Arts & Culture

Stripwax: Business Cats rock it lo-fi
Stripwax

Business Cats rock it lo-fi

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs/surf rock amalgam's self-titled album is strong, but flows better in reverse.

First Stage takes a serious look at racial conflict

First Stage takes a serious look at racial conflict

"To the Promised Land" interweaves the lives of a young Golda Meir and an African-American girl amid the civil rights movement.

Woodland Pattern builds momentum for Poetry Marathon

Woodland Pattern builds momentum for Poetry Marathon

The 15-hour fundraiser and event lets participants read their personal works or personal favorites.

Bowing Rogue debuts as a duo with a flair for the dramatic

Bowing Rogue debuts as a duo with a flair for the dramatic

Violinists Margot Schwartz and Ilana Setapen inaugurate their Bowing Rogue partnership.

Sunset’s “Lumberjacks” packed with flannel and laughs

Sunset’s “Lumberjacks” packed with flannel and laughs

Four Wisconsin northwoods bachelors (and a secret bachelorette) have their lives upended when a mail-order bride arrives at camp.

The Alchemist prepares for a “Year of Fear”

The Alchemist prepares for a “Year of Fear”

"The Canonical Five of Jack the Ripper," a revamping of a 2008 Halloween show, is the first of three to be written by Aaron Kopec this season.

Milwaukee This Week 1/22: Too much art not to brave the cold
Milwaukee This Week 1/22

Too much art not to brave the cold

Edith Piaf revived at the Skylight, First Stage honors Milwaukee history, UWM performs Winterdances, and so much music hits the city.

Grace Potter and Langhorne Slim rouse the Pabst

Grace Potter and Langhorne Slim rouse the Pabst

Langhorne Slim provided a raucous opening act, while Grace Potter pulled out every trick in the book for a powerful, multifaceted performance.

“Lieutenant of Inishmore” a bloody good staging

“Lieutenant of Inishmore” a bloody good staging

The "highly stylized" stage reading, done at Tenth Street Theatre by The World's Stage Theatre Company, is the first in a three-play McDonagh cycle this month.

Winter 2013 Gallery Night: The TCD Recap
Winter 2013 Gallery Night

The TCD Recap

Our curated Storify recap, with entries from TCD staffers and fellow gallery hoppers, offers a cross-section of the evening's events.

“Educating Rita” earns high marks

“Educating Rita” earns high marks

Renaissance Theaterworks' latest show builds off Shaw's "Pygmalion," but takes the conversation in its own direction.

Stripwax: “Lady From Shanghai” another failed revolution
Stripwax

“Lady From Shanghai” another failed revolution

Pere Ubu and lead singer David Thomas try to "smash the homogeny of dance," but end up with a hit-and-miss experiment.