Stories

For Milwaukee-based alternative rock band The Gufs, making music has never been about being rock superstars. Instead of longing for giant mansions and multi-million-dollar contracts, the band has taken a more humble approach to music. “The only difference between us and anyone else is that we play music,” said lead singer Goran Kralj. “There’s no [...]

Sometimes you just have to know when to call it a night, and when you suspect your equipment may be on fire is usually that moment. Fever Marlene were only part way through their set opening for the Gufs at the High Noon Saloon on Thursday when guitarist/vocalist Scott Starr’s guitar began acting up. Despite [...]

After a seven-year hiatus The Gufs have returned with A Different Sea and it’s arguably the best record of their career. The Milwaukee four-piece’s previous effort, Holiday From You was a terrific album but the band have clearly used their downtime to good effect because A Different Sea is a modern rock masterpiece. Explosive opener “Beautiful Disaster” picks up where the [...]

Friday night made me realize something. There’s just something special, something so Milwaukee about The Gufs. Sure, I’ve been a fan for a long time. But, think about it. The Gufs, four friends who started the band nearly 15 years ago (basically to get chicks) are still friends today, still passionate about music and appreciative [...]

They were Milwaukee’s pre-eminent alt-rock band of the ’90s, but disenchantment with the business side of the music world eventually put The Gufs on the shelf. Now older and more optimistic, the Gufs are returning to the fray with their first new disc in seven years, “A Different Sea,” and a CD release party Friday [...]