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April 25, 2017

Back in June of 2015, a dozen (primarily) punk and hardcore bands hailing from five states came to The Metal Grill in Cudahy for an unforgettable day of all-ages fun known as Dummerfest. The inaugural festival ...

9 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2017

April 17, 2017

Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering...

Stream the brooding, brilliantly bleak electronic sounds of Tarek Sabbar

April 14, 2017

One of the best Milwaukee albums of 2016 was Heath Death's 9 Steps To A Happier Life. The brainchild of Kenneth Sabbar, 9 Steps was a noisy, post-punk assault that delved into the "unhappy aspects of existence,...

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery will host a grand opening street festival in May

April 13, 2017

On Friday, April 14 (Milwaukee Day!) Pabst Milwaukee Brewery will open its doors to the public. The highly anticipated new brewery will focus on craft and historical brews from the Pabst vault, and will come co...

Milwaukee native Gareth Reynolds makes history (funny) on The Dollop

April 5, 2017

The Dollop is a popular American history podcast. At least once a week (usually more), comedian Dave Anthony reads a story to his friend, comedian Gareth Reynolds, who has no idea what the topic is going to be ...

Welcome to April: Here’s what you’re doing this month

April 3, 2017

April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season begins, the first full month of spring is upon us, and rampant festival announcements combine with extended daylight and occasional days of unseasonable w...

Public Domain: Direct Hit! performs “There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood”

March 30, 2017

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they've never been heard be...

Power chords, snacks, and glitter: My weekend at Ladies Rock Milwaukee

Lauren Keene

March 30, 2017

I write about music. I listen to a music a lot. I have a (very low-level) music industry job. It's safe to say that music is a very important of my life. And yet, I can't play music. Naturally, I've dabbl...

On The Record Episode 89: Officer Bradford of Masked Intruder

March 22, 2017

Jackson Bradford might have the most interesting job on the planet. The Milwaukee native spends at least half of each year wearing a cop costume and short-shorts while sporting a mustache as part of his lovable...

Mandatory Milwaukee: WMSE continues to create community for left-of-the-dial listeners

March 7, 2017

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Here’s everything you should know about Local Coverage 2017

January 13, 2017

Tonight is the night! This evening, historic Turner Hall Ballroom will play host to Milwaukee Record's third annual Local Coverage benefit concert. Over the course of the event's short history, the show has g...

Young, shy, and snotty: Being an underage music fan in Milwaukee

Lauren Keene

January 11, 2017

Beer, cheese, motorcycles, sports—these are the things that a lot of people still think about when they hear the word "Milwaukee." I've lived in Milwaukee my entire life and have never really cared about the ...

Welcome to January: Here’s what you’re doing this month

January 2, 2017

It wasn’t too long ago that January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and the post-holid...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve entertainment guide

December 27, 2016

It's been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between all the celebrity deaths, frightening political developments, and various other sources for internet outrage, at least a few decent things happened. Come Satu...

The 25 best Milwaukee albums of 2016

December 12, 2016

Do end-of-the-year lists matter? What purpose do they serve? Isn't it all just subjective? Who knows, but there's nothing more satisfying than immersing yourself in a year's worth of terrific music, rediscove...

Welcome to December: Here’s what you’re doing this month

December 1, 2016

After 11 months of fun, it’s almost time for Milwaukee’s events calendar to flip to a new year. Not even counting the city’s six-month run of festivals, block parties, and two Bubba Sparxxx shows, it’s been a...

The Trap Set’s Joe Wong runs down 9 standout Milwaukee drummers

November 25, 2016

Joe Wong knows a thing or two about drumming. Since leaving Milwaukee—where he provided percussion for acts like Akarso and Parts & Labor—for Los Angeles, he started The Trap Set, which has been called “t...

16 things Milwaukee can be thankful for in 2016

November 23, 2016

Thanksgiving is a time for taking stock of the year gone by, for stuffing your face with family and friends, and for praying you'll get out of this thing alive without said family and friends saying anything ...

Welcome to November: Here’s what you’re doing this month