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George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic

Tonight @ The Rave, 8 p.m.

George Clinton now tours with a band billed as Parliament/Funkadelic, giving the funk pioneer free reign to cull hits from both of his best-known ensembles (Parliament was the one that recorded “Flash Light,” for instance, while Funkadelic was responsible for “One Nation Under a Groove”). Recent Clinton concerts have featured the usual assortment of odd characters (a Pink Pimp, a diaper-clad guitarist, etc.), and although the 67-year-old ringmaster doesn’t spend...

Today in Milwaukee

Merle Haggard w/ Loretta Lynn

Tonight @ Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 8 p.m.

Merle Haggard was integral in popularizing some of country’s most memorable movements, from the rugged, electric Bakersfield sound to the outlaw country aesthetic and later the Western-swing revival. His true legacy, though, is his songwriting. Like so many of the genre’s greats, his canon is marked by conflicted patriotism and fluid politics. His signature song, “Okie from Muskogee,” is either a loving tribute to or a scathing indictment of conservative values, depending on the performance, and his turn-of-the-century output has documented his ever-firming...

Today in Milwaukee

Chill on the Hill w/ The Mighty Lumberhorn

Tonight @ Humboldt Park Bandshell, 6 p.m.

There are bands that play their old-time country and bluegrass with a bit of tongue-in- cheek humor, and then there are bands like The Mighty Lumberhorn, whose tongue is so far beyond the cheek that it’s down the street at the corner tap, lapping up some beer. The cheerful Milwaukee band shares its happily soused honky-tonk tonight at the Humboldt Park Bandshell...

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Class Pictures

Today @ Milwaukee Art Museum

With its sometimes humorous, often painful and always poignant reminders of the awkward cusp of adulthood, Dawoud Bey's "Class Pictures" at the Milwaukee Art Museum offers a glimpse into the lives of 40 high-school students from across the country, photographed between 2003 and 2006. Each photo is presented as a collaboration between the student and Bey, the image accompanied by the student's personal statement in his or her own words. Bey's students...

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Jon Michael Route: For the Love of Metal

Today @ The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

Metalsmith Jon Michael Route’s 30-year-plus career offers a contemporary interpretation of the ancient techniques of blacksmiths, tinsmiths and silversmiths. While the majority of the 25 works for the exhibition exist for functional use, every piece has sculptural connotations as well. Route's love of metal, mainly pewter, copper and brass, extends to vessels that often have tiny feet or curvaceous handles, like teapots. New work by Route includes wall hangings...

 
 
 
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On Music

Canceled: A Bad Week for Milwaukee Punk Fans

It's been a bad week for Milwaukee punk fans: Two of the week's most exciting punk shows were canceled. The Baltimore art-punk group Double Dagger, which channels all the fury of Les Savy F...

Books

W.C. Handy: The Man Who Made the Blues

David Robertson explores the genre’s origins

W.C. Handy is called the "Father of the Blues," but what he fathered might have been something else again. W.C. Handy: The Life and Times of the Man Who Made theBlues (Knopf) grapples with the music's origins and definition. In a telling anecdote in this well-researched and -written book, rife with copious notes and cogent text, Mississippi bluesman Charlie Patton...

The Naked Vine

The House Wine Evolution

I was recently asked, "So…Wine Guy…what wines do you usually have just sitting around to drink at home?" Aside from the sheepish little grin I still get when someone calls me "Wine Guy," the question got me thinking. Honestly, there hasn't been much of anything resembling a "house wine" around the Vineyard for quite awhile...

Art

Roy Staab Works in Concert With Nature

Art Review

In an era fraught with inconvenient truths, the art world offers little comfort in the form of giant stainless-steel balloon animals, or sharks suspended in formaldehyde. Revisiting site-specific earthworks, like those of Milwaukee-based artist Roy Staab, feels especially relevant. "Roy Staab: Four Seasons/Four Corners"at Inova/Kenilworth brings together more than 30 years' worth of the artist's work,comprising drawings, photographs, a series of video clips and two site-specific installations...

Cover Story

Bastille Days Welcomes the Storm

Milwaukee Festival Favorite Offers Wine, Cheese, Music and More

On July 14, 1789, violence broke out in France when overtaxed, angry Parisians stormed the Bastille prison. It was a symbolic and bloody start to the French Revolution, a tumultuous conflict of class warfare between the rising bourgeoisie and the established nobility punctuated by the...

On Music

Tiny Vipers Take it Slow. Really, Really slow.

As part of my resolution to be better about calling out overrated albums, let me offer this succinct consumer warning about the new Tiny Vipers album: Do not buy the new Tiny Vipers album. At le...

Music Feature

Why Black Francis Isn't So Weird Anymore

The Pixies Singer Explains How He Learned to Open Up

“I wish I could at will just conjure up whatever it is that’s a Pixies record every four years,” Black insists. “That would be nice, or at least convenient for my bank account. But it doesn’t work like that."

Film

Public Enemies

Johnny Depp stars as bank robber John Dillinger

Outlaws are beloved by law-abiding citizens in most every land, even by people who would be scared stiff to meet one. To define terms: An outlaw is no mere criminal. Serial killers, spouse beaters and investment brokers don't make the grade. An outlaw shimmers with reckless romanticism, and a spark of goodness must illuminate his legend. The archetypal outlaw among English speakers, Robin Hood, robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. John Dillinger spent the money he stole on himself, but according...

Milwaukee Color

Native to Wisconsin

With Podcast

There are two sides to every story. That adage couldn’t be truer than in a place like Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Both the city and the state’s names reflect the indigenous people who first called this land home. The history of American Indians in this area relies heavily on the written words of early...

Art

George Ray McCormick Burns Away the Demons

Art Review

George Ray McCormick Sr. inscribes his bas-relief woodcarvings with timeless appeal. In the intimate exhibition currently at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, "One from Wisconsin: George Ray McCormick Sr.," the artist's 15 pieces embody elements of painting and sculpture. His saturated acrylic and watercolor hues suffuse the artwork, adding depth to the narrative and its inherent meaning...

News Features

“We’re Ready to Run On Our Record”

A Shepherd Q&A with Mike Tate

Milwaukeean Mike Tate made history in June when he was elected the chair of the state Democratic Party—at 30, he’s the youngest person ever to head a state party, Democratic or Republican. But despite Tate’s youth, he’s a veteran political operative, with stints working for the College...

Expresso

Blog of the Week: Harris Kane at Heartland Hollar

Mark Neumann filed papers today to run for governor in the Republican primary against [Milwaukee County Executive] Scott Walker and some businessman from Appleton. Neumann would be the only former math teacher in the race. One big question is whether Neumann opposes...

Taking Liberties

Stick It to Milwaukee II

One of the great unreported stories in the Milwaukee media about the state budget is how often Gov. Jim Doyle used his veto power to “Stick it to Milwaukee,” as former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson once advocated. As Doyle was working over the budget sent to him from the...

News Features

Can Milwaukee’s Parks Be Saved?

Sales tax proposal doesn’t make it to governor’s desk

This is so discouraging,” Milwaukee County Supervisor Gerry Broderick said of the state budget, which failed to include a sales tax increase to support transit, parks, cultural assets and emergency medical services for Milwaukee County. “Frankly, the path ahead is not at all clear to...


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Sports

Dropping Down a Niche or Two?

The Fairly Detached Observers

Milwaukee may be losing two of its sports fixtures. The Wave, the city’s indoor soccer franchise for 25 years, learned last week that its league has shut down, and the team needs to find new ownership quickly to stay alive in a different league. And the Milwaukee Mile, a home for auto racing since...

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HPV, Oral Sex and Condoms

Our understanding of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is constantly evolving as new research is published. There are more than 100 different strains of HPV, some of which are linked to cervical cancer and some of which cause genital warts. The term "cervical dysplasia" refers to abnormal or precancerous cells on the cervix that are usually caused by HPV. During routine visits to a gynecologist or primary...

 
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