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Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally’s “Summer Of 69: No Apostrophe” tour hits Milwaukee May 8

February 9, 2015

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we’re bound to be bogged down with insipid TV segments and articles regarding celebrity romances. For the most part it’s hard to muster half a shit about how and why two strangers...

Kevin Hart will perform six shows at Riverside Theater in April

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 27, 2015

Last September, Pabst Theater announced Dave Chappelle was booked to perform two shows the following month. Those two theater gigs sold out almost immediately, finding the comic adding two nights and four more ...

Bob’s Burgers Live headed to Riverside Theater March 21

Matt Wild

January 20, 2015

Is it possible to imagine anything better than Bob’s Burgers, the alternately hilarious and poignant animated series that takes the pain away from the weekly mercenary awfulness that is Family Guy and The Simps...

Frank Caliendo leaves a good impression at Riverside Theater

Tyler Maas

January 19, 2015

Frank Caliendo has a unique career as a comedian. Not unlike an American Idol favorite or a late night talk show host, the impressionist's career is dependent on the work of other, usually more famous, people. ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson enlightens Riverside, explains how the universe is trying to kill you

Rob Wieland

December 11, 2014

Of all the unusual acts that have come through Milwaukee, never has their been one stranger than noted astrophysicist and ambassador of science (or perhaps, more correctly, SCIENCE!) Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Dr...

Neutral Milk Hotel will play Riverside Theater April 24

Matt Wild

December 10, 2014

For a certain slice of indie-rock fandom, Neutral Milk Hotel’s landmark 1998 album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea remains a musical and emotional Holy Grail. It was certainly a high-water mark for singer-songwri...

Wilco refuses to play it safe for 20th anniversary show at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

December 4, 2014

A 20th anniversary tour could be considered a victory lap; any band that makes it through two decades deserves to trot lazily around the country playing the hits. That’s not Wilco’s style, though. The band just...

The Decemberists will return to Riverside Theater March 25

Matt Wild

November 17, 2014

Look up “quintessential ’00s indie-rock band” in the dictionary, and you’ll find a picture of The Decemberists. Beginning with 2002’s Castaways And Cutouts, and culminating with 2009’s The Hazards Of Love, the ...

The Sleater-Kinney show has been moved to Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

October 28, 2014

Due to overwhelming demand—a.k.a. this sucker sold out in 30 minutes—the February 15 Sleater-Kinney show at Turner Hall has been moved to the Riverside Theater. New tickets will go on sale today at noon. Accord...

Here’s what Neil deGrasse Tyson will talk about at his Riverside shows this December

Matt Wild

October 21, 2014

In a time when ignorance is celebrated and grown adults camp out in parking lots for free chicken sandwiches, a public figure like Neil deGrasse Tyson is not only welcome, but needed. The celebrated astrophysic...

Brian Regan comes clean in hilarious, wholesome Riverside Theater show

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2014

Clean comedy is something of an oxymoron these days. In an age that finds stand-up at its crudest, most brazen and experimental, and with little in the way of limitations, the clean, folksy, identifiable comic ...

Ryan Adams captivates crowd, serenades security guard at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

October 15, 2014

If your first impression of Ryan Adams’ new self-titled album is that it sounds more like Bryan Adams than usual, you’re not alone: the younger, hipper Adams has taken to covering Bryan’s “Run To You” on his cu...

Jerry Seinfeld pleases the Riverside Theater with a show about nothing

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2014

As the titular character of his long-running and culturally influential sitcom, Jerry Seinfeld—with the help of co-creator Larry David and a marvelous supporting cast—mastered observational humor, and coined in...

Counting Crows go long, fall short at Riverside Theater

Tyler Maas

July 24, 2014

Just over two years ago, veteran pop-rock mainstay Counting Crows only filled the BMO Harris Pavilion to about a quarter of its capacity in one of the young venue’s first non-Summerfest bookings. This time arou...

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