The first Fading Maize show happened in the Great Hall at Ripon College. Coffee houses, campus rooms, and small Wisconsin stages followed.
Curated archive
Archive
A modern shelf for old photos, shows, videos, dorm-room material, and recovered artifacts. The raw original website lives at /2001.
FrontPage time capsuleOriginal 2001 WebsiteThe old site preserved as an intentionally awkward, honest archive.
Risk Is EverythingDorm-Room RecordingPhotos from the room where the original college recordings came together.
Ripon CollegeFirst ShowsGreat Hall, Wisconsin shows, and the beginning of the audience memory.
Archive shelf
Shows
Live photos, flyers, venue notes, and show memories.
Archive shelf
Recording
Dorm-room recording sessions, gear, and behind-the-scenes media.
The original albums came together in Charlie's room at Ripon College, tracked on whatever gear a college band could scrape together.
Archive shelf
Photos
Promo shots, college snapshots, and recovered galleries.
Archive shelf
Videos
Old performances and process documentation, recovered as they surface.
Show tapes and dorm-room footage from the original era are being cleaned up and digitized. The first clips will land right here.