Events

Brutal Bazaar Art & Metal Show

Dark Wisconsin art and metal collide in the first ever Wisconsin Sickness Brutal Bazaar!

Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 25th at 7pm

Location: River Horse West - 271 S. Main St., West Bend, WI 53095 [Get Directions]

Music by

Dark and disturbing art from

Want to sell/show your work at the show? Shoot me an email: info@wisconsinsickness.com

RSVP and invite everyone you know on the Facebook event page right here.

Dracula After-Party at Club Anything

Club Anything will be hosting Théâtre des Vampires, the official after-party for the Milwaukee Ballet performance of Dracula on Oct. 28th.

The night will include performances by the local firespinning group Flame Fatales, the M.U.T.E.S. (Milwaukee's Vaudeville/silent film-style Marvelous Unspeaking Troupe of Entertaining Scoundrels), gothic chamber rock by The Dead Superheroes Orchestra, and guest DJs Scary Lady Sarah and William Faith from Faith and the Muse.

Club Anything will be holding a raffle for one bottle each of Amerique 1912 Absinthes Rouge and Verte, produced locally by Great Lakes Distillery. The cost of admission includes one complimentary absinthe sample.

Cover charge is $13, doors open at 9 (party starts at 10). The performances will begin after the ballet ends. Advance tickets are available at www.elektrotrash.com. For more info go to www.clubanything.us. This event is sponsored by Milwaukee Ballet and the Great Lakes Distillery.

Dark Art Show Opens in Milwaukee Oct. 14th

The annual Halloween art show at Riverwest's Art Bar opens Friday, Oct. 14th and runs until Nov. 1st.

This year features the disturbing work of Matt Lombard

Plus there will be music by gothic chamber rock band The Dead Superheroes for the opening reception from 9pm to 10:30.

Hit up the Art Bar's website or add them on Facebook.

Ghosts Outside Your Door

J. Nathan Couch, author of the upcoming Washington County Paranormal book, will be giving a free hour-long presentation about his research for the book thus far at the West Bend Public Library Saturday, Oct. 29th at 10am.

Possible topics of discussion include:

Haunted highways Demonic bridges Spectral Locomotives Malevolent woods Bog monster sightings Bottomless lakes Stairways to Heaven Giant Native American skeletons Miraculous healings A one-eyed lake creature Witch curses Ghostly Madams and much more

A Q&A session will follow.

RSVP on the Facebook event page right here.

If you've seen a ghost, been abducted by aliens or witnessed unexplainable phenomena, drop by the website and share your experiences for possible inclusion in the book right here: www.washingtoncountyparanormal.com

You can also keep up on the latest news on the progress of the book and daily tidbits of weirdness at the official Facebook page: facebook.com/washingtoncountybook

You shouldn’t take your hometown for granted. You never know what might be waiting—or lurking—right outside your front door.

Brew City Bombshells Halloween Show

The Brew City Bombshells Burlesque digging deep into their bags of sparkles to come up with the most spooktacular acts to date! Along with your favorite Bombshells, you will see acts from other Milwaukee performers that can only be described as truly the Best of Milwaukee.

Confirmed Guests Include:

Bella Sue DeVianti
Dead Man's Carnival
Belly Dancing by Jeannette Daft
Brew City Bombshafts Burlesque (er...MANlesque?)
The M.U.T.E.S.

Show at 10pm
$10 or $7 if in costume
Costume Contest!

The Brew City Bombshells Burlesque is sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, the Tool Shed: An Erotic Boutique, and Hot Heads Hair Salon.

Halloween Massacre 2011

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The inaugural Wisconsin Sickness Halloween Massacre is almost here! What is it, you ask?

• When: Oct. 15, 2011 6pm
• Where: River Horse West Bend 271 S Main Street, West Bend, WI 53095 [ map ]
• Cost: FREE SHOW
• Costume Contest: Prizes for sickest and sexiest costumes If you don't come in costume, the price of your drinks might be doubled ;)
• Bloody t-shirt contest: It's like a wet t-shirt contest, but with blood! Cash $$$ prizes, free blood-stained t-shirt

Performances by:

• Rakhshanda Tribal Belly Dance
• Brew City Bombshells burlesque
• Obzen
• The Commuter Exit
• Beyond the Ocean Floor

Cannibelle photographer Jake Gundrum will be there to document the madness!

Print out some fliers, put them everywhere:

Halloween Massacre 2011 Flier



For more info follow the sickness on Facebook or Twitter. Check out and RSVP on the event page right here.

HUGE shoutout to those who have helped make this possible:

• Bored in the Basement, the screen printing masterminds who will be providing the Wisconsin Sickness gear for the night!
• Rich-E-Boyy's Tattoos, Northern Lights Tattoos and Wild Child Tattoo for some badass prize contributions for the costume and bloody t-shirt contests!
• Matt and Edwin at River Horse West

This show, like everything Wisconsin Sickness does, is not-for-profit. It is all about the continuing support of Wisconsin art in all it's forms. But we have a lot of costs to cover and amazing performers to pay, so if you can donate even just $5 or $10 to the cause that would be awesome! Click the button below to contribute via Paypal:





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Oneiroid Psychosis at The Borg Ward

Oneiroid Psychosis will be playing at The Bord Ward Oct. 22nd!

Also performing:

The Dying Tree
M. Jurek
Blessed Sacrifist
Sacrificial Massacre

The show starts at 7pm and costs $5. All ages.

Check out Oneiroid Psychosis here: www.oneiroidpsychosis.com

TeslaCon II

The second TeslaCon, a full weekend steampunk convention with bands, artists, panels, adventure and more, is happening in Madison November 18th-19th-20th, 2011.

Ticket prices range from $30-$50, and from the sounds of it will be well worth it. If I wasn't a poor bastard, and/or had any kind of steampunk gear, I would definitely be there.

More info, including an updated lists of events and performers on the TeslaCon facebook page or on the website: www.teslacon.com

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Putting the Hell in Helloween

Savage Productions is putting on what is sure to be a badass Halloween show Saturday, October 29th!

Here's the lineup:

Descending the Heavens
Autochaotic
Rictus Grin
Murdercore
Unprotected Sex
YLAB

The show starts at 7 at The Wisco - 853 Williamson St. in Madison. There will be a $3 cover, with all proceeds going to Toys for Tots.

Oshkosh Horror Film Festival 2011

The 2011 Oshkosh Horror Film Festival will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the Time Community Theater in downtown Oshkosh. The goal of the festival is exactly what we aim for here at Wisconsin Sickness - to showcase Wisconsin-made independent horror!

Short and feature-length films will be accepted, but there are no awards. It is simply a celebration of Wisconsin horror. There will be giveaways, raffles and Q&As with the filmmakers.

For more info checkout Oshkosh Horror or the Facebook event page right here.