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Piles is back and better than ever on ‘5:53’

May 11, 2023

If you've looked at this website with any regularity these past few weeks, you've likely stumbled upon articles pertaining to the unexpected reemergence of Piles, an exceptional Milwaukee post-punk project we m...

Hayward Williams pushes back against the darkness with vibrant, soulful ‘Every Color Blue’

Tyler Maas

August 19, 2020

With six full-lengths to his credit already, Hayward Williams doesn't let much get in the way of his creative process. Though the world definitely threw more than a few curve balls his way prior to the recordin...

Listen to Chicken Wire Empire’s German tour album, ‘Live From Deutschland Vol. 1’

Tyler Maas

August 12, 2020

With a tireless work ethic and a show itinerary that—in normal times, at least—is typically overflowing with bookings, every year is an accomplished one for Chicken Wire Empire. That being said, it's hard to im...

Listen to Dramatic Lovers’ debut album, ‘You Talk Loud’

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2019

In 2017, Dramatic Lovers—the Milwaukee supergroup consisting of current or former members of Decibully, The Promise Ring, Temper Temper, and Maritime—spent the year playing out consistently and releasing a debu...

Chicken Wire Empire traverses new territory on ‘What Moves Mountains’

Tyler Maas

December 27, 2018

Chicken Wire Empire has done a lot in its first five years as a band. Since being formed by a pair of jam band enthusiasts, the contemporary Milwaukee bluegrass outfit has grown to five members. Along the way, ...

Beaumont James & The Wild Claims reach deep into bag of tricks in debut

Jared Blohm

November 6, 2018

Beaumont James & The Wild Claims have been building a reputation in the Milwaukee area over the last year as a raucous country act led by a fiery front man. But when the four-piece country band hit the stud...

Hear Flat Teeth’s impressive and emotional debut EP, ‘Winter House’

Tyler Maas

September 26, 2018

If the name Flat Teeth doesn’t mean anything to you, there’s a good reason for that. Though the project has been writing and rehearsing in some capacity since 2016, the unknown Milwaukee indie outfit—which feat...

WORK shifts gears on ‘Strictly Cruis’n’

Tyler Maas

August 29, 2018

WORK is a curious name for a band as loud and rowdy as the long-running trio from Milwaukee. With lyrics jam-packed with references to drinking and general revelry, along with a sound the touches the edges of p...

Slow and steady wins the race on Paper Holland’s ‘Galápagos’

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2018

Paper Holland takes its sweet time. After releasing its debut album, Happy Belated, back in 2012, the band had a four-year break between records before eventually treating listeners to their Fast Food EP in ear...

Listen to Nastos’ latest, ‘Inherited Dreams’

Tyler Maas

April 18, 2018

Back in 2016, we introduced you to Nastos. Since then, the side project of Piles bassist Nolan Truttschel released an album and two EPs, recruited a band to accompany him, and put Piles in his rear view mirror ...

Stream ‘Ah Yes,’ Slow Walker’s latest and greatest

Tyler Maas

March 29, 2018

We’ve said it before, but it still holds true: There’s nothing slow about Slow Walker. Since the band’s 2011 start, they’ve averaged one album or EP per year. Their continually-expanding catalog is full of fast...

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