event The Capitol Steps
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Sat Oct 10
8 pm
The Capitol Steps at Overture Center for the Arts - Overture Hall
Since 1981, The Capitol Steps have breathlessly spun the political news cycle into droll satirical rhymes set to the tunes of popular songs. A rotating collective of 30 or so former Congressional staffers, the Steps keep the mockery in the moment, resulting in songs that are often clever, but have all the subtlety and analysis of a speeding CNN news crawl. Recent songs posted on the group's website tackle the "birthers," the health-care debate, and a Twitter outage. By the time they get here, the Steps may have already dispensed with these tunes and hammered out a few more under the merciless stream of their RSS feeds.
Overture Center for the Arts - Overture Hall 201 State St, Madison, WI
Since 1981, The Capitol Steps have breathlessly spun the political news cycle into droll satirical rhymes set to the tunes of popular songs. A rotating collective of 30 or so former Congressional staffers, the Steps keep the mockery in the moment, resulting in songs that are often clever, but have all the subtlety and analysis of a speeding CNN news crawl. Recent songs posted on the group's website tackle the "birthers," the health-care debate, and a Twitter outage. By the time they get here, the Steps may have already dispensed with these tunes and hammered out a few more under the merciless stream of their RSS feeds.
Updated 03/12/2012
