Music

June 19, 2016

// Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events contained therein are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here ar...

Biju’s Block Party gives back to local music super fan

June 17, 2016

// Even if you've only been to a few local concerts, you've surely seen her. Whether she was watching intently near the front of the stage, perched behind a table to sell a band's merchandise or doling out ...

Silent protest: 42 Ale House’s “Headphone Disco” skirts St. Francis ordinance

June 16, 2016

// Back in April, we featured 42 Ale House on our list of "16 quintessentially Milwaukee patios," despite the fact the nerd bar is technically located about a mile from Milwaukee's border in St. Francis. Wh...

Take one small step with psyched-out Calliope side project, Moon Rats

June 14, 2016

// Type "Milwaukee psych-rock" into the search engine of your choice, and you'll quickly land on Calliope. (Go ahead, try it!) The group has been blasting the city with it's heavy, bluesy, Doors-channeling ...

Help Queen Tut relocate to Brooklyn, connect Milwaukee and New York

June 14, 2016

// Milwaukee's Queen Tut has been a force to reckoned with in 2016, with high-profile gigs at Riverwest FemFest, Mitten Fest, Arte Para Todos, last weekend's Locust Street Festival, the upcoming Summer Soul...

Locust Street Festival 2016: A minute-by-minute recap

June 13, 2016

// For the past four decades, the annual Locust Street Festival of Music and Art has been one of the city's best street fests, celebrating all that is good, right, and drum circle-y in Riverwest. This year'...

Ponder Chris Siegel’s “All I Think About,” featuring Lex Allen and Siren

June 9, 2016

// Chris Siegel's "This Is How" recently landed on our Summer 2016 playlist, and with good reason: the chilled-out, steel-drum-infused track practically begs to blasted on repeat at any self-respecting summ...

Zed Kenzo blends appreciation with ambition

June 8, 2016

// A little over a year ago, Zecháriah Ruffin returned to Milwaukee after a short (and not-so sweet) stint in Los Angeles. Focused more on getting her life back in order than music at the time, she—under th...

Direct Hit! spots (and becomes?) the East Side Turkey in new video

June 8, 2016

// Just over two weeks from now, Direct Hit! will release Wasted Mind, its new full-length and debut record on Fat Wreck Chords, into the world. As one could maybe glean from the title, the album centers on...

Lorde Fredd33 dies by the sword in bloody video for “SOS”

June 7, 2016

// We may have included Lorde Fredd33's haunting "SOS" on our recent summer playlist, but the song's video, released today via These Days, is anything but warm and sunny. In the Kiran Vee-directed clip, the...

Piles bassist lightens up with solo project, \\NASTOS\\

June 7, 2016

// Last May, a little-known trio called Piles forcefully announced its arrival with Planet Skin, its sophomore album and a near-masterpiece of Milwaukee-made post-punk that earned the No. 6 slot on our "25 ...

Sat. Nite Duets unveil announcement video for new album, ‘Air Guitar’

June 3, 2016

// It's been two long, terrifying years since the fine fellas behind Milwaukee's delightfully warped rock institution Sat. Nite Duets released a new album. 2014's Los DJs (the follow-up to 2013's excellent ...

A-side/B-side: So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

June 2, 2016

// In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt ...

Tracklist: 15 Milwaukee bands with food names

June 1, 2016

// With Downtown Dining Week set to run June 2-9, Milwaukee Record decided to spend the next eight days devoting at least some of our bandwidth to covering local dining, both downtown and beyond. Before all...

Watch Trapper Schoepp party with Richard “Office Space” Riehle in “Settlin’ Or Sleepin’ Around”

June 1, 2016

// Trapper Schoepp's new Rangers & Valentines is the kind of big, bold, brassy album that practically begs to be played at porch parties nationwide. (It would have made our "22 Milwaukee summer songs" T...

Public Domain: Joseph Huber performs “Oh Shenandoah”

May 31, 2016

// Milwaukee Record is proud to introduce "Public Domain." The video series will feature Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo's new Back Room performance space at its Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt so...

Say yes to NO/NO’s gorgeous ‘Sound And Light’ LP

May 31, 2016

// The origin story of Milwaukee electro-pop project NO/NO is well-worn territory, but it's worth repeating one last time: The group formed from the ashes of The Delphines in 2014, keeping that band's sense...

Tracklist: 22 Milwaukee summer songs

May 30, 2016

// Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and compete in a makeshift fishing tournament where you need to catch at least 20 points worth of fish before you ca...

Exclusive: Stream Tigernite’s rip-roaring ‘Blood Moon’ EP