WMSE’s Local/Live: Guerrilla Ghost
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.
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Next Paperback Hero gets back on (four) track with homespun album, ‘Waves’
Writer's block has a way of sneaking up on you. Ironically, expectation—whether it's from external sources awaiting the next morsel of new output or the self-manufactured fear of falling behind—can oftentimes b...
Here’s the full A La Carte At The Zoo entertainment lineup
While July is already half 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 Cart...
Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 15-21, 2024
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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...
Nuisance’s unconventional creation continues on cross-continental ‘Squash Blossom Necklace’
You can always count on the guys in Nuisance to keep things interesting. The duo that's composed of William Seidel and Ryan Weber—who were past collaborators in noted Milwaukee outfits like Decibully, Camden, T...
Summerfest 2024 attendance was 555,925; down from 624,407 in 2023
The Summerfest 2024 attendance numbers are in—and they're a little soggy.
According to a press release from Milwaukee World Festival, Inc., a total of 555,925 fans attended this year's Big Gig. That's 68,482...
Ellie Jackson says goodnight to “China Lights”
The last time we checked in with Milwaukee singer/songwriter/cafe co-owner Ellie Jackson, she had just released the one-two punch of "Dinner With A Friend" and "Dream Girl." The singles were poppy and dreamy, r...
Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2024 (so far)
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Believe it or not, 2024 is more than halfway over. Weird! What's not weird: the fantastic Milwaukee music scene! Here are just a few of our favorite 2024 Milwaukee releases—records, s...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Hot Science
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.
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Hot Science’s ‘Shaman’ EP is just what the doctor ordered
When we last checked in with Hot Science—the musical moniker of electronic artist Sam Sumner—in late 2020, the project was gearing up to put out Summoner, its third release in roughly a year's time. In the near...
Here’s the lineup for the 2024 Waukesha Rotary BluesFest
Summerfest 2024 may be in the rearview mirror, but that doesn't mean there aren't tons of other music festivals coming up this summer—both in and outside Milwaukee proper.
For an example of the latter, behol...
Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 8-14, 2024
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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...
Some semi-deep final thoughts on Summerfest 2024
To paraphrase a great band that played Summerfest in 1983: it's the end of Summerfest 2024 and I feel fine.
Of Summerfest 2024's nine days—divided into three consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday chunks—I att...
Watch Trapper Schoepp play an impromptu concert in front of the Whitefish Bay sinkhole
While Trapper Schoepp spends much of each year on the road and has found fans all over the world, the tireless Milwaukee troubadour makes sure to regularly pay homage to Wisconsin in his work. In recent years, ...
Take Me Back To Summerfest 2002: The Promise Ring and Guided By Voices at Piggly Wiggly Music Market
On August 24, 2024, Guided By Voices will headline WMSE's Backyard BBQ in Humboldt Park. Yes, on that Saturday, you can simply show up at the Humboldt Park stage and enjoy a free show (!) from the Dayton, Ohio ...
Listen to our “July 4 / Summer BBQ” Milwaukee music playlist
Today is July 4. Some of you are celebrating the nation today, as is your right. Others are spending America's birthday acknowledging the country's flaws and inequalities, as is also your right. Many of you are...
Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (June 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: The November Criminals
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 2, 2024: The No...
Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 3
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Summerfest! Like the last three 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 potent...
Victor Buell IV goes back to the retro-future with ‘Material Vessel’
When he's not busy performing monolith-sized psych-rock with Astral Hand, Milwaukee musician Victor Buell IV is busy crafting hazy retro-future soundscapes with his own solo/studio project, VBIV. Buell released...