Music

May 15, 2023

There are approximately 8,000 stages on the Summerfest grounds, but only one of them can claim to be the festival's "smallest." And no, we're not talking about the kids stage at Northwestern Mutual Community Pa...

Get hazy, crazy with Robot Witch’s “Bad Dream” music video

May 15, 2023

Last December, Robot Witch debuted its new, improved, and enlarged lineup with the release of a self-titled EP that found the synth-tinged alternative rock outfit sounding better than ever. Later that same mont...

Stevie Nicks. August 8 at Fiserv Forum

May 15, 2023

The one and only Stevie Nicks will play Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum on Tuesday, August 8. The show will serve as the kickoff to the second leg of Nicks' 2023 tour. General onsale will begin Friday, May 19 at 10...

MKE River Round Up brings live music to the open water all summer long

May 14, 2023

There are few Milwaukee summertime activities that can beat spending a few hours paddling around the city’s rivers in a kayak. Trust us! If the experience that blends outdoor enjoyment, exercise, and seeing the...

HOSTS contemplate life’s big questions, start West Allis bar brawl in “Marginal Man” music video

May 12, 2023

They say that life is too short to hold grudges. In fact, life is too short in general. If you really stop to think about how old this planet—not to mention our galaxy and the universe as a whole—is, your "long...

Piles is back and better than ever on ‘5:53’

May 11, 2023

If you've looked at this website with any regularity these past few weeks, you've likely stumbled upon articles pertaining to the unexpected reemergence of Piles, an exceptional Milwaukee post-punk project we m...

Hey! Here are the Summerfest 2023 admission promotions!

May 10, 2023

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 2023 runs for three consecuti...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The Incorruptibles

May 10, 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...

“Shea Day” brings awesome local lineup to Cactus Club on June 6

May 8, 2023

If you've been to enough concerts in Milwaukee, you've almost certainly seen Shea Frevele. You'd have a tough time finding a bigger supporter of the local music scene. Through the years, she's sold merch for a ...

The Nile Club sets sail with eclectic, excellent ‘Wake Up With A Sense Of Pride’

May 8, 2023

Somewhere on Highway 33, between the bustling Wisconsin towns of Horicon and Beaver Dam, stands a 40-foot pyramid. Well, it's a long-vacant supper club in the shape of a pyramid, but close enough. Sometimes kno...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 8-14, 2023

May 8, 2023

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 for May 8-14 2023. MONDAY, MAY 8 The ...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Tommy G & Wave Chapelle

May 7, 2023

Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every day on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Tommy...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Slug from Atmosphere

May 7, 2023

Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every day on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Slug ...

Take a ride with Piles and watch the “Be The Way” music video

May 5, 2023

After what seems like a year of cold, wet, windy, rainy, snowy, and predominately gray conditions that were basically just a cruel continuation of winter, it seems as if spring is finally here...on the fifth da...

Here’s the musical lineup for Locust Street Festival 2023

May 4, 2023

The long-running Locust Street Festival of Music and Art has been absent from Milwaukee's summer festival calendar since 2019. Happily, on Sunday, June 11, 2023, Locust Street Festival will make its official re...

Here’s the musical lineup for Summer Soulstice 2023

May 4, 2023

After two COVID years off, the East Side's Summer Soulstice Music Festival returned in 2022 with a slightly scaled-down look. Instead of a giant chunk of the North/Prospect/Farwell area serving as the fest's fo...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Trapper Schoepp (Live from Anodyne)

May 3, 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...

Downtown’s “Summer In The City” will include roller skating in Red Arrow Park, free concerts

May 2, 2023

It's been 10 long, hot, throbbing years since Downtown Milwaukee released a promotional video scored to a Peaches song about oral sex. "Cause I wanna take you downtown / Show you my thing, show you my thing" co...

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