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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The late 1950s and early '60s was a wonderful time for jazz. Arguably, the music had never before been as expansive or expressive and has never since reached such levels. For evidence: a parcel of Legacy CD reissues by major artists, the original albums a
Precedents exist for making punk rock out of synthesizers, but recent history hasn't produced many albums worth hearing. Milwaukee synth-punk trio Terrior Bute bucks the trend, though, with a sophomore disc that is worth a listen for its utter spazziness
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 outl
Duncan Jones, the son of a rock star who once claimed to be a space alien, has chosen the science-fiction genre for Moon, his debut film. Surprised? His dad, David Bowie, must have taken the lad to see 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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