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Take me back to Summerfest 2001: Prince at the Marcus Amphitheater

Matt Wild
July 6, 2023
When Prince died in 2016 at the age of 57, he was hailed as a genius. This was the quirky, restless, uniquely creative mastermind behind Purple Rain, Sign O' The Times, oodles of hit songs, and hell, even that ...

Questlove’s “Symphonic Celebration of Prince” is coming to Riverside Theater (without Questlove)

Matt Wild
May 15, 2018
It's been more than two years since Prince left this plane of existence, but his spirit and his music live on. Purple Rain will forever remain Purple Rain. The Batman soundtrack will forever remain the Batman s...

Nobody cares that you don’t care that people care about Prince

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 28, 2016
// Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

A different kind of Purple Rain: Prince’s damp message to a Milwaukee fan

Justin Kern
April 22, 2016
Your own office parties can carry an air of forced interaction. Attending someone else's office get-together removes one layer of humanity from this equation and in its place slaps on all the enjoyment of apply...

Times Cinema will screen ‘Purple Rain’ next week

Tyler Maas
April 21, 2016
// On the off chance you've been waiting in line for a $1 Jimmy John's sub and this is the first thing you're reading all day, boy, we have some bad news. Prince passed away. Beyond being among the greatest...
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