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 →
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 →
Rumors of an instantaneous sell-out at Turner Hall added to the lore that made Sleater-Kinney's highly anticipated post-Valentine's Day performance at the Riverside legendary. You know you're all grown up when you can say you've been to the Riverside more than once in a calendar year. My time has apparently come. If any band was... Continue Reading →
Expecting the same old dusky jams you can count on at the Jazz Estate, I stepped to that night more for the dim ambiance than the music. Though the music is always a big plus. I get the per usuals and the main act is preparing to go on. Then this trumpet leans on the... Continue Reading →
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