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Evan Rytlewski
Milwaukee
1982
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Oct
06
After A Promising Primary Performance, Murs Stumbles
Evan Rytlewski On MusicIt’s not that the guy doesn’t have my vote anymore, but like all politicians, now that Murs is a candidate he’s lost some of the populist charm that made him so appealing in the first place. On his major-label debut, Murs For President, Murs fights like h
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Oct
02
Dark Days for Modern Rock?
Evan Rytlewski On MusicI’m in the early stages of organizing my best of 2008 list, and I’m struck by what a stellar year it’s been for just about every genre of music: indie-rock, soul, electronica, rap, Top 40, etc. I’m equally struck, though, by what a crappy year it’s been f
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Oct
01
Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist
Evan Rytlewski On MusicLast night I caught a preview screening of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, a mostly adorable teen comedy about teenagers with no curfew who spend the night zipping from one New York City rock club to the next. It's the latest in a short line of music f
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Sep
29
Organizers Deem Foward Music Festival a Success
Evan Rytlewski On MusicI wasn't able to attend, so I'm reporting from second-hand accounts here, but from what I've read online the Forward Music Festival, an ambitious weekend-long, multi-venue music festival in Madison, Wis., was a greatsuccess. The festival, which featured N
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Sep
26
When Did Weezer Become an Interesting Live Band?
Evan Rytlewski On MusicFrom the New York Times' colorful review of Weezer's New York concert Wednesday night:
Mr. Cuomo both led the show and observed it from different angles. He let all his band members take multiple turns singing. He played drums on a decent cover
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Sep
25
Lil Wayne is a Packers Fan
Evan Rytlewski On Music
In the first installment of his casual, out-of-nowhere sports blog on ESPN.com, "commercially successful rapper and major sports fan" Lil Wayne weighs in on football, writing of this football season that:
"As a Packer fan, it
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Sep
24
Turner Hall Ballroom's Powerful Local Niche
Evan Rytlewski On MusicThe Pabst Theater organization began booking shows at the deserted Turner Hall Ballroom about a year ago with the explicit promise that the venue would be used to book more local shows. Although all-local shows at the Turner Ballroom have actually been fe
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Sep
23
Cheap Album Round-Up: Brady St. Rummage Sale Edition
Evan Rytlewski On MusicI struck unassuming gold Saturday when I followed a sad, hand-written sign taped to garbage can on Brady Street that said "Rummage Sale in Back." The household was selling a small but choice collection of '90s-ish indie-punk-emo records, includi
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Sep
22
Radiohead: Now Less Greedy
Evan Rytlewski On MusicThis is me giving credit where credit is due: After a lengthy history of creating cynical new ways to milk money from fans, Radiohead is toning down some of their exploits.
In April, the group launched a greedy contest (really just a thinly veiled iTun
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Sep
19
Jack White and Alicia Keys Spit on Bond's Grave
Evan Rytlewski On MusicAlright, I've given it a day or two to sink it, but the new Jack White and Alicia Keys song is majorly rough. Like, demo rough. Or first-take rough. Or Alicia Keys didn't know they were actually recording rough:
I wasn't a
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There´s more to wine than Cabernet & Chardonnay! Expand your horizons and join Thief Wine proprietor Phil Bilodeau for an informative seminar featuring some of the world´s underknown and underappreciated varietals and regions. You´ll discover just how vast and exciting the world of wine is as you taste through three whites and three reds and learn about the specific wines, the grape varietals, the regions, and what makes each wine
Location: Central Milwaukee
Based on a true story, "The Express" follows the extraordinary life of
college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman
Trophy. His fight for equality and resp
When two gunmen, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, arrive in Appaloosa they find
a small, dusty and lawless town suffering at the hands of renegade rancher
Randall Bragg. Bragg has not only taken supplies
Milwaukee singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Parduhn recently released his fourth album, Lost in the Times.
Recorded at Milwaukee's Fly Studios and produced by local bass player
Guy Fiorentini, the CD includes Parduhn's band mates from Bones of
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The second solo album from Chris Barron sounds nothing like his old band, the Spin Doctors-which is reason enough to give Pancho and the Kid
a spin. But more importantly, the dozen songs reflect the image of a
much more thoughtful singer/songwriter
In Spanish, "cielito lindo" means "pretty sky." In Milwaukee, Cielito Lindo defines simple Mexican fare in a colorful setting on Milwaukee's South Side. The ceiling in the main dining room portrays a vivid blue sky, in the center of which is a giant eagle
Overlooking busy Prospect Avenue from the ground floor of the Shorecrest Hotel, the Savoy Room (1962 N. Prospect Ave.) is a splendid setting redolent of bygone elegance. The walls are black marble, the floors terrazzo and white linen tablecloths are toppe
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