Tone Madison

10/18/2025

In this month's "Small Bites," Jesse Raub turns to express his feelings on the inanity of ordinary life while our country descends into havoc under the current regime.

An informative guide to an affordable luxury while ICE terrorizes the United States.

10/18/2025

"...The unsentimental and raw representation of adolescence in Todd Solondz's WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE (1995) is the most poignant and personally enduring of the era."

Grant Phipps reviews the cringe comedy classic, screening on 35mm at UW Cinematheque this Sat, Oct 18, at 7 p.m.

Todd Solondz's enduring cringe comedy from 1995 screens on 35mm at UW Cinematheque on October 18.

10/17/2025

"WELCOME POETS shows the ways in which Lorine Niedecker's influence continues to ripple outward..."

Ahead of Arts + Literature Laboratory's free presentation of the PBS Wisconsin series this Saturday, October 18, at 7 p.m., Melissa Minkoff meditates on her connection to the 20th-century Wisconsin poet and artist.

A meditation on the 20th-century Wisconsin poet's artistic impact, in relation to Poet Laureate Nicholas Gulig's own six-part series that screens at Art Lit Lab on October 18.

09/14/2025

Our late summer fundraiser is over and we only raised $1,991 towards our $5,000 goal. While its not the outcome we hoped for, we deeply appreciate every donation, big and small, that came in.

And we are not giving up. We will continue to make the in-depth, thoughtful, fully human news you value and that Madison deserves. You can still donate and support our journalism at any time.

Thank you all for all you do!

09/12/2025

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TODAY is the LAST DAY of our late summer fundraiser. We have raised $1,821 out of our $5,000 goal.

We have received donations big and small and for every single one, we are grateful. Any amount will help us pay the writers, editors, and artists who make Tone Madison what it is.

09/11/2025

https://tonemadison.com/donate/

TWO DAYS LEFT before our deadline to raise $5,000 and we have only raised $1,336. We need this to pay our staff and freelancers, so they can continue the arts, music, film, and politics coverage you only find at Tone Madison. DONATE TODAY!

09/08/2025

We need your help. We have only five more days until our September 12 deadline and we have only raised $1,070 out of our $5,000 goal.

Tone Madison highlights the neglected corners of Madison’s cultural landscape, elevates vital viewpoints from the left, and pulls off ambitious reporting projects. But we can only continue doing so with your support.

Go to the link in bio or tonemadison.com/donate and help us continue making the fiercely independent journalism you value.

09/05/2025

It's Bandcamp Friday once again, and you can pick up our three compilations of local music—a total of 104 tracks—for only $40!

Be on the look out for a fourth comp coming this fall, curated by our attentive Music Editor Steven Spoerl.

40 track album

09/02/2025

Tone Madison deeply values the writers, editors, and artists that labor to make our news outlet what it is. That's why 73% of our expenses go towards paying those people for their hard work. That's also why we are a worker-owned cooperative. We put the decision-making power into the hands of the journalists whose work you value.

We have only raised $720 toward our $5,000 fundraising goal. Donate today, and know that most of that donation will go right into the pockets of Madison-based workers.

https://tonemadison.com/donate/

08/06/2025

We're releasing a new clothing design to celebrate our original editorial art. This shirt features Andrew Mulhearn's wonderful illustration for the 2022 Microtones article "Listen to the sky." 🌌

Your purchase will help Tone Madison bring more expansive, esoteric stories to you. 🙏

Wear the "ghostly, ethereal whistles" of the natural world and support Tone Madison.. Tone Madison is once again releasing a shirt celebrating our original editorial ...

08/01/2025

It's Bandcamp Friday! Our industrious Music Editor Steven Spoerl is planning a fourth compilation of local music for the fall. In the meantime, you can pick up our three prior comps—a total of 104 tracks—for just $40!

TO GROW A GARDEN from 2022:

44 track album

05/02/2025

Come work with us! We're still looking for a News and Politics Editor to join our scrappy little outlet and take charge of our fiercely independent coverage of local politics. The deadline for applications has been extended to * May 19 *.

Apply by May 5 to help us expand our political coverage.