WMSE’s Local/Live: MAllllAM
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, July 7, 2026: MAllll...
Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 6-12, 2026
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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 fo...
Jerry Harrison brings ’50 Years of Talking Heads’ to Summerfest
It's eminently safe to say that the Talking Heads will never, ever, ever reunite. Any shred of hope for a proper reunion—and that's all it was, a shred—was tossed to the wind in 2023 and 2024 when the band memb...
Oh, what can you say about a band like Spoon?
Oh, what can you say about a band like Spoon? You can say that the Austin, Texas group has been a brilliant mainstay of indie-rock—nah, let's just say rock—for 30 years. You can say that the group has never rel...
The Beths were at their best at Summerfest
Calling itself "The World's Largest Music Festival," it's only fitting that Summerfest brings talent from all across the globe to Milwaukee during its three-weekend, nine-day stay. While there have been acts fr...
Take me back to Summerfest 2012: Bob Mould at U.S. Cellular Connection Stage
Bob Mould is no stranger to Milwaukee. The legendary Hüsker Dü frontman, Sugar frontman, and solo artist seems to play the city every six months or so, whether it's at WMSE's Backyard BBQ or the East Side's Sha...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Kitty Soft Paw (2026)
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, June 30, 2026: Kitty...
A brief history of Spacecrime
If you grew up in the '90s, you probably watched MTV. You might have been a Headbangers Ball kid, a YO! MTV Raps kid, or a TRL kid. I was personally an Amp kid who stayed up past 1 a.m. on weekends to listen to...
Here’s the music and entertainment lineup for Bastille Days 2026
Milwaukee’s Bastille Days is just around the corner. From Thursday, July 9 through Sunday, July 12, the long-running celebration of all things French will pack Cathedral Square Park (and the area surrounding it...
Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2026
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Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup!
LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
Contraptions - Buster Supreme EP
Buster...
Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 3
Summerfest! Like the last five installments, the Big Gig is staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the old 11-day run. In an effort to help you make some potentially difficult decisions, M...
Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: June 29 – July 5, 2026
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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 fo...
AI music models threaten music—including Milwaukee music—more than ever
"Create never before heard music in 1-click using AI," reads MusicFlow’s slogan. There's a problem, though: this does sound like something you've heard before, because it's been trained using millions of songs ...
Hank Azaria And The EZ Street Band channel Springsteen during enjoyable Summerfest set
Cover bands play Summerfest all the time. Wander around the grounds long enough and you're bound to hear an abundance of musicians performing secondhand renditions of songs written and made famous by someone el...
Sudan Archives blends digital excitement with strings, vocals at Summerfest
One of the most striking things about live music is when a single person can captivate an entire audience with their presence. Their songs, their voice, their instruments, and their body, all moving in tandem. ...
EDM lovers light up Summerfest for Subtronics
Summerfest's scope and crowds never fail to amaze: 12 stages; hundreds of artists; and Milwaukee, ever-so-eager to kick off each new festival weekend. On Thursday night, Subtronics paid a visit to Summerfest. T...
Kim Gordon plays ‘Play Me’ to appreciative Summerfest crowd
Kim Gordon is 73, and her 45-year reign as the queen of the alternative noise-rock kingdom remains unchallenged, as displayed Thursday night at Summerfest's Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard. While she did not...
Prepare for Vincent Van Great’s Summerfest set with “Ultimate Freshness”
Things have been uncharacteristically quiet in the Vincent Van Great camp of late. Aside from becoming a member of the Recording Academy, working with IshDARR on a one-off 2025 single, and performing in partner...
We paired ‘Simpsons’ characters Hank Azaria has voiced with Bruce Springsteen songs
The Summerfest lineup has it all. Each and every year, "The World's Largest Music Festival" manages to book an eclectic blend of talent that includes many of the biggest names in music today, some up-and-comers...
MKE Music Rewind: BoDeans, ‘Outside Looking In’ (1987)
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In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. In this installment: BoDeans' sophomore 1987 album Outsi...