Music

Public Domain: SistaStrings perform “Ave Maria” and “Deep River”

May 30, 2018

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been ...

Bask in the digital glow of LUXI’s “Dust Fades”

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2018

LUXI has been gracing Milwaukee music venues with her brooding, whimsical electronica output since she—aka Alexandre Maxine Hill—released 2013's W∆VES. That impressive debut gave way to a steady stream of atmos...

Here are the individual stage schedules for Locust Street Festival 2018

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2018

Locust Street Festival is not only one of the first Milwaukee fests each year, it's also one of the best. Earlier this month, we let you know who would be performing on Riverwest Public House's stages. A few da...

20 Milwaukee songs for Summer 2018

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2018

Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and maybe watch a parade or something. It's also a time to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. Summer! Is there a...

Here’s the 11th annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party lineup

Tyler Maas

May 24, 2018

Since opening in 2007, Burnhearts has slowly-but-steadily transformed into one of Milwaukee’s premier beer bars. Along the way, the Bay View lounge’s owners have shown customers they like to party. Beyond Mitte...

The Blue Mooners return with rootin’ tootin’ covers of “Do-Wacka-Do,” “Not In Nottingham”

Matt Wild

May 24, 2018

It's been a spell since we've visited with The Blue Mooners—a.k.a. Spud Butler, a.k.a. former Sat. Nite Duets member Stephen Strupp. Way back in 2014, the country-minded Mooners released a self-titled record th...

Slow and steady wins the race on Paper Holland’s ‘Galápagos’

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2018

Paper Holland takes its sweet time. After releasing its debut album, Happy Belated, back in 2012, the band had a four-year break between records before eventually treating listeners to their Fast Food EP in ear...

“When I left, setting up shows here sucked”: Peter J. Woods talks Milwaukee’s ascendant noise scene

Dan Agacki

May 23, 2018

It would be impossible to discuss the last couple of decades of Milwaukee's experimental music scene without mentioning the name Peter J. Woods. From playing a major role at The Borg Ward to establishing Milwau...

Diplo will play a free show at the new U.S. Cellular Connection Stage June 22

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

EDM superstar Diplo will play a free show at the new U.S. Cellular Connection Stage—located on the Summerfest grounds—Friday, June 22, U.S. Cellular announced Tuesday."We are thrilled to host Diplo as the f...

Codebreaker unveils 26-track “best of” collection, plus unreleased “Sky Commander”

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Back in January 2017, Milwaukee's once mighty Codebreaker cracked six years of silence by releasing "When The Lights Go Down." The self-described "lost track" was a welcome reminder of the space-age future-disc...

Watch the hypnotizing video for Community Centaur’s cover of Radiohead’s “Idioteque”

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Last summer, the mysteriously monikered Community Centaur (a.k.a. Josh Evert of The Fatty Acids) released an equally mysterious version of Radiohead's "Idioteque." It was spooky, downbeat, and kind of great. "I...

Here’s the 2018 Lakefront Festival Of Art lineup

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2018

Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival Of Art has always been one of the city’s classier summer festivals—no beer runs or zany street performers here! Still, per Milwaukee summer festival regulations, there ...

Here’s the Bay View Jazz Fest 2018 lineup

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2018

For the fifth straight year, the organizers behind Bay View Gallery Night, in association with Milwaukee Jazz Vision, are melding the massive 50-business artistic endeavor with Bay View Jazz Fest. Earlier this ...

Here are your 2018 WAMI winners

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 20, 2018

After the April 15 ceremony was rescheduled on account of a blizzard, the 38th annual Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards (aka "WAMIs") took over the Appleton Performing Arts Center Sunday night, and what a ni...

Detenzione and Rio Turbo do Japan: A tour recap

Dan Agacki

May 18, 2018

From the last week of April through last week, Milwaukee's own Rio Turbo and Detenzione were on a Japanese tour together. Since it's a once in a lifetime opportunity for most Milwaukee bands (unless you're Holy...

Listen to Devil Met Contention “Take A Chance” with bold new sound

Matt Wild

May 18, 2018

Devil Met Contention needed a change."We'd been playing the songs off of our last album for a while," says DMC frontman Ehson Rad. "We did some small tours in the Midwest for them, and then we recorded them...

Here’s the lineup for the 2018 Summer Soulstice Music Festival

Matt Wild

May 17, 2018

For nearly two decades, the East Side's annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival has marked the first day of summer with music, food, drinks, and that one guy who always shows up carrying a giant lizard. On Satur...

20 edgy album covers from Milwaukee music past

Tyler Maas

May 16, 2018

The album cover is a dying art form. Once relied upon to be a gateway to attract customer attention, album art seems more expendable than ever these days. Imagery that, until recently, was used to help sell rec...

David Byrne lives up to his legendary status (obviously) at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

May 16, 2018

In recent years, David Byrne has made more headlines for his activism than his music; based on his new solo album, American Utopia, this might be a good career development. Byrne has never shied away from makin...

Questlove’s “Symphonic Celebration of Prince” is coming to Riverside Theater (without Questlove)

Matt Wild

May 15, 2018

It's been more than two years since Prince left this plane of existence, but his spirit and his music live on. Purple Rain will forever remain Purple Rain. The Batman soundtrack will forever remain the Batman s...