WMSE’s Local/Live: Overhand
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 our Soundcloud.
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Prep for Scam Likely’s debut album with three (excellent) advance singles
One of our favorite Milwaukee songs of 2022 was "Jesus Christ Stop Yelling I'm Right Here" by Scam Likely. (Note: This was also one of our favorite Milwaukee song titles of 2022.) At the time of its release, "S...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: January 16-22, 2023
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...
Spend a few minutes with Grey Genius’ ‘Hold This 4 A Min’ EPs
How did you spend New Year's Day? In addition to jumping into Lake Michigan, we spent our January 1, 2023 at the Cactus Club, where Milwaukee R&B singer Grey Genius performed during our Packers Halftime Sho...
Kick off the new year with Alternative Radio’s ‘Kicking Down The Door’ EP
Milwaukee's love affair with its late-'70s, early-'80s rock scene is well-documented and well-earned. Bands like The Haskels ruled, full stop. Looking for a modern take on that classic Milwaukee sound? Then loo...
Listen to RUSTBELT cover The Promise Ring’s “Nothing Feels Good”
Last summer we introduced you to RUSTBELT, a.k.a. New-York-by-way-of-Milwaukee musician John Chiaverina, a.k.a. the man formerly known as Juiceboxxx. "Juiceboxxx was an exercise in believing in myself despite e...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: January 9-15, 2023
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...
The New Pornographers will play Turner Hall Ballroom on May 4
Fans of Canadian supergroups who have been crafting impeccable pop-leaning indie rock for more than two decades take note: The New Pornographers will play Milwaukee's Turner Hall Ballroom on Thursday, May 4. Ge...
Prepare for Ghost Cuts’ first record in nearly 7 years with a pair of haunting videos
It's been more than a minute since we heard from moody Wisconsin/Milwaukee post-rock outfit Ghost Cuts. In fact, it's been nearly seven years: Way back in April 2016, we prepped you for the band's debut record,...
Settle into an endless winter with Liquid City Motors’ “Endless Winter”
The recent run of mild weather hasn't exactly put us in a winter mood, but rest assured winter is coming. A long, endless, Wisconsin winter. So why not prep for that inevitability with a song called "Endless Wi...
MKE Music Rewind: ’93QFM Hometown Music Project III’ (1988)
In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.
Milwaukee radio station WQFM 93.3 went through numerous format chang...
Listen to us talk about our favorite Milwaukee music of 2022 with WUWM’s Lake Effect
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. For January, he took it one step furth...
Watch some highlights from the 2022 season of WMSE’s Local/Live
Pound for pound, one of the best showcases for local music is WMSE's weekly Local/Live program. Every Tuesday at 6 p.m., a Milwaukee artist drops by the station's downtown studio, plays some songs live on the a...
Midweek Music migrates south to Crafty Cow’s Bay View location this winter
Early last month, we wrapped up another autumn installment of our Midweek Music concert series at Crafty Cow's Wauwatosa location. Instead of making you wait until spring before the series continues, Crafty Cow...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: January 2-8, 2023
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...
The Jazz Estate will reopen in February with new cocktail program, “limited live music”
East Side staple The Jazz Estate (2423 N. Murray Ave.) recently finished up its annual monthlong series of The Commercialists playing the music of A Charlie Brown Christmas. The club is now taking January off, ...
Social Cig finds Jurassic love in colorful “Hot Red” video
We'll be the first to admit that we've been sleeping on Social Cig. The Parker Schultz-fronted indie-rock project had a big 2022, releasing the full-length CHEESEHEAD, receiving plenty of local acclaim, and pla...
Milwaukee Music Roundup: December 2022
Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup.
LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
Black Lines, Din Sky - Antisummer Club SPC-700
Antisummer Club S...
Wisconsin radio station WKZG is now “Weird Al Radio” (for a few days)
How do you follow up playing nothing but Christmas music for nearly two months? If you're Seymour/Green Bay radio station WKZG 104.3, you play nothing but "Weird Al" Yankovic music, of course.
Yes, following...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: December 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023
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...