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Download Juiceboxxx’s new (and last?) mixtape, Highway To The Heartland

March 10, 2015

Believe it or not, it's only been slightly more than a year since Milwaukee-bred emcee Juiceboxxx earned his 15 minutes of infamy following what's been called "the worst on-air rap in TV history" (that we're in...

Inaugural Arte Para Todos raises $21,165

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2015

The inaugural Arte Para Todos festival was an unabashed success. An eclectic mix of 70 Milwaukee bands played a combined 15 shows spanning three neighborhoods over the course of an otherwise quiet late-winter w...

Tracklist: 5 teams to temporarily call Milwaukee home

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2015

Last week, news leaked that Cubs and Brewers officials were involved in serious discussions two years ago regarding the possibility of Chicago playing all of its 2015 home games at Miller Park. The temporary re...

Take a ride with Vic And Gab in the latest Cream City Soundcheck

Tyler Maas

March 6, 2015

Milwaukee's premier sibling indie-pop duo Vic And Gab has been uncharacteristically quiet of late. Sisters Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos have significantly reduced the frequency of shows (that we've pl...

Gallery Night gears up for first Milwaukee showing

Tyler Maas

March 5, 2015

There are bands who acknowledge their limitations, and there are bands that are so unconcerned with achieving any level of success that they intentionally add hurdles between their music and the mere prospect o...

Kiings reign supreme with true debut, WWYDF

Tyler Maas

March 4, 2015

WWYDF, the debut album from Kiings, is the Milwaukee-based electronic two-piece's crowning achievement. Though the 11-song effort—an acronym for "What Would You Die For"—is technically the production pair's fir...

I saw 2 Live Crew at a strip club in 2015

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2015

// My week began in the lap of Las Vegas-style luxury. The spacious lounge was rife with marble columns, cabaret seating, and a small army of yolked gentlemen with suits and earpieces on hand to instill a s...

Exclusive: Dive into Soup Moat’s 6-song EP, Enjoy Your Hobbies

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2015

For much of its existence, Soup Moat's name was routinely and understandably found in and around the term "sludge." However, in the 12 months since the band's most recent release, Inspirations, Soup Moat has un...

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

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2015

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 changes and ...

Naughty By Nature is down with NBA, will perform at March 28 Bucks game

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2015

In recent years, the Milwaukee Bucks have sought out one nostalgic hip-hop act each season to serve as halftime entertainment for a late-season game. Vanilla Ice performed at BMO Harris Bradley Center two seaso...

Comedy Crumbs: Festival submission, sex advice, and having a few

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2015

With the abundance of great things going on in Milwaukee's burgeoning comedy scene, we rarely go more than a few days without devoting a post or two to recognize someone or something happening that adds to the ...

Off Base: The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers offseason acquisitions

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2015

Though opening day of the 2015 Milwaukee Brewers season is still 39 agonizing days away, the team has now reported to its spring training headquarters in Maryvale, Arizona. Single game tickets go on sale this w...

Jake Kornely’s last stand: The comic and musician says goodbye to Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2015

Jake Kornely joined Static Eyes in 2011. Roughly a month after joining the Milwaukee punk band, he attempted stand-up comedy for the first time. Since then, the art forms have jostled for position, but both rem...

Riverside Theater adds second Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally show, announces filming

Tyler Maas

February 25, 2015

Last night’s Parks And Recreation series finale forced the world to begrudgingly bid adieu to one of televised comedy’s single greatest characters, Ronald Ulysses Swanson. With Swanson’s swan song, viewers are ...

Wisconsin music authority Red Bull debuts The Living Statues’ new single

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2015

The Living Statues, purveyors of toe-tapping and infectious numbers that could as easily have had a prominent slot on jukeboxes in the 1970s as they could (and should) on Spotify playlists today, deserve praise...

Let Arte Para Todos’ 2015 compilation guide your weekend

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2015

Without so much as a note having been played yet, the inaugural Arte Para Todos can already be called a success. The benefit has united 70 musical acts from all corners of the city’s sonic spectrum to play mish...

Exclusive: Stream Platinum Boys’ “Ride Free” and watch the LP teaser video

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Since announcing its presence in 2013, Milwaukee classic rock quartet Platinum Boys—which features members of The Fatty Acids and Rio Turbo among its ranks—has been a refreshing part of local music with memorab...

Karaoke Underground passes the mic to punk and indie rock fans

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Whether it's a weekly ritual or an occasional guilty pleasure, almost everyone out there has a love of (or at least tolerance for) karaoke. The pastime allows everyday people to wield a microphone and lay s...

Watch Tigernite’s lively “Witch” music video

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Last year seemed to be a watershed moment for Milwaukee-made music videos, as local artists forged a myriad of visual renderings with incredible innovative concepts and a professional sheen that was rarely, if ...

John Mulaney is coming to Pabst Theater May 29

Tyler Maas

February 20, 2015

In the winter of 2013, up-and-coming comedian John Mulaney packed Turner Hall on the weight of his uproariously funny 2012 special, New In Town. Since that well-attended early March show—a rare event that force...

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