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Lakefront Brewery, 1872 N. Commerce St., kicks off a new summer patio music series called Current Sounds this weekend with Social Cig performing Saturday from 2 until 4 p.m.
The free music takes place on the large, multi-level, riverfront patio at the craft brewery and beer hall.
“There is a wide variety of eclectic musicians that we’re lucky to have,” says Sean Anderson, local musician and Lakefront Brewery tour guide who books music at the brewery.
“It was fun to offer such a serene and special spot for the artists to get creative and in some cases, push the boundaries of the shows they’re used to playing.”
Performances take place every Saturday afternoon, 2-4 p.m., through Aug. 30, with two specials Sunday performances on Memorial and Labor Day weekends.
Friday performances, which are part of It’s Alive, presented by the Milwaukee Theater District, begin on June 13 and run from 3 until 5 p.m.
Here’s the schedule:
- May 24 – Social Cig
- May 25 – Pete Dangit
- May 31 – Caley Conway
- June 7 – Tommy Odetto
- June 13 – Emmitt James
- June 14 – Max & The Fellow Travelers
- June 20 – ADORNER
- June 21 – Genevieve Heyward
- June 27 – Cullah
- June 28 – Jack Tell
- July 5 – JL Russell
- July 11 – Blacktop
- July 12 – Belle Weather
- July 19 – Hanna Simone
- July 25 – Micah Emrich
- July 26 – Maximiano8
- Aug. 2 – Happy Shotski Polka
- Aug. 9 – Jack Eyke
- Aug. 15 – Wildered
- Aug. 16 – Chris Haise
- Aug. 23 – Christian Cocroft
- Aug. 30 – Tail Light Rebellion
- Aug. 31 – Peter Thomas
Watch lakefrontbrewery.com for additional Friday acts and any schedule adjustments, along with details about Lakefront’s hours, beers, food and more.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
