Venues | Music

Mind-bending karaoke: Worrier heads off to Japan

Published March 29, 2010 at 4:17 p.m.

One of the standing jokes in the music biz -- right up there with "the check is in the mail" and "we can fix it in the mix" -- is that your band is "big in Japan." Some Wisconsin bands have been lucky enough to actually crack into the Nippon market. Add Worrier -- which has deep roots in Fond du Lac and is now based in Milwaukee -- to that list.

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Gig roundup: "Cotton Bell" heralds Williams' return

Published Feb. 22, 2010 at 5:17 a.m.

Three years ago -- three long years ago for fans -- Milwaukee singer and songwriter Hayward Williams released his debut full-length, "Another Sailor's Dream," and drew attention locally and internationally. This week Williams launches the long-awaited follow-up with a gig at an unusual venue.

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"Strawberry Cadillac" is a fruitful musical offering

Published April 15, 2009 at 8:32 a.m.

April is National Poetry Month and in honor of the spoken word OnMilwaukee.com checks in with hip-hop / rap artist and poet Melissa Czarnik. Czarnik released her first CD, "Strawberry Cadillac," last summer, and her love for Milwaukee is crystal clear throughout the 17-song collection. She performs with the Eric Mire Band on May 9 at Stonefly Brewing Co.

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OnMilwaukee.com Weekend Preview: Feb. 20-22

Published Feb. 20, 2009 at 9:27 a.m.

This weekend, catch blues at Milwaukee Ale House or a folk collaboration at Turner Hall Ballroom. Little Blue Crunchy Things reappears at Shank Hall, Cactus Club turns up the volume on CD release parties both Friday and Saturday night and Milwaukee Chamber Theater opens a new show from down under.