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Girls Rock Milwaukee’s online auction is now live

October 12, 2020

Do you want to support Girls Rock Milwaukee? Do you want to score items from the Milwaukee Bucks, Sweetwater Music, Guitar Center, Jelly Belly, Wisconsin Athletic Club, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, Milwaukee ...

Get ready for a new Avenues album with “Devious”

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2020

Believe it or not, it's been more than five years since Avenues released new music. Since putting out its Creep Show EP in 2015, the long-running punk project has toured avidly, earned some impressive supportin...

Audio interview: Meet Ty Williams, a.k.a. DJ Chad

Harrison Willow

October 8, 2020

I want to introduce you to local artist Ty Williams, a.k.a. DJ Chad. Ty has been playing in the Milwaukee scene since 2019. He's originally from Oakland, California; he moved to Milwaukee in 2016 to begin st...

Check out Summerfest’s plans for the redeveloped Northwestern Mutual Children’s Theater & Playzone

Matt Wild

October 7, 2020

Heads up, David Seebach and other kiddie performers—you're getting some new digs at Summerfest. Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual announced a major redevelopment and reimagining of Summe...

Gov. Evers announces $15 million for music venues, $10 million for independent movie theaters, more

Matt Wild

October 6, 2020

In today's "Shred of Hope" news, Gov. Tony Evers announced more than $100 million in grants "aimed at providing additional economic stabilization for small businesses and communities hardest hit by the COVID-19...

Relive summer with Wes Tank and Jump Rope Squad’s “Jump Around” video

Matt Wild

October 5, 2020

Wes Tank had a good year. Amidst a howlingly awful 2020, the Milwaukee musician found internet fame with his rap versions of classic Dr. Seuss books—and, later, with his own StoryRaps series for Kidoodle.TV. Ch...

GoFundMe Alert: Mad Planet needs help, too

Matt Wild

October 2, 2020

Remember the early days of the COVID-19 crisis? When we all came to the aid of dozens of Milwaukee businesses (including Milwaukee Record—THANK YOU) and donated to dozens of GoFundMe campaigns? Seems like a lif...

Watch Brett Newski annoy/delight people (again) in video for “What Are You Smoking?”

Matt Wild

October 1, 2020

"I know it's a terrible time for many, but the virus is going to get people off the hamster wheel and have a healthy new perspective. It will give people much more clarity as to what's a priority in their lives...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: September 2020

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 30, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup (a list compiled via our own archives and other resources like 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and Br...

Join Milwaukee Record on X-Ray Arcade’s patio for a socially distant night of Midwest music

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 29, 2020

Do you like Midwestern-made music? Do you want to support X-Ray Arcade? Do you want to do something—ANYTHING—in a safe and responsible setting that's not your goddamn house? Do you want to squeeze every possibl...

MKE Music Rewind: Midnight Reruns, “King Of Pop”

Tyler Maas

September 28, 2020

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. Every decade seems to have a band or two that, in one way or another...

Meet You Win !!! and stream “Shrap.nel”

Tyler Maas

September 25, 2020

In 2018, listeners in Milwaukee and far beyond were formally introduced to Amanda Huff, when the singer-songwriter released her solo debut, Hemiptera. The outstanding effort—which we named the sixth best Milwau...

Please watch these Mike Schneider polka videos, which are wonderful and delightful

Matt Wild

September 22, 2020

These days, it's beyond cliche to say "If you need a break from the relentless onslaught of 2020 awfulness, here's ." But, well, sometimes a cliche is a cliche for a reason. So, if you need a break from the rel...

Something To Do announces new album, premieres single

Tyler Maas

September 21, 2020

When we last checked in with Something To Do, the veteran Milwaukee-Madison ska outfit was urging people to stay inside with a quarantine-specific song the band's members recorded in their own homes. Since rele...

Joe Wong talks about some collaborators who helped bring ‘Nite Creatures’ to life

Tyler Maas

September 16, 2020

Milwaukee native Joe Wong makes a living by adding musical accompaniment to other people's visual works. When he's not contributing aural touches to elevate television shows like Russian Doll, The Midnight Gosp...

Our Tuesday Tunes concert series has been canceled

Tyler Maas

September 15, 2020

Back in early March, just days before COVID-19 made its presence fully known in Milwaukee and the U.S. as a whole, we unveiled the lineup for our Tuesday Tunes music series at Crafty Cow. Over the course of eig...

Take a ghostly tour of Riverside Theater October 9-31

Matt Wild

September 10, 2020

Like we said the time we stayed overnight at that haunted cigar bar, the interesting thing about ghosts is that they don't exist. Like, c'mon, they really don't. Buy hey! We're still suckers for pretending they...

The woods have eyes in the ravenous video for Brat Sounds’ “Mona Lisa Frank”

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

When we last checked in with Brat Sounds, the eminently enjoyable Milwaukee band was releasing one of our favorite albums of 2019 (Bad Luck) and battling Satan himself in the Evil Dead-esque video for "Sunny D....

Treat yourself to some ear candy and stream Fuzzysurf’s ‘Sweet Tooth’

Tyler Maas

September 4, 2020

Last year, Fuzzysurf officially made its presence known with Fuzzy & The Surfs. The band's sophomore album was packed with timeless and criminally catchy ditties that earned the indie-pop outfit a top-10 sp...

My first (I think) and last (for now) Milwaukee shows

Matt Wild

September 2, 2020

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this re-post) will never appear on our site? Want to read about the live show Matt accide...