Music

June 14, 2023

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeereco...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: June 12-18, 2023

June 12, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee 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 recommendations—brought to y...

25 pictures (and 1 video) of Locust Street Festival 2023

June 12, 2023

On Sunday, the beloved and long-running Locust Street Festival of Music and Art returned for its first official installment since 2019. The weather was...well, it was pretty crappy. Cold, wet, and windy, the da...

Gibraltar to have grand reopening in new Third Ward location June 22

June 12, 2023

June 22 marks the opening day of Summerfest. That same night will also mark the grand opening of a cocktail lounge and venue that's located just beyond the Summerfest parking lot. Well, it's technically the gra...

Here’s the 2023 South Shore Farmers Market entertainment lineup

June 9, 2023

Between the pristine lake-adjacent setting, the wide selection of local goods, and its proximity to a beer garden, the South Shore Farmers Market is one of the best parts of summer in Milwaukee. Adding to the a...

Here’s the full musical lineup for Harley-Davidson Homecoming, July 13-16

June 8, 2023

In a summer packed with 8,000 things to do, the big Harley-Davidson Homecoming stands out as a single event with 8,000 things to do. From July 13-16, Harley will celebrate its 120th birthday with a dizzying arr...

T-Pain is coming to Milwaukee’s Urban Outfitters tomorrow

June 8, 2023

As you probably know, world-renowned singer, rapper, and producer T-Pain will be coming to The Rave/Eagles Club on Saturday, June 10 to headline a stacked bill—also featuring Chance The Rapper, Afroman, Three 6...

Here’s the 2023 Mayfair Collection Music Spotlight lineup

June 7, 2023

If there’s such a thing as too much free outdoor live music happening in and around Milwaukee, we haven’t seen it yet. Today, Wisconsin Music Ventures announced an eclectic crop of area musicians taking part in...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Piles (Live from Anodyne)

June 7, 2023

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord ...

Semisonic’s Dan Wilson talks memorable Milwaukee experiences before “Last Summer On Earth” tour stop

Rick Katschke

June 6, 2023

This year marks the 25-year anniversary of Semisonic’s Platinum record Feeling Strangely Fine and, as chance would have it, the band is on its first tour in 20 years as part of the "Last Summer On Earth" tour w...

Tap your toes, profess your innocence to songs from upcoming ‘Run Bambi Run’ musical

June 6, 2023

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater is prepping an original rock musical about "Milwaukee's infamous femme fatal," Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek. Yes, Run Bambi Run will detail the wild story of...

Tool. November 1 at Fiserv Forum

June 6, 2023

Tool will play Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, November 1. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 9 at 10 a.m. Get them HERE. "There is a strictly enforced 4-ticket limit per purchase," says a press release....

Milwaukee Record Recommended: June 5-11, 2023

June 5, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee 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 recommendations—brought to y...

Riotnine draws a line with blistering, uncompromising ‘Death Before Detransition’

June 2, 2023

There are times for asking questions and taking a measured stance, and times for simply picking a side. In the ongoing cultural and political war against the LGBTQIA community, Milwaukee screamo/post-hardcore g...

Listen to us talk about new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (May 2023)

June 1, 2023

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...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2023

May 31, 2023

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Combustor - s/t Combustor by Combustor Delicious Monsters - Fre...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Bellends

May 31, 2023

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeereco...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 29 – June 4, 2023