Music

Here’s the lineup for Rush-Mor’s Bay View Bash stage

July 26, 2018

Earlier this month, we unveiled the lineup for the brand new Milwaukee Record Stage at this year's Bay View Bash. Our announcement was just an appetizer for the entertainment happening on six stages. Though we ...

Lou Barlow’s intimate URSA in-store performance was worth every penny

Dan Agacki

July 26, 2018

Inspired by the house shows where many artists took the first steps toward honing their craft, limited ticket small show tours have become the thing to do. From Pedro The Lion’s David Bazan, to Eric Bachman of ...

DanDan and Boone & Crockett will bring music, food trucks to “Danny Boone Fest”

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2018

Last June, DanDan and Boone & Crockett joined forces on "The Little Gig," a block party that brought bands, beverages, and a fleet of food trucks to DanDan's Third Ward parking lot. Though they didn't repri...

We took Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn on a Rush-Mor Records shopping spree

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2018

Last weekend, electro-pop superstars Sylvan Esso came to town to play a pair of sold-out shows at the Pabst Theater. Not only was the two-night, two-show residency chance for the project to return to where it a...

Relive Vans Warped Tour’s final Milwaukee stop with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 24, 2018

Like it or lump it, Vans Warped Tour has been an important tool for bringing a pastiche of punk, hardcore, ska, and metalcore to music fans throughout the country every summer. Late last year, Warped Tour found...

MKE Music Rewind: The Shivvers, “Remember Tonight”

Lauren Keene

July 24, 2018

In our weekly MKE Music Rewind, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.It's sometimes said that the Midwest rocks the hardest. That may or...

Not watching Something To Do’s “I’ve Made A Huge Mistake” music video would be a huge mistake

Tyler Maas

July 23, 2018

Way back in early May (three days after "Cinco de Cuatro," to be exact), we debuted a Gob Bluth-channeling new single from Something To Do. The veteran Milwaukee-Madison ska band's "I've Made A Huge Mistake" in...

The War On Drugs bring beauty, boldness to sold-out Riverside show

Lauren Keene

July 23, 2018

Over the weekend, a congregation of the biggest and baddest names in indie music gathered in Chicago for Pitchfork Music Festival. The three-day gig boasted an impressive lineup of artists who were fortunate en...

Sylvan Esso closes out Pabst Theater weekend in grand fashion

Tyler Maas

July 23, 2018

A lot has changed since the last time Sylvan Esso performed in Milwaukee. Between the electro-pop duo's 2015 outing at Summerfest and last weekend's two-night, two-show Pabst Theater residency, the group—which,...

Mini Meltdowns rebuild old relationships in “Number On Me” video

Tyler Maas

July 20, 2018

Back in March, we introduced you to Mini Meltdowns—a new punk project that features current and former members of The Promise Ring, Limbeck, Dashboard Confessional, Rx Drugs, The Benjamins, and Sherbert—and deb...

Hear Amanda Huff confront grief, time, and acceptance in “Gravetalking”

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2018

Back in May, Strangelander singer Amanda Huff made a mark on her own with the release of her solo debut, Hemiptera. The album—which we named one of Milwaukee's best of the year to this point—treats listeners to...

Nickel&Rose challenge the color of “Americana”

Matt Wild

July 16, 2018

What do you see when you picture Americana music? Maybe some acoustic guitars, some banjos, a fiddle. Ironic and non-ironic cowboy hats. Beards. Bluegrass. Lots of flannel. Trampled By Turtles or whatever. Also...

Here’s who’s playing the 4th annual Biju’s Block Party this weekend

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2018

Though his band broke up more than a decade ago, former Camden member Biju Zimmerman continues to be very involved in music. He's a tour manager for a variety of notable musicians (including Milwaukee-born R&am...

“I love Milwaukee!” Ice Cube has a good night at sweltering Rave show

Catherine Jozwik

July 16, 2018

With nine studio and a handful of collaboration albums, countless film roles and television appearances, a clothing line, product endorsements, and screenwriting credits, O'Shea Jackson—better known as Ice Cube...

MKE Music Rewind: Call Me Lightning, “We Be Dragons”

Tyler Maas

July 13, 2018

In our weekly MKE Music Rewind, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.Call Me Lightning is one of the reasons I moved to Milwaukee.As...

Wilson Center announces full festival schedule, including local lineup

Josh Hoppert

July 13, 2018

This August 16-18, the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts will welcome guitar players and guitar fans from all over the world to take part in the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival. The 2018 event ...

The best Milwaukee albums of 2018 (so far)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 12, 2018

Believe it or not (we choose not), 2018 is more than halfway over. With that in mind, we thought it was a perfect time to listen to some music and celebrate the year's first six months by rounding up the best M...

Please don’t move to Milwaukee, sings Milwaukee musician in response to that Vogue article

Matt Wild

July 12, 2018

This article is from 2018.We're entering Day 3 of every Milwaukee man, woman, and child sharing that Vogue article on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You know the article: "Why Milwaukee Is the Midwest's ...

The Pretenders deliver full-force set at Riverside Theater

Lauren Keene

July 11, 2018

Summerfest 2018 ended its 11-night run on Sunday, and one might think Milwaukee audiences are completely out of concert-going energy. Well, it turns out they aren't–at least, not yet. On Tuesday night, Riversid...

“I never left music. I was always creating”: An interview with L.A. punk legend Alice Bag

Dan Agacki

July 10, 2018

Alice Bag speaks with a loving bluntness. She’s not afraid to say what’s on her mind, though she always seems to find the silver lining. From her days fronting first-wave L.A. punks, The Bags, appearing in Pene...