Last Monday I saw Polysics and Do Make Say Think perform on the same night. Polysics was opening the MySpace Music Tour at the Rave, and while there were reports of heads exploding at their live shows, I saw nothing of the sort. I did see and hear a lot of bad-assity going on. Wearing […]
October 22, 2007
the gig 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 genre Technicolor pogo punk where The Rave, 2401W. Wisconsin Ave., how much $20. Milwaukee appearances by bands such as Polysics � celebrated dance-punksters and Japan�s answer to Devo � are few and far between, so heading to The Rave for the MySpace tour would be totally worth it, […]
October 18, 2007
And you thought we were over Radiohead! Well, we’re not. So here are two more Milwaukee musicians on their experiences with Thom and the boys. Now, back to my 87-song, Radiohead restricted iPod… 1. What are your Radiohead memories? Riding around in my buddy’s blue truck during high school. 2. How much would you pay […]
October 15, 2007
Obviously there are more Radiohead fans in this office than you know; our editorial assistant and in-house multi-instrumentalist Adam Lovinus sent me his replies: 1. What are your Radiohead memories? Seeing them for the first time at Grant Park in Chicago, the summer 2001 “Amnesiac” tour, and being utterly amazed at the way the band […]
October 10, 2007
A few weeks ago I spoke to Regina Spektor over the phone while she was in a Baltimore hotel room. It was a teeny little girl voice she spoke with, a far cry from the super strong projection of her voice during her live show at the Rave yesterday. (Read Justin Shady’s review later today.) […]
October 3, 2007
Not only can Maritime drummer Dan Didier kick ass on a kick drum, he also houses a veritable treasure trove of “bad art” (he says so, anyway) at the Maritime practice studio downtown. During our interview for this week’s cover story I asked him to show off his collection, which amused him greatly, I think. […]
October 3, 2007
Mark Escribano’s documentary, “The Super Noble Brothers,” was a trip. I saw it screen at the Milwaukee Art Museum last Friday with MKE photographer Christine Taylor, and we really enjoyed it. It was obviously a photographer’s movie; the footage was gorgeous. It was also obviously a musicphile’s movie. The soundtrack — which Escribano gave away […]
September 26, 2007
Blog Party guest contributor Sonya Knauss talks about Ryan Adam’s show at Riverside Theater on Tuesday, Sept. 25 I should’ve guessed how moody Ryan Adams can be just by listening to his lyrics. I only own one of his CD’s, “Heartbreaker,” and it’s full of, well, heartbreak. Painful. He’s the guy who wrote the song […]
September 24, 2007
Rhett Miller is HOT. Even when he is sweaty and trying to get drunk, he is so cute you want to fold him up and tuck him into your back pocket. And maybe pet him once in a while. What makes him even cuter? He sings the sweetest songs, can do that little elbow-windmill guitar […]
September 23, 2007
The reason I am still up at 4 a.m. on a Sunday morning is because Dites Donc! is the shizzzz. I am still dancing to their party jams in my bedroom, singing into my hairbrush. And everyone who missed the dynamic duo (whom I have dubbed Milwaukee’s secret weapon) perform at Riverwest Audio Video or […]
October 28, 2007
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