Music - Aug. 20, 2012
Gig roundup: Ballard's back with Sugarfoot
Back when Milwaukee's Don't Records had a full stable of local bands of all kinds (disclaimer: including mine), Alex Ballard and Sugarfoot was one of the most promising. Nearly 20 years later, the group is working on a new record and plays Shank Hall this week.

Music - Oct. 19, 2011
New Harmony Indiana launches second CD on Saturday
Milwaukee's New Harmony Indiana has a new CD out, and while I plan to tell you more about it in coming weeks, I wanted to make sure you knew about the band's CD release party. The gig is this Saturday, Oct. 22 at Riverwest Public House, 815 E. Locust St., and cover is $5.

Movies & TV - Oct. 1, 2009
Screen legend Landau visits Milwaukee Film Festival
Martin Landau has done just about everything there is to do in the show business. He started out in television when there was live television, as early as 1948. He was nominated three times for Oscars. He won once, for playing Bela Lugosi in the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film "Ed Wood." Landau has been part of so many memorable moments in Hollywood and now he'll be part of the Milwaukee Film Festival.

Music - March 7, 2002
The new Blue Rubies debut
A new quartet comprising some veteran Milwaukee musicians launches its first CD, "...Wanna Dance?," at the Up & Under Pub, Sat., March 9 at 10 p.m.