The gig 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 30 Genre alt-pop Where Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. How much $10 Info www.dappledcitiesfly.com Here’s another reason you should go to the Pabst tonight: it’s a night where the British Empire rules again. The Fratellis are Scottish, the Switches are from England and Dappled Cities are Australian. So […]
July 20, 2007
The gig 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 30 Genre alt-pop Where Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. How much $10 Info www.thefratellis.com Doo-wop the Monday blues away, here’s three things you didn’t know about the Fratellis! One You may know these Scottish boys aren’t brothers at all, but the Fratellis (Jon/John Lawler on vocals and guitar; […]
June 12, 2007
You know what? Unlike the person above, I am not a Joan Jett fan. But Erika was, so she dragged me along to Joan Jett and The Blackhearts’ headlining show Sunday night at the Summerfest grounds. No, it’s not 1987 anymore, but Joan Jett die-hards weren’t hard to come by. Now I understand why; Jett […]
May 18, 2007
what The Hold Steady when 8 p.m. tonight, May 18 where Stage Door, Orpheum Theatre, 216 State St. Madison how much $16, sold out At last night’s awesome The Hold Steady show, I met bassist Galen Polivka’s mom, Faye. Galen’s family was out full force to support the band’s Wisconsin dates (they perform in Madison […]
May 13, 2007
what The Academy Is…, which opens for Fall Out Boy. when 6 p.m., Thursday, May 17. where Bradley Center, 1001 N 4th St. how much $23-$33 more www.theacademyis.com As compadres of eyeliner-wearing Pete Wentz and the rest of the Fall Out Boy crew, it’s easy to dismiss The Academy Is… as a bunch of dandy-fop […]
July 30, 2007
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