Music

Something To Do’s “Tina Fey II” music video phones it in

February 27, 2017

Aren't videos shot on phones the worst? Between the low definition picture, high likelihood of user error—seriously, stop filming things vertically, people!—and garbled audio, there's not much reason to captu...

Tone Lōc is performing a free concert in Milwaukee tomorrow

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2017

Things have been pretty rough for the Milwaukee Bucks lately. Hours before today's game against the Suns, the Bucks have lost 14 of their last 20 games. During that unsavory stretch, Jabari Parker was lost fo...

Bo & Airo go off in new “Sirens” music video

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2017

As far as projects formed out of a pun made in a text message conversation go, it's safe to say Bo & Airo is one of the best around. In 2015, Bo Triplex (namesake and bandleader of Bo Triplex And His Beau...

Inside Milwaukee’s green rooms: Company Brewing, Linneman’s, Mad Planet

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2017

While countless people flock to Milwaukee's numerous clubs, theaters, arenas, concert-equipped coffee shops, and other performance spaces every year, only a select few are allowed to peer behind the scenes. U...

There’s a petition to remove the stage benches at Summerfest

Matt Wild

February 22, 2017

It's been two long years since Milwaukeeans banded together to sign a meaningless Change.org petition to remove DJ Paris Hilton from the 2015 Summerfest lineup. (The show ended up being okay!) Now, in a simila...

Stream the new Whips song, “Goldmine,” and pre-order ‘The Ride’

Tyler Maas

February 22, 2017

You'd be hard-pressed to find a band in Milwaukee (or Wisconsin, for that matter) more capable of combining crushing, chest-pummeling rock and roll with rousing, radio-ready hooks than Whips. Since suddenly e...

The Fatty Acids unleash long-awaited album, ‘Dogs Of Entertainment’

Tyler Maas

February 21, 2017

The year was 2013. A revitalized Milwaukee music scene was abuzz with activity, and a young synth-pop sextuplet called The Fatty Acids was helping to lead the charge with a steady diet of lively local shows, ...

Help with Clyde Stubblefield’s funeral expenses

Sahan Jayasuriya

February 21, 2017

If the name Clyde Stubblefield doesn't sound familiar to you, his music certainly will. From 1965-1970, Stubblefield served as drummer for James Brown, lending his talents to a plethora of seminal recordings ...

Abby Jeanne goes back to basics in “Baby Roll ‘N Stone” video

Tyler Maas

February 17, 2017

Though Abby Jeanne says "2016 gave gray hair," the incomparable Cream City crooner, songwriter, and producer is poised for bigger and better things in 2017. So far in this young year, she's turned in an unfo...

What a mess: A history of All Messed Up

Corey Baumann

February 16, 2017

Milwaukee has long been coined the “City of Festivals.” While Summerfest is easily the most popular and has been a tradition for going on 50 years, Wisconsin State Fair, PrideFest, and Bastille Days also domi...

Here’s who’s playing every Mama Tried Motorcycle Show event

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2017

Starting Friday evening, throngs of local riders and motorcycle enthusiasts who have been cooped up since fall and whose choppers have been in storage for months will enjoy a brief escape from the cold, dark,...

Let The Blue Mooners break your heart with lovelorn covers album, ‘Deal The Hits’

Matt Wild

February 14, 2017

On one hand, Valentine's Day is a day for love. On the other hand, it's a day for heartache, unrequited longing, and wallowing in one's misery. (A puzzling third hand helpfully points to the Wikipedia page of...

Here’s the Milwaukee Psych Fest V lineup

Tyler Maas

February 14, 2017

Since 2013, Moss Folk's Andrew Shelp has organized an undertaking of all things psychedelic. In its first four years, Milwaukee Psych Fest has evolved into a multi-day, multi-venue celebration of the reverb-y, ...

Stream the new Midnight Reruns single, “Scorpion”

Tyler Maas

February 13, 2017

At the tail end of 2015, Midnight Reruns continued to show listeners they were a force to be reckoned with by releasing Force Of Nurture. Within months of putting out the outstanding sophomore record (which w...

Cloud Nothings bring life and sound to Turner Hall

Sahan Jayasuriya

February 13, 2017

Beginning as little more than a home recording project for singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi, Cleveland Ohio's Cloud Nothings have grown into something far bigger. In the last five years, the band has continued t...

I’m with the band: The ins and outs of Milwaukee music management

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2017

In this era of staggering technological advancement, utter convenience, and clear connection to all corners of the globe, musicians have more say in how, when, and where they're heard than ever before. An art...

Please Stand By: Catching up with The Shivvers’ Jill Kossoris

Lauren Keene

February 7, 2017

Named "Milwaukee's Best Band" by the Milwaukee Journal in 1982, The Shivvers remain one of the city's most cherished rock and roll groups. Often described as cult figures, the power pop five-piece never achieve...

Dad’s “Pastor” music video is an exorcise in absurdity

Tyler Maas

February 6, 2017

When last we heard from Dad, the Milwaukee rap-scallion was transporting listeners to the 18th century with his Civil War-based "17th Century" music video. In the four months since premiering the single, Dad—...

Listen to “Superbowl Blues,” a song Joseph Huber “will more than likely delete after this day is done”

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2017

Whether he's playing his own material or covering songs in the public domain, Joseph Huber can do no wrong. Honestly, the Milwaukee roots mainstay could spend 45 minutes writing and recording a song with the ...

Milwaukee Record Stage will return to PrideFest

Tyler Maas

February 3, 2017

While the current conditions outside aren't doing much to support the claim, Milwaukee's festival season is right around the corner. Though this weekend's Mitten Fest is a good preview for what's to come, the...