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Here’s who’s playing Nomad Nacional’s World Cup Fanzone

June 14, 2018

Today marks the beginning of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Though far from the action on the pitch in Russia, many Milwaukee area bars are getting in on the World Cup fun with a variety of drink specials, thematic f...

With a new single and tell-all documentary, it’s the summer of Coo Coo Cal

Matt Wild

June 13, 2018

Has it really been 15—no, make that nearly 17—years since the release of Coo Coo Cal's Disturbed? Yep. In September 2001, the Milwaukee rapper (a.k.a. Calvin Bellamy) released his sophomore album on Tommy Boy R...

Hop Along takes Turner Hall on a joyride in Milwaukee debut

Tyler Maas

June 13, 2018

It's been a year of new experiences for Hop Along. In April, the Philadelphia quartet released Bark Your Head Off, Dog, the band's most anticipated album to date. The newfound attention—first set into motion by...

Milwaukee Record is getting a stage at Bay View Bash!

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2018

Even though it's still technically spring, Milwaukee's long and incomparable summer festival season officially kicked off last weekend with PrideFest and Locust Street Festival. With those two mainstays now in...

Buffalo Gospel digs up old footage for its ominous “Homeless” video

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2018

Buffalo Gospel has a way of crafting classic country songs that still deserve a place on the playlists of modern listeners. Fittingly, the band's timeless sound lends itself well to public domain footage. About...

Watch Brett Newski play a show at Walmart, get kicked out

Matt Wild

June 12, 2018

Love him or refuse to listen to him, Brett Newski is a man of the people. Dude will do anything, play anywhere, and pull whatever stunt is needed to bring his bright-eyed indie rock to the masses. Travel the wo...

MKE Music Rewind: Sugar Stems, “Love You To Pieces”

Matt Wild

June 12, 2018

In our weekly MKE Music Rewind, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. Is there a subgenre of rock music more elusive than power pop? Prob...

Locust Street Festival 2018: A waterlogged and increasingly sporadic minute-by-minute recap

Matt Wild

June 11, 2018

Let's just get this out of the way: the weather was pretty lousy for Locust Street Festival of Music & Art 2018. It was cold (low 50s), it was cloudy (the sun was entirely absent), and it rained for a good ...

Pabst Theater receives King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard like conquering heroes in Milwaukee debut

Cal Roach

June 10, 2018

From a distance, everything about King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard seems like a gimmick: the goofy name; the preposterously psychedelic record and song titles; the album concepts (All the songs are the same...

And this year’s “Cheers to Milwaukee” secret band is…[insert band name here]

Matt Wild

June 8, 2018

After a week of feverish speculation, whispered rumors, and "It's gonna be Elton John" jokes, the identity of the band playing tonight's "Cheers to Milwaukee" show at Riverside Theater can finally be revealed. ...

Join us at Colectivo’s Lakefront Cafe this summer for “Friday Nite Music”

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2018

Colectivo Coffee has a wide variety of cafes spread across metro Milwaukee (and a few in Madison and Chicago), each with its own look, feel, and unique personality. However, as far as location and view are conc...

Gobble up The Unitaskers’ “Tide Pods”

Matt Wild

June 8, 2018

Remember 8,000 years ago when people were eating/not really eating Tide Pods? Truly a more innocent time. Well, goofball Milwaukee indie rock outfit The Unitaskers remember. Last week, the band released its fir...

S.S. Web steers into new water with ‘This Cold Soul’

Jared Blohm

June 6, 2018

After more than 10 years as a band, it was safe to assume what was coming on S.S. Web's fifth album—a dark, fast-paced blend of folk and punk with country and bluegrass influences tied together with lead singer...

Hop Along talks latest album, new studio approach, growing expectations

Tyler Maas

June 6, 2018

Hop Along released its fourth album, Bark Your Head Off, Dog, in early April. Early reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, many of them calling the Philadelphia indie rock band's latest its most textured ef...

MKE Music Rewind: The Celebrated Workingman, “A Lover’s Waltz”

Matt Wild

June 5, 2018

In our weekly MKE Music Rewind, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. If someone were to make a list of current Milwaukee music MVPs (ser...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Riverwest FemFest 2018

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 4, 2018

Twenty-eighteen saw some important changes for Riverwest FemFest. The fourth annual benefit was moved from winter to late spring/early summer, and it expanded its footprint from five days to eight. But the fest...

Go on the road with GGOOLLDD in “The Way That I Feel” video

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2018

There's a reason Milwaukee hasn't heard much from GGOOLLDD lately. For starters, the beloved electo-pop project relocated to Appleton last year, before ultimately winding up in Louisiana. More significantly, th...

Stephen Malkmus lives up to his legacy at sold-out Colectivo show

Lauren Keene

June 3, 2018

In his 2007 book Love Is A Mixtape, author Rob Sheffield describes his introduction to Pavement, the '90s indie rock band that put singer/songwriter Stephen Malkmus on the musical map: Our friend Joe in New Yo...

Old 97’s will headline WMSE’s 9th annual Backyard BBQ

Matt Wild

June 1, 2018

There should be a law against thinking about the end of August (the end of summer!) at the beginning of June (the beginning of summer!), but we'll make an exception for WMSE's Backyard BBQ. On Saturday, August ...

Let’s get our hopes up again and guess the mystery band playing the “Cheers to Milwaukee” show

Matt Wild

June 1, 2018

Do you like shows? (Yes!) Do you like free shows! (YES!) Do you like free shows where the headliner remains a secret? (Um...) Well, you're in luck, because Miller Brewing and Riverside Theater are teaming up fo...