Music

July 7, 2017

Has it already been two years since High Dive opened in Riverwest? Yes, it has. The summer of 2015 saw the new bar—headed by longtime Riverwest resident Jason McBrady—take over the shuttered Impala Lounge/River...

Here’s the schedule for the second annual Synth Fest MKE

July 7, 2017

Milwaukee, as you may have heard, is the "City of Festivals." It doesn't take that title lightly. Between June and August the city is absolutely stuffed with events bearing the "fest" suffix, from big-time shin...

T-Pain’s Summerfest set was some killer, some filler, but still a good time

July 6, 2017

"Every generation is afraid of the music that comes from the next," says Lindsay Weir in the second episode of Freaks And Geeks. She's discussing the Sex Pistols with her parents, who are appalled by the idea o...

Killing time at the Renegade Stage, Summerfest’s one-stop shop for the eccentric and eclectic

July 5, 2017

Eating and drinking all day at Summerfest can take a toll on your wallet, and walking around checking out the vendors really doesn't take that long. Plus, let's get real: it's the same stuff every year. Fortuna...

Death From Above 1979 is rowdy, rusty in Summerfest debut

July 5, 2017

Each and every year, there's a select few Summerfest bookings that are capable of coaxing even the most jaded among us to shed their "Bummerfest" shirt and their long-held sentiments for enough time to begrudgi...

Car Seat Headrest delivers inconsistent performance at Johnson Controls stage

July 3, 2017

In the 2001 film Legally Blonde, future lawyer Elle Woods makes it her goal to help nail technician Paulette snag her dream guy. Albeit quirky, Paulette is cute and charming. She lacks the confidence that she n...

Ludacris headlines a rap paradise Sunday at Summerfest

Cal Roach

July 3, 2017

The first Sunday of Summerfest featured a bit of nasty weather during the afternoon hours and then cleared up beautifully in time for the evening sets. Many patrons were in the middle of a long holiday weekend,...

Jack Antonoff leads Bleachers’ gigantic dance party

July 2, 2017

Listening to FM radio is the ultimate old-fashioned way to find a new favorite band. It of course has its share of drawbacks, like super annoying ads and not being able to pick what song is next in the queue. R...

The Metal Grill has closed

June 30, 2017

Last weekend, a near-sellout crowd packed The Metal Grill to see the likes of Off With Their Heads, Negative Approach, PEARS, Toys That Kill, The Copyrights, Direct Hit!, and more during Dummerfest. Less than a...

I saw Corey Feldman play the show of his life, knock his tooth out, and then look for his tooth

June 29, 2017

A few weeks ago someone asked me if I would have seen Corey Feldman & The Angels in Green Bay back in March (because that was a thing I did) had I known they would play in my hometown of Milwaukee a few mon...

Public Domain: Dead Horses perform “Lily Of The West”

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 29, 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 ...

Review: Taped Music at JoJo’s Martini Lounge (Summerfest)

June 29, 2017

Wednesday signaled the official beginning of Summerfest, an 11-day affair that will bring hundreds of musical acts and close to a million people to Milwaukee's lakefront. Though the Big Gig has pulled out all t...

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

June 28, 2017

Today marks the start of another Summerfest. Celebrating its 50th, “The Big Gig” has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from all around th...

Summer Soulstice 2017, a minute-by-minute recap

June 26, 2017

For nearly two decades, the East Side's annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival has marked the arrival of summer with music, food, drinks, and that one guy who always shows up carrying a giant lizard. On Saturda...

Here’s the 2017 Skyline Music Series lineup

June 26, 2017

When we posted our handy Summer Festival Guide back in May, one major omission was COA's Skyline Music Series. It's not that we didn't feel the event that has entertained thousands of folks at the Selig-Joseph-...

Stream GGOOLLDD’s new summer-jam single, “Secrets”

June 22, 2017

The perfect summer jam is an elusive and temperamental beast, impossible to track down one minute and blaring from your car stereo the next. Our Memorial Day playlist took a stab at collecting some of the best ...

Fast, loud, and weird: Brain-Bats mix punk with underground comix insanity

Dan Agacki

June 22, 2017

From Static Eyes to the Catholic Boys, Mistreaters, and onward, Milwaukee has a strong continuum of garage rock bands injecting a heavy dose of punk into their sound. Brain-Bats are a relatively new Milwaukee q...

Here’s the 2017 MKE Punk Fest lineup

June 22, 2017

Entering its seventh year, MKE Punk Fest as quietly grown from one or two glorified local shows to become a full-fledged festival. This time around, the event has moved from spring to late summer, and will now ...

P.O.S will play Cactus Club in September