The Olives are breaking up
Since forming in 2010, The Olives have been a beloved-though-largely unknown part of Milwaukee music. The entirely female punk quartet and its arsenal of brash and mostly-goofy songs spanning one or two minutes...
Join us for a live recording of On The Record
Have you heard On The Record yet? If you haven't, our 11-week-old podcast has seen us having long form conversations with a myriad of guests that tackle topics like staying sober in Milwaukee, life on tour, the...
First Impression: Junior’s Hook
As unfair as it is, any business that opens shop at 1517 S. Second Street will inevitably draw comparisons to a legendary former tenant of the understated Walker's Point site. In early 2012, Bomb Shelter was fo...
Safari Al returns to Milwaukee with new EP, perspective
Last month, Milwaukee hip-hop's pedigree improved mightily when Rory Ferreira (or "Milo") returned from Los Angeles, where the glut of his Hellfyre Club co-collaborators are based, after about seven months away...
Prepare for Vincent VanGREAT’s debut LP with “Blast Off”
Longtime SAFS Crew producer Vincent VanGREAT is expanding his repertoire beyond crafting beats for the veteran rap collective. Before he unleashes UnGREATful this spring, he's decided to precede the release of ...
Tracklist: 9 ways Milwaukee will be represented at SXSW 2015
Let's just forgo the lengthy thinkpiece about how South By Southwest (or "SXSW") has gone from a once-significant means of independent musicians get discovered to a cheapened corporate cash-grab whose lineup in...
Jim Jefferies takes on guns, immunization, his own fans at Pabst Theater
Over the course of his 15-plus years on stage in his native Australia, the United Kingdom, and, now, here in the states, Jim Jefferies hasn't shied away from speaking his mind (usually with humorous results). A...
Just give in and let Bleach Athletixx’s “California Future” bore itself into your brain
Bleach Athletixx, the brand new electro-pop endeavor of Young Holidays ex-pat Max Holiday came out of nowhere. Conjured a couple weeks ago and literally finished in his warehouse recording space last night, the...
Fresh Cut Collective co-founder Adebisi comes back as BLAX
About five years ago, then-Fresh Cut Collective frontman Adebisi Agoro left the group he'd co-founded and moved to New York City with $250 in his pocket. After three years, a name change, ample attention, and i...
Josh Ballew makes the most of hosting
When last you read direct mention of Milwaukee comic Josh Ballew on Milwaukee Record, he was boldly joining us for "The Longest Brunch" at Ashley's Que. Yet beyond that ill-fated feast, Ballew's name can invari...
Jaill announces release date for next album, Brain Cream
Just because Jaill has been fairly quiet since the release of its second Sub Pop Records album, Traps, doesn't mean the Great Lakes surf rockers haven't been busy. In fact, the band has experienced a pretty sig...
Bo Burnham comes back to Pabst Theater better than ever
Sure, Bo Burnham may have gotten his comedy career off the ground as a teenager with a flurry of goofy songs posted to YouTube. However, it quickly became apparent that those viral music videos berthed in his a...
The age of Enlightened: Milwaukee’s newest, smallest brewery now on tap
There's an unwritten rule that's well-known but rarely followed that prohibits discussing matters of politics, religion, and philosophy when alcohol is present. Combining suds or spirits with spirited debate al...
Download Juiceboxxx’s new (and last?) mixtape, Highway To The Heartland
Believe it or not, it's only been slightly more than a year since Milwaukee-bred emcee Juiceboxxx earned his 15 minutes of infamy following what's been called "the worst on-air rap in TV history" (that we're in...
Inaugural Arte Para Todos raises $21,165
The inaugural Arte Para Todos festival was an unabashed success. An eclectic mix of 70 Milwaukee bands played a combined 15 shows spanning three neighborhoods over the course of an otherwise quiet late-winter w...
Tracklist: 5 teams to temporarily call Milwaukee home
Last week, news leaked that Cubs and Brewers officials were involved in serious discussions two years ago regarding the possibility of Chicago playing all of its 2015 home games at Miller Park. The temporary re...
Take a ride with Vic And Gab in the latest Cream City Soundcheck
Milwaukee's premier sibling indie-pop duo Vic And Gab has been uncharacteristically quiet of late. Sisters Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos have significantly reduced the frequency of shows (that we've pl...
Gallery Night gears up for first Milwaukee showing
There are bands who acknowledge their limitations, and there are bands that are so unconcerned with achieving any level of success that they intentionally add hurdles between their music and the mere prospect o...
Kiings reign supreme with true debut, WWYDF
WWYDF, the debut album from Kiings, is the Milwaukee-based electronic two-piece's crowning achievement. Though the 11-song effort—an acronym for "What Would You Die For"—is technically the production pair's fir...
I saw 2 Live Crew at a strip club in 2015
//My week began in the lap of Las Vegas-style luxury. The spacious lounge was rife with marble columns, cabaret seating, and a small army of yolked gentlemen with suits and earpieces on hand to instill a s...