http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_julielawrence.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Julie Lawrence en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:01:07 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/omc_rssfeed_logo.gif http://onmilwaukee.com 204 67 When the wanderlust strikes, turn a day trip into a staycation and retreat into Wisconsin. Pike Lake State Park is about a 45-minute drive northwest of Milwaukee via U.S. Hwy. 45/41 and is a unit of the Kettle Moraine. http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/pikelakestaycation.html http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/pikelakestaycation.html?15945 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:02:00 CST Bryant's Cocktail Lounge has re-opened. On July 8, new owner John Dye flipped the switch on the red neon "Open" sign for the first time in nine months and welcomed eager guests in to experience the bar's revival. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/bryantsisback.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/bryantsisback.html?15960 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:35:00 CST Babe's Ice Cream, 2264 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., is doing its part to help the vegans, lactose intolerant and / or health conscious dessert lovers through the dog days of summer by offering several soy-based selections. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/babessoy.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/babessoy.html?15964 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:57:00 CST We caught up with Quinn Scharber of Quinn Scharber and the... to chat about the new record, Saturday's release show with Tim Schweiger and the Middlemen and Hayward Williams, and Milwaukee's "stifling level of apathy." http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/quinnscharber.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/quinnscharber.html?15888 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:26:00 CST Brent Gohde and I were standing around drinking wine at the WMSE booth last Thursday at Bastille Days when we noticed an energetic, plaid-clad and studded belt-wearing mob form in front of a nearby stage around 9:30 p.m. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/localmusicpodcast0714.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/localmusicpodcast0714.html?15917 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:40:00 CST For those who like to put a little pop in their cocktail, we've got an announcement: Champagne -- or any fizzy white, like Asti Spumante or Moscato d'Asti -- is the new mixer. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/champagnecocktails.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/champagnecocktails.html?15781 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:19:00 CST Spackle Gallery's focus is spotlighting new, underrepresented work http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/spacklegallery.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/spacklegallery.html?15701 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:12:00 CST Of Montreal releases its ninth album, "Skeletal Lamping" (Polyvinyl), on Oct. 7 and hits the road shortly thereafter. Expect Barnes and crew to bring their "avant-disco" to Milwaukee's Pabst Theater Sunday, Oct. 26. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/ofmontreal.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/ofmontreal.html?15909 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:24:00 CST The Bomb Shelter's new Suds Club is one of the city's best, and favorably-priced, beer sampling clubs. It goes down each Wednesday in Walker's Point. Here are the details. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/sudsclubbombshelter.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/sudsclubbombshelter.html?15898 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:19:00 CST Laissez Faire, the small French bistro-inspired deli and restaurant at 724 N. Old World 3rd St., is closed. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/laissezfaireclosed.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/laissezfaireclosed.html?15873 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:32:00 CST 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. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/brazzaville08.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/brazzaville08.html?15865 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:04:00 CST Decibully helped cap off Summerfest '08 with a short but exciting set at the Zippo Rock stage Sunday night, filing the slot before ex-Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart and his new band headlined. http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/decibullysf.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/decibullysf.html?15835 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 21:45:00 CST Milwaukee Fashion Week is set for Oct. 3-6, and in the fashion world, this is great news for the city. http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/milwfashionweekupdate.html http://onmilwaukee.com/family/articles/milwfashionweekupdate.html?15784 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:43:00 CST Friday night we saw a slightly-aged, but a very much refreshed and ready-to-go Stone Temple Pilots, and if its half-cover of "We Will Rock You" was any indication, it was determined to pick up right where it left off five years ago. http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/stpsummerfest.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/stpsummerfest.html?15822 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:19:00 CST My partner in Local Music Podcast, WSME's Brent Gohde, and I volunteered to work the WSME booth at the Cascio Interstate Music Grove Garage for the better part of Thursday, July 3. http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/grrovegarage703.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/grrovegarage703.html?15819 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:05:00 CST Alkaline Trio released a new record, "Agony and Irony" on Tuesday, July 1 and played Summerfest's U.S. Cellular stage the next day. http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/alk3review.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/alk3review.html?15811 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:15:00 CST Eddie Vedder takes to the road again for the second leg of his solo tour, which brings him through Milwaukee on Friday, Aug. 19 for a show at The Riverside Theater. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/veddersolo.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/veddersolo.html?15803 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:29:00 CST Local filmmaker Frankie Latina brings some national attention to Milwaukee's film underground with his latest project, "Modus Operandi." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/modusoperandi.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/modusoperandi.html?15799 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:46:00 CST Wisconsin's Verona Grove covers the Big Mac jingle. Find out why... http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/veronagrovebigmac.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/veronagrovebigmac.html?15774 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:54:00 CST These days Andy Brawner's talents fuel Time Since Western, a musical alter ego marked by the poetry of dusty roads and imaginative wanderlust. He recently released a new record and chatted with us about it. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/timesincewestern.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/timesincewestern.html?15687 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:17:00 CST As the first really hot, sweaty day we've had this year, the conditions were prime for Summerfest's opening day yesterday. http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/sfsurprises.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/sfsurprises.html?15737 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:36:00 CST Tonight, The Bomb Shelter, a Walker's Point tavern, kicks off its Suds Club, a weekly beer tasting event from 7 to 10 p.m. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/sudsclub.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/sudsclub.html?15707 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:42:00 CST You could call it a free show, or you could call it three shows for the price of one. Either way, $15 gets you an evening with M. Ward, The Watson Twins and now, hip-pop musician Tim Fite at The Pabst Theater Saturday, July 19. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/fiteafterparty.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/fiteafterparty.html?15690 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:08:00 CST All Transfer Cafe customers who show a same-day bus transfer ticket or current bus pass receive 20 percent off their food bill on Wednesdays. The same deal applies to those arriving on bikes. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/transferdiscount.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/transferdiscount.html?15674 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:40:00 CST Milwaukee Art Museum director Dan Keegan has some progressive ideas for the future of the museum; ones that will undoubtedly keep it on the forefront of Milwaukee's cultural attraction. We sat down to talk with him about his plans in this latest Milwaukee Talks. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/milwtalksdankeegan.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/milwtalksdankeegan.html?15648 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:39:00 CST Before the Counting Crows hit the road this summer they're asking fans to design their tour poster. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/countingcrowsposter.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/countingcrowsposter.html?15662 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:41:00 CST The Bomb Shelter, a new beer-centric bar in Walker's Point, opens this Saturday at 3 p.m. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/bombshelteropen.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/bombshelteropen.html?15649 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:14:00 CST October promises to be a fashionable month here in Milwaukee, with our own Fashion Week starting on Oct. 3 and the RunUp to the Runway show on Monday, Oct. 27. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/runuptotherunway.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/runuptotherunway.html?15633 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:54:00 CST MTV's "The Real World" series is all about roommate tension, controversy, scandal and, apparently, Milwaukee-made songstress Jayme Dawicki. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/jaymedawickimtv.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/jaymedawickimtv.html?15629 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:08:00 CST As Potawatomi Bingo Casino officially unveils the results of its $240 million expansion this Thursday, June 19, Potawatomi Food and Beverage Director Michael Tsuchihashi expects the dazzling new Bar 360 to be a highlight. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/bar360.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/bar360.html?15604 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:20:00 CST Beginning Wednesday, June 18, public transit commuters will be privy to live, local band footage via the Transit TV network on the MCTS buses. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/bandsonbus.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/bandsonbus.html?15602 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:07:00 CST Japanese for the "sound of conversation" -- literally "chit chat" -- Pecha Kucha allows artists, business people, writers or anyone with an idea to share to present their information in a concise, provocative and personal way. http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/pechakucha.html http://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/pechakucha.html?15531 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:27:00 CST Gilbert and George describe themselves as "two people, one artist." The British artists -- we'll use the plural here to avoid confusion -- met at St. Martins School of Art in London in 1967 and have been together, personally, professionally and artistically, ever since. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/gilbertandgeorge.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/gilbertandgeorge.html?15582 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:23:00 CST The Social, 170 S. 1st St., is taking this Sunday's Father's Day as a good opportunity to kick off its new weekly Sunday brunch. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/socialsundaybrunch.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/socialsundaybrunch.html?15565 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:54:00 CST In honor of actor Johnny Depp and the rest of the film crew for the Wisconsin-filmed John Dillinger feature "Public Enemies," Kincaid's Restaurant has temporarily renamed its French dip sandwich as the "Wisconsin French Depp." http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/deppsandwich.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/deppsandwich.html?15548 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:01:00 CST As of last month, Posh Milwaukee is back on the scene with a new mission that merges the fun of outer beauty with the fulfillment of inner beauty. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/poshmilwaukee.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/poshmilwaukee.html?15518 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:11:00 CST The Historic Third Ward Jazz Festival Summer Sizzle marks 10 years this summer and celebrates with an impressive two-day lineup. http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/festivals/articles/summersizzle08.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/festivals/articles/summersizzle08.html?15533 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:57:00 CST Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro executive chef Adam Siegel took the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest at the June 8 awards ceremony in New York City. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/siegelwinsjba.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/siegelwinsjba.html?15529 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:19:00 CST By today's standards, the circus is more of a sideshow act than the pinnacle of modern entertainment. But at the turn of the 20th century, the traveling circus was the height of American amusement and intrigue. http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/ringlingbroscircus.html http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/ringlingbroscircus.html?15470 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:08:00 CST NPR's "All Songs Considered" recently did a show called "The Sound of a Generation." It lead me to wonder what is the sound of Milwaukee? Anyone have an opinion? http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/localmusicpodcast0609.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/localmusicpodcast0609.html?15509 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:02:00 CST This year the Wisconsin-born Organic Valley celebrates its 20th anniversary and its "family of farms" is 1,239 strong, with members across the country and in Canada and products available at food cooperatives, natural foods stores and supermarkets nation wide. http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/organicvalley.html http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/organicvalley.html?15489 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 05:13:00 CST The Social serves food until 10 p.m. -- 11 p.m. on weekends -- but it transforms into a destination for drinks and music well after the kitchen has closed for the night. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/socialsummer08.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/socialsummer08.html?15456 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:10:00 CST Two local artists wrote "Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft and Design." http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/handmadenation.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/handmadenation.html?15478 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:41:00 CST Some people get massages to relieve stress; others, like Milwaukee's Melissa Mitchell, give them. She's just opened her own BODY Massage Studio in the Third Ward and is ready to help you relax. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/bodymassagestudio.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/bodymassagestudio.html?15386 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 05:12:00 CST Musician Mark Allen isn't exactly a newcomer to the scene, but under his new name, My Mourning Belle, Allen reinvents himself as a one-man show. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/mymourningbelle.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/mymourningbelle.html?15450 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 05:08:00 CST The Black Keys launch a summer tour on June 17 in Australia, make their way across the pond and stop in Milwaukee on Sept. 5 for a show at Turner Hall Ballroom. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/theblackkeys.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/theblackkeys.html?15454 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:23:00 CST Each $30 FEED 100 bag purchased at Whole Foods Market helps provide 100 nutritious meals to hungry school-age children in Rwanda through the United Nation World Food Program's (WFP) School Feeding Program. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/feed100bags.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/feed100bags.html?15340 Sun, 25 May 2008 05:16:00 CST Whether it was the party bus of friends that arrived with them or their infectious stage presence, Fat J and the Pinners emerged victorious as winner of the Up and Under's Battle of the Bands. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/fatjandthepinners.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/fatjandthepinners.html?15328 Sun, 25 May 2008 05:15:00 CST You can call it folk, Americana, indie rock -- some might even call it country. But essentially, what Langhorne Slim does is write musical love letters. Catch him with The War Eagles on Tuesday, May 27 at The Mad Planet. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/langhorneinterview.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/langhorneinterview.html?15324 Sat, 24 May 2008 05:18:00 CST Penthouse on Broadway is closing and the new Three Brothers Soup, Sandwich and Salad Shop is replacing it at 184 N. Broadway in the Third Ward. http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/threebrothers.html http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/threebrothers.html?15334 Thu, 22 May 2008 11:09:00 CST