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Watch claymation creatures evolve and adapt in You Win !!!’s “Shrap.nel” music video

November 9, 2020

Back in September, we formally introduced you to You Win !!!, the new project consisting of multi-talented Milwaukee musician Amanda Huff and producer William Gardiner (who releases music under the moniker of T...

Trey Anastasio says he’s worn the same MilwaukeeHome shirt to bed for 6 years

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2020

If you're a music fan, then chances are you have an opinion on the band Phish. If you live in Milwaukee, then chances are you have an opinion on the MilwaukeeHome clothing line. Last night, those polarizing ...

Let’s all guess who the new Summerfest stage sponsor will be

Matt Wild

November 6, 2020

On Thursday, Summerfest announced that Harley-Davidson was ending its longtime association with the Big Gig, thus leaving naming rights to the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse up for grabs. We joked that the new spons...

Harley ends Summerfest sponsorship, opening door for American Family Insurance Roadhouse

Matt Wild

November 5, 2020

Harley-Davidson has ended its longtime sponsorship deal with Summerfest, it was revealed today, leaving the name of the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse up for grabs. We can only assume American Family Insurance will ...

Hot Science perfects the formula on ‘Summoner’

Tyler Maas

November 2, 2020

Over the course of the last 10 months, Sam Sumner—an electronic musician who releases material under the "Hot Science" moniker—accomplished enough in terms of both quantity and quality of output to have what mo...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: October 2020

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 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...

Ms. Lotus Fankh addresses systemic racism, social inequality in “No Funerals” video

Tyler Maas

October 30, 2020

While it's been an unprecedented year for people taking to the streets and using their voices to demand equality and police accountability, the fight for those rights has been happening long before 2020 and—reg...

GGOOLLDD’s Nicholas Schubert taps into his “goth rock” side with BLOOD

Tyler Maas

October 28, 2020

As a member of GGOOLLDD, Nicholas Schubert has helped craft some of the catchiest and most upbeat synth-pop earworms Milwaukee has heard in quite some time. Even though the keyboardist has a knack for building ...

Victor DeLorenzo speaks about his new spoken word album, ‘Spoken Drum’

Matt Wild

October 27, 2020

If you follow Victor DeLorenzo on Twitter, you know that the famed Milwaukee drummer begins every morning with a pair of tweets: "My coffee..." and "My head..." "My coffee has a special way of dealing with thin...

Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford is shedding layers, bringing back charity calendar in 2021

Tyler Maas

October 26, 2020

When he’s not keeping a close and disapproving eye on the miscreants in Masked Intruder, Officer Bradford is encouraging people to have a positive body image. Between the oft-revealing outfits he wears while on...

“A swan song for the world as we knew it.” Take a walk with Lyrid to the “Seminary Wood Shrine”

Matt Wild

October 23, 2020

"It was the end of March, and kind of this moment where if you listened closely, you could hear a swan song for the world as we knew it." That's Milwaukee musician Elisabeth Gasparka, speaking about a spring...

Cairns get back to basics on its brooding, beautiful ‘This Is Also The Place’ EP

Tyler Maas

October 22, 2020

Cairns is tough to pin down. Since starting as the solo endeavor of Milwaukee multi-instrumentalist John Larkin about five years ago, the project has evolved from its stripped-down "bedroom recording" roots to ...

Milwaukee band TENLo unveils “Sunshine” video, directed by and starring Stormy Daniels

Matt Wild

October 22, 2020

When we last checked in with TENLo, the Milwaukee rock duo had released a video for their 2017 song "Kill All The Things." Starring Dustin Diamond. With Diamond playing Harvey Weinstein. And getting stabbed to ...

Rum Revere serves up broken beats, lockdown loops, occasional John Candy/Enya mashups

Matt Wild

October 21, 2020

The world is upside down. Everything is wrong, twisted, and horrible. A weary populace attunes its ears to the ether, searching for sounds that not only match, but could possibly make sense of an ever-present f...

Soup Moat is bigger, better, sludgier than ever on ‘Be Brave, Run Away’

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2020

Soup Moat has quietly become one of the best bands in Milwaukee. That unanticipated ascent is pretty much the only thing the band has done quietly. After years of winning over unsuspecting audiences with lively...

Holy Pinto explores a (mostly) desolate Milwaukee in “Special” music video

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2020

In early February, Aymen Saleh—a Canterbury, England native who performs under the name Holy Pinto—paid homage to his adopted hometown with a star-studded and local-landmark-laden music video for a song called ...

Listen to a soundboard recording of The Promise Ring’s 1999 show at Concert Cafe

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2020

It's only Tuesday. We're in the final infuriating days leading up to the 2020 General Election. We're still dealing with a pandemic that seriously might never end. If you need a pick-me-up for any of those reas...

Auction of latest Brett Newski song will support FairVote, and oh yeah, the song is on VHS

Matt Wild

October 19, 2020

Remember earlier this month, when tireless Milwaukee troubadour Brett Newski released his latest and greatest "messin' with people in public" video for the song "What Are You Smoking?" In between shots of Newsk...

Here’s the lineup for this year’s Flannel Fest livestream

Tyler Maas

October 16, 2020

Last October, Boone & Crockett—in partnership with The Cooperage, Taco Moto, and Pedal Tavern—hosted a celebration of music, food, and seasonal attire known as "Flannel Fest." The 2019 iteration brought hun...

In a final twist of the knife, Leonard Bearstein reminds us he won’t be returning to Milwaukee this holiday season

Matt Wild

October 15, 2020

The Maestro has spoken. Leonard Bearstein and his all-furry, all-animatronic Symphony Orchestra were once a holiday fixture of the Shops of Grand Avenue, delighting and unnerving mall denizens in equal measu...