Published June 7, 2013
Wisconsin has bred some of music's most creative innovators. Included in this group is Greendale's Glenn Boren, proprietor and designer of Trophy Straps, a company that locally manufactures instrument straps. These straps are so strongly tied to Wisco that their flagship straps have ends made from the same leather used in Harley motorcycle seats.
Published June 6, 2013
My dream is that I am sitting on a stage, guitar in hand, people in the audience, and for an hour or two I semi-dazzle them with song. Nobody else on stage, just me and my guitar. I've been onstage many times in my life. Plays and a band. But all alone? Never. It has never been just me. That's my dream, and I'm going to make it happen the night before my 70th birthday - Jan. 11, 2014.
Published June 3, 2013
Music lessons are a rite of passage for kids and a fantastic creative outlet for teens and adults. Whether you're just getting started or looking to fine tune your skills, Milwaukee has plenty of schools to supervise your artistic development. It would be impossible to list every hardworking private tutor and small business here in this list, but we've tried to cover a variety of areas in the region. Leave a talkback if we've forgotten your favorite maestro.
Published April 26, 2013
This week, the Waukesha County Museum announced the creation of the Les Paul Experience Artist Advisory Board.
Published Nov. 3, 2012
Feerick's latest record, featuring the single "Just Listen" and the B-side track "I Can't Say," was produced by Feerick and Sean Williamson and released earlier this month. It marks the beginning of what he plans will be an ongoing collaboration with well-known Milwaukee musicians Sean Williamson, Lodewijk Broekhuizen, Peter Thomas and Matt Wilson.
Published Sept. 17, 2012
His soul is retro blues, but he plays with the electricity - literally - of a modern rock star. Eric Sardinas and his band Big Motor are touring the world promoting their latest record "Sticks and Stones," and they'll make a stop at Shank Hall on Sept. 19.
Published July 26, 2012
As part of Jim Beam's Live Music Series Guitar Giveaway, enter to win the grand prize: an Epiphone Special II guitar autographed by Daughtry and a pair of tickets to the upcoming show on Monday, Aug. 6 at the BMO Harris Pavilion.
Published July 19, 2012
Singer-songwriter Justin Jagler, 21, never set out to write songs about Milwaukee. But like any artist, he was inevitably influenced by his surroundings. "I live in the Milwaukee area; it just kind of happened," he said. "That's where a lot of the situations took place."
Published March 23, 2012
Acoustic guitar royalty will be in town next week. California-based Alex de Grassi will be in residence at the UWM Peck School of the Arts, which has one of the top finger-style guitar programs in the country.
Published June 29, 2011
The M&I Bank building, 770 N. Water St., is once again lit up in tribute to Summerfest.
Published May 28, 2011
Anyone who grew up in Milwaukee and played a musical instrument is most likely familiar with Brass Bell. The family-owned music shop that's located in Glendale near Bayshore Town Center celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year.
Published Jan. 27, 2010
Drive past the health clubs and fast food outlets and you can tell that New Year's resolutions are dying in droves. But, our intrepid guitar students are soldiering on for a fourth straight week with our series of free lessons presented in cooperation with GuitarInstructor.com.
Published Jan. 13, 2010
If your New Year's resolution was to pick up that dusty guitar and learn how to jam, you've come to the right place. In cooperation with GuitarInstructor.com, we're offering free online lessons for people who want to jam. We've asked a few beginners to join the fun and write about their progress. On your mark, get set, jam!
Published Dec. 29, 2009
Most New Year's resolutions have to do with health: stop smoking, lose weight, exercise, eat right. We've got one that has to do with music. With help from GuitarInstructor.com, we're offering readers a series of free online lessons to help you utilize the axe that is gathering dust in a corner. The fun starts next month, so click here to read about the lessons and a contest to keep you motivated.
Published Oct. 7, 2009
On Jan. 28, 2008, three guys got together to talk about guitars. While it happens every day all over the world, this meeting was different. The three men were The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, and that meeting was captured on film by "An Inconvenient Truth" director Davis Guggenheim. The resulting picture, "It Might Get Loud," arrives in Milwaukee this month.
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