Celebrating its fifteenth year of festival making, Pickathon 2013 set out to create a truly unique and one of a kind musical experience, offering a whimsical journey accentuated by an eclectic array of artists. The party began on Thursday, the day before the official start date, where festival goers willing to shell out a few […] Read more
Absent Light represents a return from hiatus for Misery Signals, a metal band whose last album was released in 2008. This means that, since the band last put out an album, music has changed. Elements of electronica are now common in heavier music, and clean singing slowly edged out unclean vocals as the style of […] Read more
Day 11 of 11 Retrospective Milwaukee’s Summerfest bills itself as the “World’s Largest Music Festival.” In several ways, this is true: the grounds are expansive, the music is diverse, and (being truly Wisconsin) the people ranged from calm to obscene, and petite to obese. What truly sets Summerfest apart, however, is that this is […] Read more
In a summer of promised musical extravagance, Jay-Z has released his 12th studio album Magna Carta…Holy Grail in what can be described as a commercial and artistic pioneering adventure. Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) has paired up with electronics giant Samsung Mobile to release his new project through an app on the popular Galaxy phone family. This […] Read more
Cold War Kids established themselves among the top breakout bands when they bursted onto the scene in 2007 with their debut album, “Robbers & Cowards,” featuring bluesy indie rock accentuated by lead singer Nathan Willett’s searing vocals. Following subsequent releases such as “Loyalty to Loyalty” and “Mine Is Yours,” Willett and his band mates reassembled […] Read more
