Wiz Khalifa smokes The Eagles Ballroom

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Wiz Khalifa’s highly energetic 2050 tour rolled through Milwaukee over the Halloween weekend. As Milwaukee and surrounding cities spent their nights dressing up the gaudiest costumes imaginable and drinking until the wee hours of the morning, Wiz Khalifa dominated the historic Eagles Ballroom for a sold out show that made sure to rock the surrounding neighborhood. Read More

Waka Flocka Flame goes hard in Milwaukee

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After the release of his second studio album Triple F Life: Friends, Fans, & Family, Waka Flocka Flame has been busy with the expanse his tour is covering. While visiting most of the continental United States and a fair amount of European dates, Waka Flocka Flame is really pushing for more worldwide success through his steadily growing fan base. Read More

A$AP Rocky mobs The Rave

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The 2012 fall season at The Rave in Milwaukee is playing host to some very popular and crowd drawing rap artists. Dotting this October weekend was ASAP Rocky and a few friends he brought along to get the crowd going before his big debut in Milwaukee. Read More

Steve Vai illuminates The Pabst

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Instrumental guitar virtuoso Steve Vai stormed The Pabst Theater in Milwaukee late in the month for yet another fantastic performance dotting the fall season in the Midwest. Supported by singer/songwriter Beverly McClellan and here eye-popping blues rooted vocals, the Milwaukee crowd was witness to two great musicians in one historic venue. Read More

10 Years rock on despite Milwaukee crowd

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10 Years has been busy in the past few months. They’ve release a new CD to generally positive reviews and have set out on a tour to compliment it. Minus The Machine, the 2012 follow up to Feeding the Wolves, has had some success since it’s release in August, though it did not manage to beat previous chart standings for other albums. People I’ve talked to have mixed feelings about the new album, and I think that reflected on their late night Sunday show in Milwaukee at The Rave. Read More

Phil Vassar back in Milwaukee

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Milwaukee has become somewhat of a second home to country musician Phil Vassar. Returning time after time to what seems to be one of his favorite places to perform, Phil Vassar has created a special crowd in the Milwaukee area. And those special fans have returned to Phil time after time, fueling this very cozy relationship. Read More

Rock The Green returns for a greener, brighter second year

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Rock the Green, the now annual fall green music festival, showed it was doing its part to help progress the idea of near-zero waste lifestyle practices for a second consecutive year. The near-zero waste music festival had a slow and gloomy start in 2011, but its second year has proven to be the charm. Read More