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Welcome to September: Here’s what you’re doing this month

September 1, 2014

In Milwaukee, the end of summer is a bittersweet thing. The weather cools, the festivals shut down, and the Brewers start to blow it. But the end of the season also marks the beginning of the city’s typically s...

The Disclaimer: Yellow Phone, Pizza Underground, and Taylor Swift

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 28, 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...

Tracklist: 11 Milwaukee acts that changed their names

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 25, 2014

//Unlike one’s birth name, a musical artist has a say in what their project will be called. So if you wind up with a name like Diarrhea Planet, Anal Cunt, or Foxygen, you can’t blame your parents. It’s you...

The Disclaimer: Journal Sentinel’s don’t-call-it-a-buyout buyout with Bruce Murphy

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 21, 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...

Canopies returns to the stage (with GGOOLLDD and Rio Turbo) September 20

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 20, 2014

We don’t hear from the Canopies camp too often, but when the reclusive and calculated Milwaukee synth-pop project breaks its silence, it’s always worth listening to. Canopies’ self-titled debut required just fi...

The Disclaimer: Making sense (maybe) of “placemaking”

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 14, 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...

A-side/B-side: Should there be more local openers on high-profile shows?

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 13, 2014

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

The Disclaimer: Talking Girls Rock Milwaukee with Valerie Lucks and Ashley Smith

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 7, 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...

A-side/B-side: Revisiting the Madison-Milwaukee disconnect

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 6, 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...

Breadfest 2014: A day-by-day recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 4, 2014

When the inaugural Breadfest took place last summer, another music festival was the last thing Milwaukee needed. However, the Breadking Collective venture offers anything but the overpriced Miller Lite, massive...

The Disclaimer: Legalizing Uber and Lyft, and fighting Milwaukee segregation

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 24, 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...

A-side/B-side: Is the Milwaukee music scene too insular?

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 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.Matt Wild:...

Exclusive: Stream the debut GGOOLLDD EP, $TANDARD$

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 2014

Since the project played its first show just over nine months ago, GGOOLLDD has been privy to a wealth of positive local attention and cherry gigs ranging from beer-celebrating block parties, concert cruises, a...

Exclusive: Stream Bright Kind’s self-titled debut

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 18, 2014

The new self-titled album by Bright Kind is technically the indie-leaning pop project’s debut record. However, 75 percent of the quartet has played together since 2008. In 2012, Jeanna Salzer Trio subtracted th...

The Disclaimer: Not necessarily the news

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 17, 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...

Interpol will play Pabst Theater November 15

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 14, 2014

When the time comes for films to be set in the distant early-’00s (some might argue that time is now), music supervisors could do worse than toss an Interpol song on the soundtrack to quickly identify the bygon...

Check it out! Tim & Eric (and Dr. Steve Brule!) headed to Pabst Theater Sept. 25

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 14, 2014

There are certain shows that need some setup, some background information for fans re-familiarizing themselves with an artist’s body of work, or some context for non-fans who may not know what they’re missing. ...

Exclusive: Stream Jay Joslyn’s new EP, Here! I Live Here!

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 14, 2014

Who is Jay Joslyn? Local music fans may better know this under-the-radar solo artist from his contributions as drummer of area folk fixture Ugly Brothers, or singer (sometimes into a telephone receiver) of oddb...

Watch Dana Coppafeel, SPEAK Easy, and Klassik in the video for “Wait”

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 10, 2014

What happens when Milwaukee rappers Dana Coppafeel, SPEAK Easy, and Klassik get together for a night on the town? If the new video for “Wait” is any indication, they hang out in photo booths, bowl a few games, ...

10 Fourth of July party tips from Milwaukee music videos

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 4, 2014

July 4 is an important day for Americans, a day for celebrating our independence, a day for honoring those who fought (and still fight) for our freedoms, and a day for blasting that Lee Greenwood song from our ...

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