Music - Dec. 21, 2007
The Nice Outfit dons a well-fitted new EP
Over the years, Paul Wall and Terry Hackbarth have been the driving force behind two British Invasion-fed power pop outfits, Trolley and The Nice Outfit. The latter band has a new EP.
Tags: The Nice Outfit, Paul Wall, Terry Hackbarth, Trolley, Easter Records, Ryan Weber, Nick Sanborn, Decibully, Justin Perkins, Joe Kirschling, New Blind Nationals, Sparkler, Menlo, Quinn Scharber

Music - Feb. 15, 2006
With a new CD in the can, Anthony happy to come home
Although she's not a native, many Brew City music fans had come to feel like Kansas City-born Michelle Anthony was ours. So, although we wished her well, we couldn't help be feel a bit of loss when the talented alt.country singer left for Austin last year. Now, she's back with a slew of new songs!
Tags: Anthony, Dustworks, Wooldridge, Capital 8, No Kiss, Sparkler, Austin, Wilco, Fulks

Music - Feb. 14, 2005
Wilco's Bennett helps West of Rome find its sound
Milwaukee bands are getting awfully friendly with Jay Bennett, formerly of Wilco. Last year, Michelle Anthony released her Bennett-produced disc, and now her friends West of Rome follow suit, even though their disc was recorded earlier.
Tags: Wilco, Jay Bennett, Michelle Anthony, No Kiss for New Year's, Mighty Deer Lick, West of Rome, Son Volt, Jay Farrar, Linneman's, Gregory Borden, Dustworks, Wooldridge, Capital 8, Menlo, Sparkler, DeMay, Slothrop

Music - Dec. 22, 2004
Milwaukee Pop Undrgrnd texts local music fans
If you're an info junkie, a local music fan and a cell phone owner, then veteran Milwaukee musician Joe Kirschling has got just the thing for you: MKE Pop Undrgrnd, a text messaging service to keep you up on what's going on in town.
Tags: MKE Pop Undrgrnd, text, cell phone, Kirschling, Menlo, Sparkler, New Blind Nationals, Nice Outfit, Trolley, Heathrow, No Kiss for New Year's, Gregory Borden

Music - Oct. 15, 2004
Curtain comes down on New Blind Nationals
After releasing the stunning first full-length album "Bury the Pattern," the noise-pop quintet and Sparkler Records recording artists The New Blind Nationals have called it quits.
Tags: New Blind Nationals, Kirschling, Altadonna, Marchant, Sparkler