An e-zine for happenings of local culture in Milwaukee and elsewhere
You always see obscure band stickers plastered in bathroom stalls at the bar, on the fridges, or both; On empty shells of payphones, bus shelters and all kinds of other non-objectionable places, tattoos of the modern urban landscape. Then that one always jumps into your vision, hard to unsee, especially when the colorway gleams... Continue Reading →
Damn conventional wisdom, Busdriver still matters if he don't get heard. It baffles me that a dude can collaborate with one of the illest, illest, rappers of all time Aceyalone as a teen, put out give-or-take 12 albums through out the 2000's into today, and still be okay paying dues. That's probably why he's so raw. Not trying... Continue Reading →
Painted canvases quietly commanded a foyer wall in what used to be a tannery docking bay, now the entry way of Hide House Building 9. Philip Atilano, stands at a table solo across from the works. There are not many people at the Hide House edition of Bay View Gallery Night, at least... Continue Reading →
Setting the mark for improvised jazz in Milwaukee, Unrehearsed MKE paced its two year anniversary with a follow-up show in March. Unrehearsed MKE came equipped its usual stable of thorough bred musicians, fit for carrying music jockeys around the gormandizing track, a mile and a quarter. Unrehearsed's departure from the traditional recital performance doesn't reveal... Continue Reading →
Without actually smelling it, the stench of stale beer permeated Eddie's crap-hole apartment. Petty thieves, smart alec jerks, low-life amateur cons, and shape-shifters, litter the neighborhood that starts when you enter the Alchemist Theatre. It's dingy. It's plastered with aerosol tags and shitty band posters, were you just there or are you here? The Bowery... Continue Reading →
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