CONCERT REVIEW: Riverwest FemFest Day 4, Part 2 (Company Brewing, Milwaukee)

Coming back strong in its second year, Riverwest FemFest once again puts Milwaukee's female-identifying artists center stage, and raises some serious funds in the process.

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (01/20/16)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Hippie, Bum or Hillbilly", featuring country rock and Cosmic American Music. If you enjoy it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album

Buffalo Springfield - Hot Dusty Roads - Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield - Go And Say Goodbye - Buffalo Springfield

The Beau Brummels - Long Walking Down To Misery - Bradley's Barn

The Beau Brummels - Love Can Fall A Long Way Down - Bradley's Barn

Sandy Bull - No Deposit, No Return Blues - E Pluribus Unum

Brewer And Shipley - Rise Up (Easy Rider) - Weeds

Brewer And Shipley - All Along The Watchtower - Weeds

Bob Dylan Feat. Johnny Cash - Girl From The North Country - Nashville Skyline

Bob Dylan - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - Nashville Skyline

The Band - Caledonia Mission - Music From Big Pink

The Band - To Kingdom Come - Music From Big Pink

The Fools - I Rock, Therefore I Am - World Dance Party

The Byrds - You Don't Miss Your Water - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds - Hickory Wind - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The International Submarine Band - Do You Know How It Feels To Be Lonesome? - Safe At Home

The International Submarine Band - Blue Eyes - Safe At Home

The Flying Burrito Bros. - Hippie Boy - The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Bros. - Wheels - The Gilded Palace Of Sin

Gram Parsons - Return Of The Grievous Angel - Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons - $1000 Wedding - Grievous Angel

Emmylou Harris - Sin City - Elite Hotel

Emmylou Harris - Ooh Las Vegas - Elite Hotel

New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Glendale Train - New Riders Of The Purple Sage

New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Garden Of Eden - New Riders Of The Purple Sage

Eggs Over Easy - Song Is Born Of Riff And Tongue - Good 'N' Cheap

Eggs Over Easy - Arkansas - Good 'N' Cheap

Creedence Clearwater Revival - As Long As I Can See The Light - Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Cosmo's Factory

Sir Robert Charles Griggs - Singing For The Lord - The Legend Of Sir Robert Charles Griggs

Sir Robert Charles Griggs - A Sideman Talks To God - The Legend Of Sir Robert Charles Griggs

Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen - Wine Do Yer Stuff - Lost In The Ozone

Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen - Seeds And Stems (Again) - Lost In The Ozone

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (01/13/16)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Life on Mars" - a Mondo Radio memorial tribute to David Bowie. If you enjoy it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album

David Bowie - Life On Mars? - Hunky Dory

David Bowie - Queen Bitch - Hunky Dory

David Bowie - The Supermen - The Man Who Sold The World

David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World - The Man Who Sold The World

David Bowie - Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed - Space Oddity

David Bowie - Cygnet Committee - Space Oddity

David Bowie - Five Years - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie - Moonage Daydream - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie - Panic In Detroit - Aladdin Sane

David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) - Aladdin Sane

David Bowie Vs 808 State - Sound + Vision (David Richards Remix 1991) - Sound + Vision (Single)

David Bowie - Fame - Young Americans

David Bowie - Fascination - Young Americans

David Bowie - TVC 15 - Station To Station

David Bowie - Stay - Station To Station

David Bowie - Breaking Glass - Low

David Bowie - Always Crashing In The Same Car - Low

David Bowie - Heroes - Heroes

David Bowie - Joe The Lion - Heroes

David Bowie - Scary Monsters - Vampires Of Human Flesh

David Bowie - Up The Hill Backwards - Vampires Of Human Flesh

David Bowie - Loving The Alien - Tonight

David Bowie - God Only Knows - Tonight

David Bowie - Looking For Satellites - Earthling

David Bowie Vs KCRW - Golden Years (Eric J. Lawrence KCRW Remix) - Golden Years

David Bowie - Little Wonder - Earthling

David Bowie - Love Is Lost - The Next Day

David Bowie - Dirty Boys - The Next Day

David Bowie - Blackstar - Blackstar

David Bowie - Lazarus - Blackstar 

CONCERT REVIEW: GGOOLLDD, Canopies & Rio Turbo (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Currently enjoying a rather meteoric rise, much buzzed-about Gloss Records artists GGOOLLDD draw a sold-out crowd of rabidly loyal fans to the Turner Hall Ballroom.   

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (01/06/16)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Cold Cut Scratch", featuring turntablism and more. If you dig it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
DJ QBert - Destination: Quasar 16.33.45.78 - Wave Twisters - Episode 7 Million: Sonic Wars Within The Protons
DJ QBert - Invasion Of The Octopus People - Wave Twisters - Episode 7 Million: Sonic Wars Within The Protons
Mix Master Mike - Vyce Grypp - Anti-Theft Device
Mix Master Mike - Anti-Theft Device - Anti-Theft Device
The X-Ecutioners - The Countdown - X-Pressions
The X-Ecutioners - Mad Flava - X-Pressions
Rob Swift - This Is Our Day - The Ablist
Rob Swift - All That Scratching Is Making Me Rich! - The Ablist
DJ Babu Feat. L.P.S.D. - Back At Ya - The World Famous Beat Junkies, Vol. 1
DJ Babu Feat. Co-Flow - Vital Nerve - The World Famous Beat Junkies, Vol. 1
Straitjacket - (A Bit) Hazy - Rocks
Dr. Octagon - Bear Witness - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers Revisited - Dr. Octagonecologyst
DJ Shadow - Changeling - Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow - Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain - Endtroducing.....
DJ Krush - Duality - Meiso
DJ Krush - What's Behind Darkness? - Meiso
Deltron 3030 - 3030 (Instrumental) - The Instrumentals
Deltron 3030 - Positive Contact (Instrumental) - The Instrumentals
Handsome Boy Modeling School Feat. DJ Shadow & DJ Quest - Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II) - So ... How's Your Girl?
Handsome Boy Modeling School Feat. DJ Kid Koala - The Runway Song - So ... How's Your Girl?
Kid Koala - Fender Bender - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Kid Koala - Scurvy - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cut Chemist - (My 1st) Big Break - The Audience's Listening
Cut Chemist - The Garden - The Audience's Listening
RJD2 - Cut Out To FL - Deadringer
RJD2 Feat. Blueprint - Final Frontier - Deadringer