Happy Tuesday Milwaukee. While it's not quite the 80-degree day we enjoyed on Sunday, it's sunny and warm enough that we're thinking summer.
State Fair is thinking summer, too, and has announced some headliners for the Cousins Subs Amphitheater during the 160th anniversary of the moo-ther of all fairs in Wisconsin.
Among the highlights are Daryl Stuermer: Genesis Rewired, Saturday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m., Foghat, Monday, Aug. 8 at 7, Uriah Heep at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10.
If you're thinking more Big Gig than Big Pig, Summerfest announces the headliners on the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage this afternoon at the first headliner release party from 4 until 6 p.m. at Briggs & Stratton Headquarters, 12301 W. Wirth St.
While the Meat Puppets notified folks that they'll close their U.S. tour on July 9 at Summerfest at 8 p.m. on the U.S. Cellular Stage.
The Puppets issue their 13th record, "Lollipop," today on Megaforce Records.
In other news, Miss Saigon's Vietnamese Restaurant has opened on the corner of 92nd and Center Streets in the space that formerly housed Smoothielicious and the Parkway Cafe, 9201 W. Center St.
And to ensure that this roundup of tidbits seems even more random, the free Travel Wisconsin app -- which has been available for the iPhone for a few months now -- is now juiced for the Android. And, we hear that the information in the app is also getting completely updated.
You can see the details here.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
