Music

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

June 27, 2018

Today marks the start of another Summerfest. Now in its 51st year, the "Big Gig" has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from all around th...

Did the internet solve Eaux Claires’ mystery lineup?

Kellen O'Brien

June 26, 2018

In less than two weeks, thousands of music fans will journey to Eau Claire, Wisconsin for Justin Vernon's hometown festival, Eaux Claires (June 6-7). But the fourth installment of Eaux Claires is not your norma...

Here’s the MishMash Fest 2018 lineup

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2018

One event we failed to mention in our otherwise thorough and exhaustive Summer Festival Guide was MishMash Fest. Since The Fatty Acids unofficially christened the inaugural event with an amp fire back in 2011, ...

Slide into summer with Nice FM’s “Sunrise” comp

Matt Wild

June 26, 2018

When we last basked in the sun-kissed sounds of Nice FM, the Milwaukee-based production house and electronic label had released its "Night Swim" compilation—in the middle of winter. Now, seven months and many d...

MKE Music Rewind: Victor DeLorenzo, “Gonna Wanna”

Matt Wild

June 26, 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.Decades may pass and tastes may come and go, but the Violent Femmes...

Download Dead Horses’ ‘Live From Vinyl Emergency’ EP and help RAICES

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2018

Milwaukee (by way of Oshkosh) Americana duo Dead Horses was recently featured on Jim Hanke's always-excellent Vinyl Emergency podcast. Fresh off the release of the band's great My Mother The Moon and during a r...

Relive the 2018 Summer Soulstice Music Festival with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 25, 2018

Beautiful weather. Beautiful people. A beautiful neighborhood that may have more axe-throwing cat-and-poke bars than sit-down-and-just-have-a-drink bars these days, but a beautiful neighborhood nonetheless. The...

Craig Brown talks about landing on Third Man Records, opening for Dwight Yoakam, loving Milwaukee

Dan Agacki

June 21, 2018

Craig Brown is a persistent hype-man for the city of Milwaukee, though he’s never lived here. The Detroit area native has spent numerous nights playing Milwaukee bars and basements over the past decade and a ha...

Vincent Van Great proves sequels can outshine the original on “I’m The Man Pt. 2 (Ninja Sauce Edition)”

Tyler Maas

June 21, 2018

Since first coming to consciousness as a member of the SAFS Crew hip-hop collective more than five years ago, Vincent Van Great has been continually evolving as an artist. His 2016 solo debut, UnGREATful, found...

So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 20, 2018

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.Matt Wild: W...

Liam O’Brien’s Faithless Followers’ “Nowhere To Go” video will take you somewhere special

Tyler Maas

June 20, 2018

Though Liam O'Brien is probably best-known among Wisconsin music supporters for his work in the eclectic music collective, Holy Sheboygan!, the Milwaukee singer-songwriter has been writing and releasing materia...

We spent three days at Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire

Josh Hoppert

June 19, 2018

While Justin Vernon's annual Eaux Claires gets lots of attention, and rightly so, another Eau Claire-based music event went down this past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Co-hosted by the Bischel Family, Pert N...

Listen to Rio Turbo’s ‘Tour Japan’ EP

Tyler Maas

June 19, 2018

At the end of April, Milwaukee's premier party-pop project, Rio Turbo, embarked on a two-week tour of Japan with Detenzione. By all accounts, it was a really fun and meaningful trip for both bands, and almost e...

MKE Music Rewind: Fahri, “The Island Cannibal King”

Matt Wild

June 19, 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.For someone who works with words for a living, I've never been much...

Here’s the Denim Park Summer ’18 Concert Series lineup

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2018

Though Milwaukee seems to have every weekend covered in terms of entertainment, it’s always refreshing to see bands perform in the city’s collection of weeknight concerts. Events like Chill On The Hill, Jazz In...

Here’s the lineup for Cafe Hollander’s new Patio Performance Series

Tyler Maas

June 15, 2018

If there's one thing Milwaukee loves more than live music, it's live music played outdoors. Even though the city is already chock full of festivals, block parties, and a variety of other festivities, it hasn't ...

Marielle Allschwang explains themes of family and identity behind new song “Marcus & Ramona”

Matt Wild

June 14, 2018

Mention the name "Marielle Allschwang" and you're mentioning a member of some of the best groups in Milwaukee. The singer-guitarist counts Hello Death and Collections Of Colonies Of Bees as two of her gigs; on ...

“I’ll say this album is 99.9% sample-free”: Capturing the futuristic hip-hop sounds of Spacecrime

Catherine Jozwik

June 14, 2018

Milwaukee native John Brander has been making cleverly titled hip-hop instrumental music with a futuristic feel for 15 years. Five years ago, he teamed up with fellow instrumentalist/DJ and artist Zach Chappell...

Here’s who’s playing Nomad Nacional’s World Cup Fanzone

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2018

Today marks the beginning of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Though far from the action on the pitch in Russia, many Milwaukee area bars are getting in on the World Cup fun with a variety of drink specials, thematic f...

With a new single and tell-all documentary, it’s the summer of Coo Coo Cal

Matt Wild

June 13, 2018

Has it really been 15—no, make that nearly 17—years since the release of Coo Coo Cal's Disturbed? Yep. In September 2001, the Milwaukee rapper (a.k.a. Calvin Bellamy) released his sophomore album on Tommy Boy R...