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Farm Aid’s Changing Crusadenew
The benefit concert celebrates its 25th anniversary in Milwaukee.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
10-01-2010 |
Music
Tags: Farm Aid
The Problem With Independent Hip-Hopnew
I’m reluctant to admit it, but I don’t listen to much independent or alternative hip-hop these days, or at least not nearly as much as I did in college, when Rhymesayers, Def Jux and Stones Throw records were as much a part of my diet as ramen noodles and macaroni and cheese.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-12-2010 |
Music
Polyvinyl to Release Pele Rarities Compilationnew
Polyvinyl Records plans to pay tribute to one of its better fallen acts, Milwaukee's brain-twisting post-rock group, Pele, with a two-hour-plus compilation of rarities and reissues of the group's two full-length albums.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
04-03-2009 |
Music
The Untimely End of the Echo Base Collectivenew
On April 23, the Echo Base Collective prepared for what they thought would be a quiet Wednesday night of folk and performance groups when two police appeared.
Shepherd Express |
Tea Krulos |
05-30-2008 |
Music
Milwaukee's Record Store Day Line-Upnew
In an effort to drive consumers back to record stores, artists like The Black Keys, Built to Spill, Death Cab For Cutie, R.E.M. and Vampire Weekend will release in-store-only singles, and local record stores like Atomic and the Exclusive Company will offer special sales and free live music throughout the day.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
04-18-2008 |
Music
Tags: Milwaukee, Record Story Day
Those Old Wisconsin Bluesnew
Most residents of southeast Wisconsin, even music fans, are still surprised to learn that Port Washington and Grafton were home to a significant blues label in the 1920s, Paramount Records.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
01-11-2008 |
Music
2007 in Milwaukee Musicnew
Although it can sometimes feel like Milwaukee's music scene is a tad predictable, 2007 will be remembered as a more eventful year than most.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
01-04-2008 |
Music
Milwaukee's Turner Hall Ballroom May Host Concerts Againnew
Under the proposed operating agreement, the organization that runs the Pabst and Riverside Theaters would also book concerts at the long-dormant, historic venue.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
09-28-2007 |
Music
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Cope Through Songnew
The members of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are exiles who have witnessed horrors, but they make vibrant and often downright festive music.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-31-2007 |
Music
Rap Not For Profitnew
Rappers have boasted about spreading knowledge through their music for decades, but few have the bragging rights of The Figureheads, a rap group/non-profit organization that literally uses hip-hop as a teaching device.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-31-2007 |
Music
Tags: The Figureheads
