In The Cooperage on October 16, everything will be fine for “Inside A Dream: The Music Of David Lynch”
There's a sublime moment in the first season of Twin Peaks where Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman walk into the Double R Diner. "Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret," Cooper s...
Brat Sounds say goodbye with ‘Nothing,’ look back on past albums
To hear bandleader Scott Cary tell it, Milwaukee indie-rock staple Brat Sounds began not just as a natural extension of his previous group, Dinny Bulca, but as a personal "ploy for musical control."
"I felt ...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: October 10-16, 2022
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...
Diet Lite hunts down stolen gear (with hilarious results) in short film, ‘This God Damn City’
In addition to being a downright great band, Diet Lite has a keen sense of humor and a knack for releasing music videos that are equal parts unique and hilarious. Last November, the Milwaukee garage rock trio t...
Johanna Rose, now living in Vermont treehouse, ascends with ‘Can’t Love You From The Ground’
Whether as part of a group (Ruth B8r Ginsburg, Nickel&Rose, New Boyz Club) or simply solo, Johanna Rose has long been one of Milwaukee's finest artists. Except Rose hasn't been a Milwaukee artist for a few ...
Relive the hope and horror of Cleveland Balloonfest ’86 in Dinner Set Gang’s “Ceiling Fan” music video
On September 27, 1986, Cleveland hosted an event called Balloonfest '86. The large-scale happening had noble aspirations: to raise funds for the United Way, set a world record by releasing nearly 1.5 million he...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: October 3-9, 2022
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...
Retoro guitarist Mason Mattner goes solo with irresistible “No More” and “Uppercuts And Superfudge”
Earlier this year, garage-rock band Retoro released one of the best Milwaukee albums of 2022 with the seven-song Hairlush Boutique. Here's what we said about the record in our "Milwaukee Record's favorite Milwa...
Milwaukee Music Roundup: September 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
Brave You - Lifer
LIFER by Brave You
Cozy Danger - Yeah No For ...
Milwaukee, Chicago musicians release reproductive rights benefit comp, ‘Oh SCOTUS Up Yours!’
On June 24, the Supreme Court moved the country forward by moving it back nearly half a century. Yep, that's the day SCOTUS officially reversed 1973's Roe v. Wade and eliminated a constitutional right to an abo...
Our Midweek Music series returns to Crafty Cow Tosa this fall
Last fall, Milwaukee Record brought live music to Crafty Cow Tosa (6519 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa). The weekly concert series—which we called "Midweek Music"—featured a total of nine FREE Wednesday night perform...
Breathe in, breathe out with The Quilz’ nocturnal “I Can’t Sleep”
Isn't it a drag when you fire up a "Halloween playlist" on your streaming platform of choice and it's all stuff like "Thriller" and the theme to Ghostbusters? Where are the real Halloween playlists? You know, t...
Large Print magnifies multiple genres on ‘In The Clouds’ and ‘In The Dark’ EPs
Many bands boast of their "unclassifiable"-ness, but few put their money where their mouth is like Milwaukee's Large Print. On the band's two 2022 EPs—In The Clouds and In The Dark—dreamy shoegaze indie tracks ...
Buckle up: Public hearing for proposed FPC Live venue in Deer District set for September 26
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.
• In case you missed it, Madison-based concert promoter Frank Productions (whi...
Squash that play button and listen to a song from The Eradicator’s forthcoming (and final) album
In his first two albums, The Eradicator—a punk project that’s based on an iconic sketch on The Kids In The Hall—asserted his dominance over "pussheads" and the like in songs most often pertaining to his superio...
Watch the music video for Holy Pinto’s new Bartees Strange-produced single
Back in June, we had Aymen Saleh—the Milwaukee (by way of England) singer-songwriter who releases music under the Holy Pinto moniker—on our My First Band podcast to talk about his musical origin, what brought h...
Rio Turbo will play its “last show ever” at Promises on Saturday
Every party has to end at some point. For Milwaukee’s premier party-pop project, that point in time is this weekend. After a nearly 10-year run, Rio Turbo will play its "last show ever" on Saturday, September 2...
Watch the Mark Borchardt-directed video for Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends’ “The Commuter”
One of the most relentlessly catchy Milwaukee songs of 2022 has got to be "The Commuter," a three-minute ditty by post-rock/power-pop outfit Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends. The song was part of a split ...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: September 19-25, 2022
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...