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St. Vincent @ Turner Hall Ballroom
While she had definitely been building up steam before collaborating with David Byrne, there’s no denying that heading into the studio (and out on the road) with the iconoclastic former Talking H,Concert Reviews more
Apr 7, 2014 11:29 AM Concert Reviews
This Week on The Disclaimer: Camping in the Name of Art and Debating Spotify
This week on The Disclaimer, WMSE's weekly panel with station promotions director Ryan Schleicher, A.V. Club Milwaukee editor Matt Wild and I, we examine yet another event that says its art but doesn't smell like art: a planned "urban camping" exc.. more
Oct 17, 2013 6:00 PM On Music
CJ Foeckler
David Byrne and St. Vincent @ Riverside Theater
In the five years since her debut full length, Marry Me, Annie Clark, better known by her stage name St. Vincent, has built up quite a bit of traction. But even for an artist whose star was already on the rise, teaming up... more
Sep 17, 2012 3:57 PM Concert Reviews
David Byrne, St. Vincent to Headline the Riverside
David Byrne and St. Vincent will headline the Riverside Theater as part of a just-announced tour behind their upcoming collaborative album, the venue announced this morning. The former Talking Heads frontman and the widely heralded indie-rock guit.. more
Jun 14, 2012 3:10 PM On Music
Talking Heads Chronology
<p> The Talking Heads left an indelible visual impression with <em>Stop Making Sense</em> (1984), but long before Jonathan Demme directed the group in their concert-as-performance-art documentary, the Heads had been recorded on videotape. The DVD.. more
Feb 15, 2012 1:52 PM I Hate Hollywood
Band of Gypsys
Jimi Hendrix: Band of Gypsys won the Grammy in 1999 for Best Long Form Music Video. The documentary has been reissued on DVD with retooled stereo and other bonuses. Regardless of enhancements, the documentary is an interesting look at Hendrix's tr.. more
Apr 7, 2011 12:08 PM I Hate Hollywood
Wait Is Over for ‘Purgatorio’ at Next Act Theatre
In addition to creatingthe physical end of Purgatory, Cecsarini will also play one of its Purgatorio ,Theater more
Jan 25, 2010 12:00 AM Theater
Good Health Care Policy Makes Good Politics—And Vice Versa
I know that’s the simplistic refrain of every10-year-old, but I’m 33 and I mean it: I just don’t get it. Specifically, I don’t get why Maine Sen. OlympiaSnowe (R)—or any Republican senator, for that matter&mdash,News Feature more
Oct 15, 2009 12:00 AM News Features 1 Comments
Indian Summer
Traditional dances, music, weaving and pottery demonstrations, pow-wows and robust American-Indian cuisine such as wild rice, buffalo venison and roasted corn are among the attractions at this weekend’s Indian Summer Festival, which runs th... more
Sep 12, 2009 12:00 AM Today in Milwaukee
Earth-Friendly Fabrics
Want to be kind to the Earth and be fashionable? It’s possible, but you might be surprised by the unnatural dyes, pesticides and chemicals that are involved in the production of some seemingly natural fabrics. Consider the following when you’re sh.. more
Jul 9, 2009 4:00 AM Health & Wellness
Happy Birthday, Luaka Bop
A cheeky, fold-open poster enclosed with the package tells the label's story in words a Twenty First ,None more
May 29, 2009 12:00 AM Album Reviews
Harvey Taylor
On his latest CD of songs and spoken verse, veteran Milwaukee poet/musician Harvey Taylor encompasses tunes that range from earnest to sociopolitical to goofy. A number of the city's acoustic, improvisat,CD Reviews more
Nov 10, 2008 12:00 AM Album Reviews
David Byrne (10/15)
David Byrne will perform LIVE at the Pabston Wednesday, October 15 at 8 pm. Meet the Shepherd Express Street Team as they give you free swag,Promotions more
Oct 15, 2008 12:00 AM Promotions
Van Morrison
VanMorrison's explorations into Americanacontinue on Keep It Simple, afollow-up Keep It Simple ,CD Reviews more
May 26, 2008 12:00 AM Album Reviews 3 Comments
Stop Making Sense
First comes a white shoe, followed by an off white suit leg. Soon enough, David Byrne becomes fully visible for the opening number of Stop Making Sense, the Talking Heads 1984 concert film (out now on Blu-ray). Accompanying himself with acoustic.. more
Dec 31, 1969 11:00 PM I Hate Hollywood