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Tagged Back Room At Colectivo

Public Domain: Chicken Wire Empire performs “Peggy-O”

Milwaukee Record Staff
November 7, 2019
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The music 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 he...

Public Domain: Devil Met Contention performs “Baby Won’t You Please Come Home”

Milwaukee Record Staff
October 15, 2019
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The music 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 he...

Public Domain: Caley Conway performs “Jingle Bells”

Milwaukee Record Staff
December 7, 2018
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...

Public Domain: Fox Face performs “There’ll Be Some Changes Made”

Milwaukee Record Staff
November 14, 2018
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...

Charly Bliss charms, receives the gift of cheese at Colectivo’s Back Room

Matt Wild
September 18, 2018
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...

Public Domain: The Handsome Family perform “Home On The Range”

Milwaukee Record Staff
August 30, 2018
The Handsome Family have been singing about America—old America, new America, weird America—for nearly 25 years. Beginning with 1994's Odessa and continuing through 2016's Unseen, husband-and-wife duo Brett and...

Public Domain: Trapper Schoepp performs “Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song)”

Milwaukee Record Staff
July 26, 2018
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...

Public Domain: Jayke Orvis performs “Shady Grove”

Milwaukee Record Staff
June 28, 2018
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...

Stephen Malkmus lives up to his legacy at sold-out Colectivo show

Lauren Keene
June 3, 2018
In his 2007 book Love Is A Mixtape, author Rob Sheffield describes his introduction to Pavement, the '90s indie rock band that put singer/songwriter Stephen Malkmus on the musical map: Our friend Joe in New Yo...

Public Domain: In Tall Buildings performs “Make Me A Pallet On The Floor”

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 23, 2018
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been heard befo...

Jens Lekman brings whimsy, melancholy, brilliance to The Back Room @ Colectivo

Tommy Ciaccio
February 10, 2018
In a funny way, it’s hard to imagine a more picturesque narration of a day in the dumb, erratic year that 2018 has already been. If it is to begin with the one-two punch of an hour-long government shutdown (the...

Public Domain: WC Tank scales Colectivo’s roof and performs “Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral”

Milwaukee Record Staff
January 31, 2018
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...

Public Domain: Buffalo Gospel performs “Short Life Of Trouble”

Milwaukee Record Staff
October 31, 2017
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...

Jay Som kind of wonderful in The Back Room @ Colectivo

Tyler Maas
September 14, 2017
Wednesday night, thousands of indie rock enthusiasts flocked to Pabst Theater to take in a sold-out performance by stage veterans, Spoon. Meanwhile, a couple hundred people converged in the comparably more cozy...

Public Domain: Tigernite performs “Beautiful Dreamer”

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 31, 2017
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...

Public Domain: REYNA performs “That’s All Right”

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 27, 2017
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly 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 ...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff
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...

Public Domain: Stomata performs “Alouetté”

Milwaukee Record Staff
February 28, 2017
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo’s Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve n...

Public Domain: Field Report performs “The Lost Chord”

Milwaukee Record Staff
January 31, 2017
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo’s Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve n...

Public Domain: Mike Regal performs “When The Saints Go Marching In”

Milwaukee Record Staff
December 29, 2016
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo’s new Back Room performance space at its Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt some of the world...
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