Bars & Clubs - Feb. 23, 2009
Milwaukee's best Brady St. bar, 2009: The Nomad
The competition is pretty tough on and around Brady Street, where there are more great bars than most neighborhoods have bars good, bad and otherwise. But, The Nomad World Pub is one of the longer-lived and more beloved places on the street, where it has anchored the corner of Brady and Warren for more than a dozen years.
Tags: best of bars, the nomad world pub, mike eitel, brady street, hi-hat garage

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 19, 2009
Are bars recession-proof?
With Atomic shutting down and now the news that after 82 years, Schwartz Bookshops will close in the Milwaukee area, I wondered if the old adage that says bars (and perhaps bar / restaurants) are recession-proof is true. So, I asked someone who oughta know.
Tags: Scott Johnson, Atomic, Schwartz, Palomino, Balzac, Hi-Hat, Comet, Fuel, Palomino, Annona, Hi-Hat Garage

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 28, 2008
Pecha Kucha gets jazzed tonight
Pecha Kucha, a live event featuring interesting people talking about interesting ideas, moves from the Hi-Hat Garage to a new location, Sugar Maple, for its show tonight.
Tags: pecha kucha, sugar maple, jon mueller, tim cigelske, ryan schleicher, taryn roch, bridget brave, hi-hat garage

Music - March 1, 2008
Northern Room gets comfy at Hi-Hat Garage
Although astute music fans remember such famous residencies as those of the Beatles at Liverpool's Cavern Club and The Jam's at London's Red Cow, the practice hasn't been popular among rock and roll bands in recent years. Now, Milwaukee's Northern Room is giving it a whirl.
Tags: Northern Room, Hi-Hat Garage, Andrew Jonathan, Michael Morgan, The Gufs, Jack's Mannequin

Bars & Clubs - Oct. 20, 2007
Gold stars for Hi-Hat Garage bartenders
By midnight, the Hi-Hat Garage was swamped with partiers and these bartenders never stopped moving. It's refreshing to see people who enjoy their job.
Tags: Hi-Hat Garage, bartenders, Jamo's