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I gave a thorough once over to all the beat-makers (with material available) for Local Trolley's week one preview of the Miltown Beat Down hip-hop music production battle. Knowledge of the Beatdown's pure bracket format would have changed my final picks, but my take on the artists remain largely unchanged, and not far off from... Continue Reading →
Around town last Saturday, a well-knit community of small proprietors endeavored to share their passion for global economic justice. To commemorate Fair Trade Day, Milwaukee's shops that uphold fair trade ethics opened their doors to promote awareness of wares and edibles produced around the world. Fair Trade Day celebrates growth of consciousness that as Americans... Continue Reading →
Miltown Beat Down 2011 kicks-off at the Jackalope tonight. The MTBD features a tournament format that will surely generate a buzz, and plenty rattling noises from car trunks lacking ability to absorb decibels of low-end bass emanating from the Third Ward. Here's a primer to the beat combatants and analysis of the match-ups tonight at... Continue Reading →
To festive Milwaukeeans, no opportunity to have the summer's first Margarita presents itself better than Cinco de Mayo. Cafe Corazon sits as a kitsch landmark on the Beerline bike trail, happy to oblige distilled agave cravings despite Cafe Corazon's Puerto Rican inspiration. Nestled just North of Burleigh on Bremen Street deep in Riverwest (the unofficial... Continue Reading →
With significant inspiration present, growing an idea requires little space. Mark David Gray curator and resident artist of splashing new Studio 420b whips up his creative gumbo with this recipe. Born of a workspace less than 300 square feet, the gallery's loosely carved and ample surface area now allows for nooks amenable to his artistic... Continue Reading →
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