Published Dec. 17, 2012
Former OnMilwaukee.comrade and lifelong OMC friend Drew Olson has organized a rock and roll benefit for Hunger Task Force that takes place Thursday, Dec. 27 at Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave.
Published Dec. 2, 2012
Last year we asked a group of local music scene movers and shakers what ended up in the "Top 25 Most Played" playlist in their iTunes and got some great responses. So we decided to ask more local musicians - industry cats - what rocked their musical worlds in 2012.
Published June 22, 2012
I admit that sometimes these days, I'm a little disappointed by the Summerfest schedule. But I don't blame the Big Gig. Bob Babisch and his team have a lot of experience and they know what fest-goers in Milwaukee want. It's just that my tastes often diverge (pun intended) and it's seemed that the bands I want to see aren't "Summerfest bands." But that's changed a bit over time and in the biggest way in recent memory this year. Look at opening day, for a start.
Published March 6, 2012
A Concert For Eileen will take place Saturday, March 10 at Shank Hall. The event is a fundraiser for mother and artist Eileen Worman who is in need of a kidney. Multiple Milwaukee bands joined forces to help with medical bills, and a few of the bands reunited for the event.
Published July 7, 2010
It took about a year for me to stumble into the music scene after moving to Milwaukee in 1983. Jay French was already there -- firmly entrenched in that scene -- when I arrived. Last week, Jay died, leaving behind two great kids, and even if a lot of us didn't see him very often, his passing leaves a hole in the music scene.
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