Music - Aug. 18, 2008
Gig roundup: Workingman strikes golden balance
The music on the debut disc by The Celebrated Workingman is chimey and poppy and vivid, offering a release valve for singer Mark Waldoch's pent-up musical passion and breathless vocal urgency.
Tags: Kill Hannah, The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem, The White Tie Affair, Eagles Club, Shank Hall, Cactus Club, Bee vs. Moth, Liam Finn, Eddie Vedder, Riverside, Turner Hall, The Championship, Mark Waldoch, The Celebrated Workingman, Koufax, Decibully, Coco M

Music - Aug. 6, 2008
Deerhoof is Milwaukee bound with new release
A week after the release of its ninth album, "Offend Maggie" (Kill Rock Stars), San Francisco's Deerhoof makes its way to Milwaukee for a performance at Turner Hall Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Tags: deerhoof, kill rock stars, offend maggie, friend opportunity, turner hall

Music - June 23, 2008
Bulgin and Spence bring the Vibes to Turner Hall
If you weren't paying close attention you might have missed the fact that Jamaican roots reggae royalty rode into town Sunday in the form of harmony duo Israel Vibration, which played at Turner Hall Ballroom.
Tags: Israel Vibration, Outlaw Nation, Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Cecil "Skelly" Spence, Stamina, Tafari Records, Roots Radics, Turner Hall, Flabba Holt, Style Scott

Music - May 26, 2008
Gig roundup: Infection can't konk The Kooks
Late last month when we talked to Hugh Harris, guitarist for Brighton, England's The Kooks, singer Luke Pritchard was on doctor's orders to clam up, thanks to the ravages a throat infection.
Tags: Kooks, Konk, Ray Davies, Tony Hoffer, Hugh Harris, Luke Pritchard, Bang Camaro, Miramar, Turner Hall, Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band, Deep End Ensemble, Hotcakes Gallery, Bruce Eisenbeil, Eddy Rollin, Wilbo Wright, Ian Ash

Music - May 13, 2008
M.I.A. dishes up electrifying -- and loud -- Turner gig
From the opening salvo of "Bamboo Banga" Maya Arulpragasam's charisma and energy was apparent, even if the roaring thunder of her wide-ranging, encyclopedic and potentially seizure-inducing sound drowned out her voice much of the time.
Tags: M.I.A., Egyptian Lover, Kala, Arular, Sri Lanka, Turner Hall, Old Man Malcolm, Bamboo Banga, Arulpragasam