Music - May 2, 2009
Calarco brings the beat in Brew City, Big Apple
John Calarco -- also known as John Cee or Johnny C -- started drumming at age 10 when his uncle introduced him to jazz. It didn't take long for Calarco to move on to rock `n' roll, a genre that has served him well for two decades. Calarco's drummed with the Blue Man Group, Willy Porter, Greg Koch, Daryl Stuermer and more.
Tags: john calacro, drummer, tori amos, greg koch, willy poerter, big bang theory, daryl stuermer, kate pierson, andy summers, nils lofgren, blue man group

Sports - March 24, 2009
Can fans impact the game, or is it all just noise?
There are two types of enthusiasm at sporting events. One is the artificial kind where people throw trinkets into the stands, where goofballs slide across the ice, where dancers do highly-choreographed routines, where an organ or a CD plays music designed to jack everyone up. Then there is the other kind. The genuine enthusiasm, where fans leap to their feet spontaneously over a big play. The question is, does it help?
Tags: bucks, fans, bradley center, bob lanier, don nelson, greg koch, al mcguire, fan noise

Music - March 5, 2009
Powell taps Tanin again for solo piano project
It's a safe bet that Roger Powell -- who you know most likely from his work with Todd Rundgren's Utopia -- is not the guy you think of when you think of instrumental piano music. But that's exactly what his latest solo disc, "Blue Note Ridge" (on Fossil Poet Records), is. The record was co-produced and engineered by veteran Milwaukee musician, producer and engineer Gary Tanin.
Tags: Roger Powell, Fossil Poets, Blue Note Ridge, Gary Tanin, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, ARP synthesizer, Greg Koch

Music - Feb. 26, 2009
Guitars for Vets benefit will be a true family affair
Guitar guru Greg Koch and several other prominent Milwaukee musicians perform with their children at a unique fundraiser to benefit Guitars for Vets Friday night at Linneman's.
Tags: guitars for vets, greg koch, kurt koenig, chris hanson, bill camplin, jason klagstad, kenn anderson, All Day 4K, linneman's

Marketplace - Feb. 17, 2009
Banshee, McCurdy add music to season's greetings
Banshee Music, a division of New Berlin-based GMR Marketing, has combined with Recycled Paper Greetings to create a line of musical greeting cards. Pat McCurdy, a prolific songwriter, is one of several local musicians involved in creating 20-second ditties for the cards, which are now available at Target. "We're up and running," said Ryan Heuser, Banshee's operations director. "We've got seven cards out right now and more will be in the pipeline for Mother's Day and Father's Day."
Tags: banshee music, recycled paper greetings, ryan heuer, pat mccurdy, joe hite, greg koch, willy porter