The multidisciplinary artist talks with us about his growing discography and creative approach. Thax Douglas should be a familiar sight to many Madison showgoers. Douglas frequently appears in Madison, and regularly introduces local and touring bands with a short poem. Over the past few years, he’s read for Heavy Looks, TS Foss, Graham Hunt, and several others, often multiple times over. (The last time I saw him introduce a band with a poem, it was for powerhouse Cincinnati duo Lung at Mickey’s Tavern in early September.) Show poetry is something he’s been doing for nearly 30 years, and it helped turn him into a Chicago staple in the ’90s and 2000s. But not many of the people who have seen him read know that Douglas has a discography of his own.