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Stripwax: Nellie Mckay
Stripwax

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"

For the love of Buzzo, go see Helms Alee tonight if you know what’s good for you

For 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.

2010 Pitchfork in Review

2010 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.

Preview: Slick Idiot with Mona Mur @ Club Anything July 4
Preview

Slick Idiot with Mona Mur @ Club Anything July 4

July 4th explodes at Club Anything with former KMFDM members Slick Idiot.

Reviewed: Quintron/Cave/Catacombz @ Cactus Club
Reviewed

Quintron/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.

Stripwax: Gitar cuts up the culture
Stripwax

Gitar 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.

Reviewed: Pezzettino @ Verge
Reviewed

Pezzettino @ Verge

So when Pezzettino concluded her new song “Free Fall” with the violent murder of her instrument, I wondered...what WAS that?

Reviewed: The Championship and She & Him @ Verge
Reviewed

The 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).

Reviewed: Burning Sons, Powers, The New Loud @ Bayview Brew Haus
Reviewed

Burning Sons, Powers, The New Loud @ Bayview Brew Haus

Kathy spends her Saturday night with the crew at the Bayview Brew Haus.

Reviewed: Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band @ Circle A
Reviewed

Nato 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.

Only The Good Die Young

Only The Good Die Young

Dan Agacki says goodbye to Bear Proof Suit--one of Milwaukee's finest punk exports.

Derby Little Secrets: Bruisers head for the big time!
Derby Little Secrets

Bruisers 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.