Music

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

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...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: August 2020

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 31, 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...

NilexNile explores Chicago, nature in his “Forest Of Giant” music video

Tyler Maas

August 29, 2020

Last year, we introduced you to NilexNile when he was preceding his Treason Youth project by releasing a music video for "If You Down." Since putting out that album—his second record of 2019—last November, the ...

Summerfest announces new three-weekend format, dates for 2021

Matt Wild

August 27, 2020

Summerfest will look a little different next year. Hopefully.Today, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. announced a new three-weekend format for Summerfest 2021. The next Big Gig is set to take place over three ...

Sign a petition, help save Wisconsin music venues

Matt Wild

August 25, 2020

We said it before, we said it again, and we'll say it again: independent music venues in Wisconsin are in trouble. These businesses were among the first to close in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...

WMSE’s “BBQ In Your Backyard” will feature past performances from Alejandro Escovedo, Old 97’s, more

Matt Wild

August 24, 2020

One of the 8,000 Milwaukee events to be canceled in 2020 is the WMSE Backyard BBQ. Sadly, the station won't be throwing its annual free concert in Humboldt Park this summer; happily, they will be throwing a vir...

Desi awakens childlike wonder with animated “Stay Up” video

Matt Wild

August 22, 2020

To listen to the music of Desi is to close your eyes and drift off into a different world—if only for a few minutes at a time. That ethereal alternate universe is more than apparent on "Focus" and "Don't Trip,"...

Hayward Williams pushes back against the darkness with vibrant, soulful ‘Every Color Blue’

Tyler Maas

August 19, 2020

With six full-lengths to his credit already, Hayward Williams doesn't let much get in the way of his creative process. Though the world definitely threw more than a few curve balls his way prior to the recordin...

Vinz Clortho sets sail (again) with ‘Fool’s Paradise II’ EP

Matt Wild

August 18, 2020

The last time we heard from Vinz Clortho, the Milwaukee band (not the Ghostbusters character) had just released an unlikely/wonderful shoegaze cover of Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy." (For real: if you h...

Hear Chris Rosenau’s version of “Fast As It’s Made” from Dramatic Lovers’ ‘Utah Cloud’ remix album

Tyler Maas

August 13, 2020

Last year, Dramatic Lovers released You Talk Loud. The 10-song debut record from the Milwaukee supergroup—which consists of members of Decibully, The Promise Ring, Temper Temper, and Maritime—earned lofty place...

Listen to Chicken Wire Empire’s German tour album, ‘Live From Deutschland Vol. 1’

Tyler Maas

August 12, 2020

With a tireless work ethic and a show itinerary that—in normal times, at least—is typically overflowing with bookings, every year is an accomplished one for Chicken Wire Empire. That being said, it's hard to im...