First Impression: Iron Grate BBQ Co.
//Way back in October, local dining writers were thrilled with the announcement of a strange-yet-intriguing partnership that would squeeze an established coffee shop/roaster and a barbecue joint beneath on...
Tracklist: 12 Milwaukee bands we want to reunite
It's so hard to say goodbye. Luckily, when it comes to music these days, it seems that there's no such thing as a permanent break up. In recent weeks, Guns 'N Roses and At The Drive-In both announced plans to r...
Rush-Mor Records gives graffiti bandit taste of own medicine
//Since 1971, Rush-Mor Records has been a Bay View beacon standing on the corner of Potter and Kinnickinnic avenues. In 1994, Dan Duchaine and Bill Rouleau bought Milwaukee's oldest and longest-running rec...
Mozza-lunacy: Brookfield “ristorante” leaves Best Of Milwaukee awards empty-handed, honorably-mentioned
//In case you missed it, Shepherd Express unveiled the winners of its 25th "Best Of Milwaukee" awards during a star-studded ceremony at Turner Hall Ballroom earlier this week. We didn't attend because we h...
Appleseeds return for FemFest with new music, perspective
//If you've looked at the altogether outstanding lineup for Riverwest FemFest (which begins tonight and runs through Sunday), you've probably seen the mysterious "surprise band" slated to take the stage at...
‘Harsh’ finds humor in heated debate
//After what he justifiably called "a weird, shitty year" in which his mother passed away and his girlfriend moved out, Cudahy comedian Adam Loeding is ready to get back on stage in 2016. Following the len...
Celebrate Groundhog Day with ‘Groundhog Day’ at Avalon Theater
//While Milwaukee's cruel arctic temperatures suggest winter might never end, spring will eventually come. It has to, right? As we bundle up and wait, at least we can look forward to Groundhog Day. No matt...
Riverwest FemFest is nigh! Download the third and final compilation
//Believe it or not, it was technically last summer when the utterly loaded 50-act lineup for the second annual Riverwest FemFest was announced. It's been more than two months since the four-day schedule w...
Making A Meme Thief: ‘Making A Murderer’ fan art goes viral, lacks credit
//After finishing the Netflix series Making A Murderer last month, Milwaukee comedian Ryan Holman had an idea for a joke."I remember that I had a key chain that looked kind of like the one in the show,...
Thanks for making Local Coverage 2016 great, Milwaukee!
//Holy shit! As creators of Local Coverage, we might be a little biased, but the second annual benefit show wherein 10 local acts covered each other will probably go down as our single favorite concert of ...
They made ‘SLC Punk 2’ for some reason and you can see it at The Oriental (but there’s a catch)
//Remember SLC Punk? "Kind of, I guess," you say? Hey! It was pretty okay at the time. Who could forget the 1998 cult classic wherein Bob the straight edge guy died, Devon Sawa had a bunch of LSD absorb in...
Continue your FemFest prep with the benefit’s second compilation
//Only a year in, it's in no way hyperbolic to say that Riverwest FemFest is already one of the best events bearing the "fest" suffix in town. Following a successful first year in which two days of female-...
Procrastination pays off on Group Of The Altos’ “Coplights” video
//Despite its continually changing number of members and its utter refusal to be chained to any single style of music for more than one release, two things Milwaukee's self-proclaimed "surly high school or...
Brendan Dassey’s half brother fights ‘Making A Murderer’ conviction with Christian rap song
Thanks to Making A Murderer, the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach and subsequent conviction of Steven Avery and his (then) 16-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey have returned to the spotlight in Wisconsin, and have si...
Avalon to honor David Bowie with midnight screening of ‘Labyrinth’
//The death of David Bowie left a gaping hole in the hearts of music fans throughout the world. Few, if any, mortals could equal the body of work and immeasurable influence the singer-songwriter managed in...
Tracklist: 8 things you should know about Local Coverage 2016
//After months of thought, planning, and work, Local Coverage 2016 is now only days away. On Friday, January 15, a diverse grouping of 10 Milwaukee bands and rappers will take the stage at Turner Hall to p...
Get ready for Riverwest FemFest with the benefit’s first comp
//Ever since the crazy-good lineup for the second annual Riverwest FemFest was announced in September and the four-night schedule for that dizzying, delightful lineup was set in stone in November, our exci...
Here’s the Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016 lineup
//It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, we're not talking about Christmas, New Year's or the city's steady string of summer festivals. Rather, the unofficial title of Milwaukee's favorite day belon...
Michael Gerlach builds beautiful things as King Courteen
//Michael Gerlach builds beautiful things from nothing. As a woodworker, he transforms razed relics from Milwaukee's industrial past into things like furniture and visual art. As King Courteen, the 22-year...
Soul Low’s “OMG STD” music video will stick with you
//If there's one thing the lovable lads in Soul Low do almost as well as consistently write great, fun, and beyond-their-years songs, it's consistently release great, fun, and beyond-their-budget music vid...