Music - Nov. 5, 2009
The Exotics surf back with the "Lost Album"
The Milwaukee air must have been ripe with the scent of salt water back in 1994, because when surf rock revivalist The Exotics emerged that year, the band was an instant hit. Ten years after releasing its debut disc, the reunited quartet returns with the release of "Lost Album."
Tags: Exotics, Lost Album, Go Go Guitars, Don Nelson, Paul Wall, Jon Ziegler, Brandt Zacher, Lee's Liquor Lounge, LuLu, Garrison Keillor, Chicago Exotica

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 23, 2009
Worn out and old is hotter than ever
Thinking back on the weekend, I started noting the way "vintage," especially in the restaurant and bar world, has revived itself like never before. Where the '80s and '90s gravitated toward the new (new clubs, new cars, new money); there has been a recent regression to anything and everything exuding the trendy chic ambience created by the Silent and Baby Boom Generations.
Tags: the foundation, nye's, five o'clock club, at random, bryants, lee's luxury lounge, lee's liquor lounge, minneapolis, pabst blue ribbon