Milwaukee, Madison make Top 10 U.S. Cities For Live Rock Music in 2010

Wisconsin — Apparently Milwaukee and Madison are two of the best cities in the country to see live rock music. According to website songkick.com.

Milwaukee came in at no. 6 on the list, and Madison came in second place only to, wait for it, Austin, TX!

Other cities mentioned include New Orleans, Vegas, Denver, the Twin Cities, Seattle, Portland, and Nashville.

In your face, every city on the East Coast.

Hold on, Liza Minnelli was scheduled to perform in Appleton, Wis.?

Gay icon Liza Minnelli cancelled her concert for the October 22 Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, Wisconsin today.

The 64-year-old Minnelli has reportedly been diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia and was forced to cancel seven of her upcoming performances.

And while she’s “greatly disappointed” about the whole situation, the former addict Judy Garland’s daughter expects to be back on stage Nov. 20 in Staten Island, N.Y.

Thank God.

Because for every day Liza’s not on stage, a gay cherub loses its wings.

Minnelli’s tour features material from her new CD, “Confessions.”

Awww did Jay Cutler get a boo boo last night?

Or did he get sacked nine times and have to go into the locker room for a good cry to some Radiohead?

This is hard-rocker Marilyn Manson as he looks today, in real life.

OK, I realize that right now, you may be saying to yourself something to the effect of:

Why is she posting a photograph she obviously found on PerezHilton?

This doesn’t seem to fit in with the theme of this blog at all.

What a lazy bitch.

Well, my friends, you’d be surprised!

First off, let’s be honest, he looks kinda like a fat Wayne Campbell from Wayne’s World, which is pretty hilarious in itself.

Second, I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that the shock-rocker drew origins from the central U.S., and not one of the “radical” coasts. We refugees can smell each other out pretty quickly, and Manson’s stench hit me from miles away.

Turns out, 41 year-old Manson (born Brian Hugh Warner on January 5, 1969) is from a little town called Canton, Ohio, which is, for those of you who give a shit, kind of between Cleveland and Akron, but south just a bit, maybe an hour or so.

So I did a little background research* on Canton, and found some interesting information on the place, such as a list of some other notable people from Canton, OH, (notable Cantonese?) including:

• Macy Gray (R&B singer)
• James Oliver Huberty (committed a shooting spree in a McDonald’s)
• Reuben Klamer (Inventor of The Game of Life)
• Inhale Exhale (Christian metal band)
• William McKinley (25th U.S. President)
• Jeff Timmons (singer of 98 Degrees)
• Relient K (Christian rock band)

So do with that information what you will. I sure don’t have the patience to interpret it right now.

*And by “research” I mean I Wikipediaed it for like two minutes, max.

OMFG you guys!!!! Bret Michaels tickets are almost sold out for State Fair!!!!

Here’s what it says when you try to buy tickets as of today:

Bret Michaels Roses and Thorns Tour 2010 With Special Guests Warrant & Firehouse

• Center Track SOLD OUT
• Side Track Seating:SOLD OUT
• Grandstand Seating: $15 

If you would like to see our seating chart please click here.

So I think what I’m trying to say is…Get your Poison-listening, Rock of Love-watching, West Allis-living, spandex-wearing fat asses to the State Fair website and get yourself some tickets! They’re $15 - just do it already.

Go out with the girls, put on sparkly cowgirl hats, drink a box of Franzia, and go crazy with it!

You know you want to.

True Skool Block Party just happened in Milwaukee…any hip hop fans out there?

“It could be said that Rush didn’t really offer the fans much more than they got the last time the band came through Milwaukee. And it could also be said that the fans didn’t really care.”

It could also be said that bassist Geddy Lee looks a little too much like Ozzy Osbourne. If Ozzy Osbourne joined the case of Twilight.

Milwaukee, Wis. - Well, apparently Akron, Ohio’s contribution to 80’s synth music is playing Summerfest tonight.

Yikes…I just hope Mark Mothersbaugh’s massive jowls don’t smack anybody in the face during the show.

Wisconsin music camp going strong after 25 years

Ashland County, Wis. - In honor of the 25th anniversary of Madeline Island Music Camp, the camp is planning a July gala event and concert, which will be held in a giant climate-controlled tent that seats over 400.

An Apostle Islands Community Fund grant means that 80 area students will get tickets to see the concert.

Well isn’t that special!

Jeff Austin and Larry Keel at Mountain Village Conference Ctr. June 16, 2010 to kick off Telluride Bluegrass Festival with Yonder Mountain String Band.