The Week: July 26-29, 2010

Madisonians will find plenty of opportunities to feast over the next few days as they revel in Summer Restaurant Week. The calendar also includes: Minne-Motor Fest, a Viennese-themed Concerts on the Square, and more live music from Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Brothers, Joan Armatrading, Cary Brothers with Greg Laswell, and Mahjongg.

When Hollywood Had A Song In Its Heart

Authors Philip Furia and Laurie Patterson share the stories behind Hollywood's most beloved songs -- from Casablanca 's "As Time Goes By" to the melodies from Mary Poppins -- in their book The Songs of Hollywood.

Laurie Anderson, Marah, Paul Thorn, Robert Randolph, Wovenhand and Stars

By way of historical context, Laurie Anderson's last studio album, 'Life on a String,' was released a month before 9/11, largely written and recorded in the earliest months of Bush Lite's first term. On her new album, 'Homeland,' she proves again to be an astute commentator on the state of America (and the world). Even better, Anderson hasn't lost one iota of musical passion and provides an ...

Warped Tour performer Bryce Avary does it all, and does it well

Bryce Avary recorded his latest album as the Rocket Summer on his own, but he will be backed by a band at Warped Tour shows Friday in Camden and Sunday in Oceanport. You Gotta Believe, the Rocket Summers latest single,...

DJ Hero� 2 to Mix Hits From Over 100 Top-Selling Artists to Create the Best Soundtrack in Entertainment

When the party starts this October, budding beat chemists, singing sensations and all of their friends will fire up two turntable controllers and a microphone and experience hits from the biggest names in music as they've never heard them before in Activision Publishing Inc.'s DJ Hero® 2. � Taking the soundtrack to "the most innovative and immersive music experience of 2009"* and recipient of ...