Music

August 31, 2022

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM's Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Summerfest: People like going on weekends, so we’re doing the 3-weekend format again in 2023

August 30, 2022

Summerfest announced its 2023 dates today: June 22-24, June 29 - July 1, and July 6-8. So yeah, the 2023 Big Gig (the festival's 55th anniversary!) will do the three-"Thursday-Friday-Saturday"-weekend thing aga...

Polka, polka, polka! Milwaukee Polka Riot will return for 5th year September 10 at Last Rites

August 30, 2022

Attention polkaholics, polkanewbies, and stans for the Kenosha Kickers: the Milwaukee Polka Riot ("America's first and only alternative polka festival!") is set to return on Saturday, September 10. The festival...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 29 – September 4, 2022

August 29, 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...

Here’s who’s playing the Rushmor Records Stage at Bay View Bash

August 29, 2022

Even though most of Milwaukee’s major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Yes, Bay View Bash will make its long-awaited return to ...

Having trouble with the living? Lavish Waste is here to help with electro-punk ‘Juice Demon’

August 29, 2022

Certain corners of the internet went batty earlier this summer over the trailer for Rob Zombie's The Munsters. Beyond the fact that Rob Zombie was directing a PG-rated Munsters movie, the trailer looked wonderf...

Gear up for Zach Pietrini’s new album and watch the “What Are We Now” music video

August 26, 2022

When we last caught up with Zach Pietrini, the Milwaukee singer-songwriter was following his Denver Sessions collection of B-sides up with a potent pair of tracks in the form of The Nashville EP. Since that lat...

Hot Coffin comes back swinging with new single, “Circle Game”

August 25, 2022

It's been quite some time since we've heard anything new from Hot Coffin. Since the Milwaukee rock and roll outfit—which features past members of Red Knife Lottery, Disguised As Birds, Sincebyman, and The Respo...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 22-28, 2022

August 22, 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...

Here’s who’s playing the WMSE Stage at Bay View Bash

August 22, 2022

Even though most of Milwaukee’s major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Yes, Bay View Bash will make its long-awaited return to ...

New video from The Beat Index puts you on hold, and it “Feels Like A Lifetime”

August 19, 2022

Concept albums are a dime a dozen, but how many concept albums are '70s-soft-rock homages to on-hold music for automated phone systems? That's the delightful hook for the upcoming album from The Beat Index, Vol...

Gold Steps interrogate, invigorate in “Petty” music video

August 19, 2022

These days, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Milwaukee band that's busier than Gold Steps. The local pop-punk outfit routinely plays out locally—they had two shows in Riverwest on the same day last weekend!—betw...

Mike Mangione provides end-of-summer vibes with new song/video, “The Turnabout”

August 18, 2022

What makes a home a home? That's the question at the heart of Mike Mangione's latest single, "The Turnabout." The end. Okay, there's more! First, let's talk about Mangione. The veteran singer-songwriter has ...

Buy a Pabst Theater chair, help animals at MADACC and students at ArtWorks

August 18, 2022

Buying a chair from your favorite Milwaukee institution—like, buying a physical chair and taking it home—is always fun. Hell, the offices of Milwaukee Record are littered with chairs from the pre-renovation Ori...

Lilliput Records will celebrate its Grand Opening this weekend with deals, beer, music, more

August 17, 2022

In late July, Lilliput Records rose from the ashes of the Exclusive Company at 1669 N. Farwell Ave., keeping the independent record store dream alive on the East Side. The store is owned by former Exclusive man...

Toadskin gets down in the dirt with grungy debut, ‘Outdoor Lore’

August 17, 2022

It's appropriate that the debut album from Milwaukee band Toadskin should take its inspiration from the earth. Songs like "Sediment," "Stems," and "Witness In The Woods"—all from the new Outdoor Lore—point to a...

Watch Brat Sounds turn on and turn up (ad infinitum) in “Every Worry Like A Pet” video

August 16, 2022

An album release is filled with anticipation. Just ask Brat Sounds, Milwaukee's premier melodic indie-rock outfit. The group is preparing for the October release of its new record, Nothing, by unveiling a new s...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 15-21, 2022

August 15, 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...

Here’s who’s playing the X-Ray Arcade Stage at Bay View Bash