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September 25, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Herman Astro is breaking up

September 24, 2014

In a status posted to its Facebook page Wednesday afternoon, established soulful Milwaukee alternative outfit Herman Astro announced it will be calling it quits. The seemingly amicable exodus comes as a result ...

Volcano Choir’s Repave tour will come to an end at Turner Hall this November

September 24, 2014

Has it only been a year since Volcano Choir’s explosive Repave was unleashed onto the world? While certainly of its time, there’s something ageless about the album, as if Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and his Collec...

The Midwest Beat challenges you to a staring contest in new music video

September 23, 2014

After releasing a music video; streaming its album; and playing four combined release shows in Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Madison, you’d think The Midwest Beat’s latest and greatest album, Free Of Being, has bee...

Here’s the schedule for this weekend’s Maker Faire Milwaukee

September 22, 2014

Milwaukee has no shortage of art, craft, food, beer, and whatever-else fairs. Hell, some of them are even at night! But this weekend’s inaugural Maker Faire Milwaukee is a bit different, focusing more on techno...

Great job, Wisconsin! Our state has a thing for banning books, apparently

September 22, 2014

Depending on whom you ask, Wisconsin is either a forward-looking state with a proud progressive past, or a backwards-looking flyover state best left to blaze-orange Cheeseheads and the dopes that wear them. Tha...

Support your local nerf herder: Mighty Con Milwaukee comes to Serb Hall Sept. 21

Rob Wieland

September 19, 2014

Comic book conventions, like rock shows, come in all shapes and sizes. Big shows like San Diego Comic Con are like the Nerd Superbowl, while smaller regional shows like Wizard World bring celebrities and flippa...

Dana Coppa and SPEAK Easy look back at their “Golden Girls” in new single

September 18, 2014

Directly inspired by Jay Z’s “Girls” (down to the presence of a sample) and “the girls of past,” veteran Milwaukee rappers Dana Coppa (or Dana Coppafeel) and SPEAK Easy pool their adolescent romantic histories...

The Disclaimer: Miller Park upkeep, Bucks arena promises, Journal Sentinel troubles

September 18, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Watch the hypnotic video for Death Blues’ “Languaging”

September 17, 2014

When we awarded a perfect five-out-of-five stars to Ensemble, the latest release from Jon Mueller’s sprawling Death Blues project, it wasn’t because it was necessarily better than any other Milwaukee album we’v...

The Get Down will return to Turner Hall for New Year’s Eve 2014

September 16, 2014

If there’s one constant in an ever-changing, ever-frustrating world, it’s The Get Down, Milwaukee’s long-running funk and soul dance party. For more than 10 years, DJs Andy Noble, Brent Goodsell, and Nesh have ...

Donivan from Blessed Feathers (truly) needs your help

September 15, 2014

Milwaukee has no shortage of people looking to Kickstart their dreams by soliciting donations to get their band in the studio, help fund a tour, or "promote and grow the Urban Redneck life." While we're not in ...

Watch the premiere episode of The Jake Kornely Show

September 12, 2014

When he’s not playing bass in underrated punk band Static Eyes, Milwaukee comic Jake Kornely is continually doing his part to push the local comedy scene forward. Apparently it wasn’t enough simply hosting a we...

The Disclaimer: Global Union 2014 with David Ravel

September 11, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Sink your teeth into Mortgage Freeman’s new single, “Space Tiger”

September 9, 2014

Without question, Mortgage Freeman is one of the best band names in Milwaukee music. Unfortunately, it's not a name you see on many show lineups since the band released its prog-y eight-song debut, The Living P...

Watch Sylvan Esso’s Milwaukee-made video for “Dreamy Bruises”

September 8, 2014

If you thought Friday’s Pabst Theater show was the conclusion of the Great Sylvan Esso-Milwaukee Courtship of 2014, think again. The Durham, NC duo solidified its local connection with a new video for “Dreamy B...

Take a drive (and go bowling) with Field Report in video for “Home”

September 8, 2014

If you aren’t caught up in the buildup for Field Report’s second album, Marigolden, you clearly aren’t paying attention to the Internet. Chris Porterfield and company have premiered songs from the record on sit...

Listen to the latest single from Light Music, “You Run Me”

September 5, 2014

Joining Sin Bad as one of the most promising new Milwaukee bands of 2014 is Light Music, the latest synth-speckled post-rock project from Brendan Benham (Altos, Collections Of Colonies Of Bees) and members of f...

The Disclaimer: 2014 fall concert preview