Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party

Kicking off a Milwaukee July in Bayview 

Burnhearts street parties are starting to become a bit of a tradition for my friends and me. For the past two years, we've made a point to check out both winter's Mitten Fest and summer's Pabst Street Party. Three of the four times we ended up at Palomino for fried chicken and cheese curds after the fest, as fried chicken and cheese curds are always a great idea, whatever the weather. 

This year, we were especially enamored with a number of things that Burnhearts and Pabst threw together. First: The Tullamore Dew Irish Coffee Slush. Sweet Saint Patrick, what a delicious little drink! You know it's good when you you and your friends are in complete agreement that three rapid-fire rounds of the same frozen, creamy deliciousness is in no way overkill. More please. 

Second: We stumbled upon the musical stylings of singer/songwriter Joseph Huber and fell a little bit in love with the whole shebang — the fiddle, the suitcase kick drum, the harmonica, the stand-up bass. While our stomachs were screaming for dinner, our ears and hearts were fueling up on Huber's folksy, blue grass, foot-stompin' vibe. Yes we ignored our hunger pains to watch the whole set. Yes we bought two CDs. Yes it was so worth it.

Then there was custom screen-printing on t-shirts of your choice, courtesy of Redwall. Such a cool service! We also took local photographer Manda of Alwaysbee Photography up on her photo booth offer, posing for a couple pics in front of a Pabst backdrop (up top). With CDs and t-shirts in hand, our names on Manda's email list, and sweet Irish Coffee Slush in our bellies, we walked to Palomino to cap off the night with the aforementioned fried chicken and cheese curds. Just your typical great Milwaukee weekend.