An e-zine for happenings of local culture in Milwaukee and elsewhere
Tucked neatly in the back of Sugar Maple, the Okka Disk performance space is best known for its annual jazz fest set to turn 6 years old this year. In the meanwhile it also makes a temporary home for jazz musicians and their extended family when the occasion calls. None more suitable that a rare... Continue Reading →
You can't go much further underground without calling diggers hotline, than the two ravens together know as the The Naima. A metal band playing to jazz principles can hardly be stopped, or seen. They'll drop a super limited edition SD release this Sunday at Circle-A. Supposedly there's some crazy videos and other lo-tech stuff to... Continue Reading →
Burrowing deep in a crease at an uncharted pole of your being, resonating frequencies in rare, often musty air; an entity bearing the mark of Rock music, Secret Lover arrives. They cruise well after the nostalgia that has many clamoring for simple times found in early century blues roots. They dig far beneath concrete foundations,... Continue Reading →
Passers-by on the Riverwalk crossing at Wells Street, squint their gaze at the brownish human figure standing at ease, with arms bent at both elbows to let the most famous thumbs in history point to the sky. Everything's Hey, OK. For statues with notorious local reputations, the Bronze Fonze stands next to only the random... Continue Reading →
Milwaukee blew living colors all year in 2013, with our fine city earning a couple of major national honors including a somewhat dubious "Brainiest City" from The Atlantic, and most notably a spot on ArtPlace America's top art places 2013 list. On this list, Milwaukee bumped elbows with Brooklyn and Manhattan, NY, Seattle, Portland, Dallas,... Continue Reading →
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