Music - July 7, 2008
Post-Big Gig, Shank announces string of shows
Don't think just because the smoke has cleared from the Big Gig, summer music is dead in Milwaukee. Today, Peter Jest announces a string of new summer bookings at Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave.
Tags: Shank Hall, Peter Jest, Leon Redbone, Stephen Kellogg, Shannon Curfman, Bernard Allison, Ron Sexsmith, The Gourds, Damien Dempsey, Mike Mangione, Coco Montoya, Sick of Sarah, Melissa Ferrick

Music - May 9, 2008
Slam-dunk for The Swell Season
Prior to last night's sold-out performance at The Riverside, I expected to see The Swell Season play songs from the film "Once" and be done with it.
Tags: The Swell Season, "Once, " Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, John Carney, Damien Dempsey, Ireland, Dublin, Riverside Theater