Author Tyler Maas

Soul Low opens up, unplugs, looks ahead before rare acoustic show

February 17, 2016

//Soul Low is in a strange place right now. Following its biggest year to date, the band currently looms in a self-described "vinyl purgatory" that finds it sitting on new material and staying relatively q...

Weird! Bubba Sparxxx will perform at City Lounge in Cudahy on April 30

Tyler Maas

February 16, 2016

//Today in the "suburban bars booking past-prime rappers" beat comes news that the crown jewel of East Layton Avenue late-night, City Lounge, has landed a show with a formerly formidable "country rap" fore...

Pastafarians rejoice! Wisconsin DMV now allows colanders in license photos

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2016

//Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster members (also known as "Pastafarians") who live in Wisconsin are in luck. Last week, around the same time followers of a different religion were walking around in p...

WAMI People’s Choice ballot is open

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2016

//That time of year is upon us again. Roughly a year after doling out hardware to deserving winners like PHOX, GGOOLLDD, Field Report, and WebsterX, as well as questionable winners like Vic Ferrari, "Live ...

Rio Turbo and Dashcam remix “20/20” for Valentine’s Day

Tyler Maas

February 14, 2016

//Happy Valentine's Day, Milwaukee! Hopefully you spent the weekend cuddled up close to that special someone. If Cupid's arrow missed you this year, cheer up knowing Milwaukee party-pop purveyor Rio Turbo ...

Off Base: The best, worst, and weirdest Milwaukee Brewers 2016 giveaways

Tyler Maas

February 12, 2016

//We've already come to terms with the overwhelming likelihood the Milwaukee Brewers are going to be very, very (and maybe historically) bad in 2016. Between everything new GM David Stearns has said, the v...

Exclusive: Stream the new Brat Sounds EP, ‘Gatorade’

Tyler Maas

February 12, 2016

//Following a solid self-titled debut put out under the name Brat Sounds in late 2014, former Dinny Bulca singer Scott Cary's new project really started to hit its stride last September with the release of...

Tracklist: 13 ways to celebrate and/or avoid Valentine’s Day

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2016

//Some of you are in a serious relationship, or at least involved in a budding romance. Others are happily (or perhaps miserably) single. No matter where your love life lands, the same thing holds abundant...

Relive Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016 with these photos

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2016

//God damn, Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016 was great. Excuse the tardiness, but we've only recently thawed out, sobered up, and fully processed all the food, fun, friendship, and philanthropy that took place ...

Midwest Death Rattle returns with “Post-Apocalypso” lyric video

Tyler Maas

February 9, 2016

//Back in December, we compiled a list of Milwaukee bands making albums we were excited to hear in 2016. Though our WordPress theme apparently ate that post for some reason, we assure you that Midwest Deat...

The Fatty Acids’ Derek De Vinney goes it alone as Lingerer

Tyler Maas

February 9, 2016

//After being at or at least near the forefront of Milwaukee's music scene since 2010's Stop Berries, Berries And Berries, Berries, The Fatty Acids have experienced some changes. Once relied upon to play a...

Comparing the 2002 and 2016 Milwaukee Brewers, the worst teams in franchise history

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2016

//With the team's On Deck event having come and gone, pitchers and catchers preparing to report to spring training in a matter of days, and last weekend's Jean Segura trade essentially signaling the end of...

Oh god yes! Avalon is screening ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ on Valentine’s Day

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2016

//Ever since we finally convinced the Avalon to show Wet Hot American Summer last September (no big deal!), the Bay View theater has rolled out a steady stream of celebrated cinema classics to coincide wit...

Queen Tut’s dominion extends to Mitten Fest

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2016

//If you're among the nearly 7,000 people who have checked either "interested" or "going" on the Facebook event for Saturday's day-long Burnhearts Mitten Fest, it's possible you've looked upon the name Que...

Here’s everything you need to know about Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016

Tyler Maas

February 3, 2016

//Since the first frost of last autumn, many Milwaukee-area residents have set their sights on the events of February 6. As the days became shorter, the holidays came and went, and the Packers season reach...

Three. Stacks. Eliot becomes Rhythm Changes

Tyler Maas

February 2, 2016

//Even though Three. Stacks. Eliot announced its formal debut just six months ago with The Message Is Real, the (largely) instrumental jazz group has been making its mark in Milwaukee music since its 2013 ...

Welcome to February: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

February 1, 2016

//February holds the distinction of being the year's shortest month, one of Wisconsin's coldest spans of time, and the final full month of winter. However, this particular February finds Milwaukee artists ...

TV’s favorite dirty dad Bob Saget is coming to Pabst Theater March 11

Tyler Maas

January 29, 2016

Everywhere you look (everywhere) lately, there's a prominent '90s comedy figure being booked by Pabst Theater Group. Perhaps you're reading this while picking pieces of watermelon out of your hair after last ni...

Masked Intruder nemesis Officer Bradford tells tales from his punk rock patrol

Tyler Maas

January 28, 2016

//It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Since being "court appointed" to the position about four years ago, a Milwaukee man who goes by the name Officer Bradford puts on his uniform—jean shorts, a f...

First Impression: Dock18 Cocktail Lab

Tyler Maas

January 27, 2016

//As much as Milwaukee leans on its rich brewing history, there has been an exponential uptick in the number of distilleries popping up around town in recent years. Great Lakes Distillery was at the forefr...