Music

May 6, 2019

Last August, WORK released Strictly Cruis’n, a record we called "a frenzied and genre-bending 12-song follow-up that continues the ironically-named outfit’s trend of fun-yet-focused material." The release of th...

Milwaukee Record Recommended (May 6-12)

May 6, 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...

P!nk brightens up the bleak with acrobatic and uplifting Fiserv Forum performance

May 3, 2019

With three Grammys, 15 chart-topping singles, more 50 million records sold, and an endless string of sold-out arena tours throughout the planet over the course of a career that's now spanned two full decades, P...

Buckle up, because here are the JoJo’s Martini Lounge headliners for Summerfest 2019

May 3, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Listen to Paul Cebar and Jay Anderson collaborate on “Honey Colored Eyes”

Josh Hoppert

May 2, 2019

"I enjoy him very much. I think he's a pleasantly crazy fellow." Those are the words Milwaukee music legend Paul Cebar uses to describe Milwaukee (and New Orleans) music legend-to-be Jay Anderson. The two lo...

Get ready for Uhtcearu’s new album and stream “Death At Hand” immediately

May 2, 2019

Back in 2017, we declared Utcearu's sophomore album, For Darkness To Subside, to be one of the 10 best Milwaukee albums of that year. Since releasing a record we said all headbangers would love roughly two year...

Here are the Klement’s Sausage & Beer Garden headliners for Summerfest 2019

May 2, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee’s lakefront, don’t fret: it’s just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who’s playing in 2019? ...

We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about Friday’s Stomata and B~Free show at the Wilson Center

April 30, 2019

On Friday, May 3, get ready to sit comfortably or dance beautifully in The Harris Theater at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield. Milwaukee's own Jay Anderson will return from New Orleans ...

Cullah gives listeners a ‘Spectacullah’ birthday present

April 30, 2019

On Saturday, April 27, Ian McCullough turned 28 years old. Instead of opening presents from others, he decided to give listeners the gift of a brand new album. This isn't the first time McCullough—who makes mus...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: April 2019

April 30, 2019

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup, stuffed with new records, notable singles, and more. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Lex Allen - I.D....

Shank Hall has the cure for Summerfest withdrawal on Summerfest’s day off: Kiefer Sutherland

April 30, 2019

Summerfest, a.k.a. The World's Largest Music Festival, descends on Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Notice a gap there? The Big Gig takes a day off on Monday, July 1. Those picnic tables don'...

Here are the Johnson Controls World Sound Stage headliners for Summerfest 2019

April 30, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Here are the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard headliners for Summerfest 2019

April 29, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended (April 29 – May 5)

April 29, 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...

Foals elegantly trot through its catalog in energetic performance at The Rave

April 29, 2019

Even though Foals hail from Oxford, England, the British band has been a somewhat frequent fixture in Milwaukee in recent years. The last few Foals outings in town have taken place at The Rave, and that trend c...

Here’s the 2019 Skyline Music Series lineup

April 29, 2019

This afternoon, COA Youth & Family Centers released the lineup for its Skyline Music Series, which finds musical acts performing under the bandshell at the Selig-Joseph-Folz Amphitheater in Kadish Park each...

Dummerfest will return to Cudahy June 22, The Lawrence Arms announced as headliner

April 26, 2019

Back in June of 2015, a dozen (primarily) punk and hardcore bands hailing from five states came to The Metal Grill in Cudahy for an unforgettable day of all-ages fun known as Dummerfest. The festival returned t...

Lie, cheat, and steal with Dirty Dancing’s new ticked-off single, “Winning”

April 26, 2019

If you're a semi-conscious human being living in the 21st century, you've probably felt it. A gnawing sense of dread. An unfocused black hole of despair. A weary feeling of resignation when faced with another d...

Here are the Summerfest 2019 headliners for the new Uline Warehouse Stage