Martina McBride to visit Milwaukee Theatre, Joy of Christmas Tour

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As the chilly holiday season rolls around so do the festive musical performances. Adding to the usual orchestras and cozy candid bands making their way through Milwaukee, Martina McBride will bring her “Joy of Christmas” tour to the city’s holiday concert scene. “The Joy of Christmas” tour will be stopping in at the Milwaukee Theatre [...]

All these years, Red Hot Chili Peppers still rockin’

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Time really does fly when you spend the years rockin’ out and having fun with friends. It’s been awhile since 1983, the start of one of the increasingly iconic alternative-funk-rock bands of our time. Literally everyone knows of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and much of the pure joy and energy that has arisen from [...]

Halloween with The Wallflowers

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Just as quickly as their hiatus started, front man Jakob Dylan announced The Wallflowers would be returning for a new album and naturally another tour. But would this be the same band we had heard through the 90′s? Sure, some of the original members returned for another go round with Dylan, but taking a break has a [...]

Mac Miller gets freaky at Freakfest, Madison

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Ahh yes, another year of the famous Freakfest, the festival that turns the streets of Madison, Wisconsin into an unruly mess of drunks, traffic congestion and mediocre Halloween costumes. Landing on the same day as the Wisconsin Badgers homecoming football game, the city of Madison was in for a real treat as they tried to keep control [...]

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.

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 [...]

August Burns Red fires up The Rave

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The beginning of fall has marked the end to all the exciting summer festivals and sweaty concerts in the Midwest area. Now we have to rely on indoor and tightly packed shows at historic venues downtown to tie us over until next year. This isn’t a bad thing though, as fall usually serves up some [...]

Sammy Hagar & Ace Frehley party in Appleton

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The Red Rocker supported by legendary guitarist Ace Frehley rocked through Greenville, Wisconsin right outside of the Fox valley city, Appleton, Wisc. over the weekend. Drawing a rather impressive crowd into a less populous area brought about a party atmosphere that Sammy Hagar is known to bank off of while creating a truly unforgettable live [...]

Theory of a Deadman at the fair

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As we near the beginning of the end of summer county and state fairs start to pop up all over the United States. Whether your thing is the traditional festival/fair deep fried food or classic carnival rides, there’s usually something for everyone including amazing musical performances from big names in the industry.

Rock USA presents Kid Rock as final headliner, Hollywood Undead, Filter

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With the first two days of Rock USA being a musical success, the third was expected to top off and exceed the rest. After all isn’t that what a Saturday night festival headliner should do? Yes, and that’s exactly what Kid Rock did to top off and close out Oshkosh’s Rock USA.