Here’s the 5th Street Fest lineup
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
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
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
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
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.
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NO/NO says goodbye with the excellent, bittersweet ‘Diagnostic’
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Here are the 2019 Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival winners
Over the weekend, Brookfield was alive with the sweet sounds of the almighty six-string as Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts hosted another installment of its annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition &...
Public Domain: GGOOLLDD performs “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The music video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been he...
All the shows, seminars, and screenings scheduled for this week’s Hip-Hop Week MKE
Back in 2018, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved the creation of Hip-Hop Week MKE. "Hip-hop has the unique ability to bring communities together and stimulate conversations about relevant issues ...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 19-25
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 WMSE Stage at Bay View Bash
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...
Mini Meltdowns release song from upcoming EP, announce first full-band show
Last year, we introduced you to Mini Meltdowns—a super group featuring current and former members of Limbeck, Dashboard Confessional, The Promise Ring, The Benjamins, Rx Drugs, and the backing bands of Tommy St...
Please enjoy Ravi/Lola’s delightful ode to John Gurda, “Scholar Gurda, John”
Tonight at Linneman's Riverwest Inn, local psychedelic pop band Ravi/Lola will celebrate the release of its latest album, Neighborhood Daydream. "I enjoy writing stories and character sketches in our songs and ...