Music - Oct. 12, 2009
Bon Iver silences the Riverside's full house
Although Justin Vernon joked about the limited band repertoire, tonight's set list included everything from "Creature Fear" and "Skinny Love," off the album, to "Blood Bank" and "Beach Baby," from the EP. The band, overtly conscientious of it being the tour's final show, thanked the audience repeatedly.
Tags: bon iver, riverside theater, daredevil christopher wright, justin vernon

Living - Oct. 8, 2009
OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: Oct. 8, 2009
It has already been a busy week in the editorial office, but we still had time to tout a handful of cool items, such as a cool way to make pesto, a local concert DVD from Spinal Tap, a still-hip music magazine and men's clothing line and a CD of new music complete with catchy tracks and pleasing cover art.
Tags: spinal tap, riverside theater, gant, paste magazine, pesto, pesto with almonds, yellowhammers, maxie's southern comfort, big star, thirteen, coors light

Music - Sept. 15, 2009
Widespread Panic hits the Riverside in November
Tickets for the popular jam band's general admission shows on Nov. 20-22 go on sale at noon Friday.
Tags: widespread panic, riverside theater

Music - Aug. 5, 2009
Tori Amos leaves something to be desired
Tori Amos drew a crowd to The Riverside Theater Tuesday night as part of her five-month-long "Sinful Attraction" world tour.
Tags: tori amos, riverside theater, sinful attraction tour

Music - May 30, 2009
The Decemberists blend old, new and add a bit of Heart
Playing two full sets, the first pulled entirely from "Hazards of Love" and the second drawing from previous works like "The Crane Wife" and "Picaresque," the show satisfied the optimal mixture of old and new that a live show crowd demands without fail.
Tags: decemberists, colin meloy, hazards of love, picaresque, the crane wife, yankee bayonet, engine driver, riverside theater