Music

P.O.S will play Cactus Club in September

June 21, 2017

The only thing better than a musician making a rare appearance in your city is when that rare performance takes place in an intimate club setting. Case in point: P.O.S is coming to Cactus Club in September....

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 21, 2017

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...

Negative Approach’s John Brannon talks reunion, new material before first Milwaukee show

Dan Agacki

June 20, 2017

Detroit hardcore legends Negative Approach are arguably the quintessential Midwestern hardcore band. Their warp speed take on British Oi harnesses a power that few have matched. Brannon’s “throat full of broken...

Dirtnap Records moves to Madison, signs Fox Face

Tone Madison

June 19, 2017

The following piece by Scott Gordon was originally published on Tone Madison.Dirtnap Records has been home to an admirable roster of bands since it launched in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, from the austere pun...

Third annual Eaux Claires festival weathers rain and growing pains, emerges triumphant

Cal Roach

June 19, 2017

When you throw a party as successful as the inaugural Eaux Claires festival, you risk setting unreasonable expectations for your next attempt. There's pressure from all sides to replicate that success, to make ...

Alejandro Escovedo will headline WMSE’s Backyard BBQ September 2

Matt Wild

June 16, 2017

There should be a law against thinking about September (the end of summer!) in the middle of June (the beginning of summer!), but we'll make an exception for WMSE's annual Backyard BBQ. On Saturday, September 2...

Run, don’t walk, and stream Indonesian Junk’s “I’ll Run Away”

Matt Wild

June 15, 2017

When we last heard from Indonesian Junk, the Milwaukee power/glam/punk-rock outfit was celebrating the release of its debut, self-titled record. "True to form, there's plenty of power-pop blood coursing through...

New Rock ‘N’ Roller Remote Controller episode turns down the guilt, turns up the volume

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2017

We've said it before and we'll ask it again. What’s better than Rock ‘N’ Roller Remote Controller? Every so often, the lowbrow and even lower budget Milwaukee-made show graces viewers with a new episode that co...

Stop motion meets emotion in Blonder’s “Lucky” video

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2017

Last week, we announced Blonder would be breaking two years of silence with its outstanding new full-length, Blender, when we streamed three songs from the record. Prior to Blender's June 16 release, the band a...

Highlonesome prepares to hang it up after 12 years

Jared Blohm

June 13, 2017

One of Milwaukee's longest running bands will part ways after one last show this Saturday. Highlonesome, which formed in 2005, has decided to amicably split after almost 12 years of playing their mournfully upb...

What’s the deal with that “Hello Milwaukee” song?

Matt Wild

June 13, 2017

Ever come across a mildly interesting thing in Milwaukee and wonder, "What's the deal with that mildly interesting thing?" What's The Deal With explores these local curiosities, and aims to find the stories beh...

Feel alive with new track from Sex Scenes’ scandalous ‘Swallow’ EP

Matt Wild

June 13, 2017

If you've been out and about in recent weeks—say, at Gloss Weekend or Sunday's Locust Street Festival—you've probably spied the name "Sex Scenes" among the usual Milwaukee musical suspects. And if you've actual...

Andrew W.K. will party, party, party at The Rave October 20

Matt Wild

June 13, 2017

God bless Andrew W.K. Since 2001, the white-clad, long-haired rocker has been making the world a slightly less-shitty place by spreading his gospel of partying, partying, and partying some more. It's a noble me...

Locust Street Festival 2017, a minute-by-minute recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 12, 2017

For the past four decades, the annual Locust Street Festival of Music and Art has been one of the city's best street fests, celebrating all that is good, right, and drum circle-y in Riverwest. This year's insta...

Stream three songs from Blonder’s outstanding ‘Blender’

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2017

With infrequent shows (many of which take place in basements), limited press, and two unheralded releases since rising from the ashes of Cousins back in 2013, it's possible—if not probable—Blonder slipped under...

Should Milwaukee shows start earlier?

Matt Wild

June 8, 2017

It's a gripe as old as time: local shows—specifically club shows—start too late. Posted show times can sometimes be as late as 10 p.m., and it's all too common for the first band to hold off until 10:30 or late...

Milwaukee and Chicago hip-hop artists team up for Lakeside 4Cast at Summerfest

Matt Wild

June 7, 2017

What's better than the "World's Largest Music Festival"? How about a mini festival within the "World's Largest Music Festival"? On Tuesday, July 4, that's just what will happen when the newly christened Lakesid...

Rio Turbo will open for Corey Feldman & The Angels at Shank Hall, naturally

Matt Wild

June 6, 2017

For those keeping score at home, it's just over three weeks until Summerfest Corey Feldman and his merry band of lingerie-clad Angels descend on Shank Hall. Yes, on Wednesday, June 28, the former Goonie, Lost B...

Here’s the lineup for Summerfest 2017’s Emerging Artists Series

Matt Wild

June 6, 2017

Summerfest's "local stage" has been resting in peace for a few years now, but that doesn't mean Milwaukee talent won't be playing this year's Big Gig. Along with headliners like IshDARR and GGOOLLDD, the Emergi...

Here’s the 2017 Center Street Daze Festival music lineup

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 5, 2017

In 2014, stung by a few years of lousy late-summer/early-fall weather, the organizers of Center Street Daze decided to move their fest up to early August. The new date paid off, and what was once a bittersweet ...