By Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Oct 05, 2006 at 9:26 AM
Todd Snider, a witty singer/songwriter and polished performer who should be more famous than he is, plays Nov. 8 at Shank Hall. Snider's new album "The Devil You Know," is bound to end up on some "Best of 2006" lists. It contains the ultra-catching single "Lookin' for a Job," which you can preview (along with others) at www.rehearsals.com.

Snider's Web site is www.toddsnider.net. Tickets for Snider's show cost $20 and are available at the Shank Hall box office (1434 N. Farwell Ave.), all Ticketmaster outlets and by phone (414) 276-4545.

Shank Hall has a put together a strong fall lineup that includes appearances by former Gear Daddies frontman Martin Zellar (Oct. 12), the Bottle Rockets and Trampled by Turtles (Oct. 13), the witty Paul Thorn (Oct. 21), Asleep at the Wheel (Oct. 22), Steve Poltz (Oct. 25), Los Straitjackets (Nov. 1), former Milwaukee gal Michelle Anthony (Nov. 2). December shows include Bob Schneider (Dec. 1), the Boat Drunks with local singer/songwriters Jim Hoehn and Kevin Mulvenna (Dec. 2), Joe Bonamassa (Dec. 10), and Jimmie Dale Gilmore (Dec. 15).

For more information on shows at Shank Hall, check the club's Web site -- www.shankhall.com.
Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com

Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.