Expecting the same old dusky jams you can count on at the Jazz Estate, I stepped to that night more for the dim ambiance than the music. Though the music is always a big plus. I get the per usuals and the main act is preparing to go on. Then this trumpet leans on the... Continue Reading →
Jaems Murphy, Etherium Ensemble, Circle A Cafe
Quickly becoming a transcendent figure in the Milwaukee music scene, Jaems Murphy's latest project, Etherium Ensemble, claws at a certain sonic purity that will draw him notoriety that is likely unsought. Adhering thoughtful progressive rock to ambient jazz, soul and neo-soul sub genres, Etherium Ensemble took the floor for an November performance at Circle A... Continue Reading →
Grotesque Couture, Quasimondo Physical Theatre, Buboes
An old worn monsieur hobbles forward, eccentric and slightly obsessive, gathering refuse of interest along his way. The lines in his face trace a life of difficulty, all the same to him. Fitting of late medieval times, a woman nurses a babe coarsely, holding it by the neck to her bosom. She meets an unseen... Continue Reading →
No Doze, Suicide Sleep, Alchemist Theatre
He has that tortured look on his face. Rick (Joshua Devitt) sits up from his bed in the middle of night, intimately bothered. The rowdy neighbors give him plenty of reason to fix his face to glare at nothing in particular. The bass is pounding from a sound system next door, and he wonders how... Continue Reading →
Theatre Season! Anodyne, Playback Milwaukee
So much talk about the changing seasons. Yes, it's here. Theatre Season! Playback Milwaukee Theatre Company looks like a promising outing as they prepare to take the stage tomorrow at Anodyne Roastery in Walker's Point at 7p. Founded by Milwaukee native James Murrel, playback theater is a form of improvisational theater that feeds on stories... Continue Reading →
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