Music - Sept. 15, 2008
Gig roundup: Phalen fetes Midwestern music
In July 2007, Will Phalen and the Stereo Addicts held the first Midwestern Folk Rock Revival here in Brew City. On Saturday, Sept. 20, the group hosts the second installment of what now appears to be an annual event.
Tags: Will Phalen and the Stereo Addicts, Midwestern Folk Rock Revival, Hayward Williams, Farewell Milwaukee, Shank Hall, Cactus Club, The Rave, The Pabst, Mad Planet, Leon Redbone, Bernard Allison, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Gasthaus, The Detroit Cobras, Snap

Music - Aug. 26, 2008
Ruby Isle teams with Tay Zonday for "Night Shot"
Ruby Isle -- Wisconsin natives Mark Mallman and Dan Geller, with drummer Aaron Lemay -- is going to make you dance with it's new album "Night Shot." Plus, Tay Zonday sings on it. Check it out.
Tags: ruby isle, mark mallman, dan geller, kindercore records, tay zonday, chocolate rain, night shot, i am the world trade center, amy dykes, cactus club

Music - Aug. 18, 2008
Gig roundup: Workingman strikes golden balance
The music on the debut disc by The Celebrated Workingman is chimey and poppy and vivid, offering a release valve for singer Mark Waldoch's pent-up musical passion and breathless vocal urgency.
Tags: Kill Hannah, The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem, The White Tie Affair, Eagles Club, Shank Hall, Cactus Club, Bee vs. Moth, Liam Finn, Eddie Vedder, Riverside, Turner Hall, The Championship, Mark Waldoch, The Celebrated Workingman, Koufax, Decibully, Coco M

Music - July 8, 2008
Brazzaville at Bastille Days
This week the Milwaukee-based Bus Stop Label, which releases the band's latest, "21st Century Girl," brings Brazzaville back to Brew City for a series of shows.
Tags: brazzaville, david brown, bastille days, bus stop label, 21st century girl, john the savage, cactus club, sugar maple

Music - May 2, 2008
Exploring the complexities of The Canvasmen
The show isn't billed as a CD release party, but tonight The Canvasmen launch their first album, "Set Your Picture in the City."
Tags: the canvasmen, set your picture in the city, funk, walls have ears, cactus club