Music - Nov. 23, 2009
Gig roundup: The Cranberries go for another spin
Earlier this year, Potawatomi announced a Dolores O'Riordan show at the Northern Lights Theater only to announce its cancellation not long after. But it wasn't long before we learned why. Word got out that her band,The Cranberries -- which went on hiatus six years ago -- was reuniting and coming to Milwaukee.
Tags: The Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, Potawatomi, Riverside, Noel Hogan, Camera Obscura, Turner Hall, Liam Ford, Mark Shurilla and the Greatest Hits, Tommy Greywolf, Jayne "Firecracker" Taylor, Shank Hall, Pat McCurdy, Electrix Six, Mad Planet, The Gay Blad

Music - Nov. 9, 2009
Gig roundup: Green River Ordinance gets grassroots support
It was a long way to go, but Fort Worth quintet Green River Ordinance got there in a short period of time. The band's name refers to the colloquial name for laws banning door-to-door sales. So it's ironic that a groundswell of support led to an opening slot for Bon Jovi in Dallas just a couple years after the band recorded its debut in its church basement.
Tags: Green River Ordinance, David Cook, The Script, Riverside, White Rabbits, The Dig, Glass Ghost, Turner Hall, Slightly Stoopid, Club Garibaldi, Monsters of Death, Shank Hall, The Rave, The Fiery Furnaces, Tommy Castro, Digital Leather

Music - Sept. 22, 2009
Cranberries bringing reunion tour to Riverside Theater
They're back. The Cranberries have reunited after seven years apart. Dolores O'Riordan and the Cranberries are coming to Milwaukee November 27 for an evening of classics as well as new material from the lead singer's solo efforts.
Tags: Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, Riverside, reunion show, Dublin, Linger, Dreams, Zombie, No Baggage, concert announcement, Ode to my Family, Rounder

Music - Sept. 16, 2009
A busy autumn continues for Bon Iver
Justin Vernon -- aka "Bon Iver" -- will serve as the honorary chairperson for the 2009 AIDS Walk on Oct. 11. Later that evening, he will perform the final show of a two-year tour at The Riverside. First, however, Vernon will release a new album with a Milwaukee band under the name Volcano Choir on Sept. 22.
Tags: justin vernon, bon iver, aids walk waisconsin, pabst theater, riverside

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