Sneak Peek: B&D were happily treated to a sneak preview of the new comedic film Role Play, which will premiere at the Milwaukee Art Museum on Jan. 19 and 20. Made on a microbudget, using local actors such as comedians

To paraphrase the Exploited, punk's not dead—it's just taking a brief vacation in Milwaukee. The upcoming No Coast Mohawk Fest features more than enough first-generation-inspired punk to satisfy even the most die-hard of fans...

In the climactic scene of John Fante's 1939 novel Ask the Dust, Fante's grieving alter ego Arturo Bandini takes a copy of his novel and tosses it into the desert. The scene resonated with Milwaukee electronic artist Lorn, who titled his latest...

Waxing nostalgic is inevitable with any reunion, and Dan Didier, drummer for lauded Milwaukee band The Promise Ring, has more than good reason to do so. “There was a...

Summer is always a really nice opportunity to try new things. There’s inevitably some new ideas that make it to various stages that end up making for interesting, off-center theatre experiences. To this end, local theatre people will be staging a new play. It’s a kind of a comedy that appears to be in a similar vein as The Life of Brian. The comedy The Gospel According to Gary.  It’s a mu...

Miramar Theatre, 8 p.m. One of the better of the so-called “jamtronica” bands, the Philadelphia five-piece Lotus thinks beyond usual jam influences.

The Miramar Theatre, 8 p.m. For a laid-back jam band, Particle seems to be in an endless state of flux, bringing in and then losing new members.

The Miramar Theatre, 9 p.m. A sort of Flight of the Conchords for the kosher set, the musical comedy duo Good For the Jews