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MusicApril 12, 2021

Portal To Heck: John Buxton Experience Drops New ‘Headbang-able’ Album

Despite a tumultuous last year, the musician's new album wasn't inspired by 2020. It was just time for something new.

Opening LettersApril 10, 2021

COLUMN: Balancing the Universe, One Dad Joke at a Time

one father learns the power of defusing tricky situations with humor

MusicMarch 12, 2021

Say Hi to Fort Gezeppi Records: A Label Emerges During Lockdown

EC music scene vets Zepalta, Killoren rekindle punk spirit

MusicOctober 22, 2020

Voiceless Ghosts: Ghosts of the Sun’s Debut Burns Bright

long songs and building riffs on riffs of sleek, instrumental metal

MusicFebruary 20, 2020

Rockin’ Reunion: Decadent Cabaret keeps 41st annual music festival alive despite Metro fire

BooksMay 4, 2018

Fanfare for Forgotten Veterans

Chippewa Falls poet’s two volumes focus on PTSD, Vietnam experience

MusicDecember 13, 2017

Nothing Really Mattress: A new Distant Friends album for dark times

MusicOctober 5, 2017

Can't Keep a Good Song Down

releasing She Do Voodoo’s unpublished album

MusicJune 2, 2016

Keep Your Defenses Up

new group Stare Across comes with major heaviness

Local LitMarch 21, 2016

Calling Our Youth