Music - March 3, 2008
Gig roundup: Chelsea Hotel sets perfect scene for Fever Marlene
Leave it to Fever Marlene, perhaps Milwaukee's best band at the moment, to take an unusual approach to its second disc. If fans expect "White China," which is officially released next week, to be more of the same, they will be sorely disappointed.
Tags: Kevin Dunphy, White China, Fever Marlene, Chelsea Hotel, Civil War, Scott Starr, Brendan Jones, Peter Adams, 88.9, Yield, Redwalls, Saltshakers, Turner Hall, young dubliners, northern lights, potawatomi, husker du, bob mould, shank hall, anti- records, gr

Music - May 4, 2006
The Saltshakers weathers a storm
After forming in 2002, Milwaukee band The Saltshakers found itself on the verge of a shake up at the end of last year with an imminent lineup change that threatened to derail the band.
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Music - Dec. 15, 2004
The Benjamins are back ... but briefly
Fans disappointed by the premature breakup of what was Milwaukee's hottest band at the dawn of the new millennium will rejoice at news of a reunion gig. We caught up with The Benjamins to get the story.
Tags: Benjamins, Promise Ring, emo, punk, Perlstein, Obsoletes, Mad Planet, Solheim, Versa, Carolina, Decibully, Cactus Club, The Globe, Saltshakers, Etiquette

Music - Oct. 4, 2004
The Saltshakers use Perkins to spice up new CD
Milwaukee quartet The Saltshakers recorded its second CD in Green Bay with The Obsoletes' Justin Perkins. We caught up with the band to find out what has been going on over the past year.
Tags: Obsoletes, Perkins, Saltshakers

Music - July 10, 2003
The Saltshakers pepper scene with pithy pop
A young power-pop quartet stepped onto the local music scene with the release of album, "Poptastic." The East Side group plays no-nonsense rock 'n' roll with two reoccurring themes: alcohol and women.
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