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Public Image Ltd wrestle with duality at Turner Hall Ballroom

September 24, 2026

Experimental post-punk band Public Image Ltd, led by former Sex Pistol and original punk figurehead John Lydon, came to Turner Hall Ballroom on Wednesday night. While the Sex Pistols' initial existence only las...

My first Mondo Lucha, and the final smackdown for The Beast

Annie Raab

September 24, 2026

Every type A neurotic needs a type B chill counterpart, someone to invite them to stuff that would have never crossed their desk, someone to suggest you have an experience that “could go either way” on the scal...

Ty Segall shows Turner Hall he’s the ‘f*ckin’ truth’

Cal Roach

April 22, 2026

Milwaukee can crank out all the meat-and-potatoes rock and roll it pleases, but the California bands are still gonna get all the glory. Laguna Beach native Ty Segall, a veteran of the nth wave of American garag...

Wednesday wow wall-to-wall crowd at Turner Hall

CJ Johnson

March 28, 2026

The last time I caught Wednesday was in September 2023, when they opened for Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit at a sold-out Riverside Theater. Back then, they were touring in support of their 2023 release Rat Saw ...

15 photos from last night’s Hot Chip show at Turner Hall Ballroom

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 25, 2023

Hey! Forever-awesome English synth-pop band Hot Chip played Turner Hall Ballroom Wednesday night! The group was joined by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon! Milwaukee photographer Troy Freund shot a bunch of photo...

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 ...

The New Pornographers will play Turner Hall Ballroom on May 4

Matt Wild

January 9, 2023

Fans of Canadian supergroups who have been crafting impeccable pop-leaning indie rock for more than two decades take note: The New Pornographers will play Milwaukee's Turner Hall Ballroom on Thursday, May 4. Ge...

WMSE’s Big Band Grandstand with Dewey Gill returns to Turner Hall Ballroom December 12

Matt Wild

October 18, 2021

It's impossible to single out just one show on WMSE 91.7 FM and call it the station's "best." But if you had to assemble, say, a top 5, Dewey Gill's Big Band Program (Sundays from 9 a.m. - noon) would certainly...

Robert Plant and his new band, Saving Grace, will play Turner Hall Ballroom May 13

Matt Wild

March 3, 2020

If our memories are correct, the last time Robert Plant graced Milwaukee with his legendary presence was in 2016, as a late addition to Emmylou Harris' "Lampedusa: Concert for Refugees" at Pabst Theater. Before...

Ed O’Brien (guitarist for very popular and influential band) will play Turner Hall May 29

Matt Wild

February 24, 2020

It's something we can all relate to: You're a member of a wildly successful and influential alternative rock band and you want to record and tour behind a solo album. Your name may not be as well known as the n...

Stereolab remain relevant, revelatory at sold-out Turner Hall show

Cal Roach

October 5, 2019

Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane probably didn’t set out to change the landscape of popular music forever, but that’s essentially what happened. The duo responsible for Stereolab didn’t simply inspire the creation o...

Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington bring their delightfully demented On Cinema to Turner Hall

Tommy Ciaccio

April 20, 2019

An increasingly abusive relationship. A shift to militant far-right zealotry. The tragic and wholly avoidable death of a toddler son. The general showcasing of histrionic psychosis. These are not exactly orthod...

John Maus turns anguish into therapy you can dance to at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

February 28, 2019

Is this going to be a concert review or a dissertation? Rarely does one come across any discussion of John Maus's music that doesn't drift into metaphysics, despite his own evident disdain for such overthinking...

Here’s the Local Coverage 2019 lineup

Tyler Maas

November 13, 2018

Following four years of fun philanthropy, Milwaukee Record’s Local Coverage benefit will return to Turner Hall Ballroom in early 2019. On Friday, January 18, an eclectic cast of seven local acts from all corner...

“This building deserves a chance to be one space”: Tavern at Turner coming soon to underused Turner Hall restaurant

Matt Wild

September 25, 2018

For more than a decade, Turner Hall Ballroom has been a workhorse of the Milwaukee music scene. The Pabst Theater Group assumed operations of the historic venue in the fall of 2007, and quickly transformed what...

New Turner Hall restaurant, Tavern at Turner, set to open October 3

Matt Wild

September 18, 2018

For more than a decade, Turner Hall Ballroom has been a gem of a venue, hosting bands and events (like our own Local Coverage!) both big and small. And for more than a decade, the restaurant on the first floor ...

Ministry gets political, busts out the inflatable Trump chickens at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

April 9, 2018

"Al Jourgensen and Ministry are the undisputed kings of Industrial music," says the event description for the band's Sunday night show at Turner Hall Ballroom. It is a difficult statement to argue against. Thou...

GGOOLLDD will ring in 2018 with a New Year’s Eve show at Turner Hall

Matt Wild

October 2, 2017

Is 2017 over yet? Almost? Good. Will 2018 be any better? Maybe? We'll take it. Anyway, wayward Milwaukee synth-pop outfit GGOOLLDD will be ringing in 2018 at Turner Hall this year, with a New Year's Eve show th...

Dead Cross and Secret Chiefs 3 bring hardcore, shared history to Turner Hall

Cal Roach

September 18, 2017

If you're like a lot of Twin Peaks fans, you spent months out of this year in breathless anticipation of the return of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, who was right there in front of your eyes yet also not there...

Ron Funches talks stand-up, acting, voiceover, new show with Kesha before Milwaukee tour stop

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2017

Even though Ron Funches is one of the most exciting and refreshingly original comedians working today, it's quite possible (if not probable) that the charismatic comic has gone undetected on the collective rada...

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