After nearly thirty years, lots of rescheduling and one pandemic, riot-grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill are back on the road. The iconic foursome are responsible for several Gen X ‘90s favorites including songs like “Rebel Girl,” “Double Dare Ya” and “DemiRep” And while it’s been a few decades since they performed regularly, they haven’t lost a […]
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Mac DeMarco Takes Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater by Storm
Mac DeMarco was polite enough to swing by Milwaukee on his 2019 tour through the United States. He made a quick stop at Riverside Theater and showcased some tracks from his newest album “Here Comes the Cowboy.” Coincidentally enough, he opened up the concert at 9 p.m. to the intro of the album. The venue […]
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Mac DeMarco to Perform at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee
The incredibly popular, very eccentric, chain smoker, indie rocker Mac DeMarco will be performing at the Riverside Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. If you are a fan of indie rock or “jizz jazz” as he refers to it, be sure to attend because it will be a night to remember. Coming hot off his […]
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Mac DeMarco Shakes Up The Riverside Theater
This past Friday, Milwaukee was blessed with the performance of Mac DeMarco. DeMarco is a Canadian-born, multi-instrumentalist at the ripe age of 25. He’s best known for his solo work and recent album releases of “Salad Days” (2014) and “Another One” (2015.) To label DeMarco as any one genre would be to pigeonhole him; you […]
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Charlie Berens Shoots His First Stand-Up Special at Milwaukee Riverside
“Keep ‘er Movin” Comedian Charlie Berens records his first stand-up special and brings his dynamic show to the Milwaukee Riverside Theater. The April 8 and 9 shows were a result of two postponed Milwaukee performances originally scheduled for January as COVID-19 cases surged. Although Milwaukee had to wait for the Wisconsin-native to make his rounds on […]
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ZZ Top’s Still Got It: Sunday Show at the Riverside
Sunday evening’s ZZ Top show at the Riverside Theater united more leather-clad, inked, and bearded biker dudes and broads than a Harley convention. The show was originally rescheduled from last October, after bassist Dusty Hill took a fall on his tour bus and injured his hip. One may wonder if the band, in their ripening […]
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“Bob’s Burger Live” hits the Riverside
To Bob’s Burgers fans’ delight, the cast of Fox’s animated comedy stopped in Milwaukee for a live show this past Saturday evening. The cast, along with the show’s creator, Loren Bouchard, sang, goofed off, and laughed at their own jokes on the Riverside Theater’s stage. Dan Mintz plays the eldest of Bob Belcher’s three children, […]
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Hozier Rocks The Riverside
Irish musician and singer-songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known by his stage name Hozier, pulled out all of the stops at his sold out Riverside Theater show Saturday night. Although known for his hit single “Take Me to Church,” Hozier brought a decent repertoire of songs to the table from his two EP’s (“Take Me to […]
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Ryan Adams Rocks Riverside For First Time In Seven Years
Lights dimmed, faded to blue and a slow fog rose as Ryan Adams took the stage Tuesday night for his first Milwaukee show in seven years. For close to two hours, nearly all of the 2,450 seats at the Riverside Theater remained vacant, as most of the audience preferred instead to stand and sing along […]
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An Inside Look at Noah Kahan’s Sold-Out Milwaukee Show and Soundcheck Session
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan performed at the Miller High Life Theatre for a sold-out stop on his “Stick Season” Tour this past Saturday night. Kahan’s show was initially scheduled for Riverside Theater before quickly selling out and rescheduling to the larger of the Pabst Theater Group’s venues. Soundcheck Session Kahan held an intimate “Soundcheck Session” before […]