Review

Stripwax: Blue is a Color You Can Hear
Stripwax

Blue is a Color You Can Hear

Jeff Moody waxes poetic on the genre that is blues-rock in advent of the Chicago Blues Festival.

Reviewed: Harlem, Jaill, Worrier @ Mad Planet
Reviewed

Harlem, Jaill, Worrier @ Mad Planet

A Monday night show worth any lack of sleep or hangover that might have plagued you on Tuesday. Welcome Sanam Tala Sadeghi to the Fan-Belt staff!

Stripwax: Ask The Dick Clark Poster!
Stripwax

Ask The Dick Clark Poster!

Every so often, Jeff gets a letter from a reader who has a question for The Dick Clark Poster. Here are a few.

Reviewed: Hip-Hop Hates MS @ Cactus Club
Reviewed

Hip-Hop Hates MS @ Cactus Club

Michael looks on as Milwaukee Hip Hop takes on its most recent battle opponent: Multiple Sclerosis.

Lydon Wins The Weekend: Public Image Ltd. @ The Pabst Theater
Lydon Wins The Weekend

Public Image Ltd. @ The Pabst Theater

30 years on, Public Image Ltd still runs circles around the music world.

Stripwax: The Perpetual Mark E. Smith
Stripwax

The Perpetual Mark E. Smith

Once upon a time, Jeff went and saw The Fall, and they kinda sucked. But that's ok. Their new album doesn't suck.

Reviewed: Monotonix at Cataldo’s
Reviewed

Monotonix at Cataldo’s

Monotonix takes the show outside at Cataldo's on KK in Bay View. Abbie reports from the front lines.

Stripwax: Amanda Palmer’s Next Act
Stripwax

Amanda Palmer’s Next Act

Amanda Palmer as conjoined twins? Yes please.

Recap: The Miltown Beatdown, Round 3
Recap

The Miltown Beatdown, Round 3

Jesse Tolbert reports from the Wherehouse as DJ Peru and Jihad Baracus do battle.

Stripwax: Dear Sire Records…
Stripwax

Dear Sire Records…

Dear Sire Records: Please don't screw up Foxy Shazam.

Reviewed: RGTBRUOS/BPS/The Butts @ The Eagle’s Nest
Reviewed

RGTBRUOS/BPS/The Butts @ The Eagle’s Nest

Okay. Gettin' drunk. Rock and roll. This is what it's all about. (RGTBRUOS stands for "Roman Gabriel Todd's Beast Rising up Out of the Sea." Wow.)

This Way For the Gas: The Man of the Moment
This Way For the Gas

The Man of the Moment

Brian Whitney looks for meaning in the tracks of Juiceboxxx's "Thunder Zone Volume One" mixtape.