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Milwaukee native and splashing photographer Sara Ede has long given up her residence here. She's better suited to enjoy international adventures anyway (while propagating Milwaukee-ness without ever saying it). Armed with her trusty DSLR, Ede started eagerly documenting her traipse across the four corners of the world. If you have as much fun as she... Continue Reading →
For those that haven't made it out to one of the Miltown Beat Down prelims, and love hip-hop or just love live shows, tonight's the night at the Jackalope. It's intimate, loud and has an underground feel despite the mainstream location. Music of the previous two year's MTBD champions and some worthy upstart producers stream... Continue Reading →
Jazz and classical compositions sung through the theatre space at the Alchemist in Bay View last Friday. Budding impresario and alto saxist Steve Gallam leads a small guild of musicians bent on reverberating their sound throughout Milwaukee, know as Milwaukee Area Artists and Composers (MACA). Original solo composition performances from Nathan Dill on violin, Mike... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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