Music

July 20, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); 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 fo...

Here’s the 2026 Brady Street Festival lineup

July 19, 2026

With only one week to go, Brady Street has finally unveiled the musical lineup for its 2026 Brady Street Festival. The annual summertime street party will take place Saturday, July 25, from noon to 11 p.m. Here...

Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Niveous summons black metal sci-fi concept record ‘Cult Of The Void Star’

Steve Lampiris

July 15, 2026

Welcome back to Milwaukee Metal Monthly, the column where I discuss a genre of music that often gets the cold shoulder. This month, we’re gonna do another one of those profile-type dealies, like I did back i...

We’re sad the goat just died today, happy The Frogs’ ‘My Daughter The Broad’ is getting 30th-anniversary reissue

July 15, 2026

It's one thing to wonder if a band like Milwaukee's The Frogs could exist today—they couldn't—but it's another thing to wonder how a band like The Frogs existed at all. Brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion formed ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Snag (2026)

July 15, 2026

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 14, 2026: Snag ...

Lawyers, guns and records: The long-playing story of Record Head

Mike Holloway

July 14, 2026

"I could get rich in the junkyard if I really wanted to because I know a lot about the junkyard business from working at Record Head." These are words spoken by Milwaukee musician Jay Tiller in 1985 during a...

These 22 Milwaukee acts are playing this year’s Mile Of Music festival

July 14, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); From July 30 through August 2, a total of 22 Milwaukee bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake th...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 13-19, 2026

July 13, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); 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 fo...

Gold Steps push back with politically charged “Make It Make Sense”

July 10, 2026

Milwaukee-based alternative outfit Gold Steps is known for routinely releasing infectiously catchy and oft-uptempo material that typically touches on themes related to personal relationships and internal emotio...

Summerfest attendance was down from 2025, up if you count Garth Brooks shows

July 9, 2026

It's time to answer that perennial Milwaukee summertime question: WHAT WAS THE SUMMERFEST ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR? Well, according to a Milwaukee World Festival press release on Thursday, "Summerfest 2026 welco...

Get behind the wheel with Hot Mess and blast “Take Me Home”

July 9, 2026

It happens every year. Milwaukee Record posts a well-thought and painstakingly organized list of some of our favorite local music that was released so far that particular calendar year, then an area artist come...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2026 (so far)

July 8, 2026

Believe it or not, 2026 is more than halfway over. Weird! What's NOT weird: the incredible Milwaukee music scene! Here are just a few of our favorite 2026 Milwaukee releases—records, songs, videos—so far. MATT...

WMSE’s Local/Live: MAllllAM

July 8, 2026

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 7, 2026: MAllll...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 6-12, 2026

July 6, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); 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 fo...

Jerry Harrison brings ’50 Years of Talking Heads’ to Summerfest

July 5, 2026

It's eminently safe to say that the Talking Heads will never, ever, ever reunite. Any shred of hope for a proper reunion—and that's all it was, a shred—was tossed to the wind in 2023 and 2024 when the band memb...

Oh, what can you say about a band like Spoon?

July 4, 2026

Oh, what can you say about a band like Spoon? You can say that the Austin, Texas group has been a brilliant mainstay of indie-rock—nah, let's just say rock—for 30 years. You can say that the group has never rel...

The Beths were at their best at Summerfest

July 3, 2026

Calling itself "The World's Largest Music Festival," it's only fitting that Summerfest brings talent from all across the globe to Milwaukee during its three-weekend, nine-day stay. While there have been acts fr...

Take me back to Summerfest 2012: Bob Mould at U.S. Cellular Connection Stage

July 2, 2026

Bob Mould is no stranger to Milwaukee. The legendary Hüsker Dü frontman, Sugar frontman, and solo artist seems to play the city every six months or so, whether it's at WMSE's Backyard BBQ or the East Side's Sha...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Kitty Soft Paw (2026)