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 →
CD Release Show, Salutations, Manual Controller
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 →
Outer Inspirations, Milw Alt, Gallery Nights
Two weeks ago I see this unruly event message from Milwaukee Alt about some month long gallery night. I go, miss mostly everything and have a great time anyway enjoying the wake of making. The taste that making makes, matters, it might not fit every flavor. In the glut of creativity Milwaukee produces these days,... Continue Reading →
Fly Talker, Patrick Noth, Hardcore Gaming
Patrick Noth left the Milwaukee for the big pond, NYC, and instead of being chewed up he ground out a little space for himself in the improv comedy scene. With intensions of using his first passion for that music of beats and rhymes, he's melded both with a solder of wit and lyrical skills. He's... Continue Reading →
Paper or Plastic, Quasimondo Milwaukee Physical Theatre
An intensely focused brand of chaos sort of missed the New Kids on the Block when they debuted 21 years ago, luckily creative forms aren't left solely in the clutches Artist and Repertoire directors anymore. Brian Rott is distinguishing himself quickly as a visionary expanding the limits of traditional stage-bound theatrical performance. Founder and Artistic... Continue Reading →