Music

October 1, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, September 30, 2025: ...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: September 2025

September 30, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup! LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Paul Cebar - s/t Chris Head & T...

Erik Stenglein talks the return of Northless, life in Rhode Island, Syrictus

September 30, 2025

Over the course of the band's 18-year existence, Northless was one of the loudest and most pummeling projects to ever come out of Milwaukee. However, the act best-known for its unmatched volume and intensity ha...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: September 29 – October 5, 2025

September 29, 2025

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations—br...

Outgoing FM 102/1 honored with official county proclamation

September 29, 2025

In case you missed it, long-running Milwaukee rock radio station FM 102/1 (WLUM-FM) will cease its programming at the end of the month. Tennessee-based Christian radio network K-Love Inc. purchased the station,...

Listen to some of the previous season’s best local tunes with our “Summer 2025” playlist

September 25, 2025

Sure, it might still feel like summer, but it's time to come to terms with the fact we're now officially a few days into autumn. The days are getting shorter. The temperatures will gradually continue to drop. L...

MKE Music Rewind: Short Stuff, “Manic Recession #2” / “Wise Up” (1983)

September 25, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Short Stuff's "Manic Recession #2" and "Wise ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Oh Geeez, Not Again

September 24, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, September 23, 2025: ...

Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (September 2025)

September 23, 2025

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's Matt Wild sits down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discusses some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HERE. This month, Matt wal...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: September 22-28, 2025

September 22, 2025

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations—br...

47 photos from Bay View Bash 2025 (before, during, and after the rain)

September 22, 2025

Well, it was another soggy Bay View Bash. In a kinda-sorta repeat of 2023, scattered rain showers put a slight damper on the festivities throughout the late afternoon and evening. Musical sets were cut short...

Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Go for the openers

Steve Lampiris

September 22, 2025

Hi there. I’m Steve, and this is my monthly column about Milwaukee’s metal scene. I should note that while the subject matter is niche, I don’t want the writing or the readership to be that. To that end, I’m...

Ladybird gets the star treatment, channels Nickelback in “Famous Band” music video

September 19, 2025

Now that we're within 72 hours of the season's conclusion, we can officially declare that it was the summer of Ladybird. The Milwaukee alt-country outfit played pretty much every notable local festival and bloc...

Interdimensional shenanigans await in Diet Lite’s “Pack It Up” music video

September 19, 2025

After bursting onto the scene post-pandemic, Diet Lite became one of the city's most active and popular projects. In 2023, that rapid ascent to Milwaukee music prominence culminated with the release of Into The...

Fall into our Midweek Music series this autumn at Crafty Cow Tosa

September 18, 2025

Every fall since 2021, Milwaukee Record has brought live music to Crafty Cow Tosa (6519 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa). The weekly concert series—which we dubbed "Midweek Music"—features FREE weeknight performances ...

5 of my favorite things about ‘Don’t Say Please: The Oral History Of Die Kreuzen’

September 18, 2025

Few bands in Milwaukee music history have a legacy that even comes close to matching that of Die Kreuzen. The seminal outfit defied genre distinction, anchored the local scene, toured relentlessly, and was a fa...

Ed Sheeran will headline Summerfest June 25, 2026

September 18, 2025

Hot on the heels of the announcement of a two-night Garth Brooks kickoff bonanza, Summerfest announced Thursday morning that Ed Sheeran will headline the fest on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Sheeran will play the A...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The Dirty Sweet

September 17, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, September 16, 2025: ...

Shontrail gets dreamy, gritty on genre-bending ‘Sonata’