Music

August 7, 2020

When we last caught up with Wes Tank, the Milwaukee musician, producer, actor, and videographer had just gone viral by rapping Dr. Seuss books over beats made by Dr. Dre. In the months since Tank garnered milli...

It’s now or never: Tell Congress to #SaveOurStages

August 4, 2020

"Most of us have gone from our best year ever to a dead stop in revenues, but our expenses and overhead are still real, and many will not make it without help. Our employees, the artists, and the fans need us t...

Turn off the noise for 3 minutes and enjoy a new Daydream Retrievers song, “Static On TV”

August 4, 2020

This is usually the part where we hit you with a belabored and overly long introduction about how awful everything is right now, and how (to invert a quote from the recently passed Wilford Brimley) we're all go...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 2020

July 31, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Just LPs and ME: I booked an appointment to browse Acme Records alone (and you can too!)

July 28, 2020

As everyone knows, the COVID-19 pandemic—and, more specifically, America's astonishingly abysmal handling of it—has severely impacted businesses all over the country. While we wait for the return to so-called "...

Abby Jeanne pays tribute to The Shag by covering “Stop And Listen”

July 27, 2020

In addition to recording and releasing her own music at an impressive rate, the incomparable Abby Jeanne occasionally reaches back to treat listeners to well-crafted covers of other artists. After putting out h...

Bublr Bikes to host virtual festival and design contest

July 27, 2020

While there won't be any in-person block parties or festivals happening in Milwaukee this year, the folks at Bublr Bikes have put together one heck of a virtual event. On Saturday, August 22, the Milwaukee bike...

Cactus Club tries to adapt, evolve in order to survive

July 23, 2020

It's been said over and over again, but it's worth repeating: music venues were the first businesses to close when the COVID-19 crisis hit America, and they'll be among the last to reopen. Among venues in and a...

The best Milwaukee albums of 2020 (so far)

July 15, 2020

Believe it or not, 2020 is more than halfway over. Thank god. With that in mind, we thought it was a perfect time to round up the best Milwaukee albums of 2020 (so far). For our non-ranked mid-year list (which ...

Are you cool enough for The Beat Index’s “Record Collection”?

July 14, 2020

Records! Vinyl! Who doesn't love records and vinyl! No one we want to know! Of course, there are folks who love records and vinyl a little too much. You know the type: endlessly droning on about audio quality, ...

Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford will stream, run a charity 10K on July 19

July 9, 2020

When we last checked in with Officer Bradford of Masked Intruder, the fake punk rock police officer was removing his uniform (and almost everything else) to strike some poses for a charity calendar he was selli...

Paper Holland stays active in isolation with its “Back To The Sea” music video

July 8, 2020

If you didn't see Milwaukee Record's Virtual Summer Festival last month, you missed a ton of great previously recorded performances and homemade music videos from close to 40 Milwaukee bands, rappers, and solo ...

WAMI announces Wall Of Honor, names first recipients

July 7, 2020

When we last checked in with WAMI, the organization behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 40th annual awards ceremony (originally set to take place at Turner Hall on Ap...

Sweets turn sour in Fuzzysurf’s stop animation “She Was Crying Sugar” music video

July 3, 2020

We’ve said it again and again and again (and again), but it’s worth repeating: on top of being a great band, Fuzzysurf also puts out some ambitious and all-around awesome music videos. Just when you thought the...

Indonesian Junk gets sketchy in new video for “City Lights”

July 2, 2020

It's been nearly a year since Milwaukee's long-running, long-swaggering glam-punk outfit Indonesian Junk released its latest album, Spiderbites. "Produced, engineered, and mixed by Shane Hochstetler at Howl Str...

We’ve canceled our “Milwaukee Day Make Up” show

July 1, 2020

Back on March 11 (which seems like a lifetime ago, doesn't it?!), we announced our plans to celebrate Milwaukee Day with an April 14 show at Company Brewing. The holiday event was going to feature performances ...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2020

June 30, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM's Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Relive the music and mayhem of Milwaukee Record’s Virtual Summer Festival

June 26, 2020

At some point during yesterday's eight-hour Milwaukee Record Virtual Summer Festival, someone (we think it was Lauryl Sulfate) said the whole thing was like MTV—when MTV was new and scrappy and weird. We can't ...

Here’s the (rough) schedule for tomorrow’s Milwaukee Record Virtual Summer Festival