Milwaukee native Howie Epstein, bass player for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, would have turned 55 yesterday. It has been seven years since his death of complications from heroin use.
Focusing on songs by The Who and playing just one tune from his eight solo LPs, Roger Daltrey warmed up the Marcus Amphitheater crowd for fellow legendary rocker Eric Clapton,
Focusing on songs by The Who and playing just one tune from his eight solo LPs, Roger Daltrey warmed up the Marcus Amphitheater crowd for fellow legendary rocker Eric Clapton,
Fans often describe Trashcan Sinatras to the uninitiated as "the best band you've never heard of." The group hits Shank Hall for a show Monday night ($16), and is looking forward to unleashing some new songs and perhaps partying with the Fonz.
By Jordan Zeichner & Alison Powell Exhausted, badly sunburned and in need of a long shower, we’re humbled and excited to report back a few of the Memorial Day weekend highlights. Big thanks to Ryan and Jamie E for making our Sasquatch 2010 possible! The past few years, Sasquatch! Festival had entered an elite group [ ... ] ...
By Jon Stone @jwstone If 2007 hadn’t been so gigantic musically, Band of Horses’ Cease to Begin could have easily been the best album of the year. Nearly every song on the band’s sophomore release is memorable and remains one of my most revisited records. Cease to Begin succeeds because it kept the band’s now-trademark sunny [ ... ] ...
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, [ ... ] ...
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.