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Get caught up in the scorching new Static Eyes EP, ‘Traps’

August 22, 2017

Boasting accomplished acts like The Mistreaters, Jaill, The Delphines, The Goodnight Loving, and so many more, Milwaukee's semi-recent garage rock history is quite impressive. Currently, the city's garage rock ...

Strange Fruit Music Festival set to return for second year

Matt Wild

August 21, 2017

Last fall, ever-busy Milwaukee musicians Jay Anderson and Chauntee Ross launched the inaugural Strange Fruit Music Festival. Inspired by the then-recent killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the thre...

Here’s the 2017 Bay View Bash lineup

Tyler Maas

August 18, 2017

As we sit just one fortnight from the start of September, Milwaukee’s once-bountiful batch of summer festivals has dwindled to but a handful. Saturday, September 16 basically doubles as the unofficial end of su...

Watch the Uni-Fi Records crew channel “Macho Man” Randy Savage in NSFW “Grimey” video

Matt Wild

August 18, 2017

Yesterday, when we rounded up five new Milwaukee music videos, we apparently rounded up too soon. Today, the ever-busy Uni-Fi Records crew has dropped a doozy of a clip for a doozy of a song, the decidedly NSFW...

Here’s a friendly reminder that Everclear is playing the Milwaukee County Zoo this Saturday

Matt Wild

August 17, 2017

Today is Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday. The day after that is Saturday. That's the day Everclear is playing the Milwaukee County Zoo. Consider this a friendly reminder. Yes, the ubiquitous '90s band will rock...

Beck performing at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater in 2017

Beck played Milwaukee for the first time in 20 years and it was almost too perfect

Matt Wild

August 17, 2017

Some fun facts: An entire generation of music fans has come of age since Beck last played Milwaukee in 1997. The city has built a ton of new shit, the country has elected three different presidents, and the end...

Enjoy new music videos from Paper Holland, Listening Party, Sex Scenes, and more

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2017

Milwaukee music videos are experiencing a renaissance. Local musicians and area videographers are joining forces to create stunning visuals with inventive concepts that are set to outstanding songs. More Milwau...

Before tonight’s ‘Star Trek’ podcast, listen to Data singing old pop standards on forgotten record

Tyler Maas

August 15, 2017

Tonight, The Back Room at Colectivo's Prospect Avenue cafe will host none other than The Greatest Generation, a Star Trek podcast that's specifically devoted to Star Trek: The Next Generation. From 1987-1994, t...

Watch IshDARR dominate Summerfest 2017 in video for “Sanity”

Matt Wild

August 14, 2017

This past Fourth of July, Milwaukee rapper IshDARR became the first local hip-hop artist to nab a headlining slot at Summerfest. He didn't disappoint: The show was absolutely packed, the energy was insane, and ...

I saw a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend for $20 at the Racine Zoo

Caleb Westphal

August 11, 2017

During the 1960s, Stax Records of Memphis was at the forefront of American soul music, possibly only being eclipsed by Berry Gordy's Motown. Otis Redding and Sam & Dave were the biggest artists to come from...

Buckle up, Milwaukee, for the world’s first “alternative polka festival”

Matt Wild

August 11, 2017

When out-of-town travel writers pen glowing reviews of Milwaukee, they almost always mention how our city is much more than its "beer-and-brats" reputation. (Which is true, though we do love our beer and brats....

Soul Low would like you to ‘Cheer Up,’ please

Matt Wild

August 10, 2017

Drop the digital and/or physical needle on Soul Low's third full-length album, Cheer Up, and you're lulled into a false sense of serenity. A one-minute string instrumental opens the proceedings, evoking the orn...

Rancid and Dropkick Murphys bring grown-up punk to BMO Harris Pavilion

Dan Agacki

August 10, 2017

Sometimes, to amuse yourself on the drive to work, you call into radio stations to win concert tickets. Sometimes you're caller number five and you actually win the tickets. And so I found myself, maxed out on ...

Three Riverwest basement bands played 7 Mile Fair, and it was just as weird as you’d expect

Lauren Keene

August 9, 2017

Hailed as "Wisconsin's Largest Flea Market," the elusive 7 Mile Fair is one of the few places where you can buy live birds, bootleg Beats by Dre, fresh produce, fidget spinners, pork rinds…you get it. Located i...

Fibonacci Sequence takes its time with ‘Cinema Finis’

Steve Lampiris

August 9, 2017

To enter the world of Milwaukee's Fibonacci Sequence is to enter a world whose backstory includes two Chads ("Chad 1" and "Chad 2"), a producer/musician named Chris Kringel, and a current bass player being conf...

Craig Finn and John K. Samson are playing at Cactus Club October 22

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2017

Here's another one to file in the "huge shows happening in intimate venues" category. Roughly six weeks after Cactus Club hosts P.O.S, the same Bay View bar will be the site of another impressive bill that's no...

Spend your Sunday helping Steve Look, a local musician who was electrocuted and almost died

Tyler Maas

August 6, 2017

For more than a decade, Steve Look’s voice could be heard bolstering beyond-their-years indie rock projects The Meteah Strike and, later, Fable & The World Flat. Since early 2015, the singer-guitarist has s...

Stream another track from the ‘Land By The Lake II’ hip-hop compilation

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2017

Back in mid-May, we treated you to an early taste of Land By The Lake II, the forthcoming follow-up to a compilation that producer and engineer DSCRIBE curated to help "create a snapshot of Milwaukee’s potent h...

The Killers exceed expectations at sold-out Milwaukee show

Lauren Keene

August 3, 2017

During MTV's final era of actually showing music on television, people of a certain age were exposed to countless mid-aughts top 40 hits. Various morning music video showcases like AMTV, Music Mix, and Morning ...

Public Domain: Klassik performs “Amazing Grace”

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 2, 2017

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...