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MKE has found a great food deal. Go to The Venice Club and get yourself half of a 12-inch pizza for only $5. Pizza goes great with beer and with the cash you’re saving you can drink more of it. Now, let’s see who’s playing the Big Gig tonight.

Get all dark and moody. Trent Reznor […]

Believe me, this is tough work. But someone has to do it.
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The Summerfest Baby of the Day.

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A weekend with nice, hot weather should mean big crowds and lots of beer sales at the lakefront. Don’t be surprised to hear 100,000+ get into Summerfest today. I don’t want to scare off those of you who worry about crowds. Even with that many people there are still places to move around and hear […]

Thank you US Cellular for giving me plenty of photographic material to cover Summerfest like I was there. Throughout the 11-day festival I’ll be posting a Babe of the Day.
Behold, our first winner:

I’m accepting nominations. If you have good pics from Summerfest feel free to send them my way.

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I wonder how many took off today to start their weekend early and running off to Summerfest? If you’re wondering if you should go tonight here are some of who’s playing:

Tom Petty and Pearl Jam play the Marcus Amphitheater for a second-straight night.
DB Bryant Band plays the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse at 7:00. It’s a hard rocking, […]

Summerfest, the world’s biggest outdoor music festival is underway along Milwaukee’s Lake Michgan shore. What’s on tap tonight?

Tom Petty and Pearl Jam headline the Marcus Amphitheater in the first of their two-night run.
Milwaukee favorites The Love Monkeys play the Miller Lite Oasis at 6:00.
Elvis Costello & the Imposters featuring Allen Toussaint will be at the […]

Italian Nachos: Summerfest’s idea of fusion cuisine.

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If you don’t drink at least you can mock those who think consuming a week’s worth of beer is fun.

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Many think Summerfest is just an excuse to drink lots of beer. Well…they’re right.

There are plenty more pictures courtesy of the Journal Sentinel.

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Mandy Jenkins, a Milwaukee new-comer, gets the Summerfest vibe in all its frivolity and ugliness:
I continued to wander the festival, seeing many more bikini tops instead of shirts. Personally, I don’t really think anyone should substitute swimwear for actual clothing outside of a beach no matter how attractive they are (or think they are)….but that […]

The NY Post mocks New Yorkers who are wearing things they shouldn’t be. It reminds me of the downside to Summerfest. The music, food, and beer are great. It’s just seeing a 50-year-old man’s beer gut or a 55-year-old woman in a leather Harley-Davidson bra that gives me the willies.
If you got it, flaunt it. […]

Look at the line up for day two of The Encore. Who do I see, Jimmy Eat World, The Gufs, or Robert Randolph? Why could these bands have been to the Big Gig instead of Summerfest, Jr?

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The Encore, an end-of-summer bash from the Summerfest crew, has already announced some of the acts for the three-day “little gig.”
Confirmed artists include: Jimmy Eat World, The Temptations, Local H, Los Lonely Boys and Blue County.
That’s a good start. I’ll definitely try to get there to see JEW.

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This weekend marks the start of Summerfest, Milwaukee’s annual Summer Get Together. Yet, our benefactor is in An Undisclosed Location.
Today’s lineup features Kenny Chesney (with Uncle Kracker), Live, Tantric, O.A.R, and Sister Hazel.
If I had to pick a night to go, it would be Wednesday, June 30. Nickelback with 3 Doors Down, Styx […]