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Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Riverwest FemFest 2016

January 25, 2016

// Four days, four venues, more than 50 acts, and nary a hitch. Based on those stats alone, the second annual Riverwest FemFest would be considered a success. But with more than $10,000 (!) raised for Date ...

Malled by bears: A review of the Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra at the Shops of Grand Avenue

Justin Kern

December 8, 2015

// Three facts: 1. Should a sleuth of real bears gather at the center of a mall, people would scatter in terror. 2. No self-respecting human symphony could be denigrated into playing among the clamor of a s...

Amy Schumer finishes strong year with BMO Harris Bradley Center victory lap

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2015

// It's safe to say Amy Schumer had a pretty big 2015. In a year that found the comedian starring in a well-received major motion picture, taking home an Emmy for her Comedy Central series, hosting SNL, put...

Skinny Puppy bring politicized industrial, over-the-top theatrics to The Rave

Kathy Nichols

November 17, 2015

// The Milwaukee stop of Skinny Puppy’s “Down The SocioPath” tour graced The Rave Monday night, with opener Youth Code in tow. Canada’s Skinny Puppy, touring as a four-piece, including original members Ogre...

Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear captivate Colectivo

Phillip Martinez

October 27, 2015

Writing captivating stories is a tough gig, and pairing those stories with song composition only increases the room for error. When done right, though, these musical narratives are able to take the listener on ...

The Ex and Ken Vandermark join forces at…the Sugar Maple

DJ Hostettler

October 21, 2015

For those unfamiliar with the sort of experimental jazz and noise shows that take place in the tiny brick cube that is the Sugar Maple’s back room, the news that legendary anarcho-punks The Ex were kicking off ...

Hello Death and friends go crazy with “Prince Uncovered” for Alverno Presents

Matt Wild

October 19, 2015

If you’re angling to include Prince in the Great American Songbook, situating him alongside such tintype legends as Stephen Foster, you’re eventually going to have to contend with lyrics like “I sincerely want ...

Brandi Carlile goes big and gets intimate at stunning Pabst Theater show

Matt Wild

September 30, 2015

Before anything else is said about Brandi Carlile’s sold-out show at Pabst Theater Tuesday night, it should be noted that halfway through the evening the singer-songwriter performed the impossibly gorgeous and ...

I crashed a family reunion in Wauwatosa and Public Enemy was playing there for some reason

Corey Baumann

September 28, 2015

Social media can be a man’s best friend. Saturday night I had gotten home from work, ate take out, and planned on watching Wet Hot American Summer. It was going to be a pretty uneventful night. That all chan...

Primus and Dinosaur Jr. bring double dose of ’90s alt-rock to The Rave

Cal Roach

August 7, 2015

Primus frontman Les Claypool isn’t the type of guy who caters to his fans. He does whatever the hell he wants, and his core cult of diehards doggedly follows, because he is probably the greatest living bass gui...

The 15 best things my 14-year-old cousin said at Vans Warped Tour yesterday

Andrew Winistorfer

July 29, 2015

Vans Warped Tour rolled into Henry Maier Festival Park yesterday, and for the 20th year, it provided a place for teens dressed in ways that will embarrass them in 10 years to see bands no one over 25 has ever h...

Some questions (and answers) for last night’s glorious “Weird Al” show at Summerfest

Matt Wild

July 5, 2015

“Weird Al” Yankovic is a national treasure. The wild-and-wacky song parodist has been lightly skewering popular music (and culture) for more than 30 years, turning radio hits of yesteryear into songs about food...

Local H and The Faint heat up chilly night at Summerfest

Matt Wild

July 2, 2015

If there’s one thing Summerfest does well—and let’s be honest, it does a lot of things well—it’s stock its overstuffed schedule with plenty of hidden gems. Take Wednesday night, for instance, which found Illino...

Hating Summerfest, loving Summerfest

Matt Wild

June 29, 2015

Sometimes you hate Summerfest. Sometimes you get to the grounds on a late Sunday afternoon and note that there are more people waiting to see Paris Hilton in four hours than there were to see Public Enemy all o...

Milwaukee Record’s requisite Paris Hilton at Summerfest review

Phillip Martinez

June 29, 2015

Interest was piqued Sunday night at Summerfest’s Harley-Davidson Roadhouse as crowds gathered and packed the bleachers and any available square foot of concrete awaiting the arrival of the EDM community’s black...

Public Enemy brings the noise (with help from Rusty P’s) on day two of Summerfest

Matt Wild

June 26, 2015

Early in the Rusty P’s warm-up set for Public Enemy Thursday night at Summerfest, DJ “Madhatter” Lee announced the group would be digging deep into their old albums for the next few songs. “And when you’ve been...

Belle And Sebastian, Courtney Barnett leave Pabst Theater dancing, wanting more

Matt Wild

June 22, 2015

There were multiple moments during Friday night’s Belle And Sebastian show at the Pabst Theater when it was possible to mistake the proceedings for a ribald comedy show instead of a rock concert. “One of the an...

Locust Street Festival 2015: A minute-by-minute recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 15, 2015

If the 39th installment of the Locust Street Festival of Music & Art & Sigmund Snopek proved anything—beyond the fact that even dogs are wearing MilwaukeeHome shirts these days—it was that bad weather i...

Olivia Chaney captivates at inaugural Back Room show at Colectivo Coffee

Phillip Martinez

June 15, 2015

Sunday night, prior to singing her beautifully crafted interpretation of a 13th century French poem, English folk-artist Olivia Chaney discussed the idea of harboring nostalgia for something you’ve never had or...

Postmodern Jukebox brings YouTube razzmatazz to Turner Hall

Rob Wieland

June 11, 2015

Novelty acts have it rough. Not only must they catch a popular song before it hits saturation, they have to come up with a clever riff on it, record it, and get it out to the public just long enough to have it ...

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