Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 20, 2008
McComas returns to the scene of the novel
An award-winning filmmaker and a published novelist and short story writer, Paul McComas -- who lives in Evanston, Ill. -- is also a native Milwaukeean.
Tags: McComas, Planet of the Dates, Permanent Press, The Starship, Oil Tasters, Violent Femmes, Coffee Trader, Mars Cheese Castle, Park Avenue, Radio Doctors, Sweet Doomed Angel, Haskels, Red Ball Jets

Music - Jan. 23, 2008
Rockin' Milwaukee: Our hometown heroes
Since OnMilwaukee.com's staff is full of music lovers, we thought about which Milwaukee bands have meant the most to us over the years.
Tags: Squares, Comet 9, Violent Femmes, Decibully

Music - Jan. 18, 2008
The Delta Routine paradox
The Delta Routine takes pieces of the past -- a bit of the Rolling Stones, a hint of The Who -- and transforms their inspiration into a more modern take on the rawness of the gritty genre.
Tags: the delta routine, up and under pub, nick amadeus, lewis gatford, kyle ciske, mike hoffmann, donna, violent femmes, the verve pipe, independent music awards

Music - Oct. 11, 2007
Are the Violent Femmes ready to say farewell?
Rumors are swirling that Milwaukee's folk-punk pioneers, racked by a lawsuit and inner turmoil, will play their final live shows this weekend at a Connecticut casino.
Tags: violent femmes, breakup, lawsuit, brian ritchie, gordon gano, victor de lorenzo, wendy's, blister in the sun, mohegan sun

Movies - Oct. 10, 2007
Oriental celebrates 80 years with silent classic
The Oriental Theatre turned 80 back in July and to celebrate, one of Milwaukee's last remaining movie palaces -- and certainly its most celebrated -- hosts an event on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m.
Tags: Oriental, Underworld, Hecht, Alloy Orchestra, Ebert, Saxe, New Land, Violent Femmes, movie palaces, Landmark Lanes