Music

November 8, 2021

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...

Billy Strings goes electric (and acoustic, and electric again) in sold-out Riverside Theater show

Cal Roach

November 4, 2021

Bluegrass is one of the most popular genres of music that still has fierce gatekeepers and rules—all of which Billy Strings has made his name disregarding. The attitude is evidently paying off. While most to...

Listen to “I Don’t Even Dance,” the first Camden single in more than 20 years

November 2, 2021

Way back at the tail end of the last millennium, four Milwaukee musicians joined forces to form Camden. During its brief-but-commendable run, the indie-tinged emo outfit toured with Death Cab For Cutie and The ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: November 1-7, 2021

November 1, 2021

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 Music Roundup: October 2021

October 31, 2021

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 ...

Eric Ash looks inward on vulnerable, hopeful “All I Can See”

October 29, 2021

If you're unfamiliar with the name Eric Ash, you might be aware of the Milwaukee multi-instrumentalist's output in a previous project called Alta, his current efforts as the violinist in Social Caterpillar, or ...

Chaos and beauty duke it out on WebsterX’s singular ‘1 Of 1’

October 29, 2021

There's a definitive ring to the title of WebsterX's new record, 1 Of 1. It suggests something rare, something confident, something permanent. It also suggests something new: 1 Of 1 may be the Milwaukee rapper'...

Credentials work it out in video for “Body Builder’s Lament”

Cal Roach

October 28, 2021

Milwaukee band Credentials may just be hitting the public radar, but they've been kicking around for a few years. A collection of demos appeared on Bandcamp in May of 2019, and the group played a handful of sho...

Get in the Halloween spirit with Fox Face’s “Johnson Death Farm” video

October 28, 2021

Fox Face is a band that's made for Halloween. The Milwaukee garage rock quartet's catalog features songs like "Boogie Man" and "Haunt You." Hell, they even have an EP called Teen Wiccan. So it's only natural th...

Wes Tank raps Jack Prelutsky’s ‘It’s Halloween’ in kid-friendly music video

October 27, 2021

Last year, Milwaukee-based musician, producer, actor, and videographer Wes Tank went viral by rapping Dr. Seuss books over beats made by Dr. Dre. Those early-pandemic videos garnered millions of YouTube views, ...

Cold weather got you down? Take a ‘Vacation’ with L’Resorts

October 26, 2021

Summer, you may have noticed, is gone. No more warm weather. No more sun and sandy beaches. Prepare for 8,000 years of winter. Or, if you're like Milwaukee tropical-pop outfit L'Resorts, just take a vacation. ...

Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford is bringing back charity calendar in 2022

October 25, 2021

When he’s not keeping a close and disapproving eye on the miscreants in Masked Intruder, Officer Bradford is encouraging people to have a positive body image. Between the oft-revealing outfits he wears while on...

Primitive Broadcast Service beams out grimy tales of decay on ‘Colors For Chameleons’

October 25, 2021

There are days when you want to listen to music that lifts your spirits and leaves you feeling good about life. Then there are days when you want to listen to music that leaves you feeling like you just got don...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: October 25-31, 2021

October 25, 2021

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...

SistaStrings set sail on the Milwaukee River in new ‘No Wake!’ music video series

October 22, 2021

Summer may be over, but that doesn't mean the memory of summer has to be over. A new music video series, No Wake!, is here to keep that warm-weather memory alive, showing various local musicians boating along t...

Here are your 2021 WAMI winners

October 18, 2021

As we've previously mentioned, the 40th WAMI Award Show was postponed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a lengthy delay, it was finally able to take place on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Turner Hal...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: October 18-24, 2021

October 18, 2021

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...

WMSE’s Big Band Grandstand with Dewey Gill returns to Turner Hall Ballroom December 12

October 18, 2021

It's impossible to single out just one show on WMSE 91.7 FM and call it the station's "best." But if you had to assemble, say, a top 5, Dewey Gill's Big Band Program (Sundays from 9 a.m. - noon) would certainly...

Get ready for Valerie Lighthart’s spellbinding new EP and stream “Burn The Witch”