The folks at the Arts Extract podcast are still working off the holiday-times malaise. Even so, Scott Gordon checks in to briefly preview three local-music shows that are coming up on Saturday, Jan. 5. Also, we could use a few bucks to cover some basic podcast-making costs and to make the podcast better and better in 2013, so we're ever-so-humbly asking for donations at www.madisonartsextract.com/support.

Happy New Year, thanks a ton to all our listeners and guests, and look for actual new episodes next week!