Woodstock Was Not the Only Rock Music Festival in 1969

Blind Faith performs at the Midwest Rock Festival at State Fair Park in 1969. The group featured Steve Winwood (left), Ginger Baker (at drums) and Eric Clapton (right). Credit: Mark Goff Originally published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Tom Tolan • Featured on...

Meeting Jimmy Page in West Allis

Originally published on OnMilwaukee.com by Bobby Tanzilo • Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008 This morning I spent some time with Bruce Cole, who created and maintains and grows the Jean Cuje Milwaukee Music Collection at Marquette University. Bruce has been in loads of bands...

We Don’t Want You

Originally published in Kaleidoscope, Volume 2, Number 18 (43), 1969 by Dennis Gall • Friday, August 8, 1969 You’ve probably all heard the joke about the Polish version of Paul Revere who rides down Mitchell Street on a garbage truck yelling, “the niggers are coming,”...

The Major “Underground” Social Event of the Season

Originally published in Kaleidoscope, Volume 2, Number 18 (43), 1969 by John Kois • Friday, August 8, 1969 The major “underground” social event of the season, the Midwest Rock Festival, is now nothing more than a hotly-debated memory. For those who might have missed...