Breadfest 2014: A day-by-day recap
When the inaugural Breadfest took place last summer, another music festival was the last thing Milwaukee needed. However, the Breadking Collective venture offers anything but the overpriced Miller Lite, massive...
Off Base: How I learned to stop worrying about the Cardinals and enjoy first place
It started in 1982.
At the time, the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals weren't even in the same league, but became quick—albeit temporary—rivals in the World Series (also known as the "Suds Series")....
Welcome to August: Here’s what you’re doing this month
Is there anything more punch-worthy than saying “It’s August already? Where did the summer go?” Probably not, so we won’t say it. Instead, we’ll look ahead (past this weekend’s Breadfest/Center Street Daze mayh...
How Tim The Rock ‘N’ Roll Animal brought The Who to Milwaukee
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It’s a frustrating situation that has befallen every music-loving Milwaukeean from time to time: you hear your favorite band is going on tour and eagerly scan the list of dates, only to find our fair cit...
Crocodiles take Cactus Club over the mid-week hump
It's hard to get people out on a Wednesday night. It's harder yet to get people into a cozy neighborhood bar/venue on a Wednesday in the middle of summer when people are either recovering from or preparing for ...
Exclusive: Stream The Midwestern Charm’s new album, Growing Pains
The Midwestern Charm will always have a place in music. The Milwaukee (by way of Oshkosh) band's identifiably-angst-ridden output on its 2012 self-titled record helped bring them to local consciousness both her...
Video: .357 String Band reunites…for one song
Farmageddon Records Music Festival attendees were witness to a rare Wisconsin musical treat earlier this month—a surprise .357 String Band performance. The Milwaukee band reunited to play one song during a Jayk...
Postmodern dance, heavy metal, and venturing outside one’s comfort zones
This past Sunday, I went to the Lynden Sculpture Garden to see a retrospective performance from the Trisha Brown Dance Company, which kicked off Alverno Presents’ 2014-15 season. To say I knew nothing—and still...
Latino Arts announces schedule for fall season
Since 1985, Latino Arts Inc. has fostered Hispanic expression sourced by artists, musicians, dancers, and thespians from all corners of Latin America, as well as ample representation from talents right here in ...
Tracklist: 11 Milwaukee bands that are bigger elsewhere
Some people think the Milwaukee music scene can be too insular. There’s some truth to that, but not all local bands stay nestled in the supportive confines of our city limits. Some venture well beyond Milwaukee...
Brady Street Festival 2014: A minute-by-minute recap
While Brady Street may not retain much of its former countercultural artsiness, the intersection of Sciortino’s Bakery, St. Hedwig’s Roman Catholic Church, and Art Smart’s Dart Mart alone suggests the neighborh...
Ryan Holman discusses comedic cross-pollination before Brady Street Festival
If you follow Milwaukee comedy, you almost certainly know who Ryan Holman is. The funnyman's relaxed witticisms are regularly put on display in monthly showcases, in opening slots for touring comedians at Comed...
Off Base: Revisiting 11 Brewers mid-season rentals
Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline is less than a week away. Beyond totally fucking up fantasy teams, exhausting the guy whose job it is to Photoshop a player wearing his new team's cap, and maki...
6 reasons to get excited for Alverno Presents’ 2014-15 season
For more than five decades, Alverno Presents has pollinated the city with some of the most original and rewarding performing arts in the world. International music and dance have long been staples of Alverno’s ...
Exclusive: Listen to the putrid new Drugs Dragons album, II & I/II
Some albums instantly reward listeners with big hooks, sparkling production, and an eagerness to please. Other albums offer up complex arrangements and knotty lyrics, challenging listeners to unlock the rewards...
Counting Crows go long, fall short at Riverside Theater
Just over two years ago, veteran pop-rock mainstay Counting Crows only filled the BMO Harris Pavilion to about a quarter of its capacity in one of the young venue’s first non-Summerfest bookings. This time arou...
A-side/B-side: Is the Milwaukee music scene too insular?
In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.
Matt Wild:...
Exclusive: Stream the debut GGOOLLDD EP, $TANDARD$
Since the project played its first show just over nine months ago, GGOOLLDD has been privy to a wealth of positive local attention and cherry gigs ranging from beer-celebrating block parties, concert cruises, a...
Jack White at The Rave or: In defense of good artists playing bad venues
Walk into the Cactus Club and you’ll see a silk-screened 12” record created by Milwaukee artist Von Munz promoting The White Stripes’ first out-of-state show, November 13, 1999, in which they opened for The Mis...
Just 8 remain in Bandsketball championship contention
What started as a collection of 32 Milwaukee music acts taking the court to determine which is the best at basketball has now shrunk into single-digit contenders. Over the weekend, the second round of Bandsketb...