Music

April 16, 2018

If the weather put a damper on your plans to check out a group of local musicians reinterpreting the work of an iconic musician this past weekend, fret not: On Friday, June 1, Milwaukee record label VoodooHoney...

10 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2018

April 16, 2018

Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering...

Here’s the outstanding Washington Park Wednesdays lineup

April 16, 2018

While Milwaukee currently looks like some type of arctic hellscape, we're trying to stay positive by remembering summer isn't too far away. We are still doing summer this year, right? Assuming the snow melts in...

B~Free takes on the King of Pop in MJ-UNCOVERED

April 12, 2018

It's a testament to the long-running popularity of Michael Jackson that B~Free's first exposure to the King of Pop came not from a record or a video, but from a TV miniseries. "When I was little they came ou...

Meet Knaaves and watch the “January” lyric video

April 12, 2018

Despite having just four shows to their credit, it hasn't taken Knaaves very long to make a name for themselves in Milwaukee. The metal-leaning hardcore outfit boasts former Enabler bassist Amanda Daniels and m...

Weird Al Week ends with recaps of the two Weird Al shows at Pabst Theater

April 11, 2018

Hey! Welcome to (the end of) Weird Al Week! For a full week, Milwaukee Record filled your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It all led up to the two Weird Al shows at Pabst The...

Andy Noble will open brick-and-mortar We Buy Records in Riverwest this summer

Catherine Jozwik

April 10, 2018

This summer, Riverwest will be getting a new brick-and-mortar record store that will mainly sell vinyl priced $10 and under. Milwaukee collector Andy Noble, owner of online store We Buy Records, recently ann...

Here’s the setlist from Monday’s ridiculously self-indulgent Weird Al show at Pabst Theater

April 10, 2018

If there was any doubt that "Weird Al" Yankovic's Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour would be anything other than, well, ridiculously self-indulgent (and amazing), Monday's show at Pabst Theat...

Ringo Starr is too busy to sign autographs, not too busy to play BMO Harris Pavilion

April 9, 2018

Let's just come out and say it: Ringo Starr rules. He's a living legend, a comforting presence in a world gone mad, and a genius drummer (arguments over that last point in the comments below, please). Plus, tha...

Weird Al’s Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour: What we’re hoping to hear

April 9, 2018

Hey! Welcome to Weird Al Week! For a few more weekdays, Milwaukee Record will be filling your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It all leads up to the two Weird Al shows at Pab...

Ministry gets political, busts out the inflatable Trump chickens at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

April 9, 2018

"Al Jourgensen and Ministry are the undisputed kings of Industrial music," says the event description for the band's Sunday night show at Turner Hall Ballroom. It is a difficult statement to argue against. Thou...

The Decemberists face the awful at Riverside Theater

April 9, 2018

"There are white supremacists in the White House! You have a douchebag for a governor!" Aaaaand that's how you start your set if you're The Decemberists and you're playing a sold-out Riverside Theater on a S...

Watch Zed Kenzo’s new “Touchdown” music video

April 8, 2018

Since returning to Milwaukee more than three years ago, Zed Kenzo has quietly been putting together material for a true blue full-length project, but only allowing listeners to peek behind the creative curtain ...

Weird Al bandmates Stephen Jay and Jim “Kimo” West go solo on Parallel Universe Tour

April 6, 2018

As longtime members of "Weird Al" Yankovic's band, Stephen Jay and Jim "Kimo" West are musical chameleons, disappearing into whatever style happens to be called for: rock, pop, hip-hop, country, polka. But in t...

Hey! Here are the 8,000 headliners for Summerfest 2018

April 4, 2018

Well, it's that time of year again: In advance of Summerfest 2018 (June 27-July 1, July 3-8), the Big Gig has unleashed its massive list of headliners. Approximately 8,000 grounds stage headliners now join the ...

Weird Al Week continues with a conversation about why we love Weird Al

April 4, 2018

Hey! Welcome to Weird Al Week! For the next six weekdays, Milwaukee Record will be filling your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It all leads up to the two Weird Al shows at P...

Judas Priest rules at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

April 4, 2018

The metal community was stunned to learn in February that longtime Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and would be forced to drop out of the band's 2018 tour. It's a...

Weird Al Week begins with, well, an interview with Weird Al

April 3, 2018

Hey! Welcome to Weird Al Week! For the next seven weekdays, Milwaukee Record will be filling your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It all leads up to the two Weird Al shows at...

Avast! Feast yar eyes on Milwaukee Boat Line’s Concert Cruise lineup