Music - July 27, 2009
Gig roundup: Polkafinger plays the apolkalypse
You don't have to remember Milwaukee's legendary punk band The Haskels to head over to Shank Hall to see Polkafinger and The Blackholes Power Polka Machine, at 9 p.m. Friday. Although Polkafinger's Richard LaValliere was the singer and bassist for The Haskells and later the equally fine Oil Tasters, you don't need any of that background to enjoy the Brooklyn trio's punk rock polka.
Tags: Polkafinger, The Blackholes, Mark Shurilla, Oil Tasters, The Haskels, Shank, The Rave, Miramar, Cactus Club, Riverside, Pabst Theater, CKY, Warped Tour, All Time Low, Marcus Amphitheater, Crosby, Up and Under, Lonely H, Ground Zero, Midwest Beat, Duck on

Music - March 25, 2009
Ford's focus is Johnny Cash tribute show at Shank
Liam Ford fronts "The 20 Greatest Hits of Johnny Cash," a tribute show slated for Friday night at Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave. Ford will receive help from Mark Shurilla and the Greatest Hits, Jayne "The Firecracker" Taylor and country fiddle standout Tommy Greywolf.
Tags: liam ford, liam ford band, mark shurilla, johnny cash, shank hall, jayne taylor, tommy greywolf, billy staff, big bang theory

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

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 5, 2009
Fundraiser for Music Victim Ensues After Fiery Round
Above picture is Deb and Gary at Conway's Smokin Bar and Grill, and unnamed saxophone player- okay he DOES have a name, but I do not know it, but according to him, he had a true love affair with my fav First Lady of Jazz, Ms. Nina Simone.... Greetings! To update you, we are having a music...
Tags: Concealment Laws, NRA, Tavern League, Kochanskis, Liquor Sweets, Benefit for Milwaukee Musicians, We-Force, Donald Doc Pfaff, Barbara Meyer-Spidell, Mark Shurilla