer’s last hurrahs, so don’t let this opportunity to eat till you drop pass you by. Calorie overload? There’s plenty of music at three stages to help you dance away those extra pounds.

R&R Sun., Sept. 6, Elvehjem Park, 2-9 pm

Recreational Rhythms is an east-side community festival dedicated to showcasing local bands and having a good time — can’t argue with that! Bands include Fringe Character (above), the Moustache, Charlie Painter Quintet and more; proceeds support The Road Home Dane County and Kennedy Little League.

Jazz tribute Sunday, Sept. 6, Harlem Renaissance Museum, 1444 E. Washington Ave., 6 pm

Honor and celebrate the life of Tony Terrell Robinson at Madison’s newest museum with a visual art exhibit, spoken word by local youth and a performance by Madison jazz band MTrane Plus.

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Andre Darlington, Marc Eisen, Erik Gunn, Seth Jovaag, Stu Levitan, Andy Moore, Bruce Murphy, Kyle Nabilcy, Michael Popke, Adam Powell, Katie Reiser, Jay Rath, Dean Robbins, Robin Shepard, Sandy Tabachnick CREATIVE DIRECTOR Ellen J. Meany ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER Todd Hubler ADVERTISING MANAGER Chad Hopper ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Lindsey Dieter, Peggy Elath, Amy Miller, Brett Springer WEB ANALYST Jeri Casper CIRCULATION MANAGER Tom Dehlinger MARKETING DIRECTOR Chris Winterhack EVENT DIRECTOR Courtney Lovas EVENT STAFF Sam Eifert ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Kathy A. Bailey OFFICE MANAGER Julie Butler SYSTEMS MANAGER Thom Jones ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Carla Dawkins

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Greg Anderson, one of four people who operate the Tenney Park Locks, notes that people who boat through are “always happy.”

Keeper of the locks

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The small control room beneath the red-and-white lighthouse at the Tenney Park Locks may be the happiest spot on the isthmus. Just ask Greg Anderson. “I just really lucked out getting this job in the first place,” he says. Anderson, 61, is Madison’s maritime maitre’d. From May through October he and three other tenders, all retirees, help about 6,500 boats pass through the locks, lifting and lowering vessels between the higher lake, Mendota, and the lower Lake Monona. The service costs $10 a pop or $30 for a season pass. “The people who come through here are always happy,” Anderson says. “They appreciate the service, and they want to be here.” As he speaks the deep lock channel — first built in 1896, when it was powered by horses — is empty. Across the bay, late August sunshine bronzes the shoreline maple trees. As cheerful as the scene is, the “lucked-out” part of Anderson getting the job in 2007 is decidedly unhappy, both for one boater and the lock tender whom Anderson replaced. What happened was the lock tender approached a woman whose dog had taken a dump on a public walkway outside the lock house.

“So he asked her to clean it up. And she said, ‘No, I’m not going to clean it up. You clean it up.’” Anderson’s laugh emerges and creates a wheezing/clanging sound, a little like the noise the giant gates make when they open and close to the lakes. “So she went back, got in her boat, and went into the lock. He locked her in and then he took the dog shit and he threw it into her boat.” “You can’t do that, you know? So he got fired, and I got the job.” How does Anderson handle drunks? He concedes that policing the tipsy isn’t part of the gig. County officials “don’t encourage us to do anything about drunks. Just kind of let them go. Every once in a while if someone’s really shitfaced I’ll call the sheriff if he’s out on the lake and say, ‘There’s a Four Winns. It’s blue. You might want to have a look.’” “You know the guys who give me the most grief?” Anderson asks. “Kayakers. Of all people. It’s kayakers. It’s like they’re paddling and shouldn’t have to pay. ‘We’re kayakers. We can’t come through?’ “Oh yeah you can. It’s 10 bucks,” he says with that sudsy laugh. Pointing towards Sherman Avenue, he adds: “It’s free to go around.”

About six mid-sized boats can fit into the lock in one load. Anderson’s control box up in the lock house is surprisingly Fisher-Price looking: a simple stainless steel cube with a main lever sandwiched between oversized red and green buttons. As we talk, a motorboat eases in on the Mendota side. “Better let him through,” he says and punches the north lock switch that closes the ginormous rusty gate behind the boater. So begins a 56,000 gallon cycle. As the locks’ motor sluices water south beneath the Mononaside gate, the boater descends out of view down, down, over the course of about nine minutes. Monona is only 5 feet lower than Mendota but you’d never know it looking way down at the boat in the bottom of the lock. The Monona-side gate powers open, pulling forth a huge swoosh of water. On a hot weekend day he’ll have as many as 20 boats waiting. He says that funneling the boats in turns the lock into a “jigsaw puzzle.” During slow days it gets lonely. “But I never leave early,” he says. “Even if there’s not been a boat here for three hours I never leave early. Just about the time you do that, someone would come.” n

Boats that passed through Tenney Park Locks in 2014: 7,428 Year the locks were dug: 1896 Last time locks were refurbished: 2006 Number of times boaters have begged Anderson to keep the locks open for them after closing: COUNTLESS Number of times lock tenders have called in sick in the past nine years: 0

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When Karen Madlock signed the lease for an apartment in Brentwood Village, she thought she was moving “somewhere special.” The neighborhood overlooks Warner Park — a beautiful green space on the northeastern shore of Lake Mendota. The community is diverse. The people are friendly. “We wanted to live here in this nice neighborhood,” Madlock says. “It turned out terrible.” She noticed a few problems when she toured the apartment initially but was assured everything would be fixed. But when she and her partner moved in, the apartment was “not even livable,” Madlock says. There were holes in the walls and ceiling. The bathroom pipes leaked and flooded the living room. The refrigerator was broken. She found dead cockroaches. The basement was full of mold. “There’s just so much that’s been happening in our apartment,” she says. “It takes [the landlord] a month, three weeks in order to fix one thing.” Fed up, Madlock contacted the city’s building inspection department to put pressure on the landlord, Bill Levy. Despite the troubles, Madlock, who is disabled and receives housing assistance from Madison’s Community Development Authority, opted to stay in her apartment for two years. But a few weeks before her Aug. 16 lease was set to renew, she received notice from Levy that she was not welcome to continue her tenancy. Later, at a meeting of a newly formed Brentwood neighborhood committee, Madlock learned she wasn’t alone. Numerous residents of buildings owned or managed by Levy came forward with the same story, with many claiming the notice of nonrenewal was in retaliation for complaints to the city inspector. Felicia Davis, a community program director in the neighborhood, says at the initial meeting she identified as many as 53 residents who were affected by the nonrenewal but later documented 15 to 20 people who were being forced out. “Most of them are minorities,” Davis says. “The new residents are Caucasian.” Levy, who manages 76 units in Brentwood Village, denies that his actions were racially motivated and says the actual number was 10 — six because of habitually late rent, three because of neighborhood police complaints and one because of a hoarding situation. “This is our normal process of business,” Levy says of the nonrenewals. “It’s really a lot to do about nothing.” Madlock insists that she’s never been late on rent and that the “police contact” Levy cites as the reason for her nonrenewal wasn’t the result of any wrongdoing on her

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Karen Madlock, a resident of Brentwood Village on the north side, is one of several people being forced out of apartments owned by landlord Bill Levy.

part. She called in a noise complaint on her upstairs neighbor — after Levy recommended that she do so. Tammy Downing, another resident who received a nonrenewal notice, says Levy never gave her a reason for declining her tenancy. And when she told him she was getting an attorney, he changed his mind and allowed her to renew her lease and stay — after asking her to pay a $145 eviction filing fee, she says. “He’s kinder to his white tenants than he is to the black,” says Downing, who is white. An Isthmus request for three years of city building and inspection records of Levy’s properties shows hundreds of issues stemming from tenant complaints and requests from the city attorney’s office. Many of the violations were minor, like issues with exterior lighting or failure to remove snow from sidewalks. But many others were more serious — dozens of instances of mold, mildew, leaky pipes, sagging ceilings, cockroaches and general disrepair. In numerous cases, several of Levy’s Brentwood Village properties had well over 100 orders to correct stemming from a single inspection. Some issues were addressed within a matter of weeks, but more often several months passed between the initial inspection and compliance. In one case, it took nine months, five reinspections and a city attorney referral before all the problems were fixed. Overall, Levy’s properties received nearly 70 citations and 18 referrals to the city attorney’s office since August 2013. Levy and his properties are well-known at city hall, says Kyle Bunnow, a housing inspection supervisor in Madison’s Building and Inspection Division. “We have spent a considerable amount of

time and resources at his properties,” Bunnow says. “This situation is not the norm.” Bunnow says his department can impose fines to encourage problem landlords to maintain their buildings, but the city’s main tool for compelling compliance is the city attorney’s office. Assistant city attorney Jennifer Zilavy says at one point her office declared one of Levy’s properties a chronic nuisance and recently requested a mass inspection of his properties in connection with numerous complaints from residents. But this is normal in the property management business, she says. “This is the pattern with [Levy] — we bring the hammer down, and then he takes care of business,” she says. “He has periods, sometimes years, when we don’t have any significant issues.” Levy says he’s been working with police and building inspectors to improve his properties and that he’s “sunk literally hundreds of thousands of dollars” into his Brentwood units, which he rents for between $840 and $975 per month. “I know I’ve been written up for a few things, but you’re going to get normal wear and tear,” he says. “Are these properties in disrepair? No.” He also says he’s worked with several of the tenants with whom he declined to renew tenancy to help them find new housing. He adds that he’s played a role in cleaning up the neighborhood and that his property management efforts have helped reduce gang and drug activity in the neighborhood. Zilavy agrees that conditions in the neighborhood have “definitely improved” in recent years. But she also voiced concern about tenants in lower-income properties who “tend to sometimes be afraid to make complaints about their living conditions.” “They just accept where they are thinking they have no recourse,” she says. “I wish there was a more global way to work with them and let them know that just because you don’t have money doesn’t mean you’re not entitled to live in decent, safe and sanitary housing.” Madlock plans to take legal action against Levy, but most of the tenants who received nonrenewals are long gone. Neighborhood committee member Kathlean Wolf says most of the affected residents simply fled their apartments before they were able to find a new place, fearing extra charges of staying past their tenancy deadline. Many left furniture and electronics behind. “These people were run out,” Wolf says. Madlock says she knows several people from the neighborhood who are now staying in shelters; others are sleeping in their cars. And when it’s time for her to vacate her apartment this week, she fears she’ll be out on the street too. “It’s bogus. It’s wrong,” she says. “And we don’t have anywhere else to go.” n

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Budget cuts Dane County poised to end contract with Tenant Resource Center BY JOE TARR

Brenda Konkel can’t say for sure whether Dane County’s decision to cut $95,000 in funding from the Tenant Resource Center was personal. But, she says, it sure feels like it was. Konkel, who has often been critical of how Dane County and Madison serve the homeless community, now finds the group she has headed for 20 years about to lose a third of its funding. “It feels like retribution. They’ve tried to cut us several years in a row, and they finally cut us,” she says. “This is a one-third cut to our budget, and it feels like they want to hurt us. And it hurts.” The Tenant Resource Center, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary, provides housing counseling for both tenants and landlords regarding their rights and responsibilities. Konkel is the group’s executive director. Dane County has contributed funding for 17 years for services in the county but outside the city limits. In the $282 million budget requested by the county’s Department of Human Services, this $95,000 in funding will now go to Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin. Lynn Green, director of Dane County’s Department of Human Services, says that the county is required to put out requests for proposals for contracts at least every five years. The bids went out for these services this year and reflect a desire to consolidate housing services in one place. “CAC won the competition fair and square,” she says. “I’m not into retribution. But beyond that, trust me, this system is set up so that cannot happen.” The Tenant Resource Center now employs the equivalent of 7.5 full-time positions. If the cut goes through, Konkel says the center will be forced to cut 2.5 of those positions. The center also gets about $100,000 from the city of Madison and $12,000 from the

services within one agency. CAC is already providing housing and case management services for the county, so, Green says, it’s a natural fit to fold tenant services into the same organization. “Not only will you not see negative impacts, you’ll see improvements,” Green says. “We have had two providers of information and referral. We combined that money and put it out looking for one provider, so the community wouldn’t be having two referral numbers out there. We will be serving everyone throughout the whole county, and we’ll continue to provide mediation services.”

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide services around the state, in addition to private donations. The county cut will mean the center provides services to those in Madison and elsewhere around the state, but not in Dane County outside the city. “So it creates this doughnut,” says Konkel. She notes that a few years ago, the center made an outreach effort to those outside the city, “particularly to seniors. It was effective, and we’ve been getting a lot more calls from outside the city.” The center currently employs both Spanish and Hmong speakers, and Konkel worries it will have to cut some of those staffers. “We’ll be losing a lot of experience, people who speak different languages; it’s not good,” she says. “This cuts right to the core of our organization.” Green says the county received just the two bids for the service. Since the contract with CAC has not yet been signed, there’s limited information about how the two group’s bids were scored and judged by the four-member panel that reviewed them. But Green notes that two of the panel members were people outside of county government. The move toward having CAC fulfill the tenant counseling was done in part to consolidate

While Konkel says Community Action Coalition has the resources to help the homeless or those at risk of homelessness, she questions how well prepared the group is to help people sort out the intricacies of rental law. “For people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, this makes sense,” she says. “But what about the 40% of our [county residents] who are just tenants — they didn’t get their security deposit back or they need to break their lease or they need repairs.” “People get confused because I often talk about homelessness,” she adds. “But all day long we help regular old tenants with regular old tenant issues. Because of all the law changes in the past few years, I don’t know of anyone else qualified to help people.” Konkel worries that despite losing the county contract, the Tenant Resource Center will still get numerous people calling and visiting from outside its reduced service area. And she sees a duplication of services, with her center providing information to those in the city and the CAC providing similar information to those in the county outside the city. The Tenant Resource Center trained CAC staff about tenant-landlord issues, an area that has evolved in recent years, after

the state Legislature passed laws superseding local ordinances. “If CAC is going to get paid for it, they’re going to have to provide the service,” Konkel says. “I’m not confident they understand tenant-landlord law as well as we do, because we train them.” She also fears that CAC won’t provide as comprehensive a service, because it relies on a phone system and does not have walkin service at its offices, 1717 N. Stoughton Road. Fred Schnook, executive director of CAC, said in an email he could not comment at this time. “The CAC is currently in negotiations with Dane County regarding their request for proposal. As such, it would be inappropriate for me to discuss any service strategy until such time as the negotiations are concluded,” Schnook wrote. Dane County Supv. Heidi Wegleitner, an attorney who specializes in tenant rights, says that Tenant Resource Center’s expertise will be hard to replicate. “They have been doing this for decades,” she says. “From my experience, the staff knows the intricacies of landlord tenant law. I don’t see that duplicated by any provider. They’re not attorneys, but they’re giving information that is desperately needed. I don’t see how another provider could step in and take over that service.” Wegleitner has been in the center’s office and says “it’s just nonstop, person after person after person, sometimes in emotional states” coming through the center’s doors. “The walk-in service they provide is exhausting.” Since the contract has gone through the bidding process, Wegleitner isn’t sure if there’s anything the county board can do to restore the center’s funding. “The RFP process wasn’t intended to cut services to our community, so maybe there’s something that went wrong there,” she says. “I don’t know for sure how this will be addressed, but I have a lot of questions, and we need to figure out how we’ll fix this.” n

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tation of reality.” Emotional reasoning is essentially the opposite of critical thinking, or learning to reason clearly, critically and dispassionately about objective reality. By putting the individual’s subjective reaction front and center, emotional reasoning encourages feeling at the expense of thinking. A primary and exaggerated emphasis on feeling leads naturally to the “hypersensitivity” described by Lukianoff and Heidt. It can also lead people generally astray since “subjective feelings are not always trustworthy guides” to what is real. No one should be coming to the UW to learn how to feel rather than think, and in my opinion nothing develops critical thinking skills better than directly engaging with what Matthew Arnold called “the best which has been thought and said” in human history. Unfortunately, this is another area where the UW falls short. Based on my experience attending and teaching at the UW, and subsequently employing dozens of UW students in intern positions, it’s clear that an overwhelming majority of students never have to study Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, Locke, Rousseau, de Tocqueville or Marx (directly, not filtered through the Frankfurt School) while earning their undergraduate degree. This is a travesty, since no one is truly educated until he or she has read these and other seminal figures in Western civilization. Examining superior minds as they grapple with eternal human questions is an exercise in and demonstration of advanced critical thinking. It’s also necessary for understanding the world we live in, since these

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individuals’ thoughts have shaped this world for good (Locke) or ill (Marx). Of course, attending college is not a purely abstract intellectual activity. People come to the UW for more practical reasons as well, like developing employable skills that lead to a satisfying and (for many) remunerative career. But critical thinking is essential to success in almost any career, and developing the ability to think and communicate clearly will pay enormous dividends down the road. Focusing the university’s mission on thought rather than feelings also doesn’t di-

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minish the emotional richness of the college experience. There are still enormous opportunities to make lifelong friendships, be active in the university and broader community, see Big Ten football and basketball, drink too much on occasion, and possibly fall in love. All of this makes the college years a once-in-a-lifetime and sometimes life-changing experience that nearly everyone remembers fondly. But college also provides students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop their mental faculties and be exposed to the best in thought and literature. Ideally this will ignite a lifelong passion for learning, but, realistically, most people get only one shot to tackle the really heavy stuff. If you don’t read The Nicomachean Ethics in college, the odds are very slim you’ll suddenly decide to do so 20 years later after a hard day at the office. So kudos to Lukianoff and Heidt, who have provided a valuable service to the 40,000 plus UW students just beginning classes. Their article provides a compact but powerful explanation of how the academy is losing its way and may even be teaching unhealthy mental habits. There’s still much potential value in a UW education, but students have to be careful and discerning. My advice: Avoid trendy sophistry (including anything with even a whiff of postmodernism), and seek out a wide variety of diverse authors whose work has stood the test of time. n

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51% 47% Corruption by the numbers Bruce Murphy’s highly informative article (“Our Votes Just Don’t Matter,” 8/27/2015) brings the issue of Wisconsin’s massively gerrymandered voting districts into sharp focus. He refers to the 2012 state assembly election results, wherein Democratic candidates received 51% of the total vote tally but won only 39% of the seats in the Assembly. GOP candidates received 47% of the votes and won a whopping 61% of the seats. Given these numbers, a couple more calculations shed additional light on the matter. In order to win half of the seats in the Assembly, Democratic candidates would need to receive 65% of the total vote (close to two-thirds). But GOP candidates would need only 38.5% of the total to win half of the seats. This is the mathematical definition of corrupt government. Republicans have essentially guaranteed themselves perpetual control of the Assembly unless the courts undo this redistricting abomination. Richard Godfrey (via email)

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when it comes to Madison’s live music scene. Ten years ago the High Noon Saloon was still in its infancy as the heir to the revered O’Cayz Corral. Club Majestic and the Slipper Club/Adair’s Lounge space hadn’t yet become the new Majestic Theatre and the Frequency. The Overture Center had recently opened, and the Memorial Union Theater and Terrace were still in pre-Phase 1 of remodeling. Fast-forward to 2010: Such outdoor events as Orton Park Festival and La Fête de Marquette were bursting at the seams; Live on King Street and Central Park Sessions, now staples, didn’t yet exist. So where is the next big growth point? The answer may lie in the middle of this year’s fall music calendar: The Avett Brothers’ Oct. 2 concert at Breese Stevens Field sold out in 10 minutes in early June. Recognized as a national landmark in 2014, Breese Stevens opened in 1926 and has never before hosted a major concert. The road to concert venue started with recent renovations, including the replacement of the original grass field with artificial turf. One of the beneficiaries is Madison East High School’s football team, which now has a home field for the first time in 40 years. Charlie Goldstone, president of Madison-based Frank Productions, says the city invested in the turf with the intent to open up the soccer field to more frequent and varied uses. “We were asked to consider hosting a concert, and we jumped at the chance.” Frank Productions was attracted to the historic facility for several reasons, Goldstone says, including its location a few blocks from the Capitol Square and the stadium’s architecture, which includes permanent bleachers and old stone walls (more aesthetically pleasing than the typical chain link fence setup). He says the company wants to prove it can be a “good neighbor,” adding that buzz from the upcoming concert has led to other ideas for future concerts at Breese Stevens Field. If you weren’t able to score a ticket for the Avett Brothers, don’t despair. The following fall music preview includes nearly 100 concerts, ranging from local up-and-comers to national touring acts, in venues as tiny as Dragonfly Lounge (capacity: 75) to the gigantic Kohl Center, which can pack in 17,000. On the Madison music scene, there’s room for everyone.

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The Thurston Moore Band High Noon Saloon, Sept. 11

Even though Sonic Youth is no longer with us, its ex-members have remained active, perhaps none more so than its legendary guitarist. Since the group’s 2011 split, Thurston Moore has released two albums, the most recent being 2014’s The Best Day, a collection of noisy guitar jams that more than fills the void left in Sonic Youth’s wake. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Bully, The Frequency, Oct. 11

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High Noon Saloon, Sept. 23

Shannon Hall, Sept. 24

Wavves mastermind Nathan Williams is unlike many of his hipper-than-thou indie rock peers. He’s a simple man who enjoys weed, girls and the beach, and he’s unafraid of writing songs about exactly that. The result is a blast of lo-fi surf punk that can best be described as blink-182 for hipsters.

Noah Gundersen has never been one to hold back on heavy themes, but his most recent record, Carry the Ghost, is his most emotionally challenging work yet. And though the singer-songwriter’s latest finds him collaborating with his touring band more than ever, his poetic, transformative songs have lost neither their starkness nor their intimacy.

Nika Danilova, aka Zola Jesus (below), has come a long way since she was a UW-Madison student in the late 2000s. This performance, her first here in a few years, will surely highlight the artist’s brand of anthemic, shimmering pop, which is finally getting its rightful recognition.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Mikal Cronin, High Noon Saloon, Sept. 11

Kool Keith Majestic Theatre, Sept. 23

Group of the Altos

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Originally self-identified as a “surly high school orchestra,” Group of the Altos has grown over the past decade into one of Wisconsin’s most expansive acts, releasing two records and creating a live score for the Soviet film Earth as a part of the Milwaukee Film Festival. Staging anywhere from 12 to 18 members, the Altos create slow-burning rockscapes orchestrated with horns, strings, guitars, percussion and group vocals. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Wood Chickens, Mickey’s Tavern, Sept. 26

Keith Thornton, more commonly known by his stage name Kool Keith, just passed the 30-year mark in his influential career. The New York emcee has released 19 albums (most recently this year’s Time? Astonishing!) packed with his surreal lyrics and oddball sense of humor. He recently told Rolling Stone that he’s considering retiring from music, so this could be your last chance to see him. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: The Underachievers, Majestic Theatre, Oct. 15

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Flannel Fest, High Noon Saloon, Nov. 7 (Micky and the Motorcars, the Mascot Theory, Beth Kille Band and more)

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Snake on the Lake, The Sett, Sept. 11 (Burial Hex, Samantha Glass and more)

Pure Bathing Culture The Frequency, Sept. 24

Pure Bathing Culture is Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman, two musicians who have known each other for more than 15 years but have artistically teamed up only in the last five. While their debut fulllength, 2013’s Moon Tides, found the pair’s pop soaked in production, their forthcoming Pray for Rain shows them stripping studio layers and, in the process, displaying their true songwriting capabilities. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Superhumanoids, The Frequency, Sept. 21

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“The Queen of Country Pop” was one of the first musicians to perform at the Kohl Center, a few months after the arena opened in 1998. The tour was in support of Twain’s wildly successful 1997 album, Come on Over, which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Her return is the first scheduled concert at the Kohl Center since a canceled Simon & Garfunkel show in 2010. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Capitol Theater, Oct. 22

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Joshua Tillman kicked off his career as a solo artist opening for Damien Jur ado before joining Gramm ynominated folk rock ban d Fleet Foxes. However, his best work surfaced once he beg an recording solo again under the moniker Father John Misty. His 2015 release , I Love You, Honeybear, displays his trademark gravity-tu rnedirreverence and has gar nered wide critical acclaim . YOU MIGHT ALSO LIK E: of Montreal, Majestic The atre, Oct. 25

The Decemberists Overture Hall, Sept. 30

For years, the Decemberists had pretty much cornered the market on theatrical, bookish indie rock. But in 2011, the Portlandbased five-piece took a hard left musically, releasing to critical acclaim The King Is Dead, a relatively bare-bones folk rock album. Their most recent effort, this year’s What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, bridges the gap between the group’s two distinct eras. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Stars, Majestic Theatre, Oct. 11

Chris Robinson Brotherhood Majestic Theatre, Oct. 3

The Black Crowes’ future seems uncertain, to say the least, with the rock band heading into the third hiatus of its career. Singer Chris Robinson is keeping himself busy with this psychedelic rock supergroup, which features fellow Black Crowe Adam MacDougall and former Ryan Adams & the Cardinals guitarist Neal Casal. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Grace Potter, Barrymore Theatre, Oct. 24

Dillinger Four High Noon Saloon, Oct. 4

The Replacements and Hüsker Dü are two bands that forever changed the Minneapolis punk scene. Yet Dillinger Four, a band that came 15 years later — and is arguably the Twin Cities’ greatest pure-punk band — is often unfairly left out of the conversation. Let’s put it this way: If there’s a punk band you adore that formed after the mid-’90s, they were undoubtedly inspired by this four-piece. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Masked Intruder, Majestic Theatre, Nov. 7

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After 42 years and 18 studio albums, this English songwriting legend is capping off her performance career with a massive two-year swan song of a tour. For the first time, these shows will showcase the “Me Myself I” singer in a solo role as she sings and plays guitar and piano unaccompanied. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Holly Miranda, The Frequency, Sept. 25

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Throughout a 10-year career, the ambitious and hard-working Titus And ronicus has channeled punk rockers, guit ar gods and Civil War ghosts. Their most recent album, The Most Lamentable Tragedy , doesn’t conceptually disappoint: A five-act , 29-track rock opera that draws on fron tman Patrick Stickles’ own mental health experiences, the record, like the rest of the band’s legendary output, is imperfect but built to last. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Tur keyfest, Mickey’s Tavern + Crystal Cor ner Bar, Oct. 23-25 (We Are Hex, the Hus sy and more)

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It’s been a fast five years for Guy and Howard Lawrence, the brother duo known as Disclosure. Since popping up on Myspace in 2010, the siblings have released a game-changing full-length, Settle, and spawned some of the most recognized dance-based tracks around: “White Noise” featuring AlunaGeorge, “When a Fire Starts to Burn” and, of course, “Latch,” their hit collaboration with Sam Smith.

Everyone’s favorite NSFW dance-punk demigoddess is bringing her live spectacle to Madison. Peaches, the musician/filmmaker/performance artist/all-around subversive individual, is supporting RUB, her most recent album of hypersexual lyrics coupled with meticulously crafted beats.

Teen Daze may be one of the artists most closely associated with the genre of chillwave, but Jamison, the one-name man behind the project, is trying to move beyond it. Dubbing his new sound “soft psychedelic,” Jamison debuted it with Morning World, Teen Daze’s most recent record and a collection of pop gems closer in spirit to the Beach Boys than Washed Out.

The son of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie quickly proved his own talent with “Alice’s Restaurant,” the first song on his 1967 debut album and a nearly 20-minute folk epic of Vietnam-era paranoia. Inspired by an incident that began on Thanksgiving Day 1965, the song cemented Arlo as an icon of the era’s counterculture.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Zedd, Exhibition Hall, Oct. 30

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Chad Valley, The Frequency, Oct. 4

The Bad Plus and Joshua Redman

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Jeff Daniels & Ben Daniels Band, Stoughton Opera House, Nov. 19

Conor Oberst

Shannon Hall, Oct. 17

Barrymore Theatre, Oct. 16

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Field Report, The Edgewater Plaza, Sept. 11

The Bad Plus are one of contemporary jazz’s most important and uncompromising acts. They’ve released 11 records since 2001, covering everyone from Nirvana to Stravinsky and continually pushing the boundaries of instrumental music with their ultra-expressive original tunes. Here the piano-bass-drums trio is joined by acclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman, who after a 20-plus year career as the leader of his own band, takes the Bad Plus into a new era as a quartet. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Zappa Plays Zappa, Barrymore Theatre, Sept. 25

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Orpheum Theater, Oct. 18

Arguably the most famous artists to get their start in Madison, alt-rock icons Garbage celebrated a milestone this year as their self-titled debut turned 20. Shirley Manson (right) and the boys will be playing it front-to-back in its entirety on their anniversary tour, including this hometown stop. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Ash, Majestic Theatre, Sept. 29

Majestic Theatre, Oct. 21

Neon Indian hit it big in 2009 just as laid-back, dancy, electronically centered pop music was surging into the mainstream. A staple of the chillwave movement, Neon Indian and primary member Alan Palomo are back with the project’s third album, VEGA INTL. Night School. Catchy synth lines, hushed, reverb-laced vocals and lots of mid-tempo grooves make Neon Indian easy to get down to. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Toro y Moi, Majestic Theatre, Sept. 25

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At 35, Conor Oberst has been in the public eye for nearly half of his life. He’s performed as Bright Eyes and with Monsters of Folk, Desaparecidos and the Faint. He helped found Saddle Creek Records, one of the most important independent labels of the last decade. He’s even been hailed as the “next Bob Dylan” and has been nearly as prolific. But most importantly, Oberst has translated the angst of youth and the wisdom of a troubled soul into timeless, poetic music.

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La Tengo has been one of For more than 30 years, Yo ds. Here the members ban d ove indie rock’s most bel their career, reuniting will turn back the clock on m for an acoustic evening with guitarist Dave Schram Stuff Like That There, in support of new release e 1990’s Fakebook. their first with Schramm sinc YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: t. 18 Low, High Noon Saloon, Sep

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When Matisyahu first broke through in 2006 with his hit “King Without a Crown,” he gained a lot of notice for his appearance alone — after all, how many Hasidic Jews are there in the world of reggae? Though he’s since shaved the beard and ditched the yarmulke, Matisyahu’s music hasn’t lost anything: His most recent album, 2014’s Akeda, combines complex spirituality with sunny reggae in a way only he can.

Black metal isn’t generally a genre in which music could be described as “soaring” or “triumphant.” But Bay Area quartet Deafheaven isn’t your typical black metal band, either. The band draws from elements of post-rock and shoegaze to create a sound unlike anything else in the scene — there’s a reason 2013’s Sunbather topped so many year-end best-of lists.

The city-sanctioned, ticketed Freakfest that replaced Madison’s lawless and wild Halloween affairs of yore has become the new normal and is celebrating its 10th year this fall. This year an all-country music stage on Gilman Street (to be led by the Cadillac Three and Chase Rice) will complement the Capitol Stage (where Timeflies and MisterWives will headline). And for those looking to show off — or gawk at — fantastic costumes, there’s really no better place to be.

Though they began as a modest folkpunk act on frontman Brian Sella’s breaks from college, New Jersey’s the Front Bottoms seems poised for bigger things. The band recently signed to Fueled by Ramen records, the label that turned fun. and Paramore into megastars.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: SOJA, Barrymore Theatre, Oct. 17

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Hot on the heels of rare Wisconsin dates for metal titans Neurosis and Earth, the metalheads of Madison will get to continue this fall’s exceptional lucky streak with these doom-metal saviors. YOB’s slow churning guitars and passionately screamed vocals come courtesy of mastermind Mike Scheidt, who built much of the band’s 2014 album Clearing the Path to Ascend amid a divorce and a decision to discontinue his use of antidepressants. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: KEN mode, Dragonfly Lounge, Nov. 4

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Russian Circles, Majestic Theatre, Oct. 5

Houndmouth Barrymore Theatre, Oct. 30

Since forming in 2011, Houndmouth has frequently garnered comparisons to The Band. And while that may seem lofty, it’s also the most fitting way to describe the Indiana quartet. Everyone in the band sings, and they all sing well. Their effortless blend of folk, country and rock gives them a classic sound that’s rarely been heard since Robbie, Levon and company took their last waltz. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: The Avett Brothers, Breese Stevens Field, Oct. 2

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Mac Miller, Orpheum Theater, Oct. 17

Colin Hay Barrymore Theatre, Oct. 31

Known to some as the frontman for ’80s radio staples Men at Work and to others as that guy who followed Zach Braff around with a guitar in a few episodes of Scrubs, the majority of Colin Hay’s career has been spent as a prolific solo artist. The Scotch-Australian troubadour has released 11 solo albums, including this year’s Next Year People. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: The Wood Brothers, Stoughton Opera House, Nov. 6

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Rise Against, Orpheum Theater, Nov. 7

Milk Carton Kids Barrymore Theatre, Nov. 3

With endorsements from the likes of T Bone Burnett, Billy Bragg and even Garrison Keillor, it’s safe to say Milk Carton Kids are pretty good at what they do. And what they do is make timeless folk music. 2013’s The Ash and Clay scored a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album, and though it didn’t win, it established the duo of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan as one of the premier acts in the genre. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: The Oh Hellos, Majestic Theatre, Oct. 24

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Glen Hansard

Punch Brothers

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So Percussion is part of a small collection of contemporary classical ensembles that has been able to penetrate popular consciousness. From using non-instruments such as amplified cactus to collaborating with Wilco’s Glenn Kotche and playing pieces by Steve Reich and the National’s Bryce Dessner, So Percussion has never been afraid to move percussion music in a progressive direction. They’re an ensemble-in-residence at Princeton, have played Bonnaroo and have released 16 records.

Glen Hansard’s booming voice and emotionally riveting songs have won audiences over in a variety of settings: He was the frontman for Irish alt legends the Frames, the lead actor in the critically acclaimed film Once and a singer-songwriter for the movie’s real-life spin-off band, the Swell Season. After releasing a solo record in 2012 and putting out an EP of Jason Molina tunes earlier this year, Hansard is touring on his upcoming LP Didn’t He Ramble.

Chris Thile and his Punch Brothers bandmates have established themselves as one of the nation’s most inventive bluegrass acts, combining a traditional sound with elements of classical and rock. Thile is a busy guy: The mandolin virtuoso is a member of two critically adored bands (he’s also in Nickel Creek), a former MacArthur Fellow, and in 2016, he will take over A Prairie Home Companion from the retiring Garrison Keillor.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Portland Cello Project, Stoughton Opera House, Oct. 9

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: The White Buffalo, High Noon Saloon, Sept. 12

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Hip-hop is a genre full of eccentric personalities, but few are as eccentric as Murs. The Los Angeles emcee is an unabashed comic book geek and staunch gay rights advocate who occasionally plays in a rock band with a member of Bad Brains. But Murs is also an underground rap legend who’s released nine solo albums, including this year’s Have a Nice Life.

This dreamy downtempo electronic duo last visited Madison to play a soldout Majestic show in October 2014. Those in attendance witnessed a brilliant spectacle of light and sound that was as ambitious as it was sexy. The band’s 2014 album, In Return, is getting a deluxe edition rerelease on Sept. 18.

Bradford Cox fans, unite and rejoice! The brilliant psych-pop songwriter is bringing his art-rock band Deerhunter to Madison for the first time since 2009, and his critically acclaimed solo project Atlas Sound will open the show. Yes, this means double the stage time for Bradford’s trademark goofy banter. Expect to hear old favorites as well as new tunes from Deerhunter’s sauntering upcoming album, Fading Frontier.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Telekinesis + Say Hi, The Frequency, Oct. 29

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: ¡Mayday!, The Frequency, Oct. 14

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Ratatat, Orpheum Theater, Sept. 11

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The Frequency, Nov. 6

Barrymore Theatre, Nov. 12

Hailed by Americana tastemaker No Depression as “the best songwriter you’re not listening to,” Kellogg has quietly become one of the genre’s mainstays, steadily releasing albums and performing more than 1,500 concerts in the past decade. This year’s fourpart LP South, West, North, East was recorded all over the country, from Colorado to Tennessee to New York. He may not be a rock star in the classic sense, but there are few stones that roll more than Stephen Kellogg.

Not many bands can trace their roots to the Chernobyl disaster, but New York gypsy punks Gogol Bordello are a direct result of it. Frontman Eugene Hutz’s family fled their Ukrainian hometown and bounced around Europe before settling in the U.S., where Hutz would go on to form this beloved and influential band whose sixth studio album, Pura Vida Conspiracy, was released in 2013. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Electric Six, High Noon Saloon, Oct. 17

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Matt Nathanson, Majestic Theatre, Oct. 19

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Albert Hammond Jr. High Noon Saloon, Nov. 4

As guitarist for the Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr. (above) became a rock star when the group’s 2001 debut album, Is This It, launched them into the musical stratosphere. But on his own, Hammond is just as deserving of his star status — his latest solo release, Momentary Masters, is a collection of angular art rock songs that proves he’d still be a household name even if “Last Nite” never happened.

Young the Giant Orpheum Theater, Nov. 6

Rescheduled after the cancellation of their winter tour, Young the Giant comes to Madison with a high-energy live show. Their last release, 2014’s Mind Over Matter, paints them as indie music’s answer to Van Halen — a relentlessly upbeat, danceable band that really knows how to rock. And frontman Sameer Gadhia has an onstage swagger that could make even David Lee Roth jump. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Saint Motel, High Noon Saloon, Oct. 8

PHOX After an unnaturally busy last couple of years that saw them slay stages from Lollapalooza to Conan, Madison-viaBaraboo indie pop upstarts PHOX return home where they’ll be joined in support by Cougar, a long-running (and critically acclaimed) Madison post-rock act. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Wild Child, Majestic Theatre, Oct. 28

Deerhunter Majestic Theatre, Dec. 15

Majestic Theatre, Nov. 15

Formed in 1996 by longtime collaborators Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, Southern rock juggernaut Drive-By Truckers have enjoyed two decades as one of the most fiercely beloved bands in the world, uniting fans of country, alternative rock and punk alike, thanks in no small part to their near-constant touring schedule. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Old 97’s, Majestic Theatre, Oct. 27

Mitski The Frequency, Nov. 18

Few artists write pop songs with the vulnerability of Mitski. On her recent album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek, the Brooklyn musician rips through a half-hour’s worth of cutting, punky tunes, throwing visceral shrieks on top of bubblegum hooks and showcasing her brutal lyrics, which are both personal and symbolic of contemporary American youthfulness. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Girlpool, The Sett, Oct. 14

Jason Isbell

Capitol Theater, Nov. 12

When Jason Isbell left DriveBy Truckers in 2007, his futu re seemed uncertain. Now, the singersongwriter has arguably bec ome the face of a new era of country music as his fifth solo album, this year’s Something More Tha n Free, continues to garner alm ost universal praise, and rightful ly so. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Jam ey Johnson, Orpheum Theater, Nov. 21

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and a frequent collaborator of jazz legend Chick Corea. Washburn is renowned for her unique clawhammer banjo style, her dynamic vocal prowess and merging old-time songwriting with Chinese lyrics. Fleck and Washburn have released two records: full-length debut Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn and a companion EP, Banjo Banjo. They’ll be traveling with their 2-year-old son, Juno, and donating all of their merchandise proceeds to the River Alliance of Wisconsin, including raffling off a banjo used that night.

Isthmus spoke with Fleck and Washburn on the phone to discuss their collaboration, the banjo, staying true to their artistic vision and connecting with local charities. With differing backgrounds with the banjo, how did you determine what style you would play as a duo? Washburn: I really sprouted wings and flew in the old-time tradition — Appalachian music. My first six years on the road were with an allgirl string band called Uncle Earl. My role in that

band was just to support the fiddle tunes by playing the banjo. I also was one of four singers in the group. In my own music that I was doing on the side I was really developing my own songwriting on the banjo and also a particular breed of English and Chinese music that I really love. Fleck: I’ve been playing for 30, 40 years. And I’ve always been interested in the intricate part of the banjo, learning to play fast and

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There are cheap eats — those days you resort to Taco Bell, or the $3.50 avocado spring roll from the Fresh Cool Drinks cart on Library Mall. (And of these, you should go with the avocado spring roll. They’re burrito-sized huge, and healthier than a run to the border.) But then there are good deals. You pay more up front, but feel you’re getting your money’s worth — in fact, you might suspect someone behind the counter has made a mistake. You’re getting this much delicious food for only that much cash? Should you mention this? Or sneak out the front door? Or just leave a really nice tip? Speaking of tips, this is what we discovered when we surveyed Isthmus staff and food writers for their favorite bang-for-yourbuck meals. Starting with lunch, perhaps the mother of all great deals comes from Restaurant Muramoto. Seven lunch specials come with a bowl of miso soup and a heap of delicious Asian slaw (with the house sesame dressing) for $9. Of the entrees, we particularly love the salty-sweet miso marinated black cod, which arrives on a bed of sautéed bok choy and rice. The pan-fried salmon and the pork tonkatsu also have their partisans. We’re almost scared to write about this one, because it has held at $9 for a long while. The $9 lunch mark is also adhered to at Mediterranean Cafe. Owner Faycal Belakhdar recently had to raise prices from about $7; it’s still a deal. A huge square of moussaka, served

with rice pilaf and a salad with a tart lemony dressing? $9. Lebanese kibby, rice pilaf and salad? $9. The incomparable chicken apricot pie (with bulghur and bechamel!), rice and salad? $9. Sweet Algerian tea, hot or cold, $1.50, is a must. La Taguara, the Venezuelan and Latin American restaurant, has a terrific lunch special with your choice of arepa (cornmeal patties filled with cheese, ham, shredded chicken or pork roast, plus other options) and either soup or salad for $7. There’s also an “empanada lunch” — same deal but based on two empanadas (shredded chicken, ground beef or cheese fillings, your choice). Happy hours often offer a reason to skimp on lunch and perhaps skip dinner altogether. At Heritage Tavern, Dan Fox serves a smaller version of his “old fashioned” ham sandwich. It’s the best $5 you can spend in Madison: chili aioli, pickled red onion and mustard, along with Fox’s impeccable pork. If you miss happy hour, get the full-sized version from the bar menu for $12. Happy hour at Tempest Oyster Bar means the oysters are $1.50, fish cakes $2, the sublime smoke stack $4 — plus $6 specialty cocktails and $1 off tap beer. It’s fun, fancy, delicious, and far cheaper than similar seafood on the regular dinner menu. Moving beyond happy hour, at Natt Spil, we love the Three Cup Chicken dinner (also comes in a tofu version), with a tamari-sesame glaze, served with rice and a tomato-cucumber salad for $9.50. Nothing is hugely expensive at the Great Dane, but one of the best deals on the menu is the “Shorewood Hills,” a soup-and-salad combo that comes with your choice of the pub’s three soups (tomato bisque, baked potato or south-

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Late summer sips Flavorful and unexpected cocktails from Nostrano Nostrano’s “aperitivo” cocktail happy hour may have ended, but the restaurant’s small bar is still a spot to find some of Madison’s best craft drinks. Chef Tim Dahl is constantly working on new ideas and flavor combinations for the cocktail menu, and his thoughtful creative process is evident in the short late summer list. The Summer Smash is a mix of the excellent Letherbee Gin from Chicago with grapefruit juice and dashes of the alpine liqueur Genepy along with Crème de Violette — it’s a tinge floral but also herbaceous, with plenty of complexity. Think of it as a porch pounder only a chef might produce. An equally good sipper for these last few warm days is the Kalimotxo, which brings

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Almost a trip to the islands MOKA Cafe’s Jamaican blend The Jamaican blend from MOKA cafe on East Washington Avenue...isn’t exactly Jamaican. Beans from the famous Blue Mountain region of the island nation make some of the most expensive, sought-after coffee in the world, prized for its flavor and complexity. At MOKA, their version is a Jamaican-style blend — sourced from a roaster in Idaho, of all places, according to a barista. It’s not roasted as long as some of their other coffee varieties on the menu, and it’s infused with maple oil during the process. Available hot or iced, MOKA’s version is a rich, smooth, slightly acidic, flavorful roast that finishes with light maple flavor that lingers on the palate. It’s one of the most popular items

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Taste of Madison takes over the Capitol Square for another weekend of food and music. Most food is $3-$4. Look for burnt ends from Blowin’ Smoke BBQ, fried mac ’n’ cheese from Bob’s Barbecue Emporium, the salted caramel crepe from Chez Nanou, cendol from Jakarta Cafe, the steak burger from JD’s, pulled pork mac ’n’ cheese from Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe of Rio, calamari from Lombardino’s, caprese grilled cheese from Melted, blue corn perch over wild rice from Mobile Farmers’ Market, spicy pickled egg from the Old Fashioned, specialty tater tots from Pots ’n Tots, duck fat french fries from Rare Steakhouse and much more.

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L’automne from Door County Brewing is well suited for cool-weather quaffing Door County Brewing is offering a taste of things to come with the release of L’automne, its new fall seasonal, which hits Madison shelves this week. Brewmaster Danny McMahon has been carving out a niche making quality farmhouse-style ales since his brewery opened in 2013. While he does offer a few dark beers and a hop-forward brew or two, he’s become known for his saisons. L’automne falls between the Bière de Garde and the Saison. Both styles originated in the northern regions of France, near the border with Belgium, and have distinctive yeasty-earthiness. L’automne is made with the same yeast as the brewery’s other saisons. You might

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Will Ironworks Cafe reopen? Teen job program shifts to catering, but new possibilities exist BY JAY RATH

Ironworks Cafe, a favorite of many eastsiders, closed Aug. 14 — but it could come back. “It may reopen, but probably not before late next spring or summer,” says Becky Steinhoff, executive director of the cafe’s home, the Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St. “The decision to close the cafe had less to do with how much money it was or wasn’t making and more to do with the result of strategic planning results.” Ironworks opened in October 2008. It offered breakfast and lunch, including sandwiches, salads and sides, but its primary reason for being was to serve a Goodman program called TEENworks. (The first part of its portmanteau name is an acronym for “Teen Education and Employment Network.”) “The cafe had many positive qualities, both for the young adults and the community,” she says, but the primary goal of the TEENworks program, providing employment skills and high school completion, was not being met. “Relatively few

high school students worked in the cafe, and they were the target population we were trying to reach.” When Ironworks was launched, it partnered with a vocational program at nearby East High School. Budget cuts at East during the 2013-2014 school year ended that. Post-high school young adults filled in, but

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“the conclusion was that the cafe, as wonderful as it was, did not help the TEENworks program reach its goals,” says Steinhoff. Instead, Goodman is investing more effort and energy in catering, which is still a mission aligned with TEENworks priorities, and which employs around 75 high school students annually, after school and on weekends. “Catering is mostly on-site, but we do off-site catering as well,” says Steinhoff. “Our new model will expand off-site catering, as well as meal delivery to meetings, boxed meals for events, and so on.” As for Ironworks, Derek Kruzicki, the center’s facility operations director, is working on a potential new business plan. A revived cafe may serve as a model employment program for adults with disabilities. Meanwhile, “We are going to keep the space open to the public to gather,” says Steinhoff. “We recognize that the cafe offered a place for the general public to be in the center. This is important and we don’t want to cut that out. We are still going to have good coffee available for purchase in the lobby.” n

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The roots of Madison’s first skatepark, scheduled to officially open Sept. 10 in Central Park at the end of South Few Street, go back to 2001. That’s when Patrick Hasburgh, a local skateboarder then in his 20s frustrated about the city’s lack of places to legally ride, appeared on WORT-FM to discuss the issue. A listener called in and suggested Hasburgh start a petition for a skatepark. A few months later, Hasburgh had collected more than 4,000 signatures, and the Madison Skatepark Fund was formed. “We really had no idea what we were doing,” Hasburgh, now 37, says, admitting he and other skatepark proponents initially thought they could raise hundreds of thousands of dollars by staging local punk rock shows and other events. They never even came close. But when area skateboarders and other interested residents get an eyeful of the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Skatepark — the $1 million, 20,000-square-foot concrete oasis on Madison’s east side — it’ll be clear Hasburgh and his fundraising crew eventually figured out what they were doing and convinced local officials to help them build one of the area’s largest and most appealing skateparks. Roughly 70% of the skatepark caters to street-style skating, with stairs, ramps, railings and other urban obstacles. The remainder of the space includes two large bowls that allow skateboarders to generate momentum and perform airborne tricks. The larger bowl is nine feet deep and shaped like an eggplant, to replicate the original empty swimming pools Southern California skateboarders used in the 1970s. Willy Street Co-op donated $50,000 toward the bowl. Large low-glare, reduced-spill

lights illuminate the skatepark, and it’s enclosed with decorative black metal fencing separating the skatepark from railroad corridors to the north and south. “All of this is occurring because of the Madison Skatepark Fund,” says Michael Sturm, a landscape architect with the city of Madison Parks Division. Over the years, momentum picked up speed for a Madison skatepark. Support from city leaders including Mayor Paul Soglin, former Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and District 6 Ald. Marsha Rummel was crucial, and by 2013, hundreds of thousands of dollars were coming in via donations, grants and sponsorships from individuals, local businesses (including the Just Coffee Cooperative and Alumni Boardshop), the Tony Hawk Foundation, the Goodman Foundation, the Madison Community Foundation, the Marquette Neighborhood Foundation, the Purple Moon Foundation, and city and county entities. “At that point, we felt like if this didn’t happen, we were going to let a lot of people down,” says Hasburgh, who over time became known as the Madison Skatepark Fund’s “spokesdude.” Dane County is home to smaller skateparks in Middleton and Mount Horeb, but Hasburgh contends few free concrete facilities like the new one exist anywhere else in the Midwest. “This skatepark legitimizes skateboarding and skateboarders in Madison,” he says, adding that he expects smaller facilities to pop up in other city neighborhoods. “Once people see what a real destination skatepark looks like — and the quality of athletes it brings — they will realize how legit the sport is.” Sturm agrees. “I think it’s going to be a tremendous asset for the city,” he says. “The intent is to make this a destination skatepark.” n

Self-motivator Jim Leonhard talks about football and induction into the Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame BY MICHAEL POPKE AND MARK TAUSCHER

Jim Leonhard never expected to be retired by age 32. And he certainly didn’t think about entering the Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame a mere decade after becoming one of the best defensive players in Badgers football history. But here he is, among a class of seven inductees — six All-Americans and a pioneering administrator — who will become official members of the Hall on Sept. 11 at Union South. They also will be honored the next day at Camp Randall Stadium during the Badgers’ home opener vs. Miami (Ohio). “As an athlete, it’s not really something you think about,” says Leonhard, who returned to Madison full-time this year after 10 years in the National Football League. “To me, when you think ‘hall of fame,’ you think about older guys who haven’t been playing for a while, half of them limping across the stage. Being this young, it was not something on my mind. But to be able to live the rest of my life with this designation is going to be pretty cool.” Leonhard is one of this year’s youngest inductees, along with Devin Harris, a starter on two men’s basketball regular-season Big Ten championship teams and a National Basketball Association veteran currently with the Dallas Mavericks, and Lizzy (Fitzgerald) Stemke, one of the most decorated volleyball players in UW history and now head coach of the University of Georgia women’s volleyball program. Other inductees include Mike Gentile, one of only seven Badgers to earn AllAmerican status in UW men’s soccer his-

tory; 1995’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Defensive Player of the Year Brian Rafalski, who also played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (winning three Stanley Cups) and skated in three Olympics (winning two silver medals), and women’s hockey trailblazer Kerry Weiland, a member of Wisconsin’s inaugural 1999-2000 women’s hockey team and an Olympic silver medalist. Longtime UW athletic department administrator Paula Bonner is the seventh inductee. She oversaw 11 women’s sports from 1974 to 1989, and today is president and chief alumni officer of the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Leonhard, who is settling into retirement with his wife and two boys, ages 3 and 1, by booking speaking engagements and building a house in the Cross Plains area, joined the Badgers as a walk-on in 2001 after starting at quarterback and playing strong safety for Flambeau High School in CAROLYN FATH Tony, Wis. Leonard: From walk-on to Hall of Famer. UW’s walk-on program has long been praised as one of the finest in the country. Along with Leonhard, such players as a junior and went on to snag 21 interceptions as Jared Abbrederis and Chris Maragos, as well during his time at UW — fourth-most in Big Ten as the coauthor of this article, walked on for the history. Badgers and kept on going straight to the NFL. Undrafted but undeterred, Leonhard joined Leonhard played in every game of his fourthe Buffalo Bills in 2005 and went on to play year Wisconsin career, beginning on special with four other teams, including the Baltimore teams as a freshman. By his sophomore year, he Ravens in 2008, when they came within one was starting at safety. He earned a scholarship win of Super Bowl XLIII, as well as the New York

Jets, Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns. There also was short stint on the New Orleans Saints practice squad. “There are so many guys that I played with at Wisconsin who I feel are deserving of this honor,” Leonhard says. “To come here as a walk-on and leave as a Hall of Famer is really special.” And he may not be done. “The door isn’t completely closed,” the 5-foot-8 Leonhard says about returning to the NFL, adding that he’s staying in shape and maintaining his 188-pound playing weight. “It would take a very, very unique offer, but if the right opportunity came up, I’d think about it.” What’s the “right opportunity”? “Close to home wouldn’t be bad,” he smiles, suggesting the Green Bay Packers or another unnamed team with a “legitimate shot” of winning a Super Bowl. If that doesn’t work out, he might consider coaching. Leonhard says he announced his retirement from the NFL after a dismal 2014 Browns season because he was burned out mentally, more than physically. Although he sustained “a couple” concussions and, for the final three years of his pro career, suffered nothing more serious than a sprained ankle, joining a new team every season or two took its toll. Ultimately, Leonhard credits his success at UW and in the NFL to a stubborn streak of independence. “I tried to find ways to motivate myself,” he says. “I wasn’t looking outside for that. I was always fighting myself and trying to improve, and I was willing to step back because I knew I was going to be able to jump forward.” n

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Spend an evening or late night at one of the clubs and restaurants lining King Street or the Capitol Square and you’re bound to hear a set from DJ Phil Money. The hardworking DJ typically plays two shows a week at locales that attract a wide variety of clientele, such as Maduro, Merchant, Natt Spil, Majestic, the Great Dane and Genna’s. Money has the ability to read a room’s vibe while also crafting a free-flowing mix of different genres. No matter who’s in the room, Money (whose real name is Philip Murray) wants to help people shake off their worries. And that impetus comes from experience. “It’s safe to say that stress was a contributing factor in my dad’s premature departure,” Money says, hoisting a 60-pound speaker into the trunk of his car at 2 a.m. one recent Wednesday. “I think about that and remember how important managing anxiety — shaking off everyday aggravation — is to making the most of your brief time. Just like anything else, letting go of that baggage is something to work at.” Money’s preferred method of relaxation is playing sets into the early hours of the morning. The audiences seem to let go of whatever may be bothering them, and sometimes they gain some new favorite songs. One recent evening while Money was spinning at Maduro, an admirer approached the booth, excited to discuss tunes with him. “I’ve been dancing two hours,” she hollered over the beats. “And I keep hearing new songs I need to know!”

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Although interrupting a working DJ is typically frowned upon, Money walked her through a number of artists he had played. By his own admission, his preferred mix is eclectic — Money calls it “The Soup.” Typically, he works up a hip-hop base before experimenting with more adventurous sprinklings of rare reggae tracks, funk and, most recently, Afrobeat. He makes it work with precision-timed transitions: “Even though you’re jumping different genres, you’re not jumping different vibes.”

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associated with painters, jazz musicians, installation artists, you name it, and they really opened my eyes to the musical possibilities at my disposal to explore as a DJ.” Six years later, the birth of his first daughter brought him to the Midwest. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to land in such a supportive community — from the owners, waiters, bartenders, security on down,” says Money. “The crowds change nightly, and it’s those people who you really end up getting to know and becoming friends with.” Lately, the ambitious DJ is seeking to branch out from the late-night club scene. “A city like Madison might really respond to a regular Afrobeat show with a 6 or 7 p.m. start time,” says Money. “There are so many people who want to hear that kind of music but aren’t going to stay up until midnight to hear it at the club.” Money has been exploring the possibility of an Afrobeat/Latin grooves/reggae/hiphop fusion event at Olbrich Gardens. “I think that venue’s conservatory has an incredibly tropical vibe,” he says. “You just become stimulated by the lush scenery, the music and everyone dancing.” Money has also recently co-produced the title track on MC Yah Supreme’s new album Naked City. Whatever his next move, it will surely carry Money to the far reaches of artistic exploration, with a beat even the least musical among us can bounce our heads to. “I just can’t imagine not spending my nights out, meeting new people, playing new music,” says Money, surveying a packed dance floor at an upscale Madison lounge. “You have to play every show like it’s your last.” The DJ spins his next Smoke-N’Groove session at Maduro on Friday, Sept. 4. n

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learning to play it with a lot of variety. I’ve also been very interested in incorporating the banjo into places that it normally wouldn’t be heard. That gives me a lot of opportunities to collaborate with people from different walks of life. I always try to be myself when I’m playing. It’s not like we’re trying to be like banjo missionaries, but we do love sharing the banjo. And we’re trying to find a way to show people what we hear when we’re up close to our banjos. We play a lot of different banjos on our tour. We have seven or eight on most tours, and there’s others on the bus that don’t get taken inside of the venue. We play ukulele banjos, baritone banjos, cello banjos and our regular banjos. But in the context of expressing ourselves artistically it’s not just show-and-tell; we’re trying to present our point of view and express ourselves while showing off this instrument that we love. How has the banjo progressed since you’ve been playing? How do you feel about its use in music today? Fleck: Having like a lot of half-assed banjo playing on a lot of pop records — I don’t care about that. But having some great banjo playing on some pop records, that’s really cool. So if somebody’s really expressing themselves through the banjo, I enjoy it. If they’re using it to try to

lend authenticity to music that isn’t truly authentic, then I don’t like it. It’s good banjos that I’m interested in, and people who play from their own point of view. I love that. I love people carrying on traditions, too, and I feel like that’s not my path because I’m very creative in my essence. I don’t want to play another person’s music. I want to play my own music. What cultures are the most important to you when writing an original piece of music or putting together a new live show? Fleck: If I’m excited about who I’m playing with, then I’m interested in it being a really spontaneous, natural experience. For me, the experience of playing with a lot of different musicians and cultures and styles means that I’m kind of like a gumbo of musical ideas, and they’re all in my musical consciousness. When you take a sip of a good gumbo, you don’t necessarily go, “Oh, now I’m tasting the rice, now I’m tasting the sausage, now I’m tasting the spices.” You have different bites that have whatever is in them. Washburn: I have a longstanding dedication to exploring Chinese culture and Chinese music. Some of the songs I write are actually in Chinese, and I have collaborators — wonderful collaborators in China and in the States — and we do some of that on our banjos. That’s a big part of what I do and what I care about.

There’s a fantastic balance between simplicity and complexity in your music as a duo. How do you accomplish that? And how does Abigail’s voice fit into what you’re doing? Fleck: Well this is very vocal music. The instrumental songs are more occasional. So Abby’s voice is at the center of this, and the fact that a voice of her quality is surrounded by a pair of banjos — and that we’re creating music around that voice that’s actually very sparse, but complex — makes the music very unique, I believe. Some of the songs we do you could hear them with a drum set and a whole band playing, and that would work on the radio better, but this is a natural expression of who we both are. At each stop on your tour you’ll be donating the proceeds from your merchandise to a nonprofit in that city. How did this idea emerge? Washburn: I think the true genesis of it was Juno being born. Traveling town to town, there’s this new perspective you get on the world. There’s this whole new empathy that I feel for every single human being in the whole world. There’s a sense of hope and purpose that we get from connecting with people who are doing work that we think is really valuable to humanity. It just makes you feel like good things are happening all the time, and we get to be a part of it. n

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Music Theatre of Madison celebrates its first decade with a festival of new works BY JAY RATH

Music Theatre of Madison is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding with a free Festival of New Musicals staged at unconventional venues beginning Thursday, Sept. 3. Festival offerings will be staged as readings but still will be ambitious, with musical performances and, in the case of the first show, Alice, a cast of 13. “These are things that are not being done in other cities, by up-and-coming major voices in musical theater, and they’re all good,” says Music Theatre of Madison executive director Meghan Randolph. Like the festival, the entire season will be produced at inventive venues, often appropriate to the plays’ subjects. Spring’s full production of La Cage aux Folles, for example, will be performed at LGBT-friendly Five Nightclub. “There’s a lot of challenges that come with trying to work in nontheatrical venues, but we have a really incredible production staff that can do what I want and not go crazy,” says Randolph. The company, which usually goes by MTM, began “by accident,” says Randolph, a native of the Kansas City area whose family relocated to Madison while she was in high school. After earning a degree in musical theater at the University of Michigan, she toured for a year in a production of Cats.

“I realized that that lifestyle was not for me,” she recalls. “Pounding the pavement, competing against a zillion people for work and then doing a show a million times that you don’t like — that’s not what I wanted to be doing.” So Randolph returned to Madison. “I wanted to do something and I wanted to do it my way, to be honest,” she says. “MTM kind of developed from there.” The first production was Hair, produced outdoors at Lake Farm Park in 2006. Since then, MTM has specialized in newer, lesserknown, offbeat and even dark musicals, such as Parade, Nevermore and Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story. “This coming year it’s going to be much more joyful,” says Randolph. Fundraising is a continual problem, as it is for most nonprofits in the current economy, especially arts nonprofits. Randolph notes that Wisconsin ranks 48th in state funding for the arts. Despite the hardship, the company pays its actors and crew. “We’d have a nice reserve if I hadn’t paid everybody, but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” she says. Randolph adds that, for her, highlights of MTM’s first decade have come when audiences took a risk by seeing something they’d never heard of before: “That’s the best, because we have a lot of people who have faith that we’re really going to take them somewhere new and exciting.” n

MTM’s new musicals

Alice Thursday, Sept. 3, Madison Public Library, room 301, 7:30 pm

In this rock take on the looking glass classic, Lewis Carroll’s heroine flees to Wonderland to escape inner demons. Book, music and lyrics are by Madisonians Dan Myers and Meghan Rose. Myers previously wrote Broom Street Theater’s Finding Human and Chat. In addition to working in musical theater and scoring independent films, Rose performs with area bands including Little Red Wolf, I Saw the Creature and Damsel Trash.

Big Money Saturday, Sept. 19, Wisconsin Public Television studios, 821 University Ave., 7:30 pm

In this musical based on a true story, a 1980s game show contestant discovers the key to winning. Book, music and lyrics are by Kyle Jarrow, a Brooklyn-based writer and musician who creates work for the stage, television and film, and plays with the rock band Sky-Pony. Jarrow previously performed with Super Mirage.

Nightmare Alley Saturday, Oct. 3, The Frequency, 6:30 pm

Living tarot cards relate an innovative and spooky tale. Based on the 1946 cult novel and film adaptation, and last performed at the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival, the show has since been greatly revised by playwright, composer and lyricist Jonathan Brielle. All performances are free. Walkups are fine, but reservations are recommended. For reservations visit mtm.madison.com.

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Creative crosswalks A public art project decorates Madison street corners BY JAY RATH

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“Why did the pedestrian cross to the other side?” asks Meghan Blake-Horst. “To see the art.” Okay, it’s not much of a punch line, but it’s still a provocative concept. Madison street corners are becoming miniature museums, thanks to the Artful Crossings Initiative, which pays artists to decorate the containers that hold flags that pedestrians use to cross intersections. Several Madison intersections already feature works by area artists, and organizers hope eventually to extend the program to dozens of locations in Dane County. “There’s such great opportunity to engage in public art, and having art in unexpected places,” says Blake-Horst, Artful Crossings director and the owner of Absolutely Art, a community-based east-side gallery that closed last year.

Blake-Horst says she hopes the art encourages safety, too, as people are more mindful when crossing the street. “Not only do people get to enjoy it, as they stop and look it slows them down,” she notes. Artful Crossings is a project of Safe Communities Madison-Dane County, a nonprofit dedicated to public safety, in collaboration with the city’s Traffic Engineering Division. It builds on Safe Communities’ pedestrian flag program, launched in 2002. Three installations are complete, three more are under way, and BlakeHorst hopes for a total of 10 by next summer. The tough new flag holders were designed and fabricated by Mike Fisher and interns at Sector67, a community workspace, and depict unique art as well as “story plates” telling about the artists and their work. Installation began in February. Art is featured on both sides of crossings. Their locations and the featured artists are: Atwood Avenue/ Ohio Street, Laura Meddaugh; Atwood/Sugar/

Art by Romano Johnson at the crossing of West Mifflin and North Fairchild streets..

Oakridge avenues, Peter Patau; and West Mifflin/Fairchild streets, Romano Johnson. “The artists that I’ve worked with so far have been all over it,” says Blake-Horst. “They were like, ‘Sign me up right away.’” Artful Crossings recently received a $5,000 grant from the Madison Community Foundation’s John A. Johnson Arts Fund and is seeking additional funding to increase the program’s reach. “That’s our biggest challenge right now, looking for funding,” says Blake-Horst. n

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Still Broom Street Artistic director Heather Renken keeps the theater’s rebel spirit alive subjects that make audiences uncomfortable. They confront issues instead of tiptoeing around them.

BY AMANDA FINN

“It’s a very Broom Street show.” I kept hearing that phrase when I first moved to Madison last summer, but I didn’t understand what it meant until I saw my first show in the tiny former garage off Willy Street. Broom Street Theater is different. Since 1969, artists at Broom Street have been creating avant-garde, original work on a tight, almost nonexistent, budget. Although in 1977 the theater moved from its original home on Broom Street to its current space at 1119 Williamson St., it has not strayed from its original mission. Keeping the unorthodox spirit alive is, in part, the role of artistic director Heather Renken, a steady presence at the helm, who is marking her fifth year in the position. Renken, a Butler University graduate with a degree in theater, says her responsibility is to work for the people who make up the Broom Street community. “I’m representing a large group of artists,” Renken explains as we chat over coffee. “I don’t exist without them.” Broom Street has had just a handful of leaders in its 46-year history. Prior to Renken, only four other individuals served as artistic director. One man in particular, the iconoclast Joel Gersmann, ran the theater for 35 years before his death in 2005. Following in the footsteps of her predecessors as well as countless performers, directors and playwrights leads Renken to a simple question: “How do I honor our past?” One tenet from Broom Street’s past is freedom of speech. In fact, the theater was founded after the attempted censorship of founder Stuart Gordon’s campus per-

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formance of Peter Pan, which involved nudity and anti-war messages. Since its inception, the theater has always championed the free speech of artists who want to experiment and push the envelope. But Renken also believes that the understanding of what it means to be experimental continues to change. “It’s not really experimental if we’re always doing things the same way,” Renken says. “[We] redefine how we think about the art form.” Renken likens some of the pieces performed at Broom Sreet to dance; they focus less on

story and more on how they make the audience, performers and playwrights feel. She says audiences might not understand every concept in a show or experience a squeaky clean ending, but she hopes they leave with a greater understanding of some facet of life. The latest production at Broom Street, Bite the Apple by Malissa Petterson, tackles timely social issues of identity and gender. Others, such as Dan Myers’ Finding Human, which was staged in January, deal with abuse and humanizing the incarcerated. Broom Street and its mostly local playwrights are not afraid to tackle

Renken, a native Chicagoan, moved to Madison in 2000 when her husband, John, was offered a job. Since then, she has balanced parenting two sons (Michael and Ben) and acting and directing with numerous area companies, including Madison Theatre Guild, StageQ, CTM and The Penguin Project. Renken is also an artistic associate for Encore Studio for the Performing Arts, which works with people with disabilities, and is a founding member of the Kathy Rasmussen Women’s Theatre. Renken’s close relationships with other companies are another trademark of her leadership style. She points out that local groups collaborate to make shows happen. For instance, companies lend props and furniture pieces, or promote one another’s productions, often in exchange for ads in programs. This communal spirit makes “people feel welcomed and comfortable,” says Renken. In the end, Renken wants simply “[to] give the work the respect it deserves,” whether that means workshopping the plays, advising playwrights on revisions, brainstorming production ideas or managing publicity. The productions aren’t always rock solid, and some succeed more than others. But to Renken, all of Broom Street’s show are “valid.” The rebel spirit that launched the company in 1969 continues to inform the Broom Street of today. “The Broom Street Theater that you knew has evolved,” says Renken. “Broom Street has always evolved.” n

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A brilliant contradiction A new documentary profiles the visionary but unpleasant Steve Jobs BY KENNETH BURNS

Recently a Windows PC I was working on displayed an error message: “I/O device error (0x8007045D).” It instructed “Run CHKDSK /R.” So I dutifully ran CHKDSK /R, and... Let me pause there. Steve Jobs would have hated this. The Apple co-founder favored simple, graceful technology designs — not impenetrable ones — and products like the iPod and iPhone reflect his tastes. Apple’s customers seem to share them. That’s why the company’s market capitalization is $722 billion. Jobs was one of the most successful businessmen of all time, and one of the most beloved. When he died in 2011, there was mourning worldwide. Yet he was the kind of manager who recruited a potential employee with these words: “Everything you’ve done so far is crap.” That’s the contradiction of Steve Jobs, and it’s at the core of the entertaining, troubling documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine. Writer and director Alex Gibney traces Jobs’ countercultural youth, his coming of age as a tech innovator and his apotheosis as a globally influential tastemaker. In every phase of his life, Jobs was a visionary. And as colleagues, loved ones and observers attest in Steve Jobs, he was really unpleasant to be around. Gibney’s other documentaries include Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. All three films tell distressing, uniquely American stories of ambition and power. Gibney made Steve Jobs without Apple’s cooperation. From the Apple II and the Macintosh to the iPad, Jobs introduced devices that transformed the way we live. Yet he was a petty man who curtailed Apple’s philanthropy program and routinely parked his Mercedes in handicapped spaces. In an early sequence, we learn of the work Jobs

He transformed the way we live: Jobs with his original Macintosh.

and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak did for videogame company Atari in their pre-Apple days. The good news? They accomplished a remarkable feat of engineering. The bad news? Jobs lied about their compensation and saw to it that Wozniak was paid a fraction of what he was due.

Over the course of a remarkable career, Jobs came to embody California’s Silicon Valley, the technology industry’s hub of innovation. He started his company in a garage. He disdained old-school corporate practices. He didn’t merely want to run a successful business or to sell quality products to satisfied customers. In one sequence

he tells Apple employees, “We believe people with passion can change the world forever.” That signature phrase of his, “change the world,” is a running gag in Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley, the lacerating HBO sitcom that spoofs technology businesses. Jobs’ brand of callousness also changed the world, as we know from exposés about companies like Amazon and Uber. Gibney’s film is best at documenting Jobs’ life through the late 1990s and early 2000s, when he roused Apple from its doldrums and introduced a series of blockbuster products. After that, the film becomes choppy and episodic as it covers a series of corporate abuses that aren’t unique to Jobs and Apple: stock option mischief and troubling work conditions in China. Some of the most disturbing moments are courtesy of Chrisann Brennan, Jobs’ high school girlfriend, who worked at Apple in the early days. She says that when she told him she was pregnant with his child, he ran from the room. In court documents regarding his paternity, he unsuccessfully argued that he was sterile. Around the time that Apple went public and he was worth hundreds of millions of dollars, he agreed to pay child support: $500 a month. “He blew it,” Brennan says. n

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Recently we have seen little of Stephen Colbert on television, minus some guest appearances on programs like The Mindy Project and The Daily Show. Colbert ended a nine-year stint as the host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report in December to begin preparations to succeed David Letterman as the anchor of CBS’s late-night programming. We finally get to see what he’s been working on when The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premieres

Sept. 8 (10:35 pm). As the alter ego who shares his name, Colbert was cutting, brash and explosively funny as a Bill O’Reilly-esque pundit. But now the question is: What is Stephen Colbert really like? While I am a bit frustrated that CBS passed on the opportunity to inject late-night with some diversity, Colbert is a skilled entertainer and a logical replacement for the legendary Letterman. — ALEX CLAIBORNE

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The film list New releases Meru: Climbers attempt to scale a legendary Himalayan mountain. You know a documentary is working when you see its subjects talking about events that have already happened, yet you’re still anxiously wondering if they’ll make it out alive. The Transporter Refueled: In this crass reboot, Frank Martin is the getaway driver for a quartet of hookers who are robbing their Eastern European gangster boss. Jason Statham is wisely nowhere in sight, and his replacement, Ed Skrein, can barely manage to look plausible as “that guy you can just barely make out behind the wheel” in any given car commercial. A Walk in the Woods: Robert Redford stars as travel writer Bill Bryson in this adaptation of Bryson’s book about his attempt to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, accompanied by a ne’er-do-well college buddy Bryson hasn’t seen in 40 years. Redford and Nick Nolte employ their respective personas as stoic outdoorsman and grizzled troublemaker to charming effect.

Recent releases The End of the Tour: A Rolling Stone reporter (Jesse Eisenberg) conducts a multi-day interview with author David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel). In this portrayal, Wallace is a genius who’s uncomfortable with his genius, who projects a normal-guy image with his dumpy clothes, smokeless tobacco and prosaic taste in movies. Mistress America: Comic tale of a college freshman’s lonely life, spiced up by a new stepsister. Phoenix: A World War II concentration camp survivor — unrecognizable after facial surgery — searches for her husband, who may have given her up to the Nazis. Shattering and intimate, it examines the aftermath of one of history’s most hideous crimes. War Room: A seemingly perfect family look to fix their problems with the help of an older, wiser woman.

More film events Ballet 422: Behind-the-scenes documentary about New York City Ballet. Middleton Library, Sept. 10, 7 pm.

Don’t miss the remaining films in our Screening Room Calendar Series! • Queen of the Earth – 9/11 to 9/17 • Uncle John – 9/18 to 9/24 • Listen to Me Marlon – 9/25 to 10/1 • Testament of Youth – 10/2 to 10/8

“A MOVING TALE OF SUPER HUMAN PERSEVERANCE.” —THE PLAYLIST

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“SPECTACULAR! MERU WILL OPEN YOUR EYES.” —KENNETH TURAN, LOS ANGELES TIMES

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When Marnie Was There: Animated tale of two lonely girls, from Japan’s Studio Ghibli. Cinematheque, Sept. 5, 2 pm (English language version) & 7 pm.

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The Yes Men Are Revolting: The activist troupe takes on environmental issues and corporate greed with staged event interactions and fake news releases. Central Library, Sept. 10, 6:30 pm.

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A definitive portrait of a man of contradictions.” - INDIEWIRE

Macbeth: The oddest of all Shakespearean films, shot by Orson Welles on a shoestring with borrowed costumes and sets, is also one of the greatest. Cinematheque, Sept. 4, 7 pm.

Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation No Escape Pitch Perfect 2 Ricki and the Flash Shaun the Sheep Movie Sinister 2 Spy Straight Outta Compton Ted 2 Terminator Genisys Tomorrowland Trainwreck We Are Your Friends

—JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

“BREATHTAKING.”

Leviathan: Vladimir Putin’s Russia is taken to task in this excoriating portrait of the state’s hunger for control in a far-flung northern fishing community. Pinney Library, Sept. 4, 6:30 pm.

Ant-Man Avengers: Age of Ultron Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don’t Come Back!) Dope The Gift Hitman: Agent 47 I’ll See You in My Dreams Inside Out Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Minions

“BLINDINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND METICULOUSLY ASSEMBLED.”

Bayside Wednesday, Sept. 9, Majestic Theatre, 7:30 pm Even for the most die-hard fan, many pop punk groups can start to blend together after a few listens. Bayside is not one of these bands. With lyrics too earnest to qualify them as punk and a sound too aggressive to qualify as emo, the NYC quartet have spent the past 15 years establishing a reputation as one of the scene’s premier live acts. With the Early November, Better Off.

picks

PICK OF THE WEEK

thu sept 3 Otto’s: Michael Hanson Jazz Group, free, 5:30 pm.

MU S I C

Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Frank James & Bobby Briggs, country, free, 8 pm Thursdays.

Northern Faces

Up North Pub: Catfish Stephenson, 9 pm Thursdays.

Thursday, Sept. 3, The Frequency, 11 pm

COME DY

Northern Faces is a trio of three fresh-faced young men from Albany, N.Y. The band meshes big hooks, loud drums and glaring guitars into a modern rock sound. Though they just released their full-length debut in April, they’ve already toured with big bands like the 1975 and Cage the Elephant. With Modern Chemistry.

Festival of New Musicals: Music Theatre of Madison presents readings of new works: “Alice,” by Dan Myers & Meghan Rose, 7:30 pm, 9/3, Central Library. Free. RSVP: mtmadison.com. 237-2524.

S PEC I A L I N T ERESTS

Othello: Shakespeare drama, 7:30 pm on 9/3 and 6 pm, 9/6, American Players Theatre, Spring Green. $74-$45. For schedule: americanplayers.org. 588-2361.

Big Backyard BBQ 2: Wisconsin Biotech Happy Hour event with games, food, beer, 4-7 pm, 9/3, behind 595 Science Drive. Free. biotechhappyhour.org.

LECTURES & SEM INARS

Madison Sports Car Club: Field trip/social, 6:30-9:30 pm, 9/3, Midwest Microcar Museum, Mazomanie. Free. 223-9549.

Latino Americans: 500 Years of History: Screening of PBS documentary “War and Peace (1942-1954),” 7 pm, 9/3; and “The New Latinos (1946-1965),” 7 pm, 9/10, Verona Library, with discussion by Madison College instructor Jonathan Pollack. 845-7180.

ART EXHIBITS & EV ENTS

1855 Saloon and Grill, Cottage Grove: Eric Joseph, free, 6 pm Thursdays. Alchemy Cafe: DJs Radish, Dr. Funkenstein, free, 10 pm. Bayou: Johnny Chimes, piano, free, 5:30 pm Thursdays. Brink Lounge: Zachary Lucky, 8 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Jo-Z, Latin, 10 pm. Central Park: Central Park Sessions with Evan Murdock & the Imperfect Strangers 5 pm, Robbie Fulks 6:30 pm, Royal Southern Brotherhood 8:30 pm. Christy’s Landing: Open Mic, 8 pm Thursdays. Claddagh, Middleton: Kilkenny, Irish, free, 6 pm Thursdays. Club Tavern, Middleton: John Masino, 9 pm. Come Back In: Teddy Davenport, free (on the patio), 5 pm. Edgewater Hotel-Boathouse: Brett Peterson, free, 6 pm. Essen Haus: Big Wes Turner’s Trio, Americana, free, 9 pm. The Frequency: The Complication, German Art Students, We Are The Wild Things, 7 pm. ISTHMUS.COM SEPTEMBER 3–9, 2015

Gray’s Tied House, Verona: Just Merl, free, 6:30 pm.

Great Dane-Downtown: DJ Mike Carlson, 7 pm Thursdays. High Noon Saloon: Elks Teeth and Rabbits Feet, free, 6 pm. Ivory Room: Vince Strong, Nicky Jordan, piano, 9 pm. Knuckle Down Saloon: Blues Jam, free, 8 pm Thursdays. Liliana’s, Fitchburg: Ken Wheaton, free, 5:30 pm Thursdays. Louisianne’s, Middleton: Jim Erickson, 6 pm Thursdays. Majestic Theatre: Tani Diakite & the Afrofunkstars, DJ Trichrome, free, 9 pm. Mr. Robert’s: Keith Jones & the Makeshifts, free, 10 pm. Natt Spil: DJ WangZoom, free, 10 pm.

MadCity Bazaar: Artisans, vintage items, noon-6 pm Thursdays, 9/3-24, State Street at the Capitol Square. www.top-of-state.com.

Dane County Area Genealogical Society: Meeting, discussing future goals, 7 pm, 9/3, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints-Regent. 273-0211.

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Drew Frees Thursday, Sept. 3, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

This standup built his chops performing improv and sketch comedy at two Chicago staples, iO and Second City. With Bryan Miller, Esteban Touma. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), Sept. 4-5.

T HE ATER & DANCE

Bite the Apple Thursday, Sept. 3, Broom Street Theater, 8 pm

A dystopian world and a tautological twist on the concept of a noble birth give rise to a diabolical political order in this Broom Street production. The citizens of an imaginary society are forced into a social contract of predestined fate, with no room for individuality; dissenting citizens are allocated to a pariah-like caste. When a brave new genderless citizen arrives, the mythic importance of biting the apple becomes clear. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 pm), Sept. 4-5.

Natasha Nicholson: The Artist in Her Museum Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, exhibited through Nov. 8

This major exhibition features a richly textured treasure trove of sculptures and curiosities, in four rooms, that represent the world of artist Natasha Nicholson. Using “oddities,” including beads, necklaces, fabrics and a wide collection of ethnic adornments, the artist invites us into her “studios,” the living spaces she has transformed through a poetic and autobiographical reimagining of the relationships between objects and viewers. One Day, A Thousand Windows: Photographs of John Muir Park, noon-4 pm Sundays, 9/6-27, PhotoMidwest (reception 7-9 pm, 9/3). facebook.com/photomidwest.

Mike Krol Friday, Sept. 4, Strictly Discs, 6 pm

Former Madison musician/graphic designer Mike Krol’s pair of self-released vinyl projects have won numerous fans since his time here. Supporters include the folks at Merge Records, who issued Krol’s third dispatch from the power pop jungle, Turkey, on Aug. 28. There’s been precious few chances to hear what Team Krol is up to live and in person, but an in-store appearance at Strictly Discs to kick off the tour will help mitigate that situation.

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n ISTHMUS PICKS : SEPT 4 – 7 FA I RS & FEST I VA L S Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw: 9/4-5, Marion Park, Prairie du Sac, with music, kids’ activities, food. wiscowchip.com. 643-4317.

701A E. Washington Ave. 268-1122 www.high-noon.com Summer Patio Series

High Noon Packer Party!

6pm FREE

Elks Teeth & 3 Rabbits Feet

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fri sep

sat sep

HAPPYOKE

GRRRLS Kick Ass Fest

Rock Star Gomeroke

Meghan Rose & The Bones, Skizzwhores / Ultrahazard Tigernite / Sexy Ester

5pm $7

9PM $10, $7 STUDENTS 18+

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Aeon / Alterbeast / Soreption / Ingested Vermillion / Devolving Messiah / Anomaly 4pm $18 adv, $20 dos

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Rock The Monkey Benefit For Primates Inc.

Stone Barone & GOMEROKE live band karaoke 8 the Mad Tones 9pm $6, $3 for students & service Industry

5:30pm $5

Kingbloom Madison Malone 9 The Chromaphones

wed sep

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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL

Winn Dixie

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Mikal Cronin / The Cairo Gang 9pm

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Open Rock Jam

Rock River Thresheree: Antique tractor & steam engine show, 9/4-7, Thresherman’s Park (Hwy 51 south of Edgerton), with demos/displays, food, music, car/ truck show, flea market, Parade 2 pm daily. $8 (free ages 12 & under). thresheree.org. 920-723-1555.

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THURSDAYS H 8:30PM H FREE

Tate’s BLUES JAM FRI, SEPT 4

9PM

Harpo John & The All Nighters The Kings of Boogie Blues

SAT, SEPT 5 H 9PM H $7

Pistol Pete

Chicago Yestet Friday, Sept. 4, The Brink Lounge, 9-11 pm

With a mind to social consciousness, the Chicago Yestet includes some of the busiest musicians in the Windy City. The band features vocals, spoken word, a rhythm section and seven horns. Why “Yestet”? Band leader Joel Adams says it’s a case of word games and bad puns: “A nine-piece group is a ‘nonet,’ so what’s a 13-piece group? I have no idea, but with as much negativity as there is in the world, why not call it a Yestet?”

M USIC

Wilhelm Tell Festival: Annual event, 9/4-6, Wilhelm Tell Grounds & downtown New Glarus; Pageant 1 pm Saturday-Sunday ($10). wilhelmtell.org. 527-2095.

A RT EXH I B I TS & EV EN TS Donald Topp, Jon Paul Christman, Lance Berka, Rirostro, Samuel D. Johnson, Zach Robinson: 9/4-6, Fat City Emporium (reception, 5-9 pm, 9/4). 422-5128. Daithi: “Reflections and Shadows,” 9/1-30, Goodman Community Center (reception 6-7 pm, 9/4). 241-1574. Chuck Bauer: “Wisconsin en Plein Air”, paintings, 9/4-10/16 (reception 5-8 pm, 9/4), Madison College-Downtown Gallery 211. 258-2437. Roger Ballen: Photgraphs, 9/4-11/1, Chazen Museum of Art. 263-2246.

S PEC TATO R S PO RTS UW Cross Country: Badger Season Opener, 5 pm, 9/4, UW Zimmer Championship Course. $5. 262-1440.

Psychedelic Blues Guitar Master

1855 Saloon, Cottage Grove: Robert J, free, 7 pm. Alchemy Cafe: Grupo Balanca, Brazilian, free, 10 pm.

UW Women’s Soccer: vs. Loyola, 7 pm, 9/4; vs. Illinois State, 1 pm, 9/6, McClimon Complex. $5. 262-1440.

FRI, SEPT 11 SAT, SEPT 12 Pops Fletcher & The The Cash Box Hucksters Kings

The Bayou: Cajun Spice, free, 6:30 pm; DJ Chamo, Latin, free, 10 pm Fridays.

DA N C I N G

Brink Lounge: Boo Bradley, blues, 8:30 pm.

NSYNC vs Backstreet Boys

2513 Seiferth Rd., Madison

222-7800

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Brocach-Square: The Currach, free, 5 pm Fridays. Buck & Honey’s, Sun Prairie: Kevin Andrews, free, 6 pm. Cardinal: Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Quartet, 5:30 pm; DJs Three Jay, Wyatt Agard, Lovecraft, 9 pm. Chief’s Tavern: Frankie Lee, Chuck Bayuk and Tom Dehlinger, free, 6:30 pm. Claddagh, Middleton: Ron Denson, free, 8 pm. Club Tavern, Middleton: DJ Robbie G, 9 pm. Come Back In: The Rascal Theory, free (patio), 5 pm. Edgewater-Boathouse: Justin Raudebush, free, 6 pm. Essen Haus: David Austin Band, polka, free, 8:30 pm.

Friday, Sept. 4, Majestic Theatre, 9 pm

They were the fiercest of rivals in the late ’90s and early 2000s, when they coexisted atop records sales charts. Now the two powerhouses headline this dance party dedicated entirely to boy bands. With DJ Josh B Kuhl. Dances of Universal Peace: 7-9 pm, 9/4, Gates of Heaven. 338-0709. Beginner Milonga: Open dance, 8:30-10 pm (free lesson 7:30 pm), 9/4, Tango House of Madison. 332-9113.

Fountain: Richard Shaten, free, 7:30 pm Fridays. The Frequency: The Unnecessary Gunpoint Lecture (EP release), Everything Must Die, The Circuit Theory, The Fine Constant, The Central, Circle of Willis, 9 pm.

sat sept 5

Great Dane-Hilldale: DJ Landology, 9 pm. High Noon Saloon: Rock Star Gomeroke, 5 pm; Meghan Rose & the Bones, Skizzwhores, Ultrahazard, Tigernite, Sexy Ester, rock, 9 pm.

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Ivory Room: Peter Hernet, Vince Strong, Nicky Jordan, dueling pianos, 8 pm. Also: 8 pm, 9/5. Knuckle Down: Harpo John & the All-Nighters, 9 pm. Lakeside Street Coffee House: Madison Classical Guitar Society Showcase, free, 7 pm. Liliana’s, Fitchburg: Rand Moore Quartet, free, 6 pm. Locker Room: The Nearbyes, Stone Room, free, 9 pm. Louisianne’s, Middleton: Johnny Chimes, New Orleans piano, free, 6:30 pm Fridays-Saturdays. Mickey’s Tavern: The Flavor That Kills, free, 10 pm. Mr. Robert’s: Beast of Bray Road, free, 10 pm. Northside Family Restaurant: Richard Hassler, 5 pm.

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Oakwood Village-University Woods (West): Black Marigold, woodwind quintet, free, 7 pm.

Tempest Oyster Bar: Louka Bazooka & the Flying Petunia Brothers, free, 9:30 pm. Tyranena Brewing, Lake Mills: Roots Collective, 6 pm. Up North Pub: Teddy Davenport, free, 8 pm. Wisconsin Brewing, Verona: Tweed Funk, free, 6 pm.

SP ECIAL EV ENTS Multicultural Student Center Orientation & Reception: Annual event, 6:30 pm, 9/4, UW Union SouthVarsity Hall, with student performance showcase. Free; all welcome. 262-4503.

Devastation on the Nation Tour Saturday, Sept. 5, High Noon Saloon, 4 pm

If you like your metal heavy — and we do mean heavy — with pummeling doublebass drums, barbed guitar solos and guttural vocals spawned straight outta hell, this marathon death-metal festival will be your head-banging haven. The festival begins while the sun’s still shining and features nine bands with logos we can’t read and album covers that give us nightmares. We wouldn’t want it any other way. Veteran bands Krisiun (pictured) from Brazil and Origin from Topeka co-headline an evening that’s not for the faint of heart.

H:\ADS\Majestic\_PDFs\Majestic2015-09-03_12v.pdf Alchemy Cafe: Sortin’ the Mail, bluegrass, free, 10 pm. Bandung: Mideast by Midwest Salsa, 8:30 pm. Brink Lounge: The Keepers, classic rock/pop, 8 pm. Cardinal Bar: Grupo Candela, DJ Danny, 9 pm. Claddagh, Middleton: Lucas Cates, free, 8 pm. Club Tavern, Middleton: ESP, 9 pm. Edgewater-Boathouse: Mike & Mike, free, 3 pm. Essen Haus: David Austin Band, free, 8:30 pm. Harmony Bar: Joe & Vicki Price, 10 pm.

Taste of Madison: Annual food & music fest to benefit local charities, 2-8:30 pm on 9/5 and 11 am-7 pm, 9/6, Capitol Square. tasteofmadison.com. 276-9797.

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Saturday Science: “Bugs, Bugs and More Bugs,” demonstrations & activities, 10 am-noon, 9/5, UW Discovery Building. Free. 316-4382. Badgers Fan-demonium: Badgers gameday crafts, 10 am-1 pm, 9/5, DreamBank. 286-3150.

Knuckle Down Saloon: Pistol Pete, 9 pm.

S PECI AL I NTERESTS

Liliana’s: John Widdicombe & Cliff Frederiksen, 6:30 pm.

MadCity Bazaar: 10 am-4 pm, 9/5-6, East Washington Avenue at First Street. madcitybazaar.com.

Majestic: Megan Nicole, Sammi Sanchez, 8 pm. Mezze: Charlie Painter & Friends, jazz, free, 9 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Ka-Boom!Box, free, 10 pm. Natt Spil: DJ Phil Money, free, 10 pm. Plan B: DJs Mike Carlson, WhiteRabbit, Alistair Loveless, Leather & Lace, 9 pm. Tempest Oyster Bar: Juan “Cotito” Medrano y Golpe Tierra, free, 9:30 pm.

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MUS I C Brocach-Square: West Wind, Irish, free, 5 pm. Cardinal Bar: Tony Castañeda Latin Jazz Band, 9 pm.

Tyranena Brewing Company, Lake Mills: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, jazz, free, 6 pm.

Chazen Museum of Art: Sunday Afternoon Live, Black Marigold, woodwind quintet, free, 12:30 pm. Edgewater-Boathouse: Mike Droho, free, 3 pm.

Ivory Room: Jim Ripp, Peter Hernet, Anthony Cao, dueling pianos, free, 7 pm. Java Cat: Nick Matthews, free, 9 am. Liliana’s: Cliff Frederiksen, free, 10:30 am Sundays. Lucky’s on the Lake, Lodi: Robert J, free, noon.

A RT EX H I B I TS & E VE N TS

Overture Galleries Fall Exhibition Overture Hall’s Promenade Lounge, exhibited Sept. 5-Nov. 29

SP ECI A L EV EN TS Bonfire Bash: Middleton Outreach Ministry benefit, 4-11:30 pm, 9/5, Keva Sports Center, with attempt to break Guinness record for s’mores-making, kids’ activities, UW football viewing. $20 ($20 ages 4-12). www.momhelps.org. 836-7338.

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Maduro: DJ Nick Nice, free, 10 pm Sundays. Mickey’s Tavern: Moonspace, Harmoos, Colin Edwin, Em Jay, free, 10 pm. Natt Spil: DJ Landology, free, 10 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Open Mic, free, 9 pm Sundays. Wyoming Valley School Cultural Arts Center, Spring Green: Hymn Sing, Rural Musicians Forum, free, 2 pm.

S PECI AL E V ENTS Recreational Rhythms: 2-9 pm, 9/6, Elvehjem Park shelter, with music by Fringe Character, The Mustache, Guy Weatherspoon, Material Boys, Charlie Painter Quartet, DJ Samroc, kids’ activities, raffle, silent auction, games. Donations benefit The Road Home & Kennedy Little League scholarships. recrhythms.com. Through His Eyes: A Tribute to Tony Terrell Robinson: 6 pm, 9/6, Harlem Renaissance Museum, with music by MTrane Plus, spoken word, visual art exhibit, candlelight vigil. Free/donations. 239-0921.

S PECTATOR SP ORTS Mad-City Ski Team: Free water ski show, 5:30 pm Sundays, through 9/6, Law Park. madcityskiteam.com.

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SEPT 28 HOPSIN & DIZZY WRIGHT SEPT 29 THUR

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KOOL KEITH

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NEIL HAMBURGER

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APE DRUMS & YOGI

Alchemy Cafe: DJ Samroc, free, 10 pm Mondays. Christy’s Landing: New Moon Gypsies, free, 2 pm. Come Back In: John Masino, rock, free (patio), 5 pm.

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Edgewater Hotel: Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys, free (on the plaza), noon.

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The Frequency: Sweet Delta Dawn, Flowpoetry, Kaahele, The Earthlings, Nicholas James, 9 pm. Spring Green General Store: BeatleFest, free, 11 am. UW Humanities Building-Mills Hall: Karp Family Concert, chamber music, free, 7:30 pm.

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2014 Latino Art Fair of Dane County competition winners Rolando Cruz & Yvette Pino are joined by Brian Bartlett & Katie Markson and Ray Zovar & Mark Pflughoeft in three galleries showing an eclectic range of visual art exploring themes of identity, spirituality and social struggles. Viewers are invited to consider the artists’ journeys, perceptions and realities in the exhibits entitled “CelebrARTE,” “Ubiquitous Shadows” and “Polarization.” Opening reception Friday, Oct. 2, 6 pm.

KY-MANI MARLEY

A DANCE PARTY TRIBUTE TO BOY BANDS

THUR

Harmony Bar: Four Chairs No Waiting, 7 pm.

Blanche DuBois arrives in New Orleans’ French Quarter to stay with her sister Stella after the loss of their childhood home. With no money to her name and no beau on her arm, Blanche reminisces about her refined youth and scoffs at Stella’s workingclass husband, Stanley. When Stanley and Blanche butt heads, reality comes crashing down, and hard. This is the final performance after a summer-long run.

NSYNC VS BACKSTREET BOYS

TUE

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UPCOMIN G SHOWS

Funk’s Pub, Fitchburg: Open Jam, 8 pm Sundays.

Friday, Sept. 5, American Players Theatre (Spring Green), 8 pm

SAT

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SUMMERJAM WITH TUGG

Fountain: All-Ages Jazz Jam, free, 4 pm. The Frequency: Lion’s Mouth, The Millenium, Heavy Looks, Karen Wheelock, 8 pm.

A Streetcar Named Desire

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B O O KS Miki Knezevic: Discussing “Behind God’s Back,” her novel, 1 pm, 9/8, Madison Senior Center. 266-6581. Richard March: Discussing “Polka Heartland: Why the Midwest Loves to Polka,” his new book, 6:30 pm, 9/8, Essen Haus. 255-4674.

H EA LT H & FI T N ESS First Responders Week: Free consultation/adjustment for EMTs, police, fire & military members, 9/8-12, The Joint Chiropractic, Fitchburg. 807-5913.

PO L I T I C S & AC T I V I S M United Nations Association-Dane County: Meeting, with talk “LGBT Rights and the UN: Recent Challenges and Triumphs,” by John Quinlan, 7 pm, 9/8, Central Library. 238-2580.

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There aren’t many acts as brutal or as uncompromising as Earth. Started as a deafeningly drony, unsettlingly slow instrumental project in grunge-era Seattle, Earth began with a staticky, wall-of-sound aesthetic, crafting long, hypnotic pieces with heavier-than-hell guitar riffs. Eight albums into their career, they’re now making jazz- and blues-influenced psych, mixing cellos, keys, horns and even vocals in with Dylan Carlson’s precise and impenetrable guitar work. With Holy Sons, Droids Attack.

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Sean Rowe Wednesday, Sept. 9, The Frequency, 8:30 pm

Sean Rowe makes raw roots-influenced music, using catchy melodies, bare arrangements and an unmistakable, deep howling voice to guide his songs. Putting honesty above all else, Rowe favors simple tunes and transparent lyrics on his latest release Madman, presenting a slate of vocal-driven folk and R&B-tinged tracks. Outside of rock clubs you can find Rowe touring houses across the country or teaching wilderness classes. With Vein Rays. Brink Lounge: Field & James, free, 7 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Fabe, 9 pm.

Ky-Mani Marley Tuesday, Sept. 8, Majestic Theatre, 8:30 pm

You guessed it: This reggae artist is, indeed, the son of legendary musician Bob. Not that he relies on name recognition alone. As he recently told Vibe, “I’m not an artist just because my last name is Marley. I’m an artist because I’m passionate about the craft.” Discover his passion for yourself when he ignites Madison with his hot rhythms and island vibe. With Natty Nation, DJ Vilas Park Sniper, DJ Trichrome. Brink Lounge: Daniel Anderson Trio, free, 8 pm. Brocach-Square: Open Mic, 8:30 pm Tuesdays. Cardinal Bar: Darren Sterud Orchestra, 6 pm; New Breed Jazz Jam, free, 9 pm Tuesdays. High Noon Saloon: Stone Barone & the Mad Tones, Primates Incorporated fundraiser, with games & raffle, 5:30 pm; Rock Star Gomeroke, 9 pm Tuesdays. Ian’s Pizza-State St.: Open Mic, outdoors, free, 5 pm. Kiki’s House of Righteous Music: Tommy Keene Band (RSVP: righteousmusicmgmt@gmail.com), 8 pm. Mickey’s: Waveless, Solid Attitude, free, 10 pm. Up North Pub: Wang, free, 8 pm. Wil-Mar Center: Bluegrass Jam, 7 pm.

Claddagh Irish Pub, Middleton: Robert J, free, 6 pm. High Noon Saloon: Kingbloom, Madison Malone, The Chromaphones, 8 pm. Ivory Room: Vince Strong, piano, free, 9 pm. Knuckle Down Saloon: Rock Jam, free, 8 pm. Luther Memorial Church: Bruce Bengtson, organ recital, free, noon Wednesdays. Majestic Theatre: Bayside, Early November, Better Off, rock, 7:30 pm. See page 44. Mickey’s Tavern: Tani Diakite, free, 10 pm. Opus Lounge: Teddy Davenport, free, 9 pm. Quaker Steak & Lube, Middleton: Shake Daddys, 5:30 pm. Uno Chicago Grill-Mineral Point Rd.: Nine Thirty Standard, rock/country/blues, free, 6:30 pm. Up North Pub: Lost Highway All-Stars, free, 8 pm.

A RT EXH I B I TS & EV EN TS Art in the Garden: Works inspired by Community GroundWorks classroom garden project, 9/9-10/4, Overture Center-Playhouse Gallery. 258-4169.

S PEC I A L I N T ERESTS RSVP for Chimera Self Defense: Rape Crisis Center self-defense workshop designed for women, 6-9 pm, 9/16 & 23, Meriter Hospital-McConnell Hall. $30. RSVP by 9/9: danecountyrcc.org. 251-5126 ext. 10.

RSVP for Mingling, Mentoring and Mama’s Treats: 100 Black Men of Madison reception for professionals, high school/college students and UW faculty, 5:30-7:30 pm, 9/10, UW Grainger Hall. Free. RSVP by 9/9: mmmt2015.eventbrite.com. 205-8572.

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Cardinal Bar: DJ Chamo, Latin, 10 pm. Club Tavern, Middleton: Madpolecats, 9 pm. Essen Haus: WheelHouse, free, 9 pm. The Frequency: Probcause, The O’My’s, Saba, 9 pm. High Noon Saloon: Winn Dixie, free (patio), 6 pm. Ivory Room: Katy Marquardt, Taras Nahirniak, 9 pm. Liquid (formerly Segredo): Black Tiger Sex Machine, Dub Borski, Zero Gravity, Get Wrekd, EDM, 9 pm.

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Majestic: Granger Smith/Earl Dibbles Jr., 8:30 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Mal-O-Dua, French swing, 5:30 pm.

S PECI AL E V ENTS Change-Maker Awards: Annual Community Shares event, 5-7 pm, 9/10, UW Union South. $45. RSVP: communityshares.com. 256-1066.

FAI RS & FESTIVALS

Central Park Sessions: The City of Angels Saturday, Aug. 8, Central Park, 5-10 pm

This fundraising concert benefits WORT and features three bands with ties to Los Angeles, the stomping grounds of Grammy-winning headliner La Santa Cecilia (pictured), who won Best Latin Rock Album for last year’s Treinta Días. With Eric Lindell, the Rousers.

Eagles of Death Metal

Quilt Expo: Annual Wisconsin Public Television event, 9 am-6 pm on 9/10-11 and 9 am-5 pm, 9/12, Alliant Center-Exhibition Hall. $9/day ($8 adv.; $17/$16 weekend). RSVP for workshops/lectures: wiquiltexpo.com. 866-297-6545.

T HE AT E R & DANCE

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn Thursday, Sept. 10, Memorial Union’s Shannon Hall, 8 pm

Babe’s: Blue Spruce, free (on the patio), 6:30 pm. Brink Lounge: Mike Massey & Francie Phelps, 7 pm.

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Thursday, Sept. 10, Lathrop Hall’s Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, 8 pm

The UW-Madison dance department’s concert season opens with professor Jin-Wen Yu’s Faces. Yu is known for thoughtfully weaving in disparate sources of inspiration into his modern dance works. Influences for this concert range from vaudeville to martial arts. Four duets will be featured, including “Facing” with Japanese guest artists Hiroki Koba and Masako Ito. Two larger-scale works will be danced by UW students, and Brooklyn-based choreographer Julie Mayo, at the UW for a residency, will present one of her pieces. ALSO: Friday (8 pm) and Saturday (2:30 pm), Sept. 11-12.

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High Five Til It Hurts! is the name of this likeable comedian and classically trained pianist’s 2013 release, and it also describes the feeling you get from watching his witty, feel-good musical standup. Not only is his relaxed act fun to watch, but it’s also scored him everything from late-night gigs to roles in TBS’s Sullivan & Son and Spike’s reality series Bar Rescue. With Shane Copland, David Fisher. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), Sept. 11-12.

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Thursday, Sept. 10, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm

Josh Homme is something of a musical superhero. By day, he fronts Grammy-nominated rockers Queens of the Stone Age. By night, he dons the name Baby Duck and drums for Eagles of Death Metal, the longstanding sleaze rock band he’s played in with friend Jesse “The Devil” Hughes since 1998. Their fourth studio album, Zipper Down, is set to be released on Oct. 2. This show sold out just days after tickets went on sale in late June. With Jesika Von Rabbit.

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The Madison Police Department’s new boat takes to the water in July 1953.

EMIL THOMAS

A tour boat prepares to leave the Park Street pier in 1964.

One of Lake Mendota’s greatest fishermen, Billy Dunn, shown here with his catch, circa late 1800s.

Know your local lake The true story of Mendota, from its watery depths BY JAY RATH

Don Sanford had a problem. He liked Lake Mendota, and he liked to take friends out on the water. So what was the problem? “We’d leave the Union and head down that way,” he says, sitting on the Memorial Union Terrace and pointing east. “And invariably we would get a mile down the lakeshore, and somebody who lived in Madison all their life would say, ‘Where the hell are we? I don’t know where we are.’” It’s a sad fact that many of us know little about the lakes next door. To correct that situation, 11 years ago Sanford began to research On Fourth Lake: A Social History of Lake Mendota. The book, more than 350 full-color pages, will be released soon. Its title comes from white settlers’ first name for the largest lake in the area chain. The book is full of geographic facts, bizarre happenings, adventure, tragedy,

trivia, maps and photos. And you can’t spin lake yarns without including fish tales. Here, though, they’re all true. “I’ve heard enough stories in my time, being on the water,” says Sanford. “Everything that’s in there has verification.” A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Sanford came to Madison in 1976 to work for Wisconsin Public Television, serving 30 years in such positions as lighting designer, production manager and volunteer manager. A sailor and ice-boater from way back, he was enchanted by the capital city’s waters. “I met a lot of ‘elders,’ I guess is the word, who have lived here all their lives on Lake Mendota or Lake Monona, but mostly Lake Mendota,” he recalls. They shared their stories, and his wife, Barb, a freelance writer, encouraged him to collect them as a book. “I’m not a historian by profession, but I’ve always had kind of a passing interest in local history,” says Sanford. He decided to start researching the Mendota stories. Fortunately,

a major research center was just a block away from his office at Wisconsin Public Television. “A couple times a week I would take a long lunch hour and go over to the [Wisconsin] Historical Society and start rooting around,” he says. Especially helpful was the research of Frank Custer, the late Madison journalist and amateur historian. “It dawned on me that this lake was in many respects very much like Madison,” says Sanford. “Yeah, there are some rich and famous people here, but there’s also a lot of ordinary Joes and people trying to make a living in some job. I began thinking of this as telling the story of the lakeshore, telling the stories of these people.” He also wanted On Fourth Lake to be a useful, portable guide, listing “places you can go and just put the anchor out and stay overnight, have a nice time; or where you wouldn’t want to go because it’s too shallow, if you’re in a big boat. Or where you can go to get a drink.” Nancy Zucker, of Zucker Design, put all the

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book’s elements together, and its organization was suggested by David Mollenhoff, author of Madison: A History of the Formative Years. “He said to think of it like a walking tour of a neighborhood,” says Sanford. “It’s in chapters that you could cover in a canoe in about an hour.” Sanford is self-publishing On Fourth Lake. He estimates that he spent $35,000 even before sending it to the printer. To help cover costs, he launched donor campaigns among friends and on Kickstarter. “It’s been very, very gratifying,” he says. “I can easily count about 200 people who put money on the table in some amount between $15 and $2,000.” Copies may be reserved online via lakemendotahistory.com. Sanford expects it to be available by the holiday season. The price is still being determined, but he expects it will be “under $40.” n

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