Music

The Disclaimer: Oscar and Grammy letdowns, Jack White’s guacamole recipe

February 26, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Wisconsin music authority Red Bull debuts The Living Statues’ new single

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2015

The Living Statues, purveyors of toe-tapping and infectious numbers that could as easily have had a prominent slot on jukeboxes in the 1970s as they could (and should) on Spotify playlists today, deserve praise...

Exclusive: Make a deal with Devil Met Contention’s new EP, American Times

Matt Wild

February 24, 2015

Ehson Rad has lived in New Mexico, Texas, Michigan, and now Milwaukee. That mileage, and plenty more, permeates American Times, the new EP from Rad and his pitch-black southern gothic outfit Devil Met Contentio...

Let Arte Para Todos’ 2015 compilation guide your weekend

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2015

Without so much as a note having been played yet, the inaugural Arte Para Todos can already be called a success. The benefit has united 70 musical acts from all corners of the city’s sonic spectrum to play mish...

Exclusive: Stream Platinum Boys’ “Ride Free” and watch the LP teaser video

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Since announcing its presence in 2013, Milwaukee classic rock quartet Platinum Boys—which features members of The Fatty Acids and Rio Turbo among its ranks—has been a refreshing part of local music with memorab...

Karaoke Underground passes the mic to punk and indie rock fans

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Whether it's a weekly ritual or an occasional guilty pleasure, almost everyone out there has a love of (or at least tolerance for) karaoke. The pastime allows everyday people to wield a microphone and lay s...

Watch Tigernite’s lively “Witch” music video

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2015

Last year seemed to be a watershed moment for Milwaukee-made music videos, as local artists forged a myriad of visual renderings with incredible innovative concepts and a professional sheen that was rarely, if ...

Gloss Records founders see the big picture with small-run releases

Tyler Maas

February 20, 2015

Like many other aspects of the now semi-oxymoronic catch-all that is the modern “Music Industry,” a record label doesn’t necessarily hold the same weight it once did. Instead of waiting desperately for somebody...

Here’s the lineup for the 2015 Milwaukee Psych Fest

Matt Wild

February 20, 2015

Since 2013, Milwaukee musician Andrew Shelp (Moss Folk) has given the city a loud, fuzzed-out, and reverb-drenched gift every spring: Milwaukee Psych Fest. The multi-day shindig has become a welcome staple on t...

Exclusive: Listen to Group Of The Altos’ unhinged masterpiece, R U Person Or Not

Matt Wild

February 19, 2015

“No one shares, no one shares, no one shares anymore / Just the kids, just the kids, just the kids and the poor.” So sing Group Of The Altos on “Learning To Share,” the opening track of their second record, R U...

Eagle Trace’s second EP is a family affair

Tyler Maas

February 19, 2015

Siblings playing together in a band isn’t an altogether unique concept in Milwaukee music. Acts like Juniper Tar, Ugly Brothers, and Calamity Janes (among many others) have shown that great things can come of f...

The Disclaimer: 2015 spring concert preview

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 19, 2015

Listen to the new Surgeons In Heat single, “You Never Know”

Matt Wild

February 18, 2015

Things have been relatively quiet in the Surgeons In Heat camp lately. Other than releasing a pair of songs in April 2014, the last big statement from the smooth and sly pop-rockers was their 2012 self-titled L...

A horse apiece: Dead Horses jockey for position in two music scenes

Tyler Maas

February 18, 2015

During the five-year run of Dead Horses, the acoustic quartet's blend of traditional folk musicianship and airtight multi-part harmonies has found the band rising to hometown prominence—twice, to be exact. Born...

Exclusive: Listen to Midwives’ brief, blistering self-titled LP

Cal Roach

February 17, 2015

For their third release in under a year, Midwives don’t go with a radically different formula, but this self-titled LP still feels like a significant step forward for the band’s sound. In terms of two-minute ha...

Sleater-Kinney keeps sold-out Riverside Theater on its feet

Cal Roach

February 16, 2015

Milwaukee Gen-Xers had two options for making themselves feel old Sunday night: SNL 40, or the Sleater-Kinney reunion tour, which made its stop at the Riverside Theater. The Washington trio released its comebac...

Watch GGOOLLDD’s “Boyz” music video

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2015

Last year, Milwaukee dance-pop quintet GGOOLLDD swiftly took over the city’s music scene on the weight of its great four-song EP, $TANDARD$, and a steady diet of unforgettable live shows in every nook of town. ...

Watch Hugh Bob And The Hustle play a living room show for Sofar Milwaukee

Matt Wild

February 12, 2015

Imagine this: a concert featuring your favorite local or national touring band...but in a house! Crazy, right? Yes, these so-called “living room shows” have been gaining momentum in the past few years, led by t...

Bon Iver, The National highlight full Eaux Claires music festival lineup

Matt Wild

February 11, 2015

The lineup for the upcoming Justin Vernon/Aaron Dessner-curated Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival has been slowly trickling out over the past week like melting ice from the Chippewa River (cue Bon Iver son...

The Young Revelators will kick off SXRW at Tonic Tavern tonight

Tyler Maas

February 11, 2015

Depending on who you're asking, the 7.6-mile, 12-minute drive between Linneman's and Cactus Club might as well be a trip to the moon, an ocean away, an impossible trip to the other side of America. As close as ...