As her stage name suggests, alternative-folk singer Michelle Shocked is fond of surprises. Many of her studio albums, from 1989's Captain Swing (which she recorded with a full big band) to 2005's Got No Strings (a collection of...

There are blues-rock bands that only salt their music with the blues, and then there are bands that absolutely bathe their albums in the blues. The Black Keys are in the latter camp. For a band that was once saddled with comparisons to The...

As the presidential election picks up speed, In Tandem Theatre closes its season with a comedy set in Washington, D.C. The Rich Orloff comedy Veronica's Position is a contemporary farce involving a famous pair of middle-aged...

Directed by Sandy Ernst, the Milwaukee Rep's production of Always…Patsy Cline casts Kelley Faulkner in the lead role of Cline, who stood above many country singers of her time with the rich depth of her voice. The audience is...

The Polyphonic Spree traded in their colorful, gospel-choir robes for more menacing militia uniforms to promote their latest disc, 2007's The Fragile Army, but the sunny vibrations so central to the band's sound haven't gone...

Directed by Sandy Ernst, the Milwaukee Rep's production of Always…Patsy Cline casts Kelley Faulkner in the lead role of Cline, who stood above many country singers of her time with the rich depth of her voice. The audience is...

UWM Museum Studies students conclude their two year graduate program this spring with a new exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. The exhibit, Harnessing the Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, explores how the classical elements...

“The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney” offers 20 chromogenic prints that record well-off subjects at home. The photographs were taken during Barney's European travels. Large-scale, lush and voyeuristic, the artist's prints explore...

Tissue isn't required to attend a screening of the IMAX documentary Born To Be Wild, but it might not be a bad idea to bring some along: This story of two animal-rescue missions is very touching. This uplifting documentary follows two...

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have come a long way since Strange Fire, their 1987 debut as Indigo Girls, broke into the world of mainstream pop with its hit “Closer to Fine.” Indigo Girls have remained one of the most popular folk-rock...

UWM Museum Studies students conclude their two year graduate program this spring with a new exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. The exhibit, Harnessing the Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, explores how the classical elements...

“The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney” offers 20 chromogenic prints that record well-off subjects at home. The photographs were taken during Barney's European travels. Large-scale, lush and voyeuristic, the artist's prints explore...

It seems like every six months or so there's a new euphoric, ridiculously catchy, kind of shouty synth-pop song storming alternative radio playlists. The latest is “Tongue Tied,” a giddy, neon-lit romp from the Los Angeles band Grouplove's 2011...

Milwaukee-raised Patty Larkin grew up with the piano, but she became an eminent guitar player after teaching herself in high school and then honing her jazz-based style at the Berklee College of Music. Larkin's urban-infused folk-pop...

Since 1994 under the pseudonym Quintron, inventor and former nightclub organist Robert Rolston has performed at his own private New Orleans club, the Spellcaster Lodge, and patented inventions like the Spit Machine, the Disco Light Machine and...

Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo takes the mound today as the Brewers complete a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. All fans will take home a Gallardo bobblehead.

As the presidential election picks up speed, In Tandem Theatre closes its season with a comedy set in Washington, D.C. The Rich Orloff comedy...

Minneapolis' DJ Abilities is now on the road as an unwilling solo artist, following the tragic death of his longtime collaborator, battle rapper Eyedea, in 2010. As Eyedea & Abilities, the two left behind a rich recorded legacy...

Jazz sales aren't what they used to be, but those lean times haven't hurt Chris Botti's sales much. The jazz-pop trumpeter, who has performed with Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin and Natalie Cole, among many others, is a reliable top-seller...

As the presidential election picks up speed, In Tandem Theatre closes its season with a comedy set in Washington, D.C. The Rich Orloff comedy Veronica's Position is a contemporary farce involving a famous pair of middle-aged...

Playwright Celeste Bedford Walker has won an NAACP Image Award for her sensitive portrayal of African-American characters, and she brings that same delicate touch to her depiction of women of a certain age in her romantic comedy Sassy...

Shaun Marcum makes the start for the Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon as the team plays an early game against the Chicago Cubs.

Prolific rocker Steve Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 for his work with the prog-rock outfit Traffic, and it's not inconceivable...

Without a doubt the most commercially successful openly gay female country singer of all time, K.D. Lang long ago stopped limiting her albums to strict country...

Playwright Celeste Bedford Walker has won an NAACP Image Award for her sensitive portrayal of African-American characters, and she brings that same delicate...