AltWeeklies Wire
Local Acts Come Close to Real Thingnew
Ever since Bob Dylan inaugurated the era of the singer-songwriter, most pop acts write their own material. But some local musicians are finding great success in playing the songs of other, more famous artists.
Isthmus |
Kenneth Burns |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Wounds of Warnew
Thousands of veterans are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with permanent and debilitating injuries. Here are some of their stories.
Roundtable: The Digital Reality of Musicnew
Five Madison-area musicians talk about how they use the internet to promote, sell and even pen their music in the MySpace age.
American Idyllnew
As you grill that brat on July 4, consider your unalienable right to pursue happiness.
I Saw The Light: A Gay Man's Search for a Welcoming Church
After establishing an identity as a gay man, country musician and alternative journalist, the author realized that "just as preachers and Sunday school teachers used to tell me, I might have a soul, and it might need looking after."