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Tuesday, December 18,2007
Norman Conquests
Milwaukee Rep, 7pm
If A Christmas Carol is too saccarhine for your tastes, the Milwaukee Rep is also offering you a respite from Christmas cheer in the form of a good, old-fashioned sex farce, The Norman Conquests.
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Monday, December 17,2007
Particle
Thurs. Nov. 29
The Miramar Theatre, 8 p.m. For a laid-back jam band, Particle seems to be in an endless state of flux, bringing in and then losing new members.
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Wednesday, December 12,2007
Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie
Thurs. Dec.13
The Bradley Center, 7:30 p.m. Whether he’s plugging OzzFest or stealing the spotlight at the White House Foreign Correspondents Dinner, Ozzy Osbourne has been so ubiquitous since his trend-setting reality TV show debuted that it’s easy to forget he hasn’t actually recorded much new music.
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Wednesday, December 12,2007
The Verve Pipe
Thurs. Dec.13
Shank Hall, 8 p.m. Like another ’90s alternative band with the word “Verve” in their name, The Verve Pipe peaked quickly with a major hit, but were never able to replicate the success.
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Wednesday, December 12,2007
Your Mother Dances
Fri. Dec. 14
Danceworks, 7:30 p.m. Your Mother Dances, a feminist dance troupe founded by a divorced mother of three, returns with their latest production
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Wednesday, December 12,2007
Cornmeal
Fri. Dec. 14
The Miramar Theatre, 8 p.m. The Chicago ensemble Cornmeal labels itself “progressive bluegrass,” but that tag may give the wrong impression.
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Wednesday, December 12,2007
The Sword
Fri. Dec. 14
The Rave, 8 p.m. Like their cohorts Witchcraft, The Sword represent a new school of doom metal groups that believe the genre peaked early with vintage Black Sabbath.
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Wednesday, December 12,2007
Too Pure To Die w/ Beneath The Sky
Sat. Dec. 15
Shorewood Legion Hall, 6 p.m. Four young, utterly brutal metal bands share this all-ages show as part of their “Live Free and Mosh Hard” tour.
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Wednesday, December 12,2007
Asiko w/ De La Buena
Sat. Dec. 15
Club Timbuktu, 10 p.m. Fronted by Nigerian percussionist Foly Kolade, the New York outfit Asiko divides its time between thick
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Wednesday, December 12,2007
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Sun. Dec. 16
The Bradley Center, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. When the Trans-Siberian Orchestra debuted their symphonic take on Christmas music in the late-’90s, it sounded an awful lot like a novelty
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AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions
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