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Milwaukee Record Recommended: September 16-22

September 16, 2019

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...

Hip Hop DNA: Volume 1 celebrates, investigates hip-hop history at Marcus Center

Cal Roach

September 14, 2019

Three weeks ago, Milwaukee's second-annual Hip Hop Week wrapped up, and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts played an important part, hosting Ladies First: The Women Of Classic Hip Hop And R&B at its ...

Big bucks, heaven, hell, and the world according to Dad

Matt Wild

September 14, 2019

To hear Dad tell it, his recent round of inspiration was forged in fire, and sealed by a moonlit night. "It felt like I was tripping," the Milwaukee rapper explains. "I had put into this fire a piece of pape...

Get warmed up for Flat Teeth’s debut full-length with “Florida Snow”

Tyler Maas

September 12, 2019

Last year, we introduced you to Flat Teeth—a Milwaukee indie outfit that features current and former members of John The Savage, Paper Holland, The Invaders, and Twelve Ounce Prophet in its ranks—when we stream...

Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford is disrobing and bringing back charity calendar in 2020

Tyler Maas

September 9, 2019

When he’s not keeping a close and disapproving eye on the miscreants in Masked Intruder or spending time reviewing donuts and interviewing comedians for us, Officer Bradford is encouraging people to have a posi...

Bob Dylan will play The Rave on October 26

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

It's telling that when it comes to Bob Dylan—arguably the greatest singer-songwriter of all time—one needs to practically apologize for wanting to see him play live. Dylan, ever the confounding contrarian, does...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: September 9-15

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 9, 2019

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...

Here’s the 5th Street Fest lineup

Tyler Maas

September 6, 2019

It's been a long, glorious, event-filled summer of festival fun, but the end of outdoor activity is nigh. Once Bay View Bash comes and goes on September 21 and autumn begins a couple days later, festival season...

Dead Horses singer Sarah Vos talks about upcoming show with The Who, headlining Pabst Theater, what’s to come

Tyler Maas

September 6, 2019

Dead Horses singer, guitarist, and founding member Sarah Vos continually tours the country to play concerts at bars, theaters, festivals, amphitheaters, and everywhere in between. Before her up-and-coming Ameri...

Peer inside the psychedelic world of new Milwaukee audio/visual project Some Strange Kaleidoscope

Matt Wild

September 5, 2019

It's been a minute since we've heard from Milwaukee musicians Jeff Grabo and Phil Hoge. As part of the once-busy garage-rock outfit The Rashita Joneses, the duo played oodles of shows, released a handful of rec...

Todd Umhoefer talks about ‘Beast Of Needs’ and the end of Old Earth

Tyler Maas

September 4, 2019

Over the course of Old Earth‘s decade-long run, Todd Umhoefer’s personal project has managed to create some gorgeous and moving recordings in some rather unconventional locations. His 2012 effort, A Low Place A...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: August 2019

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 31, 2019

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 of this month's releases on WUWM's Lake Effect? Click HERE. ...

NO/NO says goodbye with the excellent, bittersweet ‘Diagnostic’

Matt Wild

August 30, 2019

Bands come and go. It's just the way things work: bands form; bands make their mark (or not); and, provided the guitarist isn't named Keith Richards, bands end. They flame out, fizzle out, or simply disappear. ...

MKE Music Rewind: The Movies, “Dancin’ On Ice” (1976)

Matt Wild

August 29, 2019

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. With all due respect to folks who remember the short-lived Milwaukee...

The Wildbirds and The Championship will both reunite to play a Flannel Fest Pre-Party

Tyler Maas

August 27, 2019

Last week, we announced the downright awesome lineup that would be playing outside Boone & Crockett on Saturday, October 12 during the Harbor District bar's Flannel Fest. As if seeing the likes of Polica, H...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 26-September 1

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 26, 2019

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...

Here’s who’s playing the Rush-Mor Records Stage at Bay View Bash

Tyler Maas

August 26, 2019

Even though most of Milwaukee’s first major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will return to Kinnickinnic Avenue o...

The WhiskeyBelles will sing the national anthem at the September 15 Packers-Vikings game

Matt Wild

August 22, 2019

We're exactly—good grief—two weeks away from regular season Green Bay Packers football. We've been prepping our Halftime Show schedule. We've been re-reading the annual Deadspin article on why the Packers suck....

Watch an ’80s-tastic video of ’80s-tastic Milwaukee band The Converters

Matt Wild

August 22, 2019

Some things need little to no introduction, so we'll keep this brief: Here's an '80s-tastic video of '80s-tastic Milwaukee band The Converters. It was shot at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the '80s-t...

My flight was delayed, so I wandered around Mitchell Airport listening to the new Bon Iver album

Joey Grihalva

August 21, 2019

I am the type of music fan who prefers to listen to a new album with "virgin ears," uninterrupted and in the intended sequence. Because of this, I tend to avoid pre-release singles like the plague. I also try t...