Music - Jan. 13, 2009
The Wigs reunite for a hair-raising reunion at Shank
Local power-pop heroes The Wigs, who left Milwaukee for Los Angeles in the early 1980s, return to town for a combination reunion show and CD release party Saturday night at Shank Hall.
Tags: the wigs, shank hall, my chauffeur, jim cushinery, marty rooss, bobby tews, bob pachner, file under: pop vocal, val mccallum, the new monkees, the haskels, the oil tasters, youth in asia, shivvers, yipes, off broadway, arroyo, white lie, bad boy, teddy's

Music - Jan. 19, 2008
Aimless Blades keep doing what they do
Talking to Aimless Blades drummer Jim Richardson about his and his fellow band members' previous experience is like a quick lesson in Milwaukee music. Here we asked him about the band's fourth CD, "Rara Avis," out now.
Tags: Aimless Blades, Rara Avis, Boat Recordings, Howie Epstein, Shivvers, Breck Burns, Blaine Schultz, Angela V-Elles, Paul Setser, Scott Krueger, Jim Richardson, In a Hot Coma, Plasticland

Music - May 19, 2006
Milwaukee's pop Shivvers get a new lease on life
Imagine writing a song so memorable that 20 years later a record label appropriates the title for its name. That's what happened to long-defunct Milwaukee band The Shivvers. With a retrospective CD out, the band is finding overdue success in America and abroad.
Tags: Shivvers, Eanelli, Hyped2Death, Teen Line, power pop, Starship, Zak's, punk, Jill Kossoris, Mike Pyle