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When was there a concert in Madison where the musician laid down a percussion track by tapping on the official Madison city bird with a wooden spoon? It happened, Sunday morning, June 12 at the Mitch McVicker concert at Metro Believers Church. McVicker, a talented songwriter and performer, worked with two microphones. One was connected to a loop sequencer that recorded and played back audio loops, sometimes recording McVicker’s vocal effects or a kazoo but more often a litany of percussion effects. These were made by tapping on such unrelated household items as a toilet seat, a pitcher or even…

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Luke 5 Adventures is a new organization aimed at helping the church serve a population that often goes ignored, people with disabilities. It started in Cincinnati two years ago, and a southern Wisconsin chapter has just begun in the Hartland area. “Worldwide an estimated one billion people are impacted by disability,” said Luke 5 founder Kevin Schwieger. They are either people with disabilities or family members, etc. “One percent of the U.S. population is in a wheelchair but you seldom see those people in church,” he added. Schwieger has 30 years of ministry experience. Arriving at his church on a…

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