Music - Dec. 1, 2008
Gig roundup: Hatfield has grown up
Juliana Hatfield's memoir -- the one printed on paper rather than burned in zeroes and ones with a laser into plastic -- is called "When I Grow Up." But it takes but a single listen to her latest disc, "How to Walk Away," to realize the one-time Blake Babies front woman has long since matured. Hatfield, now 41, performs at Turner Hall Ballroom on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m.
Tags: Juliana Hatfield, Turner Hall, Shank, The Rave, Cactus Club, Stonefly, Death Cab for Cutie, Roster McCabe, Reckless Hearts, The Danger, Lowen & Navarro, Jonatha Brooke, Mistletoe Meltdown, Alex Chilton, Mac Lethal

Music - Jan. 15, 2008
The Pabst welcomes Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara are preparing for an extensive tour that brings them to Milwaukee's Pabst Theater on Wednesday, May 7 at 8 p.m.
Tags: tegan and sara, pabst theater, the con, chris walla, death cab for cutie, neil young, vapor records

Music - Nov. 3, 2006
Gig roundup: Jack Grassel and Jill Jensen are "About the Music"
Jack Grassel and Jill Jensen are two of Milwaukee's most established musicians. The husband and wife duo have a new album, "It's About the Music," and have a full slate of performances lined up for the rest of the year.
Tags: Jack Grassel and Jill Jensen, My Brightesy Diamond, Death Cab For Cutie, OK Go, The Black Keys, Red Knife Lottery

Music - July 28, 2006
Smoosh is not kid stuff
Smoosh is truly an indie rock refresher and, especially when compared to all those 20-somethings whining their way through snotty, three-chord cookie cutter song formulas, the teenage Smoosh girls sound like pros.
Tags: Smoosh, Pabst Theater, Free To Stay, Death Cab For Cutie, Barsuk Records

Music - March 18, 2005
"The O.C." just a start for Diderrich's "Memories Left at Sea"
Randy Diderrich isn't interested in the drama on "The O.C." It was the appearance of the first single from the Chicago musician's Sundayrunners on the Feb. 17 installment that brought Diderrich's attention to this important sweeps episode.
Tags: sundayrunners, Randy Diderrich, Memories Left at Sea, The O.C., Death Cab For Cutie, Rilo Kiley, The Killers, Modest Mouse, Machine Records, The Beatles, Buddy Holly, The Who, Mas Optica, Front of Truck, Guided by Voices