Music

February 18, 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, February 17, 2026: B...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: February 16-22, 2026

February 16, 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...

The Beach Boys will celebrate America, ‘Pet Sounds’ at Wisconsin State Fair August 16

February 16, 2026

It wouldn't be a proper Wisconsin State Fair—or any state fair for that matter—without The Beach Boys. Accordingly, the legendary band is scheduled to close out the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair with a Bank Five Ni...

Offend Your Friends return with rowdy, rousing “Light A Spark”

February 13, 2026

The last time Wisconsin party-punk/skacore band Offend Your Friends released a full-length album George W. Bush was president. Pluto was on the cusp of planetary demotion, Children Of Men was in theaters divini...

Here’s the full Milwaukee Metal Fest 2026 lineup

February 13, 2026

Wisconsin metalheads rejoice! After the successful 2023 return of Milwaukee Metal Fest, the festival—which had previously been dormant since 2007 before it was revived by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta—returned...

Eaux Claires festival returns July 24-25 with Aimee Mann, Lil Yachty, Bon Dylan, more

February 12, 2026

First question: Has it really been eight years since the Justin Vernon/Aaron Dessner-curated Eaux Claires festival graced Eau Claire, Wisconsin? Yep, it has! The last homegrown and idiosyncratic Eaux Claires wa...

Here’s when the full 2026 Summerfest lineup will drop, and that’s it

February 12, 2026

Thursday, February 19 at 6:30 a.m. Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Summerfest’s UScellular Connection Stage will b...

Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (February 2026)

February 12, 2026

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's Matt Wild sits down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discusses some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HERE. This month, Matt pon...

The 16 band names of All Messed Up XIV, ranked

February 11, 2026

Every winter since 2010 (excluding 2021 and 2022 on account of the pandemic), All Messed Up has brought a refreshing dash of unpredictability to Milwaukee's music scene. The annual "random band experiment" is s...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Driveway Thriftdwellers

February 11, 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, February 10, 2026: D...

Maximiano announces new album with “Countryside” single

February 10, 2026

In 2024, Maximiano—the eponymous project of Milwaukee-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Maximiano Janairo—burst into local music consciousness with the release of their formal debut album, The Rea...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: February 9-15, 2026

February 9, 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...

Sincere Engineer’s Deanna Belos talks touring, forthcoming album, Polar Plunge

February 9, 2026

In the spring of 2019, we met up with Sincere Engineer singer, guitarist, and founding member Deanna Belos in reserved room at a suburban Chicago library to record an episode of our now-defunct "My First Band" ...

Here’s the just-announced date of the 2026 Summer Soulstice Music Festival, and that’s it

February 9, 2026

Saturday, June 13 Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Scenes from the 2025 Summer Soulstice Music Festival • Scenes...

Kyle Gass of Tenacious D will perform at Shank Hall on March 28

February 5, 2026

It's been a banner week for Milwaukee event announcements. On top of news that American Football is coming to Turner Hall in August and our Meatless Raffle will be returning to Cactus Club next month is another...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Emmitt James (Live from Anodyne)

February 4, 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, February 3, 2026: Em...

Daydream Retrievers face the darkness with “Joke For A Light”

February 3, 2026

It's been four long, dark, miserable years since Ian Olvera has graced the universe with a new song from his Daydream Retrievers project. Not that the former Sleepwalker has been laying low—one glance at the cr...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: February 2-8, 2026

February 2, 2026

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Milwaukee Music Roundup: January 2026