Posted inMusic & Events

Lanterns for Peace 8/9

Peace Action’s 17th annual Lanterns for Peace event on Saturday, August 9, will be part of an expanded program, “Rhythms for a Nuclear Free World,” featuring a variety of world music. The concert begins at 4 p.m. at Pere Marquette Park, 900 N. Plankinton in downtown Milwaukee. It will feature De La Buena’s salsa and world music, Taqsim with its unique middle eastern jazz, and Lucky Diop with his Kassumai African Band and Dancers. And much more…

Posted inArts & Entertainment

Lady DJs Get Their Own Night At River Horse

by DeMisty Bellinger / photos by Peter DiAntoni

Carolina Psister is not new to the music scene; she hails from a band from her hometown in Brazil and, upon entering the US, quickly formed another band here in Milwaukee. However, she is new to bartending, and when Scean Rose, part owner of the River Horse, gave her the job and the freedom to pick any disc jockey format for her nights of tending, she chose a line-up of all women.

Posted inA&E Briefs

Local Sounds, Art Bits & Celebrations

Cleveland Miles – New Harmony Indiana – Taste Emcees – the Funky Art Man – Artists Needed at the Currents – Urban Artists House Party – Strive Media – Susanne Carter – Rhythms For A Nuclear Free World – Gordon Park Diversity Picnic