Music - Dec. 3, 2009
Milwaukee's Pawelski earns second Grammy nod
Milwaukee ex-pat Cheryl Pawelski, long a producer of CD reissue projects in the Los Angeles area, has earned her second Grammy nomination for her work on"Woodstock -- 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm," undertaken while she worked at Rhino Records.
Tags: Cheryl Pawelski, Woodstock, Back to Yasgur's Farm, Grammy, Rhino, Silversun Pickups, Jeff Castelaz

Music - Nov. 27, 2009
Castelaz draws honors for Pablove efforts
Former Milwaukeean Jeff Castelaz is ABC's Person of the Week.
Tags: jeff castelaz, pablove, citizen king

Music - Nov. 22, 2009
Milwaukee musicians lend support for childhood cancer
In January, the Milwaukee music scene joins together to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer at The Pablove Benefit Concert. Including sets from Fever Marlene, The Gufs, The Lackloves, Maritime, Mike Benign, Old Man Malcom, Pet Engine, and Truth in Fiction, the show pays homage to Milwaukee native Jeff Castelaz and the fight his son Pablo waged against cancer.
Tags: pablove concert, lackloves, turner hall ballroom, gufs, fever marlene, maritime, mike benign, truth in fiction, pet engine, old man malcom, jeff castelaz, pablo castelaz, pablove benefit, children's hospital of los angeles, childhood cancer, wilms' tumor

Music - Oct. 20, 2008
CD battles childhood cancer ... Milwaukee take note
"Give Listen Help" is a double-disc set of CDs featuring rare tracks by the likes of The Decemberists, Radiohead, Oasis and more. It helps the Pablove Foundation and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles cure children's cancer. And, sadly, there's a Milwaukee connection.
Tags: Jeff Castelaz, Pablo Castelaz, Pablove Foundation, Urban Outfitters, Radiohead, Decemberists, Oasis, Bloc Party, Rilo Kiley, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Music - April 21, 2008
Captured by The Kooks
My friend and former Citizen King manager Jeff Castelaz sent me a copy of the first disc by British rockers The Kooks a couple years ago. Now, the band's second disc has me going ga-ga.
Tags: Kooks, Turner Hall, Rak, Konk, Inside In/Inside Out, Astralwerks, Tony Hoffer, jeff Castelaz