Music

January 27, 2025

If you weren't exactly thrilled with the George Thorogood & The Destroyers (and Foghat!) Summerfest announcement from a few weeks ago, this one might be more up your (millennial) alley. Las Vegas stalwarts ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: January 27 – February 2, 2025

January 27, 2025

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Ellee Grim pushes the periphery of pop with “on the news!!”

January 24, 2025

Late last year, Honey Creek called it quits after a long and accomplished tenure in the Milwaukee music scene (and a year after releasing one heck of an EP). As the project was winding down, one of the band's m...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: January 20-26, 2025

January 23, 2025

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El Sebas will have you dancing in the aisles with “U” music video

January 23, 2025

Back in November of last year, Browns Crew member El Sebas made his own mark on the Milwaukee music scene with Milwacumbia, an EP that manages to masterfully stitch components of traditional Latin cumbia rhythm...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Bunk Bed

January 23, 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, January 21, 2025: Bu...

Fight the winter blues with our Midweek Music series at Crafty Cow in Bay View

January 16, 2025

Back in November, we wrapped up another autumn installment of our Midweek Music concert series at Crafty Cow‘s Wauwatosa location. Well, in an effort to help warm up your winter, we’ll be bringing the free conc...

Here’s a poster of who’s playing the 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival, and that’s it

January 15, 2025

Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Here are the 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival headliners, and that’s it...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Okay Omen

January 15, 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, January 14, 2025: Ok...

Next Paperback Hero faces uncertain future with ‘Better Late Than Never’

January 14, 2025

"The list of numbers to call from the yearbook is small / Look for something to do, you think the problem is you / SNL on TV, the new Weezer is green / VCR set to tape, rewatch it day after day." So sings Na...

Today in extremely Summerfest-y Summerfest announcements: George Thorogood & The Destroyers (and Foghat)

January 13, 2025

Yep. Today's Summerfest 2025 headliner announcement is super Summerfest-y: George Thorogood & The Destroyers will headline the BMO Pavilion on Friday, June 20. You know, "Bad To The Bone." George and compan...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: January 13-19, 2025

January 13, 2025

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Ride into the new year with Bronco’s ‘For Friends And Family’

January 13, 2025

New year, new me! It's a "live, laugh, love" proclamation that gets trotted out every time the calendar changes over the January 1. But what about "new year, new album"? That's where Milwaukee indie-rock band B...

Here are the 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival headliners, and that’s it

January 9, 2025

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Brady Street Festival will “return to its roots,” move back to last Saturday in July

January 8, 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...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Poison Hand (Live from Anodyne)

January 8, 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, January 7, 2025: Poi...

Japanese Breakfast announces new album, will headline BMO Pavilion during Summerfest 2025

January 7, 2025

During Summerfest 2023, indie darling Japanese Breakfast played an incredible show at the Generac Power Stage. In 2025, however, Michelle Zauner and company will find themselves on a more high-profile Summerfes...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: January 6-12, 2025

January 6, 2025

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Lack Of Reason will play Sunday’s installment of our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show