Milwaukee Buzz - May 9, 2008
Local blues bands duke it out for Memphis gig
This Saturday, May 10 is the first ever Grafton Blues Challenge. The battle of the blues bands brings together eight area groups to compete, ultimately, for the chance to play at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis in February 2009.
Tags: grafton blues association, grafton blues challenge, international blues challenge, memphis, paramount records, hounds tooth

Bars & Clubs - March 30, 2008
Lil' Downtown Lounge captures big city feel
Contrary to what its name suggests, the Lil' Downtown Lounge is not located in Downtown Milwaukee. Rather, it sits unassumingly on the western cusp of downtown West Allis at 8812 W. Greenfield Ave.
Tags: lil' downtown lounge, blues bar, west allis, vic's tap, vic sam's, sam's still, hounds tooth, big and the nightowls, jammin' jimmy, open blues jam

Music - Dec. 12, 2007
Hounds Tooth help shape lesson in local blues history
The Milwaukee-area scene is really growing. And right in the center of it all is Hounds Tooth, a five-piece whose take on the genre stands as a testament to community and to music history.
Tags: blues, hounds tooth, paramount records, wisconsin chair company, paramount restaurant, tweed tone records, grafton blues association, jd optekar, jamie brace, michael jon kay, chris peck, jeff oscarson, steve cohen

Music - Dec. 11, 2007
The week in local music: Dec. 11, 2007
The OnMilwaukee.com / WMSE Local Music Podcast has the blues this week, but it's not sad about it.
Tags: wmse, local music podcast, hounds tooth, china pig, the hearts of stone, mike mangione, optekar, grafton, paramount restaurant