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"Weird Al" Yankovic
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Thu Jun 2
8 pm
"Weird Al" Yankovic at The Northern Lights Theater At Potawatomi Bingo Casino
There’s a persistent notion that “Weird Al” Yankovic plays to a new generation of 12-year-olds every time he tours or puts out an album, even though it isn’t exactly true. Case in point: Last December, he played his first-ever European show at the Godspeed You! Black Emperor-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties, and it wasn’t only the preteens singing along with clever, yesterday’s-hit-skewering parodies like “Eat It” and “Amish Paradise.” Over 30-plus years as a songwriter and pop-culture satirist, Yankovic has kept the public’s attention not only through his wit, but also through his marketing savvy: He’s fully embraced releasing new songs online—like 2009’s Grammy-nominated Internet Leaks EP—to prevent his time-sensitive songs from becoming “old and dated.” Several songs from Internet Leaks will be incorporated with new material like semi-controversial Gaga parody “Perform This Way” in Alpocalypse, set to be released this month.
The Northern Lights Theater At Potawatomi Bingo Casino 1721 W. Canal St., Milwaukee, WI
There’s a persistent notion that “Weird Al” Yankovic plays to a new generation of 12-year-olds every time he tours or puts out an album, even though it isn’t exactly true. Case in point: Last December, he played his first-ever European show at the Godspeed You! Black Emperor-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties, and it wasn’t only the preteens singing along with clever, yesterday’s-hit-skewering parodies like “Eat It” and “Amish Paradise.” Over 30-plus years as a songwriter and pop-culture satirist, Yankovic has kept the public’s attention not only through his wit, but also through his marketing savvy: He’s fully embraced releasing new songs online—like 2009’s Grammy-nominated Internet Leaks EP—to prevent his time-sensitive songs from becoming “old and dated.” Several songs from Internet Leaks will be incorporated with new material like semi-controversial Gaga parody “Perform This Way” in Alpocalypse, set to be released this month.
Updated 10/03/2012
