Music

Fuzzysurf’s music video hot streak continues with “How Do You Decide?”

April 3, 2020

Way back at the end of January (which seems like a lifetime ago at this point), Fuzzysurf completed its album cycle for 2019's great Fuzzy & The Surfs in grand fashion. Following two impressive visual pairi...

“Quarantine brings clarity”: Stream Brett Newski’s empowering new “Fight Song”

Matt Wild

April 2, 2020

"Quarantine brings clarity."That's tireless Milwaukee troubadour Brett Newski, speaking (remotely, natch) about his forthcoming album, Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down. The album was written and recorded...

Hear Flat Teeth singer’s isolation-inspired song, “Comatose”

Tyler Maas

April 2, 2020

When we last checked in with Flat Teeth, the Milwaukee indie outfit—fresh off the release of its impressive debut full-length, Silent Seconds—was preparing listeners for its show with Cloud Nothings at The Back...

Milwaukee Psych Fest VIII has been postponed

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2020

You can add another festival to the list. Yesterday, which was the same day Polish Fest and Festa Italiana announced they would be postponing and/or canceling their 2020 events, Milwaukee Psych Fest also announ...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: March 2020

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 31, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE The Bbys - Unsomniac Unsomniac by The BbysCRLSS - Poly Poly by ...

Seize the day (while staying safely indoors) and watch Next Paperback Hero’s “Never Know” video

Tyler Maas

March 31, 2020

When we last caught up with Nathan Honoré in late 2018, the Milwaukee singer-songwriter—who performs under the Next Paperback Hero moniker—was getting listeners into the yuletide spirit with his two-track Chris...

Miss live entertainment? Check out these new photos of Milwaukee venues

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 30, 2020

It's been two weeks since venues throughout Milwaukee (and everywhere else, for that matter) closed their doors for the foreseeable future. Some performance spaces decided to cancel or postpone events and shut ...

Here’s a new trick: Watch Wes Tank rap ‘Fox In Socks’ by Dr. Seuss over beats by Dr. Dre

Matt Wild

March 29, 2020

Ever find yourself stuck at home with a bunch of unruly children as you await the end of a national quarantine and the green light to go back to work and to send the little rugrats back to school? A purely hypo...

Our Milwaukee Day Showcase is turning into an August 28 “Milwaukee Day Make Up” show

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2020

Following a few weeks worth of postponements, cancellations, and general uncertainty surrounding the few events on the planet that haven't yet been postponed or canceled, we wouldn't blame you if you simply ass...

Live From The Rock Room video series brings the concerts to you

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2020

broadstreet.zone(78457); As everyone knows, pretty much every live event on the planet has been postponed or canceled as a result of COVID-19 concerns. Though it's absolutely the right call to do away with eve...

Jazz In The Park pushes back opening date from May 28 to June 4

Matt Wild

March 19, 2020

And so it continues: Thursday afternoon, Jazz In The Park organizers announced that the popular summer music series will push back its opening date from May 28 to June 4. Because of coronavirus/COVID-19 concern...

Dig Deep unearths fresh roots on ‘Heavy Heart’

Jared Blohm

March 18, 2020

Today is the last day of winter, but if you turn on Dig Deep’s new album, Heavy Heart, hoping for a little bluegrass pick-me-up for the tail end of another long Wisconsin deep freeze, you might want to skip the...

Meet Mertles Acres and stream “Last Summer”

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2020

With just a handful of shows and even fewer songs released to this point, you might not know Mertles Acres. Though the young project might not ring a bell with listeners quite yet, you've probably heard its mem...

You’re never alone with Victor DeLorenzo’s latest EP, ‘Tranceaphone’

Matt Wild

March 16, 2020

"What I love about this record is that I don't remember making it."So says Victor DeLorenzo—he of the original Violent Femmes lineup, he of the long-running Nineteen Thirteen duo—about his latest EP, Trance...

Shellac drops knowledge, new material, and classic jams at Turner Hall

DJ Hostettler

March 13, 2020

Fans of Shellac's notorious between song question-and-answer sessions didn't have to wait long for their fix at Thursday's night Turner Hall show. Thanks to an equipment malfunction on stage right (Steve Albini...

Here’s the Triple Eye Industries Fest V lineup

Tyler Maas

March 12, 2020

In less than six years, Triple Eye Industries has managed an astounding 56 releases—many of them in vinyl format. To celebrate all they’ve done in a relatively short span, the Milwaukee-based independent record...

Join us at Company Brewing for our Milwaukee Day Showcase

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2020

About a decade ago, a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and decided to turn that coincidence into a full-blown local holiday. S...

Drop in, chill out, and stream some of Cashfire Sunset’s ‘Age Before Beauty’

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2020

After bursting onto the scene with 2018’s self-titled debut that quickly prompted the young band to land some high-profile local shows, Cashfire Sunset chased its first year in existence with an even more accom...

Pabst Theater Group shares measures it’s taking due to impact of coronavirus

Matt Wild

March 10, 2020

Amidst national and local concerns over a possible outbreak, Milwaukee's Pabst Theater Group has shared new measures it's taking due to the impact of coronavirus—or COVID-19. On Tuesday, PTG, which operates the...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: March 9-15

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 9, 2020

Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...