Music

May 24, 2024

Milwaukee is a city (the 31st-most-populous city in the country, or something like that) but it's a city with a lot of natural space. Parks, woods, rivers, bluffs, and a big ol' lake are just a few of the wild ...

Rock Party Block Party brings music, food, art outside of Puddler’s Hall on July 13

May 24, 2024

It's not even Memorial Day yet and it's already shaping up to be one of the busiest and best festival seasons in recorded Milwaukee history. Want yet another event to add to the ever-growing list of summer ente...

Cactus Club preps accessibility renovations with Bully, ESG fundraiser shows

May 23, 2024

The Cactus Club is the best music club in Milwaukee, full stop. The Bay View institution has hosted countless shows from artists big and small, and has been a beacon and welcoming home for local talent. In rece...

Toadskin announces upcoming album with new single, “Hollow Bones”

May 23, 2024

When we last checked in with Toadskin, the Milwaukee-based garage rock trio was treating WMSE listeners to a Local/Live set that included its then-new single, "Lemons." Since that on-air experience back in mid-...

Diamond Life shows its true colors on ‘Neon Dreams’

May 22, 2024

Last month, we introduced you to Diamond Life—an Italo Disco-inspired endeavor featuring Bonnie Drinkard of Detroit country-folk outfit The Drinkard Sisters and Milwaukee producer Martin Defatte, who makes up o...

Murder In The Red Barn material to be released on vinyl for the first time ever

May 22, 2024

It's one hell of a great time to be a fan of Milwaukee music. Not only is the local scene experiencing "a moment" of sorts, with countless projects hitting their stride at the same time and propping each other ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Ladybird

May 22, 2024

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, May 21, 2024: Ladybi...

Work up the motivation to stream North Warren’s “I’m So Lazy”

May 21, 2024

Having been called indie rock, being a reference point in discussions of the city's ongoing emo resurgence, and even being dubbed a power-pop project here and there, it's safe to say North Warren straddles a lo...

Third Space Presents concert series returns! Here’s the lineup

May 21, 2024

Since 2022, Third Space Brewing has added even more entertainment to Milwaukee’s well-stocked summer concert calendar with its "Third Space Presents" music series on its gorgeous outdoor deck stage. We're pleas...

Here’s the lineup for the 2024 “It’s Alive On The RiverWalk” music series

May 21, 2024

Summers in Milwaukee don't just feature live music crammed into every day possible—they feature live music crammed into every space possible, too. Take the MKE Theater District's "It's Alive On The RiverWalk" s...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: May 20-26, 2024

May 20, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations—br...

Chris Schulist is finally getting his own WMSE show: Hello Milwaukee

May 20, 2024

For the past few years, Milwaukee musician/restauranteur/Jack White DJ/all-around treasure Chris Schulist—a.k.a. Christreater—has been filling in on various shows on WMSE 91.7 FM. It's always, well, a treat to ...

And your 2024 WAMI winners are…

May 20, 2024

In case you missed it, WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) held its 42nd annual awards show Sunday night in Green Bay. It's true!Here's a list of the 86 (!) winners, featuring everything from the state's b...

Sunday Funday series brings food trucks, free concerts to Garden Park in Riverwest

May 20, 2024

Even though Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs have no shortage of recurring music series, there's always room for more free outdoor summer entertainment here in the City Of Festivals. Case in point: there's...

Justin Timberlake will play Fiserv Forum October 28

May 20, 2024

Online opinion of Justin Timberlake may be less than glowing these days, but let's be honest: the '00s/'10s superstar is doing just fine. Just check out the number of sold-out shows on the recently launched For...

Here’s the 2024 Bay View Jazz Fest lineup

May 16, 2024

Entering its ninth year (and the second installment that involves Humboldt Park Friends’ Jazz At The Vine music series), the folks at Milwaukee Jazz Vision—in association with Bay View Gallery Night—are hosting...

Here’s the musical lineup for Locust Street Festival 2024

May 15, 2024

Last June, Locust Street Festival of Music and Art made its triumphant return to Riverwest after being absent from Milwaukee’s summer festival calendar since 2019. Happily, that streak will continue when Locust...

Here’s the 2024 Jazz In The Park lineup

May 15, 2024

In case you missed it, the Great Milwaukee Summer is back! Approximately 8,000 festivals, music series, and fairs are set to take over the city this summer. And one of those music series, the long-running and w...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Convoy