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Milwaukee's Daily Magazine for Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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Video: "Million Dollar Quartet" rocks Public Market

On Tuesday, the cast of the hit Broadway musical, "Million Dollar Quartet," performed a special preview of the show that runs through Sunday at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. 

OnMilwaukee.com has exclusive video of the performance.  

"Million Dollar Quartet" is inspired by the true story of the famed Sun Records session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time in 1956.  

Deal of the Day: Impact Fitness

Today's Deal of the Day is from Impact Fitness in Oak Creek.  

What's the deal?
Receive six (6) one-on-one workouts with a personal trainer for $59.  A regular value of $192.

Why is it special?
You will receive professional one-on-one fitness training in a semi to private studio setting. Be encouraged, educated and motivated to stay on-track and get the results you deserve.

Each workout with Impact Fitness will bring you one step closer to your fitness goals.

Whether fitness is something relatively new to you or you already spend hours in the gym each week, you will benefit from your experience at Impact Fitness Studio.

"Choose to Impact your life," says Josh Brown, owner of Impact Fitness Studio.

The Mustangs open up March 17 at Arizona. Their first home game is March 29 vs. Pittsburgh
The Mustangs open up March 17 at Arizona. Their first home game is March 29 vs. Pittsburgh

Mustangs release 2012 season schedule

The Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League today announced their 2012 season schedule. All home games are played at the Bradley Center:

Saturday, March 17 - at Arizona

Friday, March 23 - at New Orleans

Thursday, March 29 vs. Pittsburgh

Saturday, April 14 - at Spokane

Saturday, April 21 - at Chicago

Saturday, April 28 vs. Utah

Saturday, May 5 - at Philadelphia

Friday, May 11 vs. Cleveland

Friday, May 18 vs. Georgia

Saturday, May 26 - at Tampa Bay

Saturday, June 2 vs. San Jose

Friday, June 8 vs. Philadelphia

Saturday, June 16 - at Pittsburgh

Friday, June 22 vs. Arizona

Friday, June 29 - at Cleveland

Friday, July 6 - at Jacksonville

Saturday, July 14 vs. Chicago

Sunday, July 22 - at Orlando

 

Home games in bold

Joy Williams and John Paul White are The Civil Wars.
Joy Williams and John Paul White are The Civil Wars.

Civil Wars gig thrills at Turner

In October, the Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards show was held at the legendary and breathtakingly beautiful Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. On hand were various luminaries from the Americana music community – both onstage and in the audience.

Folks like the Avett Brothers, Robert Plant's Band of Joy, Lucinda Williams, and Gregg Allman performed. But the act that brought down the house? The Civil Wars.

Their rendition of "Barton Hollow" left the rafters ringing and the audience stunned. There was a beat or two of awed silence before the standing ovation, before applause crackled through the theatre.

Fast forward about a month, andThe Civil Wars take the stage at the sold out and arguably equally breathtaking Turner Hall, where the duo recorded two songs earlier this year that have just been released on a 10" white vinyl holiday EP. The audience is justifiably rapt. Two voices and one guitar utterly fill the ballroom.

Onstage, California-to-Tennessee transplant Joy Williams stands to the right of Alabaman John Paul White while he plays guitar. Periodically, for a few tunes, Williams sits behind a piano.

Always their voices create a paradoxically rich yet airy sound. They dress for show like performers respectful of their audience, Williams in a short, full skirted little black dress, long lithe legs and black high heels, White in a tuxedo.

Their sound is sparse and unusual, provocative with eerily blending vocals, haunting and beautiful. Having met as songwriters, becoming entranced with each other's gifts, they now create music together that seems as rich with history and nuance as their name.

The Civil Wars' Turner Hall show seems genuinely thrilling to the duo; they've been here before, perhaps six months back, to a much smaller crowd. This crowd is in the palms of their expressive hands from the first notes, and they are humbled and delighted with infectious gratitude.

Between songs, their affectionate ban…

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