Matt Quinn, frontman for the Americana rock band Mt. Joy, calls it a “flash memory.” He was just 10 years old when he ran up to his mother carrying a toy guitar. Even at a young age, the instrument ...

and kids can make the rock life a lot less exciting, or maybe just exciting in a way that doesn't translate well. (Some would say dull, inert, or even lame.) That's fine for those who weren't all that ...

The new Mates of State album, Re-Arrange Us, is indistinguishable from most every other Mates of State album. I could comment on various tracks, but if you’ve heard previous Mates of State albums, ...

Before the indie pop duo's upcoming Summerfest gig at the Miller Lite Oasis on Sunday, June 28, OnMilwaukee.com caught up with Mates of State's Jason Hammel to chat about the band's decision to stop ...

These proud parents ditched their old-timey organ, and with it much of the band’s hyper-active, carnivalesque vibe. About time, too: Adorned with piano and synth, the ten songs on Re-Arrange Us are ...

We all know That Couple: professionally accomplished, interpersonally fluid, slaloming between challenges as though doing nothing more demanding than strolling down senior hall from Trig to AP English ...

IT'S NICE to see that marriage and parenthood haven't slowed down Mates of State , but it isn't the band it used to be. Not that that is a bad thing. The husband-and-wife duo, now parents to two ...