Fan-belt Feature 1
Nellie Mckay
Jeff takes a break from the blog this week and leaves a comic in its stead. This time around: Nellie Mckay's genre-hopper "Home Sweet Mobile Home"
Oct 22nd, 2010 by Jeff MoodyFor the love of Buzzo, go see Helms Alee tonight if you know what’s good for you
If Fan-Belt goes down in history for one thing, let it be that it got you out to this show.
Sep 9th, 2010 by DJ Hostettler2010 Pitchfork in Review
Humid, cool, anticipatory, inspiring and (at times) boring and cliche, this year's Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago had it all. Kevin Mueller lets us shadow.
Jul 21st, 2010 by Kevin MuellerSlick Idiot with Mona Mur @ Club Anything July 4
July 4th explodes at Club Anything with former KMFDM members Slick Idiot.
Jul 2nd, 2010 by Kathy NicholsQuintron/Cave/Catacombz @ Cactus Club
Quintron and Ms. Pussycat turned the Cactus Club into a sweaty, sexed-up throbbing phalanx of humanity. DJ and Anthony lay it down.
Jun 25th, 2010 by FanBeltMilwaukeeGitar cuts up the culture
At some point the guys in Gitar snapped. They decided to suck up the mass media pumped their way, rearrange it, and fling it back at the machine.
Jun 10th, 2010 by Jeff MoodyPezzettino @ Verge
So when Pezzettino concluded her new song “Free Fall” with the violent murder of her instrument, I wondered...what WAS that?
Jun 8th, 2010 by Jeff MoodyThe Championship and She & Him @ Verge
Sanam heads to Verge Fest Day 1 to take in some Milwaukee alt-country and to drool over that Zooey girl everyone thinks is so dreamy (because, well, she is).
Jun 8th, 2010 by Sanam Tala SadeghiBurning Sons, Powers, The New Loud @ Bayview Brew Haus
Kathy spends her Saturday night with the crew at the Bayview Brew Haus.
Jun 7th, 2010 by Kathy NicholsNato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band @ Circle A
Milwaukee's Prodigal Modern Machine visits from yonder north in Minnesota to treat the Beer City to his latest musical project.
Jun 1st, 2010 by DJ HostettlerOnly The Good Die Young
Dan Agacki says goodbye to Bear Proof Suit--one of Milwaukee's finest punk exports.
May 21st, 2010 by Dan AgackiBruisers head for the big time!
The Shevils head for the championships and the Crazy 8's go winless. April's bout was hard-hitting, fast-moving and full of surprises. Here's the dirt.
Apr 25th, 2010 by Jon Anne Willow