Arts & Entertainment
New Pornographers Best Pop-Rock Group?
The best of this century, our critic says -- and the best of this week’s top five shows.
Nov 11th, 2014 by Jon Gilbertson
Quicksilver Plays with Precision and Panache
Early Music Now concert captures the spirit of Baroque music back when it broke all the rules.
Nov 10th, 2014 by Michael Barndt
Fine Arts Quartet Meets Russian Accordionist
The headliner Russian work was fun, but the Quartet may have been best in a traditional work by Haydn.
Nov 10th, 2014 by Michael Barndt
Rumors of Our Demise Are Exaggerated
Concert proves Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is alive and well and wowing audiences.
Nov 10th, 2014 by William Barnewitz
Chicago Pizza for Milwaukee
Pizano’s Pizza coming to Downtown. And Indulgence Chocolatiers will open its third shop.
Nov 10th, 2014 by Helena Marie Fahnrich
Hosed on Brady Loves Fire Fighters
No bar in town has more fire fighting memorabilia. Few have changed the beer signs more often.
Nov 7th, 2014 by Michael Horne
A Must-See Old Masters Show
Milwaukee Art Museum’s “Of Heaven and Earth” boosts 500 years of Italian paintings in the only Midwest showing.
Nov 7th, 2014 by
Jane Smiley’s New Epic Novel
Pulitzer Prize-winning author begins a new trilogy -- and beautifully -- in Some Luck.
Nov 7th, 2014 by Will Stotts, Jr.
Onesto Offers the Pure Pleasure of Pasta
Third Ward Italian restaurant offers wonderful pasta dishes, and much more.
Nov 6th, 2014 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Singing Songs About War
Keep the Home Fires Burning uses 100 years of war-time songs as a theatrical hook -- and a way to make us think.
Nov 5th, 2014 by Claire Nowak
Yield Bar
It’s a great location with good music and five hours of discounted drinks daily.
Nov 5th, 2014 by Joey Grihalva
Bob Odenkirk Isn’t a Load of Hooey
The author and comedian best known for his role in ‘Breaking Bad” reinvented -- hilariously -- the traditional author reading.
Nov 5th, 2014 by Joey Grihalva
