The 1975 sold out the Eagles Ballroom Tuesday, May 16 2017. The UWM Post assigned two readers to the show. We were given two different viewpoints on the show via concert reviews. All photo credits: Allison Hade. Allison Hade: The 1975 graced the stage with their presence again Tuesday night with a sold-out show at […]
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Simple Plan Rocks the Rave: Concert Review
Wednesday, April 5 started as an average day that ended in a mess of sweaty hair and bruised arms for a few hundred people that got tickets to the Simple Plan show at The Rave! Simple Plan as many of us may remember was the soundtrack to our childhoods with songs like “Perfect”, “Welcome to […]
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Bad Suns: Concert Review & Interview with Christo Bowman
If you were one of the many unlucky people that did not get their hands on a ticket to the SOLD OUT Bad Suns show this past Sunday, March 5 continue reading for a mediocre description of one of the best concerts I have been to in a long time. If you were one of the […]
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Ben Folds and a Piano: Concert Review
The set up Thursday night at the Riverside was minimalist. A lone piano stood in the center of the dark stage. “One (is the Loneliness Number)” plays from the speakers, marking the start of the show. A fitting number for a show aptly billed as “Ben Folds and a Piano.” However, it was not Folds’ […]
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ScHoolboy Q Performs at The Rave: Review
ScHoolboy Q and Joey Bada$$ performed at The Rave in Milwaukee on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, as a part of Q’s Blank Face Tour. The night began with a swift DJ mix, finally unleashing the 21-year-old Joey, who played early songs, “Waves” and “Killuminati” from his debut tape 1999, and kept fans up to speed, […]
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Tegan and Sara Perform at the Pabst Theater: Concert Review
Notes from a Tegan and Sara Show…. A review on why I won’t be attending their show again. Tegan and Sara, identical twins formed to create a Canadian indie pop singing duo, performed at the Pabst Theater last night, Thursday Oct. 10. The Quinn sisters have been performing together since 1995 with now eight studio […]
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Concert Review: Tribal Seeds
A week later and I’m still recovering from withdrawals after a magical Tribal Seeds concert. Dreamlike indeed, Tribal Seeds performed at The Rave, Wednesday May 4th on their Spring Harvest Tour. The sextet is a San Diego native reggae band, made up of Steven Rene Jacobo (lead singer), Tony-Ray Jacobo (keyboards/vocals/producer), Victor Navarro (bass), Carlos […]
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Concert Review & Interview: The Maine and Mayday Parade
I did not anticipate the evening to be as sunny and warm as it had for late March. I hopped off the bus on Wisconsin Avenue, virtually in front of the striking tan building known as The Rave/Eagles Club. Crossing the street, I called the number that connected me to Mayday Parade’s tour manager. I […]
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Foo Fighters Saint Cecilia EP Review
Out of the darkness that fell over the world on November 13th when Paris was tragically attacked came a free gift from modern rock legends Foo Fighters: an EP entitled Saint Cecilia. Band front man Dave Grohl said in an open letter to fans that while the project had begun in October, the attacks had […]
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Concert Review: Best Coast
This past Wednesday, surf-rock goddess Bethany Cosentino and her band Best Coast performed at the Pabst Riverside Theater along with opening band Cloakroom. Best Coast is an indie-rock band from Los Angeles, California starting out in 2009 and releasing their first album “Crazy for You” in 2010. The last time Best Coast was in Wisconsin […]