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Joshua Ray Walker shines at Shank Hall in Milwaukee debut

February 7, 2022

If you don’t know the name Joshua Ray Walker yet, you’re about to. Since first building some buzz in country music circles with his debut, Wish You Were Here, the Dallas singer-songwriter has won fans all aroun...

Bruce McCulloch will bring “Tales of Bravery and Stupidity” to Shank Hall January 25

Matt Wild

October 16, 2019

You know who's great? Bruce McCulloch. You know what's great? Bruce McCulloch bringing his latest solo show, "Tales of Bravery and Stupidity," to Milwaukee's Shank Hall on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Tickets ar...

Shank Hall has the cure for Summerfest withdrawal on Summerfest’s day off: Kiefer Sutherland

Matt Wild

April 30, 2019

Summerfest, a.k.a. The World's Largest Music Festival, descends on Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Notice a gap there? The Big Gig takes a day off on Monday, July 1. Those picnic tables don'...

Dude from Spin Doctors will play Shank Hall June 7, that’s what I said now

Matt Wild

February 11, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPi40lQetewY'all know Spin Doctors. Know how the hippy-dippy '90s alt-rock band earns a livin'. The lead singer of the group, Chris Barron, will play a show for you this ...

I saw Corey Feldman play the show of his life, knock his tooth out, and then look for his tooth

Matt Wild

June 29, 2017

A few weeks ago someone asked me if I would have seen Corey Feldman & The Angels in Green Bay back in March (because that was a thing I did) had I known they would play in my hometown of Milwaukee a few mon...

Rio Turbo will open for Corey Feldman & The Angels at Shank Hall, naturally

Matt Wild

June 6, 2017

For those keeping score at home, it's just over three weeks until Summerfest Corey Feldman and his merry band of lingerie-clad Angels descend on Shank Hall. Yes, on Wednesday, June 28, the former Goonie, Lost B...

Corey Feldman is playing Shank Hall in June and you better believe we’re going to this thing

Matt Wild

April 18, 2017

In case you missed it, we drove to Green Bay last month to see a show from Corey Feldman and his band of Angels. We wrote a (remarkably fair and evenhanded) review of said Corey Feldman show. Corey Feldman then...

Billy Bob Thornton and his rockabilly band are coming to Shank Hall in April

Matt Wild

January 30, 2017

Nearly a year after Kiefer Sutherland pulled the ol' "longtime actor moonlights as rock star" move at Milwaukee's Shank Hall (let's just try to move past Johnny Depp's Hollywood Vampires show at Summerfest, o...

Kiefer Sutherland (yes, Kiefer Sutherland) is coming to Shank Hall (yes, Shank Hall)

Matt Wild

February 29, 2016

//Fact #1: The entertainment world is littered with film and television stars who moonlight as musicians. Kevin Bacon cuts loose with The Bacon Brothers, Jeff Bridges abides with The Abiders, and Johnny De...

Shank Hall owner Peter Jest talks concert promotion, Summerfest, more

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 12, 2015

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 of the ...

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