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Justin Townes Earle brings happy cynicism, profanity to Turner Hall

May 23, 2017

Based on his album titles alone (Midnight At The Movies, Harlem River Blues, Single Mothers, Absent Fathers, to name a few), it's easy to assume that the invocation of emotion for a Justin Townes Earle show wou...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Arte Para Todos 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 2, 2017

In its first two years, Arte Para Todos raised approximately $40,000 for Milwaukee public school art programs through the selfless efforts of musicians and visual artists bringing their talents to dozens of loc...

Cactus Club hosted an all-ages show and nothing terrible happened

Lauren Keene

April 24, 2017

Last weekend, Direct Hit! formally released its Fat Wreck Chords reissue of the 2011 album Domesplitter with a hometown show at Cactus Club. In addition to the release show circumstance (and the fact that it wa...

Umphrey’s McGee ease into latest three-night stand at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

March 31, 2017

Flashback to summer 2004: Phish breaks up "for good." The jam-band world wonders: Who will take up the mantle? Amongst a handful of second-tier contenders in the glowsticks-and-hula-hoop sweepstakes, Chicago-ba...

I saw Corey Feldman & The Angels in Green Bay and, well, I don’t know. I just don’t know

Matt Wild

March 24, 2017

I'm perfectly happy to admit that I grew up idolizing Corey Feldman. Along with Michael J. Fox, Corey Feldman represented something of an ideal '80s kid to me: cool and cocky—with a full head of hair and a shit...

“This is our idea of a fucking weapon!” Patti Smith’s unforgettable return to Milwaukee

Lauren Keene

March 10, 2017

Patti Smith made her long-awaited return to Milwaukee Thursday night, taking the stage of a Milwaukee venue (the Milwaukee Theatre) for the first time in 38 years. She treated fans to her iconic album Horses in...

PHOX says goodbye (for now) at Pabst Theater

Cal Roach

February 2, 2017

Farewell tours must be the worst. Imagine being onstage, "celebrating" this thing that has made you who you are, knowing the whole time that it's about to end. Especially when you're an iconic frontwoman gett...

Mayhem conjures up evil nostalgia at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

January 25, 2017

Believe it or not, Milwaukee was once a haven for metal. There was a time—let's call it "The '90s"—when cult European bands that American metalheads never dreamed they'd get to see in person would make a spec...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Riverwest FemFest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 23, 2017

Following five nights, more than 70 performances, and a bunch of new elements added to the mix, another Riverwest FemFest is officially in the books. The third annual benefit just so happened to overlap with a ...

“Tribe UNCOVERED” redefines A Tribe Called Quest, showcases an eclectic Milwaukee music scene

Cal Roach

January 21, 2017

There are good reasons you don't hear a lot of rappers covering other rappers. Much of hip-hop's success lies in the idiosyncrasies of its MCs; individuality is job one, and the self-referential bent of rap ly...

Ben Gibbard goes solo, reaches for great heights at Pabst Theater

Sahan Jayasuriya

January 19, 2017

Breaking away from a band and performing solo is always a risk. If executed poorly, it can expose a songwriter's weaknesses and highlight the necessity of their bandmates. If executed successfully, it serves ...

Inaugural “MilMag Live!” discussion tackles two topics, highlights two Milwaukees

Matt Wild

January 11, 2017

Back in 2012, the Pabst Theater Group and Historic Milwaukee joined forces for a series of panel discussions featuring notable Milwaukeeans—developers, artists, someone from NEWaukee—holding forth on notable ...

Snoop Dogg and company bring good vibes, plenty of smoke to Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

December 23, 2016

Snoop Dogg's original Puff Puff Pass Tour rolled out in 2001. Its sequel, which sold out the Riverside Theater on Thursday night, featured only Kurupt and Warren G from the first iteration. Fans of '90s G-fun...

You’re a blizzard, Harry: MSO’s ‘Harry Potter’ show bravely plays on

Rob Wieland

December 19, 2016

Milwaukee has some great Christmas traditions. The Milwaukee Repertory Theater performs A Christmas Carol every year. The LED-decoration arms race of Candy Cane Lane makes WE Energies smile. Soulless automato...

Eric Andre Live! takes sold-out Turner Hall on a wild, naked, ranch dressing-infused ride

Tyler Maas

September 12, 2016

With his unmatched energy and penchant for taking his comedy to unpredictable, uncomfortable, and occasionally even dangerous places, Eric Andre has fashioned a career through forcing audiences to expect th...

Guided By Voices played Turner Hall, and shit yeah, it was cool

Sahan Jayasuriya

September 2, 2016

Dayton Ohio's Guided by Voices have come to epitomize the sound of '90s indie rock, a remarkable feat considering their near-dissolution after years of failed successes. Fueled by the prolific songwriting p...

Bon Iver, Chance The Rapper, and black metal: Eaux Claires goes big, weird in 2016

Cal Roach

August 15, 2016

// A festival curated by two indie-rock dudes is bound to be a niche event. The inaugural edition of Eaux Claires featured a handful of oddball choices filling out the lineup (Melt-Banana? Not that we're co...

Deerhoof keeps the party going at post-Center Street Daze Mad Planet

Cal Roach

August 8, 2016

// Hours after most folks had stumbled home from the chaos of Center Street Daze on Saturday night, the party raged on indoors at most of the usual Riverwest venues. The Mad Planet after-show was the only e...

Brady Street Festival 2016: A minute-by-minute recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 1, 2016

// For those keeping score at home, this past weekend featured the Riverwest 24, MishMash Fest, German Fest, Milwaukee Brewfest, and probably 14 other FestFests. With all that ridiculous summer action, it w...

John Carpenter builds wall of sound at Pabst Theater

Rob Wieland

July 19, 2016

// The social feeds of anyone that grew up in the '80s were lit up over the weekend by gushing praise for Stranger Things, a Netflix series coated in a thick frosting of nostalgia and references to genre fi...

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