Music

December 1, 2024

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup! LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Absolutely - Time And Distance (Live At WMSE, 2014) Time and Dista...

Promises to host CaraFest benefit concert on December 7

November 29, 2024

On the morning of October 26, Milwaukee artist, bartender, and all-around local treasure Cara Corder was the victim of a hit-and-run. The incident—which was the result of absolute losers street racing like idio...

Watch Wave Chapelle, Lake Drive, Hayden, Adorner play inaugural Riverwest Radio Spotlight Series

November 27, 2024

On October 19, a new Milwaukee music series kicked off in a slightly unconventional space. The first installment of the Riverwest Radio Spotlight Series found local scene stalwarts Wave Chapelle, Lake Drive, Ha...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Max & The Fellow Travelers

November 27, 2024

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, November 26, 2024: M...

Say hello to All Done Bye Bye and listen to the band’s first single

November 26, 2024

The term "supergroup" gets thrown around a lot these days, but sometimes there's just not a better way to refer to a band that's composed of members from other excellent projects. Well, when it comes to Wiscons...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: November 25 – December 1, 2024

November 25, 2024

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...

You’re required to listen to Dialogues’ fantastic first single, “I Require”

November 25, 2024

Ever instantly fall in love with a new song? Ever instantly fall in love with a new song that happens to be a new song by a local artist? Ever instantly fall in love with a new song that happens to be a new son...

Listen to Body Futures’ first record in six years, ‘Do Not Befriend The Reaper’

November 21, 2024

"It's definitely our COVID record." "We're definitely a little more bummed out than we were the last time." That's DJ Hostettler and Dixie Jacobs, respectively, drummer/singer and keyboardist/autoharpist/sing...

Blast off with Spacecrime’s out of this world album, ‘Sounds From The Milky Way’

November 21, 2024

For the past 15 years, John Brander—who releases music under the "Spacecrime" moniker—has crafted beats and produced futuristic, sample-tinged backing tracks for an abundance of emcees in Milwaukee and beyond. ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Body Futures

November 20, 2024

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, November 19, 2024: B...

BLAX wanders the Nashville streets in “Ballerina” video

November 19, 2024

BLAXPLOITATION, the latest album from (who else?) BLAX, finds the veteran Milwaukee rapper at his creative and spiritual best. One minute he's preaching the gospel of a life well-lived and hard-won ("Blessed"),...

Wisconsin State Fair announces Darius Rucker for newly named Bank Five Nine Main Stage

November 19, 2024

Summerfest has been doing the whole "announce headlining acts more than six months in advance" thing lately, so why not the Wisconsin State Fair? Yep! Longtime country superstar (and Hootie & The Blowfis...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: November 18-24, 2024

November 18, 2024

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...

Reluctantly crouched at the starting line, engines pumping and thumping in time, Summerfest announces Cake at BMO Pavilion

November 18, 2024

Got Summerfest fever? Well, the 2025 edition may be seven months away, but that hasn't stopped the Big Gig from announcing a handful of headliners. The first two were peak Summerfest: Lainey Wilson (modern cou...

Get weird and wiggly with new Scrimshaw record, ‘Whisk My Soupy’

November 18, 2024

How does one describe long-running Milwaukee band/recording project Scrimshaw? In the past, we've called the group a "delightfully weirdo art-rock band" that occupies a world "where Dr. Demento rules the radio,...

Irving Place Records preps ‘Notes From The Underground Vol. 1: Milwaukee’

November 16, 2024

If you're looking for a snapshot of the Milwaukee music scene circa the 2020s, well, you've come to the right place. But what if you want to listen to a snapshot of the Milwaukee music scene circa the 2020s, pr...

Okay Omen finds its footing on sophomore EP, ‘Echoes Of Loss’

November 15, 2024

Ever since Okay Omen loudly announced its presence just over two years ago, we’ve tried our best to keep tabs on the local emo outfit that features members of Sugar Stems, Garden Home, Ladybird, and Live Tether...

MKE Music Rewind: Slurr, ‘Mime Bash’ (1993)

November 14, 2024

In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Slurr's Mime Bash from 1993. For folks of a certain age, "What was th...

Linkin Park will play Fiserv Forum in August 2025