Kelley Simms
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Roots/folk rock foursome Dawes to play The Howard in Oshkosh
California roots/folk rock band Dawes will return to Oshkosh on Saturday at The Howard. Guitarist/vocalist Taylor Goldsmith chatted with us. → Read More
Cage fights to return to Menominee Nations Arena
Pure FC 11 was recently held at Menominee Arena in October, which drew over 1,500 area MMA fighting fans. → Read More
Folk-rock mainstay Marc Cohn to perform Thursday at The Howard in Oshkosh
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn will be “Walking in Oshkosh” on Thursday, Nov. 15, to perform a concert at The Howard. → Read More
The Ladies of Laughter return to The Grand Oshkosh for Friday night performance
The Ladies of Laughter Funny & Fabulous Tour returns to The Grand Oshkosh for a Nov. 16 show, which features past winners of the reality comedy show. → Read More
King of dysfunction: Christopher Titus brings skewered comedy to Skyline Comedy Club
Christopher Titus will bring his eighth comedy special, “Amerigeddon,” to Skyline Comedy Club in Appleton on Thursday. → Read More
Tony Danza hosts a night of singing, tap-dancing and ukulele-playing at The Grand Oshkosh
Tony Danza of "Who's the Boss?" and "Taxi" fame, will bring his "Standards & Stories" singing and tap-dancing show to The Grand Oshkosh on Saturday. → Read More
Skillet frontman talks faith, family and rock n' roll before Fond du Lac visit
Christian rock band Skillet — featuring John and Korey Cooper, Jen Ledger and Seth Morrison — will headline the fair's Grandstand on Saturday night. → Read More
Are you ready to rock? Rock USA back for its eighth year
Rock USA 2018 in Oshkosh features Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. USA TODAY NETWORK chatted with Shinedown's Barry Kerch and Godsmack's Shannon Larkin. → Read More
Hairball kicks off Waterfest summer concert series June 21 in Oshkosh
Hairball vocalist Bobby "Rockstar Bob" Jensen chats with USA TODAY NETWORK ahead of the band's June 21 show at Oshkosh Waterfest at Leach Amphitheater. → Read More
Jeff Foxworthy to play Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh for the first time
Jeff Foxworthy chats with the USA TODAY NETWORK about his stand-up comedy career ahead of his Saturday show at the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh. → Read More
Country-rock progenitors Poco to play Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake
Poco's Neil Young chats with USA TODAY NETWORK about the country-rock band ahead of its visit this weekend to the Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake. → Read More
'Once a soldier, always a soldier.' Craig Morgan to play May 5 in Oshkosh
Country music singer Craig Morgan will perform Saturday, May 5, at the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh. He chatted with USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. → Read More
Distinguished gentleman: JD Souther brings his timeless hits to Thrasher Opera House
Singer-songwriter JD Souther talks about his journey through the world of music ahead of a Feb. 9 show at the Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake. → Read More
Folk-punk progenitors Violent Femmes return to The Grand Oshkosh after 19 years
Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie chats with USA TODAY NETWORK ahead of the band's Oct. 23 return to The Grand Oshkosh after nearly two decades. → Read More
BoDeans, beer and brats: BoDeans to play Oshkosh Waterfest Thursday at Leach Amphitheater
BoDeans will play Oshkosh Waterfest on Aug. 10 at the Leach Amphitheater. USA TODAY NETWORK chatted with frontman Kurt Neumann ahead of Thursday's gig. → Read More
Are you ready for Ted? Q&A with the Motor City Madman Ted Nugent
USA TODAY NETWORK's Kelley Simms conducted a Q&A with the Nuge through e-mail, and thankfully, he kept politics mostly out of the conversation. → Read More
Country music superstar Martina McBride still connecting with audiences
Martina McBride has carved out her own niche within the country music genre by combining elements of traditional country music, blues, rock and pop. → Read More
New York thrashers Anthrax in festival mode ahead of Rock USA
Anthrax will play during Rock USA 2017 at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh. USA TODAY NETWORK recently talked with drummer Charlie Benante. → Read More
Slayer to headline final night of Rock USA 2017
Slayer will headline the final night of Rock USA 2017. USA TODAY NETWORK recently chatted with drummer Paul Bostaph ahead of this year's festival. → Read More
Rock USA 2017: Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer among acts to headline July 13-15 in Oshkosh
Rock USA 2017 kicks off Thursday, July 13, at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh. Ozzy Osbourne will headline the main stage Friday night. → Read More