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Musician Sets 'A Sand County Almanac' To Song

October 2, 2013 - 10:38am

More than 60 years after its publication, Aldo Leopold’s "A Sand County Almanac " continues to influence conversations about the relationship between people and the land. It also inspired Wisconsin musician Tim Southwick Johnson, who set many of Leopold’s themes and words to music. Like many Wisconsinites, Johnson said he...

Musician Peter Mulvey Talks About Being Home In Wisconsin

September 24, 2013 - 9:28am

Folk singer Peter Mulvey loves Wisconsin. The Milwaukee-born singer still calls the city home even as he makes his living performing on stages around the world. Today, Mulvey shares what Wisconsin and regional identity means to him.

Article Roundup: Wisconsin Bands You Should Hear, New Arcade Fire Coming

September 5, 2013 - 2:55pm

Paste magazine recently compiled a list of 10 Wisconsin underground bands everyone should hear.

Satie the Ardent Suitor

June 17, 2013 - 2:29pm

Eric Satie is known for the eccentricity of his music. That eccentricity was only a reflection of the odd way in which the composer conducted his life--including his love life. Satie is known to have had an affair with only one woman--and it's possible that he could not have survived--or...

Khachaturian

June 6, 2013 - 11:27am

Young Aram Khachaturian had aptitude and a strong desire to study music. At the age of 19 he was gambling that they would be enough to get him into a first-rate music school. Khachaturian was born on June 6, 1903, in Tiflis, in the Republic of Georgia, where he grew...