Arts & Entertainment

Photo Gallery: Summer Soulstice on North Ave.
Photo Gallery

Summer Soulstice on North Ave.

The East Side's first festival of the season keeps getting better and better.

Rock Roundup: Summerfest and Beyond
Rock Roundup

Summerfest and Beyond

The week’s five best concerts aren’t all at the Summerfest grounds.

Now Serving: Goodbye VIA on Downer
Now Serving

Goodbye VIA on Downer

Pizza place will close, to be replaced by Mexican-styled BelAir Cantina.

Movies: <i>The Rover</i> is Taut Spellbinder
Movies

The Rover is Taut Spellbinder

Guy Pearce stars in well-acted, mysterious, bloody film.

Movies: <i>Jersey Boys</i> Is a Lot of Fun
Movies

Jersey Boys Is a Lot of Fun

Story of Four Season’s rise and fall isn’t surprising but director Clint Eastwood makes it work.

Booked Up: The Mystery of Our Parents’ Divorce
Booked Up

The Mystery of Our Parents’ Divorce

In Mona Simpson’s novel, Casebook, teen boys do a Hardy Boys style investigation of parental problems.

Taverns: The Easy-Going Charm of Y-NOT II
Taverns

The Easy-Going Charm of Y-NOT II

No bar in town keeps longer hours -- or has had the same proprietor for so many years.

Sieger on Songs: Ten Monster Riffs
Sieger on Songs

Ten Monster Riffs

It started with the blues and then the Brits took over. Ten of the most influential riffs ever written.

Comedy: From Pakistan With Love
Comedy

From Pakistan With Love

Making his Milwaukee debut, comedian Kumail Nanjiani had the Turner Hall crowd in stitches last night.

Jazz in the Park: Questions for Hood Smoke
Jazz in the Park

Questions for Hood Smoke

The band’s leader, Chicago-based, Milwaukee native Bryan Doherty, got his start playing drums to Beatles songs.

Music: Ginger Baker Comes to Town
Music

Ginger Baker Comes to Town

Legendary drummer for Cream and Blind Faith now playing jazz.

In Defense of the Nomad

In Defense of the Nomad

Why all the attacks on Nomad’s “favela” and why it matters.