Music - Dec. 1, 2008
Gig roundup: Hatfield has grown up
Juliana Hatfield's memoir -- the one printed on paper rather than burned in zeroes and ones with a laser into plastic -- is called "When I Grow Up." But it takes but a single listen to her latest disc, "How to Walk Away," to realize the one-time Blake Babies front woman has long since matured. Hatfield, now 41, performs at Turner Hall Ballroom on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m.
Tags: Juliana Hatfield, Turner Hall, Shank, The Rave, Cactus Club, Stonefly, Death Cab for Cutie, Roster McCabe, Reckless Hearts, The Danger, Lowen & Navarro, Jonatha Brooke, Mistletoe Meltdown, Alex Chilton, Mac Lethal

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 28, 2008
On the town in Milwaukee: What's your local hotspot?
There is plenty of neighborhood pride on the East Side, in Riverwest and in Bay View. Not to mention outlying suburbs. But, I was a bit of a junkie for Bay View last weekend. Here's a take Bay View spots, and a question: do you live where you like to hang out or do you like to hang out where you live?
Tags: club garibaldi, palomino, cactus club, burnhearts, palm tavern, blackbird, bay view

Music - Nov. 24, 2008
Gig roundup: Lynne sings Dusty
If you're among the fans of "Just a Little Lovin'," the most recent disc by Shelby Lynne that finds the country pop chanteuse paying tribute to one of her favorite records, Dusty Springfield's landmark 1969 blue-eyed soul disc, "Dusty in Memphis," you can thank Barry Manilow. Lynne plays in Milwaukee this week.
Tags: Shelby Lynne, Dusty Springfield, Turner Hall, Shank Hall, Cactus Club, The Rave, Northern Lights Theater, James Hunter, Susan Tedeschi, The Response, The Etiquette, Fever Marlene, DDS Show, C4J Records, Potawatomi, Riverside, Barry Manilow

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