Music - April 12, 2009
Gig roundup: Wakeling going strong after 30 years
Thirty years from "Stand Down Margaret," Birmingham, England's Dave Wakeling is still fronting a band called The English Beat, albeit one populated entirely with different members. And, he says, he's still having fun.
Tags: Dave Wakeling, The English Beat, Dub Trio, John Scofield, Shank, Turner Hall, Miramar, Mad Planet, Cactus Club, Sleepyime Gorilla Museum, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Tim Barry, EOTO, Parlor Mob, Pezzettino, Extra Golden, Wilco, Pabst Theater, Cannibal Cor

Music - Feb. 18, 2008
You just can't stop The English Beat
Second wave ska legends The English Beat seem to make it back to Milwaukee with surprising regularity, but it's easy to see why when the dance-floor remains packed and just as bouncy as ever.
Tags: the english beat, rx bandits, ska, turner hall, dave wakeling, the smile train, steven choi, punk, the invaders, the toasters, matt embree