CONCERT REVIEW: All Messed Up 8 (Day 1) (Linneman's Riverwest Inn, Milwaukee)

"Milwaukee's randomized musical experiment" All Messed Up returns to Linneman's Riverwest Inn for their ninth annual showcase of collaborative, unpredictable chaos.

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CONCERT REVIEW: All Messed Up 8 (Day 2) (Linneman's Riverwest Inn, Milwaukee)

As fun and chaotic as ever, Milwaukee's long-running randomized musical experiment, All Messed Up, returns to Linneman's Riverwest Inn for its eighth unpredictable year.

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CONCERT REVIEW: All Messed Up IV, Day 2 (Linneman's Riverwest Inn, Milwaukee)

After a long period of organizational transition, the seventh installment of All Messed Up finds "Milwaukee's randomized musical experiment" as strong (and as silly) as ever.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Jaill, Platinum Boys, Sat. Nite Duets & Midnight Reruns (Linneman's Riverwest Inn, Milwaukee)

In the true spirit of the season, four of the best bands on Milwaukee's currently bustling rock scene take over Linneman's to throw one hell of a Halloween party.

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FEATURE: The Return (and Unwritten Future) of All Messed Up

I catch up with All Messed Up founder Anthony Dean Schwader to find out why he's stepping down as the organizer of "Milwaukee's randomized musical experiment."

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FEATURE: Milwaukee Musicians Honor Big Star

I catch up with Sahan Jayasuriya, organizer of Thank You Friends: A Tribute to the Music of Big Star, Milwaukee's heartfelt love letter to the power pop legends.

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FEATURE: Dozens of Musicians Get All Messed Up Again

The concept is rather simple really: take a bunch of talented Milwaukee musicians, shuffle them up and randomly group them into new bands, then just step back and see what happens. But its simplicity, and the tossed off nature of it all, belies what is, in all reality, a rather inspired creative experiment.

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