Music - Aug. 16, 2007
Violent Femmes' Ritchie sues Gano over Wendy's flap
Brian Ritchie is suing Gordon Gano, claiming he was deprived credit for some of the group's songs.
Tags: violent femmes, ritchie, gano, wendy's, lawsuit, delorenzo

Music - March 6, 2007
Femmes' Ritchie reacts to Wendy's chili commerical controversy
A few weeks ago, I blogged about my reaction to hearing the Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun" featured in a Wendy's chili commercial. Apparently, I'm not the only one who found the placement puzzling.
Tags: violent femmes, ritchie, gano, delorenzo

Music - Feb. 2, 2005
Milwaukee Talks: Brian Ritchie
Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie is a Milwaukeean whose music is internationally known, but he still can fly under the radar in his hometown. Friday, he plays a show for tsunami victims. We caught up with him in this latest Milwaukee Talks.
Tags: ritchie, femmes, gano, snopek, vartanian, delorenzo, violent femmes

Music - Oct. 24, 2004
Elder DeLorenzo was also a respected Milwaukee musician
Most young Milwaukeeans know about Victor DeLorenzo, but the Racine-born Violent Femmes drummer was not the first major DeLorenzo in the Milwaukee music scene. Rocco DeLorenzo was, for many years, perhaps Milwaukee's most respected musician.
Tags: DeLorenzo, DeBona, Ferrullo, Femmes, Caruso, Mascagni

Milwaukee Buzz - May 13, 2003
Group seeks to reformat WYMS with local bent
Currently, WYMS streams national feeds from JazzWorks, a company that provides packaged mainstream jazz for radio. One group is now emerging with a vision for the station to program a mix of alternative, jazz and other under-represented forms of music, particularly focusing on the local music scene.
Tags: WYMS, Buffett, YPM, DeLorenzo

Music - Dec. 17, 2002
McFarlin steps up to the mic
His name may not pop to mind as quickly as Paul Cebar's or Willy Porter's, but drummer Kirk McFarlin has long been a part of Milwaukee's music scene, playing in some of the town's most popular and influential bands. Now, with guitar in hand, he's fronting a band for the first time.
Tags: McFarlin, DeLorenzo, Stone Bank, Tambours, Riceboys, Ecoteur

Music - Aug. 19, 2002
Milwaukee Talks: Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano is best known around town as the lead singer of The Violent Femmes, arguably the biggest band ever to come out of Milwaukee. In this exclusive Milwaukee Talks, Gano updates us on his solo work, the status of the Femmes, and what it's like to visit Milwaukee after all these years.
Tags: gano, violent femmes, snopek, ritchie, delorenzo, vartanian, femmes

Music - Nov. 9, 2000
Milwaukee Talks: Sigmund Snopek III
Sigmund took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to sit down with OnMilwaukee.com and discuss his 25-year career, as well as offer a glimpse into what makes this unorthodox Milwaukee musician tick.
Tags: Snopek, Violent Femmes, Cheap Trick, DeLorenzo, Linneman's

Music - July 24, 2000
Milwaukee Talks: Victor DeLorenzo
Former Violent Femmes drummer Victor DeLorenzo is hardly basking in the glory of past fame. Instead, he's recording, producing, acting and living the good life in Milwaukee. He's also behind the new theme song for Milwaukee Downtown.
Tags: DeLorenzo, Violent Femmes, Femmes, Gano, Ritchie

Music - July 19, 2000
The Danglers new album has band on right track
Things are rolling these days for this Milwaukee-based trio. On Friday night the group unveiled its self-titled fourth disc at Shank Hall. And with producer Victor DeLorenzo, the CD may help position the band to go national.
Tags: Danglers, DeLorenzo, Violent Femmes

Music - March 18, 2000
Violent Femmes get back to basics with "Viva Wisconsin"
Violent Femmes Get Back to Basics With "Viva Wisconsin"
Tags: Violent Femmes, Viva Wisconsin, DeLorenzo, Snopek