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Stream the new Midnight Reruns single, “Scorpion”

February 13, 2017

At the tail end of 2015, Midnight Reruns continued to show listeners they were a force to be reckoned with by releasing Force Of Nurture. Within months of putting out the outstanding sophomore record (which w...

Cloud Nothings bring life and sound to Turner Hall

Sahan Jayasuriya

February 13, 2017

Beginning as little more than a home recording project for singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi, Cleveland Ohio's Cloud Nothings have grown into something far bigger. In the last five years, the band has continued t...

I’m with the band: The ins and outs of Milwaukee music management

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2017

In this era of staggering technological advancement, utter convenience, and clear connection to all corners of the globe, musicians have more say in how, when, and where they're heard than ever before. An art...

Please Stand By: Catching up with The Shivvers’ Jill Kossoris

Lauren Keene

February 7, 2017

Named "Milwaukee's Best Band" by the Milwaukee Journal in 1982, The Shivvers remain one of the city's most cherished rock and roll groups. Often described as cult figures, the power pop five-piece never achieve...

Dad’s “Pastor” music video is an exorcise in absurdity

Tyler Maas

February 6, 2017

When last we heard from Dad, the Milwaukee rap-scallion was transporting listeners to the 18th century with his Civil War-based "17th Century" music video. In the four months since premiering the single, Dad—...

Listen to “Superbowl Blues,” a song Joseph Huber “will more than likely delete after this day is done”

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2017

Whether he's playing his own material or covering songs in the public domain, Joseph Huber can do no wrong. Honestly, the Milwaukee roots mainstay could spend 45 minutes writing and recording a song with the ...

Milwaukee Record Stage will return to PrideFest

Tyler Maas

February 3, 2017

While the current conditions outside aren't doing much to support the claim, Milwaukee's festival season is right around the corner. Though this weekend's Mitten Fest is a good preview for what's to come, the...

Milwaukee musicians join Bandcamp in sharing the wealth today

Tyler Maas

February 3, 2017

With America's executive and legislative branches pretty much turning their backs on immigrants and refugees these days, the onus of maintaining some semblance of responsibility and social consciousness for o...

PHOX says goodbye (for now) at Pabst Theater

Cal Roach

February 2, 2017

Farewell tours must be the worst. Imagine being onstage, "celebrating" this thing that has made you who you are, knowing the whole time that it's about to end. Especially when you're an iconic frontwoman gett...

Milwaukee’s dreamy connection to The Everly Brothers’ “All I Have To Do Is Dream”

Matt Wild

February 1, 2017

The music of the 1950s and early '60s remains strangely evocative. Sure, pop songs from that time may conjure up images of malt shops and sock hops, but there's something ethereal, something otherworldly about,...

Coolio is coming to Mad Planet in February

Matt Wild

January 31, 2017

When one thinks of Coolio and Milwaukee, one typically thinks of performances at the Wisconsin State Fair as part of the unkillable "I Love The '90s" tour, or drop-ins at a Bucks halftime show. One does not, ...

Public Domain: Field Report performs “The Lost Chord”

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 31, 2017

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo’s Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve n...

Billy Bob Thornton and his rockabilly band are coming to Shank Hall in April

Matt Wild

January 30, 2017

Nearly a year after Kiefer Sutherland pulled the ol' "longtime actor moonlights as rock star" move at Milwaukee's Shank Hall (let's just try to move past Johnny Depp's Hollywood Vampires show at Summerfest, o...

Hear Slow Walker bring its A-game to new EP, ‘Command Z’

Tyler Maas

January 30, 2017

Slow Walker is a curious name for a band that operates at such a frantic pace. The garage rock outfit put out three full-lengths between 2011 and 2014. Last year saw the release of two cassettes: a collection...

Mayhem conjures up evil nostalgia at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

January 25, 2017

Believe it or not, Milwaukee was once a haven for metal. There was a time—let's call it "The '90s"—when cult European bands that American metalheads never dreamed they'd get to see in person would make a spec...

Stream Dream Vacation’s chaotic and cathartic EP, ‘Exude Sorry’

Tyler Maas

January 25, 2017

It's not unusual for people to turn to music to help cope with tragedy, sadness, and conflict. At times, that reliance of music's comforting capabilities extends to those writing the songs. Last November, Dre...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Riverwest FemFest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 23, 2017

Following five nights, more than 70 performances, and a bunch of new elements added to the mix, another Riverwest FemFest is officially in the books. The third annual benefit just so happened to overlap with a ...

“Tribe UNCOVERED” redefines A Tribe Called Quest, showcases an eclectic Milwaukee music scene

Cal Roach

January 21, 2017

There are good reasons you don't hear a lot of rappers covering other rappers. Much of hip-hop's success lies in the idiosyncrasies of its MCs; individuality is job one, and the self-referential bent of rap ly...

Listen to the first new Codebreaker song in 6 years, “When The Lights Go Down”

Matt Wild

January 19, 2017

Milwaukee music is currently awash in gauzy, '80s-tinged synth-pop—think GGOOLLDD, NO/NO, Dashcam, etc. But long before those bands were even blips on the retro radar, the mighty Codebreaker held the distinct...

Ben Gibbard goes solo, reaches for great heights at Pabst Theater

Sahan Jayasuriya

January 19, 2017

Breaking away from a band and performing solo is always a risk. If executed poorly, it can expose a songwriter's weaknesses and highlight the necessity of their bandmates. If executed successfully, it serves ...