Music

October 11, 2024

It's a bright and bustling morning at Radio Milwaukee and Mark Waldoch is ready to begin the day. "They used to have this thing where they would frenetically interview somebody for eighty-eight seconds," he ...

Instrumental intensity takes flight on Pigeoto’s debut EP

October 10, 2024

If you read the digital pages of Milwaukee Record with enough frequency, there's a solid chance you've encountered some press about Velocihamster. The project, which calls itself "the world’s only lap steel met...

WMSE’s Local/Live: dak duBois

October 9, 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, October 8, 2024: dak...

Enjoy lyric videos for two of our current favorite Milwaukee songs

October 8, 2024

Remember that part in Twin Peaks where Cooper says "When two separate events occur simultaneously pertaining to the same object of inquiry, we must always pay strict attention"? Of course you do. Well, if the o...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: October 7-13, 2024

October 7, 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...

HUMID delivers heavy, atmospheric shoegaze with ‘Pulverize’ LP

October 7, 2024

Pulverize, the second full-length album from Milwaukee group HUMID, doesn't waste time. Opener "Infrared" begins with a bang—an instant wall of towering, bashing drums and swirling, distorted guitars—and keeps ...

Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (September 2024)

October 3, 2024

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild gets his NPR on by sitting down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discussing some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HE...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Devils Teeth (Live from Anodyne)

October 2, 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, October 1, 2024: Dev...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: September 2024

September 30, 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 BLAX - Blaxploitation BLAXPLOITATION by BLAX Diet Lite - Diet L...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: September 30 – October 6, 2024

September 30, 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...

NilexNile seeks “Balance” in brand new single

September 27, 2024

Following a breakout 2022 and an even more accomplished 2023, this year has been an uncharacteristically quiet one for NilexNile to this point. Outside of releasing his (great) "Teen Spirit" single way back in ...

Here’s the 2024 Flannel Fest lineup

September 25, 2024

Back in 2019, Boone & Crockett—in partnership with The Cooperage, Taco Moto, and Pedal Tavern—hosted a celebration of music, food, and seasonal attire known as "Flannel Fest." That iteration brought hundred...

Yo La Tengo will play Harris/Walz fundraiser show October 17 at Anodyne

September 25, 2024

You read the headline: legendary and forever-awesome indie-rock icons Yo La Tengo will play a fundraiser show for the Harris/Walz campaign on Thursday, October 17 at the Walker's Point Anodyne Coffee Roasting C...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Bowvee

September 25, 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, September 24, 2024: ...

Michael Shannon’s R.E.M. tribute project to play ‘Fables Of The Reconstruction’ at Turner Hall

September 24, 2024

Last weekend, R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe came to Turner Hall for a meet and greet event in support of the Harris-Walz campaign. About six months from now, the very same historic downtown ballroom will play host to ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: September 23-29, 2024

September 23, 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...

41 photos (and 2 videos) from Bay View Bash 2024

September 23, 2024

On Saturday, September 21, Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood was alive and buzzing with its annual end-of-summer Bay View Bash. The weather was perfect (maybe a little scorching in the early afternoon, but what...

Hear some of the season’s best local music with our “Summer 2024” playlist

September 18, 2024

Even though most festivals have come and gone and days are getting noticeably shorter, it’s technically still summer for a few more days. This summer has been bustling, fun, and packed with predominately pleasa...

Our Midweek Music series returns to Crafty Cow Tosa this fall