Music - May 4, 2009
Gig roundup: The Sounds preview new CD at Rave
Every now and again a record strikes a chord with those of us in the editorial office here and we rock it all day long until we could sing it forward and backward. One such CD was "Dying to Say This to You," the 2006 effort by Sweden's The Sounds. So, when we got a link to hear "Crossing the Rubicon," the third disc by The Sounds -- who play Saturday, May 9 at The Rave -- we were excited.
Tags: The Sounds, Crossing the Rubicon, The Rave, Shank, Nickel Creek, Sara Watkins, Cactus Club, Bobby Conn, Turner Hall, Mogwai, Cursive, Spyro Gyra, Jazz on the Vine

Music - Feb. 24, 2009
Shows I'm excited about
Milwaukee seems to get more great concerts than ever these days and despite what people think and say, there is no shortage of good venues here, from Shank to the Pabst to Cactus and The Rave and beyond.
Tags: Neko Case, Decemberists, Colin Meloy, Pabst, Riverside, Turner Hall, Mogwai, Morrissey, The Rave, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand

Music - April 26, 2006
Mix tape April '06: Julie Lawrence
Band Of Horses, Black Heart Procession, Built To Spill, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone and a handful of others made the musical cut for Julie Lawrence's April '06 mix tape. Here are nine really good songs off of nine really good new albums. What's on your mix tape?
Tags: Mix tape, Black Heart Procession, Mogwai, Mates of State, Built to Spill, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Band of Horses, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Flaming Lips