Review

Cultural Zero: 25 Bands in 2 Days
Cultural Zero

25 Bands in 2 Days

DJ goes to both days of Verge, three other shows, and attempts to review every single band in the space of one column. He's an idiot.

Reviewed: Jacuzzi Boys/Hollows/Drugs Dragons @ Frank’s Power Plant
Reviewed

Jacuzzi Boys/Hollows/Drugs Dragons @ Frank’s Power Plant

A long weekend of rock kicks off for Sanam at Frank's.

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.

Review: The New Loud, Measures Melt
Review

The New Loud, Measures Melt

A three-way review! Dirty! DJ, Erika and Jeff discuss the new offering from The New Loud before their CD release show tonight at Cactus Club.

Reviewed: Holy F**k and Nice Nice at Mad Planet
Reviewed

Holy F**k and Nice Nice at Mad Planet

Jeb Ebben reviews a show that he'd normally veer clear of: Holy F**k and Nice Nice at Mad Planet.

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.

Reviewed: The Wrens @ Sonar, Baltimore MD
Reviewed

The Wrens @ Sonar, Baltimore MD

Fan-Belt hits the road as Jeff Moody takes a road trip to see a rare performance by one of our favorite bands ever.

Freaks Come Out at the Borg Ward Collective

Freaks Come Out at the Borg Ward Collective

Jeb Ebben recaps the second annual Freaks Come Out festival at the Borg Ward.

Reviewed: Mono Pazza Milwaukee
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Mono Pazza Milwaukee

DJ hops from Turner Hall to Stonefly last Friday to catch The Twilight Sad, Mono, and Mucca Pazza. Just another night in Milwaukee.

Stripwax: The Melvins are the sound of arterial blockage
Stripwax

The Melvins are the sound of arterial blockage

Whilst gnawing on a burger that was too large for my mouth, a thought crawled like slow death across my orbitofrontal cortex … why not The Melvins with these burgers?

Reviewed: Crappy Dracula/MBL/Vignettes/Sleazybeats @ Frank’s
Reviewed

Crappy Dracula/MBL/Vignettes/Sleazybeats @ Frank’s

Anthony Hanratty debuts for Fan-Belt by attending last Friday's Crappy Dracula tour kickoff at Frank's Power Plant.