Three months after the release of his well-received album Release The Stars (2007), Rufus Wainwright visited the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, (Wichita). The singer cannot resist in his announcements to laugh about the lack of glamor in the city, something that can also be read in the ironic title of this DVD. Fortunately, Wainwright and his band do not get comfortable with it. On the contrary, the
… recent material from Release The Stars that dominates the set list still sounds fresh on the tour right now and top songs like Going To A Town and Tiergarten are getting lively performances. Especially the horn section makes the band nice and solid. It is a pity that between the songs of the concert images of Rufus and his band members making silly jokes in the dressing room have been mounted. This breaks the spell over and over again. In between and in the encore, spectators get a sneak peek at what would be Wainwright's next project, as the singer cloaks herself in dress and stiletto heels by Judy Garland's Get Happy. (MS)more
