Artist Spotlight: Yipes!
Hallmark power pop band Yipes! played Shank Hall Friday night to a crowd of devoted fans.
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Something to Do Gave Us a Thing to Do
The Milwaukee Ska fixture opened for The Toasters on Wednesday night.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Halo Circus
We catch up with the band before their Thursday night show at Shank Hall.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Claire Kelly
Many people talk about chasing a dream, but few actually dive in head first to do so. Singer/songwriter Claire Kelly, however, took the plunge after generating a local buzz for herself while attending Marquette University. Kelly, who used to frequently play gigs around Milwaukee, moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music, but is returning to the city she
Read moreINTERVIEW: Scarlet Sails
What do The Violent Femmes, Nine Inch Nails, and Dresden Dolls all have in common? At one point or another, all three have featured drummer Brian Viglione. These days, however, Viglione has taken on a new endeavor, along with his wife, Olya. Scarlet Sails is their project, and the band is hitting the road to make a name for themselves.
Read moreVIDEO: Pokey LaFarge – “Something In The Water”
When sending me an email about a folk singer named Pokey LaFarge, you run a 50/50 risk of me either thinking that it’s the worst thing ever, or consequently the best thing ever, with no middle ground involved. Luckily for all of us, it was the latter, and thanks in part to Pokey’s video for “Something In The Water”. It’s
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