Author: Daniel Thompson
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Around the Scene: Crys Matthews, Jake La Botz, Nuke Plant Chickens and local mics
Two heavy-hitters in the form of Crys Matthews and Jake La Botz stopped in the Kenosha area recently at The White Lilac. In fact, the small (but mighty) venue has brought all kinds of musicians and acts to the local area since it opened its doors again earlier this year. Crys Matthews When it comes…
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Podcast: Two notes on being a gigging musician.
One of the hardest things to watch is when another gigging musician falls prey to their emotions on stage and makes a quick, but critical error. I’ve been playing out for 20 years now, and I have not only seen many of these kinds of things, but also have – unfortunately – made the wrong…
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Around the Scene: Triad, FRED, Moonrise Maidens and more
The Kenosha music scene is home to a plethora of bands from a variety of musical genres. That was well on display over the past week. Musicians played blues, jazz, folk, hard rock and even dipped in the Renaissance period at recent shows at The Checkpoint, Union Park Tavern and Rustic Road Brewing Company. And…
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Introducing ‘The Sleeping Saints’
Since I was a teenager, people have told me that they love to listen to my voice. Lately, plenty of people who have heard my “good morning” videos have told me how they’d like to fall asleep to it. Therefore, I started thinking about how I could possibly incorporate a sleep aid element into Saint…
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If there were such a person.
If there were someone there to listen, he might say he’s not okay. He might admit that he walks around with a profound feeling that something is missing. Not something like fulfillment or anything like that. He climbed his Everests already, and the pleasure looking back is disappointing. It’s something else, something more meaningful than…
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Recent shows: The Ivy Ford Band, The Roundabouts and more
Over the past weekend, The Roundabouts, The Ivy Ford Band, These Stolen Moments and Would You Kindly? all played shows at venues around the city. 58 Below (Friday Night) On Friday night, These Stolen Moments, Would You Kindly? And Dakota Bearcat teamed up to not only provide live music, but also raise funds for Kenosha…
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The void will sing us to sleep.
She’s gone ahead of us now; You won’t be far behind. I haven’t decided when I’ll be following along. But, the question lingers often in my mind. It’s not that I want to detonate an emotional atom bomb, or that there aren’t things that I’d miss, everyone I’ve ever loved or any lover I gave…
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Betsy Ade, Mangata, These Stolen Moments and Old Brown Shoes play weekend shows
The past weekend brought quite a few notable shows to the Kenosha area. In fact, from Friday to Sunday, I was able to stop out and see Betsy Ade and Katie Todd, Mangata, These Stolen Moments, and Old Brown Shoes playing around the city. Betsy Ade & Katie Todd at Soundbar Musick Cafe Betsy Ade…
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Around the Scene: Rachel Drew Band, SOS Open Jam, Vamos a Bailar, Irish Folk Jam
The past week or so has brought a lot of different events to the Kenosha music scene. We’ve had our bi-weekly open mic at Shenanigans on Sheridan; the Rachel Drew Band dropped by the White Lilac; an Irish folk jam took over Union Park Tavern; and Kenosha Creative Space celebrated the birthday of local instructor…
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Ben Mulwana and band pack Soundbar Musick Cafe
Ben Mulwana is one of, if not the first musician I ever took a photo of when I returned home to Kenosha after years away. He, Spare Animals and Vinny performed a show at Kenosha Creative Space about seven years ago now, and I decided to take along my camera. Somehow, in between being blown…