{"id":16941,"date":"2019-10-28T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=16941"},"modified":"2019-11-04T10:35:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T16:35:07","slug":"madison-calendar-october-28-november-3-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-calendar-october-28-november-3-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Madison: Michelle Wolf, &#8216;That Golden Girls Show&#8217; and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? There\u2019s no shortage of cool stuff to do in Madison&#8230; it\u2019s just figuring out which cool stuff best suits you. Here\u2019s what Madison is doing this week.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Karaoke Pumpkin Carving Contest<\/h3>\n<p><em>Monday, Oct. 28, The Wisco (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1120608008132919\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The only thing I love more than Halloween is karaoke, and this event combines both. Turn out and carve yourself a jack-o\u2019-lantern while belting out your favorite tunes. And there are prizes involved: The top three pumpkins will score some Wisco Money.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Ryan Bingham<\/h3>\n<p><em>Tuesday, Oct. 29, Barrymore Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/barrymorelive.com\/event\/ryan-bingham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This Texas native is pretty much a human country song. Before embarking on a career in music, Ryan Bingham traveled on the rodeo circuit as a teenager. When he wasn\u2019t riding bulls, Bingham was learning guitar. Soon he began life as a singer\/songwriter in earnest, toiling in dive bars until he became on Oscar nominee for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zelvaxvTaUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Weary Kind<\/a>,\u201d his penetrating song from the 2009 film <em>Crazy Heart<\/em>. Bingham\u2019s sixth album, <em>American Love Song<\/em>, was released this year. With support from Americana pop duo <strong>Jamestown Revival<\/strong>, one of the more slept-on live bands in the genre.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ryan Bingham &#039;Wolves&#039;\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kaaO3kv3LPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Tenth Mountain Division<\/h3>\n<p><em>Tuesday, Oct. 29, The Winnebago (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinnebago.com\/shows\/tenthmountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Named for the elite military unit that trained in their home state of Colorado, Tenth Mountain Division are themselves an elite unit. They\u2019re not soldiers, but they are some of the most talented roots musicians the Centennial State has to offer. Combining psychedelics with shuffling western tones, Tenth Mountain Division has a sound that could make even a drive through the Rockies in winter relaxing. They released their second album, <em>In Good Company<\/em>, in 2018.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>The Menzingers<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Oct. 30, Majestic Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/menzingers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was The Hold Steady who poignantly said \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pbdqbhn-bF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">certain songs get scratched into our souls<\/a>.\u201d For me, one of these is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WWpeb4S200o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Midwestern States<\/a>,\u201d a track from the Philly punks\u2019 2017 album, <em>After the Party<\/em>. I\u2019ve been a Menzos fan for almost a decade now, but none of their songs \u2014 which are all, by and large, excellent \u2014 has affected quite like \u201cMidwestern States.\u201d It\u2019s the story of mutual dissatisfaction and the drastic steps we\u2019re willing to take to escape it. It cements Greg Barnett and Tom May are two of the finest songwriters in modern rock, and The Menzos\u2019 recently released <em>Hello Exile <\/em>is yet another instant classic. This show is also a murderer\u2019s row of contemporary punk, featuring <strong>Tigers Jaw<\/strong> and <strong>Culture Abuse<\/strong> too.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Menzingers - &quot;Midwestern States&quot; (Full Album Stream)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WWpeb4S200o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Robert Earl Keen<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Oct. 30, Barrymore Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/barrymorelive.com\/event\/robert-earl-keen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Robert Earl Keen is an Americana institution. Since the early \u201980s, he\u2019s been a tour de force songwriter with a knack for making old-timey American music sound fresh and exciting. I\u2019m not alone in that sentiment, either: Keen\u2019s a popular choice for cover songs, including by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DzYi0dY-LLs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the guy who\u2019s on the same stage the night before<\/a>. Almost 40 years and more than a dozen albums later, Keen is a modern master. Fans of John Prine, Jason Isbell and Tyler Childers won\u2019t want to miss this one.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Daniel Champagne<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Oct. 30, Art In (<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/events\/1316737701809091\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nashville may be America\u2019s music capital, but one of its rising stars is a native Aussie. Daniel Champagne\u2019s soft-spoken folk is punctuated by virtuosic guitar playing. It\u2019s always exciting to see someone wail on an acoustic six-string, and in that regard Champagne might as well be Eddie Van Halen. With Madison singer and songwriter <strong>Paul Creswell<\/strong> and Appleton\u2019s Americana punk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/christopher-gold-new-album-two-records\/\"><strong>Christopher Gold<\/strong><\/a>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018In My Room\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Oct. 30, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmoca.org\/event\/spotlight-cinema-in-my-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just in time for Halloween, even the art films are getting a little spooky. Directed by German auteur Ulrich K\u00f6hler, 2018\u2019s <em>In My Room <\/em>is about a middle-aged slacker who wakes up one day to find he\u2019s the last man on Earth. It\u2019s a story of how the end of the world could offer a second chance at life. And as a heads up: The film is in German with English subtitles, so don\u2019t think you can coast through this one without paying close attention. (Unless you speak German, in which case coast away.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IN MY ROOM - Trailer (HD)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PKekS5LPBJ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>CRASHprez<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Oct. 31, Memorial Union Play Circle (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/446008126264352\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Michael Penn II, aka CRASHprez, has a flow that switches between laconic and caustic. He\u2019s a blistering social commentator and wordsmith, and more often than not his turns of phrase will have you reaching for the dictionary. Listen closely and you just might learn something. Joining him is fast-rising New Orleans MC <strong>Alfred Banks<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Oct. 31, The Marquee at Union South (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a perfect night for a good horror movie, but 2014\u2019s <em>A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night<\/em> isn\u2019t just good. This is a landmark piece of Iranian cinema and one of the most imaginative spooky flicks in recent memory. It\u2019s a vampire western about a lonely bloodsucker living in the fictional town of \u201cBad City.\u201d (Sounds like a great place!) Highly stylized and masterfully directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, this is a must-see for any cinephile. It\u2019s also a rare example of a film that was <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150501115528\/http:\/\/www.fangoria.com\/new\/qa-radcos-jon-conrad-on-environmental-horror-graphic-novel-bad-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adapted <em>into<\/em> a graphic novel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) - Official Trailer [HD]\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_YGmTdo3vuY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Michelle Wolf<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, Comedy on State (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncomedy.com\/event\/michelle_wolf_19\/2019-10-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Comedy is devil-may-care by nature, but few comedians give fewer fucks than Michelle Wolf. The former <em>Daily Show <\/em>talking head is a singular political voice, able to examine the absurdity of the modern landscape while still maintaining a sense of hope. It\u2019s partly why she became the scourge of the right after her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DDbx1uArVOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">star-is-born performance<\/a> at the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michelle Wolf&#039;s Thoughts On Men | Night Of Too Many Stars | HBO\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C4W4TiWV3cU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Gamehole Con<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliantenergycenter.com\/Upcoming-Events\/EventId\/2917\/e\/gamehole-con-31-oct-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My partner \u2014 a woman whom I have shared a home with for five years \u2014 loves three things: our cat, Dungeons and Dragons and (I hope) me. Probably in that order, too. This annual convention is like her Super Bowl. Gamehole a four-day affair that celebrates not just D&amp;D, but all sorts of tabletop games. Likewise, tons of vendors will show their wares, from custom dice trays to real, actual swords. Missing this would be like rolling a crit fail in life.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>ZZ Top<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday, Nov. 1, The Sylvee (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesylvee.com\/events\/zz-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beardy blues rockers ZZ Top are turning 50. From their beginnings as a down-and-dirty blues band to their \u201980s peak as music video stars, the Texas trio is as iconic as they come. But even against a catalog of hits like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Grange<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7wRHBLwpASw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharp Dressed Man<\/a>,\u201d my favorite thing about ZZ Top is that the guy in the band without a beard is the guy whose <em>last name <\/em>is Beard. Drummer Frank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\/music\/2013-12-27\/zz-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grew a goatee in 2013<\/a> in an attempt to combat this fact. Show up early to catch opener <strong>Marquise Knox<\/strong>, a 28-year-old bluesman with the skill of a grizzled old-timer.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Freakin\u2019 Halloweekend<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2, High Noon Saloon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9863695\/freakin-halloweekend-2019-night-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/9863705\/freakin-halloweekend-2019-night-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This annual tribute show has another varied lineup that spans decades worth of artists. Friday will feature the music of <strong>Tool<\/strong>, <strong>The Cure<\/strong>, <strong>The Doors<\/strong>, <strong>Sarah MacLachlan <\/strong>(for once, her music is separated from images of malnourished animals) and <strong>The Ventures<\/strong>. Saturday has <strong>Culture Club<\/strong>, <strong>Prince<\/strong>, <strong>Elton John<\/strong>, <strong>Indigo Girls<\/strong>, and a classic country revue. Each night will also include a costume contest, so dress your best. I\u2019m going as a Tool fan: I will dress normally but ask everyone if they\u2019ve, like, <em>really<\/em> listened to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=civuoU_NE38\">The Pot<\/a>,\u201d man.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018Good Time\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2, The Marquee at Union South (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/good-time-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When he was <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/film\/news\/robert-pattinson-batman-matt-reeves-bruce-wayne-dc-comics-1203125473\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cast as the new Batman<\/a>, I knew it would become my duty to preach the gospel of Robert Pattinson. Yes, the lanky Brit is best known for the <em>Twilight<\/em> series, but the last of those movies came out in 2012. In the years since, Pattinson has worked on a string of critically adored indies and morphed into one of his generation\u2019s most compelling performers. For a primer on Robert Pattinson: Serious Actor, check out the Safdie Brothers\u2019 mind-bending thriller <em>Good Time<\/em>, in which he plays a sleazy bank robber on the run with his developmentally disabled brother. (Then watch the trailer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vTfJp2Ts9X8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Uncut Gems<\/em><\/a>, with which the Safdies make the case for Adam Sandler: Serious Actor.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Good Time | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AVyGCxHZ_Ko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018Spider-Man: Far From Home\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday through Sunday, Nov. 1-3, The Marquee at Union South (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/spider-man-far-from-home-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s briefly forget the exhausting discourse around whether or not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/does-anyone-care-if-marvel-movies-are-cinema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marvel movies are cinema<\/a>, shut off our brains, and enjoy ourselves. <em>Spider-Man: Far From Home <\/em>was some of the most fun I had at the movies all year. It\u2019s a globe-trotting romp that finds Tom Holland\u2019s Peter Parker teaming up with the sketchy illusionist Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal, who is my favorite actor by a Hulk-sized margin) as well as dealing with the fallout of a certain <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em> death. If only these two could solve the real mystery of how the fuck my boy Jake G. wasn\u2019t even <em>nominated <\/em>for an Oscar for his gonzo performance in 2014\u2019s <em>Nightcrawler<\/em>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018The Beach Bum\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday through Sunday, Nov. 1-3, The Marquee at Union South (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/the-beach-bum-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Harmony Korine has made a career out of making aggressively weird films, and this year\u2019s <em>The Beach Bum<\/em> is no exception. The stoner comedy stars Matthew McConaughey as Moondog (seriously), a poet and would-be novelist who dresses like an alien who crash-landed in the Florida Keys and is trying to blend in. ANYWAY, <em>The Beach Bum <\/em>is a meandering affair that never fails to charm, thanks in large part to its lead performance. McConaughey\u2019s second act has been truly fascinating to watch. He\u2019s finally earned his place as a great American artist.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE BEACH BUM Official Trailer (2018) Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey Movie HD\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNPZyzklJ7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Rachael &amp; Vilray<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Nov. 2, Majestic Theatre (<a href=\"https:\/\/majesticmadison.com\/event\/rachael-vilray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the voice of Lake Street Dive, Rachael Price has spent her career breathing life into a bygone form of music. Her new duo with composer Vilray furthers that mission, reviving the sultry jazz vocal performances of the 1940s. Price\u2019s Lake Street Dive bandmate <strong>Akie Bermiss <\/strong>will open the show.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Alessia Cara<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Nov. 2, The Sylvee (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesylvee.com\/events\/alessia-cara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some pop singers will bury their voices under layers of production. (Or \u2014 <em>gasp!<\/em>\u2014 lip sync.) Not Alessia Cara. The 23-year-old Canadian\u2019s soulful vocals always take the lead, even under the stadium-sized tropes of contemporary pop. And she\u2019s willing to experiment sonically, as she does on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VFIw3fyaw-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rooting for You<\/a>,\u201d a song from her new EP that reimagines Lauryn Hill\u2019s reggae-flecked neo soul for Gen Z. With Canadian pop upstart <strong>Ryland James<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alessia Cara - Rooting For You\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VFIw3fyaw-E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Rhiannon Giddens<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3, Stoughton Opera House (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stoughtonoperahouse.com\/events\/2019\/11\/2\/rhiannon-giddens-with-francesco-turrisi-two-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stoughtonoperahouse.com\/events\/2019\/11\/3\/rhiannon-giddens-with-francesco-turrisi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a certain power in the minimalism of old-timey music, or at least Rhiannon Giddens seems to have found it. As a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and now as a solo artist, the North Carolina multi-instrumentalist can make a handful of sparse instruments sound like a thousand. (Though her commanding vocals certainly help.) After all, there\u2019s a reason she was named a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macfound.org\/fellows\/987\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MacArthur Fellow in 2017<\/a>. To keep things eclectic, improvisational jazz musician <strong>Francesco Turrisi<\/strong> will open.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3, Capitol Theater (<a href=\"http:\/\/overture.org\/events\/that-golden-girls-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the pantheon of beloved sitcoms, <em>The Golden Girls<\/em> ranks pretty high. This touring off-Broadway show recreates classic moments from the series with a catch: It\u2019s all done with puppets. I hope this trend catches on; more shows should be reimagined this way. Imagine <em>Seinfeld<\/em> with puppets. Or <em>Cheers<\/em>, or <em>The Fresh Prince<\/em>, or countless others. The possibilities are endless!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxDBl7dE4o0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? 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