Free, 1-4 p.m., July 3, 3527 Atwood Ave.
Madison-born songwriter, hip-hop guitarist and music producer Adem Tesfaye will play at the jazz club Cafe CODA this Friday. Tesfaye is a skilled storyteller, with experience producing music rooted in hip-hop, funk, reggae and blues. He has previously released two solo albums, D-iz-III “the Sickness” and “Athedage,” though his most recent work includes the Black Poet’s Society Reunion and a blues-funk-hip-hop band Binx.
Free, 5:30-8 p.m., July 2, 1224 Williamson St.
Experience all the fun at this family-friendly July 4 parade, with opportunities to decorate your bikes and strollers and enjoy some patriotic party favors. Led by a firetruck, the parade will begin at 10 a.m. near the main park sign and will go from Country Grove Drive to Fieldcrest Way, Mammoth Trail and finally back to the park.
Madison Magazine: When Nirvana came to town
June 30, 2021 4:58 PM Site staff
The band Nirvana was virtually unknown when it first came to Madison as an opening act in 1989. Kurt Cobain and company would return to record “Nevermind” at Smart Studios with Butch Vig, forever linking Madison to one of the most acclaimed albums of all time. Freelance writer Kurt Stream shares the story in the July issue of Madison Magazine.
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Nirvana, or join us in person for WORT’s live listening party at
Parched Eagle Brewery featuring even more rare recordings and cool giveaways!
Why all the hoopla over the band right now?
Madison’ Magazine‘s upcoming July cover feature “The Untold Story of Nirvana in Madison” was spurred by the discovery of 31-year-old color negative film from a disposable camera, with never-before-seen photos of Nirvana’s time here by WORT volunteer
Tyler Jarman taken during the band’s station visit in 1990. This hour-long special put together and hosted by
Kurt Stream is an audio companion to the featured story and newly unearthed photographs. We’ll hear music Nirvana’s entire 1990