Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 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
Ash Circle - Surveillance: Live @ The Jamb...
MKE Music Rewind: The Championship, ‘Dance Casador!’ (2005)
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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: The Championship's 2005 album Dance...
Be3e’s debut record ‘NIGHTLIGHT’ is a maximalist hip-hop hyperpop fever dream
I'll be honest here: I'm not really equipped to "review" NIGHTLIGHT, a.k.a. the debut album from Milwaukee artist Be3e. It's a hyper-processed, hyperactive, and just plain hyper maximalist hip-hop hyperpop feve...
Here are the September through December “Milwaukee Record Club” themes
Since January, Wiggle Room (2988 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) has allowed us to take over their turntables one night a month to play a three-hour set of music that adheres to a different chosen theme. In addition to p...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Fellow Kinsman
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 28, 2026: Fello...
Aimee Mann brings ‘Bachelor No. 2’ back to life at Pabst Theater
Fresh off her well-received set at this past weekend's revived Eaux Claires Festival at Carson Park in Eau Claire, Aimee Mann hit the stage at The Pabst Theater on Monday night in great spirits, proclaiming "it...
Resurrectionists shout it from the streets in TW Hansen-directed ‘Ditch Gospel’ video
Sometimes certain elements come together so well and so powerfully that you can't believe they're only now falling into place. Take the new video for Resurrectionists' "Ditch Gospel," for instance...
The ban...
Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 27 – August 2, 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...
Here’s the 2026 Center Street Daze music lineup
Center Street Daze Festival—which began way back in 1997 and is organized by the Riverwest Business Association—will make its triumphant return to Center Street (between Holton and Humboldt) on Saturday, August...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Waterspouts
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 21, 2026: Water...
Beam up to Green Bay for GBUFO Invasion Fest, July 23-25
We typically cover only Milwaukee music news here at Milwaukee Record (makes sense, right?), but we do occasionally broaden our scope to let you know about things happening far beyond the city limits. Like Appl...
Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 20-26, 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...
Here’s the 2026 Brady Street Festival lineup
With only one week to go, Brady Street has finally unveiled the musical lineup for its 2026 Brady Street Festival. The annual summertime street party will take place Saturday, July 25, from noon to 11 p.m. Here...
Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Niveous summons black metal sci-fi concept record ‘Cult Of The Void Star’
Welcome back to Milwaukee Metal Monthly, the column where I discuss a genre of music that often gets the cold shoulder.
This month, we’re gonna do another one of those profile-type dealies, like I did back i...
We’re sad the goat just died today, happy The Frogs’ ‘My Daughter The Broad’ is getting 30th-anniversary reissue
It's one thing to wonder if a band like Milwaukee's The Frogs could exist today—they couldn't—but it's another thing to wonder how a band like The Frogs existed at all. Brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion formed ...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Snag (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, July 14, 2026: Snag
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Lawyers, guns and records: The long-playing story of Record Head
"I could get rich in the junkyard if I really wanted to because I know a lot about the junkyard business from working at Record Head."
These are words spoken by Milwaukee musician Jay Tiller in 1985 during a...
These 22 Milwaukee acts are playing this year’s Mile Of Music festival
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From July 30 through August 2, a total of 22 Milwaukee bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake th...
Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 13-19, 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...
Gold Steps push back with politically charged “Make It Make Sense”
Milwaukee-based alternative outfit Gold Steps is known for routinely releasing infectiously catchy and oft-uptempo material that typically touches on themes related to personal relationships and internal emotio...