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Here’s the full Summerfest 2021 lineup for every day and every stage

June 21, 2021

Hey! Summerfest 2021 is happening September 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18. (There are also three amphitheater-only "Wednesday Kick-Off Concerts.") Get your tickets HERE. Check out the full Summerfest lineup below: WEDN...

Klassik marks Juneteenth with “Black Holiday”

Matt Wild

June 18, 2021

June 19 is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Now a federal holiday, Juneteenth has been celebrated in Milwaukee for 50 years. Saturday's celebrations promise to be mas...

Megan Thee Stallion, Japanese Breakfast, and 17 more standout Milwaukee summer shows

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 17, 2021

What's this? A list of shows? A list of live shows? A list of live summer shows? Yep! After 8,000 years of awfulness, live events are back! Here are just a few to look forward to in the next few months. Wedn...

Delight in the synth-laden psych stylings of Robot Witch’s “Millennial Hat”

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2021

It's a familiar story among musicians, but one that's worth telling. Just before the COVID-19 crisis came knocking in early 2020, a young project was starting to play out semi-regularly, had recorded material t...

Eli Cash gets personal, looks ahead with “Never Goin Back”

Matt Wild

June 15, 2021

"It's easy to point the finger at others, or lash out when you feel you've been mistreated or talked about behind your back. But ultimately, we need to be able to reconcile our own actions as well; to admit we ...

Here are the BMO Harris Pavilion headliners for Summerfest 2021

Matt Wild

June 15, 2021

Hey! Summerfest 2021 is happening September 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18! (There are also some amphitheater-only "Wednesday Kick-Off Concerts.") You can find the full list of headliners HERE. You can find the full list...

X Harlow takes a trip down Milwaukee memory lane in “Parking Lot”

Matt Wild

June 15, 2021

What does it mean to return to your hometown? What does it mean to return to your hometown during a pandemic? For Milwaukee-raised and Brooklyn-based musician Justin Schmidt—a.k.a. X Harlow—returning to your ho...

Valerie Lighthart gets emotional, raw on “Gilded”

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2021

Last fall, Valerie Lighthart—a musician who also has a background in photography, writing, acting, and modeling—announced her intentions to release a new EP in 2021. The motivated Milwaukee multi-hyphenate did ...

Here’s the lineup for Tonic Tavern’s “Gigs 4 Good” summer concert series

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2021

On June 12, 2009, Paul Jonas opened The Tonic Tavern on Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View. The neighborhood has changed immensely in the 12 years since the bar came to be, but Tonic has remained a popular place t...

Cozy Danger parties with pooches in “Where Are All My Dogs At” video

Tyler Maas

June 10, 2021

When we last checked in with Cozy Danger way back in 2019, the Milwaukee indie rock trio was starting to play out again after a six-year hiatus and had just released a long-belated music video for a song from i...

Lap steel metal band Velocihamster covers “Sleepwalk,” releases vinyl

Matt Wild

June 8, 2021

When a group describes itself as the "world's only lap steel metal band," what's not to like? Especially when that group is from Milwaukee, and the name of that group is Velocihamster. Yes, Velocihamster has...

Telethon returns with new single, “Selfstarter A.E.”

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2021

Telethon has the unique ability to craft interesting, fun, and palatable material that touches on decidedly less enjoyable aspects of life. The Milwaukee- and Chicago-based "Hard Pop" band came out of relative ...

MKE Punk saved from extinction, updated with new features and more releases

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2021

What's that old saying about not knowing what you've got until it's gone? Oh yeah, it's something like, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone." The sentiment relates to humanity's collective tenden...

“Hardest festival tickets to buy in the world”? According to one website: Summerfest

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

Here at Milwaukee Record, we regularly employ our Great Job, Milwaukee! bot to cover the city's many appearances in online travel stories and dopey online listicles. Did you know that Milwaukee is one of the "5...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2021

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 1, 2021

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Foo Fighters will play American Family Insurance Amphitheater July 30

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

And the NATURE IS HEALING concert announcements keep on comin': Yes, the Foo Fighters will play Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Friday, July 30. They'll be joined by Radkey. Tickets go on ...

Watch Myles Coyne take a spin around town in video for “Digital Age”

Matt Wild

May 31, 2021

There's an interesting push-and-pull in the video for Myles Coyne's latest single, "Digital Age." The song deals with the pleasures of pandemic-era domestic life: staying in and binging Netflix ("Can we just st...

Brendan Kelly is coming to The Cooperage July 30

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2021

Brendan Kelly is the best. While you certainly know and love the Chicago punk legend and former Slapstick and Broadways member’s modern-day work in The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, and on his hilariously bleak Ni...

Supertentacles embraces nature in “No Creature Left Behind” music video

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2021

Whether you're currently reading this article on your phone, on a computer or tablet at home, or while hunched over a desk in your office, there's a good chance you're currently looking for a momentary distract...

Fuzzysurf’s streak of outstanding music videos continues with “Surfana”

Tyler Maas

May 27, 2021

Death, taxes, and next-level Fuzzysurf music videos. Those are the three certainties in life. You probably know about the first two things existence guarantees us, but if you're unfamiliar with the third, we'll...