Music

MKE This Week: Stars and Stripes
MKE This Week

Stars and Stripes

Summerfest takes center stage once again, but don't rule out Fourth of July celebrations or a trip to Brookfield for a Starry Night, sponsored by the Wilson Center.

MKE This Week: Summerfest starts on a high note
MKE This Week

Summerfest starts on a high note

The Big Gig begins Wednesday, with the Violent Femmes, fun., Pitbull and more at the Amphitheater, but classical musicians from the Florentine Opera and the Fine Arts Quartet perform too.

TCD’s Summerfest 2013 Preview

TCD’s Summerfest 2013 Preview

The writers and editors of Third Coast Daily break down our picks for the Summerfest acts coming to town this week and next, from big stages to small.

Fine Arts Quartet: Summer Evenings 3
Fine Arts Quartet

Summer Evenings 3

UWM's string quartet offers Chopin concerto reduced, here-and-gone Stravinsky, sublime Ravel.

Portugal. The Man brings “Evil Friends” to the Pabst

Portugal. The Man brings “Evil Friends” to the Pabst

The eccentrically punctuated band has a tamed, dance and radio-ready sound, thanks to their latest album's producer, Danger Mouse, but expect their concert at the Pabst to be as jam-heavy as ever.

Theatre Gigante presents Guy Klucevsek at Paddy’s Pub

Theatre Gigante presents Guy Klucevsek at Paddy’s Pub

Klucevsek, the thinking person's accordionist, played a brilliant concert of his own music -- at an East Side bar.

Guy Klucevsek, composer-accordionist, returns to Milwaukee

Guy Klucevsek, composer-accordionist, returns to Milwaukee

Theatre Gigante presents Klucevsek in concert at Paddy's Pub Thursday and Friday.

MKE This Week: A bit of everything
MKE This Week

A bit of everything

The Lakefront Festival of the Arts launches, a plethora of classical music, more Spring Green shows and Theatre Gigante brings an accordionist to Paddy's Pub.

Backstage with Mark Metcalf: Isabelle Kralj & Mark Anderson
Backstage with Mark Metcalf

Isabelle Kralj & Mark Anderson

In his last podcast before moving out west, Mark Metcalf talks to the minds behind Milwaukee's Theatre Gigante, a company unafraid to blend theater, dance and more.

Fine Arts Quartet: Summer Evenings 2
Fine Arts Quartet

Summer Evenings 2

UWM's Sunday-night music series continues without a hitch, even with Schubert as a last-minute sub for Tchaikovsky.

UWM Dancing Beneath the Sun and the Moon

UWM Dancing Beneath the Sun and the Moon

UW-Milwaukee's Year of the Arts ends with beguiling site-specific works by Stephan Koplowitz, at the Water Tower and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Third Coast Daily’s 2013-14 Performing Arts Guide

Third Coast Daily’s 2013-14 Performing Arts Guide

We take a look ahead at the comprehensive, in-progress collection of 2013-14 season listings from Milwaukee's theater, music, dance and other performing arts companies.