That headline may seem a bit tongue-in-cheek. And certainly, while typing the words "Richard LaValliere, role model," I couldn't help but smile and shake my head; this is, after all, the man who wrote and performed both "City of Cleavage" and "Naked-on-the-Internet Polka." Yet for those of us who were privileged to know both Richard and his work, and who found in him a shining example of how to follow one's own path, the "role model" designation is accurate.
Last week, Peter Jest called to say I oughta talk to Milwaukee ex-pat Kevn Kinney, who comes home to play this weekend. He was right. Then, soon after, news emerged that Kinney's fellow traveler Richard LaValliere had died in Brooklyn - where Kinney now lives, too - and Peter called again. There was now a sadder reason to reconnect with Kevn. He was right again. So, of course, I did.
Uncle Larry has set a Sunday, June 12 shoot date for its next music video. The four-minute video is for "Chandelier," a song off the band's upcoming EP, "House Fly," the follow-up to 2009's LP "The Life and Times of Frederick Caesar."
The days of pure and gritty raw punk rock may be behind us, but the well oiled machine that is Social Distortion still churns out high intensity concerts, as was the case last night in Milwaukee at The Rave.
Upstart Milwaukee garage rockers the Spectras spike the sonic punch of '60s girl groups with a dash of punk snarl.The result is a sweet and sassy concoction that's instantly made them one of Milwaukee's band's to watch.
Gothabilly/psychobilly/punk band with an upright bass...whatever you want to call 'em, the Koffin Kats are energetic and fun. Appearing with theUgly (psychobilly act from Chicago) at...
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