October 2004
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Call Me Lightning – The Trouble We’re In

by Editor
review by Jeremy Berg

Halfway through The Trouble We’re In, sandwiched between a freaky ghost story that ends in what might be a condemnation of the entire human race and one of the album’s few duds, “Hungry Lions” greets the listener with a stop/start intro that kicks into a mixture of brute force and complex, interlocking rhythms that calls to mind nothing so much as Thrak-era King Crimson.

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Snopek Plays Ball

by Editor
by PP d’ CaCa

The first time I became aware of Sigmund Snopek III was during the mid-70′s when he had a one-man band at the Summerfest comedy tent. He’d entertain the restless crowds waiting for the next comedian with such original tunes as “Waukesha Window” and always end his set with the Beatles’ “I Am The Walrus.” Even back then his musical virtuosity was evident to any who’d pay attention.

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Unclogging Our River

by Editor
by Carrie Trousil, photo by Kara Sabado

It’s an overcast September day, and despite the impending fog, Captain Cass and his deckhands are gearing up to cruise the river. He points to his vessel, grinning. “There she is,” he says. The boat sits high in the water, a contraption of conveyor belts, a small wheelhouse, and a two-foot wide walkway on either side of the main conveyor. It’s called a River Skimmer, and she’s designed to do just what the name implies.

Posted inBarhopper

Octoberfest Everywhere (Except in October)

by Editor
by Jeremy Berg

That’s right. Is it just me, or did anyone else notice that many an Octoberfest event or Octoberfest special brew actually showed up in Milwaukee … in September? Very odd, I thought. Well, here at Barhopper, we’re giving Octoberfest it’s due, damn it. How? By drinking in October, of course.