Milwaukee Music Roundup: March 2020
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LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
The Bbys - Unsomniac
Unsomniac by The Bbys
CRLSS - Poly
Poly by ...
Seize the day (while staying safely indoors) and watch Next Paperback Hero’s “Never Know” video
When we last caught up with Nathan Honoré in late 2018, the Milwaukee singer-songwriter—who performs under the Next Paperback Hero moniker—was getting listeners into the yuletide spirit with his two-track Chris...
Miss live entertainment? Check out these new photos of Milwaukee venues
It's been two weeks since venues throughout Milwaukee (and everywhere else, for that matter) closed their doors for the foreseeable future. Some performance spaces decided to cancel or postpone events and shut ...
Here’s a new trick: Watch Wes Tank rap ‘Fox In Socks’ by Dr. Seuss over beats by Dr. Dre
Ever find yourself stuck at home with a bunch of unruly children as you await the end of a national quarantine and the green light to go back to work and to send the little rugrats back to school? A purely hypo...
Our Milwaukee Day Showcase is turning into an August 28 “Milwaukee Day Make Up” show
Following a few weeks worth of postponements, cancellations, and general uncertainty surrounding the few events on the planet that haven't yet been postponed or canceled, we wouldn't blame you if you simply ass...
Live From The Rock Room video series brings the concerts to you
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As everyone knows, pretty much every live event on the planet has been postponed or canceled as a result of COVID-19 concerns. Though it's absolutely the right call to do away with eve...
Jazz In The Park pushes back opening date from May 28 to June 4
And so it continues: Thursday afternoon, Jazz In The Park organizers announced that the popular summer music series will push back its opening date from May 28 to June 4. Because of coronavirus/COVID-19 concern...
Dig Deep unearths fresh roots on ‘Heavy Heart’
Today is the last day of winter, but if you turn on Dig Deep’s new album, Heavy Heart, hoping for a little bluegrass pick-me-up for the tail end of another long Wisconsin deep freeze, you might want to skip the...
Meet Mertles Acres and stream “Last Summer”
With just a handful of shows and even fewer songs released to this point, you might not know Mertles Acres. Though the young project might not ring a bell with listeners quite yet, you've probably heard its mem...
You’re never alone with Victor DeLorenzo’s latest EP, ‘Tranceaphone’
"What I love about this record is that I don't remember making it."
So says Victor DeLorenzo—he of the original Violent Femmes lineup, he of the long-running Nineteen Thirteen duo—about his latest EP, Trance...
Shellac drops knowledge, new material, and classic jams at Turner Hall
Fans of Shellac's notorious between song question-and-answer sessions didn't have to wait long for their fix at Thursday's night Turner Hall show. Thanks to an equipment malfunction on stage right (Steve Albini...
Here’s the Triple Eye Industries Fest V lineup
In less than six years, Triple Eye Industries has managed an astounding 56 releases—many of them in vinyl format. To celebrate all they’ve done in a relatively short span, the Milwaukee-based independent record...
Join us at Company Brewing for our Milwaukee Day Showcase
About a decade ago, a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and decided to turn that coincidence into a full-blown local holiday. S...
Drop in, chill out, and stream some of Cashfire Sunset’s ‘Age Before Beauty’
After bursting onto the scene with 2018’s self-titled debut that quickly prompted the young band to land some high-profile local shows, Cashfire Sunset chased its first year in existence with an even more accom...
Pabst Theater Group shares measures it’s taking due to impact of coronavirus
Amidst national and local concerns over a possible outbreak, Milwaukee's Pabst Theater Group has shared new measures it's taking due to the impact of coronavirus—or COVID-19. On Tuesday, PTG, which operates the...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: March 9-15
Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...
8 questions (and answers) for last night’s They Might Be Giants show at Pabst Theater
Thursday night, They Might Be Giants played a sold-out show at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater. It was a lot of fun! Here are eight questions (and answers) for said show:
Q: This was a 30th anniversary show for 19...
Join us for Tuesday Tunes at Crafty Cow
Last year, Milwaukee Record debuted Tuesday Tunes. The weekly music series brought a wide variety of singer-songwriters to Kindred On KK for free concerts every Tuesday night between mid-February and early Apri...
16 Milwaukee videos that feature either puppets or Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets”
Remember when Milwaukeeans got their weather from a puppet? (That would be Albert the Alley Cat, who worked with Ward Allen on TV6 throughout the 1960s and '70s.) Remember when Milwaukee enjoyed Metallica playi...
Robert Plant and his new band, Saving Grace, will play Turner Hall Ballroom May 13
If our memories are correct, the last time Robert Plant graced Milwaukee with his legendary presence was in 2016, as a late addition to Emmylou Harris' "Lampedusa: Concert for Refugees" at Pabst Theater. Before...