Music - Jan. 28, 2009
Atomic Valentine salutes closing musical landmark
Atomic Records is a major force in the history in Milwaukee's rock and roll scene of the past three decades. Now that Atomic will be history, local musicians think that owner Rich Menning deserves a 100 megaton send-off.
Tags: Atomic Records, Damien Strigens, Liv Mueller, Miramar, John Lyman, Mark Waldoch, Eric Blowtorch, The Mighty Deer Lick, The Etiquette, Sometime Sweet Susan, Cherry Cake, The Lovelies, Boy Dirt Car, Liquid Pink

Music - Aug. 18, 2008
Gig roundup: Workingman strikes golden balance
The music on the debut disc by The Celebrated Workingman is chimey and poppy and vivid, offering a release valve for singer Mark Waldoch's pent-up musical passion and breathless vocal urgency.
Tags: Kill Hannah, The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem, The White Tie Affair, Eagles Club, Shank Hall, Cactus Club, Bee vs. Moth, Liam Finn, Eddie Vedder, Riverside, Turner Hall, The Championship, Mark Waldoch, The Celebrated Workingman, Koufax, Decibully, Coco M

Music - Oct. 28, 2005
Behrendt explains "The West Allis Makeout Sessions"
Tom Behrendt, a West Allis native who now lives in Bay View, says he tried to convey small stories about people he knew and things he saw and heard in his hometown through the songs on his debut CD, "The West Allis Makeout Sessions."
Tags: Tom Behrendt, The West Allis Makeout Sessions, Mark Waldoch, Jeremy Kuzniar, Matt Turner, Polite

Music - Feb. 3, 2005
The Pod Squad calls all music maniacs to the Hi Hat Garage
There was an invasion of pods Wednesday at the Hi-Hat Garage, iPods that is. The event marked the launch of the Pod Squad which hopes to build on the success of nights in Chicago and New York where patrons armed with iPods play DJ.
Tags: iPod, Hi Hat, Garage, DJs, APT, New York clubs, playlist, iParties, CDs, spinning records, noWax, DJ J-Money, Justin Engel, Mark Waldoch, Atomic Records, Pod Squad

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 12, 2005
Milwaukee Seen: Jan. 12, 2005
This week Julie catches up with Milwaukee's The Mustn'ts. And despite the accumulating snow and lingering head colds, the group's the-show-must-go-on attitude prevails. Catch them on Friday, Jan. 14 at the Cactus Club.
Tags: The Mustn'ts, Mark Waldoch, Betty Blexrud, Damian Strigens, The Lovlies, The Frogs, The Nerve Twins, The Decemberists, Maplewood, Cactus Club, Arcade Fire, Tegan Kaske, Mad Planet, Marc Solheim, Paul Hancock, VonBohlen, Koester