Music - March 23, 2009
Gig roundup: Grillo salutes musicians on new disc
Singer Jerry Grillo has been at it a long time in Milwaukee, playing clubs, bars, festivals and other events with a variety of incarnations of his always crack band. He has also performed with the Nick Contorno Orchestra. The name of his new disc, "Some of the Best," is a reference, he has said, to the musicians with which he has surrounded himself over the past 15 years.
Tags: Jerry Grillo, Nick Contorno, Baby Grand, Paddy's, The Rave, Turner Hall, Shank Hall, Raul Malo, Less Than Jake, Sevendust, Rachael Yamagata, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The 20 Greatest Hits of Johnny Cash, Mark Shurilla, Liam Ford, Tigercity, Black Label So

Music - Dec. 15, 2008
Gig roundup: Grzanna gives the gift of music
What can she say? Singer and saxophonist Suzanne Grzanna just loves Christmas. That explains why two of her five full-length CDs -- including the latest -- are holiday affairs. "Christmas Night," released by Grzanna's own Diva Records label, has eight snow-dusted tunes.
Tags: Hinder, Trapt, Primer 55, Jesse McCartney, Sister Hazel, Shank Hall, 5-Card Studs, Christmas Dreams, Maji, Joe Puerta, Acoustic Christmas, Baby Grand, Sleighriders, Suzanne Grzanna