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Night Ranger, Cracker join State Fair music lineup

Published May 12, 2009 at 7:51 a.m.

Wisconsin State Fair officials announced the lineup for the Cousins Subs Amphitheater today and it features Abba (a tribute, anyway), Asia, bodybuilders, Blue Oyster Cult, Cracker and Night Ranger.

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Video of the Day: The trailer for "Wolverine"

Published May 1, 2009 at 5:11 p.m.

The movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" opens in theaters today. Here is the trailer:

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New Gay Bars in Downtown Chicago - Well, Sort of...

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Published April 14, 2009 at 3:45 p.m.

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... It's kind of sad that downtown Chicago has only 1 gay bar! Now that the Gentry has closed, Second Story Bar (157 E. Ohio) is the only gay hangout downtown ... Of course, you have the monthly gatherings of Big Gay Cocktail Club. (Password FABULOUS). The BGCC is a gypsy cocktail party which explores new venues periodically, and occasionally raises small sums of money & awareness for worthwhile Chicago-based GLBT organizations. The group was founded by a group of friends who then began

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Video of the Day: Climbing to the top of the charts

Published April 8, 2009 at 4:04 p.m.

Country music star Keith Urban topped the Billboard 200 album chart with his latest effort, "Defying Gravity." Urban edged out Prince's triple release "Elixer / LOtUSFLOW3R / MPLSoUND." Here are two songs. Use the Talkback feature to let us know which one you like.

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Theater preview: "I Just Stopped by to See the Man"

Published April 5, 2009 at 2:55 p.m.

Set in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, "I Just Stopped by to See the Man" is a passionate ode to the power and truth of the blues. Stephen Jeffreys' play, which debuts Wednesday at the Milwaukee Rep's Stiemke Theater, mixes elements of "Crossroads" with "Eddie and the Cruisers" as it tells the story of Jesse Davidson, "The Man," the greatest living bluesman. Or at least he was. Long believed dead after a car accident, Davidson lives a simple life with his activist daughter, Della, in a Mississippi Delta shack.

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Summerfest 2009 music lineup still taking shape

Published March 27, 2009 at 3:15 p.m.

With weekend forecasts calling for cold weather and possible accumulation of wet, heavy snow, it's a good time to start thinking about Summerfest 2009. Festival officials already have announced a handful of Marcus Amphitheater headliners, and if acts like Bon Jovi, George Strait and Kid Rock don't trip your trigger perhaps side stage headliners like Matisyahu, Conor Oberst, Buddy Guy and Dropkick Murphys will have you circling dates on the calendar.

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Gokey advances on "American Idol"

Published March 26, 2009 at 9:59 p.m.

As expected, Milwaukee native Danny Gokey survived another cut in "American Idol." Gokey, who drew a somewhat lukewarm response after his version of "Get Ready" during the Motown show Wednesday night, sat comfortably on the sidelines while Michael Sarver was bounced from the competition Thursday.

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Waukesha native Lobdell is still alive on "Survivor"

Published March 26, 2009 at 12:23 p.m.

While Danny Gokey supporters around Milwaukee feverishly vote for their favorite singer to advance on "American Idol," fans of the area's "other" reality contestant of the moment are hoping that she doesn't get "voted off the island." Erinn Lobdell, a 27-year-old Waukesha native who works as a hairstylist and makeup artist at Glow Salon and Spa Downtown, has made it through the first five "tribal council meetings" on "Survivor: Tocantins," which is the 18th installment of the popular CBS series.

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Video of the Day: If you hated the "Blue Shirt"...

Published March 26, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

Public art is always a hot topic, so here is a question to consider. If Milwaukee wasn't ready for a "Blue Shirt" at the airport, what would people think about a nest on the side of a building?