Business and Band Partner on Providing Instruments
The Business Journal
A group of local musicians is attempting to make the Milwaukee community ask, “Where is the Red Bird?” Of course asking “What is a Red Bird?” or simply “A Red Bird, huh?” will do too, as long as people are talking about it.
The curious saying is meant to grab people’s attention for a serious cause members of the Milwaukee band Fever Marlene and Cascio Interstate Music, New Berlin, are undertaking.
The Red Bird project was started by the rock duo about six months ago to raise money to purchase instruments for elementary school students whose school music programs have been cut due to budget constraints.
Rev Pop Cultivates Milwaukee's Creative Class
OnMilwaukee
As a company, Rev Pop's multimedia base works in web design, video art and print. But as a concept, Rev Pop produces much more than an incredible product. Encompassing the vision and approach of owner Scott Starr, Rev Pop conveys the remarkable ability and intelligence of Milwaukee's creative class. The re-emergence of Milwaukee's creative class is what keeps Starr local. The growth of Fever Marlene, his highly successful Milwaukee based band, allows Starr to travel the nation's metropolitan circuit, working in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. Despite the exposure to these centers of vital artistry, Starr proudly calls Milwaukee home as he solidifies his place in the city's creative culture. READ MORE
Ridin' Dirty
OnMilwaukee
Scott Starr is probably best known as the 28-year-old frontman of Milwaukee band Fever Marlene, but lately he's been making a name for himself off-stage as well. After dropping out of UW-Madison's psychology program-he realized "being a psychiatrist wasn't going to be just like Robin Williams' character in Good Will Hunting"--Starr created his own design firm and record label, Rev Pop Inc., in 2006. Now, after spending the past couple of years building a resume of local and international clients, Starr has opened Dirty Earth (2534 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-431-7534), a retail outlet specializing in one-of-a-kind screen-printed T-shirts and concert posters. Before Fever Marlene plays The Onion's 5 LBs Of Christmas party Saturday at BBC, Starr spoke to The A.V. Club about Dirty Earth, the current status of Fever Marlene, and why EPs are the new LP. READ MORE
Creative Mojo Outbreak On The Southside?
UW-Milwaukee Post
The boys of Fever Marlene have been lurking on the fringe of the national spotlight since the release of their 2007 album Civil War. However, the two-piece rock/electropop outfit has sustained a noteworthy dedication to not only the Milwaukee music scene, but also the overarching creative engine of the city. After recording their 2008 follow-up album White China in New York's famed Chelsea Hotel, band members Scott Starr (guitar, vocals) and Kevin Dunphy (drums, vocals) have set up shop in Bay View to begin work on their third studio album, and to light a fire under the ass of the city's creative community. Let me explain: READ MORE
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