Music

March 21, 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...

Lil Trav raps through grief on “Right Or Wrong”

Evan Rytlewski

March 21, 2022

Milwaukee rap is still reeling from the death of Big Wan, the teenage savant who left an outsized influence on the scene before his murder in November at age 19. But nobody in the scene feels that loss more acu...

Machine Gun Kelly (with Avril Lavigne!) will headline Summerfest July 1

March 21, 2022

Love him, hate him, feud with him, seen him at The Rave this past fall, or think he's the living embodiment of weed, pop-punk juggernaut Machine Gun Kelly will headline Summerfest on Friday, July 1, playing the...

Pabst Theater Group will be booking, operating Miller High Life Theatre now

March 18, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the Pabst Theater Group booking and operating the Miller High Life The...

The Exclusive Company on Farwell will close, be replaced with new record store, Lilliput Records

March 18, 2022

The Milwaukee location of The Exclusive Company, 1669 N Farwell Ave., will close "in the next few months." The news was announced Friday night on the record store's Facebook page. "It is with immense sadness...

Our Midweek Music series returns to Crafty Cow Tosa this spring

March 16, 2022

Last fall, Milwaukee Record brought live music to the new 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...

Mitski makes triumphant Milwaukee return, dazzles fans at sold-out Miller High Life Theatre show

Lauren Keene

March 16, 2022

The last time Mitski performed in Milwaukee, we were living in a different world. Donald Trump was president, people were eating Tide Pods, and Zoom was most commonly known as a wacky PBS Kids show. Back then, ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: March 14-20, 2022

March 14, 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...

Enderis Park Neighborhood announces 2022 Concerts On The Green lineup

March 14, 2022

Since 2005, Enderis Park Neighborhood Association has hosted the "Concerts On The Green" music series that brings live music to the neighborhood’s eponymous public park. Like most in-person events, the Concerts...

REYNA returns with “you could at least say goodbye”

Sahan Jayasuriya

March 11, 2022

Bands come and go, and Milwaukee is no stranger to this. Every half decade or so, a new crop of talent blossoms in our city, and we watch those artists as they grow and develop as songwriters, performers, and a...

Klassik takes to the lake in the latest ‘No Wake!’ music video installment

March 9, 2022

Last year, SistaStrings set sail on the Milwaukee River for the maiden voyage of the No Wake! music video series. Now it's Klassik's turn to hit the open waters and help viewers think about warmer days ahead wi...

Tenacious D will play Milwaukee’s BMO Harris Pavilion September 18

March 9, 2022

The Greatest Band in the World, Tenacious D, will play Milwaukee's BMO Harris Pavilion on Sunday, September 18. The D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) will be preceded by DJ Douggpound (a.k.a. Doug Lussenhop). That's...

Alanis Morissette will bring 25-year ‘Jagged Little Pill’ tour to AmFam Amphitheater July 23

March 8, 2022

Hey! Alanis Morissette will bring her 25-year Jagged Little Pill tour to Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Saturday, July 23. Tht's just a few weeks after Summerfest 2022 wraps up! Oh, and G...

Rum Revere loses control on funky, sample-happy “Marbles”

March 7, 2022

Back in 2020, we introduced you to Rum Revere, the pandemic-era solo project of longtime Milwaukee drummer, musician, and pal Brock Gourlie. Highlighting Gourlie's work at the time were funky drum loops, sample...

Fenne Lily, Illuminati Hotties, Pom Pom Squad wow Back Room @ Colectivo in Saturday sellout

March 7, 2022

Saturday night's sold out show at The Back Room @ Colectivo had a special feeling to it. Yes, every live event at this point in time feels a little more significant than it did two years earlier. However, addin...

Phoebe Bridgers will play BMO Harris Pavilion on June 3

March 7, 2022

The one and only Phoebe Bridgers will play Milwaukee's BMO Harris Pavilion on Friday, June 3. We haven't been skipped this time! Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, March 11 at noon. Various tic...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: March 7-13, 2022

March 7, 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...

Milwaukee and Madison: Good Land Records to host a two-night, two-city “11-Year Anniversary Party”

March 4, 2022

Since being founded by accomplished Milwaukee percussionist (and current Nashville resident) Jon Phillip in 2011, Good Land Records has released dozens of albums, EPs, and 7-inches from a wide variety of Midwes...

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