Still eager to make a living as a full-time musician, Robert spent the next few years honing his craft. It took two years of learning production techniques and numerous years of self-discovery, but he was finally able to release the recording he wanted to make. His bassist Dave Baumann and drummer Barry Jaeger agree. For their sake let's hope the third time truly is the charm. Milwaukee's premier punk band are back in town after an East Coast jaunt to promote their disc, Grab Them Cakes .
Cakes deftly mixes punk, metal and pop.
With Fireballs of Freedom and Gasoline Thursday, April 26, Cactus Club. Following an inspired performance at the SxSW Music Conference, the band has quickly gone from local to national, setting out to generate interest in an older yet still viable music form. Friday, April 27, Thai Joe's. Saturday, April 28, Globe East. He came to the fore with Rank and File and True Believers, has received critical nods for his solo work since 1992, but his public profile is only recently rising.