An e-zine for happenings of local culture in Milwaukee and elsewhere
"Motley" described a famous Crue of lost angles rocking the 80's. In Milwaukee these days, Thriftones get motley, genuinely. Their distinct brand of folk, rhythm and blues Americana bridges the front porches of Dixie to bonfires of the Heartland, open fields of Upstate New York to city blocks running into Golden Gate Park. The Thriftones... Continue Reading →
Jessie Torrisi digs for a loud octave to check the sound sound system with. It's The Please Please Me's last stop on their tour, Yield, before heading back to homebase. Above the stage, clear plastic cords house a series of small lights that grant a red haze; dim red, the color of Rock. The eyes... Continue Reading →
This band of theatrical misfits led by Brian Rott, have taken over a rugged space in Brewers Hill's Fortress Building and turned it into an irreverent dramatic play land. Rott, Artistic Director of Quasimondo Milwaukee Physical Theatre, recently did the unthinkable. He tangled with the rotting corpse of Anton Chekov to produce his version of... Continue Reading →
Over nerve-tingling live instrumentation, One Self in truly pro-fashion kicked out a jam, proclaiming the ability to feel something unexplainable and unseeable in the troposphere. A vet to the live performance circuit, One Self graciously set the tone for a Monday eve show, showing hip-hop has a few lives left before it hits nine. At... Continue Reading →
Check a little ditty video with a little range by One Self entitled What Do We Know feat Kerri. M C Oneself "What Do We Know?" via Scott A. Baldwin on vimeo One Self performs live with a ton of others at Made in Milwaukee's Creatures and Creators Halloween Bash at Turner Hall October 27.... Continue Reading →
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