Music

July 8, 2024

To paraphrase a great band that played Summerfest in 1983: it's the end of Summerfest 2024 and I feel fine.Of Summerfest 2024's nine days—divided into three consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday chunks—I att...

Watch Trapper Schoepp play an impromptu concert in front of the Whitefish Bay sinkhole

July 5, 2024

While Trapper Schoepp spends much of each year on the road and has found fans all over the world, the tireless Milwaukee troubadour makes sure to regularly pay homage to Wisconsin in his work. In recent years, ...

Take Me Back To Summerfest 2002: The Promise Ring and Guided By Voices at Piggly Wiggly Music Market

July 4, 2024

On August 24, 2024, Guided By Voices will headline WMSE's Backyard BBQ in Humboldt Park. Yes, on that Saturday, you can simply show up at the Humboldt Park stage and enjoy a free show (!) from the Dayton, Ohio ...

Listen to our “July 4 / Summer BBQ” Milwaukee music playlist

July 4, 2024

Today is July 4. Some of you are celebrating the nation today, as is your right. Others are spending America's birthday acknowledging the country's flaws and inequalities, as is also your right. Many of you are...

Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (June 2024)

July 4, 2024

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild gets his NPR on by sitting down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discussing some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs.Listen to the latest installment HE...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The November Criminals

July 3, 2024

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, July 2, 2024: The No...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 3

July 2, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Summerfest! Like the last three installments, the Big Gig is staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the old 11-day run. In an effort to help you make some potent...

Victor Buell IV goes back to the retro-future with ‘Material Vessel’

July 2, 2024

When he's not busy performing monolith-sized psych-rock with Astral Hand, Milwaukee musician Victor Buell IV is busy crafting hazy retro-future soundscapes with his own solo/studio project, VBIV. Buell released...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 1-7, 2024

July 1, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations—br...

Summerfest Weekend 2 Recap: A constructive summer(fest)

July 1, 2024

Summerfest Weekend 2! It was a good one! There were no SZA sets or surprise Kim Kardashian appearances, but there was a whole lot of music, some baked beans can koozies, a stolen Saz's sampler platter, and more...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2024

June 30, 2024

broadstreet.zone(159870); Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup, brought to you by Mystery Room Mastering! LPs AND EPs OF NOTE ...

Okay Omen’s “Headlock” grabs hold and won’t let go

June 28, 2024

Ever since Okay Omen loudly announced its presence with a debut single and accompanying music video almost exactly two years ago, we've tried our best to keep tabs on the local emo outfit that features members ...

Here’s the 2024 Brady Street Festival lineup

June 27, 2024

Way back in February, we urged you to keep Saturday, July 20 open for one of Milwaukee's largest, longest-running, and all-around best summer block parties, Brady Street Festival. We hope you took our advice, b...

Take me back to Summerfest 2011: Alkaline Trio at U.S. Cellular Connection Stage

June 27, 2024

As strange as it sounds, I think one of my favorite aspects of Summerfest is just how not on the pulse of popular music it can be. There are a lot of moving parts involved with trying to book something for ever...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Kyndal J.

June 26, 2024

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, June 25, 2024: Kynda...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 2

June 25, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Summerfest! Like the last three installments, the Big Gig is staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the old 11-day run. In an effort to help you make some potent...

The Quilz unleash “Wild Cat”

June 25, 2024

We all have social media postings we wish we could take back. One random tweet that has haunted us for years was when we suggested the part in Stop Making Sense where Tom Tom Club plays "Genius Of Love" was a g...

Valley Fox shows it’s worth the wait with debut single “Roll On Mary”

June 25, 2024

You know the phrase "you just had the be there"? When it comes to Valley Fox, that saying has actually been fairly accurate to this point. Despite kicking around the city's music scene for a few years, managing...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: June 24-30, 2024