Published July 9, 2018
As one final tribute - and as a way to ignore that we're 350-some days away from being back - here is a collection of all our reviews and recaps from the past week and a half of musical mayhem, remembering the good, the bad and the rained out.
Published July 9, 2018
The Big Gig may have said goodbye to 2018 Sunday night, but for Arcade Fire fans, the evening was about reintroduction - a long overdue one. Not that anybody in the crowd could possibly hold a grudge after the band's two-hour explosion of pure energy, joy and outstanding music.
Published July 8, 2018
The summer part of Summerfest showed up this year, producing some scalding, sweaty, sizzling days down by the lakefront. So we at Burning Through Brew City figured what better way to handle the heat than by finding some spicy Summerfest eats?
Published July 8, 2018
Thanks to Summerfest, however, this page now been stamped in The Weeknd's performance passport, roaring into the American Family Insurance Amphitheater Saturday night and certainly making up for lost time.
Published July 8, 2018
"I'm so grateful you're here. God bless you for showing up!" Hunter Hayes shouted out to the crowd at the BMO Harris Pavilion on Saturday night at Summerfest. A lot of artists give shout-outs to the crowd, but Hunter Hayes made gratefulness one of the themes of the night.
My name is Roy Henning and I am running four events called "Break into the Big Gig" at The Up and Under Pub (Fridays), BBC (Saturdays), Club Garibaldi (Thursdays) and Kelly's Bleachers II (Fridays); with the winner at each event getting a spot to play at Summerfest. I am stil...
