Music - Jan. 13, 2009
The Wigs reunite for a hair-raising reunion at Shank
Local power-pop heroes The Wigs, who left Milwaukee for Los Angeles in the early 1980s, return to town for a combination reunion show and CD release party Saturday night at Shank Hall.
Tags: the wigs, shank hall, my chauffeur, jim cushinery, marty rooss, bobby tews, bob pachner, file under: pop vocal, val mccallum, the new monkees, the haskels, the oil tasters, youth in asia, shivvers, yipes, off broadway, arroyo, white lie, bad boy, teddy's

Music - March 1, 2007
Cheap Trick comes full circle in Milwaukee
After 34 years and 5,000 shows Cheap Trick has come full circle, playing more intimate venues in Milwaukee with the same sonic intensity and musical aura that other bands crave.
Tags: Cheap Trick, Stone Toad, Bad Boy, Xeno, Robin Zander, Bun E. Carlos, Potawatomi, Deone Jahnke, Teddy's, Haskels, Humpin' Hanna's

Music - Nov. 26, 2001
Milwaukee's best gigs
The best gig ever ... Those are usually the first words in a long argument between devoted music fans. Our intrepid correspondent Eric Beaumont gets the lowdown on some of Cream City's most (in)famous gigs of the 20th Century from Milwaukeeans who were there. Here's part one of a two-part series.
Tags: Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone, Burning Spear, Springsteen, Uptown, Lou Reed, New York Dolls, Teddy's, Nat Cole, Aretha Franklin, County Stadium