Concert Reviews

Monday, May 20, 2013

Flying Lotus w/ Thundercat and Teebs @ Turner Hall Ballroom

May 17, 2013

It’s rather hard to define the music of Flying Lotus in terms of genre. There are basically two reasons for that. The first, and most broad, is that while there’s no shortage of practitioners o

Concert Reviews

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Turner Hall Ballroom

May 14, 2013

By Thomas Michalski

The extent to which the garage-rock revival of the early aughts was in fact a thing, a genuine resurgence of the tried and true sound as opposed to something dreamt up by a bored and opportunist roc

Concert Reviews

Monday, May 13, 2013

Rio Turbo w/ Alex Body and Goldendust @ Quarter’s Rock ’n’ Roll Palace

May 10, 2013

By Thomas Michalski

It’s become an integral, familiar part of the culture, of course, but when you step back, it’s still amazing to consider the ways that advancements in technology have transformed music in the l

Comedy Reviews

Monday, May 6, 2013

Marc Maron @ The Pabst Theater

May 4, 2013

By Thomas Michalski

Though he’s received a well-deserved boost in recognition in recent years, largely thanks to his popular WTF podcast, Marc

Concert Reviews

Monday, April 29, 2013

Heavy Times w/ Teenage Moods, Micronics and Telecraft @ Quarter’s Rock ’n’ Roll Palace

April 27, 2013

By Thomas Michalski

For Wisconsin, the cold, damp spring we’ve all been suffering through this year is by no means that unusual, but psychologically speaking, the pleasant weather over the weekend seemed to shake Milwaukeeans out of an

Concert Reviews

Monday, April 15, 2013

Redd Kross @ Cactus Club

April 13, 2013

By Thomas Michalski

Though born of the same Los Angeles punk boom that spawned Black Flag, The Circle Jerks and The Germs, Redd Kross has never been as easy to define as their more notorious peers. They seemed always slightly out of time

Concert Reviews

Monday, April 8, 2013

Ed Schrader’s Music Beat w/ Dogs in Ecstasy @ Circle-A Café

April 7, 2013

By Thomas Michalski

Of Milwaukee’s many venues, the Circle-A Café often gets somewhat overlooked, probably because, in all honesty, it’s not much of a venue at all. Tucked away on an odd Riverwest intersection, the neighborhood watering hole has

Music Feature

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Wavves Mature, Slowly

By Thomas Michalski

While they get plenty of hype, people seem to find a lot of reasons to dismiss Wavves—the grungy California garage outfit led by Nathan Williams—portraying them as drunken louts whose rapid rise to notoriety must

Concert Reviews

Monday, March 25, 2013

KMFDM @ Shank Hall

March 24, 2013

By Thomas Michalski

It’s entirely plausible that you could make it this far in life without consciously hearing German industrial outfit KMFDM, but if you’ve frequented rock concerts at any point in the last 25 ye

Concert Reviews

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Strange Matter w/ Brain Tumors, Total Trash and Soup Moat @ Quarters Rock ’N’ Roll Palace

March 16, 2013

By Thomas Michalski

First up was Milwaukee’s Soup Moat, a one-time trio that switched to a guitar and drums duo some time ago but never really lost a beat as far as their songwriting and general development are concerned. In fact, they’ve been playing out quite a bit, steadily honing their sound while still

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