Music - Dec. 1, 2004
The Exotics reignite the tiki torch of surf guitar
For a few years, beginning in 1994, The Exotics were the Milwaukee band to see on a Saturday night. Now, the quartet ends a five-year silence with a gig Saturday night at Mad Planet. We talked to guitarist Paul Wall.
Tags: Exotics, surf, lounge, Tiki, Nelsonics, Uptown Savages, Trolley, Paul Wall, The Nice Outfit

Bars & Clubs - April 15, 2004
Foundation bar gets facelift
After nine years, Riverwest's Foundation is transitioning from a skate punk-ish smoking den to a hip, Hawaiian lounge featuring everything from soul 45s to "The Simpsons" to breastfeeding mothers.
Tags: Riverwest, Exotics, tiki, soul, Foundation, punk