Festival Guide - July 17, 2009
Lucchesi brings own brand of Italian music to Festa
In 2004, after a decade away from the Milwaukee music scene, singer Louie Lucchesi returned with a new vision and a new album called "Second Hand Smoke" featuring seven cover songs and a few originals. Lucchesi's band, Brother Louie, plays at Festa Italiana on Sunday, July 19, at noon
Tags: louie lucchesi, festa italiana, brother louie, italian music, punk, post punk, red and blue, new york dolls, the bitter end, CBGB, johnny washday

Summerfest Guide - July 2, 2009
The uphill battle of the early bands at Summerfest
I've written about what it's like to play the noon slot at Summerfest and whether or not it's something a band has to do to move up to more prestigious Big Gigs. Today, I did a tour of the noon bands.
Tags: Summerfest, KT's Universal Love, Rabid Aardvarks, Brother Louie