Music

May 18, 2026

Since 2000, the Tosa Tonight summer concert series has brought free and family-friendly live music to Rotary Performance Pavilion in Wauwatosa's Hart Park. Thankfully, Tosa Tonight will be back again in full fo...

Summerfest 2026 will have new interactive art installation; no word yet on Bush’s baked beans bucket hats

May 18, 2026

Summerfest! The 2026 installment of the iconic Milwaukee festival will take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 18-20, June 25-27, and July 2-4. There'll be music, ways to get in free, and, of course, a "monume...

The Jazz Estate will close June 27, have a grand farewell party June 28

May 15, 2026

A year and a half after fully reopening following a series of COVID-era closures and hiccups, East Side staple The Jazz Estate (2423 N. Murray Ave.) is closing for good. The Estate's final night of business wil...

How to get to Summerfest 2026 using MCTS shuttles and buses

May 13, 2026

Summerfest 2026! You already know when it's happening (June 18-20, June 25-27, and July 2-4), who's playing (a lot of people), and how to get in free (a lot of ways). But do you know how to get there using the ...

Here’s the music lineup for next month’s Lakefront Festival Of Art

May 13, 2026

Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival Of Art has always been one of the city’s classier summer festivals. Still, per Milwaukee summer festival regulations, there will be plenty of beer, wine, and food to go...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Kyle Feerick

May 13, 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, May 12, 2026: Kyle F...

11 Milwaukee musicians poised to have a big (and busy) Milwaukee summer

May 12, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); Milwaukee summers are absolutely PACKED with festivals, fairs, music series, and more. It's a busy time for Milwaukee, and an even busier time for Milwaukee musicians. Here's an extre...

Here’s the lineup for Hubbard Park’s “Summer Sounds” concert series

May 12, 2026

Man, Hubbard Park rules. The Shorewood beer garden and its accompanying lodge offer a wide range of beer, liquor, snacks, Friday fish fry, and even Sunday Lumberjack Brunch Buffet. In addition to the bounty of ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: May 11-17, 2026

May 11, 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 are Summerfest’s get-in-free admission promotions for 2026

May 11, 2026

Summerfest! You know it, you love it, and you want to get in for free! And thanks to the bevy of admission promotions listed below, you can totally do that last part! Summerfest 2026 runs for three consecuti...

Here’s Great Lakes Distillery’s “Summer Patio Music” series lineup

May 10, 2026

Picture this. It’s a Sunday afternoon that lands sometime between the dates of June 7 and August 30. You’re sitting on a gorgeous, dog-friendly patio in vibrant Walker’s Point. The weather is beautiful. You’re ...

Here are the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair’s Bank Five Nine Amphitheater headliners

May 8, 2026

The 2026 Wisconsin State Fair is just over 90 days away. That’s approximately three months until the sights, sounds, and smells of the State Fair take over West Allis from August 6-16. As for the music, we alre...

Jenny Lewis performing at Summerfest's American Family Insurance House in 2023

Here’s the 2026 lineup for Summerfest’s intimate American Family Insurance House

May 7, 2026

You've already memorized the 2026 Summerfest lineup, right? Well, commit a few more names and dates to memory, because Summerfest just released the lineup for its American Family Insurance House. Fun! The co...

Here’s Juneau Beer Garden’s 2026 music lineup

May 7, 2026

Beer gardens. They're awesome and Milwaukee has a ton of 'em. In addition to being nice outdoor spaces that serve up the city's favorite beverage, some area beer gardens go the extra mile by offering entertainm...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The Demix (Live from Anodyne)

May 6, 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, May 5, 2026: The Dem...

Here’s the 2026 Jazz In The Park lineup

May 5, 2026

In case you missed it, the Great Milwaukee Summer is back! Approximately 8,000 festivals, music series, and fairs are set to take over the city this summer. And one of those music series, the long-running and w...

Fuzzysurf’s “Without You” music video is a group project in the best way

May 5, 2026

In January 2025, Fuzzysurf ended a two-year hiatus with the release of its ambitious, genre-jumping double LP entitled Chameleons. Since casting that great 20-track album into the world, the indie-tinged Great ...

Here are the 2026 lineups for Lake Park’s Musical Mondays and Wonderful Wednesdays