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  A rare performance by Alice In Chains brings in the Midwest

  When it comes to 90′s grunge rock bands, there aren’t many left on the list, much less the top of it. Alice In Chains, alongside some other very influential groups of that era are, well, making a comeback and continually proving they belong up top.

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  Shinedown & Bush cause a ruckus in Milwaukee

  Shinedown has been making their rounds through the United States. Touring earlier in the year with Three Day’s Grace and POD landed them a full house in Madison, Wisconsin even after the departure of Three Day’s Grace frontman Adam Gontier. British rock powerhouse, Bush, join them for a short stint before the chaos of summer [...]

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  S. Carey delivers relaxing performance, Turner Hall

  Within the last two years, indie-folk music has been on the rise. The introduction of bands like Bon Iver, Ben Howard, and James Vincent McMorrow have brought the genre to the ears of millions through its relaxed style and minimalistic use of many instruments.

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  All Time Low stir up a sold-out show at The Eagles Ballroom

  The Spring Fever tour featuring All Time Low and Pierce The Veil rolled into Milwaukee for their sold-out Eagles Ballroom show over the weekend.

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  Milwaukee ‘Blown Away’ by Carrie Underwood

  Carrie Underwood has been making some waves on her current tour in support of her latest album Blown Away. Her, along with rising and soon to be country superstar, Hunter Hayes, have been very hard at work in the first half of the year with plans to continue through the heat of summer.

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  Powerhouse of blues with Joe Bonamassa

  Milwaukee has been graced by many legends over the years; Joe Bonamassa being one of them. Well, he’s not really a legend yet, but he is the modern day face of blues guitar. Like many of his predecessors and fellow musicians Joe Bonamassa is quite the site to see.

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  Tech N9ne’s ‘Independent Powerhouse’ rips apart Milwaukee

  “This is Tech, Tech N9ne!” There’s no need for an introduction when Tech N9ne hits the streets of the Midwest, especially in Milwaukee. Tour after tour, Tech N9ne and his crew return to capital of insane fans for an unforgettable experience.

Music Review

The Hurry and The Harm – City and Colour

The Hurry and The Harm marks a milestone for Dallas Green and his highly successful “solo” project, City and Colour. Heck, with all the hype and consecutive studio releases they shouldn’t even be considered a project anymore. Although quite the deviation from earlier in his career when he rocked a slightly harder tune with now [...]

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Siberia Acoustic – Lights

The Canadian electropop singer is back, but in an obviously different form. Lights, best known for her electronic oriented high energy songs, has done what we all hoped she would do; go acoustic with Siberia.

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The Terror – The Flaming Lips

Absent a real studio release dating back to 2009, The Flaming Lips have been due. Taking the opportunity to stun fans once again (and no I’m not talking about the crazy live performances) The Flaming Lips have gone off on a music making tangent. It’s nothing they haven’t done in the past, Wayne Coyne seems [...]

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Sempiternal – Bring Me The Horizon

British metalcore rockers Bring Me The Horizon are back with the follow up to their highly acclaimed 2010 release There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen it. There Is a Heaven, Let’s Keep It a Secret and subsequent tour. Returning armed with a new label and album any metalcore band would be proud of, [...]

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