Brett Krzykowski
Director of Digital ContentHometown:
Cedarburg, WI
First concert:
Sigh … Michael Bolton. My mom and her friend wanted to see him at Summerfest. I was too young and too naïve to realize the Skyglider ride I received in exchange wasn’t worth having to answer this question in this manner for the rest of my life.
Best concert:
Ben Folds at the Rave, I think it was 2002. Just him and a piano, but when you have an insanely devoted following, you can have them sing horn parts and harmonies and provide just the best audience participation ever.
Favorite band/artist of all time:
Spoon. Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are a close second.
Favorite place to take a visitor in Milwaukee:
Central Waters’ Tap Room. It successfully combines the two necessary ingredients for a space like this: really good beer and a location built for a wildly different purpose than being a tap room.
What about you would surprise people:
I invented a drink. Captain Morgan + orange soda = Captain Creamsicle. Happened in the early 2000s at a house party, so I have witnesses. A cursory internet search revealed slight variations that also use orange juice. Unnecessary.
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Black Lens programmer Ty Williams joined us to share some of the challenges movie lovers face when curating a lineup like this. -
Jerrod Woods and Scott Ziel joined Dori Zori to talk about how their team puts together the festival's music puzzle every year. -
Whether you're single, coupled or throupled, Milwaukee has live music that's perfect for the occasion. -
The Brittany Howard-led trio are coming to the Miller High Life Theatre, and it sounds like they'll have some new music to share. -
At a turning point in his life, frontman Matty Timmons reached a few important conclusions and poured them into the band's latest single. -
The self-described "MKE indie sleaze" outfit's decision to un-harsh their sound has paid off with another ripper of a single. -
The Milwaukee alt-R&B maestro returns (from the grave?) with a track about pouring a little too much into a relationship. -
The band will bring new album "is" to a handful of cities across the United States, including a stop in Milwaukee this spring. -
There are some movies that are worth putting yourself through the wringer. "Nickel Boys" is one of them. -
We can't resist a bargain, particularly when it involves seeing three great Milwaukee artists on one stage on the same night.
