Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events contained therein are worthy of the lofty honor of “Record Recommended” (patent pending). Here are our recommendations for the week of August 8-14.
Monday, August 8
KISS + Caleb Johnson @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
Tuesday, August 9
Naked Lights + Gauss, Absolutely @ Company Brewing
Also: Chill On The Hill: Thriftones + Cactus Brothers, Caley Conway @ Humboldt Park
Wednesday, August 10
Rosenau / Sanborn / Rammel / Matthies @ Acme Records
Also: The Fixx + Mike Benign Compulsion @ Shank Hall
Rhyton + Moss Folk + Moon Rats @ Cactus Club
Thursday, August 11
Body Futures + Nonagon, SIN BAD @ Frank’s Power Plant
Also: Ayre In The Square: Rocket Paloma + Devil Met Contention @ Catalano Square
Adia Victoria + New Boyz Club, D’Amato, The Valentine @ Club Garibaldi
Friday, August 12
Strange Fruit: New Age Narcissism + D’Amato, Chakara Blu, Dasha Kelly, Gervis Myles, Cree Myles, @ The Hotel Foster (through Sunday, August 14)
Also: Fish Fry & A Flick: Deadpool @ Discovery World
Peter Asher + Albert Lee @ Anodyne Walker’s Point
Bright Black (EP release) + Faux Fiction, Ion @ Landmark Lanes
Something To Do + Cream City Cabaret, New Boyz Club @ Frank’s Power Plant
Ugly Brothers (record release) + Ladders, Fivy @ Linneman’s
Saturday, August 13
Soul Low (record release) + Milo, The Pukes, Wax Addicts @ Miramar Theatre
Also: Concert Cruise: The Exotics @ Milwaukee Boat Line
Sunday, August 14