Podcasts
Poetry, from the page to the stage
Must a poem always follow traditional forms? Or can it evolve and free itself from the page to become something else entirely?
Jul 22nd, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
Vacuum-packed poetry
What makes a poem different than a story? Jennifer L. Knox likes to think of poems as narratives with all extemporaneous detail sucked out -- like air out of a vacuum bag.
Jul 15th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
“Intoxicology”
As the creators of Bittercube, Nick Kosevich and Ira Koplowitz have taken cocktailing to another level and parlayed their collective expertise into an intriguing business venture.
Jul 8th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
Enabling the celebration
Recipe for a good bartender: combine equal parts wit, product knowledge, sincerity and professionalism. Stir. Garnish with a smile.
Jul 1st, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
A career bartender
Robert Biermann has been in the hospitality business for 30 years, serving up beers, shots and the occasional bit of everyday wisdom.
Jun 24th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
The customer is always right
Mixologist, bar chef, bartender.Call him whatever you like, but for Chad Doll of Bryant's it's always customers before cocktails.
Jun 17th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
The imbibing experience
Backstage begins a new series exploring the emergence of craft cocktailing in Milwaukee's bar scene.
Jun 10th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
Art that just “is itself”
Backstage wraps its focus on visual artists with painter and Milwaukee native Gregory Klassen.
Jun 3rd, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
“Whence cometh…Borg?”
What happens when a bunch of "artists, musicians, engineers, derelicts, politicians, activists, noise makers and rejects of contemporary culture" start an art and music collective? DIY magic, that's what.
May 27th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
“The spiritual mechanism that enables art”
For kathryn e. martin, creating art is not (and will never be) a "job" -- it's a compulsion
May 20th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
Rocky Trails
Local filmmaker Drew Rosas' first feature, an 80s hipster slasher/comedy, opens tomorrow night at the Oriental
May 19th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
“A tsunami of [Marc] Tasman”
One self portrait every day, for ten years (and one day). You can do the math.
May 13th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
