It’s hard to believe two years have passed since we first shared Mumford & Sons with you. Since that time their popularity has soared behind a fantastic new album, Sigh No More. We regrettably missed their recent show at Lincoln Hall with The Middle East, but hope to have the good fortune of catching them [ ... ] ...
Most will recognize/remember Sam Quinn as one half of the now defunct band, the everybodyfields. We were big fans. Sometimes a band break up isn’t the end of the world. In the case of the everybodyfields, its dissolve has resulted in equally great solo outputs from Jill Andrews and Sam Quinn this year. Quinn’s album, [ ... ] ...
Houston is Hot Tonight is the way I started this week's showgram. Iggy Pop. From '81 fer chrissake. Now I present this week's showgram new trax and, well, the '80s at 8:30 ... 6 pm hour ... New ... New Pornographers -- Your Hands (Together) ... Kings Go Forth -- Now We're Gone ... Rotary Downs -- Montrez-Vous ... The Dead Weather -- The Difference Between Us ... Robyn Hitchcock -- The Afterlight ... The Sadies -- Another Day Again ... Recurrent (4-12 months old) ... Retribution Gospel Choir --
Undoubtedly, Josh Rouse is the star of the Friday, May 28 gig at Turner Hall. The return of Rouse to that venue -- which he helped launch by playing the first gig there under current management -- will be something to see. But Bobby Tanzilo is excited about opener AM's performance.
I will be "helping" Richard Wednesday night from 6 pm to 9 pm on the Alt. Farm Rock show. Not only because he's a big pain but also because I want the station to succeed in reaching its goal. Please call and pledge ... Thanks ... Rich ...
Hot on the heels of the hometown release of Kings Go Forth's debut LP, soul revivalists Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings return to Brew City for a May 22 performance at The Pabst Theater. We're giving away a Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings prize package that includes two tickets to the show at The Pabst, a Sharon Jones turntable slipmat and a copy of the out of print 7" 45 "When I Come Home."
Massachusetts-based band Chester French has Milwaukee ties, so it won't come as a shock to learn that the duo -- featuring area native DA Wallach and Boston boy Max Drummey -- has been at Wauwatosa's Burst Collective HQ for weeks working on its next record.
Summerfest is known as The Big Gig for a reason. To local cover bands, a slot at JoJo's Martini Lounge is a highlight of the summer festival season. Here is the lineup for JoJo's. Summerfest runs from June 24 to July 4.
Summerfest officials announced the lineup for the Cascio Interstate Music Groove Stage Lineup, which features local bands like The Vega Star, The Invaders and Collections of Colonies of Bees.