Tagged Summerfest

R.I.P. Summerfest’s locally focused KNE New Music Stage

April 27, 2016

// Remember last year when we enjoyed an entirely local weekend at Summerfest? A similar feat will be much harder to pull off this year, as news has broke that the KNE New Music Stage—long home to the vast ...

Here are the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard headliners for Summerfest 2016

April 25, 2016

// Back in March, Summerfest released its giant list of 2016 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Adams, ...

Here are the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage headliners for Summerfest 2016

April 22, 2016

// Back in March, Summerfest released its giant list of 2016 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Adams, ...

Here are the Uline Warehouse headliners for Summerfest 2016

April 21, 2016

// Back in March, Summerfest released its giant list of 2016 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Adams, ...

Here are the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse headliners for Summerfest 2016

April 20, 2016

// Back in March, Summerfest released its giant list of 2016 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Adams, ...

Here are the BMO Harris Pavilion headliners for Summerfest 2016

April 19, 2016

// Back in March, Summerfest released its giant list of 2016 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Adams, ...

Here are the Miller Lite Oasis headliners for Summerfest 2016

April 18, 2016

// Back in March, Summerfest released its giant list of 2016 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Adams, ...

Grand Ave.’s upcoming name change, Summerfest’s 2016 headliners

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 24, 2016

// Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

Here are the 10 most wonderful/ridiculous grounds stage headliners for Summerfest 2016

March 23, 2016

// Do you like summer? Do you like music? Do you like bands that are both wonderful and ridiculous? Good, because then you'll be over the moon with the just-announced list of grounds stage headliners for Su...

Summerfest returns (sort of) with two free end-of-summer concerts

September 1, 2015

Summerfest isn’t just a two-week extravaganza of music, food, soul-searching, and Paris Hilton—it’s a gift that keeps on giving. Take today, for instance, which finds Summerfest Foundation, Inc. announcing Tap ...

State Fair vs. Summerfest, and mindless Mindset Lists

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 20, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Summerfest on low attendance: “It’s not my fault!”

July 8, 2015

There were a lot of weird things (including “Weird Al”) about the recently wrapped Summerfest, but one thing we welcomed was the absence of crushing crowds. Even on the fest’s biggest days, it was possible to m...

Tracklist: 11 weird moments from Summerfest 2015

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2015

And with that, another Summerfest is in the books. The 11-day (or was it a 12-day?) lakeside festival wrapped things up Sunday evening, leaving a giant smiley-face hole in Milwaukee’s heart. The bands were grea...

An actual Smash Mouth fan’s review of last night’s show

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2015

Sammy Arechar is one of the funniest comedians in Milwaukee. The up-and-coming comic also holds the distinction of being the one and only person Milwaukee Record has encountered who truly enjoys the band Smash ...

An entirely local weekend at Summerfest

July 6, 2015

Though Summerfest books bands from all corners of the country and brings in a fair amount of international talent, The Big Gig has recently gone about narrowing the disparaging gap between its hometown talent a...

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

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...

The Avett Brothers bring big time energy to Marcus Amphitheater

Phillip Martinez

July 5, 2015

It’s the Fourth of July at Summerfest at the Marcus Amphitheater before The Avett Brothers are to perform their headlining set. The venue was sparsely populated during openers Warren Haynes and Brandi Carlile, ...

23 bread-free Summerfest foods to eat when Smash Mouth plays

July 5, 2015

In case you don't recall or if you haven't kept up on the current events of musical footnotes of the late '90s and early 2000s, Steve Harwell—heretofore known as "the dude from Smash Mouth"—flipped the fuck out...

Brand New and Manchester Orchestra make Summerfest sing

July 2, 2015

With a 15-year track record, Brand New is anything but. Since reaching semi-consciousness way back in 2001 with Your Favorite Weapon, the New York band has taken incremental steps to transition from mid-eschael...

Local H and The Faint heat up chilly night at Summerfest

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...