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![Phish @ Alpine Valley [MKE] - 8/12/2022](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6350538c4e985848148c1691/1669656438302-1Z56ZR86PNMOSIHZEXBJ/Phish_081222_AlpineValley_%C2%A9%EF%B8%8F2022StephenBloch-1.jpg)
Phish @ Alpine Valley [MKE] - 8/12/2022
Last Friday, The Shangri La of Midwest outdoor venues, Alpine Valley Music Theater, played host to the first of three Phish shows. Clearly, Alpine is a destination (unbound) for Phish as they have played there 20 times since 1996 (the exact same number of shows The Grateful Dead played, if you’re counting). This was the first visit since July 2019, where Phish unleashed sonic wonders at the Sunday show with some serious rarities (Olivia’s Pool, Icculus, and Ruby Waves).
![Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros @ The Riverside Theater [Milwaukee] - 3/17/22](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6350538c4e985848148c1691/1669657566611-BS1YAYHBXVFQKC8XM4RD/BobbyWeir_031722_RiversideTheater_%C2%A9%EF%B8%8F2022KevinHill-1.jpg)
Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros @ The Riverside Theater [Milwaukee] - 3/17/22
Bob Weir has spent a lifetime exploring what a song can be, and at 74 years of age, those excursions are only getting more interesting. As a member of the Grateful Dead, Weir and his cohorts expanded the scope of what American folk music could be many times over.
![Finneas @ 9:30 Club [DC] - 11/14/21](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6350538c4e985848148c1691/1669658922357-QMERZD6PT0MYPQ8DQ45V/Finneas-10.jpg)
Finneas @ 9:30 Club [DC] - 11/14/21
This week the 9:30 Club hosted Finneas O’Connell for 2 back-to-back sold-out shows. Known well for writing and producing with huge artists including Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and of course his sister, Billie Eilish, Finneas is now on tour for his debut solo album, Optimist.
![Neal Francis @ Colectivo Back Room [Milwaukee] - 11/13/21](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6350538c4e985848148c1691/1669658962467-6UQW637W18THAX9MRM4O/NealFrancis_111321%28%C2%A9%EF%B8%8F2021+Kevin+Hill%29-11.jpg)
Neal Francis @ Colectivo Back Room [Milwaukee] - 11/13/21
Chicago’s Neal Francis owes a lot to musicians that came before him, and honors that in every note or shimmy across the stage. On his new record, In Plain Sight, he shares a lot of DNA with artists like Benny Sings or Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats. But let loose upon a stage on a Saturday night in Milwaukee the deeper roots of Dr. John, Traffic, and an entire history of psychedelic soul come rushing to the surface.
![black midi @ Turner Hall [Milwaukee] - 10/12/21](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6350538c4e985848148c1691/1669659664134-7L0TCQR5MIMO35SNKS2M/BlackMidi_TurnerHall_101221.jpg)
black midi @ Turner Hall [Milwaukee] - 10/12/21
The kids are all right (but they also may all be on drugs).
black midi’s chaotic, revelatory performance at Turner Hall in Milwaukee ripped the band-aid off our collective live music drought and left a path of destruction (and joy) in its wake.
![Wilco @ Capital Credit Union Park [Green Bay, WI] - 09/17/21](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6350538c4e985848148c1691/1669659782578-8K8S942J0IG2L9832LSE/Wilco_91721_GreenBay.jpg)
Wilco @ Capital Credit Union Park [Green Bay, WI] - 09/17/21
Wilco’s career spanning/mind-blowing set at Capital Credit Union Park in Green Bay, WI was a reminder of how great live music can be AND how challenging and messy that experience can be in the age of Covid.