An e-zine for happenings of local culture in Milwaukee and elsewhere
People trickle in and out of Orcanine Abbey's most recent open studio, checking out Rachel Sutter-Smith's set of provocative illustrations depicting personages both fantastic and realistic; conceivably a few self-portraits delving into the depths of her own inner most spaces. A dude listlessly sits in an a brown high back chair waiting for what's next.... Continue Reading →
The digital/electronic music spectrum has a fairly large amplitude that crests with pop-corny sound synths' endemic to Owl City tracks, hits a solid plane with mainstays like the Gorillaz, and sweeps to another phase of under-pop experimentation with a local debut release entitled Salutations, by digital impresario Manual Controller. A varied tempo ode to the... Continue Reading →
Kind of like a comet, Mark Valdez Jr. aka Madden Miles swooshed in ready to win the 2011 Miltown Beatdown. Briefly, Milwaukee experienced that stream of genius that accompanies musical minds every so often, but the listening public didn't have their telescopes directed and calibrated properly to fully appreciate Valdez's contribution to Hip-Hop's now generation.... Continue Reading →
It hangs out on a block best known for the grizzly working-class pub Steny's, smushed-up next to Fat Daddy's. Making use of the sign design made famous by Southern used car lots, coin-sized dots spell "Lo Cash", shimmering flecks of silvery sunlight off the side of the building. The interior decor although not brand-spanking new has... Continue Reading →
Dark and eclectic, Mad Planet did its usual service providing temporary abode to wayward fun-seekers, freak flags waving. Everything from sport coats to jeggings were barely visible between the dim-dive ambiance and the shocking zips of colored light emitting from the dance floor laser effects. Personally partial to The Cure's earlier sounds, dance-synth and saxophone... Continue Reading →
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