This Week In Local Elway vs. Elway, The Promise Ring, and Chaos In Tejas

Please do not confuse this NFL Hall of Famer with a punk rock band.
by Marcus Gilmer June 3, 2011

Hey, did you know The A.V. Club has seven local sites? Every day, writers in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Madison, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and the Twin Cities are posting about music, films, and other events and news happening in their cities. Whether you live in one of these cities or elsewhere, there’s plenty of great local stuff that’s worth a look. Here’s a round-up of what caught our attention this week.

• Denver explored the recent name imbroglio between Fort Collins punk band Elway and legendary Broncos QB John Elway.

• Austin prepped Chaos In Tejas attendees for what to expect from participating bands and where to start so there are no excuses for not being prepared.

• Chicago looked a bit into rumors of a possible Promise Ring reunion.

• Madison delighted in viewing a zombie love-story musical—like Les Miserables crossed with Thriller!—that was filmed around the city.

• Philadelphia celebrated the life of artist and musician Mikey Wild following his death after a three-year battle with lung cancer.

• With Terrence Malick’s newest film, The Tree Of Life, coming to town, the Twin Cities took some time to look back at some of the director’s other films.

• Milwaukee caught a local artist protesting the imprisonment of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei by appealing to the UN for his release shaving his own head.

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