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15 shows to look forward to this summer (non-Summerfest edition)

June 19, 2014

It’s finally here! Following an especially brutal Wisconsin winter and a bipolor spring season, summer makes its long-awaited return this weekend. Sure, we’ve had to endure more than a few “it’s not the heat, i...

Tracklist: 10 Milwaukee bands we love in spite of their names

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 16, 2014

Finding a perfect band name can be a daunting prospect. Does the name give listeners a rough idea of what they’re in for? Does it evoke a desired feeling or mood? Is it (and/or its corresponding Twitter handle)...

The Disclaimer: Nomad’s “favela” controversy, click-bait, short skirts, and Les Paul

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 11, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Neil deGrasse Tyson coming to Riverside Theater December 11

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 9, 2014

Famed astrophysicist, popular Star Talk podcaster, and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey host Neil deGrasse Tyson is going to drop some knowledge on Milwaukee in December. Months removed from Sunday’s Cosmos season f...

Tracklist: 11 Milwaukee restaurants we wish were still open

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 9, 2014

Milwaukee is in the throes of Downtown Dining Week. From June 5-12, “Milwaukee’s Favorite Feast” gives diners an incentive to try downtown restaurants, as 40 cafes, bars, bistros, grills, and gastropubs scatter...

Locust Street Festival 2014: A minute-by-minute recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 9, 2014

The annual Locust Street Festival of Music & Art & Tai Chi Demonstrations marks the official start of Milwaukee’s summer street fest season. The busy Riverwest thoroughfare pulls out all the stops with ...

Exclusive: Listen to Calamity Janes And The Fratney Street Band’s debut, Easier, Better

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 9, 2014

The Calamity Janes have been a going Milwaukee concern for only a year or so, but they already feel as old as the city itself. That’s party due to the members’ deep ties to the local scene, but also because the...

The Disclaimer: Favorite Milwaukee music of 2014 (so far)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 5, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Watch The Midwest Beat drink, dance in its “High Life” video

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 3, 2014

Save for some periodic 7-inches, compilation contributions, and a comprehensive album of singles from previous releases, Milwaukee’s own The Midwest Beat hasn’t managed a proper LP since 2011’s Gone Not Lost. I...

Bob Mould to play Turner Hall September 17

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 3, 2014

Over the course of 30-plus years, Bob Mould has become a triple threat. His work with Hüsker Dü defined the hardcore movement of the ’80s; his pop-minded Sugar provided an alternate soundtrack to the ’90s; and ...

Tracklist: 11 Milwaukee bars that could use rescuing

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 2, 2014

Last week, we revealed that Spike TV mainstay Bar Rescue is scouting a Milwaukee location to salvage with its tried and true bar-saving formula of screaming at people and using high-end technology given to them...

Exclusive: Listen to the new Calliope album, ORBIS

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 2, 2014

On its 2013 self-titled debut, Calliope sneered at current musical trends and offered up a sleazy, unabashed slab of dirty roadhouse blues. It was the kind of record that felt willfully out of time, something t...

Lorde will play the BMO Harris Pavilion September 26

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 2, 2014

You know you’ve arrived when, at 17, you’re telling the world press that you “don’t want to be a role model.” That’s just where New Zealand pop sensation Lorde has found herself in 2014, less than two years aft...

The Disclaimer: Why aren’t there more shows at the BMO Harris Bradley Center?

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 29, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Exclusive: Listen to a new Sat. Nite Duets song, “On My Honor”

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 29, 2014

No Milwaukee band is better attuned to summer’s giddy highs and bittersweet lows than Sat. Nite Duets. The scrappy Riverwest outfit has grappled with the summer season on nearly all of its albums—hell, one of t...

A-side/B-side: Does Milwaukee need more all-ages venues?

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler Maas...

Tracklist: 15 Milwaukee summer songs

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 26, 2014

Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer, and gives a tired and thankful country a day to unwind, eat some brats, and probably play some bags. We at Milwaukee Record will be doing just that, but be...

Aaron Freeman—a.k.a. Gene Ween—to bring new band to Turner Hall

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 22, 2014

Following an infamous meltdown during a 2012 show in Vancouver, Aaron Freeman’s future looked bleak. Freeman—a.k.a. Gene Ween of the beloved cult act Ween—had seemingly finally let drugs and alcohol get the bes...

Prepare for festival season with a new episode of “Run Of The Mil”

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 22, 2014

In case the sudden change in weather and our super-sized summer festival guide didn’t tip you off, it’s almost time for, well, summer festival season. Yes, for the next four months the Henry Maier Festival Grou...

The Disclaimer: Critics save the MAM, TV news reports on rap, and African World Fest takes a break

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 22, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

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