In 1998 Chris Rosenau and Jon Mueller formed Collections of Colonies of
Bees as an outlet to explore traditional folk/bluegrass instrumentation
combined with modern process and technology. The subsequent self-titled
document was released on the UK label The Rosewood Union, and was the
first in a string of evolving, exploratory works; each very different,
but all with the unifying thread of Rosenau’s intricate guitar lines.
This string includedRance, the surreal electronics of fa.ce (a, and the stunning vocal and pedal steel centered Meyou.
In 2003 the group began it’s steady procurement of members, enlisting
Jon Minor to contribute to the dense blow out ep Stuck. The following
year, the group signed to Polyvinyl Records,
who were interested in what Chris and Jon had been up to since their
work in the group Pele. Adding a fourth member, Jim Schoenecker, they
gave the label 2/3 of the recordings of Customer, which was, according
to the label, “the most ambitious project they had undertaken.”
Spanning two continents and 3 formats, this release was an absolute
mind-melter of electronic and acoustic odd rock. In 2006 the Bees
reconstituted itself as a powerhouse live group, adding Thomas Wincek
and Daniel Spack to help articulate a dynamic attack of sonic
maximalism. Now, they’re preparing their next release for Table of the Elements
Records based on their bombastic live sound where Rhys Chatham and
Arnold Dreyblatt meet pop. Where did the folk/bluegrass go? It’s still
there. You just can’t hear it anymore…
Eighteen-year-old Ian Lafferty sets out on a cross country drive with his best
friends Lance and Felicia in order to lose his virginity to a red-hot babe he
met on the Internet. But the journey, filled wi
"Body of Lies" is based on "Washington Post" columnist David Ignatius' 2007
novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris, who uncovers a lead on a major
terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of J
Ry Cooder's California trilogy started purposefully and thematically with Chavez Ravine, turned old-time-radio wistful on My Name is Buddy, and now takes a complete header into the deep end for the concluding I, Flathead. Assuming the point of view
Genesis skipped Wisconsin during last year's reunion tour, but the three-DVD box set When In Rome 2007 spectacularly captures what we missed. Although original
frontman Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett passed on this tour,
the incarnation
Michael Polaski’s Umami Moto is already a familiar dining spot in Brookfield, where it has gained note for its menu of Asian fusion. A second Umami Moto opened in downtown Milwaukee this summer, located on Milwaukee Street in the former Eve. This ti
The Painted Parrot (8028 W. National Ave.) is a fun, colorful restaurant that follows a Caribbean theme. Jamaican murals cover the walls and reggae music blasts from behind the large bar. The menu wanders through the Caribbean with a few Louisiana touches
