SUMMERFEST Schedule (A lot of good bands)
Brannon M. Rose
and to save my fingers from more typing, I've only included
the main acts. If interested, tickets can be sold through
Ticketron. This is going to be a great time, so if you're in
the area, give it a try!!
SUMMERFEST 1989 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
<M>arcus Amphitheater/<R>ock Stage/<J>azz Oasis
June 29 M: New Order, Violent Femmes, Sugarcubes, PIL
R: House of Lords
J: Spyro Gyra, Oceans
June 30 M: To Be Announced
R: Robyn Hitchcock
J: Yellow Jackets
July 1 M: To Be Announced
R: Wishbone Ash, Megaton Blonde
J: Paul Shaffer & The Worlds Most Dangerous Band, Oceans
July 2 M: The Neville Brothers and Jimmy Buffet
R: Joan Jett, Bad Boy Reunion
J: To Be Announced
July 3 M: Bob Dylan and Steve Earl
R: Little America
J: Paul Shaffer & The Worlds Most Dangerous Band
July 4 M: Jackson Browne and David Lindley
R: Mink Deville, Dynatones
J: To Be Announced
July 5 M: Paula Abdul, Tone Loc, Milli Vanilli,
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Was Not Was,
Downtown Julie Brown, Information Society,
and the MTV Dancers
R: Steppenwolf
J: Richie Cole & Alto Madness
July 6 M: Smokey Robinson with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
R: Henry Lee Summer
J: David Benoit
July 7 M: Rod Stewart
R: The Sleighriders
J: Maynard Ferguson
July 8 M: Randy Travis and K.T. Oslin
R: Jon Butcher, Firetown
J: Blood, Sweat & Tears
July 9 M: To Be Announced
R: Concrete Blond, SIREN
J: Jeff Lorber
Other bands coming to Milwuakee area
June 4 Marcus Amp. Beach Boys and Chicago
June 4 Omnibus Drivin'n'Cryin'
June 16 Mecca Salt N Pepa, NWA, Eazy-E, Too Short,
Kid N Play, JJ Fad, and Kwame
June 17/18 Alpine Valley Doobie Brothers, Rainmakers
June 22 Odd Rock Band of Susans
Don't miss it. Beer, brats, and a whole lot of bands....
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|July 5 M: Paula Abdul, Tone Loc, Milli Vanilli,
| Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Was Not Was,
| Downtown Julie Brown, Information Society,
Has anyone seen these guys in concert? I've heard that they sing
to a TAPE of the music; they don't perform live. As a result, their
production costs are VERY low and they don't ask for a lot of money
(they wanted $10 - $15 K to play here, which is DIRT CHEAP!)
So, has anyone seen them yet? How was it?
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Scott W. Larson
>| Downtown Julie Brown, Information Society,
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>Has anyone seen these guys in concert? I've heard that they sing
>to a TAPE of the music; they don't perform live. As a result, their
>production costs are VERY low and they don't ask for a lot of money
>(they wanted $10 - $15 K to play here, which is DIRT CHEAP!)
>
>So, has anyone seen them yet? How was it?
I saw them here in Portland last December and they were fantastic!
They weren't serious for one minute--they started their show with
the opening to the old Star Trek series ("Space..the final frontier"),
and had some Star Trek cuts in between songs which were hysterical.
They even have ticker-tape screen which they use to display
funny messages during the songs ("Everyone throw dollar bills
at the stage", "If you don't like this song, you can suck my
dick", OK you had to be there).
Yes, they use some backup tape, but no more than Thomas Dolby,
or a lot of other groups. I was surprised at how different their
album sounded, which I'm not thrilled about. Kurt, the lead
singer sounds like a hundred other dreary techno-pop vocalists on
the album, but he sounds much different in concert--he has sort of a
geeky nasal voice. None of the instruments were on tape, as far
as I could tell. The audience didn't stop moving for a second.
Information Society is by far the funnest group I have ever seen.
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