Do experiences ever end as they started? If they end, then I suppose not. JC Poppe became known in Milwaukee's hip-hop music and media scene, and beyond, as a pretty solid fixture after about two years on the keyboard creating content for his own website Milwaukee UP. Early on, OnMilwaukee added Milwaukee UP as a... Continue Reading →
The Dumb Over, Orcanine Abbey
Moving over dumb, Orcanine Alley, henceforth known as Orcanine Abbey, joined the motley gang supporting sell-outs, out-of-space pickers and desperate exhibitionist. In slacker-esque form, after Spring Gallery Night 2012 wrapped-up, Orcanine Abbey opened up dimly to launch its contribution to the mash-up Milwaukee's art scene has coagulated. Cool Art Please Visually, varied and meticulous renditions... Continue Reading →
Sara Ede, Brazilian Graffiti, Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paolo
All those people who love mural style street art just got lucky. Sara Ede, Milwaukee-born photographer and bonafide globe-trotter, recently self-published a book capturing exceedingly impressive work of muralists in two of Brazil's most glorious cities, Rio and Sao Paolo. Brazilian Graffiti, Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paolo shows why the U.S. is falling behind... Continue Reading →
Sheer Groovy Outrage, The Skrauss
I could be really ticked at myself for missing The Skrauss' gallery installation last fall or his Master's thesis project this past winter; or I could be beside myself for not getting in line four hours early to catch Skrauss' big screen debut in the Milwaukee Film Fest short The Wheel, or I could just... Continue Reading →
No Flats, Busdriver, Cactus Club
I'm stepping on a thousand cigarette butts on the way in, it's not dark and smokey in the Cactus Club anymore, but still a little dank on the music side. Someone on staff managed to keep a VHS tape of an old Arsenio Hall episode featuring N.W.A from being magnetized after all these years and... Continue Reading →