If you can’t make it to Lollapalooza, catch these six acts in Milwaukee
Performances range from R&B artists to alternative bands
Can’t make it to Lollapalooza? Six of the acts are making the trip to you, performing Milwaukee shows through the festival’s final day Sunday:
1. Ryan Adams: Although the prolific singer-songwriter played Summerfest last year, he has a new album of music to share, the acclaimed “Prisoner.” (8 p.m. Sunday, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. Sold out; second-hand tickets at
StubHub.com starting at $65.) 2. PUP: Severely damaging his vocal chords hasn’t stopped singer Stefan Babcock and his punk band from putting on boisterous, rollicking shows. (8 p.m. Tuesday, Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. 4th St. $10 at the door and in advance at the
Pabst Theater box office, the Riverside Theater box office, (414) 286-3663 and pabsttheater.org.)
3. Banks: After becoming the most blogged-about artist of 2014, the downbeat, alternative R&B artist returned with sophomore album “The Altar” this spring. (8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. $25.)
4. Jesse Malin: Malin has followed Adams’ chameleonic
career path, spanning from introspective solo albums to raucous rock records, earning good reviews along the way. (8 p.m. Wednesday, Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave. $20 at the box office, (866) 468-3401 and ticketweb.com.)
5. The Killers: You could see the alternative rock A-lister headline Lolla with tens of thousands or you could catch the band at the far more intimate Rave ... so long as you snatched a ticket. (8 p.m. Wednesday, Eagles Ballroom, the Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave. Sold out; tickets at StubHub starting at $104.)
6. Cobi: Cobi has just two songs on Spotify, but combined, they’ve been streamed 27 million times, no surprise considering his soulful sound and powerhouse voice, both reminiscent of Hozier. (8 p.m. Saturday, the Back Room at Colectivo Coffee, 2211 N. Prospect Ave. $12 in advance through the Pabst, $14 day of show.)