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Local Woman Makes Chicken Soup (For The Soul)

The newest volume of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” will feature a story written by a local woman. Eau Claire’s Lonnie Frock wrote a story entitled A Kiss Goodbye. Her story will be published in the upcoming Chicken Soup for the Soul ...

Fed Up With Jargon

UW-Eau Claire grad student makes own dictionary

Covering Kristen

Menomonie folkster breaking out on YouTube

From Heart Breaks to Brotherly Love

Chippewa folk-rocker Matthew McDonough’s new album

Beat-Boxing Legend to Throw Down in Eau Claire

Twin Cities lyricist and human beat-boxing machine Terrell Woods (aka Carnage the Executioner) will be at the House of Rock on March 10th with some familiar friends for a special performance that is sure to amaze. Carnage is widely recognized for ...

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Bon Iver Releases Single/Video, Collabs with John Prine

For all of you enthusiasts of Grammy-winning Bon Iver, the Eau Claire natives will be releasing a 12” edition of their single, Towers. Named for the infamous UWEC dorms, Towers is from the group’s sophomore album, Bon Iver, Bon Iver. The flip ...

Get a Room

alt-hip-hop-rockers release debut album

Issue #196 Feb. 9, 2012

The Fallen Blade

local sci-fi author Kelly McCullough's new series

When You Say "Wisconsin" ...

one of the nation’s finest marching bands drops by

The Gampos Gather

Minneapolis rapper Prof is headed for the House of Rock

State Theatre Gets Into Singing Valentine Biz

This Valentine’s Day, you can show your love for your hunny and the arts at the very same time. The State Theatre, in collaboration with Avalon Floral and Obsession Chocolates, presents “Sweet Notes.” With this unique program, your special ...

God of Carnage

mature Broadway hit makes its Eau Claire debut

Into the Woods

UWEC presents everyone’s favorite fractured fairy tale

Heyde Center Stages Murderous Opera

There has been a murder at the opera and Madame Mafalda, the opera’s leading lady, is at the center of it all. In the appropriately named play, Murder at the Opera, Madame Mafalda is “involved” with more than one of the opera’s leading men, and ...

Get Your Tickets for Get Your Gun

Few can argue the legendary Annie Oakley’s place in history. Similarly, Annie Get Your Gun holds its own amongst the most beloved and entertaining musicals. Loosely based on the life of the iconic markswoman, the Menomonie Theater Guild is ...

Words and Paint Collide in New Local Book

“When you work on art a long time, it can get stale,” says Menomonie artist, teacher, and author William Schulman. “You have to try different things.” Schulman’s new book, Scribbles, Images and Words, was his way of trying something different ...

Weaving Quite a Yarn

Intended for mental health professionals, fiber artists, and anyone who loves textiles, Ann Futterman Collier’s newly published book Using Textile Arts and Handcrafts in Therapy with Women: Weaving Lives Back Together is a guide to the psychology ...

Sheep Herdin' T-Shirt Designer

Gearing up to celebrate its first year, Lauren Langworthy is the founder of Done Dot Designs, a custom design T-shirt business that represents the organics of her history, creativity, and the beauty of the natural world. All of the clothing ...

Now Hanging: 33rd Annual ArtsWest Exhibition

Celebrate local artists by heading down to the L.E. Philips Memorial Public Library at the end of the month to sample a diverse selection of art pieces at the 33rd Annual ArtsWest juried visual arts show. This year’s exhibit will feature ...

Prospector Finds New Album

After years of playing in various bands, Eau Claire native Ryan Hines decided to make the move from his five-year home of Madison to New York City. Craving a change of scenery and tired of “hipster-y,” one-hit wonder bands, he and two friends ...

Shame On This

local alt rockers Bound 2 Break unleash third album

Sweet Tunes from Formal Local Justin Hertz

With the coldest days of winter upon us, we could all use a bit of optimism. And that’s just what local singer/songwriter Justin Hertz promises to provide with his second album, Better Than Yesterday, released in January. Hertz is an ...

Adelyn Rose

folk rockers take new direction with debut album

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Back to Basics

UWEC grad making it in the mash-up industry

PESI Healthcare Takes Its Local Publishing to the Mainstream

Already recognized nationally as one of the premier publishers of professional healthcare education resources, locally based non-profit organization CMI Education Institute has been gaining the attention of an even bigger market with ...

Fifty Points to McIntyre! Harry Potter Memorabilia on Display

Harry Potter fans take note. Kristin Rosche, a student at UW-Eau Claire has put together a Harry Potter showcase to beat all others. Located in the McIntyre Library on campus, the display contains items like Harry’s Hogwarts acceptance letter, ...

Local Writing Scene Poised for Comeback?

poet laureate Bruce Taylor spices up the poetry scene with multiple new events

Issue #195 Jan. 26, 2012

JD and the Back Alley Madmen

local band blasts from the 80s to rock once more

Anything But Stale: Day Old Bread Reunion Show

Day old bread as a food isn’t overly appetizing, but a jam-band of the same name draws a far larger crowd. Day Old Bread, a local band from the early 2000s consisting of Bill Hamilton (guitar/vocals), Nate Cherrier (drums/vocals), David ...

Cashore Marionettes

renowned master puppeteers headed to UW-Eau Claire

Eau Claire Locales Featured in Video Tutorials for Cinematography Software

Images of Eau Claire created by a local videographer are now being streamed essentially as tutorials for the brand new software used to create them. Eau Clairian Scott Welsch was one of the first cinematographers to create guides on the ...

Southern Wisconsin Film Festival Gets Huge

Since 2006, the Beloit International Film Festival has garnered the attention and respect of the global film circuit, being lauded as a true alternative to Sundance by no less than The New York Times. Invading the small southern Wisconsin town ...

On the Mountain

local filmmaker finishes short film, Sugar Mountain

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Banbury Art Crawl Returns for Year Three

It’s that time of year again and Banbury Place is bustling in preparation for its third Art Crawl, an event where thousands gather to join in celebration for the beloved art works of many fantastic local artists. Developed from ...

Rainy Day Shades

student releases sunglasses design to fashion world

Stout Student Creates Strategy Video Game

Without assistance from others, UW-Stout student Michael Flaherty created a video game called Circuit Ultimate Fever and won the first 48-hour game programming competition sponsored by the local chapter of the international ...

Pardon Fashion Show: Outré

the biggest runway show of original textile art in the Valley

More Erotic Tales from Local Writer J.A. Finisterre

If you know anything about his fist novel, Cocksmith at the Helm, you know that Julian Augustus Finisterre isn’t an ordinary author. Finisterre does the writing, editing, designing, photo collagery, and marketing for all his tales of eroticism ...

Former Eau Clarian's Hilarious Collection of Short Stories

Ken Brosky, 2004 UW-Eau Claire alum, has recently released a book called The Unauthorized Biography of Michele Bachmann and Other Stories. Ten short stories and one essay explore the theme of survival, including a story about ...

Sampler Features Two Local Author-Professors

Rattlesnake Valley Publishing got started just a year ago by Andrew Davis, a Houston, Minn. native, as an effort to give little-known authors an opportunity to be published. The company’s first project, Rattlesnake Valley Sampler, was released in ...

Youth Lit Book Club Starts in Eau Claire

Local professor Amy Schlieve addresses the challenges of understanding the teenage brain in her new book, It’s All About Being a Teen: 99 Lessons for Developing Nurturing Values and Skills in Adolescents. Along with co-author Stephen Bavolek ...

Big Top Chautauqua Co-Founder Releases 5th CD

A veteran musician in this region for more than 30 years, Bruce Burnside played with the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra for his original stage production “Unsung Stories Of The Civil War,” and at many State Theatre shows. Well the co-founding ...

New Album Built By Wisconsin Built Builders

Technology can do some wonderful things. Take, for example, the latest release from indie lo-fi rockers Wisconsin Built. Rest Less, a project from Thom Fountain and Eric Charles Christenson, was recorded in a deliciously do-it-yourself manner ...

Local Coder

web wiz pens series of programming books

The Perennials

hard rocking Eau Clairians head into the studio

Issue #194 Jan. 12, 2012

Millennium Sounds

House of Rock brings in eclectic turntabler DJ Cross

Guys & Does

deer hunting comedy to hit Heyde Center stage

Keb’ Mo’ Cometh

legendary smooth grooves heading to The State Theatre

Frozen River Film Festival

sizable regional film festival just a short drive away

Your Guide to Drag Queenery

local drag icon creates informational YouTube video series

Bet on the Buttler

an original farce from the UWEC Players

BINGO!

Children’s Theatre musical celebrates Midwestern institution

Rolling Up the Sleeves

UWEC alum’s new project, Mr. Sleeves, debuts album

Lifting the Curse

Desolatevoid’s years of bad luck (hopefully) end here

Country Jam Jams in the Jammin' Country Jammers

For all of you country fans, Country Jam, a big-deal country music festival right in our backyard (Eau Claire), has added three more acts to its already impressive lineup for the 2012 festival. First is CMA award winning duo Montgomery Gentry.

NOTA Expands to Include Music Accompaniment

NOTA, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s literary and arts publication, began in the 1970s and was designed to showcase exceptional pieces of writing and art. But as recent as this past fall, the publication introduced a new element ...

On the Table

Eau Claire furniture artist Mark Ruddy

The Art of Air

local man’s air brush covers both cars and canvas

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Issue #193 Dec. 22, 2011

This is Poliça

Minneapolis project with EC ties stops at House of Rock

The Bodeans

legendary midwest rockers coming to The State

It Ragtime Time

Eau Claire Ragtime Festival plans 13th installment

DrumFarm Studio

Gin Blossoms drummer opens recording studio near Menomonie

Eau Claire Grammy Nominations

Bon Iver’s major-category nominations for this year’s Grammys made us reflect on how Eau Claire has done overall at the prestigous awards ceremony.

Retro Distortion

new shop is basically a nostalgia emporium

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Coy Finishes 3rd Installment in "4 for 4" Sports Series

Eau Claire native John Coy has already delighted young adult readers with four sports novels on baseball, basketball, football, and soccer (plus five picture books!). Well, if you can believe it, he now has another book hitting stores right now.

Jaron Lee Knuth's New Book Goes Virtual

Jaron Lee Knuth just released his newest book, Level Zero, which is a story about some unfortunate kids stuck in a virtual reality game that won’t let them log out. The book is a riveting read much like the Hunger Games meets The Matrix...

From Pain to the Page

writer spins struggles into creative inspiration

Singer/Songwriter Cait Leary Releases Debut Album

Minneapolis resident with local ties Cait Leary just released her debut album, Just Let Me Have Tonight, which she recently recorded in La Crosse. Leary, who graduated from UWEC in 2010, got her start performing in Eau Claire coffee shops.

Sloslylove: An Electronic Solo Project Out of Eau Claire

If you’re down for some retro electronic music, check out the new album Can’t Get Enough from local artist Sloslylove for your fix. If you haven’t heard of them, Sloslylove is the brainchild of Feng Meng Vue, a local artist who has spent...

Local Blues Guitarist Craig Barr and His Many Albums

If you’re into improvisational guitar-driven blues jams, we submit for your perusal Craig Barr. This long-time local blues guitarist and host of CTV’s You Name It We’ll Create It has an impressive seven albums to his name.

Painted Saints' Pen Tune About Water Street

If you’re looking for a new sound to experience – perhaps one described with terms like spaghetti western, gutter blues, sad chamber folk, and retro spy shoegazer – look no further than Painted Saints.

Dummy Articles

Bon Iver news, photos, videos, etc.

Looking for more Bon Iver? Check out a round up of Volume One's recent Bon Iver coverage from interviews with Justin Vernon to photos and videos and more.

Issue #192 Dec. 8, 2011

A Winter Symphony

Chippewa Valley Youth Symphony to play UW-Eau Claire

The Underpants

UW-Stout to stage Steve Martin-penned play

A Christmas Present

original holiday play headed for Heyde Center

Holiday Art Fair Returns

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center selling pieces from 40+ artists

Anonymous Art

mysterious pylon sculpture shows up on Chippewa River

From Flower to Frames

downtown Eau Claire florist relocates flower shop, makes way for the opening of new art gallery

UW-Eau Claire's Jazz I releases Funk Album, Cuts Another with the Stan Kenton Orchestra

The nationally recognized Jazz Ensemble I, has been the recipient of many honors. Nominated for a Grammy, twice, and winning the Down Beat Award for Best College Big Band six times. Suffice to say, they are kind of a big deal.

An Earful of Weed

the sonic creations of an Eau Claire export

Interview: Justin Vernon

the frontman reflects on the Bon Iver tour, being home, and what’s ahead

Issue # 191, Nov. 25, 2011

Fuddy Meers

UWEC stages acclaimed David Lindsay-Abaire play

Killer Bees

Collections of Colonies of Bees return to House of Rock

Micon Invite You for a Free Meal and Football on the Big Screen

A lot of us out there often times have the good fortune of sharing a warm house with family and friends on Thanksgiving day, with turkey, football – everything that makes Thanksgiving something to be thankful for.

Tommy & John

William O’Neill’s book on early American history, shown through the eyes of Irish

3 Dimensions

Stout professor publishes interactive text on 3D

Volume One Now Seeking Your Creative Writing

Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry (and everything in between) should be in our magazine more often, don’t ya think? Well we do. But here’s the problem: Volume One needs your submissions for that to happen.

Angel's Mirth

Jeannette Robbins’ book of poetry and art

Five by Seven

collage postcard exhibition channels the advertising age

Dancing with Phantoms

Chippewa Valley native Sarah Krueger’s debut LP

New CD from A Cappella Favorites Innocent Men

The Innocent Men, a UWEC all-male a cappella group, is releasing a new CD this December and putting on a concert to celebrate it. On December 10 at the university’s Council Fire Room in Davies Center, members Shawn Ryser, Ryan Simmons...