Tag: Violent Femmes

Social media reacts to Violent Femmes drummer John Sparrow playing the national anthem on a Weber grill at Saturday’s Brewers game

August 10, 2026

Like the song says: the Violent Femmes bring all their equipment on the bus. And they bring all their equipment to American Family Field, too. Including a Weber grill. Yes, the wild and woolly world of socia...

Violent Femmes add second Riverside Theater show to self-titled, ‘Hallowed Ground’ tour

Matt Wild

August 12, 2025

One of the most unassailable facts in all of music is that the Violent Femmes' eponymous 1983 debut absolutely rules. "Blister In The Sun"! "Add It Up"! "Gone Daddy Gone"! There's not a bad tune in the 10-song ...

MKE Music Rewind: Violent Femmes, “I Held Her In My Arms” (1986)

Matt Wild

June 26, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Violent Femmes' "I Held Her In My Arms," from...

On 40th anniversary of Violent Femmes’ debut, Milwaukee declares today Violent Femmes Day

Matt Wild

April 13, 2023

It was 40 years ago today that Milwaukee's own Violent Femmes released their self-titled debut album. Yes, on April 13, 1983, the world got its first taste of a record that contains such stone-cold folk-punk cl...

Watch Trixie Mattel strut her stuff and cover Violent Femmes’ “Blister In The Sun”

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2021

It's been a big week for Trixie Mattel. A few days ago, the former RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars champion and current host of The Pit Stop officially became part-owner of This Is It. As if injecting new life and...

My First Band: John Sparrow (Violent Femmes, The Danglers)

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 15, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); John Sparrow is living every Milwaukee musician's dream. The percussionist has toured all around the world, performed at legendary venues like the Sydney Opera House and Red Rocks Amph...

Watch Violent Femmes go back to their Oriental Theatre roots in “I’m Nothing” video

Matt Wild

July 25, 2019

Everyone knows the story of how Milwaukee's most famous folk/punk/weirdo export Violent Femmes were "discovered" playing outside the Oriental Theatre by members of The Pretenders in 1981. So what would happen i...

Violent Femmes played a free “Cheers to Milwaukee” show at the Riverside and it was good

Matt Wild

June 7, 2019

There are two groups of Milwaukee music fans: the group that enthusiastically answers "Violent Femmes!" when asked to name the city's most influential band, and the group that rolls its eyes when confronted wit...

Violent Femmes will play free “Cheers to Milwaukee” show at Riverside Theater June 6

Matt Wild

May 30, 2019

Hey! On Thursday, June 6, Violent Femmes will headline the third annual "Cheers to Milwaukee" show at Riverside Theater! Hosted by Miller Brewing and Riverside Theater, the show is absolutely FREE! You hear tha...

The Killers, Violent Femmes, Fiserv Forum shine at first Fiserv Forum show

Matt Wild

September 5, 2018

"We've been playing that haunted, dirty Eagles Ballroom for 15 years. Look at us now!" So said Killers frontman Brandon Flowers early in his band's set Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. (Flowers quickly followe...

On The Record Episode 43: Victor DeLorenzo and Janet Schiff

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 11, 2015

// As a founding member of the seminal Violent Femmes, Victor DeLorenzo has left an indelible impression on the world of music and pop culture, one that reaches far beyond the Femmes’ hometown of Milwaukee ...

Things we learned from Violent Femmes’ Nerdist Podcast episode

Tyler Maas

September 4, 2015

The latest episode of the Chris Hardwick-hosted Nerdist Podcast featured the prodigal sons of Milwaukee music, Violent Femmes. Like the vast majority of the 700-some Nerdist episodes before it, the 77-minute re...

Violent Femmes (and Barenaked Ladies and Colin Hay) will play the BMO Harris Pavilion June 13

Matt Wild

February 10, 2015

Fact #1: Summer is approximately 8,000 years away. Fact #2: Nothing makes us pine for summer more than summer concert announcements—especially good ones. So while we wait for that inevitable “Weird Al” Summerfe...

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