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Sparks played Milwaukee? Sparks played Milwaukee! SPAAAAARKS!

July 7, 2023

So, wait...did Sparks play in Milwaukee 40 years ago? The internet seems to think that they played Summerfest on July 3, 1983—almost 40 years eerily to the day. But I suppose we should forgive Russell Mael, the...

Summerfest Weekend 2 Recap: The entirely ’80s edition (sort of)!

Matt Wild

July 2, 2023

THURSDAY Thursday afternoon, with Milwaukee's air quality still hovering in the "Unhealthy" range, a thought occurred to me: I was currently pondering which form of Summerfest transportation (bike or bus) woul...

You saw The Flaming Lips play ‘Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots’ at Riverside Theater. You loved it.

Matt Wild

June 14, 2023

The Flaming Lips released Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots in 2002, the year you turned 25. You loved that album. You were living in a dilapidated East Side manor with your girlfriend and six or seven roommates....

Pedro The Lion revisits two classic albums at intimate Back Room show

Josh Rank

May 30, 2023

Pedro The Lion is touring on a couple of its classic albums, 1998's It's Hard To Find A Friend and 2002's Control. Why would a band decide to play its first and third albums more than 20 years after they came o...

Janet Jackson takes control at AmFam Amphitheater with four-decade career retrospective

Cal Roach

May 29, 2023

At first it seemed as though Ludacris might've gotten the crowd too hyped. He'd dug back almost a quarter-century to perform his debut single "What's Your Fantasy," stomped around in his giant Air Force 1s for ...

“Thank you so much for changing plans for us so many times!” Bikini Kill (finally!) rocks Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

April 20, 2023

In April of 1997, riot grrrl pioneer Bikini Kill embarked on a brief tour of Australia and Japan. These would be the last shows of the band's original eight-year run. Twenty-two years and many side projects lat...

Yo La Tengo delivers (mostly) quiet and (extremely) loud sets at sold-out Turner Hall show

Matt Wild

March 26, 2023

There are certain expectations that come with "An evening with…" shows. Typically reserved for artists of high esteem and advanced vintage, these shows promise intimate deep-dives into celebrated catalogs, all ...

Sylvan Esso goes back to the beginning with surprise, sold-out show at Cactus Club

Matt Wild

September 14, 2022

On Sunday, critically acclaimed and fan-beloved electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso—a.k.a. Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn—threw out a dual first pitch before the Brewers-Reds game at American Family Field. On Monday,...

Frankie And The Witch Fingers work up a sweat in Cactus Club return

Catherine Jozwik

July 14, 2022

Scrappy power-psych/garage rockers Frankie And The Witch Fingers served up a heady concoction of heavy-hitting tunes during a sold-out Wednesday night show at the Cactus Club. Before the headliner took the s...

Milwaukee’s “Wu-Tang realtor” reviews Saturday’s Wu-Tang show at Summerfest

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 26, 2022

Milwaukee realtor Jon Frost made headlines this spring with his "Low mortgage rates are Temporary. WU-TANG IS FOREVER" billboard. When we learned Wu-Tang Clan was scheduled to headline Summerfest on June 25 (wi...

Enjoying Summerfest despite [gestures broadly at everything]

Matt Wild

June 25, 2022

On Friday morning, my partner in crime/business, Tyler Maas, sent me a message: "Well, the country has (officially) somehow become even worse. If you want to have our 27,000th day of no promos, that's fine with...

Kristin Hersh lives up to (and exceeds) alt-rock-icon status at intimate Back Room show

Cal Roach

June 13, 2022

Alt-rock icon Kristin Hersh, unlike virtually all of her peers, never made much of a grab for stardom. Even at their most compelling, Hersh's songs are more likely to get under your skin than make you hum along...

Weird Al fortunately returns to Milwaukee with “Unfortunate Return” of non-parody tour

Cal Roach

May 25, 2022

broadstreet.zone(72091); Welcome to Milwaukee Record’s Weird Al Week, sponsored by Lakefront Brewery! Want daily Al-related articles culminating in a recap of Al’s May 24 show at the Marcus Performing Arts Cen...

The Cactus Blossoms bring dreamy harmonies back to The Back Room

Matt Wild

March 24, 2022

The return of live music has come in fits and starts. Venues have reopened and re-closed. Shows have been rescheduled and re-canceled. Big arena concerts have felt weirdly fine, while smaller gigs have felt uns...

Mitski makes triumphant Milwaukee return, dazzles fans at sold-out Miller High Life Theatre show

Lauren Keene

March 16, 2022

The last time Mitski performed in Milwaukee, we were living in a different world. Donald Trump was president, people were eating Tide Pods, and Zoom was most commonly known as a wacky PBS Kids show. Back then, ...

Courtney Barnett takes her time, shreds at Pabst Theater

Cal Roach

January 21, 2022

The Pabst Theater Group catches flak whenever the "all the good tours skip Milwaukee" conversation flares up, so due credit to those in charge for snagging Courtney Barnett late in the game. This leg of her U.S...

Billy Strings goes electric (and acoustic, and electric again) in sold-out Riverside Theater show

Cal Roach

November 4, 2021

Bluegrass is one of the most popular genres of music that still has fierce gatekeepers and rules—all of which Billy Strings has made his name disregarding. The attitude is evidently paying off. While most to...

Shellac drops knowledge, new material, and classic jams at Turner Hall

DJ Hostettler

March 13, 2020

Fans of Shellac's notorious between song question-and-answer sessions didn't have to wait long for their fix at Thursday's night Turner Hall show. Thanks to an equipment malfunction on stage right (Steve Albini...

8 questions (and answers) for last night’s They Might Be Giants show at Pabst Theater

Matt Wild

March 6, 2020

Thursday night, They Might Be Giants played a sold-out show at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater. It was a lot of fun! Here are eight questions (and answers) for said show: Q: This was a 30th anniversary show for 19...

Mandolin Orange pay a lovely first visit to Pabst Theater

Josh Hoppert

January 30, 2020

Mandolin Orange first hopped onto our radar at Eau Claire’s Blue Ox Music Festival in 2018. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based duo of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz played sweet-but-transfixing American root...

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