Music

May 12, 2026

Man, Hubbard Park rules. The Shorewood beer garden and its accompanying lodge offer a wide range of beer, liquor, snacks, Friday fish fry, and even Sunday Lumberjack Brunch Buffet. In addition to the bounty of ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: May 11-17, 2026

May 11, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); 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...

Here are Summerfest’s get-in-free admission promotions for 2026

May 11, 2026

Summerfest! You know it, you love it, and you want to get in for free! And thanks to the bevy of admission promotions listed below, you can totally do that last part! Summerfest 2026 runs for three consecuti...

Here’s Great Lakes Distillery’s “Summer Patio Music” series lineup

May 10, 2026

Picture this. It’s a Sunday afternoon that lands sometime between the dates of June 7 and August 30. You’re sitting on a gorgeous, dog-friendly patio in vibrant Walker’s Point. The weather is beautiful. You’re ...

Here are the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair’s Bank Five Nine Amphitheater headliners

May 8, 2026

The 2026 Wisconsin State Fair is just over 90 days away. That’s approximately three months until the sights, sounds, and smells of the State Fair take over West Allis from August 6-16. As for the music, we alre...

Jenny Lewis performing at Summerfest's American Family Insurance House in 2023

Here’s the 2026 lineup for Summerfest’s intimate American Family Insurance House

May 7, 2026

You've already memorized the 2026 Summerfest lineup, right? Well, commit a few more names and dates to memory, because Summerfest just released the lineup for its American Family Insurance House. Fun! The co...

Here’s Juneau Beer Garden’s 2026 music lineup

May 7, 2026

Beer gardens. They're awesome and Milwaukee has a ton of 'em. In addition to being nice outdoor spaces that serve up the city's favorite beverage, some area beer gardens go the extra mile by offering entertainm...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The Demix (Live from Anodyne)

May 6, 2026

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, May 5, 2026: The Dem...

Here’s the 2026 Jazz In The Park lineup

May 5, 2026

In case you missed it, the Great Milwaukee Summer is back! Approximately 8,000 festivals, music series, and fairs are set to take over the city this summer. And one of those music series, the long-running and w...

Fuzzysurf’s “Without You” music video is a group project in the best way

May 5, 2026

In January 2025, Fuzzysurf ended a two-year hiatus with the release of its ambitious, genre-jumping double LP entitled Chameleons. Since casting that great 20-track album into the world, the indie-tinged Great ...

Here are the 2026 lineups for Lake Park’s Musical Mondays and Wonderful Wednesdays

May 5, 2026

Milwaukee summers are absolutely stuffed with outdoor music series. (Need proof? Here you go!) But none of those outdoor music series are quite as cozy—or quite as eclectic—as Musical Mondays. The free summerti...

David Byrne and band in front of a moon backdrop

David Byrne takes Miller High Life Theatre to moon, visits Bobblehead Hall Of Fame

Cal Roach

May 4, 2026

David Byrne has been kind to Milwaukee, the only '80s rock legend that comes to mind who's brought every one of his major tours this century to the Brew City. In 2018 he played The Riverside on his American Uto...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: May 4-10, 2026

May 4, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); 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...

Friko at Lilliput Records: In-store performances are worth waiting for

Lily Mihelich

May 4, 2026

On April 30, people joined in a line that stretched from the Lilliput Records to the City Reformed Church on Farwell Avenue. Although not particularly gathered for liturgy, there was an exciting ceremony underw...

Here’s the lineup for the 2026 Locust Street Festival

May 4, 2026

In case you missed the news, the 2026 edition of the annual Locust Street Festival and the Locust Street Beer Run will take place in the heart of Riverwest on Sunday, May 31. (The Beer Run kicks off at 11:30 a....

MKE River Round-Up music series returns to the open water this summer

May 3, 2026

There are few Milwaukee summertime activities that can beat spending a few hours paddling around the city’s rivers in a kayak. Trust us! If the experience that blends outdoor enjoyment, exercise, and seeing the...

The New Pornographers live up to long-running supergroup status at Turner Hall

CJ Johnson

May 3, 2026

I first saw The New Pornographers in March of 2001, at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. While the internet was purring along at this point, it was before the advent of Spotify, Facebook, Twitter, and the on...

The Lemon Twigs at Turner Hall: I came for monkey rock opera but stayed for great guitars and harmony

Tad Kriofske Mainella

May 1, 2026

One comes to things in so many ways. One comes to The Lemon Twigs by having a friend loco enough to teach for 30 years with an open mind and ears, all three wide enough ajar for a rock opera about a couple adop...

Here’s the lineup for the 2026 Summer Soulstice Music Festival