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Josh Modell discusses his Milwaukee music roots on Vinyl Emergency podcast

March 18, 2016

// While he's no longer putting out records, Jim Hanke—ex El Oso, Twinstar—hasn't stopped talking about them. Back in January, Hanke launched Vinyl Emergency, a weekly podcast wherein he and another audioph...

The Jerks drink away St. Patty’s Day in “Irish Today”

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2016

// If the first true day of March Madness isn't quite enough to get you to call in sick to belly up to your neighborhood bar today, maybe the fact that it's also St. Patrick's Day is enough to do the trick....

Check out the incredible Arte Para Todos lineup

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2016

// Last year's inaugural Arte Para Todos—or "art for everyone"—benefit was an absolute success. Over the course of three nights, 70 acts from all corners of Milwaukee's musical spectrum combined to play sho...

You can rent this East Side bird house for $825 a month

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2016

// The East Side is changing. Sure, the neighborhood—like much of Milwaukee—has always been in a state of flux, but the rapid and rampant construction of massive, view-obstructing condos and cookie-cutter a...

Blondie, GGOOLLDD to close out PrideFest 2016

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2016

// Passes to Pridefest 2016—June 10-12 at Henry Maier Festival Park—have already been selling quite well, especially considering the long-running LGBTQ+ celebration and annual kickoff of Milwaukee's festiva...

Pete Rose to be inducted into (National Bobblehead) Hall Of Fame

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2016

// Pete Rose had an unforgettable baseball career. During his 24 seasons on the field, "Charlie Hustle" tallied 4,256 hits (a mark that has yet to be overtaken), played in 17 All-Star Games, won three World...

O.J. Mayo and 10 other strange Milwaukee sports injuries

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2016

// Yesterday, Bucks guard O.J. Mayo's saw his season (and likely his Milwaukee basketball career) come to an abrupt end when he fractured his ankle falling down his home stairs. Now relegated to sixth-man—e...

Ladies Rock Milwaukee bands women together through collaboration

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2016

// Last year, the inaugural Ladies Rock Milwaukee camp brought 16 women together for a weekend anchored on the principles of positivity and collaboration. Four bands worth of first-time musicians picked up ...

Antler House’s “Wabbit” video takes light sounds heavy places

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2016

// It's been a while since we've heard from Antler House, whose 2014 debut full-length Through The Dirt was equal parts ghastly and gorgeous. Excluding a scant few shows since the record release, the local ...

Mark Walberg to produce film about Caron Butler’s life in Racine, NBA

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2016

// Racine-born NBA veteran and former Milwaukee Bucks player Caron Butler is now one step closer to having his life story made into a movie. As reported by Bleacher Report and confirmed by a Swanson Communi...

Comedian Dylan Payne making good on early opportunities

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2016

// With a little more than a year of true stage time to his credit, comedian Dylan Payne is part of an encouraging young crop of comics pushing Milwaukee stand-up onward after the city said goodbye to a han...

First Impression: Pepi’s Place

Tyler Maas

March 8, 2016

// Let's be clear, Pepi's Pizza isn't new. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Milwaukee pizzeria with a longer history or more loyal customer base than the Italian joint that thrived on 16th Street be...

Exclusive: Stream the new City Of Ghosts EP, ‘PRISMS’

Tyler Maas

March 8, 2016

// Excluding a select few shows, including an acoustic Warped Tour set a few years ago and playing in support of Glassjaw at The Rave last month, Milwaukee's City Of Ghosts hasn't exactly been on the radar ...

Tracklist: 7 comedy specials filmed in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 7, 2016

// Last Saturday, Pabst Theater hosted veteran comedian Kathleen Madigan for a pair of shows, which doubled as a live filming for her yet-untitled fourth comedy special. Citing reasons like the city's ease ...

First Impression: Urban Beets Cafe & Juicery

Tyler Maas

March 4, 2016

// While food trends come and go, and we'll be the first to admit buzz words like "artisan", "gluten-free" and "farm-to-table" have been misused and abused so often lately that the terms have been rendered ...

We went to every George Webb in the world on February 29

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2016

This article was originally published in 2016. Leap Year. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, Western civilization is still granted a 29th day in February once every four ye...

Exclusive: Stream Slow Walker’s ‘Robert Plantain’s Grunge Lords’

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2016

// Milwaukee is hurting for rock and roll. Despite the positive state of local punk rock and (evidently) heavy metal, and there being no shortage of "indie rock" bands clustered beneath the catch-all classi...

Your 2016 WAMI nominees are…

Tyler Maas

March 1, 2016

// Last month, we told you the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (aka "WAMI") released a people's choice ballot to let listeners select some winners for its April 17 awards ceremony taking place at Appleton's P...

Welcome To March: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

March 1, 2016

// March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons, a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season chang...

Hear Space Raft’s soaring new ‘Paper Airplanes’ 45

Tyler Maas

February 25, 2016

// To say Space Raft started strong would be a massive understatement. In late 2014, the band—which features current and former members of Whips, Call Me Lightning, Temper Temper, and Green Bay-based The My...

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