Online karaoke contest!!

I have brought in my imaginary groupie, Serena, to interview me about an exciting online karaoke contest!

Serena: So tell me about this online karaoke contest. Important things first... what's the first prize?
Revelator: Two tickets to a Sugarland concert, complete with airfare and accommodations.

Serena: Sugarland?  That's that board game, right? Kinda like Chutes and Ladders only with a bit more strategy?
Revelator: Sometimes, I get to thinking my imaginary groupies might be a little young.  No, Sugarland is a country duo. They did the songs Stay, Want To, Something More...

Serena: I knew that. Do you think Jennifer Nettles is hot? Hotter than me?
Revelator: You're an imaginary groupie, aren't you? Of course you're hotter than Jennifer Nettles.

Serena: Where are you running this contest, Revelator?
Revelator: I'm not running the contest.

Serena: Too bad...you're the best KJ in the galaxy.
Revelator: And you're the best groupie.

Serena: Where do you go to enter the contest?
Revelator: MySpace karaoke.

Serena: Is that a bar in Milwaukee?
Revelator: No, it's a website.

Serena: A website???!?!?  Who do they have for a KJ?
Revelator: They don't have a KJ... you just record your song right there at that website in the privacy of your own home.

Serena: No KJ?  Doesn't that kinda make you feel like an empty bag of Doritos, just blowing around in the ditches of some small mid-western community?
Revelator: No.  Well... maybe. Well... I still have all my imaginary groupies. Does Myspace karaoke have any imaginary groupies?

Serena: Back to the contest -- you record a video online, and post it to Myspace karaoke, right?  How soon do you need to get it posted?
Revelator: You have until 3:00 PM on Nov. 11.

Serena: Then what?
Revelator: Sugarland watches the videos and decides who the winner is.

Serena: Wow.  Is that fair?  Sugarland is judging their own contest?  How come you aren't judging the contest, Mr. Revelator?
Revelator: Well, no one asked me.

Serena: It sucks being you! I'm gonna go start practicing Don't Stop Believing.
Revelator: Umm... You do an awesome Journey, but you need to record a Sugarland song for the contest.

Serena: I knew there was a catch somewhere.
Revelator: ... and you need to be real to enter, Serena. You are really hot, and you do an awesome Journey, but you are still imaginary.

Serena: Oh well. Gets me every time.

Frank N Stein is closing

Frank N Stein was the only place in town that served karaoke every night of the week... Sadly, they will be closing their doors.


http://www.onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/houseoffrankclosed.html

Karaoke and Costume contest at Frank's Power Plant

Frank’s Power Plant 2800 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. frankspowerplant.net Saturday, Oct. 30, 8:30 p.m. get your Halloween fix for free at the Power Plant’s Moonlight Karaoke and Costume Contest.

http://halloween-2010.org/halloween-bar-guide-2010

Changes in venues, Oct. 17, 2010

I have been doing some house cleaning... so there are lots of changes to report to the Milwaukee karaoke listings page!

Added

Tues	Lenny's	2715 W. Wisconsin	Milwaukee
Wed	BarNone	1139 N Water	Milwaukee
Wed	China Inn	10539 Forest Home	Hales Corners
Wed	D&D Sports Bar	1022 S 60th	West Allis
Wed	Su Casa I	N81 W15094 Appleton	Menomonee Falls
Thu	Flat Tire Pub	105 W Freistadt Rd	Thiensville
Thu	Su Casa II	N64 W22648 Main	Sussex
Fri	Eric's Porter-Haus	229 Wisconsin	Waukesha
Fri	Hairy Lemon Irish Pub	2102 Hwy 164	Richfield
Fri	On The Rocks	W282 N7149 Main	Merton
Sat	Dog's Bullocks	2321 N Murray	Milwaukee
Sat	On The Rocks	W282 N7149 Main	Merton
Sun	Bottoms Up	12504 W Hampton	Butler

Moved
Cackle Jacks, from Tuesday to Friday
Eagles Club, from Saturday to Friday

Removed

Little Dopp's

White House

Frozen Rope Bar

LaVeer's

Vitucci's Cocktail Lounge

Painted Parrot

Karaoke contest in Sussex / Merton

I just found out about a karaoke contest starting Oct 23rd in the towns of Sussex and Merton, WI. There will be six weeks of qualifying, followed by the semi-finals and then the finals on Dec 11. The prize is $300!

Here is the schedule (sorry it's complicated.)

Qualifying ($10 entry fee)
Sat Oct 23rd at On the Rocks
Fri Oct 29th at On The Rocks
Tue Nov 2nd at Shooters Bar and Grill
Sat Nov 13th at On The Rocks
Fri Nov 19th at On The Rocks
Tue Nov 23rd at Shooters Bar and Grill

Semi-finals (top 12)
Fri Dec 3rd at Shooters Bar and Grill

Finals (featuring the top 6)
Sat Dec 11th at On the Rocks

On the Rocks is at W282 N7149 Main in Merton WI  (262) 538-9941
Shooters Bar and Grill is at W220 N6437 Town Line Rd, Sussex (262) 820-0558

Questions?  Call Music Masters Entertainment at (262) 510-6131.

Good luck to all!!!
John the Revelator

Changes in venues, Oct. 15, 2010

I have numerous updates to report today to the Milwaukee karaoke lineup:

Bay View Sports Bar and Grill no longer has karaoke on Monday nights, since it conflicts with Monday night football. What's up with that?  How about some priorities!!?!?  They still have karaoke on Wednesday. Call them at (414) 481-3969. (Thank you, Chad!)

A new spot: Milwaukee Brat House on Old World Third has karaoke on Thursday nights.  Thanks for the tip, Anonymous!

Badgerland SportZone in West Bend  (262) 353-3322 will be having karaoke on Friday night instead of Thursday.

Shooters Bar and Grill in Sussex(262) 820-0558 has karaoke on Thursday nights.

Highbury Pub on Kinnickinnic (414) 294-4400 had karaoke on Sunday nights starting at 10:00 PM.

Also... Bootleggers will be closed for a few weeks and will reopen under the name Whiskey River Saloon. Expect to see karaoke again on Monday nights. I will keep you posted about when.

For the full listing of Milwaukee area karaoke, visit my website.
John the Revelator

Update on Bootleggers / Whiskey River Saloon

Karaoke starting up at Whiskey River - update from Nov. 17

I just got this FaceBook invitation.

I have not heard anything official, but it sounds like we will not be having Wing N Sing on Oct 18th. I would expect that Wing N sing will return on November 8th (perhaps?) under the new name "Whiskey River Saloon".

Where to go for karaoke on Monday nights in the mean time?  Clearly, there is no place better than Bootleggers, but check my karaoke listings page for other places to go.

Previous posting on Bootleggers

Cool Water in St. Francis

Cool Water in St. Francis used to run karaoke on Saturday night. They have unfortunately closed, so there will not be karaoke there.

Update on Bootleggers

Karaoke resumes on Mon, November 22!

Here is the latest on Bootleggers. The bar has new owners. The current plan is that the place will be shut down November 1st for remodeling. It will reopen the day before Thanksgiving under the new name: Whiskey River Saloon.

The great staff will not be changing. I have spoken with a number of the employees and they are all pretty excited about this. It's all good stuff.

And, most important, there will still be Monday night Wing N Sing. (yes!)

The dates for remodeling are subject to change, so keep watching this blog for updates. I will let you know as soon as I find anything out.

Bootleggers will be changing hands....

There have been rumors floating around about Bootleggers in Milwaukee. This is what I know right now. Bootleggers Milwaukee has been sold to a new owner. They will be closed for remodeling for three weeks in November and will open under a new name. I understand that the current employees will carry over. Everyone I have talked with is very optimistic about the change.

As for karaoke, that decision lies in the hands of the new owners. I have not yet spoken with them yet, so I can only guess, but I expect that they would wish to continue Milwaukee's best karaoke!

John the Revelator

Changes in venues, Oct. 1, 2010

Karaoke with Edge Entertainment at Badgerland SportZone will be moving from Thursday to Friday nights. Badgerland is located at 3680 Hwy NN, in West Bend, (262) 353-3322.

For the full listing of karaoke in the Milwaukee area, click here.