And the 2019 WAMI nominees are…
Who's got WAMI fever? Wednesday morning, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 39th annual shindig, set for Sunday, April 14 at Turner Hall Ballroom. Covering...
20 unconventional Milwaukee performance venues
This Saturday, a new project called Neidhoefer will play its first show ever and release its debut album at a rather unconventional venue. This site of this momentous affair is Dandy Midventurous Modern, a vint...
Lauryl Sulfate explains how ‘Dance Music Saves Lives’
Lauryl Sulfate is a product of dance music and outsider art. A veteran of Madison dance clubs and the scene surrounding Milwaukee's long-lost art/fashion space Darling Hall, Sulfate developed an adventurous DIY...
Milwaukee Record Recommended (February 4-10)
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...
The 25 best Milwaukee albums of 2018
It's tempting to call it a day for "the album." After all, who has time to sit down and listen to an entire record? Hell, who has time to record one? And yet, year after year, "the album" remains something that...
Charly Bliss charms, receives the gift of cheese at Colectivo’s Back Room
Before we begin, let's get all the Charly Bliss talking points out of the way. Cool? Cool. The Brooklyn power-pop/alt-rockers have been around since 2014, but they sound like they're straight out of 1994. The g...
Welcome to September: Here’s what you’re doing this month
September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Though the seasonal shift essentially puts a nine-month ...
13 standout ways to celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 115th anniversary
Today marks the first day of Harley-Davidson's 115th Anniversary weekend. Between August 29 and September 2, Milwaukee will host hoards of bikers and motorcycle enthusiast who have come out to celebrate one of ...
Mondo Lucha! announces “Supergroup” as musical guest for 10th Anniversary Spectacular
Since starting in 2008, Mondo Lucha has brought high-flying wrestling action, burlesque dancers, and live music to its annual Turner Hall showcase. Along the way, the variety show has managed work with renowned...
Boone Row returns with more music, more mayhem, more walls of death
Harley-Davidson will celebrate its 115th anniversary this Labor Day weekend with oodles of parties, parades, and clearly promoted concerts that absolutely won't feature The Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen. ...
Take a bite out of Devils Teeth’s “Diamond Rio” music video
When we last spoke with Devils Teeth, the surf-punk project—which features former members of Green Bay stalwarts Paris@2am, Oshkosh's own The Susperios, and Milwaukee mainstays like Tigernite, Liar’s Trial, Whi...
Mandatory Milwaukee (and/or West Allis): Long live the Wisconsin State Fair!
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 the lineup for Rush-Mor’s Bay View Bash stage
Earlier this month, we unveiled the lineup for the brand new Milwaukee Record Stage at this year's Bay View Bash. Our announcement was just an appetizer for the entertainment happening on six stages. Though we ...
The best Milwaukee albums of 2018 (so far)
Believe it or not (we choose not), 2018 is more than halfway over. With that in mind, we thought it was a perfect time to listen to some music and celebrate the year's first six months by rounding up the best M...
Here’s the MishMash Fest 2018 lineup
One event we failed to mention in our otherwise thorough and exhaustive Summer Festival Guide was MishMash Fest. Since The Fatty Acids unofficially christened the inaugural event with an amp fire back in 2011, ...
Relive the 2018 Summer Soulstice Music Festival with these photos
Beautiful weather. Beautiful people. A beautiful neighborhood that may have more axe-throwing cat-and-poke bars than sit-down-and-just-have-a-drink bars these days, but a beautiful neighborhood nonetheless. The...
Locust Street Festival 2018: A waterlogged and increasingly sporadic minute-by-minute recap
Let's just get this out of the way: the weather was pretty lousy for Locust Street Festival of Music & Art 2018. It was cold (low 50s), it was cloudy (the sun was entirely absent), and it rained for a good ...
A guide to PrideFest’s Milwaukee Record Stage
Last year brought record-breaking attendance figures to PrideFest, with more than 37,000 people coming through the gates. Milwaukee Record was honored to play at least a small part in that. The smallest part, t...
Monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2018
Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our Monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup, stuffed with new records and notable singles released this past month.
RECORDS OF NOTE
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On The Record Episode 130: Sex education with Lucky Tomaszek
If you read Milwaukee Record with any regularity, you're likely familiar with the name Lucky Tomaszek. Our resident MKE SEX columnist is better known as the Education Coordinator at The Tool Shed, "An Erotic Bo...