I have enjoyed excellent live music in nearly every circumstance -- during a summer thunderstorm, in a loud, poorly ventilated dive bar, under the stars at the gorgeous Red Rocks Amphitheater, at Cranky Pats with a table full of my mom's tennis buddies. But, I have never experienced anything like the concert I saw last [...]
I'm certain the 25 pies entered into the third annual Outagamie County Fair pie contest came from a multitude of inspirations. There were sour cherry and apple pies made from grandmother's recipe, neatly scrawled on a stained recipe card. Nature inspired pies like Raspberry Rose and Apple Bud. However, I'm certain mine was the only [...]
Until I saw a small boy with "J-Council" carved into his haircut, I thought I had become the biggest J-Council fan. Turns out, there are plenty of us. We gathered Sunday at Timber Rattler Stadium for "Keep it Wisconsin", featuring Cory Chisel, J-Council, Adriel Denea and the Bodeans. The weather, theme, music, talent and crowd [...]
The little girl played long and well, graciously acknowledging support with a dignified lift of her eyebrows. I'd have missed her entirely as I rushed along College Avenue late Saturday afternoon, paced by an increasingly strong Mile of Music FOMO. But, I looked down for a moment, caught her eye and chuckled a little. As [...]
This year's Mile of Music festival, led by its fedora tipping spokesperson Cory Chisel, turned out to be a big ole toast to family. We saw sibling bands and bands who bonded like brothers. We spent most of four days with a nice variety of our own family members on the Avenue and saw more [...]