Review

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
Reviewed

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.

Reviewed: Mash Up Thursday @ the Miramar
Reviewed

Mash Up Thursday @ the Miramar

Sanam checks out her pals Klassik and ¡Oye! at the Miramar's monthly hip-hop night.

Reviewed: Murder By Death @ the High Noon Saloon
Reviewed

Murder By Death @ the High Noon Saloon

Bloomington, IN's hardest-working band brings their Americana-fueled, Southern Gothic tales of 19th Century woe to Madison.

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.