Music - July 21, 2008
Gig roundup: The Police bank on nostalgia, youth
There are probably really only two reasons to see The Police in 2008: nostalgia or youth. Either you hope to relive the glory days of the early `80s or you're too young to have been there.
Tags: The Police, Sting, Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland, Elvis Costello, Marcus Amphitheater, Shank Hall, Corey Chisel, Amber Rubarth, Joshua James, Linneman's, The Dilpomats of Solid Sound, Extra Golden, Cactus Club, Ikonoklast, Club Anything, Junior Brown, Ra

Music - July 8, 2008
Brazzaville at Bastille Days
This week the Milwaukee-based Bus Stop Label, which releases the band's latest, "21st Century Girl," brings Brazzaville back to Brew City for a series of shows.
Tags: brazzaville, david brown, bastille days, bus stop label, 21st century girl, john the savage, cactus club, sugar maple

Music - May 2, 2008
Exploring the complexities of The Canvasmen
The show isn't billed as a CD release party, but tonight The Canvasmen launch their first album, "Set Your Picture in the City."
Tags: the canvasmen, set your picture in the city, funk, walls have ears, cactus club

Music - April 4, 2008
Koester returns with Two Dark Birds
Milwaukee native Steve Koester first made a name for himself with Punchdrunk and since then, he's led Koester and also Maplewood. Now, he's got another project going.
Tags: Koester, punchdrunk, maplewood, cactus club, two dark birds, Maki

Music - March 10, 2008
Gig round-up: Reilly does double duty
It’s time to celebrate the wearing of the green in Milwaukee and no one does that better -- from a musical standpoint -- than Celtic rockers Reilly.
Tags: Reilly, Tinker, Pabst, Vnuk's, ASG, Fu Manchu, Benevento/Russo Duo, Turner Hall, Grace Potter, ICHC, Cherish the Ladies, Cathie Ryan, Slits, Ari Up, Shellshag, Cactus Club, Pink Martini