Music

June 13, 2016

//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'...

Ponder Chris Siegel’s “All I Think About,” featuring Lex Allen and Siren

June 9, 2016

//Chris Siegel's "This Is How" recently landed on our Summer 2016 playlist, and with good reason: the chilled-out, steel-drum-infused track practically begs to blasted on repeat at any self-respecting summ...

Zed Kenzo blends appreciation with ambition

June 8, 2016

//A little over a year ago, Zecháriah Ruffin returned to Milwaukee after a short (and not-so sweet) stint in Los Angeles. Focused more on getting her life back in order than music at the time, she—under th...

Direct Hit! spots (and becomes?) the East Side Turkey in new video

June 8, 2016

//Just over two weeks from now, Direct Hit! will release Wasted Mind, its new full-length and debut record on Fat Wreck Chords, into the world. As one could maybe glean from the title, the album centers on...

Lorde Fredd33 dies by the sword in bloody video for “SOS”

June 7, 2016

//We may have included Lorde Fredd33's haunting "SOS" on our recent summer playlist, but the song's video, released today via These Days, is anything but warm and sunny. In the Kiran Vee-directed clip, the...

Piles bassist lightens up with solo project, \\NASTOS\\

June 7, 2016

//Last May, a little-known trio called Piles forcefully announced its arrival with Planet Skin, its sophomore album and a near-masterpiece of Milwaukee-made post-punk that earned the No. 6 slot on our "25 ...

Sat. Nite Duets unveil announcement video for new album, ‘Air Guitar’

June 3, 2016

//It's been two long, terrifying years since the fine fellas behind Milwaukee's delightfully warped rock institution Sat. Nite Duets released a new album. 2014's Los DJs (the follow-up to 2013's excellent ...

A-side/B-side: So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

June 2, 2016

//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 ...

Tracklist: 15 Milwaukee bands with food names

June 1, 2016

//With Downtown Dining Week set to run June 2-9, Milwaukee Record decided to spend the next eight days devoting at least some of our bandwidth to covering local dining, both downtown and beyond. Before all...

Watch Trapper Schoepp party with Richard “Office Space” Riehle in “Settlin’ Or Sleepin’ Around”

June 1, 2016

//Trapper Schoepp's new Rangers & Valentines is the kind of big, bold, brassy album that practically begs to be played at porch parties nationwide. (It would have made our "22 Milwaukee summer songs" T...

Public Domain: Joseph Huber performs “Oh Shenandoah”

May 31, 2016

//Milwaukee Record is proud to introduce "Public Domain." The video series will feature Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo's new Back Room performance space at its Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt so...

Say yes to NO/NO’s gorgeous ‘Sound And Light’ LP

May 31, 2016

//The origin story of Milwaukee electro-pop project NO/NO is well-worn territory, but it's worth repeating one last time: The group formed from the ashes of The Delphines in 2014, keeping that band's sense...

Tracklist: 22 Milwaukee summer songs

May 30, 2016

//Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and compete in a makeshift fishing tournament where you need to catch at least 20 points worth of fish before you ca...

Exclusive: Stream Tigernite’s rip-roaring ‘Blood Moon’ EP

May 27, 2016

//After a whirlwind 11-plus months in which Tigernite opened for The Offspring, released its outstanding and critically acclaimed debut full-length, stole the show at the most recent Local Coverage, broke in...

I humiliated myself in front of one of the dudes from Cherry Pie

May 26, 2016

//You find yourself backstage at a play, moments before your entrance, unable to remember your lines. A creeping wave of terror washes over you. Oh god, what am I doing here? What is this? I'm doomed. Mayb...

A-side/B-side: Are Milwaukee’s festival lineups too similar?

May 25, 2016

Midnight Reruns debut “Warm Days” in Wisconsin Public Radio video

May 25, 2016

//Last year, Milwaukee rockers Midnight Reruns truly made their mark in local music with the release of its wonderful sophomore record, Force Of Nurture (which earned the No. 2 slot on our Best Milwaukee A...

Record Recommended: May 23-29

May 24, 2016

//Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events contained therein are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here ar...

Tracklist: 11 unofficial Milwaukee theme songs