Music

The Van’s Warped Tour ’17 band name breakdown

March 23, 2017

Last night, Van's Warped Tour announced its 2017 lineup. Two years after its 20th anniversary—which is still the punk/ska festival's worst in recent memory—and a year removed from going back to basics with a mi...

Listen to Rocket Paloma’s explosive self-titled debut

Matt Wild

March 23, 2017

When writing about a band like Rocket Paloma, it's easy to rely on rocket-themed puns and wordplay (see above headline). But calling the Milwaukee group's self-titled debut EP "explosive" is useful, because, we...

17 shows to get excited for this spring

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 22, 2017

Spring, sprung. Winter waning, summer looming. Life. Hope. Shows. You know the drill. Here are 17 exciting shows coming to Milwaukee this spring.Saturday, April 1 Platinum Boys, Buzz Record Release @ Cact...

“Chuck” out The Pukes’ new “Do What Diddy” music video

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2017

Since The Pukes played a sold out Company Brewing show that doubled as a belated vinyl release celebration for 2016's The Revenge Of... in late January, the Milwaukee horror-punk trio has kept a pretty low prof...

Have a seat and enjoy “Milwaukee Poop Poop Poop Song!”

Matt Wild

March 21, 2017

Feeling tired? Stressed out? Maybe a little blocked up? Then have a seat, close your eyes, and flush your cares away with the cleansing sounds of "Milwaukee Poop Poop Poop Song!" Here it is:https://www.yout...

Shane Hochstetler talks Howl Street relocation, new drummer video series

Tyler Maas

March 20, 2017

Depending on when and how you happened upon his work, you either know Shane Hochstetler as the drummer behind some of Milwaukee's most notable bands (Call Me Lightning, Managra, Hero Of A Hundred Fights, and cu...

There’s no diggity (no doubt) Blackstreet is playing the Bucks halftime show on March 31

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2017

In recent seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks have treated fans to halftime entertainment that takes them back to the '90s. Past "Flashback Friday" performers include Vanilla Ice, Coolio, Naughty By Nature, and Warren...

Get weird (and get loud) with new music from Calliope

Matt Wild

March 16, 2017

It's been a hot, swirling, organ-laden minute since psyched-out Milwaukee outfit Calliope graced fans with a new full-length album. In 2014, the excellent ORBIS found the band, according to our review at the ti...

Warm up to Static Eyes with “The Thaw” music video

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2017

Believe it or not, Static Eyes haven't put out a record in about four years. Since releasing a split with Drugs Dragons in 2013, the Milwaukee garage rock vets have replaced their bassist, they wrote a batch of...

Come to (or sign up for) our first Broken Up Band Bazaar benefit for Arte Para Todos

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2017

In its first two years, Arte Para Todos raised approximately $40,000 for Milwaukee public school art programs through the combined efforts of hundreds of musicians and visual artists bringing their talents to d...

Nineties night: A primer to Saturday’s unofficial Globe East reunion show at Turner Hall

Matt Wild

March 14, 2017

On Saturday, March 18, six bands from Milwaukee's past will reunite on the stage of Turner Hall, turning the clock back to a time (the '90s, mostly) and place (the Globe East, mostly) that still live on in many...

“This is our idea of a fucking weapon!” Patti Smith’s unforgettable return to Milwaukee

Lauren Keene

March 10, 2017

Patti Smith made her long-awaited return to Milwaukee Thursday night, taking the stage of a Milwaukee venue (the Milwaukee Theatre) for the first time in 38 years. She treated fans to her iconic album Horses in...

Hey now, Smash Mouth’s guitarist gave a one-star Yelp review to a Milwaukee dry cleaner

Matt Wild

March 10, 2017

This article was originally published in 2017.Take yourself back to the summer of 2015. Jurassic World was king of the box office. Mad Men had just finished its seven-season run. A different person was in t...

The second time is a charm for Piles on ‘Expeller’

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2017

Last winter, just a few months removed from the release of the locally-lauded Planet Skin, Piles returned to the studio with aspirations of knocking out a new batch of songs for another album over the course of...

Hear a new song from the new, improved, expanded Twin Brother

Tyler Maas

March 8, 2017

Following a fruitful 2014 in which Twin Brother released its emotive coming of age record, Swallow The Anchor, the band that began as a folk trio started to move in a different direction. Amid departures, shift...

Hear Jaill singer Vincent Kircher’s first solo single, “Mr. Doom”

Tyler Maas

March 7, 2017

After finally releasing the long-delayed Brain Cream in 2015, Jaill—and singer-guitarist Vincent Kircher, in particular—has kept a pretty low profile. Though the past 18 months have seen the former Sub Pop and ...

WMSE will release a live Direct Hit! 7-inch for Record Store Day 2017

Tyler Maas

March 6, 2017

Since 2015, local radio institution and chili competition curator WMSE has helped spread the good will and wonder of Record Store Day with a limited-edition release of a 7-inch from a Milwaukee (or Milwaukee-re...

Stream The Zach Pietrini Band’s ‘Holding Onto Ghosts’

Tyler Maas

March 1, 2017

Zach Pietrini is a work in progress. That's not an indictment of his talent as much as it is an acknowledgement of Americana troubadour's unwillingness to spend too much time in any single creative territory. S...

Public Domain: Stomata performs “Alouetté”

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 28, 2017

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo’s Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve n...

Here are the nominees for the 2017 WAMI Awards

Matt Wild

February 28, 2017

Who's got WAMI fever? Do you have WAMI fever? Do you have WAMI fever? We all have WAMI fever. Today, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry unveiled the nominees for WAMI's 37th annual awards show...