Music - Dec. 8, 2008
Help me with my ballot
Another December means assembling another annual ballot for the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop Poll, something I've been doing for a couple decades now. This is the first year I didn't keep a running list all year long. So, I feel like I'm missing something big.
Tags: Pazz & Jop, Village Voice, Radiohead, Yelle, Josh Rouse, Vampire Weekend, Perturbazione, Subsonica, MGMT, Paul Weller, Colin Meloy, Kooks

Music - June 2, 2008
The Kooks rock Turner Hall Ballroom
British rock and roll quartet The Kooks hit Milwaukee as part of the international tour for the it's second disc, "Konk."
Tags: Kooks, Konk, Hugh Harris, Luke Pritchard, Paul Garred, Dan Logan, Max Rafferty, Morning Benders, Crackout, Nicholas Millard

Music - May 26, 2008
Gig roundup: Infection can't konk The Kooks
Late last month when we talked to Hugh Harris, guitarist for Brighton, England's The Kooks, singer Luke Pritchard was on doctor's orders to clam up, thanks to the ravages a throat infection.
Tags: Kooks, Konk, Ray Davies, Tony Hoffer, Hugh Harris, Luke Pritchard, Bang Camaro, Miramar, Turner Hall, Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band, Deep End Ensemble, Hotcakes Gallery, Bruce Eisenbeil, Eddy Rollin, Wilbo Wright, Ian Ash

Music - April 21, 2008
Captured by The Kooks
My friend and former Citizen King manager Jeff Castelaz sent me a copy of the first disc by British rockers The Kooks a couple years ago. Now, the band's second disc has me going ga-ga.
Tags: Kooks, Turner Hall, Rak, Konk, Inside In/Inside Out, Astralwerks, Tony Hoffer, jeff Castelaz

Music - Feb. 25, 2008
The Kooks add Turner gig
As The Kooks plan to release their second disc, "KONK," on Astralwerks on April 15, the band also announced its largest American tour to date. The 15-gig jaunt includes a stop at Turner Hall Ballroom for a gig on June 1.
Tags: Kooks, KONK, Astralwerks, Turner Hall