Music - April 9, 2004
Milwaukee rockabilly scene is alive and swell
Defining the term "rockabilly" is as slippery as the grease in Elvis' hair, but an OMC writer and numerous Milwaukeeans into the scene -- including members of the band The Uptown Savages -- give it a whirl anyway.
Tags: rockabilly, RAB, RushMor, Palomino, Rust Belt, Atomic, SE10, Cochrane, 1950s, Vnuk's

Marketplace - Nov. 25, 2002
Tip-Top Atomic Shop is well worth the stop
It's a Tuesday afternoon in the year 2002, but Jim Dutcher sports a "pompador with a duck's ass" haircut and listens to Bill Haley while minding the retro Tip-Top Atomic Shop in Bay View.
Tags: retro, rockabilly, 1950s, quirky, Kinnickinnic, resale, kitsch

Music - April 3, 2001
The Rustbelt Boys carry on a rockin' tradition
A rockabilly band donning upright bass, rhythm guitar, electric guitar and minimal drums, this quartet is kicking the punk of the '50s into the 21st Century with a vigor that is refreshing.
Tags: The Rust Belt Boys, rockabilly, Johnny Z & the Uptown Savages, Tim Cook & the Riverwesterners