Lemon Lounge hosts Binky Tunny show December 3rd in Milwaukee

I know this is a short notice post, but you might want to head on down to Lemon Lounge on Oakland Avenue in Milwaukee. Lemon Lounge is right next to the Miramar Theater, which is across the street from the best Middle Eastern Restaurant in Milwaukee. Whoa, that's a wild way to give you directions to the Binky Tunny show.

Anyway, Binky Tunny has their new disk available. The disk is aptly titled Black Sheep Chronicles. It's all about love, love lost, keeping your man in check, using a gun if necessary to keep your man in check, the wants and needs of any modern rock and roll woman, and more! That's also a wild way to describe the Binky Tunny CD, but hey, this is my blog.

Ok, to recap, Lemon Lounge, Binky Tunny disk titled Black Sheep Chronicles, Miramar Theater, Middle Eastern Restaurant, Milwaukee night out. Woo!

The Cranberries come to The Pabst Theater

Famous for her near-yodel type singing, Dolores O'Riordan was the voice of The Cranberries. They took a seven year hiatus, and now they are back. They perform in Milwaukee on November 27th. Pabst Theater tickets are on sale next week.

O'Riordan did some solo work in the past few years. This show will feature both Cranberries songs and Dolores' material. What people will most want to hear is Linger, and Zombie.

The Cranberries' singer reminds me of a Milwaukee Rock band that has been around for the past ten years, Binky Tunny. When Binky started singing in her late teens, she had a Cranberries shade to her voice. That was short lived, and thankfully Binky Tunny found her own voice. Binky Tunny played an acoustic show at Conways a few weeks ago. It was surprising to see how many fans packed the place, just to see a stripped down version of the band. They are about to release their next disk, titled The Black Sheep Chronicles.

Spoof Fest 2009 Fast Approaching

Liquor Sweets will host Spoof Fest 2009. This year, there will be two stages. The music will alternate between stages, with only five minutes break between acts. So many musicians signed up for the show that the event is now spread over two nights.

The acts range from Motorhead, to Britney Spears to Binky Tunny playing Alice Cooper.
Friday night, I would certainly make it there in time to see Alanis Morrisette. No Doubt, King Crimson, and others will be "Spoofed."

Liquor Sweets is located on 3000 S. 13th in good old Milwaukee. This event used to be held at V'nuks, but they have an old hair band booked for that night.

Ladder House Sturgeon Bay

February 6th, I will be heading up to Sturgeon Bay for the Binky Tunny show at The Ladder House. They play the second half of the evening. There is an acoustic show before they go on.
It's a two-hour drive to Door County, but I really enjoy Sturgeon Bay. The rooms are cheap this time of year, and the crowds at the Ladder House are pretty awesome.

See you there?

Ready to rock the boat?

I tried to see what I think is a great Milwaukee Rock Band on June 7th. They were to play on the Iroquois for a sunset cruise. The rain started falling about 4:30pm, and by the time it stopped, the cruise had been cancelled. The sheriff's office told people not to drive downtown, and I decided that it was a good idea.

Standing water kept the rock and roll crowd from making it down to the boat, not to mention pride fest.

Now we're looking at the rescheduled date for the Binky Tunny rock and roll show on Lake Michigan. That would be August 1st. What are the odds that the rain will cancel that gig too?

Binky Tunny at Points East Pub November 17th

Usually I comment on national bands coming through Milwaukee. This time, I have to mention that Binky Tunny is finally playing a venue that doesn't involve strippers. In fact, I think Heartbreakers stopped booking bands for good. Binky Tunny, Crumpler, and a few other bands hit the Points East Pub stage starting at 10pm on November 17th. Support local music and come on down. I'm bringing a friend from Germany to see the show. She's dying to get out and leave the 2 year old with a sitter.

Tool July 4th at Summerfest

Tool July 4th at Summerfest, will headline at Marcus Amphitheater. "Math rock" is what I heard. My nephew called from Seattle to say that he wants to come to Milwaukee and see Tool play at Summerfest. I may have to slide in and see these guys. If the weather is good, it's kind of nice to hang out at the beer stand above the lawn section at The Marcus Amphitheater just to watch the entire experience. The Tool show may be my "standing around" show. Heck, all it will cost me is the price of one ticket to see Tool at Summerfest. Meanwhile, I'm heading to Heartbreakers to see Binky Tunny tomorrow night. The line up is good, and the strippers hang out in another room. For the ladies who think I'm putting dollar bills in g-strings, please note: No strippers enter the band room unless requested, and half the time they don't bother coming over because music fans aren't interested in wasting money on tits. Every time my wife comes along she has a good time.