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[2] [3] Isthmus offers local news, opinion, sports and coverage of the arts, dining and music scenes. Isthmus takes its name from the land mass that forms the heart of Madison's downtown and houses the twin engines of the city's economy, the University of Wisconsin—Madison and the Wisconsin State Capitol. The paper was founded by Vincent P. O ...
Broom Street Theater (also known as Broom Street or BST) is an experimental black box theater located in the heart of Madison's isthmus.As one of the oldest and most prolific experimental theater companies in the United States, it has produced over 350 original works.
O'Cayz Corral was located on the isthmus of Madison's near east side, a short walk from the state capitol, marking a transitional space between the capitol and the Jenifer-Spaight historic district. Despite the many up-and-coming, on the cusp of breaking-through musicians who played at O'Cayz before — and sometimes after — finding success ...
It offers music from several countries, and is free and open to the public. [11] Past performers have included Lila Downs, Whirling Dervishes, and Balkan Beat Box. The Isthmus Jazz Series features jazz artists performing at the Union Theater season, and the Isthmus Jazz Fest is offered each June featuring free jazz music on the Union Terrace. [12]
The Gomers have won several Madison Area Music Awards: 2006 Unique Artist, 2006 Unique Song, 2005 and 2007 Best Cover Band, 2008 Unique Album and Unique Artist. [11] The reader poll of Madison weekly newspaper, The Isthmus has awarded them "Madison's Favorite Cover Band" and "Madison's Favorite Dance Band" from 2000 to 2009.
In July 2010, Isthmus Magazine named Natty Nation's 1998 release Earth Citizen one of the "top 25 Madison pop albums of all time," writing that "propelled by Demetrius ["Jah Boogie"] Wainwright and Jeffrey Maxwell on vocals, the CD fulfilled the promise of the band's 1996 debut, The Journey Has Just Begun. Natty Nation's mix of hard roots rock ...
The street grid within the isthmus is laid out in a southwest-to-northeast pattern. Three main arterial roads connect east and west Madison along the Isthmus: U.S. Highway 151 (US 151, East Washington Avenue), East Johnson Street, and East Gorham Street. The Williamson (Willy) Street business district is also located completely on the isthmus.
The songs would be released on a two-song single CD, and the band would spend 2009 performing a number of well received shows in the Upper Midwest, and be nominated by the Isthmus as one of Madison's best new bands. [4] In 2010 the band returned to the studio to record four more songs, which added to the previous two would make up a 6-song EP.