Milwaukee Music Roundup: April 2026
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LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
Bitch Creek - s/t
Bitch Creek by Bitch ...
The Gig to host “25 Year Block Party” on June 28
Milwaukee is blessed to have an overwhelming abundance of personality-laden, no-frills taverns situated on unassuming street corners and tucked away in neighborhoods. Riverwest is home to a bunch of bars that f...
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman make sold-out Riverside Theater their home
After walking into The Riverside Theater for Tuesday night's sold-out Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman show, I momentarily thought perhaps I was in the wrong venue. Rather than the usual gaudy trappings of most tou...
MKE Music Rewind: Remembering Sd Laika’s transgressive ‘That’s Harikari’ (2014)
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In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. In this installment: Sd Laika's 2014 LP That's Harikari....
WMSE’s Local/Live: World I Hate
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.
milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, April 28, 2026: Worl...
Unaccompanied, unbothered, unforgettable: The pleasures of going to concerts alone
Does anyone remember Bucket Works? Or maybe Bucketworks? Bucket Worx? I don't remember if it was the name of a music series, or the venue, or—and this is not unlikely—not a name at all and something my friend m...
Here’s the 2026 lineup for Boerner Botanical Gardens’ Concerts In The Garden music series
Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners (9400 Boerner Dr.) is more than just a gorgeous Milwaukee County park (and the site of the wildly popular China Lights). It’s also a great place to take in a free conc...
Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: April 27 – May 3, 2026
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Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations fo...
MKEpunk reaches 500 releases, debuts “Editorial Mixtape” feature
MKEpunk is an invaluable resource and a sprawling online archive of "Local. Independent. Out of print." Wisconsin-made music that covers the realms of punk, hardcore, ska, and a variety of other DIY subgenres. ...
Here’s the music lineup for West Allis’ Food Truck Friday
West Allis rules. Beyond being the host city for Wisconsin State Fair, the misunderstood and maligned Milwaukee suburb is also home to some great bars and breweries (including one that makes our new beer!), som...
Jazz At The Vine to bring 8 concerts to Humboldt Park in 2026
Beer gardens are starting to open for the season! Music series lineups are starting to be announced! And as of this week, lineups for music series that will be taking place at beer gardens are starting to be an...
Remember 2022 ‘Lest We Forget’ show with Xposed 4Heads video, EP
Remember those "Lest We Forget" shows? You know, those Milwaukee music scene tribute/reunion shows that were held at Turner Hall Ballroom in 2012 and 2022? The inaugural edition featured none other than Die Kre...
Elway to kick off “The Morale Is High” tour in Milwaukee on July 2
Have you heard of Elway? The Fort Collins, Colorado-based punk project that shares its name with a certain whiny Hall of Fame quarterback who bested the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII (we still don't want to talk ...
Yes, Justin Vernon will perform as ’90s-era ‘Bon Dylan’ at Eaux Claires
What do you get when you combine Bon Iver, Bob Dylan, and the long-awaited return of an idiosyncratic music festival in northwestern Wisconsin? "Bon Dylan" playing Eaux Claires, of course.
Yes, as previously...
Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Thrash metal with Thunderkill, video game metal with Gunderslam
Welcome back to Milwaukee Metal Monthly, the column where I happily talk to creative people who use aggressive music as their canvas.
This month, we’re doing another double-album, vault-clearing dealie in te...
Ty Segall shows Turner Hall he’s the ‘f*ckin’ truth’
Milwaukee can crank out all the meat-and-potatoes rock and roll it pleases, but the California bands are still gonna get all the glory. Laguna Beach native Ty Segall, a veteran of the nth wave of American garag...
Holy Pinto’s “Mac DeMarco (i can’t be)” is a case of mistaken identity
It has probably happened to you at some point. You're out in public just living your life when a stranger encounters you and confidently asserts you're someone else entirely. Sometimes it's their old co-worker ...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Offtide
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.
milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, April 21, 2026: Offt...
Here’s the lineup for Harley-Davidson Museum’s 2026 Thursday Bike Night concert series
With warm weather finally making its presence known, Milwaukee will soon be filled with the signature spring and summer sounds of motorcycles and live music played on outdoor stages. Every Thursday between the ...
Badfinger tribute show benefiting music foundation of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer coming to Waukesha Beatles club
You'd be hard pressed to find a rock and roll tale more tragic and convoluted than that of Badfinger. The '60s and '70s Welsh power-pop band enjoyed incredible highs—timeless hit records, a close association wi...