Tag Archives: Riverwest

ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Dead Dead Swans, Wylie Jakobs, Pay the Devil

Veggas Pub in Riverwest hosted a fun evening of folk and singer-songwriter music on Saturday evening featuring artists Dead, Dead Swans and Wylie Jakobs along with band Pay the Devil closing. Dead, Dead Swans is the singer-songwriter project of John Swan. His style encompasses somber folk and alternative country driven by Swan’s powerful vocals. Having lived in Illinois for some

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Glowingtide

Linneman’s Riverwest Inn hosted Chicago-based post-punk act Oddysseys alongside Milwaukee bands The Nile Club, Glowingtide and North Warren on Sunday night. Although it was freezing outside, the cold never stops avid music lovers from showing out for a solid bill of rock and roll. Glowingtide consists of vocalist/guitarist Jack Leidel, bassist Dean MacKenzie and drummer/vocalist Brett Gooden. The band’s style

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Chinese Telephones

Bremen Cafe hosted an exciting evening of rock and roll Wednesday featuring Milwaukee acts Gorilla Knifefight, Chinese Telephones and Iron Pizza alongside San Diego-based Decent Criminal. Chinese Telephones consists of vocalist/guitarist Justin Telephone, guitarist Daniel James, bassist/backing vocalist Andy Junk and drummer Logan Stang. Formed in 2004, the band’s kinetic style encompasses pop punk and power pop. “Justin started the

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Lavish Waste

Falcon Bowl hosted a spooky Friday the 13th show put on by author and event organizer Tea Krulos this weekend. Vendors and artists tabled while bands Lavish Waste, Spidora and Delicious Monsters took to the stage for an exciting evening. Lavish Waste is the duo of Emily Evans (vocals, keyboards) and Steven Look (vocals, guitar, Vocoder, programmed electronics). Their style

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Standstill, Night Again, Slug Rejector

A myriad of stellar acts performed at Riverwest DIY space The Pocket Saturday night for beloved Milwaukee music scene figure Simon Beno’s birthday, drawing in friends and music lovers alike for a delightful time. The bill comprised Standstill, Night Again, Cozy Danger, Doom Goon and Slug Rejector. Happy birthday Simon Beno! Standstill consists of vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist Aliya Moore, guitarist Carter Voras,

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Robits, Full Nude, Spidora

Bremen Cafe hosted a wonderful evening of rock and roll on Thursday featuring the likes of Robits, Full Nude and Spidora in addition to new wave/garage punk artist Christy Costello from Minneapolis. Robits are a punk band consisting of vocalist/guitarist James Za, guitarist Eric Apnea, bassist Tabman and drummer Corey Baumann. Their name is an Isaac Asimov reference. The project

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Dialogues, HogHead

The Riverwest24 took place this weekend and brought all sorts of fun throughout the annual neighborhood bike race. The “Riverwest Arby’s” lot on Center and Pierce (between High Dive and Mad Planet) hosted an afternoon of live music Saturday featuring local bands Dialogues, Future Plans and HogHead in addition to Action Chief from Madison and Cel Ray from Chicago. Dialogues

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: TMT, Gaetano Balistreri, Iron Pizza, PILES

The Bremen Block Party occurred Saturday and it was a ton of fun, complete with live music, delicious food, vendors, raffle prizes, community organizations and more. TMT, X-Mosleys, Gaetano Balistreri, Bdwthr, Pay Dirt, Selector Max, Phat Nerdz, Iron Pizza, PILES and Ladybird all performed throughout the day as the Riverwest neighborhood showed up and showed out despite the rain and

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Artist Spotlight: Ladybird

The first Locust Street Festival since before the pandemic took place in Riverwest on Sunday, drawing a ton of enthusiasm, attendance and participation from the neighborhood. Ladybird took the Lakefront Brewery Stage on Pierce and Locust promptly at 3PM. Ladybird consists of vocalist-guitarist Pete Freeman, guitarist Sammy Pinback, bassist Josh Rardin and drummer Aidan Gouran. Blending alternative country with rock

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The Show on Riverwest Radio: BoodahDARR

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BoodahDARR, aka Big Demi, joined The Show to talk about his new album Demivelli, growing up in Milwaukee, college life, getting recruited to be in a Matthew McConaughey movie while at a party with the film crew, the many talents of his younger brother IshDARR, finding his own voice, the Milwaukee music scene, and much more.

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