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The Kohl Center gets new lighting -- with a high tech twist. UW Madison faculty member Steve Feren helped design the new lights, twelve separate lighted sculptures. "The actual lighting will be very active, very colorful and animated," says Feren. "It will fit in with the sort of celebrator...

The privately funded project includes a specialty LED lighting system in the Show dome. The other two domes, Arid and Tropical, also got new lighting, as did the lobby. Black's favorite time to visit the Domes? In the middle of a hard Wisconsin winter, of course.

By Donte We spent the bulk of Parts & Labor's opening set staring at the drummer. The frequency of Chop Suey's LED-based light system made for trails on the drumsticks so it was pretty trippy to watch. The fact that he was at the top of his game only added to that, cracking the snares and booming the b...