Music

The Violet Hours’ “Beeze” music video masters public domain

June 12, 2015

Less than a month ago, The Violet Hour put its sophomore album, Fragments, out into the world. The 10-song follow-up to 2013 debut, Not Haunted, sees Karen Muehlbauer's formidable pipes coalescing with a wall o...

Exclusive: Stream the single off the LMNtlyst and Rusty P’s collaborative album, LMNoP’s

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2015

Last August, Rusty P's released their seventh studio album, Pull The Trigger, which the veteran Milwaukee hip-hop outfit wrote and recorded as a two-piece. By November, Count Classic and Phantom Channel had ann...

Postmodern Jukebox brings YouTube razzmatazz to Turner Hall

Rob Wieland

June 11, 2015

Novelty acts have it rough. Not only must they catch a popular song before it hits saturation, they have to come up with a clever riff on it, record it, and get it out to the public just long enough to have it ...

Get some cheap thrills from The Hullmen’s new record, Expensive Taste

Matt Wild

June 9, 2015

Down-and-dirty rock and roll served with a side of gutter-punk edge isn’t very fashionable these days, what with all the kids and their electro-pop EDM projects or whatever. Still, that very lack of hipness giv...

Space Cake, attic squatting, and unhappy endings: Brett Newski’s European tour diary

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2015

You will not find a more worldly Milwaukee musician than Brett Newski. The well-traveled folk rocker (and former Vietnam resident) hits the road so often and ventures to such distant destinations that he makes ...

I saw the dude from Staind at the world’s largest bratwurst festival

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2015

It's been a while since you've heard Staind, probably. Formed way back in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the band's two-decade run has seen the nu metal act rise from relative obscurity to widened notoriet...

Tigernite roars onto festival circuit, The Offspring opening slot

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2015

With under two years to the band's credit, Tigernite has already made a mark on stages throughout the city. The Milwaukee glam-rock quartet—propelled by a steady diet of chunky, arena-ready guitar licks and the...

Jaill album postponement leads to awesome June 28 release show BBQ

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2015

The May 19 release date we reported for Jaill's long-awaited fourth full-length, Brain Cream, has come and gone with no record to be heard. Due to vinyl pressing delays, Jaill's old/new label Burger Records was...

Here’s the lineup for the 2015 Locust Street Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 3, 2015

A week or so of hoodie weather notwithstanding, summer in Milwaukee is more or less here, and with it comes the buildup to the city’s countless festivals and street parties. A perennial favorite, the Locust Str...

First Impression: Wright’s Burgers & Wings

Tyler Maas

June 2, 2015

Late May is a time of exodus on Milwaukee's upper East side. University-adjacent sidewalks are strewn with gently (and not so gently) used furniture, as parents and Hernia movers alike help new graduates move b...

Father John Misty captivates Pabst Theater with energetic, endearing display

Phillip Martinez

June 1, 2015

Fancy footwork, mic-twirling, spastic movements, primal screams and Jim Morrison-esque theatrics aren’t what are typically seen at a concert of an artist rooted in folk music. Sunday night at the Pabst Theater,...

Drop anchor and check out Milwaukee Boat Line’s Concert Cruise schedule

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2015

We've already covered the staggering number of land-loving musicians playing in and around Milwaukee this summer. Now we know more than 20 acts who will take to Lake Michigan in June, July, and August as part o...

A Milwaukee filmmaker wants to make documentaries while living in a van

Matt Wild

May 28, 2015

For the last five years or so, Milwaukee filmmaker Anthony Lopez has captured the city at its most sublime and idiosyncratic. As part of his High Frequency Media production company, Lopez created dozens of top-...

Soul Low follows UNEASY with fun, easy EPs

Tyler Maas

May 26, 2015

Just two summers ago, an unknown band of young Milwaukeeans released eight songs they wrote and recorded in pieces over the course of a few years, beginning all the way back in 2009 when three of the (then) 20-...

Listen to Vonny Del Fresco’s debut album, Memoirs

Matt Wild

May 26, 2015

Hanging out in our 20-song Milwaukee summer music playlist is “Daylight,” a track from 21-year-old rapper Vonny Del Fresco. Musically, it’s the perfect song for a hazy summer day—laid-back and blissed-out—thoug...

Tracklist: 20 Milwaukee summer songs

Matt Wild

May 25, 2015

Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and probably play a game of washers or bags or whatever. It’s also a time to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. ...

Five industrial acts (and one Dead Milkman) will play Erosion Fest June 12 at Miramar Theatre

Matt Wild

May 22, 2015

Summer is almost upon us, and with it, approximately 8,000 events that involve the word/suffix “fest.” But how many of those fests (conveniently compiled here for your perusing pleasure) boast not one, but five...

Faux Fir prepares to say farewell (for now) on June 6

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2015

Excluding a shorthanded Tonic Tavern set during Arte Para Todos, Faux Fir hasn’t played out in a while. Following a show on June 6, the break is going to be considerably longer. Earlier this week, the Milwaukee...

Walt Hamburger’s preparation meets opportunity

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2015

Walt Lontkowski—better known to Wisconsin punk aficionados as "Walt Hamburger"—is in the midst of a "rock and roll fantasy camp" moment. The Appleton area musician (who went to elementary school in Riverwest) i...

Take a walk with Juiceboxxx in “Walking In Milwaukee” video

Matt Wild

May 21, 2015

Milwaukee-by-way-of-the-world rapper Juiceboxxx may be divisive, but give him credit: dude doesn’t give up. Take the video for “Walking In Milwaukee,” which finds the longtime MC and energy drink purveyor tirel...