Music - Aug. 1, 2009
Back to rock: The return of CKY
Passionately grinding guitar riffs into each other with a ferocity that drives their wheel pounding rock and roll, decade-old veteran rockers CKY arrive Sunday at The Rave revitalized with a new found energy. Capturing that energy in their first album back -- a musical journey called "Carver City" -- CKY loudly slams the accelerator to speed away from its near collapse.
Tags: camp kill yourself, cky, jess margera, carver city

Music - July 27, 2009
Gig roundup: Polkafinger plays the apolkalypse
You don't have to remember Milwaukee's legendary punk band The Haskels to head over to Shank Hall to see Polkafinger and The Blackholes Power Polka Machine, at 9 p.m. Friday. Although Polkafinger's Richard LaValliere was the singer and bassist for The Haskells and later the equally fine Oil Tasters, you don't need any of that background to enjoy the Brooklyn trio's punk rock polka.
Tags: Polkafinger, The Blackholes, Mark Shurilla, Oil Tasters, The Haskels, Shank, The Rave, Miramar, Cactus Club, Riverside, Pabst Theater, CKY, Warped Tour, All Time Low, Marcus Amphitheater, Crosby, Up and Under, Lonely H, Ground Zero, Midwest Beat, Duck on