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‘Weird Al’ vanity tour a smash Focuses on his own music, puts parodies on hold By Steve Metsch About two-thirds of the way through his longest song, “Weird Al” Yankovic stopped the music and said he forgot where he was. He decided, much to the amusement of the faithful gathered in Uihlein Hall in Milwaukee’s…
“Weird Al” funny as ever Strings a nice touch, but impact is negligible By Steve Metsch One year after a bare-bones tour, “Weird Al” Yankovic is in the midst of a 67-show tour that is the extreme opposite. This time, his “Strings Attached” tour features an orchestra based in each city he visits. On Saturday…
Scaled-down works for “Weird Al” Legendary song parody artist shines in laid-back performance By Steve Metsch When you think of “Weird Al” Yankovic, you may think of amusing videos, wild costumes and clever, often hilarious, lyrics that are parodies of hit songs. On Friday night, in the first of two shows at the Vic Theatre…