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Jim Gaffigan starts Pabst Theater run on funny, familiar note

December 30, 2014

Monday night marked the eighth consecutive year in which veteran comedian Jim Gaffigan bestowed his unique construct of everyman-isms upon Milwaukee. By this point, the comic’s annual post-holiday run of shows—...

Interpol beautifully blends old and new in Pabst Theater sellout

Tyler Maas

November 17, 2014

At this point in the iconic post-punk band’s existence, there are two distinctly different eras of Interpol. There’s the indie blog darling that came out of nowhere with a pair or formidable, borderline-legenda...

5 late period Interpol songs as good as anything from the first 2 albums

Andrew Winistorfer

November 13, 2014

No matter if you bought their first EP before Pitchfork reviewed it, or if you got on board for their major label debut, it’s an accepted fact that Interpol peaked—as a band, as a brand, as a way of life—on the...

Bob Odenkirk unleashes literary laughs at Pabst Theater

Tyler Maas

November 5, 2014

For more than three decades Bob Odenkirk has amassed an absolutely unfuckwithable comedic résumé that includes co-starring on Mr. Show, writing for SNL, penning dozens of TV and film’s most irreverent comedies,...

Dave Chappelle (and Milwaukee) triumph at Pabst Theater

Matt Wild

October 28, 2014

Two questions dominated the conversation leading up to Dave Chappelle’s three-night, six-show stint at Pabst Theater, so let’s just get them out of the way: Q: Would Chappelle—somewhat notorious in recent ye...

Chris D’Elia plays the part of Pabst Theater headliner

Tyler Maas

October 17, 2014

Though he’s been performing stand-up comedy for eight years, Chris D’Elia is far better known for his comedic efforts in two immensely different formats. The comic got his start in acting, which yielded a regul...

Tim And Eric & Dr. Steve Brule do a great job in awesome Pabst Theater show

Tyler Maas

September 26, 2014

There was a moment near the end of Thursday’s sold-out Tim & Eric with Dr. Steve Brule show at Pabst Theater where John C. Reilly (deep in his Brule character) summed up the 150-some previous minutes with o...

Iron & Wine calls for requests in solo Pabst Theater outing

Tyler Maas

September 19, 2014

Though it’s close to a decade removed from its commercial peak as go-to indie flick score and default audio accompaniment for that “play an entire song and show different characters doing stuff at the end of th...

Nick Swardson overcomes his fans to entertain his fans at Pabst Theater

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2014

In some ways, Nick Swardson is the comic equivalent of that friend everyone has who’s “a really good guy once you get to know him.” While the backwards hat and Afflication shirt donning party boy can quickly be...

Sylvan Esso plays it right at Pabst Theater

Tyler Maas

September 6, 2014

On the wings of its outstanding self-titled debut album, Durham dream-pop duo Sylvan Esso has enjoyed a swift and well-deserved rise to prominence that’s included ample NPR attention, an unforgettable performan...

Ring in the New Year with Jim Gaffigan again

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2014

By now, modern comic force Jim Gaffigan's December 31 show at Pabst Theater has become as much of the Milwaukee New Year's tradition as champagne toasts, staying out at bars until 6 a.m., waiting three hours fo...

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