The UWM Post

As part of an ongoing series of excellent “10 Buck Shows,” the Pabst welcomed Jens (pronounced Yens) Lekman and fellow Swedish singer/songwriter the Honeydrips on March 29. Lekman’s rise to fame in his native Sweden and growing popularity in the States is largely due to his ability to write charming, thoughtful and grandiose pop songs that have garnered glowing reviews. His latest release is “Night Falls Over Kortedala,” which is named after his hometown and the setting of much for much of his lyrical content.

Vampire Weekend arrived in Milwaukee for the first time on April 4, riding the crest of an impressive wave of success.

On the eve of the last day in March, an eager batch of music enthusiasts packed the Pabst Theater for what promised to be a very special evening with instrumental phenoms Explosions in the Sky.

More and more these days, it seems as though the album release date has lost its credibility. Albums are pushed back weeks, months, and sometimes years (“Chinese Democracy”) from their scheduled release dates, for reasons known only to the artists and their labels.

Hanson, the chord of three brothers from Tulsa, Okla. is making its way to Milwaukee’s own Rave on April 11.

Jack White and company decided to take on drastic measures in order to release their sophomore effort, “Consolers of the Lonely,” in its pure unadulterated form to the public. The band announced its March 25 release date to the world just one week prior to the event. An unprecedented move, considering the time frame leaves no room for advertisements or marketing for the album.

Considered one of the first “kitchen sink” or “angry young man” dramas to emerge out of the British social realism film movement in the 1950s and ‘60s, “Look Back in Anger” is a volatile and often vulnerable look at real domestic problems plaguing real people. There is nothing sugar-coated about the 1958 adaptation of John Osborne’s play.

Wake up, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee! It’s time to come out of hibernation and see Mother Nature. The sun is finally out, the snow is finally melting and rain means it’s almost time to see green again.

The writing’s on the wall and we’ve all read it. Some of us have even scribbled some down ourselves while we sat there wondering when the last time we ate corn was.

Americans used to make horror movies. And they were damn good at it.

Hear the word addiction and a bad connotation comes to mind. I have been addicted to biting my nails going on 20 years now. It’s disgusting and gross and I can’t believe I’m admitting it.