Music - May 13, 2008
M.I.A. dishes up electrifying -- and loud -- Turner gig
From the opening salvo of "Bamboo Banga" Maya Arulpragasam's charisma and energy was apparent, even if the roaring thunder of her wide-ranging, encyclopedic and potentially seizure-inducing sound drowned out her voice much of the time.
Tags: M.I.A., Egyptian Lover, Kala, Arular, Sri Lanka, Turner Hall, Old Man Malcolm, Bamboo Banga, Arulpragasam

Music - May 1, 2008
Gig round-up: An Horse rides into town
Things are moving pretty quickly for Brisbane, Australia duo An Horse. Kate Cooper (of Iron On) and Damon Cox (who has played with Intercooler and Mary Trembles) were invited to join Tegan and Sara's U.S. tour even before their debut disc was released.
Tags: An Horse, Tegan & Sara, Pabst, Shank, Rave, Points East, Robbie Fulks, Devotchka, Basia Bulat, Presidents of the United States of America, Streetlight Manifesto, Turner Hall, M.I.A., Spencer Gibb, 54 Seconds, Marty

Music - April 21, 2008
Captured by The Kooks
My friend and former Citizen King manager Jeff Castelaz sent me a copy of the first disc by British rockers The Kooks a couple years ago. Now, the band's second disc has me going ga-ga.
Tags: Kooks, Turner Hall, Rak, Konk, Inside In/Inside Out, Astralwerks, Tony Hoffer, jeff Castelaz

Music - April 6, 2008
Vampire Weekend shows youth, promise at Turner Hall show
Playing a 45ish-minute set proved to be a bit of a challenge for the young band, with just one album and one EP on its discography. Perhaps it explains why frontman Ezra Koenig chatted up the audience after each and every song.
Tags: Vampire Weekend, Chachi, YACHT, turner hall

Music - March 26, 2008
M.I.A. at Turner!
The OnMilwaukee.com editorial office is cheering at the announcement that Anglo-Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. will perform at Turner Hall Ballroom on May 12 at 8 p.m., with special guest Holy F*ck.
Tags: Kala, M.I.A., Turner Hall, Holy F*ck, Arular