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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 19/06/2026 22:34:00

Few music venues owe their name to a comedy film, but Shank Hall takes its from This Is Spinal Tap, in which the parody rock band plays a fictitious Milwaukee club of that name. Promoter Peter Jest, who had booked the real Spinal Tap at a university ballroom in 1984, promised that any club he opened would carry the name. He made good on it in November 1989, taking over a long-running music room at 1434 North Farwell Avenue and presenting his first show, by local cover band Java, on 3 November. ...