For the past five years, the off-kilter sound of Milwaukee-based John the Savage has been a constant in a scene often wracked by dramatic turnover. While the band was never exactly prolific, they did manage to record

Milwaukee celebrates “Banned Books Week” with a fund-raiser for local libraries to replace frequently stolen controversial books. The event includes free distillery tours, a book-themed silent auction, a cash bar and samples of two oft-banned delicacies: raw-milk cheese and absinthe...

FM 102/1’s fourth annual Big Snow Show concert celebrates the harder end of the Milwaukee alternative radio station’s spectrum. There’s no Death Cab for Cutie this year; instead, the headliners are Breaking Benjamin, the hard-edged post-grunge mainstays from Pennsylvania who this summer released their fourth album, Dear Agony...