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The Gold Steps video for “Rent Free” is a day at the beach

July 11, 2025

Earlier this week, Milwaukee Record posted a list of our favorite local music released in the first half of 2025. As is mid-July tradition, just a few days after hitting "publish" on said list of standout album...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2025 (so far)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 9, 2025

Believe it or not, 2025 is more than halfway over. Weird! What's not weird: the incredible Milwaukee music scene! Here are just a few of our favorite 2025 Milwaukee releases—records, songs, videos—so far. MATT...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Bicentennial Drug Lord

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 9, 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, July 8, 2025: Bicent...

Should you watch Something To Do’s “Don’t Be Honest” video? Signs point to yes

Tyler Maas

July 8, 2025

Back in March, Wisconsin ska-punk stalwarts Something To Do released an inventive music video for "No I Don’t Want To See Your Tattoo," which found the band asking fans and friends within the music scene to sen...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 7-13, 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 7, 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...

Here’s the Live @ The Lakefront lineup (so far)

Tyler Maas

July 7, 2025

Even though another installment of Summerfest has come and gone, there's still a lot of meat left on the bone when it comes to summertime entertainment options here in the "City Of Festivals." In fact, some of ...

Take Me Back To Summerfest 1997: Matthew Sweet at Leinie Lodge

Matt Wild

July 3, 2025

To paraphrase someone I always paraphrase: Memories are illusions. Memories of concerts in the times before smartphones and social media, doubly so. Take my memories of a concert that for many years I consid...

Here’s the 2025 Brady Street Festival lineup

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 2, 2025

Back in 2024, Milwaukee’s beloved and long-running Brady Street Festival made news by moving to a week earlier than its normal "last-Saturday-in-July" date. Why the change? Because that final July weekend was r...

Here’s the music and entertainment lineup for Bastille Days 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 2, 2025

Milwaukee’s Bastille Days is just around the corner. From Thursday, July 17 through Sunday, July 20, the long-running celebration of all things French will pack Cathedral Square Park (and the area surrounding i...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Combustor (2025)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 2, 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, July 1, 2025: Combus...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 3

Tyler Maas

July 1, 2025

broadstreet.zone(152022); Summerfest! Like the last four 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 potenti...

Trolley celebrates 30 years, honors late singer Mike Perotto with “A Carnival Of Grey And White”

Matt Wild

July 1, 2025

Look up "legendary Milwaukee power-pop band" in the dictionary and you'll find a picture of Trolley. For 30 years, the dapper Mod- and psych-influenced outfit has peppered the city's music scene with meticulous...

Guerrilla Ghost is back to turn the outrage up to 11 on ‘The Fool’

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2025

In 2022, Guerrilla Ghost had itself a year. The politically-pointed industrial hip-hop duo composed of vocalist Bad Graphics Ghost and producer Tron Jovi released three albums during a span of just seven months...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: June 30 – July 6, 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 30, 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...

Summerfest 2025 Weekend 2 Recap: No plan, no problem

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2025

For Milwaukee Record, much of our Summerfest coverage is stuff we must do in advance of the festival. There's releasing (then organizing and continually updating) the lineup, finding all the local talent playin...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2025

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 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 Bicentennial Drug Lord - You Are Never Alo...

Here’s the full A La Carte At The Zoo entertainment lineup

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2025

While June is almost over, there’s still a ton of amazing events on the horizon both in and around Milwaukee. Among the biggest, most unique, and most popular festivals that have yet to occur is A La Carte At T...

Take me back to Summerfest 1999: Brandy at Marcus Amphitheater

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2025

When you look at Summerfest lineups from year to year, certain patterns start to emerge. Due to the impossible task of trying to please everyone, as well as behind the scenes factors like budget, tour routing, ...

MKE Music Rewind: Violent Femmes, “I Held Her In My Arms” (1986)

Matt Wild

June 26, 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: Violent Femmes' "I Held Her In My Arms," from...

New venue MKE Ultra brings cozy, intimate vibe to West Mitchell Street

DJ Hostettler

June 25, 2025

"It's easier to stay at home on your couch. But I will say, for your readers, we have couches!" We're hanging out with Dave Pacifico, Brian Hospital, and Andy Worzella, the dudes behind MKE Ultra (1535 W. Mi...