Rock
Freddy and the Freeloaders at Kiko’s
On Saturday, August 1, legendary Milwaukee soul band Freddy and the Freeloaders performed one of just a handful of reunion shows since 1970 at Kiko's Show Lounge.
Aug 3rd, 2009 by Art Elkon
July 28 – August 3
What's the bigger opener this weekend: the world-influencing Emergence by Milwaukee Ballet, or Cats (not the broadway musical but actual performing felines) at Alchemist?
Jul 27th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Pump up the polka!
When The Squeezettes play, the beer that made Milwaukee famous will make a fool out of you, and you will do the hokey pokey, and you want to know why?
Jul 23rd, 2009 by Tea Krulos
We’re Half Awake In A Fake Empire
Though I’m super excited for new material, you can’t go wrong with classics from The National’s catalog. Their show at the Pabst Theater last week was one of the best shows I’ve seen all year. If you missed that night’s take on “Mr. November,” you missed one of the best Milwaukee concert moments [...]
Jul 22nd, 2009 by MuzzleofBees
: Gather, Form & Fly
We prop up a lot of records here on Muzzle of Bees. It’s understood that everything we laud we truly enjoy. That being said some records naturally rise to the top and become favorites. I first heard the songs that make up the new Megafaun album live, maybe 2-3 choice cuts. [...]
Jul 21st, 2009 by MuzzleofBees
Day Three – Sunday
By Jodi Root 2:42 PM – Bummed I missed the 1:00 PM set of the Mae Shi, but catching a few of Blitzen Trapper’s fun, summer tunes on the A stage make it A-OK. 2:52 PM – Remembering that Pitchfork is just as much about discovering new as well as catching current faves, I trek to the [...]
Jul 20th, 2009 by MuzzleofBees
Savage in Limbo
Youngblood’s eponymous crew delivers in this immersion theatre piece, performed at Landmark Lanes
Jul 14th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Last Day of Summerfest ’09
The last day of the world's biggest music festival: it's free! Elvis Costello, Katzenjammer, cowboy hats, roasted corn and everything else you love about Summerfest. See you next year!
Jul 9th, 2009 by Alice Waraxa
Howie interviews David Byrne, asks Haley Dekle to marry him
In this edition: NYC love, 19-year-old stoners, watching David Byrne's stuff, The Dirty Projectors, a high school reunion of sorts - and so much more.
Jun 19th, 2009 by Howie Goldklang
The 36-Hour Report
The TCD Editorial staff found this crazed dispatch, like a signal from a jam-band-packed corner of outer space, buried at the bottom of the email heap upon arrival at the office this morning. Sounds like quite a time. We've also taken the liberty of bringing you highlights from Howie's Twitter feed, so you can enjoy the madness, even if you're not the Twittering kind.
Jun 15th, 2009 by Amy Elliott
Twitter recap
For those of you who just can’t find it in your heart to Tweet, we present you with our favorite selections from Howie’s live coverage of Bonnaroo on the internet’s most adorable social media platform. If you’re one with the Twitternation, follow him now at twitter.com/easyotis or join your TCD friends at twitter.com/TCDigest. –Ed. June 11 1:44 AM #bonnaroo. We have arrived http://twitpic.com/73tu5 4:45 AM Feel good after an @magichat n 2 hrs sleep. Everyone who works at this Wal Mart hates hipsters n hippies alike. http://twitpic.com/73zkz 7:23 AM Unbridled enthusiasm abounds in #bonnaroo press office @bonnaroonews, where u at? http://twitpic.com/747qq 4:23 PM Alberta Cross: vocals like My Morning Jacket, lazy bass n kick drum like The Verve. UK accents like Arctic Monkeys http://twitpic.com/75jk7 4:33 PM @carlinkacarlota and a dude with parrot on his shoulder watching #alberta cross http://twitpic.com/75ki4 4:55 PM On top of ferris wheel…..aahhhhjh http://twitpic.com/75mmz 9:07 PM My fav port o poop http://twitpic.com/768y9 June 12 5:20 AM Good morn! Day 2 @bonnaroo. Press meeting at fri 11am, Girl Talk at sat 2am. What should we do in between? 7:35 AM Just overhead: dude, ” dude, I’ll trade u a pabst for a cigarette.” “dude, I’ll totally do that” #bonnaroo 7:37 AM Randomly seeing parrot guy again kicking it with Biker hippies n blow up doll #bonnaroo http://twitpic.com/772is 9:31 AM These walls were blank yesterday. #bonnaroo http://twitpic.com/77c7c June 13 7:00 AM Bon iver justin vernon (center) talks strategies used at fests to engage peeps: “ask the crowd to be your chorus” http://twitpic.com/7a6ly 7:03 AM Um, ground control to major tom, I think we’ve lost him #phish http://twitpic.com/7a6w2 11:03 PM Glowstick war at NIN. Ha June 14 5:02 PM RT @bonnaroonews: Trent Reznor says Bonnaroo his last US concert #bonnaroo ^JL http://bit.ly/1c4BxK 5:02 PM RT @SpinnerTweet: Final day #Bonnaroo. Did life ever exist before this? Is there still an outside world? Are showers still around? 5:03 PM RT @stereogum: Bonnaroo Sat. recap: Trent says goodbye, Bruce says Merry XMas. Lots of pics + video of new MGMT tune http://is.gd/11UdC
Jun 15th, 2009 by Howie Goldklang
