Music articles:

Summerfest announces bands for new Verge festival


Published March 10, 2010 at 7:01 a.m.


The name Verge got the most votes from the public, so that's the name of the new Summerfest modern rock festival at the Henry Maier Festival Park, Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5. The festival headliners are Three Days Grace, Weezer and AFI.

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Musician Farber comes home touting debut novel


Published March 10, 2010 at 5:16 a.m.


Recently, we caught up with Kirk Farber, the Colorado-based author of "Postcards from a Dead Girl." If the name sounds familiar, it's because Farber, a decade or so ago, was the drummer of local band Spill. A lot has happened for Farber, as you can see, since those days. He comes home for some events this week.

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Is it time to say farewell to a faithful friend?


Published March 7, 2010 at 5:01 p.m.


There are bigger problems in the world, I know, than the music device that accompanies me during runs, gym workouts, dog walks and drives that last longer than an hour. But my original iPod is on the verge of becoming a paperweight.

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Milwaukee jazz pianist Dorsey dead at 96


Published March 4, 2010 at 12:47 p.m.


You read here about Claude Dorsey celebrating his 96th birthday in January. Sadly, we received word today that Dorsey died last night.

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100 more folks who juiced the local music scene


Published March 4, 2010 at 9:04 a.m.


Maybe you saw the first two lists of great Milwaukee music makers and talked back with your suggestions. In this final list, for now, we assemble more landmark music makers in Milwaukee across the decades, but we also add in some of the folks who have had an important influence on the local scene regardless of whether or not they've ever played an instrument in public.

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Tygers' follow-up record was 40 years in the making


Published March 3, 2010 at 3:09 p.m.


Formed in the late 1960s by Milwaukee teenagers Tony Dancy and Dennis Duchrow, The Tygers parlayed a popular single, "Little by Little," and a strong regional following into a national record deal with Herb Alpert's A&M Records. When the debut record fizzled, the group fractured. Four decades later, it's back with "The Second Album."

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Gig roundup: The Low Anthem arrives with momentum


Published March 1, 2010 at 5:16 a.m.


When this week's Milwaukee show -- Saturday, March 6 at the Riverside supporting The Avett Brothers -- was first booked, it was slated for Turner Hall Ballroom. But due in part to the Avetts, but certainly in part to opener The Low Anthem's growing momentum, the gig was moved to the Riverside to meet demand for tickets.

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