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November 18, 2019

Throughout November, Milwaukee Record is revisiting a full decade of Milwaukee music, assembling (and ranking) the 10 best Milwaukee albums of each year. The retrospective will wrap up in December with our list...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 5-11

August 5, 2019

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...

15 (more) unconventional Milwaukee performance venues

April 3, 2019

Back in February, we rounded up 20 "unconventional" performance venues that bring music, comedy, and other live entertainment to unlikely places in and around the city. As we said in that article, "in addition ...

MKE Music Rewind: Heidi Spencer & The Rare Birds, “Alibi”

January 10, 2019

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. Every few years or so, there's a Milwaukee artist that seems to be ...

10 standout Milwaukee EPs of 2018

December 4, 2018

In the post-everything world of 2018, there's little distinction left between "albums" and "EPs." And yet distinguish we do, dedicating our annual 25 best Milwaukee albums list to releases with five or more son...

Will Rose prepares to pay tribute to Mac Miller and say goodbye to Airo Kwil

November 28, 2018

Mac Miller was supposed to perform in Milwaukee this month. Sadly, the rapper and producer died in September as a result of an accidental drug overdose. He was only 26 years old. On November 30—the very same ni...

MKE Music Rewind: Like Like The The The Death: “Holy Ghosty”

October 11, 2018

In our weekly MKE Music Rewind, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. There are great albums that work as unified wholes, able to be list...

Let’s just watch this Milverine music video and call it a week, okay?

August 3, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Ugh, another week. Ugh, summer is winding down. Ugh. Wanna just watch this du...

It’s time for the Milwaukee Air & Water Show, so enjoy these links as you leave town

July 20, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • That horrible screeching sound and the sight of your cat dying from heart fai...

Monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2018

June 30, 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 Th...

Ugh. What a week. Here are some things that aren’t awful

June 29, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Well, it was another awful/idiotic week in America! What else is new? We won't ...

Here’s who’s playing Nomad Nacional’s World Cup Fanzone

June 14, 2018

Today marks the beginning of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Though far from the action on the pitch in Russia, many Milwaukee area bars are getting in on the World Cup fun with a variety of drink specials, thematic f...

Listen to Devil Met Contention “Take A Chance” with bold new sound

May 18, 2018

Devil Met Contention needed a change. "We'd been playing the songs off of our last album for a while," says DMC frontman Ehson Rad. "We did some small tours in the Midwest for them, and then we recorded them...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Arte Para Todos 2018

April 30, 2018

In its first three years, Arte Para Todos raised approximately $60,000 for Milwaukee school art programs through the selfless efforts of musicians and visual artists bringing their talents to dozens of local ba...

Listen to ‘My Life In A Boombox,’ the impressive debut from 16-year-old rapper Shaddye

April 19, 2018

Milwaukee hip-hop is experiencing a renaissance. Almost 20 years after Coo Coo Cal put the city on the charts, an undeniable wave of new talent is bringing attention back to Milwaukee. Homegrown rappers like Is...

And your 2018 WAMI nominees are…

February 26, 2018

Who's got WAMI fever? Do you have WAMI fever? Do you have WAMI fever? We all have WAMI fever. Today, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry unveiled the nominees for WAMI's 38th annual awards show, ...

It’s a snow day, and that infernal FOX6 Snow Stick is just loving it

February 9, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hey! It snowed a bunch last night! It's still kind of snowing now! It's an ho...

Talking about (and listening to) the best Milwaukee music of 2017

December 14, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

The 15 best Milwaukee music videos of 2017