Review

Dining: Hom, Home on the Range
Dining

Hom, Home on the Range

The Bayshore restaurant Hom has wood-fire grilled food and a North Woods atmosphere. It’s a very comforting place.

Review: MSO Guest Violinist Is Electrifying
Review

MSO Guest Violinist Is Electrifying

Global star Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is sensational in Shostakovich and orchestra excels in two other works.

Dining: Meraki, the Wildest Menu in Town?
Dining

Meraki, the Wildest Menu in Town?

The Walker’s Point restaurant is worth visiting just to read the menu. The food is pretty good, too.

Dance: A <i>Giselle</i> For The Ages
Dance

A Giselle For The Ages

Milwaukee Ballet resets the work in a Jewish town during WWII and the results are stunning.

Review: Getting High on Brit Floyd
Review

Getting High on Brit Floyd

No they’re not quite Pink Floyd, but they still left me somewhere on the dark side of the moon.

Review: TV on the Radio Lives Up to Hype
Review

TV on the Radio Lives Up to Hype

Sell-out crowd at Pabst gets to hear a great mix of its old and new songs.

Classical: Bach Masterwork Played Big in Brookfield
Classical

Bach Masterwork Played Big in Brookfield

Bel Canto and supporting players take on Bach’s huge St. Matthew Passion for an appreciative crowd.

Classical: Florentine a Leader in New Operas
Classical

Florentine a Leader in New Operas

Elmer Gantry is just the latest success for the increasingly adventurous company.

Classical: <i>The Snow Dragon</i> Is an Audacious Premiere
Classical

The Snow Dragon Is an Audacious Premiere

New opera by Thai composer is innovative fantasy that challenges conventions.

Theater: Rep’s <i>Five Presidents</i> Is Blandly Bipartisan
Theater

Rep’s Five Presidents Is Blandly Bipartisan

New play by “West Wing” writer is flat fare, but production is solid.

Review: Alabama Shakes Rocks Milwaukee
Review

Alabama Shakes Rocks Milwaukee

Lead singer Brittany Howard has been compared to Janis Joplin, but the band proved uniquely powerful in its own right.

My Whirlwind Weekend at Arte Para Todos

My Whirlwind Weekend at Arte Para Todos

Inaugural Milwaukee music festival was three days of great music, cool clubs and fun crowds.