Music - July 27, 2009
Gig roundup: Polkafinger plays the apolkalypse
You don't have to remember Milwaukee's legendary punk band The Haskels to head over to Shank Hall to see Polkafinger and The Blackholes Power Polka Machine, at 9 p.m. Friday. Although Polkafinger's Richard LaValliere was the singer and bassist for The Haskells and later the equally fine Oil Tasters, you don't need any of that background to enjoy the Brooklyn trio's punk rock polka.
Tags: Polkafinger, The Blackholes, Mark Shurilla, Oil Tasters, The Haskels, Shank, The Rave, Miramar, Cactus Club, Riverside, Pabst Theater, CKY, Warped Tour, All Time Low, Marcus Amphitheater, Crosby, Up and Under, Lonely H, Ground Zero, Midwest Beat, Duck on

Music - Jan. 13, 2009
The Wigs reunite for a hair-raising reunion at Shank
Local power-pop heroes The Wigs, who left Milwaukee for Los Angeles in the early 1980s, return to town for a combination reunion show and CD release party Saturday night at Shank Hall.
Tags: the wigs, shank hall, my chauffeur, jim cushinery, marty rooss, bobby tews, bob pachner, file under: pop vocal, val mccallum, the new monkees, the haskels, the oil tasters, youth in asia, shivvers, yipes, off broadway, arroyo, white lie, bad boy, teddy's