That ’70s Show
June 15, 2012Events

That ’70s Show

Photo by Kristin Burns Remember pop culture of the 1970s as nonstop Brady Bunch blandness? Well, rumor has it that it wasn’t all Bay City Rollers and pet rocks. To prove the point, two pop legends – Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks – will get nostalgic with a few thousand friends. Stewart listened to transistorized soul growing up in north London and later brought deep feeling and a gritty tone to his megahits. The same is true for his collections of Broadway and jazz classics. Nicks’ whispery power gave Fleetwood Mac its otherworldly sound, and her recent release, In Your…

BY Paul Kosidowski


Photo by Kristin Burns

Remember pop culture of the 1970s as nonstop Brady Bunch blandness? Well, rumor has it that it wasn’t all Bay City Rollers and pet rocks. To prove the point, two pop legends – Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks – will get nostalgic with a few thousand friends. Stewart listened to transistorized soul growing up in north London and later brought deep feeling and a gritty tone to his megahits. The same is true for his collections of Broadway and jazz classics. Nicks’ whispery power gave Fleetwood Mac its otherworldly sound, and her recent release, In Your Dreams, is said to be her best solo work. (Paul Kosidowski)

Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks July 30. BMO Harris Bradley Center. 1001 N. Fourth St., 414-227-0700

Paul Kosidowski
Paul Kosidowski is a freelance writer and critic who contributes regularly to Milwaukee Magazine, WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio and national arts magazines. He writes weekly reviews and previews for the Culture Club column. He was literary director of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater from 1999-2006. In 2007, he was a fellow with the NEA Theater and Musical Theater Criticism Institute at the University of Southern California. His writing has also appeared in American Theatre magazine, Backstage, The Boston Globe, Theatre Topics, and Isthmus (Madison, Wis.). He has taught theater history, arts criticism and magazine writing at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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