Music - Jan. 15, 2008
Honkeytonkitis: Songs to drink and smoke to
Country / Western Swing band Honkeytonkitis plays a gig at Zad’s Roadhouse on Jan. 18, along with God’s Outlaw. The show starts at 9 p.m.
Tags: Honkeytonkitis, Zad's Roadhouse, Hank Williams, country music, swing, Johnny Cash

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 28, 2005
Local salsa goddess steps into serious book deal
JoAnn Hornak loves salsa dancing. She loves going to salsa clubs, listening to salsa music, dreaming about finding the perfect salsa partner and -- thanks to a book deal with the prestigious Penguin publishing -- writing about the salsa lifestyle.
Tags: JoAnn Hornak, Salsa, Club Havana, swing, dance, Mexican

Marketplace - Sept. 17, 2002
East Towne makes ballroom dance success look easy
How can a small, independent dance studio survive more than a decade in downtown Milwaukee, outlasting national chains like the Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray dance studios, and growing both in square footage and students? East Towne Ballrooms makes it look easy.
Tags: East Towne, ballroom, dance, Cuban, swing

Music - March 27, 2009
St. Eugene Dinner Dance and Auction
Saturday, April 25, 2009   THE BILL SARGENT BIG BAND Time:  Festivities begin about 5:30 pm Event:   St. Eugene Dinner Dance and Auction Location:   St. Eugene School Address: 7600 North Port Washington Road / Fox Point, Wisconsin 53217&...
Tags: big band, swing, jazz, dinner, dance, charity, singers, drums, trumpet, trombone, sax, piano, guitar, bass

Music - March 13, 2009
Really Big Band Debut Concert
This concert will debut a brand new band for Bill Sargent Bands. Bill Sargent Bands, currently celebrating 27 years in business, will unveil Bill Sargent’s Really Big Band.  This brand new, larger version of the famous Bill Sargent Big Band will be featured in a concert to help raise f...
Tags: jazz, swing, big band, concert, music, entertainment, drums, horns, singers, trumpets, trombones, saxes, piano, guitar, bass

Music - Jan. 24, 2009
Where the hell are the Rockabillies?!
Greetings-  This'll be short & to the point... Can anyone clue me in on any RAB doin's in & around town? I just moved back to Milwaukee from parts east, and am lookin' for any places to tear up some hardwood, twirl some Kittens' skirts, and get in some mischief.  ...And I don't ...
Tags: Milwaukee, Rockabilly, Swing, RAB

Music - Dec. 8, 2008
THE BILL SARGENT BIG BAND TO CELEBRATE NEW YEARS EVE AT THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY CENTER
THE BILL SARGENT BIG BANDTO CELEBRATE NEW YEARS EVE AT THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY CENTER  The Bill Sargent Big Band, with an international reputation for quality music, will celebrate the hope of a new year on December 31st at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This celebration...
Tags: dancing, music, entertainment, new years eve, dining, celebration, swing, jazz, big band

Music - Nov. 7, 2008
The Music of the Stars with Lou Rugani - Sundays over WLIP AM 1050
Chicago and Milwaukee's most-tapeable radio show - as modern as tomorrow, and as vintage as radio itself  - radio that you can sink your teeth into, and savor. In this age of iPods and homogenized uniformity, here's a real radio program. Linear thought. Song sets. Real moods. ...
Tags: Swing, jazz, torch songs, soundtracks, comedy, drama, poetry, instrumentals, narratives.