Music

Love And Pain transcend geography to explore the darker side of guitar pop

October 10, 2018

Milwaukee is home to many musicians, engineers, and producers who focus their efforts on working primarily with artists within the city itself. Those seeking to apply their talents to helping artists on a natio...

How would a Brewers World Series appearance impact Ed Sheeran’s Miller Park concert?

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2018

Update: According to Piet Levy of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Ed Sheeran's Miller Park concert will be rescheduled if the Brewers make the World Series. He spoke to Tyler Barnes, Brewers vice president of commu...

Restorations talk time away, new direction, Philadelphia’s music scene

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2018

Much has changed since the last time Restorations were on tour. Not long after the Philadelphia rock outfit's tour stop in Milwaukee in early 2015, the band took lengthy break, they parted ways with their label...

New Kids (and Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, and Naughty By Nature) will play Fiserv Forum June 12

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

Listen up everybody. If you wanna take a chance, just get on the floor and do the new kids' dance. Yes, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, '80s/'90s boy group juggernaut New Kids On The Block will perform at Milwauke...

Blind Fiction takes a long, hard look at mental health in “Ignorance Is Bliss”

Tyler Maas

October 8, 2018

A lot has changed since Timothy Charles And The Blind Fiction released its self-titled album in 2016. Since then, the blues rock trio consisting of the eponymous singer-guitarist and drummer Nick Lang (or Buffa...

CHVRCHES put on yet another terrific show at Riverside Theater

Lauren Keene

October 5, 2018

A lot of people cringe when they hear the phrase "electronic music." Sure, it's almost exclusively produced via computers, and the genre is often synonymous with sweaty festival bros. We'll be honest here—it is...

MKE Music Rewind: Fable & The World Flat, “Straight Jackin The Yellow Brick Road”

Tyler Maas

October 4, 2018

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.Think about some of your favorite Milwaukee projects from the early...

Mumford & Sons will play “in the round” at Fiserv Forum on March 31

Matt Wild

October 4, 2018

And the big Fiserv Forum shows keep on coming: On Sunday, March 31, Mumford & Sons will perform an "in the round" concert at the new Milwaukee arena. The band will be playing in support of their upcoming al...

Jukeboxes of Milwaukee: Side A

Caleb Westphal

October 2, 2018

Drop the coin right into the slot / You gotta hear something that's really hotDeveloped during the first part of the twentieth century, and originally known as "automatic phonographs," jukeboxes came into t...

Frankie Cosmos show vulnerability, strength at sold-out Colectivo show

Lauren Keene

September 28, 2018

It's almost possible to read about bands who receive a lot of internet attention without seeing the word "hype" somewhere throughout a body of text. (Yep, even a few concert reviews here on Milwaukee Record hav...

Soul Low will say goodbye with four shows in November

Matt Wild

September 27, 2018

We're still smarting at the news that one of Milwaukee's best bands, Soul Low, has officially called it quits. The group made the announcement last week, and though it wasn't exactly a surprise (band members ha...

Hear Flat Teeth’s impressive and emotional debut EP, ‘Winter House’

Tyler Maas

September 26, 2018

If the name Flat Teeth doesn’t mean anything to you, there’s a good reason for that. Though the project has been writing and rehearsing in some capacity since 2016, the unknown Milwaukee indie outfit—which feat...

Henry Rollins’ “Travel Slideshow Tour” shows the world through his lens

Dan Agacki

September 25, 2018

From his time fronting Black Flag and Rollins Band to his spoken word, radio and TV gigs, Henry Rollins has never shied away from being the megaphone. Even as a man who suffers from social anxiety off-stage, he...

Watch Direct Hit!’s new “Perfect Black” video

Tyler Maas

September 25, 2018

Direct Hit! won't slow down.Since putting out its outstanding Wasted Mind on Fat Wreck Chords in the summer of 2016, the band has not only toured relentlessly, but they've also found time to write, record, ...

16 (more) edgy album covers from Milwaukee music past

Tyler Maas

September 24, 2018

broadstreet.zone(32806); Our weekly Tracklist is brought to you by the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival.Back in May, we combed the used bin, local thrift stores, and our personal CD collection to round up 20 a...

MKE Music Rewind: Red Knife Lottery, “The Good Land”

Tyler Maas

September 21, 2018

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.In retrospect, 2009 was a strange time of transition in Milwaukee m...

Jeff Tweedy eases into solo tour with story-filled show at Pabst Theater

Cal Roach

September 20, 2018

Milwaukee, known to be a quiet, sober city, turned out Wednesday night in remarkably modest fashion. Jeff Tweedy chose Milwaukee to kick off his current solo tour, and the Pabst Theater was one of the few dates...

So long, Soul Low

Matt Wild

September 19, 2018

Sad news, Milwaukee music fans: Soul Low, one of the city's best bands, has called it quits. The writing has been on the wall for some time (band members moved to different parts of the country last year), but ...

Bully, Lydia Lunch, and more added to Abby Jeanne’s Cosmic Weekend lineup

Tyler Maas

September 19, 2018

Last month, we debuted a new song by the incomparable Abby Jeanne and announced the hardworking talent's intentions to host a "Cosmic Weekend" at The Cooperage in October. Part of the lineup for the two-night, ...

Vinz Clortho travels down a lost highway in “Endless Road”

Matt Wild

September 19, 2018

On paper, Milwaukee super-group Vinz Clortho sounds like a goof. Here are a bunch of musicians from bands like Calliope, Mortgage Freeman, Castle Thunder, and Mouse Corn playing in a group named after the Keyma...