Rolling Stone Menu Live Music Is Back. America’s Indie Venues Are No Better Off
Stalled grants and the return of big competitors are forcing America’s beloved stages into further crippling debt. “It’s like sitting at a red light and watching cars zoom right by us,” says one venue owner
By Charles Reagan Hackleman for Rolling Stone; Victor Llorente for Rolling Stone; September Dawn Bottoms for Rolling Stone
Gary Witt has waited and waited and waited. A Milwaukee venue owner and live music veteran, Witt weathered 14 months of a total shutdown of his business; he’s down 40 percent of his full-time staff, 97 percent of his revenue from the last year, and nearly all of his life savings. Patience is just about all Witt has left but even that is running out.
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Comedian Jim Gaffigan to return to Milwaukee in November
MILWAUKEE- Brew City aficionado, and comedian, Jim Gaffigan will return to Milwaukee for a pair of shows sandwiched around Thanksgiving.
The Pabst Theater Group says Gaffigan will perform at the Riverside Theater on Wednesday, November 24th and Friday, November 26th.
Tickets to both shows go on sale Friday at noon.
Gaffigan has, for many years, espoused his love of Milwaukee and several area brands are prominent on his Instagram.