10 infamous Milwaukee concerts
This article was originally published in 2014.
In a perfect world, music or comedy shows go something like this: fans show up to a venue, artists show up to a venue and perform for fans, fans leave venue hap...
The Disclaimer: Global Union 2014 with David Ravel
Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...
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Death Blues: Ensemble
There’s a moment in the making-of documentary of Magnolia where writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is moments away from shooting the film’s first scene. “So this is the first shot of the movie,” he says. “I t...
Sink your teeth into Mortgage Freeman’s new single, “Space Tiger”
Without question, Mortgage Freeman is one of the best band names in Milwaukee music. Unfortunately, it's not a name you see on many show lineups since the band released its prog-y eight-song debut, The Living P...
Watch Sylvan Esso’s Milwaukee-made video for “Dreamy Bruises”
If you thought Friday’s Pabst Theater show was the conclusion of the Great Sylvan Esso-Milwaukee Courtship of 2014, think again. The Durham, NC duo solidified its local connection with a new video for “Dreamy B...
Take a drive (and go bowling) with Field Report in video for “Home”
If you aren’t caught up in the buildup for Field Report’s second album, Marigolden, you clearly aren’t paying attention to the Internet. Chris Porterfield and company have premiered songs from the record on sit...
Tracklist: 13 more bands Milwaukee can claim by association
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As great as Sylvan Esso is, you have to think at least some of the reason for Durham-based duo’s Pabst Theater sellout Friday had to do with Milwaukee being the hometown of Nick Sanborn. Prior to startin...
Sylvan Esso plays it right at Pabst Theater
On the wings of its outstanding self-titled debut album, Durham dream-pop duo Sylvan Esso has enjoyed a swift and well-deserved rise to prominence that’s included ample NPR attention, an unforgettable performan...
Listen to the latest single from Light Music, “You Run Me”
Joining Sin Bad as one of the most promising new Milwaukee bands of 2014 is Light Music, the latest synth-speckled post-rock project from Brendan Benham (Altos, Collections Of Colonies Of Bees) and members of f...
The Disclaimer: 2014 fall concert preview
Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...
Unrehearsed MKE is a practice in improvisation
For close to two years, an eclectic cast of classically trained musicians hailing from Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, and as far away as New York has convened on stage the first Sunday of each month to collaborat...
The Suicide Machines are coming to Cudahy October 3
If you're seeking a night of noisy nostalgia in or around Milwaukee Friday, October 3, the decision of what to do just got a lot more difficult. It was just announced that—in addition to Braid's Cactus Club app...
Exclusive: Stream The Midwest Beat’s new album, Free Of Being
The Midwest Beat has been around for close to 10 years. During that lengthy tenure—in which the band has amassed three full-length albums (and nine releases in all)—its sound has shifted, augmented, and develop...
Welcome to September: Here’s what you’re doing this month
In Milwaukee, the end of summer is a bittersweet thing. The weather cools, the festivals shut down, and the Brewers start to blow it. But the end of the season also marks the beginning of the city’s typically s...
WC Tank discusses his musical mixed media assemblage, Almost Forever
It would be a disservice to merely refer to WC Tank as a rapper without also making mention of the artsy emcee’s body of work that finds him providing visuals for nationally recognized rappers, making excellent...
Exclusive: Stream the self-titled debut EP by Ugly Brothers
Founded in 2011 by brothers Alex and Palmer Shah—two Milwaukee transplants of debatable attractiveness from Green Bay—Ugly Brothers kept its original emo-meets-Delta-blues output confined to house shows and Riv...
The Disclaimer: Yellow Phone, Pizza Underground, and Taylor Swift
Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...
Wealthy Ghost unveils new song, announces EP
Last year, Wealthy Ghost came out of nowhere with its chilling, bare bones, and deeply-personal debut, Good Luck. The pet project of Milwaukee musician Pete Kostrivas earned sporadic local praise, and saw the s...
Exclusive: Stream the new Old Earth album, A Wake In The Wells
Todd Umhoefer is that rare breed of modern artist who thrusts his work in front of everything else. Regular income, consistent housing, and any semblance of security be damned. It amounts to shit if the music i...
Tracklist: 11 Milwaukee acts that changed their names
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Unlike one’s birth name, a musical artist has a say in what their project will be called. So if you wind up with a name like Diarrhea Planet, Anal Cunt, or Foxygen, you can’t blame your parents. It’s you...