Music - June 3, 2008
Why all the hatred out there for cover bands?
This may be a generational thing, but I would love to say a few words in defense of cover bands.
Tags: cover bands, proud mary, john sieger, pual cebar, fever marlene

Festival Guide - May 30, 2008
The festival cover band's set list from hell
If you're really into classic rock and oldies, there are a few songs that you can pretty much count on hearing whenever you enter the festival gates. Here are some of the ones the OnMilwaukee.com editorial staff banks on hearing ad nauseum this summer.
Tags: festivals, cover bands, Love Monkeys

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 28, 2005
"Biggest Loser" wins lifelong battle with weight gain
Do your 2006 resolutions include losing weight or getting more exercise? If so, Tom Riewe's incredible weight loss story will inspire you. Riewe won 97.3 The Brew's "Biggest Loser" contest in November, but that was only the beginning of his new life.
Tags: Tommy Riewe, Juliet 6, cover bands, weight, loss, Fitness Together, fitness, health clubs, get in shape, nutrition, Third Ward Fitness, working out, cardio

Music - Dec. 26, 2005
Milwaukee's Eighty-D focuses on the home front
Milwaukee rockers Eighty-D have spent years touring all over the country, and now they are ready to settle down and make a name for themselves in at home. They play Snapdragon Records' "After Christmas Party" on Friday, Dec. 30 at Waukesha's Mainstage.
Tags: Eighty-D, Snapdragon Records, Mainstage, cover bands

Music - June 21, 2005
Play Freebird: Why cover bands are so popular in Milwaukee
These days, you can't toss a fried eggplant strip at a street festival without hitting a cover band. Why is this? Milwaukee's most popular cover bands speculate why they're so dang popular in Brew City.
Tags: cover bands, Boogie Men, Love Monkeys, Southbound, Fred and Ethel, Sweet Tarts, U2Zoo, U2, Eric Blowtorch, 5 Card Studs, John Benske