Milwaukee music pros list their Top 5 Desert-Island Picks

Milwaukee music pros list their Top 5 Desert-Island Picks

We rounded up a few local experts to share their favorite releases from the Milwaukee Sound of 2009.

Making connections: Critic as matchmaker, via Facebook
Making connections

Critic as matchmaker, via Facebook

It's funny how things work out in the new, Internet world of the music business.

Cultural Zero: Heroes never die
Cultural Zero

Heroes never die

DJ makes his first-ever New Year's resolution.

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 28. December 2009

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 28. December 2009

Greenseams effort passes 2,000 acres of natural buffers – JSOnline Park Lafayette developer files Chapter 11 – The Business Journal of Milwaukee: Park Layfayette developer files for bankruptcy protection – JSOnline Lease extension paves way for major improvements to Summerfest grounds – BizTimes Aloft hotel opens downtown – BizTimes Milwaukee housing market avoids national collapse – BizTimes Pabst brewery gift shop opens – BizTimes UWM Tosa project to include housing – The Business Journal of Milwaukee: Chicago-area water park hotel with Milwaukee ties closing – JSOnline

Experience the fantasy at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium

Experience the fantasy at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium

Don't let cabin fever set in this winter break. Take the kids south to explore Shedd Aquarium's new aquatic show.

Cultural Zero: DJ’s Top 10 Albums of 2009
Cultural Zero

DJ’s Top 10 Albums of 2009

Of course, every year, the problem for me is that I barely listen to 10 new albums every year, because most of what gets pushed on us by Pitchfork and other useless music blogs makes me want to set the Internet on fire (seriously, the next person who tells me Grizzly Bear is good is getting slapped on the head).

Christmas at the watering hole

Christmas at the watering hole

TCD's DJ Hostettler stakes out Milwaukee's barflies to see how they're handling the holidays and finds a glimmer of excitement himself.

Mr. and Mrs. M.: Milwaukee ChopHouse — Darned good
Mr. and Mrs. M.

Milwaukee ChopHouse — Darned good

Posh steakhouse rivals competitors with attentive service and quality menu offerings.

Father Phoenix Set to Fly Out of Milwaukee

Father Phoenix Set to Fly Out of Milwaukee

Father Phoenix call it a day.

S. 2nd Street Redesign Approved by the Common Council

S. 2nd Street Redesign Approved by the Common Council

The proposed improvement of S. 2nd Street, in Walker's Point, was up for approval at the December 22nd meeting of the Milwaukee Common Council.

Up All Night: (W)ringing out the old
Up All Night

(W)ringing out the old

As 2009 winds down at long last, TCD's editor finds herself at a loss for words. Sort of.

PODCAST: Lee Ernst’s Fight Club
PODCAST

Lee Ernst’s Fight Club

The 29-year veteran actor is preparing for uncertainty as a new artistic director ascends at The Rep. And his take on starting a fight club.