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Telling us what we already know

Trevor Kupfer |

So it seems Madison's culture mag, The Isthmus, is officially smitten with our music scene. Not unlike other news outlets last year, The Isthmus latched onto Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago over and over. But unlike most, The Isthmus boldly looked beyond the flannel, exposing the layers of diverse aural talent that have solidified in recent years. Tell us something we didn't know.

When the mag decided to name Bon Iver the state's musician of the year, the writer also pointed out that "everywhere I turned this year, people were talking about Eau Claire." With today's feature article, titled "Kindred Spirits," The Isthmus not only uses considerable space to further describe its crush on Bon Iver, but clearly did its share of research to encapsulate local gems such as Mike Perry and the entire Amble Down catalogue.

The message seems to be that Eau Claire is a hotbed for talented musicians, who seem to belong to a "family" of sorts, and all of which call The Joynt home.