Bob Schneider w/Mike Benign
Shank Hall 1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
$20
Singer-songwriter Bob Schneider has a tendency to genre-hop from reggae-twinged jam rock to silly hip-hop-inflected folk to classic rock to lovelorn ballads. On his 2006 album, The Californian, the Austin, Texas, troubadour tightened his sound, restricting himself to just direct roots rock, resulting in an album that captured the energy of his live shows. Subsequent releases have maintained that energy, including 2009’s Lovely Creatures—a career high that featured some spirited forays into Latin music—and a trio of EPs he released in 2015 called King Kong. For those who really can’t get enough of his music, he’s posted dozens of his live shows on his Bandcamp page.