Music

Lilliput Records will celebrate its Grand Opening this weekend with deals, beer, music, more

August 17, 2022

In late July, Lilliput Records rose from the ashes of the Exclusive Company at 1669 N. Farwell Ave., keeping the independent record store dream alive on the East Side. The store is owned by former Exclusive man...

Toadskin gets down in the dirt with grungy debut, ‘Outdoor Lore’

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

It's appropriate that the debut album from Milwaukee band Toadskin should take its inspiration from the earth. Songs like "Sediment," "Stems," and "Witness In The Woods"—all from the new Outdoor Lore—point to a...

Watch Brat Sounds turn on and turn up (ad infinitum) in “Every Worry Like A Pet” video

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

An album release is filled with anticipation. Just ask Brat Sounds, Milwaukee's premier melodic indie-rock outfit. The group is preparing for the October release of its new record, Nothing, by unveiling a new s...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 15-21, 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 15, 2022

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

Here’s who’s playing the X-Ray Arcade Stage at Bay View Bash

Tyler Maas

August 15, 2022

Even though most of Milwaukee’s major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Yes, Bay View Bash will make its long-awaited return to ...

Evan Christian will curate Jazz Estate programming this fall, may be brought on as equal owner

Matt Wild

August 12, 2022

Milwaukee musician Evan Christian is no stranger to The Jazz Estate (2423 N. Murray Ave.). But this fall, the guitarist and singer will be more involved with the long-running East Side club than ever before. ...

Julien Kozak keeps it simple in single-take “Home Is Gone” music video

Tyler Maas

August 11, 2022

We're living in the golden era of Milwaukee-made music videos. As a result of ever-improving video and editing technology and a gifted community of local filmmakers and musicians, Milwaukee is currently churnin...

“Bird Songs” concert series aims to elect LuAnn Bird, flip 84th Assembly District

Matt Wild

August 10, 2022

In an upcoming fall election filled with heavy hitters like Evers, Michels, Barnes, and Johnson, the name "LuAnn Bird" may not ring many bells. Some heavy hitters in the Milwaukee-area music scene, however, aim...

“CapTel saved my life!” sings Milwaukee band Duckling in wake of mass CapTel layoffs

Matt Wild

August 9, 2022

In late July, CapTel—a company that provides telephone captioning services for callers with hearing loss—filed a notice with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to lay off more than 200 employees ...

Pick up your phone, dial these numbers, and listen to 4 new songs from The Beat Index

Matt Wild

August 9, 2022

Harrison Colby describes the upcoming record from his multi-genre electro solo project The Beat Index as "a collection of '70s soft rock intended for telephone hold music." One listen to the first single from V...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 8-14, 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 8, 2022

Here’s who’s playing the Milwaukee Record Stage at Bay View Bash

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2022

Here’s the 2022 Center Street Daze Festival music lineup

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2022

Following two summers away, Center Street Daze Festival will finally make its triumphant return this weekend. Yes, the festival—which began way back in 1997 and is organized by the Riverwest Neighborhood Associ...

Music returns to Mitchell Park Domes September 29 with “Rhythm & Brews,” Trapper Schoepp

Matt Wild

August 8, 2022

If you've been back to the Mitchell Park Domes since the early COVID lockdowns, you know that they remain Milwaukee's most idiosyncratic (and endangered) treasures. But one thing hasn't returned to the Domes si...

SistaStrings talk breakout year, major moments, Henry Winkler before tonight’s Brandi Carlile show

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2022

If you keep tabs on Milwaukee music, there's a good chance you know SistaStrings. The project, which consists of classically-trained siblings Monique and Chauntee Ross, has been a fixture in local music for the...

Cars race and bands do battle in Fuzzysurf’s “Sheep Shed” music video

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2022

Fuzzysurf is like the OK Go of the Milwaukee music scene. To be clear, we mean that in the best possible way. On top of churning out top-notch indie rock tunes, the band routinely can be counted upon to pair th...

Tigera reaches out, gives back with Milwaukee Music Village

Matt Wild

August 4, 2022

Starting a band can be hard. Starting a band during a pandemic? Good luck.That's the situation members of earnest alt-rock/power-pop group Tigera found themselves in when they released their first EP, Part ...

We ranked all 30 tracks on Telethon’s ‘The Grand Spontaneon: A Tale Told In Five Acts’

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2022

Back in 2017, Milwaukee "hard pop" project Telethon released The Grand Spontanean: A Tale Told In Five Acts. The 30-track, 90-minute "rock opera about the internet, culture, human relationships, and the apocaly...

Watch Collections Of Colonies Of Bees play some new songs on WMSE’s “Local/Live”

Matt Wild

August 3, 2022

After a few years of hibernation, Milwaukee's Collections Of Colonies Of Bees have begun to make some noise. The celebrated and long-running post-rock group led by guitarist Chris Rosenau recently played the Se...

MKE Music Rewind: Don Nedobeck’s North Water Street Tavern Band, “The Milorganite Blues” (1983)

Jared Blohm

August 2, 2022

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.From beaches and beer gardens to festivals and Am Fam Field and more...