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What can a Milwaukee music compilation from 1980 tell us about the scene of today?

March 4, 2015

At some point during last weekend’s ridiculously great Arte Para Todos festival—possibly while passing a block-long line for GGOOLLD at Company Brewing on my way to see Canopies at Club Timbuktu—I had a thought...

I saw 2 Live Crew at a strip club in 2015

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2015

// My week began in the lap of Las Vegas-style luxury. The spacious lounge was rife with marble columns, cabaret seating, and a small army of yolked gentlemen with suits and earpieces on hand to instill a s...

Plasticland, Sigmund Snopek, The Robbs to be inducted into WAMI Hall of Fame

Matt Wild

March 3, 2015

There’s nothing more tiresome than griping about the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards—or the WAMIs, if you’re nasty—so let’s get down to brass tacks: the latest inductees to the WAMI Hall of Fame have just ...

Ariana Grande fans are really, really pissed at Journal Sentinel music critic Piet Levy

Matt Wild

March 2, 2015

A common misconception about Milwaukee Record is that we love to “hate.” But beyond some snarky shit we wrote about a crappy “reality show,” we dare you to find an example of us tearing down a local band, music...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Arte Para Todos 2015

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 2, 2015

On paper, the inaugural Arte Para Todos festival seemed too good to be true. Seventy of the best Milwaukee musical acts would be playing dozens of shows at 15 venues spread throughout three neighborhoods and th...

Exclusive: Dive into Soup Moat’s 6-song EP, Enjoy Your Hobbies

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2015

For much of its existence, Soup Moat's name was routinely and understandably found in and around the term "sludge." However, in the 12 months since the band's most recent release, Inspirations, Soup Moat has un...

Naughty By Nature is down with NBA, will perform at March 28 Bucks game

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2015

In recent years, the Milwaukee Bucks have sought out one nostalgic hip-hop act each season to serve as halftime entertainment for a late-season game. Vanilla Ice performed at BMO Harris Bradley Center two seaso...

The Disclaimer: Oscar and Grammy letdowns, Jack White’s guacamole recipe

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 26, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Wisconsin music authority Red Bull debuts The Living Statues’ new single

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2015

The Living Statues, purveyors of toe-tapping and infectious numbers that could as easily have had a prominent slot on jukeboxes in the 1970s as they could (and should) on Spotify playlists today, deserve praise...

Exclusive: Make a deal with Devil Met Contention’s new EP, American Times

Matt Wild

February 24, 2015

Ehson Rad has lived in New Mexico, Texas, Michigan, and now Milwaukee. That mileage, and plenty more, permeates American Times, the new EP from Rad and his pitch-black southern gothic outfit Devil Met Contentio...

Let Arte Para Todos’ 2015 compilation guide your weekend

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2015

Without so much as a note having been played yet, the inaugural Arte Para Todos can already be called a success. The benefit has united 70 musical acts from all corners of the city’s sonic spectrum to play mish...

Exclusive: Stream Platinum Boys’ “Ride Free” and watch the LP teaser video

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Since announcing its presence in 2013, Milwaukee classic rock quartet Platinum Boys—which features members of The Fatty Acids and Rio Turbo among its ranks—has been a refreshing part of local music with memorab...

Karaoke Underground passes the mic to punk and indie rock fans

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Whether it's a weekly ritual or an occasional guilty pleasure, almost everyone out there has a love of (or at least tolerance for) karaoke. The pastime allows everyday people to wield a microphone and lay s...

Watch Tigernite’s lively “Witch” music video

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Last year seemed to be a watershed moment for Milwaukee-made music videos, as local artists forged a myriad of visual renderings with incredible innovative concepts and a professional sheen that was rarely, if ...

Gloss Records founders see the big picture with small-run releases

Tyler Maas

February 20, 2015

Like many other aspects of the now semi-oxymoronic catch-all that is the modern “Music Industry,” a record label doesn’t necessarily hold the same weight it once did. Instead of waiting desperately for somebody...

Here’s the lineup for the 2015 Milwaukee Psych Fest

Matt Wild

February 20, 2015

Since 2013, Milwaukee musician Andrew Shelp (Moss Folk) has given the city a loud, fuzzed-out, and reverb-drenched gift every spring: Milwaukee Psych Fest. The multi-day shindig has become a welcome staple on t...

Exclusive: Listen to Group Of The Altos’ unhinged masterpiece, R U Person Or Not

Matt Wild

February 19, 2015

“No one shares, no one shares, no one shares anymore / Just the kids, just the kids, just the kids and the poor.” So sing Group Of The Altos on “Learning To Share,” the opening track of their second record, R U...

Eagle Trace’s second EP is a family affair

Tyler Maas

February 19, 2015

Siblings playing together in a band isn’t an altogether unique concept in Milwaukee music. Acts like Juniper Tar, Ugly Brothers, and Calamity Janes (among many others) have shown that great things can come of f...

The Disclaimer: 2015 spring concert preview

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 19, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Listen to the new Surgeons In Heat single, “You Never Know”

Matt Wild

February 18, 2015

Things have been relatively quiet in the Surgeons In Heat camp lately. Other than releasing a pair of songs in April 2014, the last big statement from the smooth and sly pop-rockers was their 2012 self-titled L...