2008 Woodie Awards
Be sure to make a visit to SB Framing Gallery, located at 409 E. Buffalo St. There, Karl Schroeder just unveiled the first showing of his photographs in conjunction with Third Ward Gallery Night on April 18. Karl, whose work ranges from Wisconsin locales to the Caribbean, had 17 choice pieces on display. (0) comments
From rap and R&B and jazz to rock 'n' roll, there seems to be just an endless supply of music. But there is one type of music that should get more attention, and that is metal. The one band that is electrifying the genre is Killswitch Engage. Killswitch Engage started back in 1998, when their bassist, Mike D'Antonio, teamed up with a band called Aftershock, which was not getting the attention they so desperately wanted. (0) comments
Some artists just naturally carry around the big respect stick. Pretty much no matter what they do or how often they do it, you simply know it's gonna be good. Case in point? Steve Winwood's latest, and first in five years, Nine Lives (Columbia). Starting his career in The Spence Davis Group as a runny-nosed, 15-year-old punk, Winwood has been doing it the right way ever since. (0) comments
"It's not a party in 2008" says drummer and bandleader Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson in a recent Rolling Stone interview. The lack of festivity he speaks of is his band, The Roots' new album, Rising Down. On this, the band's tenth album, the jazzy hip-hop crew explores dark territory. (0) comments
Located in the virtual shadow of the MATC Oak Creek Campus, at 4698 S. Whitnall Avenue, St. Francis, is the Thai restaurant Bangkok House. Bangkok House provides a very ethnic atmosphere, with deep tones of colors expressing the Thai culture. As you look around the restaurant, you feel as if you are in Bangkok itself. (0) comments
Normally, when somebody says the word "planetarium," you usually associate it with the images of sitting in a domed theatre, looking up at the night sky to try and find the constellation the tour guide is speaking of. The show Rock Stars, currently taking place at the Daniel M. (0) comments
The setting is the historic "The Rave" venue, located on 24th Street and Wisconsin Ave. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a Friday night. The venue, The Alternative Press tour, a punk/indie tour that had a list of bands all ready to scream their hearts out for their fans. (0) comments
On April 23, the MATC Native American Author Series presented a reading with authors Gordon Henry and Kimberly Blaser. The reading and book signing took place in the sixth floor cafeteria. In attendance were MATC students, faculty and staff, and an eighth grade class from Indian Community School. (0) comments
I am no food concierge. I could attempt to direct you to Milwaukee's finest sushi bar, hibachi house or bistro with the most authentic foreign fare. And while that all sounds wonderful (and expensive), I would like to believe that I am not the only college student groveling under the recession. (1) comment
Factotum: A man with many jobs. A lot of us can relate to this term, but Henry Chinaski gives it an all-new twist in this recently released movie adaptation of Charles Bukowski's 1975 novel, "Factotum." Matt Dillon stars as Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski, as he drifts through LA's slums, picking up any job he can find, a pickle sorter for example, or how about a full time gambler? As you might guess, he goes through work like hot cakes on National Hot Cake Day. (0) comments